Family life, which is the Ashrama of the
householder, can also take you in His direction, provided it is accepted as an asrama. Lived in
this spirit, it helps man to progress towards Self-realization.
Nevertheless, if you hanker after anything such as name, fame or
position, God will bestow it on you, but you will not feel satisfied. The
Kingdom of God is a whole, and unless you are admitted to the whole of it you
cannot remain content. He grants you just a little, only to keep Your
discontent alive, for without discontent there can be no progress.
You, a scion of the Immortal, can never become reconciled to the realm
of death, neither does God allow you to remain in it. He Himself kindles the
sense of want in you by granting you a small thing, only to whet your appetite
for a greater one. This is His method by which He urges you on.
The traveller on this path finds it difficult and feels troubled, but
one who has eyes to see can clearly perceive that the pilgrim is advancing. The
distress that is experienced burns to ashes all pleasure derived from worldly
things. This is what is called ‘tapasya’. What
obstructs one on the spiritual path bears within itself seeds of future
suffering. Yet the heartache, the anguish over the effects of these
obstructions, are the beginning of an awakening to Consciousness.
- Anandamayi Ma
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