Conquering Difficulties With a Positive Mind-Set

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The Indian tradition relates.
A story of the Divine singer na

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Rod which emphasizes the power
of a positive mindset in the

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spiritual Quest.
He came across a yogi

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undertaking, strenuous
discipline to Pasha, This Yogi

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inquired, how much longer he
would need to achieve

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enlightenment, Narada replied,
for more lifetimes, the yogi

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became despondent and complained
that after.

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So much effort, still four, more
lifetimes would be required.

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NORAD continued on his journeys
and came across a Seeker, who

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was singing and dancing in an
ecstatic dance.

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He also inquired of nirad who
replied that his Enlightenment

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would require as many lifetimes
as there were leaves on the tree

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that stood nearby, the Seeker
exclaimed how wonderful it was

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that he would achieve
enlightenment eventually.

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He was granted immediate
Liberation.

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We frequently discussed the idea
of the glass half full versus

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the glass, half-empty to
describe the way people approach

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their situation in life.
Optimus see the glass is half

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full as famous as half empty,
and of course, there are those

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who see the glasses refillable.
The attitude one takes is

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important due to the focus and
attention, one pays to the sir.

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From stances and the
difficulties.

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The more attention we give to a
difficulty, the more we

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attracted to ourselves and
condition ourselves to accept

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the adversity, while ignoring a
difficulty will not dispense

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with its occurrence by not
giving it undue attention.

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The seeker can minimize its
intensity and longevity in his

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life and efforts.
It is said that in the spiritual

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Quest, the great challenges are
brought to those who have the

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greatest potential.
And capacity to overcome.

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This may include both,
adversities and temptations.

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Buta gained his Enlightenment by
overcoming Temptation.

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Jesus faced Temptation and the
offer of world dominion and

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overcame them through his
devotion.

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And purity of intention when
difficulties arise.

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The Seeker has the opportunity
to redouble his devotion,

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redouble, his sincerity
redouble, his efforts.

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Aspiration and thereby focus and
tune his Consciousness toward

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the higher Force rather than the
obstructions that otherwise try

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to distract him and demand his
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The mother writes quote, for
each one, it is the best and

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most favorable conditions, which
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We were saying the other day
that it is only his friends whom

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God treats with severity.
You thought it was a joke but

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it's true.
It is only to those who are full

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of Hope, who will pass through
this purifying flame that the

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conditions for obtaining, the
maximum result or given, And the

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human Mind Is Made in such a way
that you may test this when

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something extremely unpleasant
happens to you, you may tell

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yourself.
Well this proves I am worth the

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trouble of being given this
difficulty.

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This proves there is something
in me which can resist the

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difficulty.
And you will notice that instead

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of tormenting yourself, you
rejoice, you will be so happy

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and so strong that even the most
unpleasant things will seem to

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you quite Charming.
This is a very easy experiment

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to make whatever the
circumstance.

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If your mind is accustomed to
look at it as something,

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favorable, it will no longer be
unpleasant for you.

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This is quite well known as long
as the Mind refuses to accept.

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Up to thing struggles against
it, tries to obstruct it.

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There are torments difficulty
storms, inner struggles and all

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suffering.
But the minute the mind says

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good this is what has to come.
It is thus that it must happen,

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whatever happens, your content,
there are people who have

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acquired such control of their
mind over their body that they

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feel nothing.
I told you this the other day

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about certain Mystics, if they
think the suffering inflicted

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upon them is going to help them,
cross the stages in a moment and

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give them a sort of stepping
stone to a team.

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The realization, the goal they
have put before them Union with

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the Divine, they no longer feel
the suffering at all their body

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is as it were galvanized by the
mental conception, this has

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happened very often.
It is a A very common

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experience.
Among those who have truly,

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Susie azzam in quote, reference
SRI aurobindo in the mother

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living within the yoga approach,
to psychological health and

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growth exercises for growth and
Mastery Mastery through attitude

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