Difficulties, Obstacles and the Spiritual Path

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Every individual faces
difficulties during his

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lifetime.
They may be difficulties imposed

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due to external circumstances
attendant on one's birth,

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cultural or societal position
opportunities, or economic

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prospects.
They may be difficulties that

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arise due to climate or natural
disasters.

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They may also be difficulties
that arise as a result of

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limitations of the individual or
as more general, manifestations

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of human nature as presently
constituted.

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There are also difficulties that
arise as Humanity, confronts,

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the pressure, and need to
change, adapt and grow leaving

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past habits behind, and bringing
in new ways of seeing acting and

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relating.
The individual does not

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generally have much if any
control of the external

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circumstances, he can, however,
gained a measure of control,

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over his own decisions actions.
And reactions and thereby

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participate.
Actively in the unfolding of the

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future before him, this is not
to say that.

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All of these decisions are
actions are painless or

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successful in the measure sought
by the individual of course.

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For the spiritual Seeker.
The obstacles and difficulties

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are in some cases greatly
enhanced by The increased

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visibility.
The Seeker has to the inner

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workings of the being, and the
additional conditions that those

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speakers have to fulfill to not
only face external situations,

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but deal with internal
reactions, energetic forces and

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needs of the spiritual growth of
the being The positive side of

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all of this is that those who
choose to spiritual life, have

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the capacities to succeed.
If they remain steadfast with

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the constant play of the three
gunas, the Seeker should

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exercise care to not.
Give way to the rise of Thomas,

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with depression or despair that
causes him to abandon the path

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or with the rise of rajas fall
under the spell of, self-seeking

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vanity.
Greed fame or lust, or under the

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spell of sattva.
Take the position of being able

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to determine what other should
do out of spiritual pride and

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then try to justify these things
without recognizing the

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spiritual Peril involved.
SRI aurobindo notes, quote, all

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who enter the spiritual path
have to face the difficulties

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and ordeals of the path, those
which rise from their own nature

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and those, which come in from
outside, the difficulties in the

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nature, always rise again.
And again, till you overcome

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them, they must be faced with
both strength and patience.

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All who cleave to the path.
Steadfastly can be sure of their

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spiritual Destiny.
If anyone fails to reach it, it

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can only be for one of the two
reasons either because they

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leave the path or because for
some lore of ambition, vanity

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desire, Etc, they go astray.
And quote, reference SRI

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aurobindo, and the mother
growing within the psychology of

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inner development.
Chapter 6 growth of

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Consciousness difficulties and
pitfalls page 108.

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And quote, reference SRI
aurobindo, and the mother

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growing within the psychology of
inner development.

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Chapter 6 growth of
Consciousness difficulties and

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pitfalls page 108.