Endurance and Persistence Is Essential for the Change of Consciousness Aimed for in the Yogic Practice

0:01 Many people have the mistaken idea that taking up a spiritual practice is somehow due to weakness or inability to deal with the tough conditions of the outer World. They Envision Secrets retreating from the world and living in a Monastery. Cloister or ashram being sheltered. From the worst things, the world can throw at them getting regular meals and a peaceful environment to live out their lives. This is however, not the reality of spiritual practice or development. Spirituality particularly if it is focused on transformation of life, rather than on Liberation that abandons life is not easy, not instant and not without its serious challenges. The struggles may take place inwardly but they represent the attempt to effectuate True.

0:57 Change in human nature to move beyond the control of the ego personality, and the external being, and to act from a new standpoint, with a new understanding of the significance of life. Along the way therefore there are many setbacks many inner pressures to withstand and eventually many attacks from the forces that do not want to see the change. Take place which gravitate to those undertaking, the effort to try to discourage deter, or destroy them. So, as to preserve the status quo, Seekers also find that the same issue May reoccur with a new energy, when another part of the being is taken up for review and change. So it seems like the same ground has to be fought and we fought time.

1:55 And again, the main qualities needed to succeed in the spiritual path, are the basic aspiration to change and the endurance to stay the course, no matter how difficult things get Or how long it takes to take the next or the successive steps. Along the way, if you are open to observes quote, everything once gained is there and can be regained, yoga is not a thing that goes by one decisive Rush. One way or the other is a building up of a new Consciousness and is full of ups and downs. But if one keeps to it, the UPS have a habit of resulting by accumulation in a decisive change. Therefore the one thing to do is to keep at it after a fall don't well and say I'm done for but get up dust yourself and proceed farther on the right path reference SRI aurobindo in the mother growing within the psychology of inner development. Chapter 6 growth of Consciousness difficulties and pitfalls page 124.

3:03 SRI aurobindo in the mother growing within the psychology of inner development. Chapter 6 growth of Consciousness difficulties and pitfalls page 124.