Overcoming Negative Suggestions Through Faith in One’s Spiritual Destiny

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How many times in the course of
an individual's practice of

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yoga?
Two thoughts of failure and lack

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of capacity, or ability to
succeed, intervene and work to

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create doubt and despair.
If allowed to dominate the

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being, the quest fails, at least
for the time being, or for the

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rest of the current lifetime, as
it requires the willing and

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persevering dedication of the
individual to stay the course.

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What brings these thoughts and
feelings into prominence?

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No, individual is fully
competent at the beginning or

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even for a great while on the
path to perfectly represent the

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expected results of the yogic
practice.

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This is a progressive
development taking time.

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And thus, defeats along the way,
are both to be expected and

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overcome by renewed efforts
each.

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Individual has multiple
different aspects to his being,

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some of which enthusiastically
support the focus and dedication

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needed.
While other aspects, hold onto

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cherished ideas, ideals
emotions, and vital desires.

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These parts continually try to
convince the Seeker that the

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focus is misguided that there
are other potential goals and

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avenues for success in life.
And that major chances are being

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thrown away by the yogic
process.

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It is not however, just these
various parts of the being which

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set forth contradictory goals
and ideals.

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There's the also, the impact of
one social environment.

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Family, friends Associates, who
each work to encourage the

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secret, to give up the quest and
follow the normal path.

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Laid out by the society within,
which he has been born and

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raised.
But even this is not the end of

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the attempt to waylay the Seeker
along the path.

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There are also larger forces
which are hostile and inimical

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to the eventual goal of the yoga
and these forces exert,

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tremendous pressure on those who
seek to progress.

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All of these opposing forces,
take advantage of the weaknesses

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and failures to imply, to the
Seeker that he is unfit that he

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can never succeed.
And that what is asked of him is

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too hard to achieve. these all
push the ego personality into a

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state of despondency and despair
with the goal of having the

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secret leave aside the yogic
process and take up another

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Direction Where success is more
in line with the normal

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expectations of the society, it
is thus necessary for the secret

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to arm himself against these
negative suggestions.

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Whether they arise internally or
as a pressure from outside and

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make the commitment based on his
inherent faith.

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In the truth that his soul has
recognized to continue on, no

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matter what failures, no matter
what difficulties, no matter

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what obstruction stand in the
way.

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Three aurobindo notes, quote, to
be always, observing faults and

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wrong movements brings
depression and discourages the

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faith in quote, a disciple of
request clarification from the

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mother.
How does it discourage the

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faith?
The mother responds, the faith

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spoken about his faith in the
divine grace.

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And the final success of the
undertaking, you have begun the

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yoga and have faith that you
will go through to the end of

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your yoga.
But if you spend all your time

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looking at all that prevent you
from advancing.

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And finally, you say, ah, I
shall never succeed.

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It is not possible if it goes on
in this way, I shall never get

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there.
So This is to lose one's Faith.

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One must always, keep the faith.
That one is sure to succeed.

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Many people begin and then after
some time come and tell you who

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I shall, never be able to go
through.

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I have too many difficulties.
So this means not having faith.

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If one is started, when begins
with the faith, that one will

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reach the goal.
Well, this Faith should be kept

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till the very end, keeping one's
Faith, one attains the end, but

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if in the middle of the road,
you turn back saying, no, I

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can't then obviously, you will
not reach the end.

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Some people start on the way and
then after some time they find

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it heavy going tiring difficult.
And also that they themselves

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their legs.
Don't walk well.

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Their feet begin to ache Etc.
You see they say oh it is very

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hard to go forward.
So instead of saying I have

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started, I shall go through,
which is the only thing to do.

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They stand there, stop there.
Lamenting and saying, oh, I

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shall never be able to succeed
and then they leave the path.

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So obviously if they leave the
path, they will never succeed.

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This is to lose one's faith.
To keep one's faith is to say

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good.
I have difficulties, but I'm

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going on to spare, that's what
cuts off your legs.

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Stop you, leave you like this.
It is over.

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I can't go on any longer, it is
indeed finished and that's

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something which should not be
allowed in reference SRI

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aurobindo and the mother growing
within the psychology of inner

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development.
Three growth of Consciousness,

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basic requisites, Pages, 44 and
45.