A devotee once asked Guru Baba why the mind could sometimes concentrate during meditation and derive great happiness and peace, while at other times it just could not concentrate, frustrating the practitioner to the point that he or she would lose interest in meditation. Baba said that it was quite natural for practitioners to be unable to concentrate the mind while performing their spiritual practices. He explained that the present human life is the result of a long evolutionary march through many lives. The unmanifested reactions of the actions performed during the past lives remain accumulated in the subconscious mind of an individual. These latent reactions cast a disturbing influence on the mind of the practitioner as they manifest, thus disquieting the mind. Baba clarified that this is natural and the spiritual aspirants should not get unduly worried. Aspirants must be regular in their spiritual meditation, however they should not be unnecessarily concerned whether or not their minds become concentrated during meditation. It is important for practitioners to keep their mind fixed on the Supreme Consciousness during meditation and if they continue to do that they will surely move forward. Over time their minds will get concentrated and the practitioners will experience divine bliss. Baba also stressed that the performance of a spiritual practice entails both internal and external struggle. A spiritual meditator is really a spiritual soldier. The prick of thorns along the ardous path signifies progress. He emphasized that the result of our spiritual practices should be offered Cosmic Consciousness as our High Self. Sincerity in performing one’s spiritual practices is the surest way of attracting God’s Grace, which helps a spiritual aspirant to attend Slef realisation.
*(Reference : Divine Experience by Ac’ Parameswarananda Avt’)*
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