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When every part of me pulls in a different direction, waking up wanting to dedicate myself to one path, by afternoon feeling drawn to something completely different, and by evening desiring yet another pursuit, all while the lower vital stirs with its own cravings. How can I find an inner harmony or central purpose that unites these changing impulses without feeling lost or fragmented?πŸ§˜β€β™‚οΈβœ¨πŸ˜ŒπŸƒ

This is quite a normal experience in the beginning because of the rhythms of Time that affect us. The energies in the morning are most

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I have observed that my aspiration was at its peak when I started walking the path of yoga consciously. Over decades, the intensity of the aspiration has declined, almost evaporated. Sadhana seems to be now in auto-pilot mode, not driven by aspiration. Rejection and Surrender continue to figure as frequent necessities, which means there is still a long way to go. But neither is there much of an aspiration, nor any anxiety to get somewhere. Just go on doing what my limited capacity allows, and leave the rest to the Mother. If She wants, I can go on serving her for many lives to come. That is the only prayer, rather than an aspiration. Now the question: is this weakening or near-disappearance of the aspiration a normal phenomenon?

It is quite common for the intensity of aspiration to somewhat fade over a period of time. It is partly because the fire naturally touches

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As a spiritual aspirant, how does one deal with the feature of uncertainty in existence? Certain times this uncertainty could peak so much that it could emotionally paralyse aspirants, create much stress and anxiety and disorientation in life, even if one is relatively detached and quiet within and offered to the Divine. Is liberation from this feature possible only after realising the Divine fully? βœ¨πŸ‘οΈπŸŒπŸŒ±

One doesn’t need to realise the Divine to deal with uncertainty in the world. Even a rational discernment, the observation of things as they are

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Your words there have stayed with me, and they gave me the confidence to reach out now for guidance on an important inner dilemma. I come from a family where the worship of Lord Shiva has been passed down for generations. Should I keep Shiva inwardly in the heart while following the Mother’s way, or is there a way to integrate both without inner conflict and without sending the wrong signal to family and children?πŸ•‰οΈπŸ”±πŸπŸŒ™

Shiva is a mighty god and has a very important role to play in the New Creation. By internalising your bhakti for Lord Shiva you

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Dear Sir, from my teenage years onwards whenever I thought, contemplated and reflect about the divine in the form of Rama, Krishna, Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha or in other forms, first there were adorations of the form, name, qualities, personality, pastimes and then sometimes if the intensity was enough and all other factors were right, the thought or imagination would slip or transcend from the deity to a colossal being or a virat Purusha who appeared as a huge silhouette with a sweet smile on his face, a deep darkness with profound peace and only the outline of the being was visible. Then in a great awe and bewilderment I would ask who are you or what are you. Though these incidents or imaginations were very rare, the effect and impression on the mind was considerable. Because of these imaginations I got a firm idea in my mind that all the incarnations and deities are actually the emanations of that one silent smiling supreme being. He is Rama, Shiva, Krishna but at the same time He is more than them, a very great and infinite but an individual being. These incidents continue even today, though very rarely. I have never shared this with anyone. I am very skeptical about these things and consider them to be mere figments of the imagination and fantasies but I love these images. Should I cherish these images or ignore them and move on ?

These are images cast by the Truth-imagination which is the formative faculty of the mind under the influence of Truth. It can be a help

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