Nevertheless, according to Lalaji Maharaj, these are wise people
that
identifying oneself with all those pleasures and pains
warns
you against indulgence and thus you become wiser.
Namaste, everyone
We will begin with this chapter
on ‘Bondage and Freedom
So, we carry forward all these impressions of our bondages
bondages formed out of our association out of our identification
with those traditions, dogmas, and beliefs
I think Lalaji further explains how this affects us.
The person who has experienced all kinds of miseries, pleasures etc.
and eventually feels that, “Yes, these are all bondages,“
he develops a kind of aversion
though according to Babuji Maharaj, such aversion is not healthy
But
nevertheless, according to Lalaji Maharaj these are wise people
that
identifying oneself with all those pleasures and pains
warns you against indulgence and thus you become wiser.
There are many religions that you are familiar with that
such heads of religions, they impose a certain level of strictness discipline
“Either you do this way, or you will be punished.”
Anyway, these kinds of reforms are not welcome
I mean, how can they free you? Lalaji says
‘One illusion is treated with another illusion.’ That does not help us at all.
So, this is applicable to any spiritual practice as well
There is a practice component to it,
with what level of faith do we practise - kinds of attitude
By understanding the comparison of a doctor and a patient
the idea of moving from bondage to freedom is simply put in
one word Obedience