Spiritual practices

We need to find the cause of failures

October 29th 2025
When you meditate and pray, observe what you feel. Meditation and prayer should give you a sensation of warmth, light, strength, joy and wonder. If this is not the case, then you need to find out why.
Sometimes, when you strike a match, it does not catch light because it is damp, or perhaps the box itself is damp. If a lighter does not work, it is probably out of fuel or the flint is worn out. In spiritual matters, just as in the material world, every failure has a cause that must be found. There must be no dampness in the mind, whereas the heart must never be dry. The heart must be moist and warm, and the intellect dry and cool. A dried-up heart becomes selfish, and if it is cold, it lacks love. If you heat the mind, it falls asleep, and if it has too much moisture, it rots. These simple, clear images should help you remedy the difficulties of your inner life.*
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