Anything that comes as a hindrance in the spiritual path should be cut down merc

[dattaswami]

Anything that comes as a hindrance in the spiritual path should be cut down mercilessly


Once Sri Rama Krishna Parama Hamsa was killing the bed bugs present in a cot.  The devotees were surprised at that.  He told that anything that comes as a hindrance in the spiritual path should be cut down mercilessly.  But He took such extreme step because the bed bugs will not realize the truth even if He preaches the bed bugs.  Similarly, when the family members stand in the level of animals without realization, in spite of your best efforts, then only you have to discard them to save yourself from drowning in the world.

A swimmer tries to help the person who is drowning.  But in such effort, if he finds that he is also getting drowned, he will leave that person and will save at least his life instead of drowning of two persons.  The word samsara means only the strong family bonds, which are constantly penetrating into the mind day by day (Samsarati iti Samsarah).  You have to cross this samsara and not this physical world, since samsara does not mean this physical world.  If you mean this physical world, you can cross samsara by death and for that no effort is needed.

At the Lotus Feet of His Holiness Sri Dattaswami

Anil Antony

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Universal Spirituality for World Peace
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