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Date Posted: 10:35:39 04/19/04 Mon
Author: Hendrik - 25 Mar 2004
Subject: The Main Pitfall

Question : Which is the main pitfall a spiritual aspirant should be guarded against, when he is walking on the path of God-realisation?

Answer : That is, spiritual pride due to a conceited consciousness of his progress on the path.

What often stands as an obstruction in the way of aspirant's attaining the goal is the ego-sense (vanity) born of a consciousness of his various acts of self-discipline. He thinks that he is superior to others because of the austerities he performed. Therefore it would be well for the Sadhaka from the very inception of his Sadhana to tutor the mind from time to time, into thinking that the working of Sadhana done by him are so done by the will and power of the Lord alone.

A Sadhaka should not reveal his spiritual experiences to anybody except to his Guru or a saint. If he does not follow this rule, he will not only not receive a sympathetic hearing but also he will become so conscious of his spiritual advancement that this will prove a great impediment to his progress.

-- Swami Ramdas, The Pathless Path, pp. 22-23

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