Slow Climb up the Mountain

 

Slow Climb up the Mountain

For a true seeker, whether under the guidance of a realised Master or for one who chooses to go it alone, the journey is akin to climbing a very tall mountain with all its pitfalls, crevices, crags, steep rockfaces, and so on. For the person who chooses to go it alone, he has to find his way through all the dangers which he comes across on the way up from the bottom of the mountain. For such a person the journey is really arduous and a test of faith and spiritual commitment. For those who have a Master as a guide, they are shown the path the Master has taken and then thousands of followers tread the same path making it a kind of well beaten path which is easier to climb.

This is the path we will talk about because, with Samarpan and Gurutattva, this is the path we are traversing. His Holiness Shivkrupanand Swami has given us a lift directly onto the 8^th step of the ladder of ashtang yoga. From here we have to find our way to our inner abode – that is the peak of the proverbial mountain!

Here too, as we progress up the mountain, we need to pause every now and then, preserve our breath, stabilise ourselves at that level and once we feel we are balanced and acclimatised to the oxygen levels we may move on. It is extremely important to pause every now and then and steady ourselves – because if we make even one mistake we will fall down from a very great height and after that the climb up will be almost impossible. The higher we go, the more time we need to spend on getting used to that height and stabilizing ourselves, this is the only way we can ensure that we stay rock steady on our path.

If during the climb you see a storm coming, or see any danger like low visibility, dark clouds gathering which hamper vision then set up camp and take shelter there for some time, let the storm clear before proceeding. Be very firm in your mind that you will proceed no matter what. Be mentally strong and firm, tell yourself that you will not turn back and return to base camp, nor will you fall down and hurt yourself. Let your climb be slow and steady – it does not matter whether you reach the peak in this birth, tell yourself that you will continue on this very journey in the next birth exactly from where you left off in the last birth – you need that kind of commitment to your goal of ultimate liberation – the freedom, the peace, the bliss, the joy which you get when you reach the peak of the mountain.

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