Becoming Spiritual
Warriors
To progress spiritually we need to become spiritual warriors who
are completely focused on winning the battle of life. How many of us agree to
take on this ultimate battle? When you look at inspiring tales, it is always
the stories of people who do not give up that inspires us.
There is a simple story which Paramhansa Yoganandaji used to
narrate: “A and B were fighting. After a long time, A said to himself, ‘I cannot
go on any longer.’ But B thought, ‘Let me give just one more punch,’ and he
gave it, and A got knocked out. A spiritual warrior should be like that: give
one final try. That is where we are in this birth – our final try for
liberation, we have to give it our all.
Use your unconquerable spirit when you feel you cannot go on – that
is how one succeeds in life. We have to develop that gumption and grit which is
foundational to developing the resilience we need to progress on the spiritual
path.
For us to be successful warriors we not only have to fight our
external battles as we live in the material world, but also our inner demons.
We need to look within and see our faults – Swamiji keeps telling us this. With
meditation practice one begins to see one’s own faults and this helps in
correcting them. In fact, the cleansing happens automatically as the chakras
keep getting purified through meditation.
Whatever needs to be done, do it now, do not put it off till
tomorrow. Now, is the only reality we need to know. When we are in a balanced
state, whenever emergencies crop up in life, the spiritual warrior in us rises
to the occasion under the guidance of the soul to take all appropriate decisions
in the now.
When our Masters tell us to be strong inside, they are asking us to
develop a solid armour of steel which protects us from all the vagaries of life
and helps us in taking balanced decisions. With this protection, one develops
the ability to do whatever needs to be done, whenever the need arises without
any hesitation.
Look within and ask yourself, ‘What are my weaknesses? How do I become
stronger and more spiritual, a person with better qualities?’ Look impartially
at what you need to develop, and then take small steps till you reach your goal.
That is resilience – the ability to adjust our behaviour or change ourselves
constructively – and this is an essential part of spiritual life.
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