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"Renunciation truly means
non-attachment with worldly objects
and not the non-possession of things."
Yoga is a diversion of tendencies of the mind, from the externalization
of its action, its field of activity, to an internalization of at least
a part of it to begin with. Now we are only externalized, or most of
us are only externalized. In the beginning we seek to divert a little
of it inside and by contact with what is inside us, the bliss that is
inside us, we wean the mind away from the outside.
By this training of yoga, we are therefore made capable of working without
either attraction or repulsion. We are made capable of existing without
love or desire, hatred or antagonism. Because we are in communion with
what is inside ourselves - the Ultimate. That association alone becomes
valuable to us, and the rest of the world ceases to have any meaning
for us. Therefore all tendencies, all attributes, all desires and hates,
all these are struck off. And as my Master says this is real renunciation.
Not the giving up of wealth or the writing of a cheque to some mission
and ending it all. That is not renunciation. So when we develop by spiritual
growth, we renounce without really knowing that we are renouncing. By
enriching ourselves and coming closer and closer to the Ultimate within
ourselves, we become more and more dependent on that inner self. We
seek His guidance, we seek His advice, we obey His voice when He speaks
to us. And as this dependence on Him increases and it becomes Ultimate,
it becomes surrender. It is surrender without surrendering; it is renunciation
without renouncing, it is truth without seeking it. So all this becomes
possible through the simple act of meditation.
To effect the surrender of heart in the easiest way, only an act of
will is required. Besides, the lighter and finer the will, the more
effective shall be its working. The adoption of this method is sure
to bring in an attitude of renunciation from the very first day. A courageous
start is all that is needed for the purpose.
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