https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHduuQedwNo
it is very tricky to tell somebody that
take this path or look that I am on this
path and you also can
benefit from this path so go ahead and
jump into the path so as we know there
are many many kinds of Parts belonging
to many Traditions many cultures as many
parts are there as there are these
teachers so what is my way of
prescribing a path
as most of you already know that I
prefer to start with self-evaluation you
cannot simply choose a path like you
choose some item in the supermarket it
is a kind of hidden trial it's a waste
of time when energy and effort so what I
recommend is do a little bit of cell
evaluation it is a path is like a
medicine isn't it the
problem is ignorance mostly
and or you want to achieve something you
want to
get something usually a newcomer will
want to get something initially instead
of losing everything that is not so
appealing to the newcomer it is okay it
no problem because you know you will
need to start somewhere so get something
you want to get good health you want to
get good mind you want to get rid of
suffering you want happiness you want
success in life you want Supernatural
Powers you want extraordinary
experiences whatever it is no problem at
all but you will need to tell me that I
want this if you simply say I tell me my
path and it's kind of I am also hitting
in dark now unless I am a mind reader or
something
so it is like um going to a doctor and
asking for please tell me cure now the
doctor is going to stare at you because
tell me what is the problem tell me what
is the Affliction then I'll prescribe a
cure
so a path is like cure you want to
meditate because you want something
because you want to get rid of something
you want to worship a deity because you
want something from deity or at least
you can say I love that thing and that's
why I am worshiping it it is there must
be a reason somewhere otherwise what can
anybody prescribe what is there to
prescribe if you don't want anything so
usually people do not even know what
they want and that is why I recommend do
yourself evaluation if you have a guru
with you if there is a guru nearby you
can go and ask
please tell me where I am where do I
stand on the ladder of evolution
so that I can take up some practice at
least I don't even know where to start I
don't know what I want so you can go to
the nearby teacher it does not matter on
what path the teacher is usually the
teacher will say okay come and join me
and you know look
look around for a while spend some time
spend a few months with me and slowly
you will get an idea you will get the
clarity
to decide on a path so you see now I
have two or three options for you first
is you do the self-evaluation that will
clear it up which path is most suitable
for you second is you need to tell you
need to express your wish third is you
can go to a teacher spend some time with
the teacher Any teacher nearest teacher
to you and the fourth is
that you go to the teacher and ask
for a self-evaluation if you cannot do
it yourself that will not be
self-evaluation that will be only an
evaluation
so how to do the self-evaluation we'll
start from that and fortunately we have
um a long discussion on this matter so
there are two or three episodes of
podcast then discuss this
whole technique of self-evaluation
anybody can do it anybody and with the
self with the technique with the method
of self-evaluation I have suggested the
suitable path it is a good start I must
say it is a good start if you because
you are evolving entity so there will be
um changes as soon as you take up any
path the Mind changes and the path also
changes with it so you will need to
self-evaluate frequently and in
spiritual field frequently means at
least once or twice a year
you don't need to do it every day it's
not useful
so it is like a school where they take
exams which is like evaluation how much
you have progressed how much you have
learned in the school so if you have
progressed a little bit you will pass
the exam and then they will teach you
more that means they will admit you to
the next class next standard something
like this the path will keep changing
and where to start obviously you cannot
start at the college level usually
people start with the nursery
kg level
there sit down breathe and watch your
mind from there they start if it is not
clear what should I do then you should
have a little bit of Faith you see faith
is a bad word but if you don't do not
know anything and still wish to be on a
spiritual path then Blind Faith you see
go ahead hit in the dark what else can
you do because I can give you a long
lecture on which path does what probably
you're not going to understand even one
word of that it is like taking a young
child two year old and telling the child
look this is what we learn in physics
this is what we learn in chemistry this
is what we learn in Biology biochemistry
neurology is he going to understand
anything no ABCD probably does not even
understand ABCD also he takes it on the
Blind Faith repeats the ABCD after the
teacher that's how we started so that's
why I'm recommending that either go to
the self-evaluation audios three audio
recordings the podcast episodes and give
it a try evaluate yourself even half
evaluation will be okay and if that is
also not satisfactory go to the nearest
teacher join the teacher whatever
resonates with you whatever you like you
know if your nearest teacher is in some
kind of odd and strange kind of
practices and you don't like don't don't
go there then find somebody whom you
like the nearest one start there get a
feel of what what happens there do not
commit blindly
so if you know what is going what is
happening there there is no need to take
on that path blindly if you do not then
Blind Faith if you do not know what is
going what is happening there then it
will be a faith based thing to do so if
that is the answer to the question what
is my path and ultimately the paths will
choose you human mind does not have the
intelligence to choose the path I am
telling you my story actually
so I went through so many you know like
supermarket
of traditions I tried many many and then
one day I settled on something I though
I'm not I'm never sure where I'm settled
actually
that is the characteristic of a sea
cabinet uncertain always uncertain
because if you settle if you commit that
means your progress has stopped there
who knows where the paths go who knows
what can you find on which path
who knows if
your assumption that I have to settle
here is only an assumption who knows
that there is a better thing to do
better path to take up always so it is
an open-ended thing but slowly you
settle down just like a
um bouncing ball it bounces up and down
a little bit but then settles down at
one corner somewhere so this is how it
happens in the spiritual thing it will
never be the case that you will find a
path and that will be the final for you
forever it is kind of very ideal thing
to be
and it is it will never be the case that
you ask somebody it does not matter how
big that person is does not matter how
much knowledge that person has and if he
says look XYZ path you take it that is
for you it is not certain that that will
be for you nobody can tell you what is
your path the path tells you to pick
itself it sounds like you're mysterious
this is how it is at least that is my
experience
you will need to go through a few parts
there will be effort initially
and obviously the most natural path is
where there is no effort with the path
let's path the direct path so I am
assuming that I have settled down on a
pathless path right now but who knows
never be so sure never be certain this
is an open-ended thing spiritual journey
knowledge is infinite progress is
infinite can you say I cannot progress
Beyond this can you say like this how do
you know it's not possible to know it is
an open-ended thing so start somewhere
start at a good place start some
somewhere which you like do not use the
intellect so much it is like art you try
things you try many many things
and sometimes you like something and
then you find more things to try
you see everything is like this in our
lives isn't it for example the relations
we keep trying some will get somebody
or sometimes you settle okay probably
I'll never get into a relation which is
better than this so we
have this kind of Faith or assumption
sometimes
or your job or your business we keep
trying different jobs different kind of
businesses and ultimately we settle on
something which we like and we are
earning a little bit but we keep it open
we do not say I'm going to do only this
and this for the rest of my life no that
is not an intelligent thing to do we
keep looking for more opportunities
always it is like this in all the
domains of our lives and spiritual
teachings spiritual traditions and
spiritual path is nothing special it is
not fixed for one person some people
have may have this idea no I was born in
this tradition so it's gone now it's my
all options are exhausted I have no
freedom to get out of this tradition I
will stick to it no matter what and if
somebody tells me your tradition is
boring your tradition is foolish I'm
going to kill that person and continue
on my path so this is hard-headedness
this is stupidity
so open-mindedness open to all
possibilities this is how a Seeker is
always seeking so do not settle
thank you
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