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The Weeds That Curtail The Bhakti Creeper
The Weeds That Curtail The Bhakti Creeper
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Unwanted weeds growing with the bhakti creeper are forbidden acts,
violence, duplicity, mundane profiteering, adoration and popularity,
etc. All these are weeds. If one does not distinguish between the
bhakti-lat creeper and the weeds, then the sprinkling of water in the
form of devotional practices such as hearing and chanting is misused
because the weeds are nourished while the bhakti-lat creeper is
curtailed.
Andateachnewstagethatweadvanceto,therealsoweshallfindsome
other difficulty. So the path of inner evolution isnotstrewnwithroses;
it is a difficult path to walk. As we get nearer to the goal we become
more and more free, but in the beginning various difficulties do come
to check us. Our previous karma-phala, the fruits of our previous
actions, will return to be tastedbyus,andtendenciesofdifferenttypes
will chase us to try to keep us within their jurisdiction. But upon
meeting those difficulties and surpassing themconquering themwe
shall progress higher and higher, and the difficulties will lessen. Still
something may remain, especially pratih.