It
is not that we have to change the world, but our inner tranquillity
will sever us from the world and immune us from its influences.
Spiritual
practice is not folding your legs to meditate. Spiritual
practice begins the moment you have the thought of wanting
to contemplate on the ephemerality of life, and to purify
yourself into a perfect being.
A
great being is one who has the demeanor, attainment, ability
and wisdom to understand and realize things and reasons, and
one who has the noble ideal of seeking liberation from birth
and death, understanding the laws of the universe, and attaining
the great wisdom and the Truth. Such is a great being.
The
so-called "ultimate" is the state of liberation achieved through
one's own spiritual practice, when one gains the almighty
power to deliver sentient beings, lacks nothing, and is able
to give anything to sentient beings according to their needs.
If
we are truly brave enough to forsake everything - food,
clothing, abode and daily way of life, the saints and great
beings will definitely take care of us. Most probably they
would test us to the very last second when we are totally
breathless, before they would grant us the courage.
The
abuse of miracle powers will create many disasters for us.
The
energy field of spiritual practitioners will become increasingly
gentle and soothing. The higher their spiritual level, the
more people want to be near them. It is because spiritual
practitioners are never disturbed by any atmosphere. The higher
their spiritual level, the more people they will be able to
work with in harmony. People like them because they feel very
comfortable around spiritual practitioners, whereas they always
feel irritated around other people. The high-level spiritual
practitioners never interfere with others or disturb their
energy field, and that is why people find them very amiable.
Don't
blame anyone; it was all created by ourselves.