Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals :Ch-3. Part - 19.
Chapter-3. Rama – The Apotheosis of Human Perfection ( Sri Ramanavami ) Part-19. This is my prayer to my own self and to all. Honesty of conscience is the watchword of a Sadhaka. Honesty of conscience has a very important significance which we have to make note of. Many times we may look honest, but we are not really honest in the deepest core of our feelings. Then it upsets the whole structure of our endeavour in the life spiritual, because spiritual life is nothing but the life that we lead in the bottom of our being, and not the life that we live in our rooms or in our offices or colleges or factories. What our conscience speaks is our spiritual voice. And if our conscience is not honest and pure, well, you will see the sure outcome of it – an utter failure in the spiritual path. It is difficult to be true to one's conscience, because of the circumstances under which people generally live. Swami Krishnananda To be continued ...