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Face and Conquer the Difficulties in This Life and in This Body · Sri Aurobindo Studies

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  A human birth is prized as it is the gateway to evolution and
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  development. In the Indian tradition, even
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  the gods need to take a human birth if they want to achieve
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  any new form of development or progress.
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  The gods reside normally in a static world which does not have
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  the impetus for change. Once a human birth has been
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  attained, the soul has the opportunity to face the
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  inevitable challenges that arise as part of the evolutionary
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  process. Some shy away from the struggle
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  and try to avoid it by retreating from the world or
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  seeking liberation through attainment of the state called
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  Samati. They simply choose to opt out of
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  the process. Some begin to deal with the
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  magnitude of the issues in their lives and lose hope, creating
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  suicidal thoughts for spiritual seekers practicing the Integral
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  Yoga, a yoga of transformation of life on earth.
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  However, it is quite certain that there is no way back, no
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  escape, no hiding from the choice.
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  If one retreats now, the issues remain and increase their
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  pressure in the future. The path forward requires
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  patience, persistence and courage.
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  Sriora Bindu observes quote Sadhna has to be done in the
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  body. It cannot be done by the soul
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  without the body. When the body drops, the soul
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  goes wandering in other worlds, and finally it comes back to
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  another life and another body. Then all the difficulties it had
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  not solved meet it again in the new life.
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  So what is the use of leaving the body?
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  Moreover, if one throws away the body wilfully, 1 suffers much in
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  the other worlds, and when one is born again it is in worse,
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  not in better conditions. The only sensible thing is to
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  face the difficulties in this life and this body and conquer
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  them. End Quote.
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  Reference Srioro Bindo, Bases of Yoga, Chapter 3 in difficulty,
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  page 58.