But if you do not work at all just because you are afraid that you will fail, then you will get zero; you will not pass the inner examination. True, there are people who do not work, yet they appear to be satisfied. But they are not actually satisfied. A lazy person, an idle person, can never, never be satisfied even for one minute. On the physical plane, a lazy person’s satisfaction means not having to work or not having to even climb down the staircase. But although he is satisfied on the physical plane, on the mental plane evil thoughts are making a big hole in his mind. He has stayed in bed five hours after the sun has dawned. He is so satisfied because he did not have to budge an inch from his bed. But while he is wallowing in lethargy, all kinds of hostile, undivine forces, unlit emotional forces, have come and entered into him. So what kind of satisfaction can he have?
If wrong forces enter into you and you enjoy vital thoughts, then after an hour or two you will get up and cry. When the soul comes forward you will say, “What have I done? My first mistake was not to get up early in the morning, and my second mistake was to indulge in these vital thoughts.” This is what is happening in the spiritual life of many seekers. So I always say, do the right thing right from the beginning. Early in the morning, meditate. After meditation, if you are not very happy, if you feel that peace has not descended, just offer your experience up to God. This very act of offering will be your satisfaction.
MUN 357. 18 July 1978.↩
From:Sri Chinmoy,My meditation-service at the United Nations for twenty-five years, Agni Press, 1995
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