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itshigherdesiretoovercomethedifficultiesthroughpersonalityintegration.Mentalcomplexeswill
intensifyratherthanresolveifdwelleduponconstantly.Manypeoplehavelearnedthroughexperi-
encethatwhenthereisadifficultproblem,whichwillstillbetherethefollowingday,itisbetterto
“sleeponit”ratherthandwellonit.Whenthecloudsofegoismarenolongerthere,suchasduring
deepsleeporinanadvancedpractitionerofyoga,theraysoftheSelfcanshinethroughandillumine
one’sconsciousnesswithHetep. 175 Againitmustbeemphasizedthatthisexperienceofpeaceisnot
anallornothingexperience.Itoccursindegrees.Youmaystillfindyourselffeelingentrappedand
agitated,butnow,inadditiontotheseego-basedfeelings,youhaveanincreasedsensitivitytothe
voiceofwisdomwithinyou.Thisisthevoicewhichrepeatsahekau,orprayersandreflectsonthe
natureofyourtrueessencewhentheegowantstotiethemindupwithworriesandimaginations.
Youmayhearthisvoicerepeating:“I”amfearless.“I”havealltheresourceswithinmetowith-
standandriseaboveanysituation.Eventhisseeminglyimpossiblesituationisinlinewithmyattain-
ing enlightenment, and it too, like the clouds in the sky blocking the rays of the sun, will pass away.
InthebeginningstagesofpracticingYogawhenyouarenotveryattunedtolisteningtoyourspiritual
voice,youmaynotexperiencemuchpeace.However,asyouchoosetolistentothatvoicemoreand
more,andindulgeinprayer,hekauandtheotherdisciplinesofYogamorethanyouindulgeyourself
inegoisticpractices,youwillnoticewithinyourselfariverofpeace,faith,securityanddevotion
whichwilleventuallyoverflowandwashawayallegobasedemotionsfromyourpersonality.Thisis
the victory of Heruover Setwithin your personality.
Totheextentthatyouareabletocontrolyourtemper,yourinnerwar(betweentheHigherSelfand
thelower)willnotaffectothersaroundyou,however,theremaybeanalreadyestablishedtendency
tolashoutatpeoplearoundyou.Oneshoulddoone’sbesttosublimatethistendencyandtoremain
focusedonthenegativeandpositiveforcesbattlingwithinoneselfandworktoestablishMaatwithin
one’sself.Thiscanbeadifficulttaskwhenoneisusedtolookingoutsidehimselforherselfforthe
answersandmeanstosolvelife’sproblemsandblamingothers(i.e.spouse,children,church,child-
hood,parents,country,politicalandreligiousleaders)fortheoccurrenceofthoseproblems.Situ-
ationscanonlyaffectyouifitisinlinewithyourAriforthattooccur.Therefore,itisnoaccidentor
noone’sfaultorresponsibilitybutyourown,regardlessofwhatsituation(goodorbad)youmayfind
yourselfin.Youmaynotbeabletoseehowyouractionsofthislifecouldhaveresultedinyourcur-
rentcircumstance,butremember,thesesituationsareoccurringasaresultofactionsnotonlyinthis
lifetime,butpreviousones.Soyourattitudetowardsdealingwithallnegativepredicamentsoflife
shouldbeoneofpersonalresponsibilityandforbearance.Thereisnoneedtofeelbadorblameyour-
selforothers.Blameandbadfeelingsareego-basedviruses,whichinfectthemindandfurtherdebil-
itateit.Whenyouaretypingandyoumakeamistake,youdon’tspendalotoftimeblamingyourself
andhavingregretsabouthavingmadeanerror.Yousimplycorrectyourerrorandcarryon.Thepro-
cesswithlifeshouldbesimilar.Prayforstrengthtoendureandtranscendthesituationandputforth
theefforttocorrecttheerrorinyourbeliefandthinkingwhichpredisposedyoutohavethissituation
manifestinyourlife.Withpatienceandinsightintothefactofyourtrueunderlying,boundlesses-
sence of your Higher Self, you can overcome all obstacles.