Walking on the Razor’s Edge

Walking the path of truth is really like walking on the razor’s edge. The road is so narrow that it’s very easy to lose your way.

When you walk and you get good at walking it, you may become quite proud about it; this pride goes into your head, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you might walk the right way, but you get discouraged by others; doubt creeps in, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you don’t allow others to influence you, and walk bravely, but thoughts arise from past insecurities and make you doubt yourself. And lo, you lose the way.

Or not reaching any prominent landmark you get tired and turn back, and lo, you lose the way.

Or some beautiful distraction catches your sight and you go after it, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you mistake spiritual experiences for destination rather than seeing them as passing sights in your progress, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you start following some guru and believe in him totally, but he has no real knowledge, and is just making profit out of believers, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you start getting involved with magic rites and deep occult things without initiation, and this brings on extreme mental imbalances, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you neglect the body whilst totally focusing on the spirit, and the body gives up on you, and you can’t continue your spiritual journey, and lo, you lose the way.

Or you fail to keep the balance between the spiritual and the physical, and start resisting the physical, thus losing your good judgment, and lo, you lose the way.

You can trip yourself and fall, others may make you fall, your insecurities, doubts, negative traits may make you fall. Circumstances and events may make you fall.

Be careful. Don’t fall down because of too much pride or vanity that may come as a result of new knowledge or some spiritual experiences, and don’t lose your way because of fear and doubt.

The way is the middle way – the way of balance, total presence, peace and harmony. Keep your head cool, listen to the God within, and slowly but surely make your way on the razor’s edge.

Resource: simonarich.com