Page 418 - Meditation – Pujya SriRamchandraji Maharaj

mistake any discovery about ourself as our true nature. In other words, we need not look at our present level of insight, whatever it may be, as it is likely to be the product of our being in a negative state of mind.
Instead we may observe all our thoughts to be facts of our existence and infact are the results of the previous samskaras good and bad. While they inform us of our lapses and successes they are not against us. Patient investigation of any temporary truth about us can only bring more light into our inner world. Greater and greater inner vision arises, but for that we must grow accustomed to this self- illumination. And this includes what happens within us as the light of self-observation sharpens.
There are many mistaken notions dwelling there in the darkness of the unawakened mind. To think they would not squeal as we bring this light to bear on them would be naive on our part. But, with the persistent practice of self- observation, we can even learn to use the mind's howling to live thought-free. To begin with, we should always take a conscious step back from anything which howls at us from
within. This requires moral stamina and 418