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Namah A Turbulent Passage

supported by a greater consciousness and up in your feelings and when you are not.
Power. This can be done by a persistent
application of the Will in this direction 3. Next observe your will.
through an aspiration for Beauty, Light, — See what the prominent aims and motives
Peace, Truth, and Strength. behind your efforts are.
— See how your will works well in certain
A Few Exercises areas but is weak in some others.
— See how your will can be carried away
1. Catch yourself randomly and observe the by thoughts and emotions rather than the
train of your thoughts. other way round.
— See what is the subject and object of these
thoughts. Spend some time every day in this self-
— See what direction they are going. reflection and introspection.
— See how these thoughts become more
powerful when they are charged with
emotion or laden with passion.

2. Now watch over your feelings.
— See what triggers them and also what
switches them off.
— See what is the centre around which they
move.
— See how your evaluations change with
passage of time when you are badly caught

Dr. Alok Pandey, an editor of NAMAH and a member of SAIIIHR, is a doctor practising at the Sri
Aurobindo Ashram.

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