Introduction
Observation
Noting Observation
Analysis and Finding Solutions
Autosuggestions
Questions and Answers

Overcoming Personality Defects
Introduction

    The purpose of this article is to:

1. Address the need to overcome our personality defects to proactively improve our basic nature. This then hastens the process along with repetition (chanting*) of The Lord’s Name and our other spiritual practice in imbibing Godly qualities and overcome defects.
2. Provide comprehensive and practical information to implement the process of removal of personality defects.

When international seekers met with H.H. Dr. Jayant Athavale, the question was asked:

Q: For the immediate future what should International seekers be concentrating on? Is it development of spiritual emotion (bhav)? Development of leadership? Reduction of ego?

Answer:

Spiritual emotion comes at a very late stage. Most important whatever spiritual practice one is doing, or day-to-day life one is reading let it be perfect.
Because in day-to-day life one makes so many mistakes such as I am angry, I am untidy and then one says I want to have spiritual emotion that is not correct.
So the primary aim should be to overcome all defects – that is the target for the next 5 or 6 months or the next year. Then to develop spiritual emotion is very easy.

Dear Readers,

     We can categorize this document into two parts:

1.   Observation and noting of our personal defects
2.   Analysis and solution finding

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