Myswizard

Does politics have anything to do with the path to enlightenment and God? Surprisingly the answer is yes. The path to God is inclusive of everything in life. What I find interesting is “ethics” are extremely low on the list of what people find important in this election. Although politics as an entity does not calibrate high due to the many nuances of its inherent nature, your choices, decisions and above all intentions are essential on the path to God. Since this is the direct path to God, Divine Protoplasmic Analysis is essential to eliminate what is Truth from what is falsehood (unless you have reached a level of 600 and beyond).

Testing whether the individual is above level 200 is primary. Next, test for certain intrinsic positions which may calibrate below 200. In order to make a balanced decision, you have to educate yourself via all means available. If there are similarities in the level of consciousness of individuals, then basic positions will weed out what is higher from lower. Now you’re on your way.

It’s quite easy to find out if there are secrets being held, hidden agendas or other factors. The process is complex, however. The longer the course, the bigger the game of politics and politicizing gets. The very act of “izing” anything takes it below 200. Confusion, malaise, and anger occur the more the process is drawn out. Eventually the entire creation calibrates way below the level of integrity. What is left when politics becomes war and the entire process seems exasperating?

This is not as difficult as you may think. Getting back to the basics is a higher way of seeing everything. The basics are the inherent qualities of a view. Politicians are not on the path to enlightenment, but they can be on the side of what is sacred. This is the quintessential center of the universe and God. Godless may just be a word, but it has a meaning. Godlessness removes the sacred, the spirit, and the soul from the linear or material world. Everything is mental, spiritual, and physical. You cannot extract one from the other even in a political world. The world and everything in it belongs to God, however. All life, and all non-life is an intrinsic part of the whole of God. What would God say, if He spoke to you right now? I believe it would be to take everything into consideration because karma is involved. What you do, your intentions and decisions reflect what you are. Put all of this together and you have more of your continuing karmic legacy.

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Think of your life as a circle. You’re standing right in the middle of it. Anything beyond the edge is your discomfort zone, things like public speaking, asking for a raise, starting something new, changing, even fears of spiders and snakes. It’s all there.

The quality and quantity of your fulfillment is determined by how often you expand your circle by taking risks. That’s what it’s all about.

Tell people what you really think. Ask your boss for that long deserved raise. Communicate your true feelings to your spouse. Quit your job and do something you like to do. Go up to a total stranger at a party and say, ‘Hey!’

You know what your fears are. I’m just getting you started.

Don’t know what your fears are? They’re generally felt in the stomach, chest or throat. When you find it hard to breathe, or your stomach is a wreck, or your chest is tight, or you can’t speak - chances are you’re facing a fear [or you ate something funky.]

Facing that terrible feeling, figuring out what’s causing it, and taking action is how you expand your circle. And every time you do it, the Light comes in and helps you to conquer other, bigger, nastier fears!

In five weeks we arrive at the kabbalistic New Year, which, practically-speaking, means a re-infusion of life for the following 365 days. I can guarantee you that the more risks you take now, the greater your new year will be.

That’s why I’m launching a fast-track program designed for you to get the most of Rosh Hashanah. Over the next few weeks, the daily tune-ups will provide you with risk-taking assignments designed to stretch and increase your circle of miracles.

I hope you partake in them.

For this week, begin your preparation [if you haven’t already] by taking emotional, physical and spiritual risks. Right now, as you read this, what’s the scariest thing you can think of [that’s not life-threatening, of course]?

That’s your work for the week. Go to it. Keep asking yourself,

“What risk am I taking right now?”

Be brave. And let me know how it’s going.

All the best,

Yehuda

The answer to that question is yes from the view of a linear world. The level of the collective consciousness of humankind is lower than it has been in a long time. There is a direct reason for this occurrence. Humans are presently caught up in their ego (collectively) and all of the fallout which ensues from it. (Enlightenment and the Decline of the Level of Consciousness of Western Civilization, What’s Going On With The World?)

The next question would be, “Is there anything which can be done to alleviate this situation?” The answer to that is yes again. In a world of continuing hardships and relativism, there is only one thing to do. That is keep your own level of consciousness high in spite of what’s going on around you. This is done by not getting caught up in the fray. The path to God is not about whining, anger, and righteous indignation. If you want to help the world– be kinder, more compassionate, less critical, and more discerning.

Personal spiritual practices such as meditation may keep you aware, and are recommended to stay level, focused, and calm while on the journey. In this incarnation it may be more difficult than ever to remain on the path to enlightenment and God, nevertheless hang in there and buckle up for the continuing bumpy ride called life.

Kabbalists differentiate between two types of jealousy.

The first is the one we’re all familiar with, whether we want to admit it or not. It’s the pinch in our hearts when our friend gets what we want. That part of us that says, “why him, why not me?”

This is the worst type of jealousy we can ever have.

When we question why someone else is getting something instead of us, that’s it, we’re cooked. Why? Because when we question why our friend would receive something, we actually disconnect from our friend.

We create division. What happens the moment we create division with our friend? We create a separation between us and the Light. The Light, of course, being the best, most reliable, loving friend we could ever have.

Not only do we not have what we want, but we’re also not happy with our friend; we’ve created a wall between us and them - and ultimately between us and the Light. This keeps us from getting what we want.

It’s a vicious circle. Nothing good comes of it.

What shall be done?

Kabbalists explain there is a form of jealousy that is very positive. It’s that voice that says, “Wow, I’m so happy for my friend, I’m glad he has that ! You know what, I want that too! I’d be glad to work for that!”

The first type of jealousy emanates purely from the realm of ego and separation. The second is motivational, and it empowers us to work with the law of cause and effect. It shows us the reason we want what our friend has is because they were sent into our life to make us want what they have - to show us that we can have it too!

Of course, we have to work for it, but when we’re chasing down our dream, there can’t be a consciousness of lack.

In fact most of us wear the Red String to protect us from evil eye, but do we know where evil eye comes from, and what its effects are? Evil eye is the very consciousness of lack. It’s the automatic thought that fires off the second we envy someone, “why don’t I have that? They don’t deserve it - I do!”

Spiritually, it is equated to stealing energy from a person.

This week, find the things you are jealous of. Realize the reason you are seeing these things is to show you - you can have it too!

Next time you’re jealous, go positive.
All the best,

Yehuda

Biography Summary

Sir David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. is a nationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, and lecturer. He co-authored Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling that helped revolutionize psychiatry. His national television appearances include The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour, The Barbara Walters Show, and The Today Show. Winner of the Huxley Award, knighted by the Sovereign Order of the Hospitaliers of St. John of Jerusalem, nominated for the Templeton Prize and honored in the East with the title “Tae Ryoung Sun Kak Tosa” (Foremost Teacher of the Way to Enlightenment), Dr. Hawkins’ honors are vast. His background is detailed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World, and his work has been acclaimed by many world leaders and Nobelists, including Mother Teresa.

Dr. Hawkins has lectured at the University of Argentina; Notre Dame, Stanford, and Harvard Universities; Westminster Abbey; and the Oxford Forum. In addition, he has been an advisor to Catholic, Protestant, and Buddhist monasteries. He has conferred with foreign governments on international diplomacy and has been instrumental in resolving long-standing conflicts that were major threats to world peace. He is the author of the best-selling trilogy, Power vs. Force (published in 17 languages), The Eye of the I, and I: Reality and Subjectivity, and three additional books, including Truth vs. Falsehood, Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, and Discovery of the Presence of God.

SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Hawkins is an internationally known spiritual teacher, author, and speaker on the subject of advanced spiritual states, consciousness research, and the Realization of the Presence of God as Self.

His published works, as well as recorded lectures, have been widely recognized as unique in that a very advanced state of spiritual awareness occurred in an individual with a scientific and clinical background who was later able to verbalize and explain the unusual phenomenon in a manner that is clear and comprehensible.

The transition from the normal ego state of mind to its elimination by the Presence is described in the trilogy Power versus Force (1995), which won praise even from Mother Theresa; The Eye of the I (2001); and I: Reality and Subjectivity (2003), which have been translated and are available worldwide in foreign editions. Reviews (such as those on the Internet at amazon.com) have awarded the works with five stars.

The trilogy was preceded by research on the Nature of Consciousness and published as the doctoral dissertation, Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis and Calibration of the Levels of Consciousness (1995), which correlated the seemingly disparate domains of science and spirituality. This was accomplished by the major discovery of a technique that, for the first time in human history, demonstrated a means to discern truth from falsehood.

The importance of the initial work was given recognition by its very favorable and extensive review in Brain/Mind Bulletin and at later presentations such as the International Conference on Science and Consciousness. Many presentations were given to a variety of organizations, spiritual conferences, church groups, nuns, and monks, both nationally and in foreign countries, including the Oxford Forum. In the Far East, Dr. Hawkins is a recognized “Teacher of the Way to Enlightenment.” (Tae Ryoung Sun Kak Dosa”)

In response to his observation that much spiritual truth has been misunderstood over the ages due to lack of explanation, Dr. Hawkins presented monthly seminars and provided detailed explanations that are too lengthy to describe in book format. Recordings are available, along with questions and answers that provide additional clarification.

The overall design of this lifetime work is to recontextualize the human experience in terms of the evolution of consciousness and to integrate a comprehension of both mind and spirit as expressions of the innate Divinity that is the substrate and ongoing source of life and Existence. This dedication is signified by the statement “Gloria in Excelsis Deo!” with which his published works begin and end.

LIFE EVENTS OF INTEREST

Awards and Recognition
• Inducted into the 2006 American Psychiatric Association 50-year Distinguished Life Fellows honor
• Inducted into the 2006 Orthomolecular Medicine Hall of Fame
• Established Devotional Nonduality as a major spiritual pathway and the Science of Consciousness Research
• Published numerous articles in spiritual periodicals, 1990 - current
• As appeared on The Today Show, Science, Barbara Walters, the McNeil-Leher News Hour and talk radio shows worldwide
• Presents lectures and workshops throughout the U.S., along with monthly full-day seminars, 2002 - current
• Gave annual Landsberg Lecture at the University of California Medical School at San Francisco
• Listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World
• Appointed consultant to the Unity School of Religious Studies and post-graduate curriculum, including establishment of the Unity School of Consciousness Studies, 2003
• Published research on Science of Consciousness in series of books in 14 languages
• Establishment of worldwide independent study groups
• Nobelists and world leaders accorded recognition in support of world value of research and writings: Dr. Linus Pauling; Mother Theresa; Lee Iacocca; Sam Walton; Bill W. (founder of Alcoholics Anonymous); numerous clergy and businessmen (spirit in business).
• Consultant to government leaders, South Korea, 2000
• Received title “Tae Ryoung Sun Kak Dosa” (Teacher of Enlightenment), Seoul, Korea, 2000
• Knighted by the Sovereign Order of the Hospitaliers of St. John of Jerusalem by authority of the Priory of King Waldemar the Great. The Order was established in 1070 and arrived in Denmark around 1164. The ceremony was conducted by H. H. Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe on October 7, 2000. He was elected to the Order in October 1996 and was sponsored by Fernando Flores, then an ambassador to the United Nations. The Danish Order then established a branch in the Americas, which supports humanitarian projects in third-world countries.
• Physicians Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 1992
• Elected to Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Founded 1077), 1989
• Invited to become Commissioner of Mental Health, State of New York, February, 1983
• Citation from Medical College of Wisconsin for “Contribution to Medicine”
• Taught classes on Advaita
• Published articles with Bill W., cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous
• Taught classes based on A Course in Miracles
• Consultant to clergy, cloistered nuns, Episcopal and Catholic dioceses, the Zen Monastery (NYC), and spiritual groups
• North Nassau Mental Health Center Award for “Dedication to the Alleviation of Human Suffering,” 1978
• Huxley Award for “Inestimable Contribution to the Alleviation of Human Suffering,” 1979
• Published Orthomolecular Psychiatry with Nobelist Linus Pauling, 1973
• Published numerous scientific papers in the American Journal of Psychiatry amongst other fine publications, 1953 - current
• Founder and Director, The Mental Health Center (largest practice in New York City), 1958 - 1980
• Training Psychoanalysis by Prof. Lionel Oversey, M.D., at Columbia University Psychoanalytic Institute
• Supervising Psychiatrist, New York State Department of Mental Hygiene, 1957
• Awarded Fellowship in Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, 1956
• Intern, Columbia Hospital, New York School of Psychiatry, 1954
• Mosby Book Award for Scholastic Excellence, 1953
• Alpha Omega Alpha – National Medical Scholastic Honor Society, 1952
Founded
• North Nassau Mental Health Center, Inc., 1958
• Federation of Mental Health Centers, 1963
• North Nassau Clinical Laboratories, 1970
• North Nassau Research Division and Laboratories, 1971
• An Integrated System for the Care of Schizophrenics, 1971
• Academy of Orthomolecular Psychiatry, 1971
• Institute for Applied Spiritual Studies, 1980
Co-Founded
• Schizophrenics Anonymous (Board of Directors; Medical Advisor)
• Schizophrenia Foundation of New York State (Incorporator; Director)
• Schizophrenia Foundation of Long Island (Board of Directors; Medical Advisor)
• Institute for Scientific Communications (Incorporator; Board of Directors)
• Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry (Editorial Board)
• Journal of Schizophrenia (Editorial Board)
• St. George’s Day Activities Center (Medical Advisor)
• The Attitudinal Healing Center of Long Island (Board of Directors; Medical Advisor)
• Christ Church Day Activities Center (Medical Advisor)
• The Masters Gallery of Fine Arts (Co-Director)
• Mental Health Fairs
• The Gateposts Halfway House (Medical Advisor)
• Garfield House (Halfway House)
• Day Activities Center of Port Washington (Medical Advisor)
• Brunswick House (Alcoholism; Psychiatric Consultant)
• New York Association of Holistic Health Centers
• Life Support Systems (Board of Directors)
• Space Form (Ecologic Communities and Low-Energy Housing)
• Became Director Emeritus of the North Nassau Mental Health Center in 1980 and gave up psychiatric practice to spend full time on spiritual research.

Membership

• American Medical Association (Life Member)
• American Psychiatric Association (Life Member)
• New York State Medical Society
• Nassau County Medical Society
• Nassau Physicians Guild
• Nassau Academy of Medicine
• New York Academy of Science
• The American Association for the Advancement of Science
• New York State Psychiatric Association
• Qualified Psychiatrist, New York State Department of Mental Health
• Nassau Psychiatric Society
• New York State Clinical Directors Association
• American Association of Psychiatric Administrators
• Academy of Orthomolecular Psychiatry (Founding President; Chairman of the Board)
• International Academy of Preventive Medicine
• American Holistic Health Association
• The Huxley Institute for Biosocial Research (Board of Directors)
• Academy of Religion and Mental Health
• New York State Association of the Professions
• The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
• Schizophrenia Foundation of New York State (Board of Directors; Medical Advisor)
• The Attitudinal Healing Center of Long Island (Board of Directors; Medical Advisor)
• North Nassau Mental Health Center (Director Emeritus)
• Medical Society of the Brunswick Hospital (Director of Psychiatric Research)
• Attending Staff, Gracie Square Hospital
• Youth Consultation Services, Episcopal Dioceses, Long Island (Psychiatric Consultant)
• Editorial Board, Journal of Orthomolecular Psychiatry
• Editorial Board, Journal of Schizophrenia
• Editorial Board, (Alcoholism), Journal of Psychotherapy
• American Schizophrenia Association (Scientific Advisory Board)
• National Society for Autistic Children (Professional Advisory Board)
• Long Island Council on Alcoholism
• The Federation of Mental Health Centers (Co-founder)
• American Medical Society on Alcoholism
• Arizona Medical Society
• Arizona Psychiatric Society
• Brunswick House (Director of Research, Alcoholism)
• The National Acupuncture Research Society
• American Geriatric Society
• International Council on Applied Nutrition
• The Academy of Preventive Medicine
• Canadian Psychiatric Association (Associate Member)
• American Society for Psychological Research
• Monroe Institute for Applied Science
• International Kirlian Research Association
• National Council on Alcoholism
• The Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
• The Society for the Study of Addictions
• American Institute for Scientific Communications (Co-founder)
• International Society for General Semantics
• Consultant on Alcoholism, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
• American Ontoanalytic Association
• Consultant, New York Foundling Hospital
• New York Paleontological Society
• Consultant, Operation Hotline
Non-Medical Memberships
• The First Zen Institute of America, 1960
• The Institute for Applied Spiritual Studies (Founder, Chairman), 1983
• Institute for Advanced Spiritual Research, Inc. [501© (3) Public Charity], 1983
• Sovereign Order, St John of Jerusalem, 1995
• Devotional Nonduality Community (Founder, 2003)

The Straight Path to God

In order to get on the straight path to God, you must by-pass the inexplicable such as psychics and the mysterious. Those things reveal themselves when conditions are appropriate.

Light My Desire

I have a question for you. Have you ever experienced a really nagging, excruciating toothache? Like, the worst kind. Shooting pain, sweats, desperate for treatment?

So, would it be safe to assume that you possess, right now, a desire not to want a toothache? Five seconds ago, before you read this, were you aware that you had a desire not to want a toothache? No. Why?

Because that desire was already fulfilled.

But if suddenly your tooth started aching right now, BOOM, your desire would awaken. You’d say, “I don’t want to have a toothache.” And then, when that toothache pain dissipated, you would feel great fulfillment. Correct?

We have no awareness of desire that is already fulfilled.

The kabbalists explain that when we - the souls of humanity - were originally created, every possible desire was already fulfilled. We were born a completely fulfilled soul.

We were also born unappreciative of what the Creator was instilling within us.

Just like you were unconscious of your desire not to have a toothache, because that desire was completely fulfilled, we were literally born unconscious, unaware, unappreciative of what the Creator was instilling within us.

Think about this for a minute. Imagine all the possible joys in your life, from sex and food and movies to watching your kids grow and feeling competent at work and being in a loving relationship. Every conceivable pleasure we now have a desire for was once ours.

But we were unconscious. So we said to the Creator, “Hey, we want to wake up! We want to truly appreciate. We need to experience a world that will ignite our desire.”

If the Light we were born into included infinite happiness, we needed to experience infinite sadness to awaken a thirst and hunger for that happiness.

If infinite peace of mind was included in everything that was fulfilling us, we asked to experience infinite depression, fear, and anxiety to awaken the desire and thirst for that healing and fulfillment.

That is why the Zohar says you only know something by its opposite. You only know white when you see black. You only know Light when you see darkness. You only know up when you see down.

It’s a bit depressing, no? Does this mean we need to experience pain every time we want to taste happiness? The answer is no.

This week, pay attention to the law of opposites. Reflect back on your life, your happiest memories, your feelings of greatest accomplishment. Were they preceded by hardship, by lack, by tough times? The next seven days, find strength to see through to the other side of whatever difficulty you are facing by meditating on the words of Rav Ashlag:

“Every good situation is nothing more than the fruit born
by a bad situation that preceded it.”

And stay tuned for next week’s answers to these questions:

If the Light is infinite, and includes infinite solutions to our problems, couldn’t the Light also come up with the solution to the ultimate paradox of existence?

How do we experience pleasure without having to experience pain?

How can we awaken that desire?

All the best,

Yehuda

There is a preferred method by which news is glamorized and expanded on. The “What if” scenario plays on the public’s need to feel there was another way the event may have turned out if things didn’t turned out the way they did. This is the game of hypothesizing. Since the hypothetical doesn’t exist (except in your mind), you may think this has no importance regarding the path to enlightenment. Anything, however which has the ability to divert your attention and excite your ego, is contributory to distracting your spiritual efforts. The hypothetical is a constant disruption in your energy field. How does this relate to the path to enlightenment?

There is a spiritual school of thought cautioning not following the negative news of world events. Observing what is happening with neutrality however can be an enlightening process. As a student on the path, think of the possibilities for testing your ability to remain detached from the infinite theater of the material world. As each day passes, the media barrage regularly offers up grisly events with the ensuing hypothetical “What ifs.” The news may possibly be experienced by your psyche as a disturbance. Higher consciousness knows there are no problems however, only karmic propensities. So, by using these experiences as a test for your consciousness, it may in fact accelerate the path of the spiritual student.

Spiritual groups often practice cloistering themselves to remain detached from the negative aspects of the material world. Since this world is the perfect proving ground for your spirit, it makes great sense to place yourself in the middle of the discord occasionally, in order to practice remaining neutral despite it all. Could there possibly be a better way of living higher consciousness while detachedly observing the chaos surrounding you?

The process of living unbiased within a difficult world may be the greatest spiritual exercise for your soul, while transcending levels of consciousness. Through the process of surrendering and trusting all to Divinity, this one practice alone may be the only thing necessary on the path to enlightenment. This method isn’t effortless, but extremely rewarding.

The word “hope” is brandished about unequivocally everywhere you turn lately. Hope brings emotional swells of dreams not yet fulfilled. Along with the word “hope,” come feelings of inspiration and encouragement. Hope feels supportive. It is identified with prayer, religion, and a feeling of spirituality. What is hope?

There are many definitions of the word “hope.” The dilemma lies in the Truth that hope is merely a word with a human definition, non-existent in Reality. Hope may appear as a feeling that what is wanted will happen, or a desire accompanied by expectation. It might emerge as something sought after, anticipated or trusted and relied upon. To be hopeful is expecting to get what you want. Alternatively, you may yearn for a person, event, or something to succeed. Hope is, according to Merriam Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, to cherish a desire with expectation, to place confidence or trust in a thing with an expectation or belief in the possibility of acquiring something. Hope is defined as aspiration, faith, conviction, belief, yearning, craving, and wanting. What happens however, when human beings’ hopes are shattered? Are we to keep hoping for the same desired results, or do we shift our hopes and desires to something else?

In Buddhism, it is said that the act of craving or desiring brings suffering. The more you want or desire, the more desire controls you. Even your faith and beliefs can fail, falter, or be crushed. Therefore, you could say that hope brings suffering. The mere act of desiring something immediately brings the fear of not getting the desired outcome. Fear causes grief, stress, confusion, and anger. The cycle of hoping for outcomes seldom or never achieved brings endless anguish. Consequently, is hope in reality hopeless? The mere mention of the word hopelessness conjures up failure and distress. How do we stop hoping?

On the spiritual path to enlightenment, it is preferable to have no expectations and witness everything as it is. By living fully present and neutrally aware, you are living consciously, in harmony and concordance. Divinity is with you, as you exist as a prayer and live in gratitude for your present life. Then, whatever life has to offer, your consciousness reflects willingness, intention, acceptance, fearlessness, and love. The word “hope” evaporates into a knowing that God is the only sacred trust, which is essential.

If a person thinks first about the needs of the other, and thinks only second about himself, he’ll always be guided to the right answers.

Wherever it is that you focus, that is where your answers will come from. When you think of yourself first, you will always get the wrong information.

There is an ancient Aramaic word that kabbalists sometimes use. The word is lezulat. And it means…

For another.

The word lezulat is not a charming little piece of spiritual history; it’s a secret code that will lead us to prosperity and well-being. We live in the “me-first” paradigm, and our belief system states that we will achieve more if we think about ourselves. We’re always looking out for Number You-Know What.

Wrong!

Kabbalah teaches that if you think of others - if you struggle to find what’s good for them - you yourself can have more.

Life is full of questions and answers. When my only agenda is to advance myself, the flow of energy and information has stopped. At every step, others must be injected into my calculations. It’s the only way to tap into that 99% world of guidance and right information.

This week, while you’re selling somebody something, or having a heart-to-heart with a friend, or disciplining your child, take 60 seconds to think about the other person. If you were him, how would you feel? This process immediately injects sharing into the equation - and when that happens, every decision you make will be based on Light.

All the best,

Yehuda

The greatest challenge in a relationship is to learn how to be unconditional. Having expectations and conditions in a relationship is ultimately about being a victim. Every time we catch ourselves complaining - especially about the same thing - we are expecting the other person to make the relationship better. It’s very possible that something is not right, but if it is the same issue and it is a source for fighting, being a victim is not going to strengthen the relationship. Being a victim hurts the relationship because it injects the energy of “poor me” which is the opposite of Light.

The powerful thing is to look inward and ask,

What about me can I work on to bring better communication?

There’s a kabbalistic concept called receiving for the sake of sharing. There are different ways to express giving. One of them is giving whatever the receiver wants: love, affection, wisdom, lessons, strength, time, energy, money, etc. But there is another way, and that is asking for help and permitting the other person to give, and by doing this, helping them. Often, when we complain, it is not because we care about the other person but rather because we care about ourselves and we are annoyed. Asking is sometimes a way of giving.

I remember a couple who had a big issue about expectations. Perhaps it’s more correct to say the wife had expectations, but I couldn’t blame her. Her husband worked from home and had issues with organization and tidying up. She complained that he couldn’t keep his papers and files in the home office, and they ended up being on the kitchen table, in the bedroom, and anywhere there was unused space in the apartment. Her teacher shared with her this idea, that if she would stop expecting him to clean up, it would seem to her as a gift, and in showing genuine appreciation for her husband’s effort for even tidying up minimally, he would be inspired to keep up the good work.

What happens when you ask from the right place, but the other person doesn’t really listen or hear? Whenever there is a blockage in the relationship, it’s about being able to take care of the need - whatever they say or do - and being in a place where you are offering them an opportunity to go outside of themselves. Is your real intention to help them grow?

Remember, we all have issues. We all have to help each other go outside of ourselves. It’s not about being in control of the relationship; it’s about injecting Light into the relationship. If the souls are meant to be together, the chemistry and the potential are there. Sometimes, when a person has no desire to change whatsoever, souls are not meant to be together.

The whole concept of being a victim is very strong in relationships and sometimes for all the right reasons. But if we are not increasing Light in the relationship, it is a dead-end. We have two choices — to be annoyed or to say “What can I do about it”. Being stuck in the role of victim will only bring anger and negativity.

This week, continually ask yourself,

“Where am I coming from? Am I being a receiver or a giver?”

All the best,

Yehuda

Imagine two pipes transporting water from point A to point B. The first pipe is clogged with all sorts of junk, causing the water to dribble out. The second pipe is clear and free, allowing the water to flow infinitely.

This simple metaphor explains what happens when we hold on too tightly to how we think people, situations, and ourselves “should” be. When we are control junkies, micromanaging every little detail, unable to open to another view of things, we block the flow of Light into our lives.

So here is where I tell you to open up and let the Light in. But don’t confuse this with “let go, let God”, because that’s not entirely how it works. God, the Light, the Creator, Jesus, Allah, or however you connect to the source of all good, is not going to hand you everything on a silver platter. You still need to work your butt off in this life. But the more you remind yourself, “I don’t see the bigger picture,” the more divine assistance you will receive.

I had a student a few years ago who was desperate to get pregnant. She was a real type-A personality; a successful medical practice, a wonderful husband, a great social life — she had it all. Her greatest dream was to have a child, someone to whom she could pass on all of her wisdom and greatness. She had the child’s life all planned out — the best nursery schools, private education, Harvard, a year at Oxford, and so forth. The only problem was, she couldn’t conceive. No matter what doctor, acupuncturist, herbalist or Indian chief she ran to, no one could help her.

In working with her, we explored the possible spiritual causes of her dilemma. After much difficult deep-digging, she came to the understanding that holding on so tightly to her expectations of what the child needed to be was quite possibly blocking her from conception. In addition to overcoming herself internally, she followed the various kabbalistic prescriptions for overcoming fertility. Today, four years later, she is the mother of two beautiful twins! The lesson here is fixating on what she wanted was preventing her from getting what she needed.

This week, I ask you to create a two-columned list. On one side, title it “Every area in which I am stuck.” Be specific. If it’s money, write, “I can’t seem to make more than 50K a year.” If it’s relationships, write, “my wife and I don’t talk anymore.” Then in the right column, title it, “How I can let go.” You may put in that column, “stop trying to change my wife,” “stop climbing the corporate ladder and find a new career.” You get the idea.

If you are not willing to write things down, then here are some practical actions you can take to let go:

1. Ask for advice or help
2. Discover who you have been hurting as a result of not letting go
3. Ask yourself what benefit you are receiving from holding on so tightly

In the final analysis, we are all control junkies. This week, let’s try a little rehab, shall we?

All the best,

Yehuda

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Michael Vogt wrote:
“Life’s Great Illusions and Myths”

Thanks,
Michael

Hi Michael,

Our non-linear time of death is likened to a DVD that has a certain amount of time to “run” in the realm of the non-physical. In this physical world it translates to a time period, not an actual date. Due to time being a material world phenomena, “time’ in the non-physical doesn’t translate to a date. The time spoken of here is not a measurable amount, but a karmic issue to undo or correct. It is actually inexplicable, but I’ll attempt a more detailed explanation.

Everything does have the potentiality to change an outcome, except Divinity’s leaving time for us. Even suicide does not parametrically void “time of death,” although the explanation as to why cannot efficiently be explained. When our leaving time is imminent, certain factors draw us toward that end, including the taking of one’s own life. The spirit however always finds its own level in the eternal (nonmaterial) realm.

Even how we treat the body is merely a way of higher consciousness honoring the body, but has no bearing on our time of death. It is only pertinent in the realm of Consciousness. The experts who say we can live longer by living healthier are in error. We cannot extend life, no matter how healthy we live. It is more about how we feel about ourselves and the gift of life. We may die at 92 after eating a diet of cheese sandwiches and smoking cigars for 80 years as my grandfather did, or die of cancer at 13. If we are living longer in general it is due to collective karma, and not science alone.

We all incarnated for certain reasons and have a finite amount of time to fulfill the plan. If we don’t realize the plan, we still have the same amount of time. What we can change is our Karma and our level of consciousness as we become closer to God. How long we’re here is really of no other consequence.

Blessings,
Myswizard

This article is in response to Dr. Hawkins most recent lecture regarding spirituality and issues of our modern civilization, which I’ve just attended.

The errors of modern society have made the spiritual path more difficult. What we’re witnessing today is perception becoming everyday truth as opposed to Absolute Truth (The Truth of Divinity). This is the Truth of Divinity via the Infinite Field of Consciousness (God) through the use of higher levels of consciousness and Kinesiology. This has led to Western civilization’s level of consciousness falling to non-integrity. This was tested on stage by Dr Hawkins.

What is happening?
Due to present events this has become a significant issue. We are at a critical point because what is being witnessed through the media, politics, business, and education is relativism in its most radical form. It is the collapse of society through the repetition of false-speak as well as errors in thought and action due to lower levels of consciousness often in the form of evil run amok. Relativism is the truth according to the individual. This would imply that there are as many truths as there are people and beliefs.

There is only one Truth about anything. You either have Truth or non-truth. The Truth itself has its levels of essence according to the realm of its existence, nevertheless Truth is still Truth. The light is either on (regardless of its luminescence) or it’s not.

Since we are already witnessing world relativism what we’re left with is the truth according to personal beliefs run rampant. Cynics and skeptics abound, creating more of the same. Cynicism and skepticism both calibrate beneath the level of integrity (200) Power versus Force, Dr. David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.)

What is there to do? (Articles…What’s Going on With the World?, Forgive Them For They Know Not What They Do).
In the real-world perhaps a march or a protest would be involved, but the path to enlightenment precludes force and activism. Only the Power of Divinity stands as a certainty to those who choose to embrace the path to God through Truth.

Although following Divinity through religion or religious doctrine may find you kinder and forgiving, the path to God through Truth leads to enlightenment. What needs to be known is why this is happening, and the why is the current level of world consciousness. Nearly 85% of the world calibrates below integrity. That would certainly prohibit forcing change upon all of the worlds’ societies. By raising yourself up, you help to raise up the world. This is teaching by example. The power of the levels of love and kindness, is stronger exponentially than all the lower levels combined.

Where are we going?
The where does not matter to most of the world because of the above evident reasons, but the implications of what we do here are karmic and can be lasting nevertheless.

The short time we spend in our earthly life, has led many to wonder where we spend eternity. Although this question may not become relevant until we’ve reached a certain level of consciousness, the Truth of eternity is we reside where we have become as a result of what we are. This is a personal choice — a choice our essence makes as an eternal being.

Why is this important to know?
What we create on earth is a part of our eternal journey and the mere tip of the iceberg of what we can aspire to be when the realization of Divinity is within us. It all depends on whether or not the journey to be with or be like God, is essential to you as an infinite spirit. Only the fear of the loss of the ego self prevents us from being our Highest Self. Relativity/perception becomes Essence when we are aware of the presence of God. Until then, what we have is what we are witnessing. To paraphrase Dr. Hawkins, There is no opposition to upholding your own Highest potential. To perfect the potentiality of that which you are, is revering God in the Highest, and is your greatest gift to the world.

What does the body have to do with enlightenment and God?

The body is a physical representation of the manifestation of the presence of God, in a separate linear form containing our individualized spirit/essence — all of which is within The Infinite Electromagnetic, All-Powerful, Omniscient, Omnipresent Field of the Source of All That Exists.

The scientific evolution of our human form, is the content within the context of the entire evolution/creation from the Godhead to this nonlinear/linear point in time. The exclusion herein of the explanations of scientific form, is due to the vast amount of integrous information available. In keeping with the journey to enlightenment and spiritual explanations, further material regarding evolutionary descriptions will be deferred to the Encyclopedia Britannica.

The word “the” has been used for our body because personalization of the body, immediately creates ownership. ‘My body’ has a different sense than ‘this’ body or ‘the’ body. When ownership is assigned to the body, all personal feeling stemming from the ego takes precedence.

The purpose of the body is to represent the essence of what we are on a material plane for karmic consideration. This is a tough karmic school. Our karmic inheritance and proclivities are worked out best on a linear world, even though the eternal Spirit is in a constant mode of learning and experiencing in all realms.

Feelings arise prenatally. Sensory perception allows us to recognize feelings such as pain, pleasure, discomfort, heat, cold, and eventually how we view ourselves in the world against the backdrop of others. As we age, our opinions of others and ourselves form from our parents, peers, society, media, worldly glamorization, and both subtle and overt indoctrination.

What our intentions are regarding the use of the body in each incarnation, is more relevant than what happens to the body. For example: an event may cause severe limitations on the body, but how one chooses to accept and use the situation to the highest advantage, is related to levels of consciousness and karma. Ones choice of acceptance and surrender versus regret and anger is directly connected to the purpose of that particular karmic journey. Each journey is a gift from Divinity to work out our individual purposes for incarnating.

How we relate and react to other bodies is a direct response from one’s level of consciousness also. As physical beings we have infinite choices in how to react to or view others. The ego can be condemning, judgmental, and solicitous. On the other hand, as ego diminishes, we can be accepting, kind, considerate and compassionate. All of our choices have karmic consequences.

At higher levels of consciousness what we become does not judge, nor denigrate what we see. Everything as every body, is a gift from God to the rest of the world. All life forms on the planet are to be respected and revered for the separate but divine entities, which they are, spawned from the Infinite Unified Field of the Divine Presence.

What really matters regarding the body?

Our care of the body is related to how we view, as well as feel about it. Some take extremely good care of the body throughout their lives via proper nutrition, exercise, and general health considerations. Others have no concern whatsoever about these matters.

How we treat the body has more to do with personal intrinsic levels of consciousness which often preempts what has been learned. Addictions, and extreme or base behaviors, exemplify one’s disrespect for the body. Plying the body with alcohol and drugs, and/or intense interest in extreme actions in the form of high-risk taking sports and other such behaviors, is a clear indication that life is being lived for the thrill, and not for spiritual growth.

Basic respect for the body as our form of worldly transportation in this life, is a product of higher levels of consciousness. With spirituality and/or religious devotion to God, the body is seen as a divine gift to be treated with reverence and respect. Higher levels of consciousness do not look a gift horse in the mouth.

Fears regarding the body tend to spring forth from fear of pain or death. Unnatural or overly intense fears should be addressed through proper professional counseling due to certain psychiatric conditions, and both physical, mental, and spiritual manifestations (i.e. disease).

After this world, what?

As spirit passes from the material to the non-material realm, physicality is left behind like an old set of clothing. It is uninteresting and unimportant to our essence at this point, although our survivors tend to treat it with reverence as the disposal, burial and grieving process begins.

Life for spirit continues on in the realm we float to according to our level of consciousness and karmic inheritance. You might say we retain a nonphysical body, which encompasses our essence or essential nature. At higher levels of consciousness, any form is not necessary although a non-linear sensory perception is retained. Essence sees without eyes, hears without ears, speaks without a voice, and thinks without a brain. We are what we are at the level of our consciousness and other factors, and we are privy to this body (of ) knowledge only after crossing into the nonphysical realm.

Lifetimes of incarnations, spiritual knowledge and ascending levels of consciousness, are the path to God. Just like in the earthly realm, the non-earthly realm does not preclude spirit from remaining at certain levels infinitely without overcoming obstacles to higher levels. Neither does the spirit realm mean that we have instant access to God or are godly in our essential existence. Hierarchies preclude spirit from having access to other realms and our spiritual intentions send us toward what we become, as we continue throughout our eternal existence.

As a new incarnation begins, we again are prepared to accept spiritual amnesia, as we go forth into the unknown with our tiny body and our karmic inheritance, ready for a brand new life and a tough school of learning ahead. This is the perfect sequence of evolution/creation via The Presence of Divinity.

These are just a few of the simpler but numerous tested statements which will be in a Q and A book of tested, complete answers to some of the spiritual worlds’ most pressing questions. This book will further explain how The Power of Truth is the key to utilizing The Power of Divinity. I hope to make it available in 2007.
Blessings
Myswizard

1. In God’s design, what we are doing on the planet is of the highest importance. (T)
2. God is Everything. (T)
3. God does not have preferences. (T)
4. God has no labels for anything. (T)
5. We are all one with God. We cannot be anything else. (T)
6. Our individual LOCs are how ‘like’ God we are. (T)
7. There is no reward-punishment, higher or lower. It is all Karma. (T)
8. Our karmic inheritance is its own reward. (T)
9. Spirit incarnates with a general life plan, depending on LOCs. (T)
10. Spirit is capable of sending messages from the non-material realm to the material realm in an infinite number of ways. (T)
11. Our Karmic plan is subject to change depending on propensities. (T)
12. We do not necessarily incarnate to ‘act’ or ‘be’ a certain way. (T)
13. All levels of consciousness may plan an incarnation, but lower levels must have permission. (T)
14. Permissions in non-local realms are granted by hierarchies, through God.(T)
15. We can incarnate for others lessons with permission only. (T)
16. There is nothing God cannot do. (T)
17. All realms have hierarchies (like a pyramid) with God at the Absolute Highest point. (T)
18. Our planet is a school of consciousness raising. (T)
19. Higher perception appears spontaneously. (T)
20. Physical manifestations occur only when conditions are appropriate. (T)
21. Humans cannot manifest by intention alone. (T)
22. Only God manifests through intention alone. (T)
23. The “Law of Attraction” is a contrivance. Everything has its own level of consciousness (frequency) and may attract you based on your own LOC. (You cannot create “anything” for yourself that you want to do, be or have. You are not the absolute creator of your own experience and you cannot necessarily harness the power of The Law of Attraction to have all you desire. These are over-glamorized myths of the spiritual and self-help set) You can only create within the parameters of Divinity that which is purposeful. All other manifestations have nothing to do with the path to God. (T)
24. What is Truth is that Karma and actualized propensities create what will be created and what you truly are is what the Self has become. You (as the small self) cannot necessarily have all you desire, (and desiring calibrates low on the MAP of consciousness scale). All that can be done is to create conditions and wait for outcomes. Praying for the highest good and raising your own level of consciousness is tapping the power of Divinity. (T)

INTRODUCTION

Jnana is knowledge. To know Brahman as one’s own Self is Jnana. To say, “I am Brahman, the pure, all-pervading Consciousness, the non-enjoyer, non-doer and silent witness,” is Jnana. To behold the one Self everywhere is Jnana.

Ajnana is ignorance. To identify oneself with the illusory vehicles of body, mind, Prana and the senses is Ajnana. To say, ” I am the doer, the enjoyer, I am a Brahmin, a Brahmachari, this is mine, he is my son,” is Ajnana. Jnana alone can destroy Ajnana, even as light alone can remove darkness.

Brahman, the Supreme Self, is neither the doer of actions nor the enjoyer of the fruits of actions. The creation, preservation and destruction of the world are not due to Him. They are due to the action of Maya, the Lord’s energy manifesting itself as the world-process.

Just as space appears to be of three kinds - absolute space, space limited by a jar, and space reflected in the water of a jar, - so also there are three kinds of intelligence. They are absolute intelligence, intelligence reflected in Maya, and intelligence reflected in the Jiva (the individual soul). The notion of the doer is the function of intelligence as reflected in the intellect. This, together with the notion of Jiva, is superimposed by the ignorant on the pure and limitless Brahman, the silent witness.

The illustration of space absolute, space limited by a jar and space reflected in water of a jar, is given to convey the idea that in reality Brahman alone is. Because of Maya, however, It appears as three.

The notion that the reflection of intelligence is real, is erroneous, and is due to ignorance. Brahman is without limitation; limitation is a superimposition on Brahman.

The identity of the Supreme Self and the Jiva or reflected self is established through the statement of the Upanishad ‘Tat Tvam Asi’ - ‘That Thou Art’. When the knowledge of the identity of the two arises, then world problems and ignorance, with all their offshoots, are destroyed and all doubts disappear.

Self-realization or direct intuitive perception of the Supreme Self is necessary for attaining freedom and perfection. This Jnana Yoga or the path of Wisdom is, however, not meant for the masses whose hearts are not pure enough and whose intellects are not sharp enough to understand and practice this razor-edge path. Hence, Karma Yoga and Upasana (Bhakti) are to be practiced first, which will render the heart pure and make it fit for the reception of Knowledge.

BRAHMAN AND MAYA

Brahman is Sat, the Absolute, Reality. That which exists in the past, present and future; which has no beginning, middle and end; which is unchanging and not conditioned by time, space and causation; which exists during the waking, dream and deep sleep states; which is of the nature of one homogeneous essence, is Sat. This is found in Brahman, the Absolute. The scriptures emphatically declare: “Only Sat was prior to the evolution of this universe.”

This phenomenal universe is unreal. Isvara created this universe out of His own body (Maya), just as a spider creates a web from its own saliva. It is merely an appearance, like a snake in a rope or like silver in mother-of-pearl. It has no independent existence.

It is difficult to conceive how the Infinite comes out of Itself and becomes the finite. The magician can bring forth a rabbit out of a hat. We see it happening but we cannot explain it; so we call it Maya or illusion.

Maya is a strange phenomenon which cannot be accounted for by any law of Nature. It is incapable of being described. Its relation to Brahman is like that of heat to fire. The heat of fire is neither one with it nor different from it.

Does Maya really exist or not ? The Advaitin gives this reply: “This inscrutable Maya cannot be said either to exist or not to exist”.

If we know the nature of Brahman, then all names, forms and limitations fall away. The world is Maya because it is not the essential truth of the infinite Reality - Brahman. Somehow the world exists and its relation to Brahman is indescribable. The illusion vanishes through the attainment of knowledge of Brahman. Sages, Rishis and scriptures declare that Maya vanishes entirely as soon as knowledge of the Supreme Self dawns.

Brahman alone really exists. The Jiva, the world and this little “I” are false. Rise above names and forms and kill the false egoism. Go beyond Maya and annihilate ignorance. Constantly meditate on the Supreme Brahman, your divine nature.

The world is unreal when compared to Brahman. It is a solid reality to a worldly and passionate man only. To a realized sage it exists like a burnt cloth. To a Videhamukta (disembodied sage) it does not exist at all. To a man of discrimination it loses its charm and attraction.

Do not leave the world to enter a forest because you now read that the world is unreal. You will be utterly ruined if you do this without proper qualifications. Be first established in the conviction that the world is unreal and Brahman alone is real. This will help you to develop dispassion and a strong yearning for liberation. Stay in the world but be not worldly; strive for liberation by the practice of Sadhana Chatushtaya.

SADHANA CHATUSHTAYA

Jnana Yoga of Brahma Vidya or the science of the Self is not a subject that can be understood and realized through mere intellectual study, reasoning, ratiocination, discussion or arguments. It is the most difficult of all sciences.

A student who treads the path of Truth must, therefore, first equip himself with Sadhana Chatushtaya - the “four means of salvation”. They are discrimination, dispassion, the sixfold qualities of perfection, and intense longing for liberation - Viveka, Vairagya, Shad-Sampat and Mumukshutva. Then alone will he be able to march forward fearlessly on the path. Not an iota of spiritual progress is possible unless one is endowed with these four qualifications.

These four means are as old as the Vedas and this world itself. Every religion prescribes them; the names differ from path to path but this is immaterial. Only ignorant people have the undesirable habit of practicing lingual warfare and raising unnecessary questions. Pay no attention to them. It is your duty to try to eat the fruit instead of wasting time in counting the leaves of the tree. Try now to understand these four essential requisites for salvation.

Viveka is discrimination between the real and the unreal, between the permanent and the impermanent, between the Self and the non-Self. Viveka dawns in a man through the Grace of God. The Grace can come only after one has done unceasing selfless service in countless births with the feeling that he is an instrument of the Lord and that the work is an offering to the Lord. The door to the higher mind is flung open when there is an awakening of discrimination.

There is an eternal, changeless principle amidst the ever-changing phenomena of this vast universe and the fleeting movements and oscillations of the mind.

The aspirant should separate himself also from the six waves of the ocean of Samsara - birth and death, hunger and thirst, and exhilaration and grief. Birth and death belong to the physical body; hunger and thirst belong to Prana; exhilaration and grief are the attributes of the mind. The Soul is unattached. The six waves cannot touch Brahman which is as subtle as the all-pervading ether.

Association with saints and study of Vedantic literature will infuse discrimination in man. Viveka should be developed to the maximum degree. One should be well established in it.

Vairagya is dispassion for the pleasures of this world and of heaven. The Vairagya that is born of Viveka is enduring and lasting. It will not fail the aspirant. But the Vairagya that comes temporarily to a woman when she gives birth to a child or when one attends a funeral at a crematorium, is of no use. The view that everything in the world is unreal causes indifference to the enjoyments of this world and the heaven-world also. One has to return from heaven to this plane of existence when the fruits of good works are all exhausted. Hence they are not worth striving for.

Vairagya does not mean abandoning one’s social duties and responsibilities of life. It does not mean abandoning the world, for life in a solitary cave of the Himalayas. Vairagya is mental detachment from all worldly objects. One may remain in the world and discharge all duties with detachment. He may be a householder with a large family, yet at the same time he may have perfect mental detachment from everything. He can do spiritual Sadhana amidst his worldly activities. He who has perfect mental detachment in the world is a hero indeed. He is better than a Sadhu living in a Himalayan cave, for the former has to face innumerable temptations every moment of his life.

The third requisite is Shad-Sampat, the sixfold virtue. It consists of Sama, Dama, Uparati, Titiksha, Sraddha and Samadhana. All these six qualities are taken as one because they are calculated to bring about mental control and discipline, without which concentration and meditation are impossible.

Sama is serenity or tranquillity of mind which is brought about through the eradication of desires.
Dama is rational control of the senses.
Uparati is satiety; it is resolutely turning the mind away from desire for sensual enjoyment. This state of mind comes naturally when one has practiced Viveka, Vairagya, Sama and Dama.
Titiksha is the power of endurance. An aspirant should patiently bear the pairs of opposites such as heat and cold, pleasure and pain, etc.
Sraddha is intense faith in the word of the Guru, in Vedantic scriptures and, above all, in one’s own self. It is not blind faith but is based on accurate reasoning, evidence and experience. As such, it is lasting, perfect and unshakable. Such a faith is capable of achieving anything.
Samadhana is fixing the mind on Brahman or the Self, without allowing it to run towards objects. The mind is free from anxiety amid pains and troubles. There is stability, mental poise and indifference amid pleasures. The aspirant has neither like nor dislikes. He has great inner strength and enjoys unruffled peace of mind, due to the practices of Sama, Dama, Uparati, Titiksha and Sraddha.
Mumukshutva is intense desire for liberation or deliverance from the wheel of births and deaths with its concomitant evils of old age, disease, delusion and sorrow. If one is equipped with the previous three qualifications (Viveka, Vairagya and Shad-Sampat), then the intense desire for liberation will come without any difficulty. The mind moves towards the Source of its own accord when it has lost its charm for external objects. When purification of mind and mental discipline are achieved, the longing for liberation dawns by itself.

The aspirant who is endowed with all these four qualification should then approach the Guru who will instruct him on the knowledge of his real nature. The Guru is one who has a thorough knowledge of the scriptures and is also established in that knowledge in direct experience. He should then reflect and meditate on the inner Self and strive earnestly to attain the goal of Self-realization.

A Sadhaka should reflect and meditate. Sravana is hearing of Srutis, Manana is thinking and reflecting, Nididhyasana is constant and profound meditation. Then comes Atma-Sakshatkara or direct realization.

THE SEVEN STAGES OF JNANA

There are seven stages of Jnana or the seven Jnana Bhumikas. First, Jnana should be developed through a deep study of Atma Jnana Sastras and association with the wise and the performance of virtuous actions without any expectation of fruits. This is Subheccha or good desire, which forms the first Bhumika or stage of Jnana. This will irrigate the mind with the waters of discrimination and protect it. There will be non-attraction or indifference to sensual objects in this stage. The first stage is the substratum of the other stages. From it the next two stages, viz., Vicharana and Tanumanasi will be reached. Constant Atma Vichara (Atmic enquiry) forms the second stage. The third stage is Tanumanasi. This is attained through the cultivation of special indifference to objects. The mind becomes thin like a thread. Hence the name Tanumanasi. Tanu means thread - threadlike state of mind. The third stage is also known by the name Asanga Bhavana. In the third stage, the aspirant is free from all attractions. If any one dies in the third stage, he will remain in heaven for a long time and will reincarnate on earth again as a Jnani. The above three stages can be included under the Jagrat state. The fourth stage is Sattvapatti. This stage will destroy all Vasanas to the root. This can be included under the Svapana state. The world appears like a dream. Those who have reached the fourth stage will look upon all things of the universe with an equal eye. The fifth stage is Asamsakti. There is perfect non-attachment to the objects of the world. There is no Upadhi or waking or sleeping in this stage. This is the Jivanmukti stage in which there is the experience of Ananda Svaroopa (the Eternal Bliss of Brahman) replete with spotless Jnana. This will come under Sushupti. The sixth stage is Padartha Bhavana. There is knowledge of Truth. The seventh stage is Turiya, or the state of superconsciousness. This is Moksha. This is also known by the name Turiyatita. There are no Sankalpas. All the Gunas disappear. This is above the reach of mind and speech. Disembodied salvation (Videhamukti) is attained in the seventh stage.

Remaining in the certitude of Atma, without desires, and with an equal vision over all, having completely eradicated all complications of differentiations of ‘I’ or ‘he’, existence or non-existence, is Turiya.

PRACTICAL HINTS

Purify the Chitta by doing Nishkama Karma for twelve years. The effect of Chitta Suddhi is the attainment of Viveka and Vairagya. Acquire the four qualifications (Sadhana Chatushtaya), - Viveka, Vairagya, Shad Sampat and Mumukshuttva. Then approach a Guru. Have Sravana, Manana and Nididhyasana. Study carefully and constantly the twelve classical Upanishads and Yoga Vasishtha. Have a comprehensive and thorough understanding of the Lakshyartha or indicative (real) meaning of the Maha-Vakya ‘Tat Tvam Asi’. Then, constantly reflect over this real meaning throughout the twenty-four hours. This is Brahma-Chintana or Brahma-Vichara. Do not allow any worldly thoughts to enter the mind. Vedantic realization comes not through mere reasoning but through constant Nididhyasana, like the analogy of Brahmarakita Nyaya (caterpillar and wasp). You get Tadakara, Tadrupa, Tanmaya, Tadiyata, Talleenata (Oneness, identity).

Generate the Brahmakara Vritti from your Sattvic Antahkarana through the influence of reflection on the real meaning of the Maha-Vakyas, ‘Aham Brahma Asmi’ or ‘Tat Tvam Asi’. When you try to feel that you are infinity, this Brahmakara Vritti is produced. This Vritti destroys Avidya, induces Brahma Jnana and dies by itself eventually, like Nirmal seed which removes sediment in the water and itself settles down along with the mud and other dirty matter.

Retire into your meditation chamber. Sit on Padma, Siddha, Svastika or Sukha Asana to begin with. Relax the muscles. Close the eyes. Concentrate on or gaze at the Trikute, the space between the two eyebrows. Repeat ‘Om’ mentally with Brahma-Bhavana. This Bhavana is a sine qua non, very very important. Silence the conscious mind. Repeat mentally, feel constantly:

All-pervading ocean of Light I am OM OM OM
Infinity I am OM OM OM
All-pervading infinite Light I am OM OM OM
Vyapaka Paripoorna Jyotirmaya Brahman I am OM OM OM
Omnipotent I am OM OM OM
Omniscient I am OM OM OM
All Bliss I am OM OM OM
Satchidananda I am OM OM OM
All purity I am OM OM OM
All glory I am OM OM OM

All Upadhis (limiting adjuncts such as body, mind, etc.,) will be sublated. All Granthis (knots of heart, viz., Avidya, Kama and Karma - ignorance, desire and action) will be cut asunder. The thin veil, Avarana, will be pierced. The Pancha Kosha Adhyasa (superimposition) will be removed. You will rest doubtless in Satchidananda state. You will get highest Knowledge, highest Bliss, highest Realization and highest end of life. ‘Brahma Vit Brahmaiva Bhavati’. You will become Suddha Satchidananda Vyapaka Paripoorna Brahman. Nasti Atra Samsayah’, there is no doubt of that.

There is no difficulty at all in Atma-Darshan, in Self-Realization. You can have this within the twinkling of an eye as Raja Janaka had, before you can squeeze a flower with fingers, within the time taken for a grain to fall when rolled over a pot. You must do earnest, constant and intense practice. You are bound to succeed in two or three years.

Now-a-days there are plenty of ‘Talking Brahman