Meditation
Expansion of awareness is gained through meditation. It is through expansion of awareness
that we find beauty even in the thorns which contribute to the wholeness of the rose
Meditation does change the personality. It takes away the hardness that is there and brings
that mellowness which love inspires. It teaches how to love, the meaning of love, and even
how to become love. That is the basic change required in the human being of today.
If you have a jug of dirty water, put that jug under the tap and open the tap. As the clean water
falls into the jug, the dirty water will be slowly cleared away leaving only clean water. By
constantly doing our meditations we are doing the same thing—we are adding divine power to
the mind and body. The positive energies being more powerful, push out the negative
energies.
It is only when we dive within ourselves and find the actuality that is within that the outside
universe ceases. It does not cease as far as the material components of it are concerned, but
it ceases in our conceptions.
We meditate effortlessly—but our daily living must be filled with effort.
By meditation, or whatever spiritual practice that is allocated to you, you go beyond the realms
of the mind, you go beyond the realms of the body, you go beyond the realms of the finest
relativity, and you merge away into the Absolute, where experience does not need an external
factor, where experience does not need an experiencer, where experience experiences itself.
That is bliss. That is the love which Christ talks about—and it is not difficult to reach there.
The value of meditation lies in this, that not only the quality of one’s life, but also the quality of
the environment is improved.
We are trying to open up consciousness in a more direct, quick way. We want to find the
source of all happiness.
Meditation is not, and never could be a form of escape from reality. Drug taking is an escape
from reality. Meditation is a way to make you face reality. The efforts of drug taking and
meditation are directly opposite. One forms dependence, the other forms independence.
If you are a Christian, become a better Christian. If you are a Buddhist, become a better
Buddhist. If you are a Jew, become a better Jew. Meditational practices have nothing to do
with religion.
Our meditational practices are designed to bring about an integration of mind, body, and spirit
so we can function as total beings. Then even the sex act can be elevated to such a degree
that it becomes a meditation, a complete mergence.
A beautiful, pleasurable experience you have in meditation is only caused by diving to a
certain level of the mind where the impressions of pleasurable experiences are stored. That is
just being projected to the conscious level and you feel very pleasant.
Meditation and spiritual practices are a prevention, not a cure.
When a person goes into samahdi, if it is real meditation he will not be conscious of his mind
or his body. At that moment the spirit exists within itself. The body breathes and the mind
becomes a void. Because one has transcended the mind and the body, there is a gap. It is
only when you come out of samahdi that you realize, “I have been in samahdi.” The
experience of that samahdi is a joy, a blissful experience, an alertness of itself without the
reflection . . . Pure Light.
The purpose of meditation is to experience truth. We don’t want to know about truth—for that
you go to a university.
Universities only tell you about a thing, what a thing is. What we learn through meditation is to
experience what truth is.
We do not need to analyze the mechanics of darkness, we switch on the light. That we do
through meditation, where we reach to the deepest layer, the source of light, and bring forth
the light to banish all the darkness that is in our lives.
When properly chosen by a spiritual master, a person’s mantra incorporates that moment
when the individual soul parted from the universal soul and became individualized. That very
action, that very motion, created a sound. So the mantra that is given to a person
incorporates the very first impulse of an individual being since he was individuated, his
present state of evolution, and the full range of that which he can attain.
Meditation gives the mind the quietude to push aside that whole universe which is the mind,
and allow a greater force to come through. For this the heart, the core of one’s personality, is
the vehicle or the entrance. This process starts at the level of the mind, which consciously
makes the initial effort, which requires discipline, until the mind goes to a deeper level. That
conscious mind must ignore the repositories of all the samskaras which are in the
subsconscious, so as to create a direct path to the superconscious, the finest level of
relativity, which is the truest reflection of the light. When this level is reached the reflection
shines through to the conscious mind, and enlivens the conscious mind. When the conscious
mind is enlivened by such reflection, it gradually draws the true light of the spirit to it. Then the
conscious mind too can experience the unfolded spirit, which is forever unfolded at the finest
superconscious level.
Things at their subtle levels are more powerful. As we go to the deeper recesses of the mind
and gather greater force and power, we use this strength to overcome the conditioning of the
mind.
When you stand by the seashore the sea seems so rough, with the waves high and turbulent;
but in an airplane a mile or two up . . . the sea seems quiet. Like that, when we begin to
expand our awareness through meditation practices our daily problems fall into perspective.
When a person does not have any experiences during meditation he must never feel that no
progress is made . . . the progress is there.
Flashy experiences in meditation are not signposts. You are just awakening certain layers of
the mind, which produce all the stars and colors. It could very easily be done with a mallet on
the head!
Meditation is the easy way of cleaning oneself of samskaras, the impressions that have
gathered in the ego itself.
Meditating is like performing an operation, using an anesthetic so that it doesn’t hurt to
cleanse oneself. But if the operation was performed without using an anesthetic the cut would
be very, very painful.
It is good that you experience the full range of thoughts and emotions during meditation. It is
good in the sense that without suffering, you are dissolving the impressions instead of having
to live out those experiences in practical daily life where they could become so, so painful.
You look at this flower now. After some months of proper meditation, if you see the same
flower, it will assume a different quality for you. It will be a means of providing you with far
greater joy, appreciation, and beauty than would have been perceived before. Therefore the
saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” There are many simple sayings and injunctions
that we hear, of which we do not understand the true depth or the true worth.
Proper meditation creates that openess of heart through which you dive deep within; and in
diving deep within, you develop and express greater and greater waves of love in the
environment and in your home. Meditation makes life beautiful.
There are such divine forces at work through these practices that you awaken that which is
dormant within you: you awaken the beauty. Most people live a life like a beautiful bud—but
that bud has to be nourished and cared for, so that it will open up and fulfill its dharma.
Mediation awakens virtues and positive qualities in you that you need to come to realization.
The purpose of meditation is to bring about a harmony between mind, body, and spirit. The
harmony already exists; all it requires is conscious recognition and experience. What do we
mean by experiencing harmony? The answer is simple: to feel peace with yourself, so much so
that all problems can come and yet you remain peaceful. It is like Kipling’s poem, “If”—
everything can go all mad and haywire around you and yet you preserve your peace and
tranquillity.
That is what meditation aims to do by a systematic process of taking your mind to the deeper
layers inside. You automatically draw peace from the stillness within.
Though this only requires quieting the mind, that is not all that happens: by activating this
inner resource in your daily life, you being living in compliance with the harmonious laws of
nature. These harmonious laws are the truest reflection of the indescribable God.
Because you are bringing this inner resource, the inner energy, into your waking state of life,
it then becomes a spontaneous process—You live God!
that we find beauty even in the thorns which contribute to the wholeness of the rose
Meditation does change the personality. It takes away the hardness that is there and brings
that mellowness which love inspires. It teaches how to love, the meaning of love, and even
how to become love. That is the basic change required in the human being of today.
If you have a jug of dirty water, put that jug under the tap and open the tap. As the clean water
falls into the jug, the dirty water will be slowly cleared away leaving only clean water. By
constantly doing our meditations we are doing the same thing—we are adding divine power to
the mind and body. The positive energies being more powerful, push out the negative
energies.
It is only when we dive within ourselves and find the actuality that is within that the outside
universe ceases. It does not cease as far as the material components of it are concerned, but
it ceases in our conceptions.
We meditate effortlessly—but our daily living must be filled with effort.
By meditation, or whatever spiritual practice that is allocated to you, you go beyond the realms
of the mind, you go beyond the realms of the body, you go beyond the realms of the finest
relativity, and you merge away into the Absolute, where experience does not need an external
factor, where experience does not need an experiencer, where experience experiences itself.
That is bliss. That is the love which Christ talks about—and it is not difficult to reach there.
The value of meditation lies in this, that not only the quality of one’s life, but also the quality of
the environment is improved.
We are trying to open up consciousness in a more direct, quick way. We want to find the
source of all happiness.
Meditation is not, and never could be a form of escape from reality. Drug taking is an escape
from reality. Meditation is a way to make you face reality. The efforts of drug taking and
meditation are directly opposite. One forms dependence, the other forms independence.
If you are a Christian, become a better Christian. If you are a Buddhist, become a better
Buddhist. If you are a Jew, become a better Jew. Meditational practices have nothing to do
with religion.
Our meditational practices are designed to bring about an integration of mind, body, and spirit
so we can function as total beings. Then even the sex act can be elevated to such a degree
that it becomes a meditation, a complete mergence.
A beautiful, pleasurable experience you have in meditation is only caused by diving to a
certain level of the mind where the impressions of pleasurable experiences are stored. That is
just being projected to the conscious level and you feel very pleasant.
Meditation and spiritual practices are a prevention, not a cure.
When a person goes into samahdi, if it is real meditation he will not be conscious of his mind
or his body. At that moment the spirit exists within itself. The body breathes and the mind
becomes a void. Because one has transcended the mind and the body, there is a gap. It is
only when you come out of samahdi that you realize, “I have been in samahdi.” The
experience of that samahdi is a joy, a blissful experience, an alertness of itself without the
reflection . . . Pure Light.
The purpose of meditation is to experience truth. We don’t want to know about truth—for that
you go to a university.
Universities only tell you about a thing, what a thing is. What we learn through meditation is to
experience what truth is.
We do not need to analyze the mechanics of darkness, we switch on the light. That we do
through meditation, where we reach to the deepest layer, the source of light, and bring forth
the light to banish all the darkness that is in our lives.
When properly chosen by a spiritual master, a person’s mantra incorporates that moment
when the individual soul parted from the universal soul and became individualized. That very
action, that very motion, created a sound. So the mantra that is given to a person
incorporates the very first impulse of an individual being since he was individuated, his
present state of evolution, and the full range of that which he can attain.
Meditation gives the mind the quietude to push aside that whole universe which is the mind,
and allow a greater force to come through. For this the heart, the core of one’s personality, is
the vehicle or the entrance. This process starts at the level of the mind, which consciously
makes the initial effort, which requires discipline, until the mind goes to a deeper level. That
conscious mind must ignore the repositories of all the samskaras which are in the
subsconscious, so as to create a direct path to the superconscious, the finest level of
relativity, which is the truest reflection of the light. When this level is reached the reflection
shines through to the conscious mind, and enlivens the conscious mind. When the conscious
mind is enlivened by such reflection, it gradually draws the true light of the spirit to it. Then the
conscious mind too can experience the unfolded spirit, which is forever unfolded at the finest
superconscious level.
Things at their subtle levels are more powerful. As we go to the deeper recesses of the mind
and gather greater force and power, we use this strength to overcome the conditioning of the
mind.
When you stand by the seashore the sea seems so rough, with the waves high and turbulent;
but in an airplane a mile or two up . . . the sea seems quiet. Like that, when we begin to
expand our awareness through meditation practices our daily problems fall into perspective.
When a person does not have any experiences during meditation he must never feel that no
progress is made . . . the progress is there.
Flashy experiences in meditation are not signposts. You are just awakening certain layers of
the mind, which produce all the stars and colors. It could very easily be done with a mallet on
the head!
Meditation is the easy way of cleaning oneself of samskaras, the impressions that have
gathered in the ego itself.
Meditating is like performing an operation, using an anesthetic so that it doesn’t hurt to
cleanse oneself. But if the operation was performed without using an anesthetic the cut would
be very, very painful.
It is good that you experience the full range of thoughts and emotions during meditation. It is
good in the sense that without suffering, you are dissolving the impressions instead of having
to live out those experiences in practical daily life where they could become so, so painful.
You look at this flower now. After some months of proper meditation, if you see the same
flower, it will assume a different quality for you. It will be a means of providing you with far
greater joy, appreciation, and beauty than would have been perceived before. Therefore the
saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” There are many simple sayings and injunctions
that we hear, of which we do not understand the true depth or the true worth.
Proper meditation creates that openess of heart through which you dive deep within; and in
diving deep within, you develop and express greater and greater waves of love in the
environment and in your home. Meditation makes life beautiful.
There are such divine forces at work through these practices that you awaken that which is
dormant within you: you awaken the beauty. Most people live a life like a beautiful bud—but
that bud has to be nourished and cared for, so that it will open up and fulfill its dharma.
Mediation awakens virtues and positive qualities in you that you need to come to realization.
The purpose of meditation is to bring about a harmony between mind, body, and spirit. The
harmony already exists; all it requires is conscious recognition and experience. What do we
mean by experiencing harmony? The answer is simple: to feel peace with yourself, so much so
that all problems can come and yet you remain peaceful. It is like Kipling’s poem, “If”—
everything can go all mad and haywire around you and yet you preserve your peace and
tranquillity.
That is what meditation aims to do by a systematic process of taking your mind to the deeper
layers inside. You automatically draw peace from the stillness within.
Though this only requires quieting the mind, that is not all that happens: by activating this
inner resource in your daily life, you being living in compliance with the harmonious laws of
nature. These harmonious laws are the truest reflection of the indescribable God.
Because you are bringing this inner resource, the inner energy, into your waking state of life,
it then becomes a spontaneous process—You live God!
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