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Twelve Days of Unfolding Truth by Archangel Zadkiel | | Twelve Days of Unfolding Truth
by Archangel Zadkiel
I am an Archangel of Transformation, Guardian of the New Age and Keeper of its Wisdom, I am Archangel Zadkiel. I extend
my energy in waves of transformational magic to enchant, inspire and awaken your consciousness of truth. As an Archangel of
the Angelic Kingdom it is one of my purposes to protect and connect into the consciousness of truth of the Angelic Kingdom,
distributing sacred knowingness to where it is guided to be by the will of the Creator. The consciousness of truth within
the Angelic Kingdom are the vibrations which continuously guide and support the entire Angelic Kingdom in supporting the ascension
of all. You could liken the Angelic consciousness of truth to the divine will of the Creator and yet it is a purer essence
than this as it is simply a truth which is beyond actions, divine plans and outcomes, it is a truth which simply exists. It
is akin to the birth of all truths, the core energy which is free from any forms of manifestation and yet is all manifestations;
it is simply the purest essence of the Creator’s truth.
Each kingdom and civilisation on the inner planes
also holds their own consciousness of truth, born from the Creator and yet beyond the divine will of the Creator. This
pure truth consciousness doesn’t create or instigate transformation, evolution or continued change; instead it honours
itself as the core of all that is the Creator. It is the energy of perfection. You might say it is the energy of the perfection
of the Creator already manifested, already in existence. This consciousness of truth likened to the perfection of the Creator
exists within everything, including the Earth and its humanity. Within the consciousness of humanity the consciousness of
truth is present, often concealed by all forms of distractions and yet this acts as its protection. Due every civilisations
and kingdom upon the inner planes and of course the civilisation of humanity upon the Earth holding the consciousness of truth,
this means that as groups and individuals we all hold and can access the consciousness of truth born from the Creator; the
perfection consciousness of the Creator. The consciousness we all hold as groups and individuals allows us all to recognise
the Creator in each other as well as feeling a deep sense of familiarity akin to family. The truth consciousness also known
as the perfection consciousness of the Creator links us all together in a stream of unity and symbolises that every being,
soul, human, light being, individual, group, civilisation and kingdom all express the truth of the Creator. This is the synthesising
energy which binds us all together and encourages our desire to be as one with the Creator consciously once more.
It is a very powerful energy;
one would say a magical and transforming energy which brings forth the Creator through us all in perfection whenever we connect
with this sacred consciousness. As a spiritual light worker and soul upon the Earth you seek your truth, you wish to connect
with, acknowledge, understand and express your truth, knowing it to be your essence and all that is the Creator. Many
of you without even realising are already and have always been expressing your truth. When you are aligned with the love of
your being, working in and as love, it is only your truth which can be expressed through and from you. Accessing your love
naturally awakens the truth of your being and soul as well as the truth consciousness of the Creator held within the general
consciousness of humanity.
Have you ever contemplated the perfection consciousness of the Creator?
You may believe that all within your being and reality is the perfection of the Creator even if it doesn’t align with
your expectations of yourself and reality. Allowing the perfection consciousness of the Creator to flow through you is to
allow the higher level of your truth to unfold from the core of your being and the core of the Creator. It is to perceive
your reality and all that you are with the knowingness, experience, consciousness and profound expanded perspective of everything
being the perfection of the Creator. This is an experience of yourself and reality beyond the belief of perfection; it is
the inner experience with all your senses of the perfection of the Creator. When you connect with your inner truth you begin
to acknowledge yourself and all around you from that space of truth, it is also easier for you to acknowledge the truth of
others, and even when people are telling the truth or not. Connecting into the perfection consciousness of the Creator is
the same; one begins to recognise perfection in everything and everyone. There may be a feeling of familiarity with everything
and everyone, fear would also disappear and a greater sense of creation, manifestation and sacred power would be present within
all. No words or examples can describe the feeling of being connected with conscious awareness into the perfection consciousness
of the Creator, it is to feel and experience yourself as one with the Creator even though you may also be separate living
your physical reality.
I, Archangel Zadkiel, am sharing this information with you as a cycle of awakening
is dawning. For much time now and especially due to the presence of the Era of Love you and all of humanity, sometimes consciously
or unconsciously, have been exploring the presence of truth. The truth of your actions, thoughts, emotions and creation, the
truth of others, the truth of your reality, the truth of your inner essence and soul, and the truth of the Creator. Where
love is only truth can unfold. All have been experiencing deep activations of truth due to the presence of the Era of Love.
This has caused processes of purification, healing, releasing and liberation. It has also caused processes of enhanced power,
strength, faith, creation and the awakening of new abilities. This is such an illuminating and transformational time for all,
as all aspects of the Creator such as yourself express your powerful process of ascension in unique and diverse ways and forms.
The truth in all its forms is prevailing upon the Earth and will continue to do so until love is reformed and restored as
and in its power upon the Earth.
From 12-12-14 a new wave of light will flow from my essence, Archangel
Zadkiel, supported by many upon the inner planes. It is a wave which will cause deep transformation especially within the
perspective of those willing and wishing to consciously receive. The wave of light, consciousness and vibration is the energy
of the perfection consciousness of the Creator. The energy flowing through my being from the Creator will awaken and enhance
for twelve days the perfection consciousness within the general consciousness of humanity for you to draw upon and from within
your own sacred soul. Your own perfection consciousness of the Creator will be made more readily available to you so that
you may become accustomed to its energy and draw all wisdom that is required for you to access and hold within your physical
form, mind and brain. For these twelve days it will mean the perfection consciousness of the Creator you hold will be illuminated
to you and you will be able to encourage it to flow throughout your entire being, inspiring and uplifting you.
Your current perspective influences
the impact of this sacred consciousness upon your being. It may encourage you to more vividly see, sense and acknowledge the
perfection of the Creator within yourself, others and reality. It may impart to you a greater knowledge and understanding
of what the perfection of the Creator is and how it can be more fully experience or accessed. The perfection consciousness
of the Creator may impact you by causing you to see, sense and acknowledge the lack of perfection, support or love of the
Creator within your reality or in certain areas of your being or reality. These seem like a negative experience and yet it
is a positive experience as it allows and assists you in realising where a greater belief and acknowledgment of the perfection
of the Creator is required. It may also encourage you to call forth the perfection consciousness of the Creator to flow into
certain areas of your reality to reform, realign and rebirth their energies to bring forth the greater truth of the Creator
for acceptance and experience.
In the coming twelve days I invite you to call upon my energies and presence
to support you through this magnificent journey and opportunity of greater union and remembrance of the Creator. You may call
me forth daily to support and guide you. I also encourage you to be alert and aware for the presence and manifestation of
the perfection of the Creator within and around you. The more you connect into this energy the more you will project it into
your reality for experience. Be aware of the subtle experiences and recognition and the powerful evidence of the perfection
of the Creator. In truth search consciously for the perfection of the Creator as this will activate the vibrations and consciousness
further within your being. Perfection can be as simple as beauty, divine timing, connection, abundance, familiarity, inspiration,
love, peace, bliss and so forth. The perfection of the Creator will be heightened for twelve days and then the
intense vibration will disperse, it is an opportunity to connect into your own consciousness of the perfection of the Creator
so that after this time you can more easily access, express and experience this energy, consciousness and vibration without
energies of enhancement, thus embarking on a deeper connection and communion with this aspect of your consciousness and truth.
I wish to share an invocation
with you to support your process and experience:
‘Archangel Zadkiel, I call upon your energy, support
and assistance. Please channel your energies and the wave of light holding the perfection consciousness of the Creator into
my being, reality and soul now. I gratefully receive this sacred energy, activation and process of awakening remembrance as
I dedicate myself to awaken the perfection consciousness of the Creator from my soul, allowing this sacred consciousness to
flow throughout my being enhanced by your vibrations, Archangel Zadkiel. Support me in recognising the perfection consciousness
of the Creator within my being and assist me in seeing, sensing and acknowledging the perfection of the Creator more fully
within my being and reality. Let the awakening of the perfection consciousness of the Creator within me have a positive,
loving and beautiful impact upon my being and reality, enhancing my connection and expression of the perfection consciousness
of the Creator eternally. Archangel Zadkiel please support and guide me easily and effortlessly through this process, allowing
all healing which needs to take place to be achieved with the perfection of the Creator. I accept and receive the perfection
consciousness of the Creator, the truth of my being and the Creator. Thank you.’
I am here to support you always,
in the perfection of the Creator,
Archangel Zadkiel
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God is always bringing us closer to Him. | Heavenletter #5132 Creating Miracles, December 13, 2014 God said: You don’t have to be in awe of Me. Does that sound immodest of Me?
I note that awe is something you hold Me in, and that makes Me seem far away when We are actually the closest of all. If you
must put Me on a pedestal, note that I am the God within. You can have the idea of Me as far far away from you as you like,
yet that is only an idea. Sometimes you have another idea, and that is to dismiss Me as not being of much use to you
anyway. There is that, too. You may feel I’m all powerful which is true, yet set Me up in an altar of the sky, or you
may see Me as a sort of fake, not powerful at all when, like you, I AM powerful. Because I may not do your bidding, you may
put Me aside, even as, somewhere deep inside you, you know better. I simply AM. I AM God. I AM Almighty. And All I AM, ARE
you, only you have not dipped into your Self very much. You may have set your Self aside as well. Look, you have been
creating miracles right along, only many of them have been unwanted, perhaps arising from faithless feelings of yours. You
may have been betting on the wrong horse. You have also held fear in awe and bowed down to it and supported it. Not in everything,
mind you, not every time, yet too much too often. Let go of your allegiance to fear, and much of your life will change before
your eyes. Now, here I am, God, who says that cause and effect do not exist, and yet I say how you speak, how you think,
what you see, may often materialize. I don’t know how to get out of this contradiction in your terms, yet I do know
you like it better on the sunny side of the street. Get over here, and the sun will reach you more easily. At the same
time, you can’t be thinking that life is tit for tat. Every action or thought of yours does not have to clearly bear
the fruit you want or that your wishes have to be fulfilled immediately the way you want. Your wishes don’t HAVE to
manifest, yet they may and often will. In life, you don’t need to cast impediments in front of you. Life isn’t
all about payback nor does it have to be. Life isn’t all about payback. Life isn’t all about payback. Life isn’t
all about payback. Attitude may not be everything, yet attitude is something. Just a better attitude itself is a blessing.
In any case, lean toward what you want and not so much against what you don’t want. Your attention does play a part.
Favor positivity over negativity any day. Positivity is its own reward, beloveds. If you are in the habit of being cynical,
see what it feels like to get out of being cynical. Negative thoughts are definitely not wiser than positive thoughts. Peace
is definitely better than war. Negativity isn’t the only fact around. Consider that your thoughts hit targets. Have
in mind the targets that you want your thoughts to hit on, isn’t this obvious? Are you for you or not? Is there
something wrong with the thought that you can also create miracles? Isn’t it a better idea than the idea that you are
at the mercy of life? Of course, even when you are convinced that you are doomed to failure, you still may have what you call
successes. Have more successes! In any case, as you look on the bright side, you will smile more. You will make life more
pleasant for all those around you. Be a bright star rather than a dim one. |
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14 December Posted: 12 Dec 2014 10:00 PM PST Respect All - Adore AllCompetent disciples are never in want of a competent guru. Realised souls are not rare, but ordinary ignorant persons
cannot easily recognise them. Only a few persons, who are pure and embodiments of all virtuous qualities, can understand realised
souls, and they only will be benefited in their company. The number of realised souls may be less in the present age when
compared with the satya yuga (the golden age), but they are always present to help the aspirants. They are always searching
for the proper adhikaris (qualified aspirants). Let each man take the path according to his capacity, understanding and temperament.
His true guru will meet him along that path. Do not dig shallow pits here and there for obtaining water, for
the pits will dry up soon. Dig a very deep pit in one place and centralise all your efforts here. You will find good water
that can supply you throughout the year. Even so, try to imbibe thoroughly the spiritual teachings from one preceptor alone.
Drink deeply from one man. Sit at his feet for some years. It is useless to wander from one man to another out of curiosity,
losing faith in a short time. Do not have the ever-changing mind of a prostitute, but follow the spiritual instructions of
one man only. If you go to several people and follow the instructions of many persons, you will become quite bewildered and
be in a dilemma. From one doctor
you get a prescription. From two doctors you get consultation. From three doctors you get your own cremation. Even so, if
you have many gurus, you will be bewildered and be at a loss to know what to do. One guru will tell you: "Do this." Another
will tell you: "Do that." A third guru will tell you: "Do the other." You will be quite puzzled. Stick to one guru and follow
his instructions. Listen to
all, but follow one. Respect all, but adore one. Gather knowledge from all, but adopt the teachings of one master. Then you
will have rapid spiritual progress. - - - The guru and the scriptures can show you the path and remove your doubts. Direct experience or direct intuitive knowledge
is left for your own experience. A hungry man will have to eat for himself. No doubt, the guru's blessing can do everything.
But how can one have his blessings? By pleasing the guru. A guru can be pleased with his disciple only if the latter carries
out his spiritual instructions implicitly. Therefore, follow the instructions of the guru carefully. Only then will you deserve
his blessings which can do everything.  | Raja Yoga, Message 2 Posted: 12 Dec 2014 10:00 PM PST Who
is a Yogi?Yoga students are classified
into three degrees or classes, the first (yogarudha), the second (yunjana) and the third (arurukshu). Yogarudha is one who
has climbed the highest summit of the hill of yoga, who has finished all the preliminary practices, i.e. yama, niyama, asana,
pranayama and pratyahara, in his previous births. He at once takes to meditation in this birth. He is established in the highest
asamprajnata samadhi. He belongs to the first class. Sadasiva Brahman of Nerur (South India) and Jnana Dev of Alandi near
Poona belonged to this class of yogins. Yunjana is one who has become deeply engaged in the practice of yoga. He belongs to
the second class. Arurukshu is one who is attempting to climb the steps of yoga. He belongs to the third class. To the three types of aspirants raja yoga prescribes three kinds
of sadhana. To the first-class aspirant raja yoga prescribes practice and dispassion. He practises meditation on the Self;
he practises chitta-vritti-nirodhah, and soon enters into samadhi. To the middling aspirant raja yoga prescribes austerity (tapas), study (svadhyaya) and surrender
to God (Ishvarapranidhana). Tapas is of various kinds: standing in the ice-cold water throughout the night in winter; standing
on the burning sands throughout the day in summer — these and many other practices form austerity. Svadhyaya is study
of spiritual literature and also japa of your mantra. Ishvarapranidhana is self-surrender to the Lord and doing all actions
as an offering to God. These three form the sadhanas of the middle type of aspirant who enters into deep meditation very soon
and attains liberation. To the lowest kind
of aspirant raja yoga prescribes the eight-fold practice of ethics, moral disciplines, asana, pranayama, sense-control, concentration,
meditation and samadhi. Do not imagine
that you are a first-class aspirant and that you have only to sit in meditation and enter into samadhi. You will have a terrible
downfall; even after years of practice you will find you have not progressed an inch forward because there are, deep within
you, lurking desires and cravings, evil vrittis which are far beyond your reach. Be humble, make searching analysis of your
heart and mind. Even if you are really a first-class aspirant, think you are an aspirant of the lowest class and practise
the eight-fold practice prescribed by raja yoga. The more time you spend in the first two steps of yama and niyama the less
will be needed to attain perfection in meditation. It is the preparation that takes very long. But do not wait for perfection
in yama and niyama before taking up the higher practices of asana, pranayama and meditation. Try to get established in yama
and niyama, and at the same time practise asana, pranayama and meditation as much as you can. The two must go hand in hand.
Then success will be rapid. You will soon enter into nirvikalpa samadhi and attain liberation. What that supreme state is
no one has expressed, and no words can describe. Karma, Bhakti and Jnana in Raja Yoga All the yogas are interblended, just as there is a blend in tea-leaves. There is no such thing
as a separate karma yoga in Madras, bhakti yoga in Almora and raja yoga in Bombay. In raja yoga itself you get austerity,
self study and surrender to God. Austerity belongs to karma yoga, self-study to jnana yoga and surrender to God to bhakti
yoga. In vedanta you get four kinds of spiritual effort which are nothing but ethics, moral disciplines and sense control
of raja yoga. Sama (contentment) and dama (sense control) of vedanta are found in raja yoga also. The raja yogi's concentration
(dharana) is called samadhana by the vedantin. Man
is a triune being. He has a hand, a heart and a head. Therefore, he must at one and the same time practise karma yoga, bhakti
yoga and jnana yoga; then only will there be integral development. Otherwise there will be lop-sided development. The yoga
of synthesis is therefore very necessary. You must be able to work in the dynamic field of karma yoga; you must be able to
sing the Lord's names and glories; you must be able to meditate deeply; and at the same time you must strive to realise the
vedantic truths. Some vedantins feel that karma yoga and bhakti yoga are inferior. This is a sad mistake. Service is as important
as vedanta. When you understand that there is only one Self in all beings, can you remain without serving all? You will understand
that the whole world is your body. Sankara, Jesus and Buddha were all 'integral' yogis. They are our ideals. Sankara the great
advaita vedantin was a bhakta; he sang several hymns. He was a yogi, too; he was able to separate himself from his body. He
was a dynamic karma yogi; within the short span of 32 years that he lived here he established four maths in different parts
of India, when there was no aeroplane or motor-car. He was a great jnani at the same time. He practised the yoga of synthesis. In yoga there are two paths through which to realise the Self
— the ant path and the bird path. Just as the ant slowly marches, so also the aspirant slowly marches in the spiritual
path. He practises karma yoga to purify his heart and then takes up worship to steady his mind. Finally, he treads the path
of jnana yoga and eventually reaches the goal of life. This is the ant path. Just as the bird flies at once, so also the aspirant
of the first-class type at once practises jnana yoga and attains knowledge of the Self. This is the bird path. The student
of yoga first concentrates on muladhara chakra, then on svadhisthana, then on manipura and finally on ajna chakra. He moves
step by step. This is the ant path. Another student at once concentrates on ajna chakra or sahasrara. This is the bird path. A student of bhakti yoga should possess great power of imagination
and abundant pure emotion. A student of jnana yoga should be endowed with the power of reflection, ratiocination and enquiry,
and should possess abundant serenity, calmness and tranquillity. Jnana (wisdom) attained through books without yoga (direct intuitive perception) is useless. Yoga (mere knowledge
of asanas, mudras and cleansing techniques) without jnana (wisdom gained from personal spiritual experience) is not perfect.
Jnana and yoga are the two wings of the hamsa bird (Brahman). Jnana arises through yoga (union with Brahman). Jnana is the
fruit of bhakti. According to peculiarities
of spiritual temperaments, some prefer the path of jnana yoga with its threefold attributes of hearing, reflection and meditation;
others prefer the path of bhakti yoga with its three steps of singing Lord's name (kirtan), adoration (bhajan) and utter submission
(saranagati); while still others prefer the path of raja yoga with its three stages of concentration, meditation and samadhi. There is a gold ring set with a precious diamond which is very
small and fine. Gold is not so valuable as the diamond though it constitutes the body of the ring. The diamond of the ring
is like the crest-jewel of the crown. It occupies a small space in the body of the ring, but it is very precious. Even so,
the scriptures speak of karma yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga and jnana yoga — which are like the gold in the ring —
but the actual spiritual experience or Self-realisation is like the subtle precious diamond fixed on the gold ring. You should have knowledge of God. Then only you can love Him.
You should approach saints and mahatmas and hear stories of God. Saints declare that there is an all-merciful, omnipotent,
omniscient, omnipresent God. You should study Bhagavatam, Ramayana and other religious books. Through hearing of scriptures
and satsang come admiration, attraction, attachment and supreme love for the Lord. You cannot know Him without loving Him.
There is love when you perform actions. You serve your brother, father, mother, teacher and friend with love. Without concentration
(yoga) you cannot turn out good work. Without concentration you cannot love God. Without concentration you cannot know God.
Therefore karma yoga, bhakti yoga and jnana yoga are interblended. You cannot separate them. All these paths lead to the same
goal. This world is the play of the two small
lenses of the eyes. When you close your eyes it dwindles into airy nothing. It is like the water in the mirage. Why do you
bother much, then, in worldly affairs? Why do you entangle, then, in vain selfish activities? Instead of weeping, do ploughing. There will be abundant rains on one day and
you will have a rich harvest. Even so, be up and doing in yoga sadhana (practices) and you will attain supreme peace and eternal
bliss one day. The
'Sermon on the Mount' forms the kernel of the teachings of Lord Jesus. Live in the spirit of the teachings. The whole spiritual
sadhana and the gist of the Vedas is there. Put it into practice in daily life. Every individual should cultivate that manner
of life which will best lead him towards the attainment of his aspiration, viz., Self-realisation. Start in right earnest
now, do not delay even a second. If you have youth, energy, dispassion and a pure heart you will doubtless succeed in your
attempt. It is not true that only one attained
moksha or liberation and none else can. History bears evidence of many a Sankara having come into this world. If the past
could produce Sankaras, why not the future also? What one has achieved can be achieved by others also. This is the immutable
law of nature. Renunciation of objects gives
pain at the outset. If you struggle hard to tread the path, if you once make a strong determination and firm resolve it becomes
very easy. You get interest and new joy. Your heart expands. You will have a broad outlook on life, a new wide vision. You
will feel the help from the invisible hands of the indweller of your heart. Your doubts are cleared by themselves by getting
answers from within. You can hear the shrill, sweet voice of God. There is indescribable thrill of divine ecstasy from within.
There is deep, abiding, everlasting, undiminishing, undecaying, spiritual bliss. This gives new strength. The foot-hold on
the path becomes firmer and firmer. Perfected masters and yogis lend a helping hand to the struggling aspirants. The aspirants
actually feel this. The feeling of loneliness and of being neglected and forsaken vanishes. A man who has not seen a certain famous swami hears all about the personality
and the attributes of that swami from a man who actually has seen him and who knows him full well. He then tries to visualise
a mental picture of him. Even so the aspirant should hear all about the invisible, hidden Brahman from the sages who have
attained Self-realisation, and then meditate on the Atman or the Self. Some experience glimpses of the transcendental wonders of Atman. Some are on the border-land of the
vast domain of Atman. Some like Dattatreya, Jada Bharat, Nam Dev and Sadasiva Brahman have plunged deep in the ocean of bliss.
The more the thinning of desires, egoism and false identification with the body, the greater the bliss of the Self. The more
the practice, the more the experience of joy of the Soul. The arduous practice of yoga demands an abundance of energy and nerve-power on the part of the yoga student.
If one conserves the seminal energy he can have an abundance of energy and nerve-power. The physical body is the holy shrine of God. It is the temple of the Lord. Keep
it strong and healthy. Then only will you meet Him. Do not be carried away by false understanding. Take care of the body but
have no attachment for it. Be prepared to give it up in a noble cause. This body is an instrument for attaining Self-realisation.
You cannot meditate if you have a weak sickly body. Do
you want a spiritual pill or a talisman to get Self-realisation? Do you want spiritual powers to drop from heaven? Give up
all these foolish ideas. You will have to do all the practice yourself. Don't weep like a widow, but stand up like a lion
and do solid practice. Do not depend upon others. I will give you precious spiritual jewels. Wear them round your neck. Remember
them. Put them in practice. Don't prattle like a child. I believe in solid spiritual practice. I believe in thorough overhauling of worldly nature — worldliness
of various sorts. We should become absolutely fearless. That is the sign of life in Atman. No more words, no more talk, no
more argument, heated debates or discussions, no more study, no more wandering. Live in one place. Live in OM, live in truth.
There is peace, silence and seclusion. Enter the silence and enjoy the blissful state of samadhi. You should have regular and systematic meditation, japa, study of Bhagavad Gita,
Upanishads and Viveka Chudamani. Do not think: "I will study when I am alone without work in Uttarkashi (Himalayas)." That
is wrong. That is foolishness. You must have the daily habit of meditation and study along with selfless service. That 'tomorrow' will never come. Make hay while the sun shines. Winnow the corn when the wind blows.
It will be too late to gather honey in the winter. Apply yourself diligently now. Live unattached in the world. Seclusion,
silence and silent meditation are necessary for spiritual growth. Prepare yourself gradually. Shut yourself in a room for a month. Give up reading of newspapers. Reading of
newspapers revives the impressions of the universe, agitates the mind, makes you emotional and sentimental and augments the
restlessness of the mind. It makes you forget God. Have
two rooms, one for study and meditation and the other for bath and food. Never come out of the rooms. Spend the time in study
and meditation. Do not write any letters. Cut off all connections. Now see whether the world exists or not. At least it will
not exert such a deep impression as it did before. If you continue your meditation, and rest in the Self, this world will
entirely disappear. It will be like a dream for you. It will not allure you. Shake the bonds of karma through discrimination, dispassion and non-attachment. Know the secret
of true bliss through concentration and meditation. Root out passion, embrace peace, enjoy the glory of self-bliss. Delight
in the Self within. Serve the-sick, console
the distressed. Live in God. Preach the gospel of love. Lead a life of self-sacrifice and service. Be pious and pure. This
will lead you to the attainment of God-consciousness. Keep
company with evolved souls who tread the path of Truth. Always mark carefully what is going on in the inner factory. Give
up all sorts of mean actions. Become a noble, magnanimous soul. Nobility is God. Magnanimity is Truth. If people mock at you,
keep quiet. Never retort. Excuse them. Give a vedantic smile. Stand adamantine as yonder rock. Even if the whole world opposes you, fear not. Never move a fraction of an inch
from your firm resolve and determination. Stand up and proclaim the Truth. Even if the whole world leaves you, fear not. The
Inner Ruler stands by your side in your heart. He is ever ready to help you. Open your heart to Him like a child. Speak to
Him. He is the bestower of everything, of all bounties. Purify yourself first. Then you can really purify the world. Reform your self first. Then you can really reform
the world. You have got all the materials within you for transmuting yourself into a sage. A little application and rigorous
meditation will ignite the spiritual dynamo within. Exert. Struggle. Plod. Ignite. Realise. Four Letters from Lord Yama (THE
LORD OF DEATH) Beware of being deluded by the
delights of the world. Wake up now. Lord Yama, in his mercy and compassion, sends four letters. Do you know what they are?
The first letter is the appearance of grey hairs. Lord Yama warns: "Oh man, you have wasted your life. Old age is approaching
you. Your life will soon come to an end. Wake up now and apply yourself to spiritual practices." But man ignores it and goes
to the chemist and gets a pigment to colour the hairs black. He goes on as before. He wants to show that he is superior to
Lord Yama. The second letter arrives. His eye-sight grows dim. There is yet chance for him to wake up and apply himself to
yoga practices; but he does not. He goes to the eye specialist and puts on beautiful spectacles. Even after that he continues
to lead the same sensual life. In the spectacles he feels he appears even more presentable than otherwise! (Even some youngsters
wear spectacles nowadays; they think it is a fashionable thing to do and that they look more beautiful with them. Don't entertain
such foolish ideas. You will only spoil your eyes.) And then the third letter comes. Teeth begin to fall. This is a very serious
warning from Yama. But the deluded man does not care even now. He goes to the dentist and has a beautiful set of artificial
teeth made for him. Now he is even more happy: "My natural teeth were not so good as these," he says. He does not care to
take the warning of Yama. Then the fourth letter arrives. Limbs lose their vigour. He has a tottering gait. He cannot sit
erect or walk unaided. But foolish man does not realise that his life is nearing its end. He goes to the shop, purchases a
beautiful walking stick and puts a silver cap on it — he looks even smarter with it than without! Alas, all the four
warnings of the Lord go unheeded. Finally, he is snatched away by death. Such is the miserable condition of the ignorant man. Be not like him. Wake up now. There is still
time for you. Do sadhana. Realise the goal here and now. Be Regular Every effort in the spiritual path, any sort of spiritual practice, never goes in vain. The fruit of sadhana
cannot come immediately. The Supreme has to be attained gradually. You will have to wait for a long time patiently. Spiritual
evolution is gradual. Do not become impatient. In the Bhagavad Gita, the Lord says: "He who is perfected in yoga finds it
in the Self in due season." (IV-38). Mark the words 'in due season'. You will have to ascend the ladder of yoga step by step. If there are mangoes on the top of a
big tree you do not jump all at once to pluck them. It is impossible. You gradually climb up the tree by getting hold of different
branches and then reach the top of the tree. Even so, you cannot jump all at once to the summit of the spiritual ladder. You
will have to practise yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana and dhyana. Then only you will reach the highest
rung of the ladder of yoga — samadhi. If
you remain even for a minute without doing spiritual practice it is the highest sin. Have iron determination to stick to the
spiritual path and realise the Truth in this very birth. Method and discipline are necessary in work. Then only will you have
efficient turn-out. Nothing will come out of chaos. O aspirants! Be very serious and earnest in your devotional practices.
Run now to the feet of God. Just as the physical
body needs food for its growth, so also the astral or subtle body requires spiritual food in the shape of prayers, japa, kirtan,
meditation, etc. for its growth or evolution. Just as you are agitated when you do not get your food in time, so also you
will be agitated when you do not pray in the morning and in the evening, at the proper time, if you keep up the practice of
prayer and japa for some time. The subtle body also wants its food at the proper time. The food for the subtle body is more
essential than the food for the body. Therefore do your prayers, japa and meditation regularly. If you are not regular the
subtle body will become weak and your power of resisting evil thoughts, desires and tendencies will be less. Some sadhaks do constant sadhana in a mild manner; some do intense
sadhana for two hours in the morning and two hours in the night. If you want to attain Self-realisation quickly, you must
do intense and constant sadhana for a protracted period. Doing by fits and starts is useless. If you study one chapter of the Bhagavad Gita daily, if you do two malas of japa
daily, if you observe two fasts in a month, if you meditate for half an hour daily, you have done much in one year. The spiritual
impressions (samskaras) are there in the sub-conscious mind. They are indestructible. They will coalesce and form a spiritual
bridge — the bridge of Brahman — through which you can cross to the other shore of fearlessness and immortality
in a short time. If there is slackness and
irregularity in the practices, a fit of passion or worldliness may blow away the little good result which the yoga student
has achieved and it will be very difficult for him to rise again to the original heights he has climbed. That is the reason
why one has to do arduous practice of yoga till he is established in the highest samadhi. That yogi who has controlled his
mind through the arduous practice of yoga for several years will be able to cognise the immutable Reality that is behind this
empirical existence or the world of names and forms. That is the reason why Patanjali Maharishi also says: "Practice becomes fixed, steady, when practised for a long time,
without any break and with perfect devotion." (I-14) O
impatient aspirants! Be patient. You will get everything when the time comes. Do your practice and austerity (tapas) systematically
and regularly. Just as the gardener who waters the trees daily gets the fruits only when the time comes, so also you will
enjoy the fruits of your sadhana when the time comes. Purify and steady the mind now. Purify the nerves also. In the Bhagavad
Gita the Lord says: "Little by little let him gain tranquillity, by steady and regular practice." (VI-25) Difficulties in Sadhana This world is full of difficulties and troubles. No one, save a yogi or a bhakta or a jnani, is free
from worldly troubles and miseries. Go wherever you like. It is all the same. Kashmir is a lovely place; but fleas bite at
night. Man does not get any sleep. Uttarkashi in the Himalayas is a good place for meditation. It has good spiritual vibrations;
but peculiar fleas bite. They cause severe itching, bleeding and inflammation. Deva Prayag in the Himalayas is a very good
place; but there are horrible scorpions. There is sunstroke at Benares. You get pneumonia and dysentery in Badrinath. Develop
the power of endurance. Lead a life of renunciation and dispassion. Then only can you be happy in any part of the world. How can you please the world? There are so many tongues, so
many talks, so many opinions, so many remarks. This world is a strange mixture of sattva, rajas and tamas. Tamasic people
are in abundance. Their nature is to find fault always and pass unnecessary criticism. Therefore, follow the dictates of your
own conscience and the prompting of your own soul. If you are satisfied, the whole world must be satisfied. In the spiritual path you must be prepared to meet with hundreds
of failures, innumerable difficulties and obstacles. In the beginning it may appear to be very hard, thorny, precipitous and
slippery. It is the razor path. To walk on this path is like walking on the edge of a sharp razor. You will fall down several
times but if you are sincere and earnest in your practice you will rise up quickly and walk again with more zeal, boldness
and cheerfulness. Every stumbling block will become a stepping stone to success or ascent on the hill of spiritual knowledge.
Every fall will give you additional strength to rise up to a greater height on the ladder of yoga. Do not lose sight of the
goal. Do not miss the ideal. Do not be discouraged. You will soon get spiritual strength from within. The indweller will guide
you and push you up. Trials are for strengthening
the aspirants and for their rapid spiritual growth. One will grow quickly if one can adapt himself to any kind of environment
and circumstance. If God gives trials, side by side He also gives new strength, patience and fortitude to bear the trials.
There is no room for lamentation then. Say once more: "Thy will be done." All saints and sages, all prophets and seers, had
to pass through tremendous struggles and severe ordeals before they reached the goal. March boldly and reach the goal. Your spiritual growth is gauged by the extent of your victory
over external circumstances and environments, troubles and difficulties, adverse conditions and antagonistic influences. A
yogi or a sage always keeps a balanced mind in all conditions of life and at every moment. He is adamantine because he stands
on a firm basis — the eternal, unchanging, immortal Soul — and so he is called steadfast. Lord Krishna says to
Arjuna: "The man whom these torment not, O chief of men, balanced in pain and pleasure, steadfast, he is fit for immortality."
(Bhagavad Gita (II-15). Do not go to extremes
such as mauna, fasting, etc. Keep up the golden medium. Lord Buddha did rigorous austerities in the beginning. This affected
his body much. Later on he learnt to keep up the golden medium. Do not spoil your health. Rigorous asceticism is not required
for the attainment of the 'final beatitude' of life. It is simply a foolish torture of the human body. That is the reason
why Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: ''The men who perform severe austerities unenjoined by the scriptures, wedded
to vanity and egoism, impelled by the force of their desires and passions, unintelligent, tormenting the aggregated elements
forming the body, and Me also, seated in the inner body, know these to be demonical in their resolves." (XVII-5, 6) |
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