A New Beginning Continued by Master Kuthumi

New Beginnings Continued by Master Kuthumi

Channelled through Natalie Glasson- 23th January 2015- www.omna.org

This period upon the Earth is such a sacred time, so filled with renewal, growth, awakening and opportunities. It is truly a time of rejuvenation, regeneration and rebirth which depending on your soul and your ability to move in rhythm with the energies within and around you may last for weeks, months or years. The Creator is guiding a process of letting go within the general consciousness of humanity. This is the crucifixion energies, the letting go of old cycles which no longer bring fulfilment or expansion. Master Jesus achieved this to guide a process of letting go within the general consciousness of humanity and now you are leading a shift in the general consciousness of humanity. You might say you are being guided to crucify your unneeded cycles of beliefs, emotions, actions and reactions in order to be born a new.

The word crucifixion and crucify have for many a negative connotation such as to punish, kill, torture or execute such words it would seem could not to liken to an energy wave of light, pure encouragement and guidance flowing from the Creator. Why has the energy and cycle of this period of ascension been named as a process of crucifixion, something that has a negative meaning and for some painful memories connected to Master Jesus? The energy encourages and wishes to draw out that which it also represents. The energy expressed from the Creator wishes to remove and dissolve energies, consciousness and patterns which are of course self-imposed and yet have caused you to experience situation outside or within you of victimisation, torture, anguish, suffering and distress. All of these energies were activated from within your being as a reaction to a circumstance outside of your body or a thought within your mind. The crucifixion energy is such a deep cleansing vibration, it draws all cycles connected to negative interpretations, understandings or experiences of self so these energies may be accepted by you as your own creation, thus released and let go with the recognition they are no longer needed. Even a small thought of doubt can be a form of self-imposed torture. The word describing this period of ascension demonstrates its importance and also that one is unable to escape or dodge this purification process as it is essential for moving into a space of love upon the Earth.

It is true that when habits of self-imposed torture, punishment, limitations and so forth are released and let go of one will be able to see, sense and acknowledge the abundance of love already present upon the Earth and within all beings. The vibration of energy known as the crucifixion is supporting the release and erasing of self-imposed suffering within each person so the soul may step forth more fully thus suffering, torture and pain will begin to dissolve from the general consciousness of humanity. This would result in humanity unifying in love, respecting and honouring each other, moving away from violence and cruelty of all forms. It is important to understand that by you letting go of your self-imposed actions, reactions and thoughts of torture and limitation to allow your soul and loving truth to more fully influence your existence you are taking much needed steps to bring harmony and love to and between all of humanity.

Many may try to flee the intense vibrations of the crucifixion cleansing by creating more harm, torture, violence and disharmony within their beings and realities. Of course compassion and love is always present in your heart and soul to give to yourself and others, as well as the vibration of forgiveness. We are all embarking on such a journey of discovery, creating more of that which we may wish to let go only intensifies the enlightenment and awakening process which follows the release. Everyone is moving at a speed appropriate for their spiritual evolution; one can never say or determine that one soul is more advanced than the other due to the inability of all upon the Earth to see the larger divine plan of the Creator and the goals of embodiment of the soul which are diverse from person to person.

For those who feel they have overcome the energies and cycles in the past which now come forth to meet them, it is possible that due to your previous experience and release of a cycle such as lack, judgment, fear, doubt, or unworthiness, that your previous success has allowed you to now release on behalf of humanity. Signifying you are no longer working at a personal level, you are working at a planetary level to support the shifting and breaking down of stagnant energy with the consciousness of humanity. Be conscious that the rising of thoughts, energies and emotions bubbling from within are chosen by you to experience as everything is your choosing and yet they may not belong to you and so an air of detachment is needed.

When you consciously began your process of spiritual awakening upon the Earth maybe you were made aware of the Ascended Masters? Such beings as yourself achieving enlightenment in a physical body to then release the physical body to return to the light of the Creator. Maybe you also wish to achieve this, to move through your ascension upon the Earth to end the process of reincarnation and be of support and guidance on the inner planes? It is the moment of ascension where the soul penetrates the physical body, mind and emotions so fully in unification that the person in its entirety moves over to the light dimensions releasing their physical body and all memory of past physical bodies eternally. This to you may be the pinnacle moment of ascension, a moment to aspire to, maybe? Ascension has transformed and altered since my own ascension. The pinnacle moment of ascension which I achieved you are being granted now with this period of crucifixion and with many new cycles of energy you will receive in the coming years. Ascension is to let go of all thoughts, emotions, actions, reactions which hinder expansion, to also detach from your physical body and physical reality while experiencing and expressing the deepest sensations of love, healing and purity. You are experiencing the pinnacle point of ascension now. The moment when I shifted from my physical body to the inner planes, united with my soul where all divine understanding flooded my being, for me this was moments in your time and yet you are now experiencing the same consciously at a slower pace. My moment may equal your year, five years or ten years. Due to the process of moving through your ascension so consciously, it almost doesn’t feel as if it is occurring because you become accustomed to the energies each day. When you emerge you may not enter into the inner planes, for you, your body will be like new, all veils and illusions fallen away and enlightenment granted, while still being physically present upon the Earth. You may not even notice the pinnacle point of ascension and the moving through into enlightenment due to your constant conscious observation. We may even have souls upon the Earth unconvinced they have ascended and completed their ascension to equal the Ascended Masters they have aspired to be. Your ascension is different and diverse to ours, do not expect the same. You are now moving through the pinnacle points of your ascension and so enlightenment is present, coming and flowing as is bliss, fulfilment and pure love. Know that every step you are taking now is allowing you to move through the pinnacle points of your ascension. You are achieving what we the ascended masters achieved now with greater conscious awareness and exploration as you grasp and explore all the fine details of ascension to enlightenment. In the past we simply let go of our unneeded energies in one sweep of light, you are taking each energy, exploring and consciously releasing, this is to be respected highly. Please do not feel at any moment that you are wandering aimlessly through your reality on the Earth, you are walking with extreme conscious awareness through the ascension process you have been waiting for.

I wish to share an invocation with you to support this period of conscious growth and release:

‘I call forth the expression of deep cleansing and purification flowing from the Creator known as the crucifixion vibrations to penetrate my entire being and reality with your high frequency vibration and light. With support from the Creator, my Soul Group, Soul, Guides, Ascended Masters, Angels and Archangels, I wish for all self-imposed torture, suffering, punishment, victimisation, ill treatment, anguish, suffering, pain, limitations, fear, illusions, distress and any other energies of hindrance I am choosing to hold onto in this moment to be healed, released, detached, erased and transformed into the purest vibrations of love. May my current process of healing, release, erasing, detaching and transformation be experienced with ease and in comfort, resulting in a rebirth and heightened vibrations of love, light, truth, harmony, peace and fulfilment embedded into my actions, reactions, thoughts, emotions and entire existence. I allow all that needs to be released to be free now as I consciously move into an expansive space of love within and around me. I am love incarnate. Thank you.’

With loving support and truth,

Master Kuthumi

Sananda and AA Michael: Help Us Clear the Way for Ascension With the Ho'opoopono Prayer

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Sananda:

On our Wednesday, January 21 radio show, I, Sananda, AA Michael, Ashtar and Raphael joined with Kathryn and her colleagues Marlene and Meg to introduce a new approach to the messages we are sending you.* We have agreed, at their request, to be more open and informative about the issues we are working with behind the scenes, and how those difficulties have affected the timing of the "roll-out" of the many blessings you have looked forward to.

We have acknowledged that things have not always gone according to our projected plans because of the free will of all on the planet, and we have given you more information about how we operate in Higher Dimensions in response to the ebb and flow of activities on Earth. In the spirit of sharing more detailed information with you, I will continue this approach in today's message. We have done this because we now see that you have matured in your approach to your own ascension, and are able to understand and absorb more of the bigger picture without falling into the state of panic we had feared we might touch off. We see now that you are not so easily thrown off course and that you can use our in-depth information to strengthen your resolve and to heighten your faith in the eventual triumph of our Great Plan.

I have asked Kathryn to release to you the following message we gave to her in private. It was one of many messages we have given to her as part of our communication with her about what was needed at the time, and how we wished for her to proceed in her part of the work we do together. I want to share this with you now as part of the open communication about how we work with our "boots on the ground" and how we can work with all of you if you are willing.

This was a personal message I gave to her after her very powerful radio show on October 30, 2014. **

"Here's the latest from our perspective:

The Light energies are already rising in harmony with the sense of commitment and hope you have relayed to your audience last night.

Yes, there is a tremendous challenge ahead for humankind. There was even a chance that the so-called battle for Planet Earth would be lost to the dark forces, whose energies have pervaded every part of your world.

You have lighted the torch and called out the challenge for all Lightworkers to search deeply within their own hearts to find the location of the dark seed that was planted there as part of your contract before you came here. It was the contract first sealed as the "Lucifer" agreement - that you would carry a seed of darkness within, which you would learn to conquer and overcome as a part of your ascension toward higher dimensions.

It was a clever plan in its conception, to test yourselves against yourself to find the way back to God. It was also an optimistic view of what humankind could achieve. The belief was that you would be so uncomfortable with the inner darkness that you would be driven to reach through the Veil to remain in contact with us, your Guides and Helpers, to raise yourselves out of the heavy 3rd dimension.

It was also agreed at the time of its inception that the contract would remain in effect until such time as you, while still in the human body, should discover the fatal flaw within, and find a way to remove it. This requires two things: tracking it down and dissolving it, and finding the key to nullifying the contract itself. Until now, there have been many who searched, and many who suspected an inner cause of all darkness in humans, but none who saw the connection between the self-hatred and self-doubt that is central to human misery and fear, and the existence of a contract that affected all humans.

You, dear Kathryn, with the help of your intuitive friends and colleagues, have discovered the key to changing the human condition. You must now find a way to teach this gem in a way that will bring clarity and understanding to all. In this way, you will stop the ascending algorithm that has blanketed the world with dark energy, and which has become so dense that it threatens the electromagnetic balance of Earth herself. There is a dramatic warp in the electromagnetic field which is caused by the conflict between Terrra's high energy and the pervasive dark thought forms on the surface of the planet. If allowed to continue, it would threaten the survival of the human race.

Of course, all souls will survive, returning to us in Higher Dimensions, but the human experiment that began millions of years ago would come to a sad end, should this happen. This is why we asked you, Kathryn, to discontinue our daily channelings, which were not helping, and which left you very tired. It seemed that people enjoyed them for the moment, but the teachings did not pervade the layer of denial the dark implant creates in all people. We saw that our "cheerleading," affirmations and hopeful assessments of your progress were not resulting in raising the Light.

As I, Sananda, described on the blog talk show last night, we were truly not lying to you; we believed what we said, but each time you took a leap forward, it was followed by a fall backward. We saw it was the effect of the combined rising darkness as it played on your 'Luciferian seed." It was time for a complete shift in our approach.

With the announcement of a new challenge and a new approach to take it on, the flame within many hearts ignited. Many responded with heightened resolve and commitment. We are gratified to the point of tears to see how courageously the Lightworkers who have read your channelings have responded to the call to continue with their inner work, to clear away the darkness within that exists now in every human on the planet.

We ask that you develop a program of teaching groups how to remove the seed - what you referred to today as a "sleeper cell" - and nullify the original contract, and prevent any inclination to restore the dark cell. It will be an ongoing, moment-by-moment concentrated effort on everyone's part to acclimate to life without the familiar backdrop of dark thoughts and feelings that felt like "who you are."

You will create a recording within the coming days to teach these techniques, put it in CD for and begin distributing it to everyone you can. It is urgent that this knowledge be disseminated widely as soon as possible. We foresee that if you can triple the number of Lightworkers who are awake, and teach all to remove the "Sleeper cell," you will quickly put Earth back on the track to Ascending with her beloved children."

[See our YouTube channel,  Youtube.com/Dr.Kathryn E.May for both the "sleeper cell" and Ho'oponopono Meditations ]

Now, three months after that message to Kathryn, you have been working with the information we have given you in new ways. I wish to now remind everyone of the need to search out and remove that "dark seed" which was part of the contract when you came here to live out this life in 3D.

Last night's radio show included a beautiful meditation from AA Michael based on the Ho'oponopono prayer. It is one of the most effective and beautiful ways of approaching this difficult challenge. We have asked that the excerpt of this prayer be copied and placed on your YouTube channel for everyone to use.

We observe that there are still many of you who have worked to clear away all dark thoughtforms, but find there is still a lingering seed of self-doubt or a wobble in your inner balance, or a moment of loss of faith and commitment to your path as a Lightworker. We ask that you join us in doing the Ho'oponopono prayer as you go through the day, every time you have a free moment, so that your practice becomes a constant, conscious activity. It will serve the double purpose of clearing yourself even as you heal the planet.

We are asking you to accomplish the miracle of healing that Dr. Hew Len demonstrated in his work with criminally insane patients. Without speaking to them personally, he was able to heal an entire ward of inmates by sincerely using the prayer all day long. Does this not give us a microcosm of the global darkness we are experiencing now? It requires more people doing the work, nothing more, to accomplish the healing needed to give us a leap forward on our Ascension path.

I will tell you why I am asking you this now, this day, and why it is more crucial than ever that we tip the balance toward the Light.

Last night we encouraged Kathryn to once more raise her consciousness to ascend into higher dimensions, lifting her body with her. We were there surrounding her to help with the process, but as she began to rise above the lower fifth dimension, using the portal that was reactivated weeks ago, we were met with waves of electromagnetic resistance. This has happened in the past each time she has attempted to ascend.

The waves are similar to what was described above, like swirling weather patterns causing turbulence and cross-currents in the electromagnetic field. This could cause serious problems had she continued, because the pattern of individual cells must be preserved in the transition. We do not want to risk "losing" any part of any of you in the storm of conflicting waves of energy as you move through the permeable barriers between dimensions.

This is why we ask you now to join with us to finish the massive clearing process that is already underway. We are giving you the nitty-gritty details because we see that it helps you to understand why it is so important to do this Lightwork now, and this helps you to focus on what needs to be done. From now on, we will give you a more detailed job description when we ask you to clear away the dark thoughtforms.

You see, the Ho'oponopono prayer, used in unison by thousands of people, will truly clear away the turbulence we are now seeing as an impediment to your ultimate ascension. Please, do not be alarmed, Dear Ones. This does not mean you will not be able to ascend. Far from it. The powerful cross-currents are stirred up because of the increasing Light, just as the disruptions you now see in your society are a result of real change. The warmth of your expanding hearts is bringing a warm pressure system across the face of the globe. Where it meets the frigid atmosphere of darkness, there is a normal temporary condition of turmoil in the energy around you.

This is the good news, Beloved Ones. An increase in the warmth, Love and Light will push the frigid and destructive energies out of the way, concentrating and isolating them to be cleansed and completely removed by Mother Earth and by us, in concert with our "mop-up crew" on the ground. This is what we mean when we say we are an army of Light Warriors. We are ready, willing and able to finish this job, shoulder to shoulder with you, dear Humankind. If each one of you who reads this message will join us with your powerful energies, we can complete this cleanup in, well, no time.

How beautiful you are, Dear Children of God. Your strength and your will to overcome will carry you through. You do not have to do this alone. Join with others - especially bringing in those who are completely asleep - and teach them the secret to happiness and peace of mind. The rising Light will then bring in the Paradise of the New Golden Age, with all its prosperity and abundance, just as we have envisioned it.

My heart and soul join with you, my beloved brothers and sisters of the Light. Together we will complete this wondrous journey we have been working toward for centuries.

I am your Sananda, the one you have known as Jesus. I love you without end.

Transcribed by Kathryn E. May, Jan. 23, 2015, 5 pm, New York
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* Jan. 21, 2015 show (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/channelpanel/2015/01/22/kathryn-meg-sananda-ashtar-michael-and-raphael-wow)

** Oct. 30, 2014 show (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/channelpanel/2014/10/30/the-lucifer-project-explained-clearing-the-dark-seed-for-ascension)

Sivananda Daily Reading

25 January
Posted: 23 Jan 2015 10:00 PM PST
Destroy the Roots of Suffering
Determination and self-reliance are very necessary for success in Self-realisation. In the Mundaka Upanishad you will find: "This Atman cannot be obtained by one who is destitute of strength, or without earnestness, or by penance without mark. But if a wise man strives after it by those means, then his Self enters into Brahman."
Fearlessness is an important qualification for the aspirant. You should be prepared to renounce your life at any moment. Without renunciation of the little sensual life, the eternal spiritual life cannot be attained. Every difficulty that comes in the spiritual path is an opportunity to grow stronger and to develop will-power.
When you have once decided to take up the spiritual path, stick to it at any cost, nay, at the risk of your life. Thou art the immortal Self. Be bold. Stand up. Gird up your loins. Realise the truth. Proclaim it everywhere.
Wrong thinking is the root cause of human suffering. Cultivate right thinking and right action. Think always: "I am the immortal Self". This is right thinking. Work unselfishly for the poor, but work only in terms of unity, with atma bhava (seeing the one Self in all). This is right acting.
There is no such thing as sin. Sin is only a mistake. Sin is a mental creation. The baby soul must commit some mistakes during the process of evolution. Mistakes are your best teachers. Think always: "I am pure Atman". Then the idea of sin will be blown in the air.
Do not say, "Oh it is karma, my karma. It is my karma (fate) that has brought me to this". No. Exert. Do tapas (penance). Concentrate. Meditate. Purify. Do not be a fatalist. Do not yield to inertia. Do not bleat like a lamb. Roar "OM OM OM" like a lion.
Adhere to the daily spiritual routine. Apply yourself with zeal and enthusiasm to sadhana (spiritual practice). Become a naistic brahmachari (lifelong celibate). Be steady and systematic in your yoga abhyasa (practice of yoga).
Shine in your native, pristine glory. Become a jivanmukta (liberated sage). You are the children of immortality and light. "TAT TWAM ASI" - Thou Art That, my dear children.
Raja Yoga, Message 8
Posted: 23 Jan 2015 10:00 PM PST
Vairagya or Dispassion - Abhyasa or Practice - Afflictions of the Mind

Vairagya — Dispassion

"Their control is brought about by practice (abhyasa) and non-attachment (vairagya)." (I-12)

To destroy the painful and pleasant vrittis, Patanjali Maharishi suggests abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (dispassion or indifference to enjoyments herein and hereafter). Through these the painful vrittis are to be controlled and good thoughts are generated. The same thing is said by the Lord in the Bhagavad Gita also. Arjuna says to the Lord: "The mind is impetuous like the wind. Just as it is difficult to catch hold of the wind with a pair of tongs, so also it is difficult to control the mind." Lord Krishna says: "Control this impetuous mind through practice and dispassion." Dispassion is the most essential factor. You can develop it by finding out defects in sensual life. The mind is filled with sensual samskaras. It is very difficult to wean the mind from the objects. The method is to remember the description of the world given by the Lord in the Bhagavad Gita: "This world is impermanent, full of sufferings, the abode of sorrow." All the sensual pleasures appear to be pleasant in the beginning, but in the end they are like poison.

Remember also the Vairagya Dindima of Sankaracharya: "Desire, anger and greed are the thieves lurking in the mind; the jewel of wisdom is plundered by these dacoits. Therefore wake up, O man, from this samsara... Wake up; life is waning; you are caught up in this wheel of samsara. You are roasted by various kinds of anxieties and expectations. You do not realise it but this life is gradually waning away." Constantly dwell on these thoughts and you will gradually develop dispassion, without which you cannot have spiritual progress.

Through dispassion you will have to check the out-going pleasure-seeking vrittis and through practice you will have to cut a new spiritual path for the mind to move on. Dispassion serves the part of a dam in the river of pleasure-seeking vrittis. It forms a strong embankment. It does not allow them to pass outside. Dispassion removes obstacles; practice gives liberation. Without vrittis one cannot enjoy sensual objects. If the vrittis along with the latent tendencies are destroyed, annihilation of the mind follows.

Here is a gloss of Vyasa: "The stream of mind flows both ways — towards good and towards evil. That which flows on to perfect independence, down the plane of discriminative knowledge, is named the stream of happiness. That which leads to rebirth and the flow down the plane of ignorance, is the stream of sin. Among those, the flow towards objects is thinned by desirelessness; the flow of discrimination is rendered visible by habituating the mind to the experience of knowledge. Hence the suppression of the mental modifications is dependent upon both."

Abhyasa — Practice

"The effort to steady the mind by any means is abhyasa." (I-13)

The effort to restrain all the vrittis of the mind and to make the mind steady like the jet of a lamp in a windless place is practice (abhyasa). To drive back the mind to its source and get it absorbed in Atman, is abhyasa. To make the mind inward and to destroy all its out-going tendencies is abhyasa. This practice should be done for a long time without a break and with perfect devotion.

If you concentrate the mind on a black dot or any figure, the mind will run away. It is a habit. Gradually withdraw it from the objects and try to fix it at the lotus feet of the Lord. The mind will run away one hundred times today, but after three months' practice it may run ninety-nine or eighty times. Thus will you steadily progress. The mind will soon become one-pointed. You can fix it on the Lord and meditate for a long time. You must practise abhyasa continuously and regularly for a long time. Ultimately you will realise your identity with the Supreme Soul. If you practise for two months and then leave it off you will not be able to ascend to the summit. Regularity is of paramount importance. Let it be even for ten minutes. You must be regular in your daily practice. Practice during brahmamuhurta (the period of an hour and a half before sunrise). This time is best suited for daily meditation.

The Mind and the Senses

The individual soul sits on the marvellous car of the mind, passes through the gateway of the ear in the twinkling of an eye and enjoys various kinds of music of the world. He holds the reins of the nerves of sensation, enters the domain of touch through the portals of skin and enjoys the diverse kinds of soft objects. He roams about in the hills of beautiful forms and enjoys them through the windows of his eyes. He enters into the cave of taste by the avenue of tongue and enjoys dainties and palatable dishes and refreshing beverages. He enters the forest of scents through the doors of his nose and enjoys them to his heart's content.

The ears hear sounds through the intelligence of the Atman. The eyes perceive objects through the intelligence of the Atman. The tongue tastes objects through the intelligence of the Atman. The Atman is the director of the five senses of knowledge. The Atman is the ear of ears, eye of eyes, tongue of tongues. The Atman is the potent magnet. If you know the hidden, all-powerful, all-wise Director, if you have direct intuitive perception of this Atman by the practice of meditation, you will cross the ocean of samsara, you will attain immortality, eternal bliss and everlasting peace.

Through the practice of yoga you can undoubtedly acquire the power of seeing, hearing and knowing without the help of the outer senses. A yogi can actually visualise the dynamic and beneficial effects produced on the mind and body, through his inner eye.

The actual contact of objects with the eyes and the ears is not necessary for perception and hearing. But in the case of the tongue and the skin, actual contact of objects is necessary for tasting and feeling. The senses cannot do anything by themselves. It is the mind that goads them to action.

When you behold the objects of the senses the mind enters the objects. You find it very difficult to free yourself from the clutches of sensual objects. But if you remain as a silent witness you will not be affected by them. Therefore, remain as a witness of the vrittis or waves of the mind. You will enjoy the peace of the Eternal.

Behind the noise, behind the tumultuous sounds of this world, there is deep silence. This deep silence is Brahman (Supreme Self). If you withdraw your attention there is no sound. Sound also is mental creation. When the mind is connected with the organ of hearing, there is sound. When the ear is withdrawn from its object or when the mind is disconnected from the ear, there is no sound. Sound is a trick of the mind. So is colour. So is form.

The mind is generally attracted by brilliant light, beauty, intelligence, varied colours and pleasant sounds. Do not be deceived by these paltry things. Enquire within. What is the background for all these things? There is one Essence at the back of the mind and all objects of this seeming sense-universe. That Essence is all-full and self-contained. That Essence is the Brahman of the Upanishads. That Essence, verily you are. 'Tat tvam asi', my dear reader!

The mind and the senses are naturally endowed with the two currents of attraction and repulsion. Therefore the mind and senses like certain objects and dislike certain other objects. The disciplined man moves among the sense-objects with a mind and senses free from attraction and repulsion. The disciplined man has a very strong will. Through will-force you can curb the mind and the senses and can work wonders. You will have to develop the 'will' gradually. The more you become pure and unselfish the more the will-power will develop. The disciplined man takes only those objects which are quite necessary for the maintenance of the body without any love or hatred. He never takes those objects which are forbidden by the scriptures.

The knowledge gained through the senses in the relative world is not the highest knowledge. It cannot give you permanent satisfaction and ever-lasting felicity and peace. It is limited knowledge. There is always a sense of a void in you, in spite of your intellectual attainments of all sorts. There is an urge in your mind to attain transcendental knowledge, the knowledge of the Eternal, by which everything is known. This divine knowledge is beyond the reach of the senses and mind. The senses and the mind cannot penetrate into the heart of the ultimate Truth or the Infinite. They are finite instruments. The intellect and mind have got their own limitations. They can operate only in the earth plane. It is through intuitive insight that you can attain this transcendental knowledge. Roam not, O mind, in sensual objects. Desire not name, fame, prestige, position, titles, honours and rank. Care not, O mind, for earthly affection, love and kind words, respect, nice clothes and dainty dishes, company of damsels and their talk. Remain steadfastly gazing on the Lord who dwells in the cave of the heart, thy refuge, solace, source and centre, witness and abode.

The Sense Organs (Indriyas)

Knowledge is the product of the connection between the mind and the senses and that is why there is simultaneous knowledge of the impressions received through the various sensory organs.

When you stitch a book the needle passes very quickly through the different leaves. The needle after all has passed through leaf after leaf slowly, although the time taken is very, very short. Even so, when you hear, see and smell at one and the same time, the activities of the sense organs are so quick that you think that smelling, hearing and seeing are done simultaneously.

The hand is really an organ of action (karma indriya). It is an organ of knowledge (jnana indriya) as well, to a certain extent, as it plays a prominent part in feeling.

Though the eye is an organ of knowledge, it should be considered as an organ of action also. When one has a lustful look the eyes do a bad action indeed. Through the eyes you see the things of the universe. This is one function. The eyes speak out the condition of the mind. This is another function.

Though the organ of generation is an organ of action, it serves, to some extent, the purpose of an organ of knowledge as it is an instrument by which the sexual bliss is felt and experienced. The ear and the tongue are organs of action.

The five sense organs are like the five wives of a Chinaman. Just as the wives drag their husband in different directions, so also the five senses drag the passionate jiva (individual soul) in five different directions. The tongue drags him to the eating-house and says: "Give me sweets and palatable food." The ears and eyes say: "Take us to the cinema. Let us hear melodious music and see beautiful forms." The nose says: "Give me nice scents." The skin says: "Let me enjoy soft silk and cushions." The helpless jiva is tossed about hither and thither and becomes restless.

A deer is entrapped through sound, an elephant through touch, a fly through form, a fish through taste and a bee through smell. When such is the power of a single sense, what to speak of the combined effects of the five senses on man? Do not trust the senses. They cause deception and temptation.

The sun never sets nor rises. It is the rotation of the earth only on its own axis that makes the sun appear to rise and set. The one 'wisdom-sun' (Atman) also never rises and sets, never increases nor decreases. Realise the glory of this Atman by closing the eyes, withdrawing the senses and diving deep in meditation.

I again reiterate this point. Do not trust the senses. They are your enemies. They deceive you at every moment. They are dexterous jugglers. Get discrimination. Cultivate enquiry into the nature of Brahman. Associate with sannyasins and wise people. Develop dispassion.

Control of Senses

All the senses should be filled with pure materials. Then only will the mind attain one-pointedness. Then only will it become pure, then only can you attain Self-realisation. The eyes should see the picture of your chosen deity or any other holy objects, the ears should hear the Upanishads, Ramayana and Bhagavatam, the tongue should speak of matters that concern God. These are pure materials or food for the senses. What is the use of your possessing ears if they do not hear songs and stories of God? What is the use of your physical body if it is not offered in the service of your guru?

How difficult it is to control even a servant of the house. How much more difficult it will be to control the five senses. The yogi who has subdued these mischievous senses remains always peaceful and happy. Develop dispassion and discrimination. Practise abstraction and self-restraint. These turbulent senses will come under your control. There is nothing more powerful than austerity to curb the turbulent senses.

Just as a charioteer restrains the restive horses through the reins, so also you will have to curb the restless senses (the horses) through the reins of discrimination and dispassion. Then alone will you have a safe journey to the Atman — the sweet eternal abode of peace and bliss.

That yogi who has control over the senses is a mighty potentate on this earth. The bliss of Indra and Chakravarthy is nothing when compared to him. My silent adorations to such a yogi!

Tongue (The Most Turbulent Indriya)

The tongue is a double-edged sword. This is the most powerful sense organ. If this is controlled all other sense organs can be very easily controlled. It is a friend of the organ of generation. Both organs are born of the same source, viz., the water-principle, tongue from the sattvic portion, the organ of generation from the rajasic portion. Tongue is an organ of knowledge. The genital is an organ of action. As soon as the stomach is filled with delicious food, the organ of reproduction is excited. Man begins to entertain lustful thoughts. If you are not able to control the tongue and organ of reproduction, how will you be able to cross this big ocean of worldly existence (samsara)? Control the tongue first. Then the latter will easily come under your grip.

O aspirants! Take refuge in your own Self, the immortal soul. Be steadfast in your resolve. Tread the path of truth and righteousness. Watch your mind very carefully. Be vigilant and diligent. Discipline the turbulent senses. Curb this tongue and reproductive organ. You will cross the ocean of samsara and attain immortality and perennial peace and joy.

If you control the eye, if you do not allow it to run towards beautiful forms, all the other senses are not controlled; but if you fast and control the tongue by withdrawing all tasty objects, all the other senses are controlled because it is the tongue that fattens all other senses. It is the most turbulent and powerful of all the senses. Tongue performs two kinds of activities — tasting and talking. Hence, it is a double-edged sword. The tongue is your deadliest enemy. Therefore, discipline the tongue from now, when you are young. When you become old you will have no strength to curb the senses.

Speech is the wife of mind. Just as the wife follows the husband, so also speech always follows the mind. The husband commands and the faithful wife implicitly obeys her husband's commands. Similarly the mind commands and the speech faithfully expresses the wish of the mind.

Words possess tremendous power. By words you can encourage and cheer up others; by words you can give greatest happiness to others; by words you can ruin or displease others; by words the master imparts his knowledge to the students; by words the mother trains her children; by words the orator keeps his audience spellbound. Word is Brahman or God in manifestation. Be careful in the selection of your words. Use sweet words and conquer the hearts of others. Never use harsh words. Understand and realise the power of words and become wise.

The organ of speech produces a great deal of distraction, disturbance of peace and various sorts of quarrels. People generally talk at random whatever comes out of their lips without thinking or caring. They joke and jest at the expense of others. In the end they fight with one another for nothing at all, for a little play of words.

You must practise austerity of speech if you really want to attain quick progress in meditation. You must always speak sweet loving words. You must speak truth at any cost. You must not speak any harsh word or any indecent word that is calculated to hurt the feelings of others. You should weigh your words before they are spoken. You must speak a few words only. This is austerity of speech that will conserve energy and give you peace of mind and inner strength.

Speaking harsh words, uttering falsehood, speaking ill of another at his back and idle gossiping are the four bad actions of the tongue.

If you guard your tongue you will be safe. You will have peace. Before you speak, carefully think of the influence which every word will produce on the feelings of others. If it can hurt the feelings of others, avoid them. Do not bring them into expression.

Weigh every word in your mental balance before it comes out. Every word is filled with power. That man who has got the faculty of weighing the words before expressing them has got great peace of mind. All his words are powerful. They produce a tremendous impression on the hearers.

Control over speech is as important as control over thought. Use measured words in writing and speech. Lord Jesus was one saint who used measured words in his speech. Mahatma Gandhiji was another example.

Love and give. You will realise the unity of non-duality. Give and forgive. You will attain Godhead soon. Just as you watch every thought, so also watch every word that comes out of your mouth.

Vow of Silence (mauna)

The vow of silence is a sure means for getting peace. It will give you power. You will have control over emotions, impulses and anger.

During mauna you can nicely introspect and practise self-analysis. You can watch the thoughts. You can understand the ways of the mind and its workings. You can notice how the mind runs from one object to another in a moment's time. You will derive immense benefit from the practice of mauna. Real mauna is silence of the mind. Physical mauna will eventually lead to the silence of the mind. Do a lot of japa and meditation during mauna.

Mauna is death for a worldly man; it is life for an ascetic. Talking is life for a worldly man; it is death for an ascetic. An ascetic and a worldly man move in diametrically opposite poles.

Observe mauna when you take your food. Put this into practice the very day on which you read this instruction. The advantages are many. Practise and feel. You will develop will-power and get peace of mind.

Observe mauna for two hours daily, for six hours once in a month. On Sundays observe mauna for a longer period and do more japa. Keep the day for divine contemplation only. Do not come out of the room. Stop all interviews.

During times of ailment observance of mauna will give great peace of mind. It will check mental irritability also. Energy is wasted in idle talking. Mauna conserves the energy and you can turn out much mental and physical work. You can do a lot of meditation. By practice of mauna the energy of speech is slowly transmuted or sublimated into spiritual energy. Mauna exercises a marvellous soothing influence on the brain and nerves.

You can observe silence for a long time, but if you find it difficult, break it at once. Try to become a man of measured words. This is itself mauna.

The mauna that is observed during meditation cannot be taken as vow of silence; then sleep also should be taken as mauna! Mauna should be observed by householders when there are great opportunities for talking and when visitors come to meet. Then only the impulse of speech can be checked. Ladies are very talkative. They create trouble in the house by idle talk and gossiping. They should observe mauna particularly.

You should speak measured words only. Too much talking is rajasic nature. Great peace comes by observance of mauna. By gradual practice prolong the period of mauna to three months. The study of Sanskrit makes some people very talkative and forces them to enter into unnecessary discussions with others to show their scholarly erudition. Pedantry or vain display of learning is a special attribute of some Sanskrit scholars. How much energy is wasted in such loose talks. How much benefit can one derive if he conserves the energy and utilises it in divine contemplation. He can move heaven and earth.

To talk profusely for six months and to observe mauna for the next six months is of no avail. Some people become very talkative after they break their mauna. They should try to talk only a little even after they give up mauna. Constant vigilance over the organ of speech is necessary. There will be much peace in this world if all talk a little and observe mauna.

Mauna for a long period is not necessary, and in an unregenerate and undeveloped aspirant it does harm. Keep mauna for a month and then break and then continue. Mauna for even a few days will be of immense help to the aspirants in the control of the organ of speech and the mind. Immense energy can be conserved. You will also feel immense peace. If circumstances prevent you from observing mauna, strictly avoid long talk, big talk, tall talk, all unnecessary talks, all sorts of vain discussions, etc., and withdraw yourself from society as much as possible. Too much talk is simply wastage of energy. If this energy is conserved by mauna it will be transmuted into spiritual energy which will help you in your sadhana.

This Atman is silence. The best concept of God is silence. Therefore learn to be silent. Make the mind silent, waveless, thoughtless and desireless. This is real silence.

AFFLICTIONS OF THE MIND

What are the Afflictions?

"The afflictions (kleshas) are ignorance (avidya), egoism (asmita), attachment (raga), hatred (dvesha) and clinging to life (abhinivesha)." (II-3)

All these disorders ruffle the mind like a physical malady. Therefore they are great impediments to meditation. They raise thought-waves and bring about the fructification of actions by depending upon one another for mutual support. If you eradicate clinging to life (abhinivesha) the currents of likes (raga) and dislikes (dvesha) will die. If you remove egoism (asmita) the two currents of likes and dislikes will vanish. The root for egoism, likes, dislikes and clinging to life is ignorance. If ignorance is destroyed by getting knowledge of the Atman through samadhi the other four will die by themselves. Actions are supported by afflictions and the afflictions are supported by actions. There is mutual support. This is a cycle like the analogy of the seed and tree. These are the five ties that bind a man to the wheel of birth and death. Ignorance is the fundamental cause. The other four are the effects of ignorance, and are only modifications of ignorance. Pain and sin are ignorance only. These manifest in those who have forgotten the true all-blissful and eternally pure nature of the Atman.

"Avidya (ignorance) is the field of those that follow, whether they be in a dormant, thinned out, over-powered or expanded condition." (II-4)

Ignorance is the source of the four afflictions which are only modifications or varieties of ignorance.

These afflictions have four states: prasupta, tanu, vicchinna and udhara. In prasupta they are hidden or dormant like the tree in the seed.

In tanu state they are in an attenuated condition like a thin thread. Yogis who do spiritual practice have got this state. They thin out each evil desire by developing the counter-current or contrary good desire. For instance, anger is thinned out by developing mercy, love and forgiveness. In vicchinna state they are overpowered for the time being. For instance when a man fights with his wife, tor the time being the love vritti in him is in an over-powered state. The hate vritti is operating during the quarrel. As soon as the fight subsides, the love vritti will manifest again in him when the wife smiles and speaks kind, loving words. In udhara state the afflictions are very powerful. They operate with full force. Vicchinna and udhara states are present in worldly persons. They bind one to worldly life. He who has tanu state can control the afflictions. (There is another termed dagdha state wherein the afflictions are fried up like burnt seeds. This exists in a full-blown yogi who is established in asamprajnata samadhi.)

"Ignorance is taking the non-eternal as the eternal, the impure as the pure, the painful as the happy and the not-self as the Self or Atman." (II-5)

Ignorance causes perverted understanding and the man is rendered blind by passion and various sorts of attractions. He is under intoxication. Ignorance clouds understanding. An ignorant man is a dead man while living. He is a living buried soul, despite his wealth, possessions and university knowledge. To take a thing for what it is not, is ignorance. It does not mean absence of knowledge. You mistake this perishable body of five elements and various impurities to be the pure Self. You think that you are the body only and you have forgotten the real nature of the Atman. This is delusion. This is ignorance.

"The method for the removal of ignorance is the continuous practice of discrimination." (II-26)

Discrimination must be undisturbed. It must become habitual. There must not be any break even for a twinkling of an eye. When discrimination operates you will have a complete inner life in the Atman. All the outgoing tendencies of the mind will stop. The senses will be calm. This practice of discrimination is the cause for destroying ignorance, the cause of the junction of matter (prakriti) and spirit (Purusha), leading to various experiences. Discrimination remains shaky as long as false knowledge has not been completely removed.

"Egoism is the appearance of the identification of the power of consciousness with the power of the instrument of seeing." (II-6)

Egoism is the identification of the Seer with the power of seeing. The Seer is the Purusha. The instrument of seeing is antahkarana (the four-fold mind — mind, intellect, subconscious mind and ego). The Seer joins with the antahkarana and appears as if he is one or blended with it. The Seer has the egoistic feeling of 'I' in the insentient four-fold mind, which is mistaken for the sentient Seer or the Atman. This is egoism. When you get anger, pain, misery, contentment, etc., you associate yourself with the thought-waves (vrittis) and say: "I am angry." "I am miserable." "I am happy." When the Atman is associated with the mind the experiences of objects take place. Separate yourself from the thought-waves and the four-fold mind and stand aloof as the witness in your original all-blissful nature. This is liberation.

"Attachment is the attraction to pleasure." (II-7)

Through the memory of pleasure enjoyed previously, the attachment or desire that arises towards pleasure or the means of pleasure, is attraction (raga). The desire for 'thinking on pleasure' is included under this. Egoism is the root cause for attraction. This is the reason why it is described after egoism. When pleasure is remembered, attachment is preceded by remembrance of the pleasure in consequence of the enjoyment thereof.

Wherever there is pleasure, side by side there is attachment. Why are you very much attached to your wife? Because you derive pleasure from her. You love money; you are attached to money because through money you can get various objects that can give you pleasure. Everyone of us is in search of happiness, but the attempt to get happiness is made in the wrong direction, in external objects — in books, university degrees, wife, money, son, honour and power.

There is something dearer than a son, there is something dearer than a wife, there is something dearer than wealth, there is something dearer than this prana or life itself. That 'dearer something' is the Atman or Purusha, who is hidden in our heart. The search should be made within by withdrawing the mind from the objects, by controlling the senses, and by practising yama, niyama (see chapters 6 and 7), concentration, meditation and samadhi.

"Aversion is that which dwells on pain." (II-8)

Through memory of pain from experiences, aversion (dvesha) comes towards pain and objects that give pain. You try to get rid of objects that give pain. Man shuns pain and runs after pleasure in this world. No one teaches him to seek pleasure. The mind is born of bliss, so it runs after pleasure.

Aversion is the root cause for human sufferings. Wars, splits, dissensions, sectarian quarrels and murders are due to aversion or dislike. Wherever there is dislike there is jealousy, which is the intimate companion of dislike. Jealousy is petty-mindedness. It is a great pity to find that the minds of even highly educated persons who preach on the platform are filled with jealousy and hatred. As they are intelligent they devise cunning methods and plans to destroy others, to get the whole fame and respect for themselves. A petty-minded preacher sows the seed of discord and disharmony everywhere. He is a pest and a menace to society, a man of evil. There is no redeeming feature in him. He does more harm than good. Aversion should be completely annihilated.

"Abhinivesha is the strong desire for life, supported by its own potency, established all the same even in the learned." (II-9)

In all living beings exists the self-benediction: "May I continue to exist. May I live on." This cannot exist in him who has not experienced the nature of death. By this the experience of a former life is inferred. This is clinging to life (abhinivesha). It will not remain in a man who has no experience of death. From his fear of death we infer that there had been a previous birth for a man. Even worms have got fear of death. This fear of death exists in both the literate and the illiterate, the learned and the ignorant. This fear cannot be explained by direct perception, inference and spoken or written words. The past experience of pain of death is there in your mind. Therefore you are afraid of death in this life. This is the reason for the strong desire for life.

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