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Let go of all actions and repose in knowledge. Knowing
what we know is insignificant and what we do not know is enormous; repose in faith. Sri Sri - You
walk until you come to the ocean. You don't walk or run in the ocean, you float and swim. Like this once you come to the Master,
seeking stops, blossoming begins. Sri Sri
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Are You Willing To Become Love? By Lady Pallas Athena
| | Are You Willing To Become
Love? By Lady Pallas Athena
Channelled through Natalie Glasson- 6th February
2015- www.omna.org
With a breath of love exhaled from my soul which expands for eternity I bathe you in the presence
of my love. Serenity, truth and unity are the qualities I express and demonstrate to you in this moment so you may see, sense
and acknowledge yourself more fully and consciously. Your recognition of yourself as the essence of the Creator expressed
in this moment in unique and wonderful ways is the reason for your presence upon the Earth. It is for you to see, sense and
acknowledge aspects of yourself within others and your surroundings. If you do not resonate with or feel happy in these reflections
then there is a need for you to dive deeper within your being. To ask yourself as a wise and expansive being to illuminate
and let go of all barriers which are causing you to see, sense and acknowledge yourself in a way which doesn’t resonate
with the truth, love and peace you know or have faith you truly are. Your surroundings encourage you to recognise and explore
yourself more fully. If you do not like what you see and experience recognise there is a need to energetically dissolve attachments
to that which you are creating and experiencing currently in order to begin to erase the same energy from within you as this
is where the energy originates from.
You may wish to use this affirmation to support
you: ‘Pallas Athena, My Guides, Angels, Soul, Soul Group and the Creator, I call upon your support, love and powerful
healing vibrations. Please send your energy deep into all areas of my being and reality. I am ready for transformation. With
your assistance and support, as well as the assistance of Archangel Michael, I ask you to aid me in dissolving all attachments,
cords, bonds and ties to the experiences, reactions and actions of people in my reality which do not resonate with the pure
and loving truth I am conscious which exists within my being. I know myself to be a beacon of love; therefore it is my divine
right to experience love. I choose to allow myself the experience of divine love in all areas of my reality and being. Archangel
Michael, please dissolve and heal the necessary attachments, cords, bonds and ties so my love may blossom and be reflected
within all experiences and all souls in my reality. Thank you.’
Once you have energetically
dissolved attachments to your experiences and the vibrations or expressions others direct to you which do not resonate with
your inner truth, this is a symbol of being willing and able to let go of the same energies within you. In order for you to
experience any form of energy, emotions, action or reaction within your surroundings and reality it first holds a resting
space within you. Consciously or unconsciously you have given space to much energy and emotions within your being, many energies
are held onto by you often due to lack of understanding at the time of experience. Lack of understanding or a belief in an
illusion can cause energies and reactions to rise from within you, they are created from your pure soul basically through
the ignorance of the personality, this is not your fault simply part of the process. You are now ready, willing and able to
accept and resonate with your divine awareness within you; there is simply a need to move away from energies created by lack
of awareness. You are a creative being of light; you can create anything you wish to, whether it is positive experiences and
beliefs or negative experiences and beliefs. Any blame or guilt you may feel is simply a reaction born from lack of awareness.
There are healing practices
which can be achieved to dissolve the energy, emotions and hindering creations which you are choosing to give space within
your being, however the greatest practice is the ability to love oneself unconditionally and to practice the art of detachment
simultaneously as this will allow your love to swell to its greatest power, strength and truth. The process of detaching
from the energies held within your being is an experience of letting go. You allow those same energies you experience outside
of yourself to no longer hold space within your being. One lets go and detaches, allowing the energies to be dissolved within,
therefore no longer activated. In order to love yourself there is a need to be willing to let go of boundaries and ties you
are accustomed to, such as self-perspectives and beliefs. Your love for yourself will allow you to easily and effortlessly
detach, let go and erase the energies not resonating with your true self, with the added bonus of filling the empty space
with love.
You may wish to use this affirmation to support you: ‘Pallas Athena, My Guides,
Angels, Soul, Soul Group and the Creator, I call upon your support, love and powerful healing vibrations. Please send your
energy deep into all areas of my being and reality. I am ready for transformation. With your assistance and support, as well
as the assistance of Archangel Faith, the twin aspect of Archangel Michael, I now dissolve all attachments, cords, bonds and
ties to the energies, emotions, vibrations and perspective held by me within my being which do not resonate with the pure
and loving truth I am conscious which exists within my being. I create this transformational and healing process through my
ability to share, express and provide unconditional love from my soul to all aspects of my being. I ignite the love of my
soul, I love myself unconditionally, I choose to hold myself in my pure love and to consciously and unconsciously hold love
within my being. I allow my self- love like a sacred healing alchemy to heal my being assisting all aspects of my being to
resonate and align with the essence of the Creator which is my truth. I am love; I choose to heal myself through providing
love to myself from my soul. Thank you.’
With every emotion, energy, perspective
or illusion you experience inwardly which you know does not resonate in harmony with your truth, let yourself embark upon
the two invocation practices I have shared with you. With every action, reactions and experience co-created by yourself and
those in your outer reality let yourself also embark upon the two invocation practices I have shared with you.
With your conscious awareness,
detachment and love you will allow yourself to recognise that the well of love within your being continuously fills and is
immensely abundant. You will realise your well of love is over flowing. When you allow yourself to detach from the energies
within and outside of your being through self-love you give space, dissolve barriers and bring your focus to your love which
is the flow of the Creator and enjoys flowing abundantly. You find yourself bringing, expressing, providing and sharing love
in all situations and experiences within and outside of your being rather than holding it back. The love of the Creator is
a flow of happy, joyous, forgiving, accepting and fulfilling qualities which run through you like a light river. The Creator’s
love will express itself through you naturally and easily, however if you allow yourself to recognise the light of love flowing
from you with every breath you exhale you will be consciously aware of the presence of love weaving through and saturating
your being and reality. The focus of expression of love is as simple as an exhalation. As love builds you will find
yourself, emotions, perspectives and existence as well as your reality, the reactions and actions of others to resonate with
the essence of your being; love.
With your focus upon love, you will see, sense and
acknowledge love within all people around you, everything and everyone is becoming a reflection of you. This was always the
case, now it is much more vivid because you can see, sense and acknowledge everyone, including yourself greeting you with
love due to you greeting the love of the Creator. Love was always present within your inner and outer reality, you just never
allowed yourself to sense, see and acknowledge it fully.
If when you are focused upon
love, situations arise which you know are not aligned to your essence whether within or outside of yourself, do not allow
yourself to believe in your failure. Instead with your conscious awareness let yourself acknowledge that there may still be
energies you are holding onto within your being.
These are being made aware to you by them
manifesting within or outside of you. Therefore it is a wonderful blessing to assist you to realise there is a need to detach
from this energy outwardly and inwardly knowing this will automatically allow the flow of love through you to increase dramatically.
Experiences perceived as problems or creating fear or any form of emotion or thought process not aligned with your soul, however
large or small, are opportunities to enhance the flow of love through your being. Love has a habit of creating healing, ease
and perfection. When you allow yourself to acknowledge your reality in this way everything becomes easy, life becomes
a game of fun, fulfilment and bliss.
The question is: Are you ready to receive and express
greater volumes of love; are you willing to become love? In loving grace and support, Lady Pallas Athena Read More |
Heavenletter
#5188 Hello, Sunshine, February 7, 2015 God said: Hark,
the herald angels. You are one of them. You most assuredly are. You are Earth Angels, every One. You are not here on Earth for nothing. You
are here for something, and something great. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise. You are a Magnificent Being in a Magnificent
World. You may never have thought so, yet you have always been. You have never been less. The world has mistaken itself and
induced you to mistake yourself. Now it is time for this mistaken identity to be tossed aside and the True You brought to
light. That is an apt expression – brought to light. You Who are Light are having the Light dawn on you. However poorly you have perceived
yourself, your perception is now going to change. You are going to look at yourself in a new way. You have seen yourself and
everyone else amiss. Too many of My children have looked down on themselves. They have looked down on themselves or closed their eyes altogether
and just listened to rumors and took them as gospel. Listen to Me, and you listen to your Self. There has been calumny in the
world, and you have bought into it. Therefore, you have been off-track. I am cleaning the lenses of your vision right now.
I am clearing your hearing right now. Hear Me. You are valuable. You are essential to the well-being of the world. You are
a Being. You are part of My plan for love to take over the running of the world. The world is not as you know it. The world
is not its details. The world is not its misdemeanors. Nor are you your misdemeanors. As of this moment, open your eyes and ears
to your true value as an Instrument of God. There is no other. You are an exponent of the Universe that is Mine. Forget what you have seen
and heard all your life. Forget your old beliefs that included the concept of unworthiness. A lie is a lie even if it is believed
in. You are bound to reinterpret yourself. This is the end of judgment unless you have a lot of good to say about yourself.
You previously allowed yourself to be put in a vise. The vise of judgment no longer has say over you. You are removing all
the shackles that subdued you and subjected the world to suffering. When you stop suffering, what is going to happen to the world? You and
the world will be in bright sunshine, and you will discover that you are the sunshine. You are the Sunshine. You are My Truth,
and, like all herald angels, you will herald the New World. In the New World, love will lead. Love will come first. Nothing
else will. No more of the previous waste that was promulgated upon the world. My Children, you were like sitting ducks. And those
who denied you your Light were also like sitting ducks. Now you are coming into your own. Your own is My Own. You are going
to be light-winged, and you are going to soar. This is inevitable, and it will come about as you move over to new beliefs.
Love begins with you. Life begins with you. The dawning of love begins with you. You are coming out into the sunshine right now. You
never were what you perceived. You never were that old picture of yourself that you carried. Throw it away. Accept this photo
I take of you. It shows you as you are and always were. No longer believe in the tales that were told about you. They never
were true. They are not true now. You are and always were a Magnificent Child of a Magnificent God, and it is you Who make
the world go round.
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Heavenletter #5187 You Are the Son of God Whom I Love , February 6, 2015 God said: A sense of depression is a passing thing. No matter how deep it may seem,
it is a passing thing. It’s a moment’s thought like any other passing thought. Thoughts jump around all over the
place. A thought is just a thought. Why dwell on thoughts that do not serve you or the Universe? You are not here on Earth for
yourself. Of yourself, you make of yourself too small a field. You make of yourself too much effort. Don’t try so hard.
Beloveds, just be. Just be, and what can the matter be? Dry up your self-persecution. Let go of improving yourself. Too often
improving yourself turns into self-depreciation. You play a trick on yourself. There is no outside you. You manufacture events, and
you forget your Wholeness. You distract yourself from the Joy of Life. You focus on the past, or you focus on the future.
So much self-attention on yourself. You tear yourself down and forget to build yourself back up. Would you be so careless with
a Child of God? Apparently so. You negate yourself. It isn’t that you have to build yourself up. You have to stop tearing
yourself down. Are you so sure you know better than I do? I do not find you wanting. You find yourself wanting. You beat yourself up.
Forgo bearing false testimony against yourself. You blame the world, and you blame Me. You blame life. You castigate
life, and you castigate yourself. Cease putting yourself down. Come to your own rescue. Cultivate the habit of good cheer. You previously
cultivated a habit of looking at yourself as downtrodden. Paint another portrait of yourself. Remember Me in Whose image you
were made. Love what I have made. You are not on trial. There is no need to defend yourself. There is need for you to get up
and declare yourself a human being under God. Simply, no longer tear yourself asunder. Put away your self-absorption. What is self-absorption
but ego. I have to ask you: Why would you listen so well to your ego? Ego gives you so much false attention. Ego pities you.
How dare it? How dare ego compete with Me for your attention? Up with God. Down with ego, preposterous ego. Do not tell Me that you cannot
help yourself. You are not helpless. Take your heart back wherever you have thrown it. Reconcile with yourself. You do not
begin to know what you are capable of. Rise to the occasion. The occasion is Life. You live. You are here for a reason. Come
out into life and make it better for others. Self-pity isn’t a virtue. Don’t get tangled up with it. If you are
tangled with it, untangle yourself. Life isn’t for nothing. It is for something. Be good to yourself, and be good to the world.
You have perhaps been asking yourself the wrong questions. I offer you My hand. Get up from the couch of self-oppression. You are
not unimportant. You are all-important. You were created for a reason. You were not created for no reason. You were created
for far more than doubting yourself and doubting your place in the world. The world is not out to get you. The world is out
to wake you up. Wake up then. You are not a cog in a wheel. You are the wheel. From this day forth, emerge into the world.
I bless you to the world. You belong under the Sun. Let the Sun shine on you. I exult in you. I ask you to brighten the world.
Pull up the shades. Open the windows. Let your light shine, for you are the Son of God Whom I love.
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God often tries to give you what you ask for but
can’t because the vehicle he uses is inspiration. You cannot be inspired while thinking. You are inspired through your
heart. God is often blocked, as are we in our attempts to serve your needs, answer your prayers or provide the help you seek.
Our guidance comes from ways that aren’t always through your mind. It may be a song, a touch, or a shove in the right
direction. We provide numerous cues that go unrecognized because you aren’t present in the moment aware enough to notice.
Take time to notice. Live in the moment
- present. Stay in your heart and operate from there. You will solve more problems that way.
Your heart holds the key as do you by remaining
where all the answers lie.
Archangel
Michael
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Alabama, US of
A.
Thought Adjuster.
Subject:
“Within Your Grasp”
Received by Oscar.
Thought
Adjuster: “The current state of your world should be giving you
enough evidence of the error of putting the search for knowledge above spiritual progress. The great advances you have made
in scientific matters cannot be denied. The discoveries of recent years have brought you closer to understanding the workings
of the universe and have provided some perspective about how much can actually be known. For the first time in your history,
you are catching a glimpse of possible limits to mortal knowledge.
“There
are things in creation that will forever be out of reach of the mortal mind. It is not that some things are arbitrarily kept
hidden from you, but there are some things that you simply cannot perceive in your current state of existence. These discoveries
will have to await a future stage of your existence that will provide new bodies and senses, and above all a mind whose abilities
go well beyond those of your current mind. However, there is still a lot that can be understood and learned by you, therefore
we encourage you to continue searching and being curious — an important quality for human development and evolution
in space-time and beyond.
“However, in your efforts to understand
that which is around you, don’t forget to cultivate a relationship with the Divine Spark within yourselves. This spiritual
effort is what is expected of you during this initial life in the realm of space and time. A world of high spirituality has
its future guaranteed. A planet of individuals who strive to express the perfection in their being with ever increasing clarity,
is a world where all live in peace, with abundant opportunities to grow and live a fulfilling life. In contrast, a world of
great technological advance without a comparable spirituality is constantly facing the possibility of being the architect
of its own destruction.
“All the areas of human knowledge are
important and should be explored, but spiritual growth should always have priority. In this world, spirituality never has
been given the necessary relevance, which is a pity because in it lies the key to solving all the problems you are facing
today and to making this world a true heaven on earth.
“The
discovery of the mysteries locked in the universe pales in comparison to the delight of finding God within yourself, and within
your brothers and sisters in this world. In this world, the great scientific discoveries may be within reach of a few, but
spiritual growth and the search for perfection and personal contact with your Celestial Father is within your grasp, without
the need of intermediaries or accessories. Focus your life on what is really important and start today to live a fulfilling
life as the awakened children of the Creator Father.” © The 11:11 Progress Group.
You lit a Flame, and it will become
a Raging Fire — ABC-22.
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7 February Posted: 06 Feb 2015 02:22 AM PST How to Eradicate Hatred No samadhi (union with God) is possible when hatred, prejudice,
jealousy, anger, lust, etc., exist in the mind. Remove these defects by love, endurance, contemplation of the infinite, vision
of the self, good company, and enquiry. Love is the greatest power on earth. Compassion is the greatest sadhana (spiritual
practice). Karuna (compassion)
is to relieve pain where it is and not to give pain to others. He who gives charity to a poor man, gives it to himself. For
there is nothing else save his own Self in the universe. He who hurts, hates, abuses, another man - he
hurts, hates and abuses himself only. When thoughts of hatred and revenge arise in the mind, try to control the physical body
and speech first. Do not utter evil and harsh words. Do not censure. Do not injure others. If you can do this for several
months, the thoughts of revenge, having no scope for manifesting outside, will die of themselves. Constant vichara (enquiry) and development of the opposite virtues
of prema, daya, karuna (that is - love, compassion and sympathy or commiseration will eradicate these two violent passions.)
Serve the man you hate. Share with him what you have. Give him something to eat. Prostrate to him sincerely. Your hatred will
subside. Your hatred will leave you. And he will begin to love you. Gifts and kind words tame the untamed man. Serve all. Serve the Lord in all. Respect all.
Have equal-vision. All kinds of hatred will disappear. The sadhana (practice) of equal vision is extremely difficult but strenuous efforts will bring
about success eventually. Aspirants who wish to abolish the dividing line should develop love for a very dear person first.
After that he should develop love for an indifferent person. Then after that, he should develop love for an enemy. In doing this, in each compartment, they should
make the heart tender and loving. And this should immediately afterwards induce meditation. |
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8 February Posted: 07 Feb 2015 02:00 AM PST A Saint God dwells in those who have no lust, anger, pride, arrogance, delusion, greed,
hatred and deceit. A sage realises his unity, his spiritual oneness with others. He sees their suffering and out of compassion,
devotion and love, he stays on the earth plane to serve and to
suffer for all creatures - until they become purified and attain illumination. He is a saint who has conquered the senses, who
is endowed with righteous conduct, who speaks sweet words even to those who are crooked by nature, and whose heart is always
softened by tender feelings for others. He is a saint who has shaken off all attachments, who is never swayed by lust, greed
or anger, who is constantly established in righteousness, who is wise, humble, modest and forgiving. A saint is compassionate - he
is free from violence, greed, hypocrisy and duplicity. He regards earthly riches as poison. A saint is forbearing. He has
a generous heart and possesses great fortitude and discrimination. A saint is free from egoism and selfishness he is liberated. A saint is the one to be worshipped. He is a paramahamsa. He has shaken off everything. Each saint
proclaims the same truth but his teachings are adapted to suit the requirements of his time and area of influence. He who looks upon everything with an equal eye,
who is perfectly calm and serene, who does not covet anything, and who is the friend of all - he is a real saint. - - - Sri Vasishta tells Rama: "An acharya's (preceptor's)
grace, if it becomes en rapport with his disciple, will of itself, in a mysterious manner, enable the disciple to perceive
directly the Brahmic Principle within, though it is impossible for the guru to point to Brahman as 'this' or 'that', or for
the disciple to understand how it is, prior to his direct perception. Each should cognise it within himself, through his own
jnana (intuition) and with the aid of the acharya (preceptor) and an understanding of the true significance of the many scriptures.
It is indeed very rare to attain that state without the help of a guru and spiritual book. Should all three combine - that is, an acharya, jnana shastra (scripture dealing with self-knowledge) and
a true disciple, then it is certain that the seat beyond all bondage will be attained."  | Raja Yoga, Message 10 Posted: 06 Feb 2015 10:00 PM PST (The
section ‘Ahimsa — Non-violence’ continues from last week) Ahimsa
is the great universal vow. It should be practised by all people of all countries. It does not concern only the Hindus or
Indians in general. Whoever wishes to realise the Truth must practise ahimsa. Whatever difficulties you encounter, whatever
losses you sustain, you must not give up the practice of ahimsa. Trials and difficulties are bound to come in your way to
test your strength. You should stand adamant. Then alone you will be crowned with sanguine success. Absolute ahimsa is not possible even to the most conscientious sannyasin (renunciate). You cannot avoid killing
countless creatures in walking, sitting, eating, breathing, sleeping, drinking, etc. You can hardly find a single 'non-injurer'
in the world, but you can protect every living being by some means or other. Walk with the head bent low. Don't tread on small
insects. Don't give pain to anybody. Feel compassion in your heart on seeing anyone in trouble. Try to relieve the sufferings
of others as far as you can. Compassion is the highest spiritual practice. According
to Tilak's school of thought, if by the murder of a dacoit thousands of lives could be saved, it is not considered as violence.
Non-violence and violence are relative terms. Some say that one can defend himself with instruments and use a little violence
when he is in danger, and this is also not considered to be violence, but a sannyasin should not defend himself and use violence
even when his life is in jeopardy. English people generally shoot their dear horses and
dogs when they are in acute agony and when there is no way of relieving their sufferings. They wish that the soul should be
immediately freed from the physical body. Motive is the chief factor. It underlies everything. You cannot understand the exalted state of high souls. They are unaffected or untainted even if they murder millions
of persons. The Bhagavad Gita says: "He who is free from the egoistic notion, whose reason is not affected, though he slayeth
these people, he slayeth not, nor is he bound." (XVIII-77). Ordinary worldly-minded persons judge others from their own standpoint.
They also say: "We procreate and kill for the good of the world." This is a great delusion and a grave blunder. Even when
they kill a goat for satisfying their own palate, they foolishly quote scriptures: "Weapons cleave him not, nor fire burneth
him, nor waters wet him, nor wind driveth him away." (Bhagavad Gita: II-28) What a philosophy they preach! This is the philosophy
of the demons. This is the philosophy of Virochana and Charvaka. There are many followers of this school of thought. The law of non-violence is as much exact and precise as the law of gravitation. You must know the way to apply
it intelligently with scientific accuracy. If you are able to apply it with exactitude and precision, you can work wonders.
You can command the elements and nature also. The whole mystery of nature will be revealed unto you like a fruit in the palm
of the hand. Always remember the dictum or the authoritative sayings of the scriptures.
Remember the wise utterance of Bhishma: "Neither was there nor will there be a higher gift than the gift of life." Practice
of non-violence which is supreme virtue in your daily life, will help you to attain inner spiritual strength, serenity of
the mind and the realisation of Truth. In the sacred books of Jains you will find: "One should
not destroy life nor permit or consent to others killing living beings, then he will be delivered from all misery. In thought,
word and act, he should do nothing injurious to beings whether they move or not. (The movable beings are animals including
men, fire and mind. The immovable beings are earth, water and plants.) A wise man should not act sinfully towards earth, water,
fire, etc., nor cause others to act so, nor allow others to act so. Intoxicating drinks, meat, honey and fruit of milky trees
must always be avoided by the good, intent upon sheltering immovable beings. With vegetarianism the guilt is as big as an
atom and can be cancelled by penance, but with meat-eating it is as big as Meru — the king of mountains — and
cannot be cancelled on account of its bigness." In the Mahabharata (XIII-II3-47) it is
said that these seven are guilty of violence by eating the flesh of an animal, viz., (1) he who brings the animal for being
killed, (2) he who consents to the proposal, (3) he who kills it (4) he who buys the meat, (5) he who sells it, (6) he who
prepares the meat, and (7) he who eats it. Only the ordinary people think that ahimsa
is not to hurt any living being physically. This is but the gross form of ahimsa. The vow of ahimsa is broken even by showing
contempt to another man, by entertaining unreasonable dislike or prejudice for anybody, by frowning at another man, by abusing
another man, by hating another man, by speaking ill of others, by back-biting or villifying, by harbouring thoughts of hatred,
by uttering lies or by ruining another man in any way whatsoever. If you practise ahimsa
you should also put up with insults, rebukes, criticisms and assaults. You should never retaliate nor wish ill to anybody
even under extreme provocation. You should not entertain any evil thoughts against anybody. You should harbour no anger. You
should not curse. You should joyfully be prepared to give up even your life in the cause of Truth. The ultimate Truth can
be attained through ahimsa. You injure another man on account of ignorance. If you
see God in every man and animal, and always bear in mind that God is seated in the hearts of all livings beings, you will
not injure anybody. You begin to injure others the moment you forget to see God in others. If
you do mental sins, if you injure a man mentally, you also will suffer mentally. Action and reaction are equal and opposite.
If you injure a man in speech, you will suffer through speech only. A man may abuse and villify you. If you injure a man physically,
you will also undergo physical suffering. If you injure a man's eye and make him blind, you will also be rendered blind. If
you cut a man's finger, your finger also will be cut. Understand this law of nature. Always do good actions. You will attain
supreme peace and eternal happiness. A worldly-minded man wishes to get praise from the world
and tries to avoid censure. He thinks and acts in such a way that all people should praise him. Is this possible? No. Never.
Nobody can please the world. You can shut the mouth of a vessel but you cannot shut the mouth of the many-tongued world. Some
will praise you while others will censure you. You should have equanimity or a balanced mind. You should be above praise or
censure. You should treat praise as the dung of the pig, or poison. You should attain the state of being beyond the pairs
of opposites. Then only can you be always happy. Then only can you be really peaceful and joyful. People have not spared even Sri Rama or Sita or Lord Siva or Lord Krishna. They speak ill of these great divine
beings. They attach stigma to them. If such is their treatment of gods, what can be said as regards their treatment of ordinary
men? A white man dislikes a black man and vice-versa. A Samajist dislikes a Sanatanist and vice-versa.
A South Indian dislikes a man of North India and vice-versa. A Saivite dislikes a Vaishnavite and vice-versa. A Protestant
dislikes a Catholic and vice-versa. There is an inherent tendency in man to praise his own native place, his own country,
his own family, his own clan or sect, his own mode of worship, his own religion and his own language, and to censure those
of others. This is petty-mindedness born of ignorance. When the heart of man expands through spiritual culture, when he gets
knowledge of the Self, these tendencies will perish. Mark how man is in a degraded and deplorable state on account of the
influence of his innate tendencies. Still he will not try to destroy them. He clings to them like a leech and thinks he is
always on the right path, on account of delusion created by these tendencies. Though he is in the body of a human being, he
does the actions of a horizontal being. Lord Jesus said: "Love worketh no ill to
his neighbour. Therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law." "Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless them
that curse you and pray for them that despitefully use you. Ye shall be the children of your Father which is in Heaven. Be
ye therefore perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect, for He is kind to the just and the unjust." Do the Christians
of present day follow the above teachings of Lord Jesus? Had they followed these precepts there would have been no wars. No
nation would be manufacturing machine guns and building warships. True Christians and true Brahmins are very rare now. If
Lord Jesus came here now he would weep bitterly when he witnessed the present state of Christians, His own children. Root out vices. Plant virtues. Develop mercy, unselfishness, forgiveness, pure cosmic love, patience, perseverance,
peace, etc. Lead an ideal life in God. Be good and do good. Immortality can be
attained only by performing acts of kindness continuously. Hatred, anger and jealousy are removed by continuous service with
a loving heart. Lord Buddha still lives in our hearts. Why? Because he was extremely kind, he did immense service and he was
an embodiment of compassion. You will get more strength, more joy, more satisfaction by doing kind acts. Your heart will be
at rest even when you are about to face death. You will be loved by all. Practice of compassion, charitable acts and kind
services purify and soften the heart, turn the heart-lotus upwards and prepare the aspirant for the reception of divine light. A sympathetic man places himself in the position of the other man who is in difficulty or in a miserable state.
Then he evinces true sympathy and tries to alleviate his sufferings. A sympathetic man actually feels the suffering himself
when he sees anyone in a bad plight. Sympathy is a divine quality. Therefore develop and cultivate this virtue to a maximum
degree. Forgive your servants one hundred and eight times. Excuse their mistakes
just as you would excuse your children. Share with them whatever you eat. Develop equal vision. This is the essence of wisdom.
Violence is a deadly enemy of wisdom. It separates and divides. It stands in the way of realising unity or oneness. Harsh
words to beggars, servants or inferiors is violence. To fail to relieve pain or trouble in another is negative violence. To
approve of another's harsh actions is against non-violence. Avoid strictly all forms of harshness, direct or indirect, positive
or negative, immediate or delayed. Practise non-violence in its purest form, and become divine. Non-violence and divinity
are one. It is simple foolishness to think that you are separate from the rest of
the world. You are one with all. In injuring another you injure yourself. In loving another you love yourself. Separation
is death, unity is eternal life. Ill-feelings cease not by ill-feelings, but by love.
In thinking evil of others we injure ourselves. In loving others, we love our own selves. Understand the grand law and its
working. You will be happy. The law is very subtle. It is easy to remain without
hurting others, but it is very difficult not to be hurt by others. One harsh word breaks the friendship of men who were united
in love for a period of twenty years. A little sneering or frowning, a little laughter in contempt or a staring look, brings
rupture amongst friends, brothers and relatives. How stiff is the ego! How strong is self-love and identification with this
false body, a combination of five elements, a mixture of flesh, bones, skin, nerves, blood and pus. How powerful is this illusory
power of the world. If you want to practise non-violence you should practise self-control to
a maximum degree. You must keep a calm mind even under the gravest provocation. You must keep the impulses under perfect control. Ahimsa is a weapon not of the weak but of the strong. It is a shield not of the effeminate but of the potent.
It is really for those made of sterner stuff. You will have to practise it carefully in your daily life. You may fail one
hundred times in your attempt, but gradually you will gain strength. Ceaseless practice, strenuous struggle and rigorous discipline
of the mind, speech and the body are necessary. If you can be fully established in the
practice of ahimsa, not injuring any creature in thought, word and deed, you are God. You are Brahman in truth. All beings — men, animals, birds and poisonous creatures — can approach the practitioner of ahimsa
without fear and do no harm to him. Their hostile nature disappears in his presence. The rat and the cat, the snake and the
mongoose, being natural enemies to each other, give up their hostile feelings in the presence of the yogi who is established
in ahimsa. Lions and tigers can never do any harm to such a yogi. The wolf and the lamb, the frog and the cobra will play
in his presence. Such a yogi can give definite orders to lions and tigers. They will obey. This is obtainable by the practice
of ahimsa. The practice of ahimsa will culminate eventually in realisation of unity and oneness of life, non-dual consciousness.
It will enable one to obtain cosmic love. Satyam — Truthfulness "Speaking
truth, when established, leads to the bestowal of fruits for actions." (II-36) The
second aspect of yama — truthfulness — is the most important qualification of a yogi. Truth is the symbol of God.
God is truth. He can be realised only through unflinching adherence to truth in thought, word and deed. Truthfulness, equality,
self-control, absence of envious emulation, forgiveness, modesty, endurance, absence of jealousy, charity, thoughtfulness,
disinterested philanthropy, self-possession and unceasing and compassionate harmlessness, are the thirteen forms of truth. If five thousand sacrifices performed by a monarch as a mark of his sovereignty over other kings and truth (satyam)
are weighed in a sensitive balance, truth will undoubtedly outweigh them. That is the reason why the scriptures declare —
"Truth alone triumphs but not falsehood." Even Yudhishthira had to see hell as once he had told a lie — a modified,
twisted truth — in a dexterous manner. A lie concealed by another lie leads to
more lies. A sin concealed by another sin leads to more sins. A good or vicious action always brings its fruits. That virtuous
man who always does virtuous actions without expectations of fruits, quickly has direct knowledge of God or becomes a jivanmukta. Aspirants should sincerely endeavour to speak the truth at all times. If they are established in Truth, all other
virtues will cling to them. Brahman is Truth and one can realise Him by speaking the Truth. Even some
seekers and monks speak terrible lies for little things to keep up prestige and position and to get respect in society. This is a horrible mistake. Householders can be excused to some extent. Spiritual seekers can never be excused.
If the mind is impure, Self-realisation cannot be attained even if you meditate for twenty hours daily. The habit of telling lies co-exists with the habit of pilfering. Some aspirants tell lies even for trifling things.
The habit of telling lies has become ingrained in some persons. If the preceptor asks his disciple: "O Ram, have you taken
quinine mixture this morning?" he replies: "Yes, Swamiji, I have taken already." Ram tells a lie for this trifling matter
and on strict investigation he is found to be a liar. Many aspirants pose as great yogis when they know only a few asanas
and mudras, when they have read only Vichar Sagar and Panchadasi. This is also another great obstacle in the path. Speaking untruth even in jest is bad. Gossiping about others, even in a joking manner, is bad. Give up these
two evil habits. You will shine in society. You will be revered. By speaking the truth
always in all circumstances the yogi acquires vak-siddhi: i.e. whatever he thinks or speaks turns out to be true. He can do
anything even by mere thought. Thoughts, words and acts should agree. This is satyam
or truthfulness. The inner man should tally or agree with the outer man and his actions. Whatever you have seen or heard,
speak it as it is, do not twist or modify. Fire burns everything — it is true to its nature. Water flows from a higher
level to a lower, the seed sprouts and becomes a tree, the scorpion stings — these are all true to their nature; but
man violates truth, he is ungrateful. He is not true to his essential nature. A wife poisons her husband; sons are not filial
towards their fathers; sons murder their parents. This is not truth. They are not true to their essential natures. To manifest
one's essential divine nature, to manifest divine virtues, is truth. To be true to one's own Self is truth. A spiritual man, a worldly man and a moralist have different conceptions of truth. According to a spiritual man,
Brahman is Truth, this world is unreal. A asks B: "Are you married?" If B replies: "I am a bachelor," when he is really married,
this is an untruth according to the worldly man. If he says: "Yes, I am a married man," this is truth. A moralist cares for
the result of truth. If a man can save the lives of many innocent persons by telling a lie, it is truth for a moralist, because
untruth has brought greatest good. Suppose an unrighteous king has ordered a sage to be
hanged without any cause. If the life of this sage can be saved by uttering a falsehood, the falsehood is only truth. If the
uttering of a truth brings greater harm to many persons, it is an untruth according to a moralist. By the practice of speaking the truth, the mind is purified of its dirt. It shines like a clean mirror and reflects
the divine form of the Lord with great effulgence. Have ceaseless devotion to
truth. Be ready to sacrifice your all for it. You will develop a strong will. You will become fearless. You will draw immense
strength and courage from the Atman or the Supreme Self within. You will attain Self-realisation. The man who can see his own faults as he sees those of others will soon become a great soul. Do not brood on your past mistakes and failures. This will fill your mind with grief, regret and depression.
Do not repeat them in future. Be cautious. Just think of the causes that led to your failures and try to remove them in future.
Be vigilant and circumspect. Strengthen yourself. Arm yourself with new vigour and virtues. Develop your will slowly. You
are bound to succeed in every attempt. Every mistake brings its own lessons. Mistakes
are our gurus or teachers. Correct your own short-comings. Do not look into the faults of others. It is not your business.
Everybody is evolving. God only knows the exact position in which one stands. Be
on the alert. Be vigilant. Be bold. Be cheerful. Be pure. Be kind. Be humble. Be patient. Do not lose sight of the goal. Do
not miss the ideal. Keep the vision of your goal clear before your eyes. Live every moment to realise the ideal in life. Correct
your mistakes. Realise the Self through direct intuitive experience. Asteyam — Non-stealing "Non-stealing or abstinence
from theft, when established, all kinds of wealth approach." (II-37) Asteyam is non-stealing.
This is also another form of self-restraint. Why does a man steal? He wants something. When he. cannot get it by legitimate
ways of earning, he begins to steal. Desire, craving or want are the root-causes of stealing.
This is a deep-rooted evil trait in man. Control desires and cravings, reduce your wants. Reflect and discriminate. Think
of the evil results of stealing, — killing of conscience, dishonour, pin pricks, guilty conscience, unfitness for yoga,
bad name in society, punishment through the law of karma and penal code. Think of the advantages of non-theft viz., honour,
clean conscience, reward in heaven and fitness for the practice of yoga. You will at once stop this stealing habit. Man is not very careful and conscientious. He steals some small things and says: "This is nothing." He drinks
the milk that is kept for others, secretly, and says: "This is nothing. I work very hard, I am in need of this milk. I am
also an inmate of this ashram. The whole ashram belongs to me. I am also Swamiji's disciple. I have every right to get what
I want." His mind thinks up very clever arguments. Some secretly take from the library some old journals which contain some
pictures or useful matter and say: "This is nothing. It is only old copy. It will only go to the hands of a shopkeeper for
packing. I am utilising it for good purpose." But, he has removed it without the knowledge of the librarian. So it is theft. Taking blotting paper, pins, paper, pencil, etc. from the office is stealing. Hoarding money is stealing. Eating
too much or gluttony is stealing. Ever thinking of objects and increasing your wants is also stealing, in a comprehensive
sense. Keeping more things than are actually necessary is also stealing. The
wife removes some money from her husband's pocket without his knowledge. The son also does the same. They argue: "He is my
husband." or "He is my father." "We have every right to take it." Such clever arguments help them to continue stealing in
a clever manner and kill their conscience completely. Even a sensitive mind becomes
blunt gradually. By continuous stealing we jump from stealing small things to big articles. If a drop of ink falls on a white
cloth it will be seen very markedly, but even if a bottle of ink falls on a dirty cloth, it will not be noticed clearly. So
is the mind. Even a little dirt, a little theft, seriously affects the mind of a yoga student. He will have to be very careful
and vigilant. He must keep the mind as clean as a polished mirror. He must avoid even very little theft in any form. He has
to be content with whatever he gets through honest means. He must completely abstain from illegal appropriation, confiscating
another's property and other illegal ways of maintaining his livelihood. Then alone will he have success in yoga. The pilfering nature should be completely annihilated. One should be satisfied with what one gets through honest
means. Besides actual illegal appropriation (taking away the property or things of others) the very thought of any such gain
should not enter the mind. Hoarding money is really theft. You should not keep anything more than the actual necessity. Eating
more than what is actually necessary is also considered as theft. When a man has powerful senses and an uncontrolled mind,
he wants many things for his own sensual enjoyment. If he cannot get the objects of enjoyment and satisfy his desires, then
the pilfering nature enters his mind. By constant thinking he does the actual theft. Therefore the real cause for theft is
too many desires and undisciplined senses. To abstain from theft one should slowly curb desires, discipline the senses and
control the mind. If one can completely give up the evil habit of theft, then the desired things and all kinds of wealth will
come by themselves. Brahmacharya — Purity "By the establishment
of celibacy, vigour is gained." (II-38) Brahmacharya is purity in thought, word
and deed. The very idea of lust should not enter the mind. No spiritual progress is possible without the practice of celibacy. The semen is a dynamic force. It should be converted into ojas or spiritual energy by pure thoughts, japa and
meditation. Those who are very eager to have God-realisation should strictly observe unbroken celibacy. Householders break
their vows owing to their weakness and hence do not find much advancement in the spiritual path. They ascend two steps in
the spiritual ladder and then fall down to the ground through lack of celibacy. This is a sad mistake. They should sleep alone.
They should be very serious. They should understand clearly the gravity of the situation. Taking a vow is a very sacred act.
It must be kept up at all costs. Man only is the real culprit. He violates rules and laws. Women have got greater self-restraint
than men, though the scriptures say that they are eight times more passionate than men. Remember
the advantages of celibacy and the evils of loss of semen. Wastage of semen brings nervous weakness, exhaustion and premature
death. The sexual act destroys vigour of mind, body and senses and annihilates memory, understanding and intellect. This body
is meant for God-realisation. It must be well utilised for a higher spiritual purpose. It is very difficult to get a human
birth. Remember those celibate saints who have earned undying reputation and glory. You can also achieve greatness if you
preserve this vital energy and utilise it for divine contemplation. You are not crawling now. You have learnt to stand up
and walk. You are a man. Behave like a real man. Observe the vow of celibacy strictly. Let your wife also realise its importance
and glory. Get religious books for her daily study. Ask her to fast on Ekadasi and to do japa of any mantra 21,600 times daily.
Take refuge in God's name and japa. All obstacles will be removed. St. Paul said: "It
is good for a man not to touch a woman." Lord Buddha said: "A wise man should avoid married life as if it were a burning pit
of live coals." Ojas is spiritual energy that is stored up in the brain. By sublime thoughts,
meditation, japa, worship and pranayama the sexual energy can be transmuted into ojas shakti. This energy can be utilised
for divine contemplation and spiritual pursuits. Anger and muscular energy can also be transmuted
into ojas. A man who has a great deal of ojas in his brain can turn out immense mental work. He is very intelligent. He has
a magnetic aura in his face and lustrous eyes. He can influence people by speaking a few words. A short speech can produce
a tremendous impression on the minds of hearers. His speech is thrilling. He has an awe-inspiring personality. Sri Sankara,
a complete celibate, worked wonders through his power of ojas. He held heated debates in different parts of India with the
learned scholars through his power of ojas. A yogi always directs his attention to the accumulation of this divine energy
by unbroken chastity. For a scientist a woman is a mass of
electrons. For a philosopher of Sage Kanada's school of thought she is a conglomeration of atoms. For a tiger she is a prey.
For the passionate husband she is an object of enjoyment. For a crying child she is an affectionate mother, who will give
it milk, sweets and other comforts. For a jealous sister or sister-in-law she is an enemy. For a man of discrimination and
dispassionate nature she is a combination of flesh, bone, urine, faecal matter, hair, pus, perspiration, blood, phlegm, etc.
For a fullblown jnani she is sat-chit-ananda — existence, knowledge, bliss absolute. Names and forms are only mental
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