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Evolution of Intuition to Power by Lord Melchizedek Channelled through Natalie Glasson- www.omna.org Expressions of love
continue to flow with ease and perfection from my being, Lord Melchizedek, into your entire vibrational being. We resonate and exist
in oneness; perfection is our natural vibration as we are all experiencing complete processes of integration with the divine source
of the Creator. Perfection is your truth, your essence and existence. To allow yourself to exist as an expression of the Creator
in every given moment is the perfection of your being and the Creator. Perfection isn’t about being flawless, exact, correct
or accomplished in your everyday existence, more so the perfection of the Creator speaks of integration, resonance, alignment
and experiencing the divine flow of the Creator surging through your being. You are already the perfection of the Creator, in
order to enhance your ability to accept yourself in this way there is a need to enhance your intuition and inner power, in truth recognising
the tools you already possess to express the Creator. As you surrender to the Creator allowing the
divine Universe to work through you, there will no longer be a need to create or force the presence of perfection from within you
or into your daily reality. When you allow the Creator to flow through your being you recognise perfection manifesting within
you and around you free from your effort, due to the fact you are dancing in complete harmony with the rhythm of the Creator. Many of you are following
your inner spiritual evolution and ascension with much dedication and devotion, you may also be wondering upon some level within your
mind what the outcome and purpose is for the current ascension. It is my wish to share some insights with you which you can imprint
into your being as energetic templates of creation, if you so wish, to aid the manifestation of truth upon the Earth. Imagine a world where
every person including yourself followed their intuition for every moment of the day. Each person personally understood what food and drinks
were appropriate for their physical bodies, how to heal their physical bodies, how to create exactly what they needed and how to live
a happy and prosperous life, supporting the happiness of others as well. Contemplate for a moment how amazing this would actually
be. You and all people would be able to see through all forms of illusion upon the Earth; you would be able to understand if another
was dishonest or honest, if something was harmful or nourishing. If you became ill you would be able to ask within and discover
the most appropriate way to heal yourself, even discovering the reason for the illness so it never reoccurred in your reality. No
longer would you require to seek guidance outside of yourself because of your deep connection to your intuition which is your
inner knowingness, your inner library, your connection to the divine flow of the Creator. Such a simple process of accessing
and following your intuition within you could shift and change your own reality while altering the world into a space of love. Intuition flows from
a space of love to create an experience and existences of love. Intuition is an aspect of the Creator working through you wishing to create an
example of the Creator; of truth, love, bliss, harmony, happiness and peace. All conflict within your being, between yourself and other,
between countries, between religions and egos would all dissolve with the active use of intuition. Fulfilment would be the focus and
yet it would be a fulfilment born from love to create more expressions of the Creator’s love upon the Earth. In the Era of Love,
love is the key, as intuition within each person enhances and develops so love within and outside of each person magnifies, thus a process of
awakening power within will emerges. This process born from love and to support the Era of Remembrance upon the Earth will allow
for each person to merge with and understand their inner power. Accessing your inner power is your divine right, as a
human being it is something you may have been steered away from in order to supress and maintain control over humanity. Those upon
the Earth who currently and in the past have supported and created the suppression of humanity and each person’s individual
power may feel as if they are protecting humanity, as it is true inner power can wield chaos if unfocused. Yet each person is an
amazing being of light capable of bringing peace and harmony to all situations and the world. Through the Era of Love and the Era
of Remembrance
you may notice in your own personal reality and upon the Earth control and suppression of power born from love will begin to collapse and dissolve,
to allow freedom to your intuition and ability to express your own power. When you are connected with and act from your intuition
you are naturally existing as and drawing from your power. This is a healthy, happy and harmonising space for you to exist within
and navigate your physical reality as. I, Lord Melchizedek, with the support of my energy wish to invite you to contemplate and bring your
awareness to all the times you give your power away during your daily routine. Giving your power away can be, not using your
intuition, believing you do not know the answer or the most appropriate decision to make, doing something because someone tells you to, feeling
pressured or stressed, respecting the opinion of others over your own, feeling inadequate, creating negative or judgmental thoughts about yourself
and others, being angry or even following fashions of any form. There are so many examples and yet giving your power away is to
diminish your power, to weaken yourself in anyway or to loose connection with the truth and essence within your being. I wish to
encourage you to notice any moments, experiences or thoughts which lead to you moving away from love and into disconnection and
suppression. Maybe even note each experience so you can evaluate and explore it in your own quiet time. Most probably all of your experiences
of disempowerment
are due to your beliefs and habits. It is time to let these go as it is your purpose upon the Earth to be a loving powerful intuitive
being of light. In moments of lack of power and intuition bring your focus back to the love which is always present within your heart chakra
and your Angelic Guides who always surround you lovingly, safeguarding and protecting you at all times. Know you are loved and
it is your purpose to be love. ‘I am loved and I choose to be love.’ Encourage yourself to connect with your intuition, to
ask within you for guidance and assistance, instantly by doing so you have accepted and wielded your power even if at first no guidance
forms. You are already existing in your power. With this practice emotions may wish to be released such as anger, disappointment,
depression or frustration, this is natural and is in fact the main purpose of my process of observing all situations of lack of power.
When you supress yourself in anyway or feel you are controlled even if you do not realise it such energies as anger and resentment can
rise from
within your being, these are then often supressed, as you do not feel able to recognise or release the energies. Through the process
you are giving yourself the opportunity to release such energies which may have been embedded within your being for your entire lifetime.
When these energies rise or to heal yourself now you may wish to work with my energies: ‘Lord Melchizedek, the Universal Level of Light
and the Universal Angels, I call upon your loving and healing vibrations to surround me. I wish to dissolve all emotions, thoughts,
feelings, wounds and scars caused by myself and others connected to disempowerment. May your healing energies flow through my being
encouraging me to release all unneeded energies, habits and perspectives creating healing, love and enhanced resonance to the Creator.
Please support
me in successfully releasing all aspects of disempowerment, encouraging me to further develop my intuition and expression of love.
I am healed, I am loved, I accept my wonderful intuition and inner power.’ Simply sit peacefully, exhaling and inhaling, as if
through your heart chakra as we work with your energies. Dissolving all disempowerment is an essential key to forming the Era of Love
within your being and upon the Earth. When love is present so is the power and perfection of the Creator. Through the Era of Love
the Creator is asking all including Mother Earth to return to their power, the essence and perfection within. I wish to invite you to recognise if you
are creating relationships of disempowerment in your current reality or past experiences. This could be when you worshipped another,
when you allowed yourself to feel inadequate or not good enough, or maybe when you gave of yourself when it was not appropriate.
Whatever the experience or scenario, it is appropriate for you to now call your energies and power back to you in order to empower
yourself, dissolve connection which may be draining you and to bring completion to cycles of disempowerment. I, Lord Melchizedek,
wish to support you in doing so: ‘Lord Melchizedek, the Universal Level of Light and the Universal Angels, I call upon your loving
and healing vibrations to surround me. Please assist and protect me during my ceremony of moving from disempowerment to empowerment
thus further
awakening the powerful love vibrations within me. With the assistance of my soul, I now ask and call back all energy and power
I have given to others through processes, experiences and scenarios of disempowerment. May this energy and power be returned to
me, cleansed and purified completely before anchoring into my being and especially my sacral chakra. I ask the Angels to fill
my being with love and to share Angelic love with those who accepted my power so they can continue to be supported. I am ready
and willing to receive myself fully as my complete loving power. Thank you.’ Simply sit peacefully, exhaling and inhaling, as if
through your heart chakra as we work with your energies. Your intuition is your power, engaging and expressing the love of the Creator
within your reality, thus manifesting the Era of Love for your personal experience. With Divine Love and Truth Lord Melchizedek
Your Resonance with the Earth by Archangel Sandalphon | | Your Resonance with the Earth by Archangel
Sandalphon
Channelled through Natalie Glasson- 17th April 2015- Sacred School of OmNa
‘The world is shifting
beyond your recognition,’ this is a statement that I wish to share with you and for you to recognise within your perspective.
It is not for you to understand the shifts taking place upon the Earth, maybe not even to recognise them, more importantly
to recognise how the shifts in the world influence you within your being. When I speak of the world I am referring to the
world of your perspectives rather than the Earth itself. The world you recognise is the world of your perspectives,
a creation born from that which you wish to hold within your being, to resonate with and recognise as yourself. The Earth
is in tune with your perspectives, co-creating with you in order to manifest your beliefs and perspectives from within your
being into your reality.
Imagine Earth existing in its true beauty and glory in this moment,
imagine how breathtakingly stunning this would be. The Earth already exists in its true beauty in this very moment; the Earth
is already healed and was never truly harmed or damaged. The only pain, damage and chaos occurring within and upon the Earth
are within the creations and manifestations of your prescriptives. In truth the vision you choose to see, sense and
acknowledge the Earth as has a major impact upon your experiences of the Earth and your ability to recognise the truth of
Mother Earth. If you choose to recognise the beauty of the Earth an entire version of the Earth would unfold to you filled
with exquisiteness and completely healed. It is only your belief in your own need for healing or that you do not resonate
in oneness with the Creator which influences your view and perspective of the Earth.
My statement at the beginning
of my communication is very powerful, ‘The world is shifting beyond your recognition,’ this means there is a need
for you to allow your perspectives of the Earth to shift, because you can no longer recognise the truth of yourself, the Earth
and the Creator with the perspectives and beliefs you currently hold. It is not that the Earth is ascending so much that you
are unable to recognise the Earth; it is more so that there is a need for you to shift in order to recognise the truth of
the Earth and the Creator which has always been present.
With all aspects of Ascension
it is your willingness to see, sense and acknowledge beyond your perspectives which allows you to feel as if you are ascending
when actually you are simply recognising the truth which has always been present. In order for humanity to recognise that
the Earth has ascended there is a need to recognise that letting go of strive and struggle will allow for humanity to accept
the beauty of the Creator. When humanity realises that all needing to be achieved in order to experience and recognise ascension
is to see, sense and acknowledge with an open perspective, expansive mind, attentive listening and observant sight, then all
will recognise that ascension occurred for the Earth long ago. It is humanity’s recognition and observation of the truth
which is all that is required to complete ascension. However it is to listen, see, sense, acknowledge with deep knowingness
within, tremendous expansion and willingness to receive the truth even if it is beyond current mental perspectives.
Please take time to contemplate
my statement, ‘The world is shifting beyond my recognition,’ rather than observing the statement as outside words,
internalise them. Realise the world you are creating and wish to experience is far greater than your expectations, beliefs
and perspectives not born from an expansive mind, they no longer hold a place in your being and reality as they are
placing limitations upon you.
To you it seems as if the Earth is always increasing and developing its resonance which
creates transformation, everything is always evolving, even the divine Creator, life of all forms cannot help but evolve;
it is a natural aspect of existence. Often transformations cannot truly be recognised within the Earth’s energetic
and material structures because of humanity’s unique connection with the Earth. The Earth is a part of your being and
form, you are more connected as one with the Earth than you would ever imagine. When souls enter into human form they download
a template of light from Mother Earth which is almost like holding aspects of Mother Earth’s DNA within their beings.
This template of light remains present throughout each person’s life time, it supports you in remaining anchored
upon the Earth, it enables you to feel a greater resonance with the Earth and encourages you to co-create with the Earth the
divine plan and purpose of your soul. Mother Earth’s template of light is essential to life and existence upon the Earth.
Some people who feel a deep resonance and connection with the Earth and nature kingdoms have activated their Mother Earth
light template with greater intensity, this often occurs when the person or soul is required to work alongside Mother Earth
during their lifetime. Sometimes when people find themselves out of balance with their world or experience forms of difficulty
it can be that they are neglecting or ignoring their connection with nature and the Earth, therefore their Mother Earth template
of light is not activated enough to support them and allow them to co-create with Mother Earth, as is the divine purpose of
this existence. When a person makes a conscious effort to spend time in nature and feel replenished by the experience, it
is due to their light template born from Mother Earth being restored.
When catastrophes occur upon
the Earth, have you noticed how your heart goes out to the Earth, you may feel upset or hurt by the damage occurred to the
Earth? This is because you have a part of Mother Earth’s energy like a template of light within your being. Your
compassion is not simply due to your fondness of the Earth, it is because the Earth is a part of your form. Your connection
with the Earth is far greater than you could possibly imagine, it is akin to an extension of your body. Catastrophes on the
Earth are also a wakeup call which you and humanity send to yourselves. You are constantly co-creating with Mother Earth,
your thoughts and the thoughts of humanity create a tidal wave of intentions anchored deep into the consciousness of Mother
Earth. Co-creation then occurs as Mother Earth energises the created thoughts bringing them into manifestations upon the Earth.
In truth the fears of humanity can create catastrophes upon the Earth. When you become aware of a catastrophe small or large
upon the Earth, whether it is close to you or far away, allow yourself to compassionately recognise the incident as a wakeup
call. Take responsibility that any thoughts or fears you may have energised could have added energy to humanity’s co-creation
with Mother Earth in manifesting the situation.
Realise within your being there is a need
to observe, heal and release your unbalanced thoughts and fears so Mother Earth no longer is required to co-create with your
unbalanced thoughts and fears. Realise you can make a powerful shift within your being, perspectives and the world you recognise
by simply sending your love first to yourself to empower yourself, then to humanity as forgiveness and to share that humanity
is always loved. Finally send your love and healing to the situation. Mother Earth will accept your love, healing and compassion;
she will co-create with you to bring these sacred energies into full experience upon the Earth.
The more humanity focuses
upon love, healing, compassion and all the beautiful qualities of the Creator the more humanity will move beyond their current
perspectives and Mother Earth is gifted with beautiful intentions and energies to co-create with. You will then truly see
the world shift beyond your recognition.
‘Archangel Sandalphon, I invite you to surround me with your Angelic Vibrations
and your deep resonance with Mother Earth. As your light penetrates my being I invite you to activate and bring into balance
my Mother Earth Template of Light so I may exist and co-create in harmony and peace with Mother Earth, recognising the beauty
and complete ascension of my being and the Earth. Thank you.’
Simply take a moment to breathe
deeply, accept my light and observe or acknowledge your Mother Earth Template of Light activating more fully and coming into
balance within your being.
‘I now choose to co-create love, peace, harmony, beauty and happiness with Mother
Earth, dissolving all harmful fears from my being, so I may experience the natural beauty of Mother Earth now and forever
more.’
This is a wonderful affirmation and intention to ensure you take responsibility for
your thoughts and perspectives, sharing with Mother Earth the beauty of your being so she may manifest this into the Earth
for all to experience.
Know you resonate and co-create with Mother Earth; this is something you cannot neglect.
With and in truth, Archangel Sandalphon
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God is always bringing us closer to Him. | Heavenletter #5258
Like a Thousand Stars, April 18, 2015 God said: Feeling sorry for yourself supports the
idea of being a victim. There is more to life than being a victor or a victim. One of two ways is not the way to look at life.
Life is not a question of Mine or thine. Life is not a question of kill or be killed. Life is not a question of right or wrong.
Life usually isn’t so clear as a Yes or a No. Alas, what are opposites but judgment whether of another or yourself?
There is no scale sensitive enough to weigh wonderfulness or lack of wonderfulness. Either/or exists in life
in the world. In the world, something is or it is not. In Truth, there are ripples of opportunity. Either/or is fiction.
Between black and white, there are many shades of color. This is where understanding comes into the picture. Good and
bad are not so structured as the world would have them. What is mercy but seeing more possibilities? What is understanding
but understanding greater than opposites? That which is called wrong action – what is it but misunderstanding or lack
of understanding? In the darkness of viewpoint, it is so easy to mistake a tree for a goblin. It is better to include
than exclude. Whenever you feel yourself dismissing someone or something, pause and think again how this serves you, the seeming
other, and the world. Or does it serve judgment? There is intention. You do not always see what another intends. Another
is not always himself aware of what he intends. I will tell you that it is better for you not to be wary. What is being
wary but looking for a demonstration of ill-will? Put away your microscope. See from a greater distance. From a greater distance,
you may see more clearly. In any case, you see through the telescope of your vision. There is a deeper Reality for you to
hold hands with. Impartial isn’t the right word. Become more partial, I would say. Become more partial to love,
I would say. What if you would see the world from love? What would you see? What if you could see into hearts from your
own heart? What if you could really see as I do see? You would favor all. You would bless all. You would make a difference
in everyone’s life. You would shine light like a thousand stars. You would pick everyone up and brush them off. The
Truth is that there is no distance between you and another, and everyone you see is yourself. Yes, others may need to widen
their horizons, and you are no exception. If you want others to rise higher, so must you rise higher. There is outer vision,
and there is inner-vision. You might prefer to look outside and pinpoint others when it makes more sense for you to look within. Perhaps
you have been thinking with emotion: “What is wrong with that person? What is he thinking?” Perhaps you
could be thinking instead: “What is right with that person? Where is my heart?” The human mind is not insignificant.
The human mind is a great factor in life. At the same time, the human heart is more vital and necessary and more to the point
than the mind. This not to knock the human mind. I created it, after all. The apex of My creation, however, is the heart.
The heart is the heart of the matter. The mind thinks. The mind can think all manner of things. Yet the heart is a determiner.
The heart gives and the heart receives. The heart cannot succeed in being rigid. Rigidity is an anathema to the heart. The
heart beats. The heart knows Truth. Truth is often covered up by the mind. The mind discusses and thinks whether something
is true or not. The Heart knows. The Heart tells the temperature. The heart does not rationalize. The mind rationalizes. What
seems rational in the world does not always state Truth. Your heart is true. Look out for your heart and for the hearts of
seeming others, for they are also you and One with Me. +++ |
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19 April Posted:
17 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT Action in Action All actions are done by the gunas (qualities
of nature) only. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks: "I am the doer". This is the cause of bondage. The ignorant man
identifies the Self through the force of avidya (ignorance) with his body, mind and senses which are the products or effects
of the three gunas - satva (purity), rajas (activity) and tamas (inertia). Now comes the trouble. If he thinks: "I am the
doer", he has to enjoy the good and bad fruits of his actions. He is brought again and again to this mortal plane. He who sees that prakriti (nature) performs all
actions and that the Self is actionless, really sees. The wise man who knows the essence of the divisions of the qualities
and functions, holding that "the qualities move amidst the qualities" is not attached. He separates himself from the body,
mind and organs. He stands as their witness and as a witness of their functions by identifying himself with the pure inner
self. He says: "Seeing, hearing, touching, speaking, giving, grasping, opening and closing the eyes, are functions of the
senses. I have nothing to do. They are the dharmas (proper functions) of the senses. I am distinct from the senses. The senses
move among the senses. I am nirlipta (untainted). I am asanga (unattached)." This is the drishti (vision) or nischaya (determination)
of a jnani. He escapes from the bondage of karma. He is freed from the wheel of birth and death. If you identify yourself with Brahman and stand as a witness of
the activities of prakriti and its effects, mind, senses and body, you will realise "inaction in action". Brahman is nishkriya,
akarta, niravayava (actionless), (non-doer), (without limbs). But he is the primum mobile. He gives a push and prakriti
moves and acts. He gazes and prakriti moves and acts. Without his presence prakriti cannot do anything. Therefore it is Brahman
only who really does all actions. This is "action in inaction" as taught in the Gita.  | Raja Yoga, Message 20 Posted:
17 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT Reasons
for Failure Some people in whom the intellect (reason) is much developed have got the habit of entering into
unnecessary controversies and discussions. They cannot remain quiet even for a second. They will create opportunities for
heated debates. Too much discussion ends in enmity and hostility. Much energy is wasted in useless discussions. Intellect
is a help if it is used in the right direction of enquiry into the nature of God, but a hindrance if it is used in unnecessary
discussions. Intellect takes the aspirant to the threshold of intuition — thus far and no further. Reason helps in inferring
the existence of God and finding out suitable methods for Self-realisation. Intuition transcends reason but does not contradict
reason. Intuition is direct perception of Truth, there is no reasoning here. Reasoning concerns matters of the physical plane.
Wherever there is 'why' and 'wherefore', there is reasoning. In all transcendental matters which are beyond the reach of reason,
reason is of no use. Intellect helps a lot in reflection and ratiocination. But people in whom reasoning is highly
developed become sceptical. Their reason becomes perverted also. They lose faith in scriptures and in the teachings of saints.
They say: "We are rationalists. We cannot believe anything which does not appeal to our reason. We do not believe in the Upanishads.
We reject anything that does not come within the domain of reason. We have no faith in God and sad-gurus." These so-called
rationalists are a type of atheist only. It is very difficult to convince them. They have an impure, perverted reason. Thoughts
of God cannot enter their minds. They will not do any kind of spiritual sadhana. They say: "Show us your Brahman of the Upanishads."
Those who are of a doubting nature will perish. Reason is a finite instrument. It cannot explain many
mysterious problems of life. Those who are free from so-called rationalism and scepticism can march in the path of God-realisation.
Give up arguing, become silent and look within. All your doubts will be cleared and you will get a flash of divine knowledge.
The pages of the internal book of divine knowledge will be clearly revealed to you. Practise this and feel. Aspirants
should not indulge in sundry talks and miscellaneous thoughts just to ease the mind. They should be serious, they should think
and talk of God alone. Too much talking is one of the bad habits which lessen the spiritual power. If a man talks too much
he suffers from diarrhoea of the tongue. Quiet people cannot sit even for a second in the company of these loquacious or garrulous
people. They will talk five hundred words per second. There is an electric talking-dynamo in their tongues, they are restless
people. If you lock these people for a day in a solitary room, they will die. The organ of speech distracts the mind considerably.
A talkative man cannot dream of having peace even for a short time. An aspirant should talk only a few words when necessary
and that too, on spiritual matters only. A talkative man is unfit for the spiritual path. Energy is wasted in useless
idle talk and gossiping, planning and unnecessary worry. Conserve energy by getting rid of these three defects and utilise
it in meditation on God. You can do wonderful meditation then. If you want to do some dynamic worldly activities for world
solidarity you can turn out marvellous work by conserving the energy which leaks through useless channels. The effects
of evil company are highly disastrous. The aspirant should shun all sorts of evil company. The mind is filled with bad ideas
by contact with evil company and the little faith in God and scriptures also vanishes. 'A man is known by the company he keeps.'
'Birds of the same feather flock together.' These are proverbs or wise maxims. They are quite true. Just as a nursery is to
be well-fenced in the beginning for protection against cows, etc., so also the neophyte should protect himself very carefully
from evil influences, otherwise he will be ruined totally. The company of those who speak lies; who commit adultery, theft,
cheating and double-dealing; who are greedy; who indulge in idle talk, back-biting and tale-bearing and who have no faith
in God and in the scriptures etc., should be strictly avoided. Mind is ever changing and wandering. This
wandering habit of the mind manifests itself in various ways. You will have to be on the alert always to check it. A householder's
mind wanders to cinema, theatre, circus, etc. A sadhu's mind will wander to Benares, Brindavan, Nasik, etc. Many sadhus never
stick to one place during sadhana. The wandering habit of the mind must be controlled by making it stick to one place, one
method of sadhana, one guru and one form of yoga. A rolling stone gathers no moss. When you take up a book for study, you
must finish it before you take up another. When you take up any work, you must devote your whole-hearted attention towards
the work on hand and finish it before you take up another work. One thing at a time. Centralise your ideas and
develop thereby the inner power of the Self. Centralisation will stop the outgoing habit of the mind and will develop its
powers. Centralisation of ideas means centralisation of your energy. Just as the man who foolishly runs after
two rabbits will not catch hold of either of them, so also a meditator who runs after two conflicting thoughts will not get
success in either of the two thoughts. If he has divine thoughts for ten minutes and then worldly conflicting thoughts for
the next ten minutes, he will not succeed in getting divine consciousness. You must run after one rabbit only, with vigour,
strength and a one-pointed mind. You are sure to catch it. You must have only divine thoughts, at all times. Then you will
be sure to realise God soon. There is always a complaint amongst the aspirants: "I am meditating for the
last twelve years, I have not made any improvement, I have no realisation." Why is it so? What is the reason? They have not
plunged themselves in deep meditation, into the innermost recesses of their hearts. They have not properly assimilated and
saturated the mind with thoughts of God. They have not done regular systematic sadhana nor disciplined the senses perfectly.
They have not collected all the out-going rays of the mind. They have not made the self-determination: 'I will realise this
very second'. They have not given their entire mind to God, nor kept up an unceasing flow of divine consciousness. Untrained
aspirants generally mistake their own imaginations and impulses for the 'inner voice' or intuition. He who says (or imagines),
"I practise deep meditation daily," when he has not removed the evil traits or qualities of the mind, deceives himself first
and then others. He is a first class confirmed hypocrite. Those people who have not practised any
yoga discipline or curbing of the senses, thoughts or impurities, will find it difficult to practise concentration and meditation.
Their minds will be ever oscillating like a wild bull or a monkey. As you are not used to meditation you feel tired and hungry
when you sit for meditation. This will pass off soon. Continue your practice. When you climb the ladder
of yoga, when you walk in the spiritual path, if the memory of past experiences recurs again and again the old mental images
will be energised or galvanised. They will express themselves with redoubled force again and again. They will crowd together
or come in packs or in multitudes or in a party and attack you with formidable vehemence. Do not look back, do not remember
your past experiences, kill all memory of your past experiences. Remember God. Build up your mental feeling of Brahman strongly.
Strengthen it. Keep it steady by regular and constant meditation. A single thought of your past experience will give a new
lease of life to the thought-image or memory picture, rejuvenate and strengthen it, and it will pull you down. It will be
difficult for you to climb up again. You will have to note very carefully whether you remain stationary in the
spiritual path even after many years of spiritual practice, or whether you are progressing. Sometimes you may go downwards
also if you are not vigilant and careful, if your dispassion wanes and you are slack in meditation. Reaction may set in. Some
practise meditation for a period of fifteen years and yet they have not made any real progress at all. Why? This is due to
lack of earnestness, dispassion, keen longing for liberation and intense, constant sadhana. Just as cultivation in hard land
or saltish earth becomes absolutely fruitless, so also meditation done without dispassion becomes fruitless. You are
not able to enter into samadhi because you are not able to practise meditation. You are not able to do profound meditation
because you are not able to fix the mind steadily, or concentrate. You are not able to concentrate properly, because you are
not able to practise the withdrawal of the senses from the object thoroughly. You are not able to practise this thoroughly
because you have not obtained mastery over apana and prana through pranayama, and you are not established in ethics and moral
principles which are the foundation of yoga. If you strain yourself in meditation and go beyond your
capacity, laziness and inactive nature will supervene. Meditation should come naturally on account of serenity of the mind
induced by the practice of tranquillity, self-control, satiety in the enjoyment of sense pleasures, and sense control. Atman
is the fountain of energy. Thinking of the Atman, the source of energy, is also a dynamic method for augmenting energy, strength
and power. You will get the full bliss of the divine glory only when you dive deep, when you merge deep
into silent meditation. When you are on the border-land of divinity or God, when you are at the gate or threshold of God,
when you are in the outskirts, you will not get the maximum peace and bliss. As a result of purification
the mind becomes more sensitive, gets easily disturbed by a sound or a shock and feels any pressure acutely. An aspirant must
be sensitive and yet have the body and nerves completely under control. The greater the sensitiveness becomes, the more difficult
is the task. There are many noises which pass unheeded by an ordinary person but which are tortures to one who is very sensitive.
Artha
(wealth) is really anartha (evil). To earn wealth is painful, to protect the wealth is still more painful. If wealth is reduced
it is also painful and if it is lost it gives unbearable pain. You cannot earn and amass wealth without doing great sins.
Wealth brings much anxiety. Therefore, shun wealth. Retired officers remain on the banks of the Ganges and
practise japa and meditation for several years, but they do not make any solid progress. Why? Because they utilise their big
pensions for themselves and for their sons and daughters. They do not spend it on charity. They depend upon money for everything.
Let them spend all their money on charity and rely on God. Let them live on alms. They will surely have solid spiritual progress.
If
the aspirant has the nature of being offended for trifling things he cannot make any progress in meditation. He should cultivate
and amiable loving nature and adaptability. Then this bad habit will vanish. Some aspirants get easily offended if their bad
qualities and defects are pointed out. They become indignant and begin to fight with the man who shows their defects. They
think the man is concocting them out of jealousy or hatred. This is very bad. Other people can very easily find out our defects.
A man who has no life of introspection, whose mind is of outgoing tendencies, cannot find out his own mistakes. The self-conceit
acts as a veil and blurs the mental vision. If an aspirant wants to grow he must admit his defects if they are pointed out
by others. He must do his level best to eradicate them, and he must thank the man who points out his defects. Then only can
he grow in spirituality. If you quarrel with somebody or if you have a heated debate with anybody
you cannot meditate for three or four days. Your balance of mind will be upset. Much energy will be wasted in useless channels.
The blood will become hot. Do not cause pain or suffering to any living being through greed, selfishness, irritability and
annoyance. Give up anger and ill-will. Give up the spirit of fighting and heated debates. Don't argue. You may
be living in a solitary cave in the Himalayas and practising meditation, but if the memory of your past experiences in the
plains comes and if you allow the mind to dwell on it again and again, you are actually living on the plains only, though
your abode is in the solitary retreats of the Himalayas. Further, you do not lead the perfect divine life in the cave, because
you lead the past worldly life again subjectively in the sacred cave. Thought is the real action. Preparation for
Meditation In a
lonely place, spread a four-folded blanket and over this spread a piece of soft, white cloth. This will do nicely. If you
can get a good tiger skin or deer skin, it is all the better. A tiger skin has got its own advantages. It generates electricity
in the body quickly and does not allow leakage of electric current from the body. It is full of magnetism. Sit on
padma, siddha or sukha asana. Keep the head, neck and back in one straight line. Face east or north. A spiritual neophyte
should observe this rule. In facing north he is in communion with the sages of the Himalayas and he is mysteriously benefited
by their currents. Free yourself from all passions, emotions and impulses. Subjugate the senses. Withdraw the mind
from objects. Then the mind will be calm, one-pointed, pure and subtle. With the help of this trained instrument, the disciplined
mind, contemplate on that one infinite Self or God. Do not think of anything else. Constantly think of God.
The mind should always move towards God. Fasten the mind with a fine silk thread to the lotus feet of Lord Siva or Hari and
do not allow any worldly thought to enter the mind. Do not allow the mind to think of any physical or mental enjoyment. When
it indulges in these thoughts, give it a good hammering. Then it will move towards God. Just as the Ganges flows continuously
towards the sea, thoughts of God should flow continuously towards the Lord. Just as the harmonious sound produced from the
ringing of bells falls upon the ear in a continuous stream, so also the mind should come towards God in one continuous stream.
There must be a continuous divine thought-current from the pure mind towards God, through continuous sadhana. All physical
activities should be completely suspended, all attachments should be ruthlessly cut asunder completely for five or six years
if you want to practise meditation, if you want to realise God through concentration of mind. Newspaper reading and correspondence
with friends and relatives should be completely stopped, as they cause distraction of mind and strengthen the world idea.
Habitual
meditation and habitual silence are great assets for you in the spiritual path. Meditation gives a lot of spiritual strength,
peace, new vigour and vitality. If a meditator gets irritated very often it shows he is not having good, uninterrupted meditation.
There is something wrong with his sadhana and contemplation. You will have to meditate with a calm
mind. Then only will you enter into samadhi quickly. If you control the senses and if you become desireless you will have
a calm mind. Keen longing for liberation and thoughts of God will destroy all desires. He who has a calm mind is the Emperor
of emperors, the Shah of shahs. The state of one who has a calm mind is indescribable. In meditation and concentration
you will have to train the mind in a variety of ways. Then only the gross mind will become subtle. Signs of Progress The following are the signs that indicate
that you are growing in meditation and approaching God: The world will have no attraction for you. The sensual objects will
no longer tempt you. You will become desireless, fearless, 'I'-less and 'mine'-less. Attachment to the body will gradually
dwindle. You will not entertain the ideas, "She is my wife; he is my son; this is my house." You will feel that all are manifestations
of the Lord. You will behold God in every object. The body and mind will become light. You will always be
cheerful and happy. The name of the Lord will be always on your lips. The mind will be ever fixed at the lotus feet of the
Lord and ever producing the image of the Lord. You will actually feel that purity, light, bliss, knowledge and divine love
are ever flowing from the Lord to you and filling up your heart. You will have no body-consciousness. Even
if there be body-consciousness it will be in the form of a mental residuum. A drunkard may not have full consciousness that
he has a cloth round his body. He may feel that something is loosely hanging from his body. Even so, you will have a feeling
of the body. You will feel that something is sticking to you like a loose cloth or loose shoes. You will
not be attracted by sex. You will have no sex idea. Women will appear to you as manifestations of the Lord. Money and gold
will appear to you as pieces of stone. You will have intense love for all creatures. You will be absolutely free from lust,
greed, anger, jealousy, pride, delusion, etc. You will have peace of mind even when people insult you, beat you and persecute
you. The reason why you are not perturbed is that you get immense spiritual strength from the Indweller, or the Lord. Pain
or pleasure, success or failure, honour or dishonour, respect or disrespect, gain or loss, are alike for you. Even
in dreams you will be in communion with the Lord. You will not behold any worldly pictures. You will converse with the Lord
in the beginning, you will see Him in physical form. When your consciousness becomes cosmic, conversation will stop. You will
enjoy the language of silence or the language of the heart. From vocal speech you will pass on to subtler and subtler forms
of sounds and eventually you will rest in the soundless OMkara or soundless Brahman. Dispassion and discrimination,
serenity, self-restraint, one-pointedness of mind, non-violence, truthfulness, purity, forbearance, fortitude, patience, forgiveness,
absence of anger, spirit of service, sacrifice and love for all will be your habitual qualities. You will be a cosmic friend
and benefactor. Contentment, unruffled state of the mind, cheerfulness, patience, decrease in the excretions,
sweet voice, eagerness and steadiness in the practice of meditation, disgust for worldly prosperity or success and company,
desire to remain alone in a quiet room or in seclusion, desire for association with spiritual aspirants (sadhus) and monks
(sannyasins), and one-pointedness of mind are some of the signs which indicate that you are growing in purity, that you are
prospering in the spiritual path. Pure emotions will rise in your heart. You will feel that the whole world
is nothing but pure consciousness. The tables, chairs, men, women and other things will all appear to contain this consciousness,
just as vessels contain their contents. You will feel that all things are made of this consciousness. This rare experience
will give you great bliss. You will feel that the Lord is sporting in all things as this pure consciousness. You will actually
lose the sense of the material nature of things around you. You will have realisation with form at
the anahata chakra. You will experience nirvikalpa samadhi at the sahasrara. If your general health
is sound; if you are cheerful, happy and strong physically and mentally; if the mind is peaceful and unruffled; if you get
bliss in meditation and if your will is growing strong, pure and irresistible think that you are improving in meditation and
everything is going all right. The Power of Silence When you enter the silence through deep meditation the world outside and
all your troubles will drop away. You will enjoy supreme peace. In this silence is the supreme light of lights; in this silence
is undecaying bliss; in this silence is real strength and joy. Understand the power of silence. The power
of silence is infinitely greater than lectures, talks, orations and discourses. Lord Dakshinamurty taught the four youths
— Sanaka, Sanadhana, Sanatana and Sanatkumara — through silence. The language of silence is the language of God,
the language of silence is the language of the heart. Sit silently and restrain the mental modifications. Sit silently and
send out inner spiritual force to the whole world. The whole universe will be benefited. Live in silence. Become silent. Rest
in silence. Know the Self and be free. Meditation and Work Advanced yoga students who are householders
will have to stop all their worldly activities when they advance in meditation, if they are really sincere. Work is a hindrance
to meditation for advanced students. That is the reason why Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: ''For a sage who is seeking
yoga, action is called the means. For the same sage who is enthroned in yoga, serenity is called the means.'' (VI-3) Then
work and meditation become incompatible like acid and alkali, fire and water or light and darkness. When
you advance in spiritual practice it will be very difficult for you to do meditation and office work at the same time, because
the mind will undergo double strain. It works in different grooves and channels during meditation. It finds it very difficult
to adjust to different kinds of uncongenial activities. As soon as it comes down from meditation it gropes in darkness. It
gets bewildered and puzzled as it has to work in different grooves and channels. When you sit again for meditation in the
evening you will have to struggle hard to wipe out the newly acquired tendencies you have gathered during the course of the
day and get calm one-pointedness of mind. This struggle brings in headache sometimes. The prana (energy) which moves inward
in different grooves and channels and which is subtle during the meditation, has to move in different channels during worldly
activities. It has to become very gross during work. When you have disinclination for work and a desire for
meditation only, you can lead a life of complete seclusion, living on milk and fruits alone. You will have good spiritual
progress. When there is inclination for work, when the meditative mood vanishes, take up work again. Thus by gradual practice
the mind should be moulded. You will have to pass through various stages of meditation and finally you
will enter into perfect nirvikalpa samadhi or super-conscious state. Form-perception and reflex-perception will totally vanish.
Then there will be neither meditator nor meditated. The meditator and the meditated become one. O aspirants!
Struggle hard. Make sincere efforts. Meditate regularly and systematically. Never miss a day in meditation. There will be
a great loss if you lose even a day. No more words! Enough of discussions and heated debates. Retire into a solitary
room. Close your eyes. Have deep, silent meditation. Feel His presence. Repeat His name — OM — with fervour, joy
and love. Fill your heart with divine love. Destroy the ideas, thoughts, whims, fancies and desires when they arise to the
surface of the mind. Withdraw the wandering mind and fix it on the Lord. Now meditation will become deep and intense. Do not
open your eyes, do not stir from the seat. Merge in Him, dive deep into the recesses of the heart, plunge into the shining
Atman. Drink the nectar of immortality. You will attain the highest knowledge and eternal supreme peace. This is the goal
of life, the aim of existence, the final beatitude of life. You will become an established sage or illumined jivanmukta, you
will be liberated while living. You will be absolutely free from pain, sorrow, fear, doubt and delusion. You will become identical
with Brahman. The bubble will become the ocean; the river will join the ocean and become the ocean. All differences and distinctions
will totally vanish. You will experience: "I am the immortal Self. All indeed is Brahman. There is nothing but Brahman."
KINDS
OF MEDITATION There
are different kinds of meditation. A particular kind is best suited to a particular mind. The kind of meditation varies according
to taste, temperament, capacity and type of mind of the individual. A devotee meditates on his tutelary deity; a raja yogi
meditates on the special Purusha or Ishvara who is not touched by afflictions, desires and karmas; a hatha yogi meditates
on the chakras and their presiding deities and a jnani meditates on his own Self or Atman. You will have to find out yourself
the kind of meditation that is suitable for you. If you are not able to do this you have to consult a teacher or preceptor
who has attained Self-realisation. He will be able to know the nature of your mind and the correct method of meditation for
you. Meditation is of two main kinds, saguna (concrete) meditation and nirguna (abstract) meditation.
In concrete meditation the yoga student concentrates on the form of Lord Krishna, Rama, Siva, Hari, Jesus Christ, Buddha,
Gayatri or Sri Devi. (An aspirant can meditate on the physical form of his guru.) In abstract meditation he concentrates the
whole energy of the mind on one idea of God or Atman and avoids the comparisons of memories and all other ideas. The one idea
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