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Begin Where You Are
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During the period of struggle, one should follow
the method of discrimination: "Not this, not this" -
and direct the whole mind to God.
But the state of Perfection is quite different.
After reaching God, one re-affirms what formerly one denied... After realizing God, one knows definitely that it is He who has become everything.
- Sri Ramakrishna.
It is being human in the simplest and fullest sense.
That is the miracle and the adventure now.
- Richard Moss, M.D.
It has never been easy for individuals to extricate themselves from ignorance, fear, and greed. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the obstacles to liberation are formidable indeed. And yet, ironically, the teachings of all truth-bearing enlightened paths and methods are now universally available for the first time in history. So omnipresent is the knowledge, that you merely have to ask for it to appear. The opportunities are unprecedented (although so are the dangers).
At the moment you are most in awe
of all there is about life that you don't understand,
you are closer to understanding than at any other time.
- Jane Wagner
It is no accident that you are reading this. The bell tolls for thee. It's time to go within and begin. Clean up your act. Purify yourself. Train your mind and body, and prepare for your test. Enlightenment is where you find it, and where you take it. Become your own hero.
Embarking on this, the ultimate quest, you may lose friends and gain critics. Fear not.. You will be equal to the challenge if you keep love in your heart, and Enlightenment in your eyes. You are purified by your own pure intention.
WAYS OF TRANSFORMATION
Now, in order that you may learn to know Me, so that you can be sure it is I, your own True Self, Who speaks these words, you must first learn to Be Still, to quiet your human mind and body and all their activities, so that you no longer are conscious of them.
- Joseph Benner's The Impersonal Life
Over the ages, those who have devoted their lives to such pursuits have developed reliable methods of awakening. Universal consciousness is best perceived when we are clear and poised. It helps to fertilize the ground for the germination of the sacred seeds of enlightenment. Even after spontaneously realizing it, you still need to anchor the experience in your body and life, lest it fade into conceptual memory. Thus, we "sit" and meditate, or visualize, or chant mantras, and do other non-usual practices that keep the mirror clean for the pure white light to reflect upon.
We are caught in the prison of the mind. If we are to escape, we must recognize that we are in prison.
If we think we are free, then no escape is possible.
- G.I. Gurdjieff
We must besiege every cell of the brain, because that is Where God is jailed.. seeking, trying, hammering to open a gate in the fortress of matter.
- Nikos Kazantzakis
THE YOGA OF LIFE
Service without bondage is Yoga
Selfless work is Yoga
Balance of mind is Yoga
Ethical perfection is Yoga
Meditation is Yoga
Pure devotion is Yoga
Enlightenment is Yoga
Cosmic Consciousness is Yoga
Come now, become a Yogi !
Yoga means "union," and the path to it: union of Self and Universe. It is Self-Knowledge, Self-Mastery, Self-Liberation. Self-Transcendence. Although we already have everything we require for happiness and understanding, a "path' is necessary because, we silly humans keep forgetting.
Choose a path with heart, and follow it as if your life depended on it. In the 21st century accelerated eclectic sectarian global culture, you will have to include everything you do, and everything that happens to you as part of your life-yoga: It's all living lessons and tests and spiritual soul food. Nothing is excluded on this path. Consecrate your passions. Place the image of your worst enemy on your spiritual alter. Breathe deeply 'till it feels good, even if it takes a lifetime.
Good Luck! On the steep path, obstacles and seduction appear just when you feel most resolved, like the aroma of a delicious hot meal when you're fasting. THIS IS A TEST. The most difficult thing in the world to master is oneself, yet it is the only thing worth doing. Become a warrior for Truth, and vanquish the false pretender to the throne: the puny superficial persona. Perform the alchemy of the soul and wake up to your own immortality. Child of Creation, it's time to realize your Godhead - without letting it go to your head.
Excertp from Enlightenment in Our Time - The Perennial Wisdom in the New Millennium, by Lonny J. Brown. (www.LonnyBrown.com) |
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Lonny Brown,
HHC.
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Lonny J. Brown, HHC is the author of "Self-Actuated Healing" (Naturegraph, Publ.), and "Enlightenment In Our Time," (BookLocker.com/
LonnyBrown).
His writings on holistic health have appeared on AOL's Alternative Medicine Forum and in Alternative Health Practitioner, Yoga Journal, and many other progressive publications.
Lonny Brown teaches holistic health, mind/body healing, and stress reduction courses at hospitals, schools and businesses throughout the US. His Web site also features essays, tapes, books, and links to a variety of integrative health sources.
holistic.com/lonny
lonny@holistic.com
lonnybrown@aol.com
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