It is important that we should try to lead a spiritual life.Mystics are the ones who lead spritual lives.There are mystics in all the different religions but they all have experienced the same Truth.Meditation is the main or only method which all mystics practiced in order to transcend the ego conciousness.There are three things which mystics have in common.They practice morality, meditation or concentration and divine wisdom.
It is important to lead a moral life in our speech, actions and thinking.Jesus said "Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you"This means that we should not kill, steal, covetousness or commit sexual misconduct.In speech, we should not say anything that is libellous, untruths or say anything that creates illwill.Mentally, we should also have to have kind thoughts and pure and loving thoughts towards others.That is why Jesus said that even if you think of committing adultery, it it just as good as having committing adultery.
At the same time mystics would devote time to meditate.Meditation would enable you to develope wisdom.This wisdom will enable you to realize that the ego and the waking consciousness are unreal and the true reality is not the ego but the Ultimate Reality which is one with the Divine.Catholic monks say it is spiritual union with God.
There are many methods of meditation but all will achieve the same result.Meditation is the only that can transcend our ordinary consciousness and experience the Christ consciouness or Cosmic consciousness.It is only when we have experienced this transcental consciousness that we will know that our ego and this world is just an illusion or dream.When one is in this transcental conciousness, one will experience the bliss and peace that passeth all understanding.
Once a person has achieved this state of union with God, his life will be transformed.He will be detached from worldly things, no craving, and is in a state of equanimity all the time.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Love Thy Neighbor as thyself
Love is the essence of all religious and spiritual practices.One must purify the mind of all mental defilements such as anger, greed, lust, pride attachment and egotism and be selfless before the mind can have love for God.We need to love God first before we can love others.That is why Jesus says Love God is the first most important commandment followed by loving our neighbor.The real self is the soul, not the individual ego or personality.As long as there is pride and egotism, we cannot experience our true nature which is Christ consciousness or the Buddha nature.The moment one has experienced God, he will realize that his neighbors have the same Christ Consciousness as him.It is only after the realization that everyone has the same Christ consciousness can we love everyone and everything.
Many religious people speak more of the fear of God than His love and they worship Him out of fear and punishment either in this world or in hell-or they hope for a reward in some heavenly realm after death.This is irrational and incomprehensible when Jesus ask us to forgive those who persecute us and to forgive our enemies seventy times seventy.He also said if a man slaps you on the right cheek give him the left cheek also.When he was on the cross Jesus said 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do'.So how can Jesus send nonbelievers to hell to suffer fire and damnation for eternity.This is what Christians believe in.As a result, many Christians think that as long as they accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, he will be saved and will go to heaven when he dies.This is called instant salvation.People are attracted to instant wealth, instant coffee,and instant happiness as well as instant salvation.
Many religious people speak more of the fear of God than His love and they worship Him out of fear and punishment either in this world or in hell-or they hope for a reward in some heavenly realm after death.This is irrational and incomprehensible when Jesus ask us to forgive those who persecute us and to forgive our enemies seventy times seventy.He also said if a man slaps you on the right cheek give him the left cheek also.When he was on the cross Jesus said 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do'.So how can Jesus send nonbelievers to hell to suffer fire and damnation for eternity.This is what Christians believe in.As a result, many Christians think that as long as they accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour, he will be saved and will go to heaven when he dies.This is called instant salvation.People are attracted to instant wealth, instant coffee,and instant happiness as well as instant salvation.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Love thy neighbour as thyself
The second most important commandent which Jesus said in reply to a person who asked what are the most important commandment said "Love Thy neighbour as thyself"
This commandment can only be understood if we realise that we are not this ego but all have the same Christ Consciousness that dwell within all of us. Jesus the human being who was crucified is only the garment that the Christ consciousness dwells .That is why He said 'I and my Father are one'In the same way all of us has has the same Christ Consciousness within us.As Jesus said the spirit of God dwelleth within you.At another occasion he says the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.
Once we have truly experienced the spirit of God within us or God Realization,we will automatically have love for everyone as the innermost of the soul is that of love.That is why Jesus said 'If you do not give food to the hungry, you are doing it unto me, if you do not clothe the naked , you are doing it unto me.Mother Theresa said that whenever she sees the poorest of the poor or the sick, what she sees is only the face of Christ.
God is love and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him.One who truly loves God automatcally love his fellow human beings.In Buddhism, insyead of love, they call it compassion.Compassion is a better term to use than love as compassion is unconditional love.
The Bodhisatvas are those who have already become enlightened but because of their compassion for their fellow human beings, they refuse to enter Nirvana but willing to be reborn again in order to help their fellow beings to become enlightened.
This commandment can only be understood if we realise that we are not this ego but all have the same Christ Consciousness that dwell within all of us. Jesus the human being who was crucified is only the garment that the Christ consciousness dwells .That is why He said 'I and my Father are one'In the same way all of us has has the same Christ Consciousness within us.As Jesus said the spirit of God dwelleth within you.At another occasion he says the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.
Once we have truly experienced the spirit of God within us or God Realization,we will automatically have love for everyone as the innermost of the soul is that of love.That is why Jesus said 'If you do not give food to the hungry, you are doing it unto me, if you do not clothe the naked , you are doing it unto me.Mother Theresa said that whenever she sees the poorest of the poor or the sick, what she sees is only the face of Christ.
God is love and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him.One who truly loves God automatcally love his fellow human beings.In Buddhism, insyead of love, they call it compassion.Compassion is a better term to use than love as compassion is unconditional love.
The Bodhisatvas are those who have already become enlightened but because of their compassion for their fellow human beings, they refuse to enter Nirvana but willing to be reborn again in order to help their fellow beings to become enlightened.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
LIVE IN THIS WORLD BUT NOT OF THIS WORLD--CONTINUATION
What is the difference between living in this world and not of this world?This means that while we are living in this world, we should not be attached to worldly things but go about living our lives because we came to this world mainly to fulfill our karmic obligations and also to discover who we really are and what the purpose of life is.
The first important thing is to be detached from all worldly things including our loved ones.
Jesus when told by his disciple that his mother has come to the temple where he was preaching,said "Who is my mother?Who are my brethren?For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother,sister and mother.Why did Jesus say this?The reason is that He has no attachment even to His own mother.Being one with God, Jesus is completley detached from even his own mother.Jesus again said the same thing when He said "For I am come to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law.He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me".Here Jesus is not advocating that we should not love our parents or children, but He was trying to emphasise that the love of God and living a spiritual life is more important than everything else.While we should have unconditional love to our loved ones, we should not become so attached to them that we forget the purpose of life which is to attain spiritual union with God.
Jesus also emphasise that we should not be attached to worldly possessions as well.He said "Lay not for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven---"Seek ye the Kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added you"Jesus said"Thou shall love the Lord Thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind"
In these sayings of Jesus, He emphasises that the most important thing in life is to seek God above everything else.
Ramakrishna, a hindu saint said "Live in the world like a mudfish.The mudfish lives in the mud but itself remains unstained. Do your duties in the world, fixing your mind in God.This is eaxctly the same teaching as Jesus.What is important is that we can be detached from worldly things, if the love and desire for God is the most important thing in our life.Ramakrishna also said the "the craving for worldly things, which is chronic in man is like the patients craving for water."
The sign of spiritual progress is that as we advance spiritually, our love for worldly things get diminished and finally we can live a life of detachment and renuciation from this world of materialism.We do not become slaves to materialism anymore because once a person have found God, then none of these worldly things will not attract him anymore.This is what Jesus meant when he said "All these things shall be added unto you"once we have found the kingdom of heaven.
A person who has attained God-Realization will have humilty, equanimity,compassion, detachment and renunciation for worldly things, and most important of all is experiencing the bliss and peace that passeth all understanding.Ramakrishna said"A man who has realized God shows certain characteristics.He becomes like a child or a madman or an inert thing.He is firmlt convinced that he is the machine and God is the operator, thus GOD alone is the doer and all others are his instrument"Jesus said the same thing "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child , he shall not enter therein."The reason why a person who has attained God Realization is childlike is because he no longer has any worldly desires for anything just like a little child.Because ofthis all the things of the world is no longer important to him.
What is the difference between living in this world and not of this world?This means that while we are living in this world, we should not be attached to worldly things but go about living our lives because we came to this world mainly to fulfill our karmic obligations and also to discover who we really are and what the purpose of life is.
The first important thing is to be detached from all worldly things including our loved ones.
Jesus when told by his disciple that his mother has come to the temple where he was preaching,said "Who is my mother?Who are my brethren?For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother,sister and mother.Why did Jesus say this?The reason is that He has no attachment even to His own mother.Being one with God, Jesus is completley detached from even his own mother.Jesus again said the same thing when He said "For I am come to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law.He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me".Here Jesus is not advocating that we should not love our parents or children, but He was trying to emphasise that the love of God and living a spiritual life is more important than everything else.While we should have unconditional love to our loved ones, we should not become so attached to them that we forget the purpose of life which is to attain spiritual union with God.
Jesus also emphasise that we should not be attached to worldly possessions as well.He said "Lay not for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven---"Seek ye the Kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added you"Jesus said"Thou shall love the Lord Thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind"
In these sayings of Jesus, He emphasises that the most important thing in life is to seek God above everything else.
Ramakrishna, a hindu saint said "Live in the world like a mudfish.The mudfish lives in the mud but itself remains unstained. Do your duties in the world, fixing your mind in God.This is eaxctly the same teaching as Jesus.What is important is that we can be detached from worldly things, if the love and desire for God is the most important thing in our life.Ramakrishna also said the "the craving for worldly things, which is chronic in man is like the patients craving for water."
The sign of spiritual progress is that as we advance spiritually, our love for worldly things get diminished and finally we can live a life of detachment and renuciation from this world of materialism.We do not become slaves to materialism anymore because once a person have found God, then none of these worldly things will not attract him anymore.This is what Jesus meant when he said "All these things shall be added unto you"once we have found the kingdom of heaven.
A person who has attained God-Realization will have humilty, equanimity,compassion, detachment and renunciation for worldly things, and most important of all is experiencing the bliss and peace that passeth all understanding.Ramakrishna said"A man who has realized God shows certain characteristics.He becomes like a child or a madman or an inert thing.He is firmlt convinced that he is the machine and God is the operator, thus GOD alone is the doer and all others are his instrument"Jesus said the same thing "Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child , he shall not enter therein."The reason why a person who has attained God Realization is childlike is because he no longer has any worldly desires for anything just like a little child.Because ofthis all the things of the world is no longer important to him.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
What Is Truth?
Jesus said "Seek the Truth and the Truth shall set you Free"However Jesus never described what Truth is nor what freedom is.Pontius Pilate asked Him what is truth but Jesus did not answer him.There is no more mention of Truth in the new testament.The reason why Jesus kept silent and did not explain to Pontius Pilate what is Truth is because Truth is incomprehensible to the mind and also it is unspeakable.Truth can only be experienced.No amount of discourse can convey to the mind what Truth is.
Truth can only be realized when one has attained Self-Realization.
What or how is knowing Truth set us free?What are we supposed to be free from?
This saying of Jesus can easily be understood in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Both of these religions emphasise that our lower self is not the Real or higher Self.We can experienced Truth once we have dispel this ignorance of the "I" and mine"as being the real Self.
Life is also suffering because everyone, whether rich or poor, beggar or kings,presidents or prime ministers, all have to go through birth, sickness, aging and death. The next thing is to accept that reincarnation awaits us after death.Once we accept reincarnation and that life is suffering, then we can say that when we know the Truth, we will no longer have to come back into this world (ie reincarnation) to suffer this life.There is no longer birth, sickness, old age and death.This is what salvation really is.By not reincarnating again , we have eternal life.We become one with God.This is what Buddha called enligtenment and in Hinduism, it is called Self Realization or God Realization.In Hinduism, the word for freedom is called Moksha.
Truth can only be realized when one has attained Self-Realization.
What or how is knowing Truth set us free?What are we supposed to be free from?
This saying of Jesus can easily be understood in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Both of these religions emphasise that our lower self is not the Real or higher Self.We can experienced Truth once we have dispel this ignorance of the "I" and mine"as being the real Self.
Life is also suffering because everyone, whether rich or poor, beggar or kings,presidents or prime ministers, all have to go through birth, sickness, aging and death. The next thing is to accept that reincarnation awaits us after death.Once we accept reincarnation and that life is suffering, then we can say that when we know the Truth, we will no longer have to come back into this world (ie reincarnation) to suffer this life.There is no longer birth, sickness, old age and death.This is what salvation really is.By not reincarnating again , we have eternal life.We become one with God.This is what Buddha called enligtenment and in Hinduism, it is called Self Realization or God Realization.In Hinduism, the word for freedom is called Moksha.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
What is the meaning of Life?
Many people have asked themselves this question "What is the meaning of Life"
Materialistic people will think of money, fame and status.These people may be religious but they are not necessarily spiritual.They want both God and Mammon.Jesus said "You cannot serve God and Mammon.It is like darkness and light cannot be in the same room.However, worldly people seem to think that they can have the best of both worlds.They want to enjoy life and at the same time wish to go to heaven when they die.This is why Christianity is so appealing to these people because they can get instant salvation just by accepting Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.While they are in this world, they have mental defilements of greed, jealousy, envy, hatred and many other negative emotions which they dont bother or think it is neccessay to eradicate.There is selfishness and lack of compassion in these people.Because of this, it is very difficult to be really humble.Humility is a characteristic of a saint or a self-realized person.
Jesus have said that "who is first shall be last and the last shall be first"He even showed the disciples the meaning of humilty by washing the disciples feet at the last supper.
Unfortunately, so called religious people are extremely egoistic even though they may attend church every sunday.
Materialistic people will think of money, fame and status.These people may be religious but they are not necessarily spiritual.They want both God and Mammon.Jesus said "You cannot serve God and Mammon.It is like darkness and light cannot be in the same room.However, worldly people seem to think that they can have the best of both worlds.They want to enjoy life and at the same time wish to go to heaven when they die.This is why Christianity is so appealing to these people because they can get instant salvation just by accepting Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.While they are in this world, they have mental defilements of greed, jealousy, envy, hatred and many other negative emotions which they dont bother or think it is neccessay to eradicate.There is selfishness and lack of compassion in these people.Because of this, it is very difficult to be really humble.Humility is a characteristic of a saint or a self-realized person.
Jesus have said that "who is first shall be last and the last shall be first"He even showed the disciples the meaning of humilty by washing the disciples feet at the last supper.
Unfortunately, so called religious people are extremely egoistic even though they may attend church every sunday.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
What is the Egoless State?
There are different states of consciousness. One is the ordinary waking state of consciousness that is present when we are awake. Although we are unaware of our existence during sleep, the consciousness is still present in the form of dreams alternating with a deep sleep state. This consciousness is dependent on the normal functioning of the brain. When the brain is injured by head injury, we become unconscious which is called coma in medical jargon. Besides trauma, overdose of drugs or infection of the brain may induce a state of coma. During coma, we are unconscious of our surroundings.
However these states of consciousness are dependent on the brain. Scientists have known that in normal individuals, we only use 10% of our brain. There are other functions of the brain which only few individuals possess. These are called psychic abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance,bilocation,levitation clairvoyance, etc.Saints, and advance yogis are able to have these psychic abilities.However,a sincere practitioner of the mystic path will not exhibit or use these abilities as these are considered a hindrance to one’s spiritual progress.
Apart from this ordinary state of consciousness, there is another state of consciousness that is not dependent on a brain. This is called the Turiya or fourth state of consciousness. This is actually the consciousness of our higher Self. After death of the body, it is this consciousness which is still functioning even though the body is dead.
When one is in the egoless state, it is this fourth state of consciousness which one is aware of. The egoless state of consciousness can be attained when one is in the Nirvikalpa state of Samadhi. No one can be in this state for more than 6 weeks because when one is in this state, one completely oblivious of the body. Hence the person being totally oblivious of the body one will not eat or drink or even move. When one is in the Turiya state, one is only aware of a state of bliss and the peace that passeth all understanding.
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There are different states of consciousness. One is the ordinary waking state of consciousness that is present when we are awake. Although we are unaware of our existence during sleep, the consciousness is still present in the form of dreams alternating with a deep sleep state. This consciousness is dependent on the normal functioning of the brain. When the brain is injured by head injury, we become unconscious which is called coma in medical jargon. Besides trauma, overdose of drugs or infection of the brain may induce a state of coma. During coma, we are unconscious of our surroundings.
However these states of consciousness are dependent on the brain. Scientists have known that in normal individuals, we only use 10% of our brain. There are other functions of the brain which only few individuals possess. These are called psychic abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance,bilocation,levitation clairvoyance, etc.Saints, and advance yogis are able to have these psychic abilities.However,a sincere practitioner of the mystic path will not exhibit or use these abilities as these are considered a hindrance to one’s spiritual progress.
Apart from this ordinary state of consciousness, there is another state of consciousness that is not dependent on a brain. This is called the Turiya or fourth state of consciousness. This is actually the consciousness of our higher Self. After death of the body, it is this consciousness which is still functioning even though the body is dead.
When one is in the egoless state, it is this fourth state of consciousness which one is aware of. The egoless state of consciousness can be attained when one is in the Nirvikalpa state of Samadhi. No one can be in this state for more than 6 weeks because when one is in this state, one completely oblivious of the body. Hence the person being totally oblivious of the body one will not eat or drink or even move. When one is in the Turiya state, one is only aware of a state of bliss and the peace that passeth all understanding.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
be in this world but not of this world
BE IN THIS WORLD BUT NOT OF THIS WORLD
Jesus said this but living this teaching is essential in order to lead a spiritual life.The meaning of this teaching is not only profound but difficult to practice.
The basic ingredient to life this world is detachment from worldly things, family, and our ego. To be egoless is the most difficult thing to do. In fact the mind can never comprehend what it is like to be egoless.
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Jesus said this but living this teaching is essential in order to lead a spiritual life.The meaning of this teaching is not only profound but difficult to practice.
The basic ingredient to life this world is detachment from worldly things, family, and our ego. To be egoless is the most difficult thing to do. In fact the mind can never comprehend what it is like to be egoless.
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Religion and Spirituality
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY February 16 3.30am
There is a difference being spirituality and religion.To be religious, one has to belong to a religion.When this happens, you become bonded to the religion of your choice. You have to subscribe to the doctrines and dogmas of the faith and inevitably you become a believer of that religious faith. By becoming a believer, your mind will be indoctrinated by the doctrines and dogmas and your mind no longer is open to other religious beliefs. This is what brain washing is about. There is no longer any freedom of the mind to accept any other religious faiths. This becomes bondage. In order to be a free soul, the mind must be deconditioned of all beliefs, dogmas and doctrines. Freedom from all preconceived ideas of whether it is religious or woldly matters,is needed for the mind to experienced the Higher Self.
This conditioning of the mind is analogous to a computer. The computer works only when it receives programmes from the owner. Without these programmes, the computer is useless .Similarly; our brain is like a computer. The programmes the mind has, results from the accumulations over the years of all sorts of knowledge, concepts, likes and dislikes, phobias, prejudices etc over a lifetime. The brain is therefore filled with all sorts of information that ultimately determines his character and personality. This causes bigotry, hatred, intolerance, worries and all sorts of sufferings which determine the personality and character of a person.
Religion is man made while spirituality predates all religions. Every religion claims that their religion is the only one that is true and that their God is the only one true God. Salvation can only be obtained by believing in that particular religious faith. This is certainly not universal.
Many wars, conflicts and violence have been committed as a result of differences in the various religious faiths.Ironically all religions teaches love and peace.
A spiritual person is completely detached from all these religious faiths. Consequently, such a person have complete freedom to pursue the true path to Self realization. The main purpose of meditation is therefore able to still the mind without being conditioned by knowledge of any kind. The still mind has the freedom to experience Self realization.
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There is a difference being spirituality and religion.To be religious, one has to belong to a religion.When this happens, you become bonded to the religion of your choice. You have to subscribe to the doctrines and dogmas of the faith and inevitably you become a believer of that religious faith. By becoming a believer, your mind will be indoctrinated by the doctrines and dogmas and your mind no longer is open to other religious beliefs. This is what brain washing is about. There is no longer any freedom of the mind to accept any other religious faiths. This becomes bondage. In order to be a free soul, the mind must be deconditioned of all beliefs, dogmas and doctrines. Freedom from all preconceived ideas of whether it is religious or woldly matters,is needed for the mind to experienced the Higher Self.
This conditioning of the mind is analogous to a computer. The computer works only when it receives programmes from the owner. Without these programmes, the computer is useless .Similarly; our brain is like a computer. The programmes the mind has, results from the accumulations over the years of all sorts of knowledge, concepts, likes and dislikes, phobias, prejudices etc over a lifetime. The brain is therefore filled with all sorts of information that ultimately determines his character and personality. This causes bigotry, hatred, intolerance, worries and all sorts of sufferings which determine the personality and character of a person.
Religion is man made while spirituality predates all religions. Every religion claims that their religion is the only one that is true and that their God is the only one true God. Salvation can only be obtained by believing in that particular religious faith. This is certainly not universal.
Many wars, conflicts and violence have been committed as a result of differences in the various religious faiths.Ironically all religions teaches love and peace.
A spiritual person is completely detached from all these religious faiths. Consequently, such a person have complete freedom to pursue the true path to Self realization. The main purpose of meditation is therefore able to still the mind without being conditioned by knowledge of any kind. The still mind has the freedom to experience Self realization.
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Monday, February 5, 2007
Search for Happiness
6 feb 2007 12.45pm
How to be Happy
Everyone seek happiness. Many think that money can buy happiness. The reason for this is that money can satisfy many of our desires in life such as buying a car, condominium, and all the other worldly pleasures. It is the satisfaction of desires that brings happiness and suffering is caused by not having these desires satisfied.Once a desire is satisfied, the happiness disappears and the next desire that arises need to be met before one can attain the happy state. Worldly happiness is therefore transitory. Happiness and unhappiness are the opposite side of the same coin.
True happiness is a state of bliss which can only result when the higher Self is in command of our mind. Higher Self being the Ultimate Reality ,is Consciousness and Bliss. Truth is described as Existence(Sat) Knowledge (chit) and Bliss (ananda).The word Satchitananda is a good word for God because it avoids all preconceptions of our knowledge of God..
Although we can speak about Truth as being Bliss and Consciousness, that is as far as we can go. Truth has to be experienced but not spoken about .To realize Truth, is called Self Realization or God Realization..
The attainment of Self Realization has been the goal of every spiritual person. Many have tread the various paths to obtain this state. The most common way is meditation.
Self Realization however cannot be attained by intellectualization. It will come to a person spontaneously and at any moment that is least expected. A person will have to first practice the three things in life.They are lead a moral life, practice concentration and attain wisdom.(not of the worldly kind)
How to be Happy
Everyone seek happiness. Many think that money can buy happiness. The reason for this is that money can satisfy many of our desires in life such as buying a car, condominium, and all the other worldly pleasures. It is the satisfaction of desires that brings happiness and suffering is caused by not having these desires satisfied.Once a desire is satisfied, the happiness disappears and the next desire that arises need to be met before one can attain the happy state. Worldly happiness is therefore transitory. Happiness and unhappiness are the opposite side of the same coin.
True happiness is a state of bliss which can only result when the higher Self is in command of our mind. Higher Self being the Ultimate Reality ,is Consciousness and Bliss. Truth is described as Existence(Sat) Knowledge (chit) and Bliss (ananda).The word Satchitananda is a good word for God because it avoids all preconceptions of our knowledge of God..
Although we can speak about Truth as being Bliss and Consciousness, that is as far as we can go. Truth has to be experienced but not spoken about .To realize Truth, is called Self Realization or God Realization..
The attainment of Self Realization has been the goal of every spiritual person. Many have tread the various paths to obtain this state. The most common way is meditation.
Self Realization however cannot be attained by intellectualization. It will come to a person spontaneously and at any moment that is least expected. A person will have to first practice the three things in life.They are lead a moral life, practice concentration and attain wisdom.(not of the worldly kind)
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Living in a matrix
Whenever a person is dead, we say that his soul has gone to heaven.However we still identify the soul with the ego.Hence our attachment to our ego is so strong that it prevents us from knowing who we really are.If the ego is not permanent, since death extinguish the ego, the question is who then is the soul.As no one has ever seen the soul, it remains an enigma.Yet the soul is the ultimate reality.
We are living in a matrix , a world created by the mind and ego.This world is an illusion since it is not permanent and subject to change.In this world, there is duality, time ,space and impermanence.In the Ultimate Reality there is none of these attributes.
We know that in sleep or if we become unconscious, we are unaware of our ego and the world.What we encounter in sleep is that we have dreams.The life that we are living now is a dream also.In our ordinary state of consciousness, the ego is the subject and the world is the object.However in the Ultimate Reality, there is neither subject or object.
The mind and ego tells us that this world is real.Hence even at death we are not prepared to let go of the ego.The ego has become the soul at death.We console ourselves that we still exists after death and that the ego has gone to heaven.The soul however is not identical to the ego.
What then is the soul?It is our higher Self which is made in the image of God.Hence the higher Self and God are one and the same.It is difficult to comprehend this because of our condtioning through life,.We are told that God is a higher being who dispenses judgenment on whether we go to hell or heaven after death.
God is incomprehensible to the mind because God is not a concept.The mind can only know things that are conceptual.Esoteric matters such as the soul or God being nonconceptual cannot be comprehended by the mind.The mind being a relative reality, cannot conceive what is Ultimate Reality.(5/2/2007)
We are living in a matrix , a world created by the mind and ego.This world is an illusion since it is not permanent and subject to change.In this world, there is duality, time ,space and impermanence.In the Ultimate Reality there is none of these attributes.
We know that in sleep or if we become unconscious, we are unaware of our ego and the world.What we encounter in sleep is that we have dreams.The life that we are living now is a dream also.In our ordinary state of consciousness, the ego is the subject and the world is the object.However in the Ultimate Reality, there is neither subject or object.
The mind and ego tells us that this world is real.Hence even at death we are not prepared to let go of the ego.The ego has become the soul at death.We console ourselves that we still exists after death and that the ego has gone to heaven.The soul however is not identical to the ego.
What then is the soul?It is our higher Self which is made in the image of God.Hence the higher Self and God are one and the same.It is difficult to comprehend this because of our condtioning through life,.We are told that God is a higher being who dispenses judgenment on whether we go to hell or heaven after death.
God is incomprehensible to the mind because God is not a concept.The mind can only know things that are conceptual.Esoteric matters such as the soul or God being nonconceptual cannot be comprehended by the mind.The mind being a relative reality, cannot conceive what is Ultimate Reality.(5/2/2007)
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Who Are You
Who Are You?
How many people knows who they really are?When asked this question mnay would reply that they are so and so and that they are doctors, teachers etc.This only answers who your ego is but not the real you.What happens to a dead person?He is cremated or buried and become dust.The ego no longer exists.Yet the whole world seems to be obsessed with wealth, pride, power, possessions, family and so on.The ego or the self is not permanent and hence cannot be the true person of who you really are.
All our dead relatives are nothing but distant memories lodged in our brain.It is the mind that is playing tricks on us, making us believe that our ego and this world is real.We can say we are living in relative reality but not the ultimate Reality which the scirptures call the Truth, God, Cosmic Consciouness or Truth.
To attain inner peace and bliss seek the real you.No one can know the answer except yourself.
The first thing to do is to decondition your mind of all predjudices, concepts, beliefs etc.As long as the mind is cluttered with all these conditioning which we acquire from the time we are born, we will never be free to explore the real you. 4/2/2007
How many people knows who they really are?When asked this question mnay would reply that they are so and so and that they are doctors, teachers etc.This only answers who your ego is but not the real you.What happens to a dead person?He is cremated or buried and become dust.The ego no longer exists.Yet the whole world seems to be obsessed with wealth, pride, power, possessions, family and so on.The ego or the self is not permanent and hence cannot be the true person of who you really are.
All our dead relatives are nothing but distant memories lodged in our brain.It is the mind that is playing tricks on us, making us believe that our ego and this world is real.We can say we are living in relative reality but not the ultimate Reality which the scirptures call the Truth, God, Cosmic Consciouness or Truth.
To attain inner peace and bliss seek the real you.No one can know the answer except yourself.
The first thing to do is to decondition your mind of all predjudices, concepts, beliefs etc.As long as the mind is cluttered with all these conditioning which we acquire from the time we are born, we will never be free to explore the real you. 4/2/2007
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