What we do requires is discipline, otherwise our actions cannot be effective. Sitting in silence, controlling all involuntarily motions, trying to bring our body and mind into the state of harmony and equilibrium, and holding our mind on one special thought: this is called practice. We must carry on practice regularly. No matter how much heaviness we may feel, we must devote a fixed time every day to it; and our determination should be to increase rather to decrease the amount of time. In this way very soon we shall gain a hold on your physical and mental nature.

Daily study of the Sacred Book also has great value. We may not fully grasp their meaning at first; but if we make it a habit to study them carefully and keep it up as a regular duty, in time we shall begin to understand them. As there are certain duties which are necessary for the upkeep of our physical body, similarly there are certain duties which are necessary for sustenance of our spiritual nature. Now we may not find spiritual things interesting, because we have been buried in our physical consciousness; but regular study, together with the practice of self-control and concentration, will keep our mind turned in the right direction and revive our spiritual nature. The mind, as long as it is controlled, is like is like a mad elephant. We may bathe it, but once it rolls in the dust and makes itself again. Therefore we must use many means to hold the mind, and study is one of these.

Study brings new associations. If we study the lives of great souls with concentration, it enables us to enjoy their company. It seems to bring us into actual contact with them, as we lived in them and heard their voices. Such is the value of spiritual study, when we keep it up persistently. We must not do it fancifully, reading a few verses today if we feel like it and perhaps tomorrow giving it up because we do not feel like it. We need firm determination and this is where the value of discipline comes in. we no longer listen to the promptings of our body and mind; we obey the voice of our higher nature- choosing the path which our discrimination points out and following it with whole-hearted devotion.

The mind may not enjoy this, because it formed a habit of lighter interests. The ordinary mind finds more pleasure in reading a novel then in studying the Bible or the Bhagavad-Gita. Yet one who wishes to sustain his spiritual nature has no other course than to cultivate such a habit, until it becomes second nature and he begins to love it. In India no one will eat until he has gone through his spiritual practices, because there they believe that these practices are the most vital thing in life. Through them man attains liberation. He learns how he should live; he may abide by the law and subdue is lower nature; how he may make his body a fitting instrument; and hoe he may increase thr power of the mind to reflect, for the mind has reflecting power and it reflects according to our tendencies and desires.

When we gathered up our forces and proved ourselves masters, no one can stand in our way. No one can prevent our free action. Let us therefore cast off whatever binds us and leads us to show weakness, and let us strive to cultivate that which will uplift and awaken our spiritual consciousness, so that in time this body and mind may work in perfect harmony with the Supreme Will. (When body and mind are in perfect harmony only then you can develop the capacity to be with the Supreme Will). But this cannot be accomplished by calculation or by mere intellectual effort. It is to be attained through silent practice of meditation. We lose the sense that outward things are of primary importance and recognize as truly only that which we gain by close to the heart of God. We must learn to be inward, to cultivate a deeper mode of thinking. The subjective is so full of vivid interest, it can never create dullness. When we imagine that the meditative life will disturb our outer life, it shows that we have not as yet experienced it; for when we gain access to it, our whole being filled with new power and spiritual energy.

TRANSPERSONAL WORK:

Transpersonal work is very deep because it is life, but you cannot be interested in it for wrong reasons.

Do not be interested in transpersonal for wrong reasons and then you will not be fighting to become transpersonal. Then it will be transforming.

You cannot be transpersonal while you are still attached to your comfort zone. To be whole you will have to put all of you in this state. 20% or 30% cannot buy all of you. You must know your 100% value – only then you will be able to justify paying 100%.

You are giving only 20-30% because you do not know that you are whole – your 70% is interested in object relation and is outside of you – your attachment. By taking responsibility your object relation dissolves and you unite with your “Self”- you become more of you (inside).

To travel on this path means to reduce your attachment to object relation. This mission becomes your only priority and you are able to sacrifice any object or material gain, you refuse to compromise with temptations. You can do that only when you KNOW that you are whole. Then you do not want to settle with 20-30% - you want to claim the rest of you.

Right now you are the matter (gross) and unless you understand that matter you cannot become spirit.

To be transpersonal, it is important to be “personal” in totality; in that understanding itself transpersonal will grow. You cannot understand it before you know your “Self”.

Theories will never help – only KNOWING YOURSELF will bring transformation, so you are “the central subject matter” of transpersonal.

Because you are in 70% dark, transpersonal starts with you as you are - by enlightening. Be mindful that it is the ‘Basic’ things in life which can not be denied or if you try to deny them, it is at your own cost.

By:  Meera Sharma

© 2007 Meera Sharma

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