| 4. YOGIC ACTION |
Q. I feel I know intellectually
what is yogic action but I feel I have not attained that state yet. I
want to know if I should extend my actions to beyond my attainment in
an effort to expand my experience, or should I wait for the yogic process
to occur? #323
A. Intellectual understanding of a concept should sincerely
be applied to real life situations with discriminatory buddhi yoga.
You should not wait for this to happen automatically. Please remember
yoga also calls for individual effort. You should consciously try to
apply your understanding to action and find out what is the nature
of your experience. Keep a note of all such conscious applications
and see how you are growing on the path of ascension. |
| 5. HYPOCRISY |
Q. If you try to do what
your experience level has yet to attain, then are you not being a hypocrite
for reaching beyond your attainment? #323
A. No. When you are trying to do something on the basis
of your understanding, it is not hypocrisy. On the contrary, if you
do not attempt to do what you have understood, you are in danger of
losing that understanding, decay through disuse. Hypocrisy is trying
to preach what you are not practicing, advising others without yourself
implementing the advice in your own life. There should be sincere attempts
on the part of a yogi to expand his/her experience on the basis of
understanding. This leads to true knowledge. Your reference to a quote
from the Mother Book (not quoted here) in this context is not appropriate. |
| 6. TRUST |
| Q. I do not know if taking
up health insurance is the right step for me. Is it not investing in
the future and not trusting in Divine to take care of me? #323 A. Anything
that contributes to mental peace is an aid in yoga. If the fear of future
heath issues still bothers you, you should insulate yourself against
these worries by taking health insurance rather than bothering Divine
to do it for you. As you grow in your consciousness, you will see that
you really do not need it. At that time your health will be a concern
of others more than your individual concern. Look at me. Do I need any
insurance? My living in the body is the necessity of Prakriti and She
takes care of this form through so many forms. Even the doctors call
me in regular intervals to find out the state of my health. Have you
reached this state? Till it is taken care of, you have to take care of
it. |
| 7. ASPIRATION AND ATTAINMENT |
Q. I want to know how to
balance my aspiration with my attainment. #323
A. Aspiration should be constant and unfailing. It should
be independent of attainment. As you attain higher and higher states,
keep aspiring more and more. Let your aspiration be for the highest
cosmic manifestation through mind, life and body in this life itself.
Do not rest on laurels. |
| 8. ASSISTING OTHERS |
Q. How do I direct my thinking
to accomplish my life-long dream to assist others in their mission of
life? #323
A. The very thought to assist others in their spiritual
quest shows that you are from the plane of gods and this life on earth
for you is a rare divine gift. I strongly advise you to surrender yourself
to an enlightened master who will guide you to your own fulfillment.
After this, you will naturally attain what is in your aspiration. May
God bless you in your quest. |
| 9. SIGNIFICANCE OF NAMES |
| Q. A channel told me that
my grandfather (who passed over many years ago) was holding up the sign
of a V, but it did not mean peace. My father had told me that I was going
to be named after a very significant and victorious battle. Somehow,
I feel that my name is relevant and interrelates with my destiny. Can
you help me gain insight? #342 A. I am glad to go through
your questions and your inner promptings. You are at a great turning
point of your life and I feel you should ask all these to me personally
when I am in your area. |
| 10. ANGER |
| Q. How do I deal with anger
when it is so sneaky and hidden? #324 A. Please understand
the point of origin of anger. It comes from the lower vital plane, especially
when the system is undergoing the cycle of rajas. Most of these bouts
of anger in you are not at all desire-prompted. Since you come from the
god plane, your system spontaneously revolts against the imperfections
around you. Most of the time your mind is not even aware of this sneaky
attack of anger. I would strongly advise you to charge your lower vital
with pure sattwa energy and a premature break of your rajas cycle. You
need to learn the technique of intervention in your guna cycle. At the
right time you are going to receive this. In the meantime I would recommend
you not to apply the Agni technique on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Please
remember this. |
| 11. SACRED OUTLOOK |
Q. What is the surest and
fastest way to cultivate and maintain pure vision and sacred outlook? #331
A. Maintain the purity of thought and avoid close social
relationships with too much material culture.. |
| 12. LIGHT DURING MEDITATION |
Q. When we experience light
during meditation, what is actually happening on the subtle level? Where
does this light come from? Are there different kinds of lights? How do
we maintain it or is this desirable? #331
A. Many yogis see light during meditation. This is a common
experience for those who are from the god plane or are able to transcend
beyond the transcendental. These lights are forces in the subtle plane
and it is real experience. Buddha, Krishna, Jesus, etc. all are different
names of the same cosmic force. Depending on the needs of the time, when
they manifested on earth plane they have worked on the Mother Earth. All
of them are eternally present in this cosmos. When a yogi is ascending
he/she comes into contact with these forces of light and the subtle body
derives benefit from these cosmic forms. But please remember that seeing
or not seeing lights is not a barometer of one's spiritual progress. Depending
upon the system of the yogi, one may see the lights, one may see these
as visions, one may feel the presence or simply one may just be aware of
these. Too much importance should not be given to these flashes/visions,
since all these are mere confirmations of one's capacity to ascend. If
too much importance is given to these subtle experiences, the yogi runs
the risk of being stuck half way to the highest attainment. Please remember
that highest attainment is not to see the lights but to become Light itself. |
| 13. WHERE SOULS GO AFTER
DEATH |
Q. When someone dies it is
said people go to places that support their belief systems. Does this
have to do with their group soul? What if people have followed various
paths? Does their belief structure include many paths? #331
A. Yes, when the soul leaves the body (someone dies) it
goes to the zone of the belief structure. Depending upon the nature
of belief/faith, the soul moves to that layer. A person might have
gone through many paths in his/her quest but it does not necessarily
mean that he had followed many paths. It may be also true that a person
was not able to stick to any single path and had spent his life in
only searching and examining different paths. When these souls leave
the body they move aimlessly in different layers, again entering the
earthly plane. The life after death for this category is really a life
of pain and total confusion. These souls generally are born with mental
retardation and/or become mad during their lifetime. It is always advised
therefore, that one should firmly follow one's path with faith and
sincerity. |
| 14. ATTAINING GOD CONSCIOUSNESS |
Q. What recommendations or
practices besides the WPM do you recommend for attaining God Consciousness
now? #331
A. I recommend the path of j–hana and the Yoga Of Transformation.
It is a complete path which ensures total transformation of the human
system. |
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