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Prescribed Pathways to Quiescence of Mind #36
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As the Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, has related, “You need Peace of Mind first and foremost. Nothing of any real substance can be attained without Peace of Mind.” According to Lord Vasishtha, there are many pathways to this profound peace, and they are well suited to the individual temperaments of all living beings.
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Those fortunate souls who arrive at the darshana of Vedanta in this age, which was freshly reintroduced on earth by Swami Vivekananda starting in 1893, hear several main teachings of import right at the start. One of these cites the discipline of neti neti, which asks the aspirant to look at every element, detail, and object in life, and say to the self, “I am not this; I am not this.” Withdrawal from all that in changing then settles into the mind, and the wonderful station of “Iti Iti,” I am all this; I am all this,” in a newly matured way, is realized. In other words, once the naivete of thinking oneself to be matter is taken away by the practice of neti neti, the soul then perceives Brahman in everything. Then, “Tat Tvam Asi — That Thou Art — is the welcome result.
Signs of Battle — Maintaining Spiritual Life in the World #111
The day of spiritual awakening is dawning. The soul is remembering its true nature and source of origin. The primordial Divine Energy has also been stripped of its hiding place in human consciousness. Importantly, Maya has been uncovered, its negative influences caught and held in abeyance for the time being. The world presses in, trying to cover the brilliance of the revelation of the Atman and Its Purveyor, The Divine Mother Shakti. She beckons the soul out of its complacency and encourages in to enter the fray. Signs of battle are all around — in the world, at the work place, in relationships, even at home. The soul must now be on vigil in order to protect the spiritual vision that has awakened it from lifetimes of slumber.
The Four Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path #118
With such a deep, powerful, and timeless teaching as this, emanating from one of the world’s most illumined of souls, there is really no need for ignorance and suffering to persist anymore amidst seeking and striving humanity. To have it available as a four-color presentation on a 24 x 36 teaching chart would cause all sincere seekers of truth to want it placed on every wall of every monastery, ashram, spiritual center, meeting hall, and household in the world — across the three worlds, if possible. This teaching of the Indian dharma is a free soul’s reckoning and rendering of the perennial path and its obstacles after having had the consummate Vision of the Absolute, Nirvana. It is well-suited to assist the practitioner in freeing the self from unnecessary suffering, placing ones feet on the road to Divine Reality, and realizing, forever, the diamond nature of ones own intrinsic Awareness.
Preliminary Practices to Mantra and Meditation #6
One concern that is often on the minds of aspirants who are entering into the spiritual path centers around the need for a daily ritual based on a concrete method. Such a method acts as a strong foundation for long-lived spiritual practice. The nine-fold observance advised in this dharma chart is designed to center the mind and direct it towards the higher ends of advanced sadhana — ends such as concentration, meditation, and samadhi.