NO REGRETS -- NO BITTERNESS -- NO GUILT

 
The first thing we need to realise here is, we can´t change the past. Neither what we did or did not do, say or did not say, but still we can learn a lot from the past. At the same time we need to accept that NOTHING happens without a reason and there is always a lesson, for all concerned, to be learnt from a particular experience or incident.


Be firm, be strong and let go of any problem or thought-form that keeps nagging you from the past. The way to actually get through this is to finally accept the incident or occasion as not being a coincidence or an accident -- nothing ever is -- and I mean NOTHING.

We can always change our regrets, worries, sadness and frustration into a positive experience by thanking the Universe for the particular opportunity where you have learnt a big lesson -- especially on a Soul level, because that´s what life´s experiences are all about -- and that you don´t need to repeat this lesson again.


Always bear in mind that the ego enjoys very much keeping you in a negative frame of mind. This, of course, gives the ego permission and full control over one´s moods and behaviour in the daily life. Need I mention how unfortunate and unbearable this situation is?? Plus the fact it gives the ego use of the "delay tactic" and prevention or the slowing down of one´s spiritual progress.

Remember and do remind yourself often that the ego -- that little troublemaker -- is supposed to be only a servant and of service to your Higher Self and Consciousness. It was and is never meant to be the "chauffeur" in our life´s journey. That is the job and work of the Divine within us.... if we allow it so.   Namastè.

REALIZATION OF THE CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS

Know that Christ or the Christ Consciousness is a state of Be-ing, a state of mind and awareness, and it is through the power of our own mind or thought action that we are able to bring forth or realize the Christ Consciousness.


POWER OF THOUGHT

Through the power or process of thought we can transmute and evolve our bodies, or our outer conditions and surroundings, through recognition of this Christ Consciousness within ourselves, so that we will never experience death nor any change called death. This is done wholly through mankind´s power to visualize, idealize, conceive and bring forth that which one gazes upon.


PERCEIVING CHRIST WITHIN

This is done by first knowing or perceiving or having faith that the Christ is within ourselves, seeing the true meaning of Jesus´ teaching ; holding our body one with God, made in the image and likeness of God and merging that body into the perfect God body just as God sees us. We (these great Masters of the Far East) have idealized, conceived and brought forth into manifestation the perfect God body. We are "born again" truly of and in the Spirit Kingdom of God.


UNIVERSAL MIND SUBSTANCE

It is in this way that we can return all things to the Universal Mind Substance, from which they sprang, and bring them back or return them perfect into outer form or manifestation. Then, by holding them in their pure, spiritual, perfect state, the vibrations are lowered and the things we wish to create come forth in perfect form. In this way we can take every false belief, every old condition, every sin, all of our past life -- it does not matter what it has been, how good or seeming bad, it does not matter what mountain of false belief or doubt or unbelief or fear we or anyone else have erected about us or in our paths -- we can say to them all, "I now return you to the great ocean of Universal Mind Substance, from which all things come forth and where all is perfection, and from which you sprang, there to be again resolved into the elements from which you were created. I now return you or bring you back from that pure substance as perfect and pure as God sees you and hold you always in that absolute perfection."

We can say to ourselves, "I now realize, in the old order of things, that I brought you forth imperfectly and you manifest imperfectly. Realizing the Truth, I now bring you forth perfect as God sees you. You are reborn perfect and `so it is´."


THE INNER ALCHEMIST

We must realize that the inner alchemist, God within, has taken hold of this and has transmuted, refined and perfected that which seemed imperfect, that which we brought forth and are now returning. We should realize that it is refined, perfected and transmuted just as our bodies are refined, perfected and returned to us as God´s body, joyously perfect, beautifully free. Finally, we should realize that this is the perfect Christ Consciousness in all and for all. This is "Hid with Christ in God."


(An excerpt from "Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East".)

THE SPIRITUAL LEGACY

 

  A person´s Being -- the Self -- and God are ONE!


VARIOUS CONCEPTS

The evolution of spiritual concepts has been very slow. Even now in the world, there are people who adore departed Souls as their gods and guides. Practically, we can say that this concept has been the base of spiritual progress. From this concept the idea of duality came, that mankind is separate from God, the creator. This idea persists in most religions. But Hinduism declares that all people are living Gods, everything is God and there exists nothing except God. Other religions preach dualism and pantheism. They teach that God is a separate Being, sitting somewhere in the heavens and ruling the Universe like a dictator. And yet they define God as all-pervading and Omnipresent.

If God exists, He/She exists equally in all Beings. It is easier to seek God within one´s own Self than elsewhere. Again, some religions preach that human beings are separate from God, having individual Souls. This only highlights the confusion of the logicians. A person´s inner Being -- the Self -- and God are One. If not, a person cannot become divine. Human beings are God, but we must learn to manifest our divinity. It is spiritual cowardice that frightens people from acceptance of this fact and provides them shelter in the comforting thought that they are only ordinary people and as such, are condemned to a life of sin.


UNFORTUNATE DOGMATISM

Hinduism not only boldly asserts the spiritual truth, but it also offers various methods to realize this truth. This made India, from time immemorial, a land of spiritual guides with an ancient and highly developed civilization. India was advanced in every field. The dengeneration of India began when it abandoned spiritualism for materialism and forgot its noble heritage and culture. As a natural corollary, Hinduism also degenerated into dogmatism, fanaticism and rituals. But there are undercurrents in India at present and when they come to the surface, India will once again find its rightful place in the world. The day is not far off.


NO IDOLATRY

The spiritual truths propounded ny Hinduism are not the products of speculation, but are the result of centuries of patient investigation. The date of the origen of Hinduism cannot be fixed. The Ultimate cannot be discovered in a few thousand years. Hinduism has discovered the Ultimate and worships IT through symbols. As such, there is no idolatry in Hinduism. A particular idol simply and only represents a particular aspect of the divine. The idol can be destroyed, but the ideal cannot. These ideals combine the manifold aspects of the Ultimate Truth that can onky be realized through spiritual practice.


SELF REALIZATION

Endeavour for Self-realization is the tradition and speciality of India. From time immemorial, India has been specialized in Soul Culture. It is the land of pilgrimage for all those who seek soul culture and Self-realization through "yoga" (communion with God). Only by the practice of yoga can one attain peace, happiness, bliss and Self-realization. The physical sciences have failed to provide happiness. Material. progress has left a feeling of emptiness and lack of purpose. It is evident everywhere. Advancement in materialism has eroded cultture and has dealt a hard blow to moral and social values. Only by complete withdrawal from the external world and the exploration of the internal world can a man or woman be at peace with themselves and attain bliss. Yoga (private communion with God) shows the way.


ABOUT REAL YOGA 
 
This word "yoga" means union and denotes union of a person with God. This union is always present and has merely to be realized. The Gita say, "Equanimity is yoga" and further states that perfect severance from all personal desires and hatred is yoga. Detachment is yoga. This detachment cannot be achieved by reasoning or intellectual convictions, but only by a technique. The best technique is Kriya Yoga. Once perfect detachment is achieved, a person gains knowledge of hidden things.
Kriya Yoga is the panacea for all the ills of humanity -- physical, mental and spiritual. It is the answer to all sufferings on these planes and produces all-around development and peace. It transforms a person and leads one to their goal. It can transform societies and nations, ushering in an era of peace, prosperity and happiness in the world.


(Article is an exerpt from the book "Kriya Yoga".)