Psychology of Enlightenment

SR No.: 001807
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Chitrabhanu
Publisher: New York Dodd Made & Company
Total Pages: 114
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Dhyan
File Size: 5 MB

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Anahata-Love, the Ever-Expanding Circle
People frequently come to me when they start to question life and say, “I want to see God.” I had the same quest many years ago. I would seek out various teachers telling them I was eager to see God, and they would give me lengthy explanations which still left me unsatisfied. Finally, when I approached my last teacher, he smiled and said simply, “You cannot see God unless you become God. God is not an object to be seen with the eye. When you become God, you will see God within. You cannot see something outside unless it exists in you."
What did he mean-become God, then you will know God? In the first place, he meant that wordy explanations cannot replace experience. Words create conflict and misunderstanding. We cannot rely on them to convey our thoughts and feelings precisely. Too often, they bring dispute and separation between people. We must, instead, trust our own inner experience.
In the second place, he meant that until now we have been searching outside ourselves for that which we will find only within. When we expect the outer world to satisfy 'us, our longings drive us in all directions: from one place to another, from one mission to another, from one job to another, and from one person to another. Each time, we think, “Yes, let me go there!" When we arrive there, however, we say to ourselves, "No, this is not enough. Let me go somewhere else.” The search continues. Do we really know what we are searching for? What do we hope to find in the cities, in the mountains, and in the various activities we pursue?
We are like infants who know they are crying for some
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