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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The Psychology of Enlightenment
tending him. “How could you climb down seven flights of stairs in your condition?" I asked him.
“I don't know," he said. “God sent me the energy.”
Then I told him, “No, God did not send the energy; the crisis did. We always have that energy, but we are generally unaware of it. At the right moment, the energy bursts forth.”
Each of us possesses infinite energy which surges out at the right moment like the force of an atom when it is split. We learn how to tap that energy in its different aspects by meditating on these seven centers. With the first three centers, we have been focusing specifically on the connection between the microcosm and the macrocosm. We have been strengthening our sense of security and creativity and burning the limiting, negative habits of thought which prevent us from experiencing our innate vitality.
Now, at the fourth center, the heart, we experience love. Love is a beautiful, divine element in the universe which brings people together and initiates communication. When you begin to feel real love, you will discover that the world is a wonderful place in which to dwell. You will feel love for everyone regardless of color, background, or form. One's life is such a short journey, why spoil the precious experience of love with demands and criticism? Conditional love cannot last long.
Instinctively you know you cannot change anyone with criticism and conditions. You must learn instead to accept each individual as he or she is, just as you expect to be accepted as you are. If someone attempts to change you,
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