Journey to Enlightenment Part 02

SR No.: 006997
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Chitrabhanu, Nirmala Hanke
Publisher: Create Space
Publication Year: 2013
Total Pages: 106
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 13 MB

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Six Steps to Evolution
Summer 2009
Meditation is to experience peace, reverence for life, and the quality of consciousness. Peace is possible only in the presence of Ahinsa.
What is Ahinsa? Ahinsa is feeling reverence for all life. Let us commence with self-awareness to practice what gives birth to peace.
A.H.I.N.S.A.
“A” represents Awareness. We need to see our own Self in the light of awareness. And seeing ourselves, we draw our own portrait and go lovingly closer to our Self and experience peace with others and with our Self. I am a living presence, animating the senses, and animating who so ever I touch.
This is the journey to unfold our essence. Though we often resist this, this journey has to start with ourselves. But the light of self-realization can be dazzling as even daylight can be dazzling to a person who has been sleeping for a long time in the dark. One has to train one's eyes to be ready to take the light of such realization, and we do that with meditation and increased awareness.
As we become aware of our loving sentient energy, we go deeper and deeper to experience that "I am here to know “I”-ness." When it dawns, we realize our oneness with all life. This is Ahinsa.
The “H” of Ahinsa illumines our Harmonizing quality of consciousness. We experience harmonious presence on this earth with Reverence for Life which leads to harmony. “I will be a harmonious presence on this earth and will cause no harm." This is respect for all life. Vibrations of violence beget violence. If we focus on violence, then violence will be our habit. If every day we think, “I am going to experience the presence of peace,” we start feeling peace. Gradually we engulf ourselves with peaceful vibrations. If we live in this way, this will become our shield. This will become our support. This will also become our protector from outside violence.
Vibrations of peace emanate from our loving heart. In the beginning, there will be some kind of conflict, but our practice and feeling of harmony will not allow any negative thought of hate, anger or resentment.
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