Journey to Enlightenment Part 01

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Chetana Catherine Florida, Nirmala Hanke, Raksha Penni Helsene
Publisher: Create Space

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August 1994: The Universal Mantra
Man is gifted with head, heart and hand, and the harmony among these three emanates nothing but love and peace. When there is no unity between them, there is divorce inside. One thinks one thing but the heart does another thing. Then there is conflict. How can one enjoy the richness of life in such conflict?
The trouble we have in life is because we like to have others live as we think, but we ourselves are not able to live as we think. We exempt ourselves from the practice. For example, see how parents relate to their children. They tell them," Do as we say," but they are not ready to look in the mirror to see what they are doing themselves. They are becoming alcoholics as they tell their children not to drink.
Today we see much destructive thinking in young people because they did not receive loving vibrations from their parents. They have grown up in conflict so now they live in violence and war, exploitation and self-gratification. This is not life. Life is self-respect, love and understanding.
As long as people live as you think, you like them. Meditation goes the other way around. Meditation tells you not to judge but to understand and to think of what you are thinking.
It sounds selfish at first, but the result is benevolence for all mankind. Those who think for others appear generous and unselfish, but they are often a curse to society because they are not able to demonstrate their beliefs with the example of their lives. They do not put what they think into practice in their lives. This tendency tears them apart.
This frequently happens in our personal relations. Two people tell each other how to live and soon they start fighting. If you want peace in your home, share with your companion, "I have chosen to live in this way to practice these rules of conduct. What do you think? Please give me some feedback.” Then the other person will be inspired by your living and will feel the harmonious vibrations of peace and will choose to do the same.
Meditation is not preaching, it is practicing. You are not talking, you are reaching a contemplative state, and you are experiencing what you were thinking. As you contemplate, thinking becomes living. It is like digestion. When you have good digestion, you receive nourishment and you feel energetic and healthy. But thinking without living creates emptiness inside and you go nowhere. Thinking begins corroding when it is not put into practice. I have seen many intellectuals who feel a hollowness, depression and tastelessness in life during their last days. They may have written books and become famous, but they lose interest and become tired and bored because of reading, writing and thinking instead of practicing.
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