Journey to Enlightenment Part 01

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

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Friends, the universe wants something from us. We have our place in this cosmos. We are significant. Each day we are adding something to the world and shaping our future with our thoughts, our emotions, our words, and our actions. The same light that was in the enlightened masters and great teachers is in us. The same spark, the same flame is there, only they used it to their full capacity. Constantly, we need to keep in mind the immortal question of who we are, for at various stages of life our purpose may be different. At one stage it may be to grow alone; at another, it may be to raise a family. All levels and varieties of human effort and contributions are necessary to consume karmas and to work out vibrations: bearing children, raising them, letting them go, studying art, composing music; or perhaps deciding as Albert Schweitzer did, that music is not enough and going out to establish a hospital in Africa. Having learned who we are, we are ready to give all we feel by making our contribution to building the earth. Only we can decide on our focus. At each step we move onward and forward to evolving. But each of us is here to nurture the seed of divinity within ourselves and find the bliss of being part of the whole.
Feeling oneness with all life reveals two aspects in our consciousness: Reverence for Life and Relativity in Thinking. This means that we don't want to hurt anybody with words, thoughts or actions. We don't become fanatic to put down others' viewpoints. Even in thought we have the reverence for another's point of view. And the pure vibration of this amity brings our consciousness together and shows a feeling of oneness with life around us. We become the Master of Ourselves and we don't mar our life with negative vibrations of thoughts and words, but we build our future with our positive vibrations of thoughts and words, and in this way we liberate ourselves.
The four paramount insights for transforming and evolving which are given by Bhagwan Mahavira are:
1. AMITY:MAITRI God is the symbol of love. Love energy is God in action. The presence of love is the presence of God. Without amity, goodwill, there is no love. With any trace of fear, violence, hate, resentment, possessiveness, indifference, self-centeredness, love is polluted. The word “I” in English is written in capitals, but it is the word “WE” that should be written in capitals. And the WE should be as big as the universe. It should be a WE based on goodwill. Mahavira defined the requirements of amity in these words: "In happiness or suffering, in joy or grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self. We should therefore, refrain from inflicting upon others such injury as would appear undesirable upon us”. Has this message led us to practice amity? In dealing with those who oppose us, our amity needs to be kindled so that conflicts can be resolved without violence. Differences in ideologies call for the humblest amity, so that they can be resolved by dialogue. Amity means peace and goodwill - for all the citizens of this planet. If any obstacle comes in the way, it is the intrusion of ego. Let it go. Let the flow of love and beauty wash it away. Know that THE STREAM OF AMITY will forever wash away the evil.
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