Journey to Enlightenment Part 02

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Nirmala Hanke
Publisher: Create Space

Page 87

see your face. How cloudy your consciousness is. You don't want to see your face when it is clouded by anger; and this anger makes someone unhappy. How much we destroy ourself, and our happiness from anger, because anger lingers after the event is over. This is when we bring in forgiveness. Mahavir says "Michhami Dukkadam."
Prayer is not for bread and butter. Prayer is to experience, and our prayer is Shivamatsu Sarva Jagata. All the words, may the whole universe be peaceful. Shiva means blessing. I have to be a blessing to myself. I will not hurt myself. Start the day by giving a blessing to yourself. Shivamatsu. Whatever you do, you do with blessings. That is your commitment.
Pay attention to tension. Why are you holding tension? Tension creates disease. You have lost ease...relax. Why lose ease? Disease is illness. Healing is nothing but to come back to ease. Healing is when you are at ease. When you are not at ease, there is disease. Bubbling with possessiveness, control, etc. will not be at ease. When you have tension, take a breath and relax. Breath is nectar, and it is available all the time. It is available on the plane, train, and when you are walking or sleeping. It is no charge.
Breathing is a life giving energy. Light needs oxygen breath. Lamp needs breath, oxygen to burn. But we don't pay attention to breath. People pollute breath with smoking. This brings cancer. Man does not know how to live. It is basic what we need. Here we understand the value of breath. Make time. Whenever you have time, take a deep breath. The more oxygen you have the more you are going to live. Breathing with yourself, not away from yourself. Moment breath becomes less, power of thinking becomes less. Breath touches the neurons. Breathe in peace, love, I am, So Hum. With more breathing, your mind is blossoming into a flower.
Chetana said she wanted to be initiated at Palitana. I told her it was not possible, because she was smoking and polluting herself. I would not allow it. She said she couldn't give it up, and I said “fine, I won't take you to Palitana”. She gave up smoking, because she wanted to purify. Congratulations to this soul! She was initiated at Shatrunjaya. Before she was living on props and smoking, etc. and thought she couldn't live without it. But all you need is breath.
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