Journey to Enlightenment Part 02

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

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Talks at the Lighthouse Center
Fall 2012
Exerpted by Nirmala Hanke 23-24 June 2012
On the weekend of June 23-24, 2012 Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji visited the Lighthouse Center and gave two inspirational talks. On Saturday his talk was: “Experience the Presence Within." He began, “On the way here I was meditating and it came into my mind that this body's been working for 90 years. In 90 years we breathe 2 1/2 billion times, according to the Department of Health. In order to breathe there must be energy, electricity, light. Because the heart is beating, we are breathing. This is called the presence of God. God is not a noun, God is energy. As long as life is in us, the body works. As long as we are connected to this energy, the body works, once the connection is gone the body is dead."
He spoke about holding the presence of God within: G-0—D. "The “G” is for Generator, the generator that transforms negative energy. When you realize that you are holding the presence of God, you can transform anger to love, hate to appreciation, greed to generosity. It becomes a light in your eyes. Work for a year, every day say, 'I am going to transform the negative energy to positive energy. I am generating, I am holding the presence of God.'”
The “O” is for Order, organize your life; and the “D” is for Delete, delete those things you don't need in your life. We are collecting so many things we don't need: stuff, stuff, stuff. Instead Chitrabhanuji says, “Keep a few things you can manage; otherwise, you spend your life managing things. Simplicity is the light of the truth. Some people say that simplicity is impractical. But is it wise to spend all your time collecting, managing, arranging? All the real saints I have seen are very simple.
Know the presence of G-O-D. Just go inside. A pilgrimage is not for going to see God outside, you need to see God inside you. If you don't see that, you will be an empty fellow. Realizing the presence of God is feeling that presence when you are alive, not after death. To experience the presence of God, you have to meditate. It is not a lecture to hear, you must live it. Meditation requires practice. With practice you will increase the quality of your consciousness from atma to mahatma to paramatma.”
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