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The Psychology of Enlightenment
That is why we do not address anyone in meditation; we simply resound with the vibrations of our inner music. Becoming God, we experience God.
Throughout history, all the great teachers have told us, “The kingdom of heaven is within you. Do not search outside. That kingdom is waiting for you within. Come and be here.” We are now learning to climb the ladder of awareness so we can reside in that pure state of consciousness which is the kingdom of heaven within.
As we climb higher and higher, we remain in tune with nature, with the cosmos. That is why we first focus on the earth center, building a foundation of security. We realize that fear has no independent reality; it is a product of the mind and the emotions, which tend to magnify things out of proportion.
With the mantra shivam shānti, we replace fear with feelings of peace and benediction. Each meditation reminds us that life itself is a blessing. It is enough just to awaken in the morning and see the sun shining and know you are alive. The joy of living should not depend on having an expensive car or many acres of land or someone to live with. If these outer things come to you, enjoy them; but do not feel rejected and depressed without them. Life is simply being alive and waking up to a new day. It is looking forward to saying hello to a friend, someone out of so many millions of people to whom you can talk freely. It is being able to love with an undemanding heart.
Once I watched a little girl tenderly taking care of her small doll. First she prepared a bed for it and laid it gently
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