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The Psychology of Enlightenment
from discerning this subtle process and detecting those outside influences which activate our negative or positive responses. We can't see that the true cause of our joy and sadness is our inner state of being.
The energy flowing from this inner world is intrinsically neutral, but in our lives now it is manifested both positively and negatively. How we use this inner power determines the quality of its manifestation. It is like electricity. Electricity is simply energy which can be converted to light, to heat, to refrigeration. In other words, its apparent characteristics change depending upon how we channel it. The question is: How do we employ our energy? Learning to master our thoughts enables us to use our energy, our innate talent, positively, so that we consciously harness and direct this inner force.
When you have felt the commanding quality of this center, silently begin to repeat the mantra pragnā. It means "inner awareness." Pragna is experienced as ripened wisdom, which is cultivated through the perception of the third eye.
From this height of awareness at the sixth center, this tower of observation, you can view all your actions and reactions. The five centers you have been studying are now under your gaze, and you can begin to watch when your love turns to lust, when you are motivated by the power drive, what gives rise to your anxieties, and when your inner space contracts. You are your own observer. You see the whole world as a cosmic stage on which you are an actor performing the drama of life. It is your mission to make this play as harmonious, as beautiful, and as meaningful as possible.
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