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Sahasrāra--Pure Consciousness of Self
I have talked to you before about the two physical eyes through which we all gaze into the physical world, the world of changing forms. These eyes reveal only the ephemeral characteristics of one's outer frame-rich and poor, tall and short, and so on. The inner eye, however, perceives the permanent reality behind the temporary form. It sees that nameless traveler who is born into the world, acquires a name, travels the course of life, and departs leaving the name behind. This insight changes your thought patterns. Problems which once loomed very large in your mind are not so intimidating now. The problems have not become any smaller, but you have become bigger in relation to them because you now have in your command a vast reservoir of power. You are connected to the permanent reality behind the passing form. Problems seemed insurmountable when you saw them through a veil of fear and insecurity; but now that you are free of these limitations, you perceive with the clear eye of wisdom.
Seeing ourselves in a new light, we discover that we have a mission in life: to receive divinity and to share that divinity with our fellow beings. Until now, many of us have confined ourselves to a very limited circle of interest. We have thought only in terms of my nation, my community, my group, my religion, or, even on a more limited scale, my house, my family, my children, my money, my car.
For many of us, our happiness depends solely on our children. If they acknowledge us and our efforts on their behalf, we are pleased, we are in heaven. On the other hand, one careless word from them and we are in hell. Why
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