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REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE:
In this dynamic meditation there is no boundary between East and West. The boundaries are of the mind, not of souls. We see human life everywhere, pulsating with eagerness, and having a deep inner quest. All souls are equal. If you only see the outer garb you will see that some have white skin, some have red skin, some have black skin. These are all outside appearances. Inside, the flame is the same. This message, which permeated the Indian air two thousand five hundred years ago, is here today.
What is meditation? Meditation starts with awareness. Turn off your outer activity for a while in order to enter the complementary, receptive mood of your soul. Because you are always active, you are busy living outside. You are making yourself empty, and you are not fulfilling yourself inside. Without the inner touch your words become empty, your language becomes meaningless, and your talk becomes only a kind of chatter.
Whatever activity you do, you don't really do it on your own initiative. You follow the herd and act the way many others are acting. The time comes when a person is mechanical in movement, without knowing why he or she is doing or saying something. In order to receive, you must turn off all this activity.
What do you do then? First you sit quietly. You take an asana, or posture. It is called kayotsarga, which means that you forget for awhile the body and its tension. You allow the body to relax in its own way, like a piece of sponge. So the tension which you have accumulated begins slowly dropping down. Kai means the body, and utsarga means to drop. Drop your body. Why? Because as long as there is tension in the body, you won't be able to experience the flow of life.
