Ten Days Journey Into The Self

Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Centre

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How can we make the human the foundation of divine? By going to the divine within, purifying our own essence. If our lives combine contemplation and action, the mystical experience will afford us new options. We can never follow old precedents to reach new possibilities.
And if we know our life's mission, we will not be afraid even of death. Think of how many sons have been expected to be willing to die in war for their countries. Then is it any wonder that seers have been willing to live and even to die, if necessary, for mankind? Christ when nailed to the cross said, "Forgive them, Father, for they know not what they do."
At death's door he thought of others. Death held no fear for Socrates, who insisted he was not a citizen of Athens but of the world. He drank the hemlock, but for him, poison was no poison. If we know our mission, fire cannot burn us, water cannot drown us, drought cannot desiccate us: we can be calm and and at peace with the fact of physical death.
Karma tells us that every thought, word, and action goes into the universe: there is universal recorder. There is record of every thought, word, and deed influencing the future. Yes these vibrations work like the telephone and radio and television. We have faith in these, but do not realize that our own energies set up vibrations that register in the universe. When we meditate, we give vibrations of love, peace
and understanding. And then these impel us to actions. The day will pass: what you give, stays. We live in a dynamic universe. One act can produce a whole chain of actions so the present and the future are both enriched. Let us glide into meditation and discover our creative energy and how to use it more constructively.
Thoughts
1. Nothing compares to life: it is the greatest miracle in the world.... The day you awake to this is your birthday.
2. The combination of meditation and action can open doors to vast insights.... We cannot follow past precedents to reach future possibilities.
3. If we converge the rays of the sun, we can light a fire. If we converge our inspired efforts, we can "have life and have it abundantly."