Book Title: Twelve Facets of Reality Author(s): Chitrabhanu Publisher: New York Dodd Made & CompanyPage 80
________________ 58 Twelve Facets of Reality center. This must become your experience, as clear as the day. Then you will know you have experienced a spiritual glimpse. You will realize, “I am that which is not destructible. I am that which remains unchanged. It is the outside which goes on changing." Go further and observe, "This body is nothing but a reflection of my inside perception." A person who goes on thinking in an ugly way builds an ugly body. A person who thinks beautifully builds a beautiful body. If you feel rage and bitterness toward someone, it will be seen on your face. If you were to set up an automatic camera to take your own picture every time you felt rage, you would not want to recognize yourself. Faces are neither young nor old; it is inside perception which changes them. There are young people whose faces are cruel, and there are old people whose faces are mellow, molded with compassion. An angry face takes a tense form. It is distorted. A peaceful face takes a poised form, due to an inside composed feeling. The world is not agony or pain. Pain is your own confusion. The world is neutral. You can make what you want out of it. So now we see that the condition of the body is the result of yesterday's perception. There is no need to blame anybody else. There is the body and there is the Self. The Self is that which animates the body. Our body is not at fault for the way it looks. By feeling an inside feeling of health, pleasantness, love, we are slowly changing our form with our thoughts. These thoughts are formed inside and the result will ultimately show on the outside. Watch the outer world and experience the inner world. In this way, you will know the two are complemenPage Navigation
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