April ’16
Your true heart and Soul (re chapter 19), is at the center and at one with being; about which, as the hub on a carriage, all revolves and upon which all depends; itself silent, motionless. As the content of a wave is at one with the sea upon which it depends, and so the Soul is at one with Universal Spirit… nameless, boundless and conditionless. It shines with the light of true knowledge for those with the will and sight to see, here, now, everywhere.
All as seen is joint product of matter and spirit – B’Gita Ch. 13
The wise see me as all the postures that nature can portray, animate or inanimate – B’Gita Ch: 11
Just as the sea in motion gives rise to form, the true heart in motion reaches out from the here-and-now giving rise to form, body, mind, senses and the multitude.
Our true nature is that of the soul, and is the same for all that walk the earth – pure unconditional acceptance… pure love – and exists by universal law; perfect and eternal.
“Your soul and my soul are very old friends” ~ Rumi
As a wave contains the sea, which is the same everywhere, our soul contains universal spirit which is, for all, the same. The sea acquires the nature of the wave it inhabits but the sea itself is not changed, just as gold is not changed by the form we give it.
And so, we have a true universal nature, and an acquired nature by birth and nurture which gives us our unique individuality.
All beings are of two classes, purity and ignorance: – B’Gita Ch. 15
- Beings of purity see all as one, free of attachment, judgement and ill will, and where doubt arises lets insight and scripture be their guide.
- The ignorant suffer pain of attachment and seek to destroy the source of pain and enhance gratification of desire. Events are seen as accident or force of personal will.
Corporeal heart and mind, reaching out through body and senses favors sensory attachments through sound, sight, taste, desire and the like for favored goods; acquiring ‘personalized ideas’ of benevolence, righteousness and principle; of high and low, good and bad.
Mind-consciousness in turning outwardly in favor of sensory images, the true heart is hidden behind a veil of ignorance. Mind through sense organs traveling far from its roots deep in the heart of all, is lost in separation, attachment, fear, opinion and judgement. Differentiated by personalization, divisiveness is inevitable… fear and conflict the outcome.
By meditation and reflection we can begin to see and reflect the purity our true nature. Because this is the same for all creatures, large and small, they will instantly recognise the divinity within you as it is for themselves. This is why, when people meet an enlightened person, they feel a Devine resonance within. They often don’t at first recognise that it is their own Divinity they see. Those who do can have an epiphany experience, and be changed for ever.
An enlightened person sees only the divinity within all, and does not, and sees no cause to bring suffering to another living being. They live by the laws of ‘ahimsa’ – cause not to suffer; the cardinal virtue of the enlightened.
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Man has inherent faith in one of three qualities: Purity, passion and ignorance, and is made by the faith he holds – B’Gita Ch. 17
- The pure, at one with the true heart and soul, worship the true spirit.
- The passionate, driven only by sensory pleasures, worship the powers of sense, wealth and magic; addicted to acquisition and possession.
- The ignorant, driven by imagination and illusion, worship the illusory world of spirits of the dead and lower orders of nature.
The undisciplined mind in its acquisitive nature, for matter and lower orders of learning, reaches out to acquire forever more. Excess, beyond the limits of need soon turns sour and generates the false belief that still more will bring peace and happiness.
‘All true goodness stems from true knowledge. All true evil stems from ignorance. ~ Socrates
Mindful insight at one with the true heart decreases attachment, uncovers the light of true knowledge, knows the limits of passion and desire; free of excess, at one in natural balance and harmony. Only for those with the sense, the will and the mind to see can trace the journey back to its roots, and be born again… out of ignorance into the light of truth. We are compelled by our personalized nature to act according to the way we see and interpret the world. With the mind lit with the light of truth, impersonal true knowledge, all action is natural, good and in perfect harmony.
. Q – How do I find my way?
. A – Go back the way you came.
~ Shri Ramana Maharshi
Words of true wisdom, unclouded by ignorance, are easy to understand and perform, yet few are able to know or practice them as they are blinded by the personal, the external world; by attraction to acquired ideas and practices. All outward acquisition of form, ideas and attitude is on the surface only, temporary and inconsistent; changeable with fashion, values and attitudes, creating division of opinion and attitude. People of true heart, at one with true knowledge are ignored, or seen as ignorant as their being is seen as opposite, contradictory.
‘To know things of false heart is wise. To know the true heart is enlightened. To conquer others is mighty. To conquer oneself is enlightened’ ~ Tao-Te-Ching
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves” ~ Edmond Hillary
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When people do not fear the outcome from acts of the false heart; of ignorance, of excess – not knowing what is enough, calamities follow.
Artificial, indirectly acquired knowledge and action is full of dreadful things – fearful choices, temples built, fear and desire for things to protect at the expense and loss of the one true home. Excessive, disproportionate worldly gain is lost. The best way to know this, and not let the false heart take hold is to meditate with choiceless, boundless attention and reflection.
With superior wisdom, reflected from the true heart, unbound, all comes naturally without personal administration – the path of intuition and discrimination. With insight, true knowledge is gained by mindful attention towards the heart and source of action. True knowledge is of that which does not change; timeless, universal. Man of spiritual and physical science know this well.
Relying on the false heart for action, though appearing brave, leads to conflict and suffering. Bravery in ‘daring not to take action inspired by acquisitive desire’, the skillful, difficult path, is the road to life and well-being. Life free of attachment and expectation is loose and free. Life bound by attachment and expectation is harsh and unforgiving.
People of passion for the acquired, of things, action and lower knowledge are constantly in motion beyond the limits of need, forever seeking to satisfy endless desires with unwelcome side effects.
When the natural will of the true heart is followed, peace and growth is seen to be the natural order. However, the majority of mankind today think that the only object of this earth-life is for the purpose of acquisition and material gain. Order is seen through the need for control and defence, and the ‘natural goodness’ (harmony and balance) is lost. Undisciplined, the false heart driven by sensory pleasures and its excessive nature leads to attachment, fear, brittleness and failure.
The wise nurture non-attachment; all action being natural and self-regulated. Free of attachment yet embracing all… all becomes one. All things submit; desires and fears dissolve in the blissful light of truth. Free of acquired artificial values, desires and expectations; free of control and administration, all functions naturally. Contentment; peace of mind inspired by natural harmony is the norm.
We all experience times when mindfully, at peace of mind ‘I just know what to do’… “I just intuitively knew…” Your inner, true heart has spoken, and you were there to hear it!
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