Yoga of Action continued

What is Man’s place in Cosmic Creation?

Man descended from Spirit and must ascent to Spirit.

But having descended from Spirit and being intoxicated with the material world and sense pleasure instead of the lawful disciplinarian activities of a soul directed life – many remain in misery, rendering useless the purpose of their God given lives.

To remember:

The human spine is the descending and ascending wheel of life. The consciousness of man comes down from its home in the cerebrum descending through the six plexuses. After reaching the lowest or coccyx center, consciousness spreads out in the nervous system and becomes responsive to the outer world. The soul descending into the flesh thus becomes entangled, remaining a prisoner of the momentary pleasure producing sensation.

The purpose of life is to ascend the six spinal centers, reinforcing the human consciousness to greater and greater heights. 

The soul of man descended from Cosmic Consciousness to the immanent Christ Consciousness and thus to the vibratory creation. It continued to descend until it became encased in a physical body, which is permeated with sense consciousness. The yogi frees himself from attachment to possessions and then from sense identification. He thus removes his mind from the lower centers that connect man with all bodily sensations and attachment.

The yogi then immerses his consciousness in the Divine Love radiating from the heart center. He ascends further to enjoy the cosmic calmness of the cervical center; followed by the Christ Consciousness in the medulla. Here he experiences the joy and wisdom of God inherent in all vibratory creation. Finally, the illumined yogi  rests in the cerebral center of Cosmic Consciousness, the uncaused Infinite Bliss, beyond the cause - effect reciprocity of vibratory creation.

The Ego

Man identified with the body.

What does ego identify with?

The unreal or objective world

With what should the ego identify?

The soul.  When man unites his ego with his soul, he beholds life as a dream of God in which the soul as individualized Spirit is a participant. When by further advancement he finds supreme contentment by uniting his soul with the bliss of spirit, he no longer has to perform any duties in the Lord’s dream. Depending wholly on God, he has no karmic involvement with creation.

What are some of the attributes of a God realized person?

He remembers always that he is a child of God, He reflects that soul realization by behaving properly toward others, he follows inner guidance, he does what is right  morally, religiously and socially and in every other way, he does not need the council of others, he respect others as souls, he meditates daily.

The yogi, who performs noble material duties, meditates without selfish attachment, is a worker of God, and attains thereby union with Him.