A spiritual Perspective V

“The physical ego, the active consciousness in man, must uplift its body identified self into unity with the soul, its true nature. When the ego has become spiritualized and united with the soul, it is able to keep the intelligence, mind and senses under control, as it is guided by the discriminative wisdom of the soul. It is as if the ego is conquered by the Self (soul).”                      

                                                                             Yogananda

To keep this in perspective, man experiences life from two main focal points. One way is, from the point of view of BECOMING, where our consciousness brings us from where we presently are to where we need to go. From ego consciousness, to soul awareness and ultimately merging the Soul with spirit we experience this as the state of BEING.

“When there is duality because of ignorance, one sees all things as distinct from the Self. When everything is known as the Self, not even an atom is seen as other then the Self. As soon as knowledge of Reality has sprung up, there can be no fruits of past actions to be experienced, owing to the unreality of the body, just as there can be no dream after awakening.”

                                                           Swami Shankara

There needs to be a shift in consciousness, in the way we perceive our world, our life and our existence. It is very difficult for the ego centered soul to even have an appreciation for higher realities.

We must come to the point where we experience ourselves as being and existing in God. We say that God is our life, but do we really know it and live accordingly? Do we approach our life from the stage of Being, (which can be experienced in deep meditation), a life filled with inner joy and peace. When we realize, that Being is not a state of stagnation, but an existence of unlimited potential, a potential that can become actualized through an act of will. When employed in the service of God, we will have the full support of nature in the enfoldment of the potential.

With this comes the realization that the universe is not inert, as most scientists let us to believe, but that it is alive and by a process of interconnection, it is responsive to our states of consciousness.

We become what we think about all day long.

Let’s ponder this:

In my innermost being, I am pure consciousness, one with God, never alone, never separate.

Then we can feel the Joy, feel the Love, and know that God is the only real love.