Please read blog 93 and 94 for continuity
d). those persons who have a moral compass in them, do not need
an external prop of religion to tell them how to be good, they know it
intrinsically. In a survey of least corrupt countries in the world,
Scandinavian countries were on the top. Another survey found Scandinavian
countries to be least religious; almost 20% did not even believe in God.
e) one to
one session with God gives bliss, and bliss helps in becoming good. I quote
from blog 83:
“. Meditation by Kriya Yoga gives
such bliss that one likes to do more of it. More of spiritual bliss leads to
less of evil passions. Base side of human nature gradually comes under one’s
control. In simple words one becomes good. Therefore, Lahiri Mahasaya said,
that without such a course, mere moral teachings are ineffective”.
Bliss is lacking in ritualistic practices because there is no
intimate talk with God
The two great advantages of spiritual meditation are bliss and
guidance
6. How does the process work? I do not know enough. Here are some
preliminary conclusions. There are four main factors; God’s light, receiver in
the seeker, intervening space between the light (or vibrations) and the
receiver, and the exposure time. Let me explain:
a) God’s
light. This mysterious force works on a person, through the receiver. We do not
know enough. Is it everywhere, all the time, like radio waves? Does it vary in
intensity, in other words some persons receive more than others? Some have said
that it is ubiquitous, but it is absorbed only when there is a receiver.
Whereas others have said that one has to come in God’s notice. There are
perhaps millions of inhabited planets with many having intelligent life.
Therefore God cannot possible be aware of one, personally. One has this difficult task of attracting
God’s attention. For instance this mote, at the time of writing these words,
has approximately 25 thousand billion red blood cells (RBC) circulating. Each
is performing the vital role of carrying oxygen. Each one lives 120 days.
Therefore each day many billion RBC are born and an equal amount die. Am I
aware of any one of them? Perhaps similar situation exists between man and God.
b) Receiver.
As I have already mentioned people may or may not have a receiver, and the
receiver may be strong or ordinary. Receiver can be made more sensitive. For
instance fasting, tears, devotion, prayers,yearning for God, chanting, can make
the receiver more sensitive. With prolonged, years of practice, receiver
becomes more sensitive.
c). There
should be nothing to obstruct the light. Wandering thoughts are the greatest
obstruction. They don’t let one focus on God. Worries, anger, jealousy, fear,
temptations of sex, wealth, and power, ruin the meditation. They act like clouds
obstructing sunlight. They are one of the main challenges to a seeker. For the
light of God to reflect in the clear water of a cup with muddy water, the mud
has to settle. Thoughts are constantly churning the water and don’t allow the
mud to settle.
d) Exposure
time. After the strength of receptor, this is the most important factor
determining success. Strength of receptor is not in one’s control, but the
exposure time is in one’s control. What is meant by exposure time? It is the
total time spent in meditation (or one to one session with God); the hours each
day, the days in a year, the years in one’s life.
It is my unshakable conviction that those who quit the world ( tiag ) for sake of God and only God,
never fail in this path. That is why all great mystics forsake the world, at
least, for some time. That is why they went to caves and jungles for meditation.
That is why they tried not to marry, so that they would’t have the distraction of
family. All this to have more time for meditation. They tried to think of God at
night. In order to sleep less, they ate less.
That explains the reason why householders, such as myself, take such a long time
for meager success.
That also explains why Swami Ram Das achieved such heights in
mere one year( blog 82-5) and Mr Shevani( blog 67,72) in eleven months (
despite the fact that Mr Shevani was in his fifties or sixties ).
In these
blog I have mentioned many mystics. Here is a list. Many of them, came back to
the world, after God-realization, to help humanity.
Narendra
(swami Vaveka Nanda), St Threse of Lisieux, Brother Lawrence, Sri
Ramakrishna, St John of Cross, Unknown Russian traveler (blog 52 ), Great
Qalander (blog 53), Data Gunj Bakhash, Abu-ul-Fazzal Muhammad bin Hassan
Khatli, Shahab, Shevani, St Teresa of Avilla, Fray Peter of Alcantara, Therese
Neuman, Swami Ramdas, Dilip Kumar Roy, Indra Devi, Sri Aurobindo, Rajab Sain,
Mirabai,Krishnaparem, Paul Brunton, Maharishee Ramana, Chandi Das, Sudhei Babu,
Ramiah, Yogi from India who always wore dark glasses (blog 64 ), Seeker from
England who had been travelling for 25 years ( blog 64) , Qalander who got
injured ( blog 64 ), Sri Yogananda,Sri Yukteshwar, Lahiri Mahasaya, Daya Mata,Giri
Bala, Nancy Mayorga.
All of them,
except, Shahab, and Nancy Mayorga, to pursue the path of God-realization, quit the
world.
I do not mean to imply that to realize
God quitting the world is obligatory. It is not. But if one does not quit the world,
two things are going to happen; it will take much longer to realize God, and one
may not realize God at all, because there was not enough time left in his life.
One thing is also certain to happen, he will make some progress and have some gains
(like this mote ). God will not let him go empty handed. I quote from my own poem,
blog 61 (the riddle);
“Everybody gets his just reward
Something if he has worked hard”