Awareness Article #26
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Swami,
recently gave two pages of writing,
What
is Yoga? Awareness–(lack of awareness
is cause of misery)
To
be aware of divinity within us. Makes whole–head,
heart,hand
Chitti
Vritti Nirodha–
1/10 of brain power only used yoga to help to develop creativity
science
of being. Acquire divinequalities–gradually
Spirituality–to give & to accept
Now let us see about this. The reason for all suffering in the world is
unawareness.
If we haveawareness,we will ask ourselves, ‘Why have I been
born? What
is
the reason for birth?’ We will ask, know and then understand. This is called ‘Sat
Chit
Ananda’. Sat is God, Chit is constant integrated awareness. This is a continuous one
pointed awareness. The one who has this awareness knows of God and attains
bliss,
Ananda.
Divinity is present in all things.
We must make it whole and complete
in us.
Swami has often told of this as ‘I am God, you are also God’. If werealizethis, we can
become God. There are seven chakras
in thekundalini. Yet, each one is closed. In the
basechakra,a
power lies like a coiledsnake. Throughsadhana,we
awaken this Shakthi
in us. The Mooladhara Shakthi then crosses
eachchakrauntil it merges with Shiva in
sixthchakraor third eye. This is happiness. It is only when one attains this statethat
divinity
becomes whole and complete. It is for this Swami said, ‘head,hand, heart’. This
is
three H’s,harmonizingto become one.
In
order for this to happen, we must function with awareness. Whatever thoughts
arise
in the head must be pure. In order for this tohappen,the heart must be filled with
love. Heart becomes whole and perfect
through this love. We must show love to all.
Then only our thoughts
become pure. Whatever
work is done through the hands must
be
offered to God. When we offer all to God, each work becomes sanctified. Yoga
means
ChittiVrittiNirodha-to
control the mental impulses andthoughts, whicharise in the
Chitta.
Discipline
is essential for this control. We must perform each task at a particular
time, making it a habit. When we live life according
to a timetable, the senses come
under control
naturally. They then also follow the same timetable. I wrote
this as Yoga
Sutra.
Swami has now said to connect Yoga Sutra with this chapter.Again Swami tells
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