KARMA YOGA AND
THE MENTAL BODY
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IF YOU EXPERIENCE THIS MOMENT JUST ONCE,
YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FULL OUT OF IT.
💫 PLUNGING INTO THE PRESENT💫
IN THE MODERN WORLD, RULED BY THE INTELLECT, THE MIND IS FAR MORE DOMINANT THAN EVER BEFORE. THE BODY IS NO LONGER THE MOST POWERFUL PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES. IN AN AGE OF VIRTUAL REALITY, WHERE LIVES CAN BELIVED OUT ALMOST ENTIRELY IN CYBERSPACE, PEOPLE ARE SOMETIMES BARELY AWARE THAT THEY OWN A BODY!
HOWEVER, IF WE ARE ABLE TO USE OUR MOND TO MAKE A SHIFT IN OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE CAN MAKE A PARADIGM SHIFT - ONE THAT CAN CREATE THE RIGHT AMBIENCE FOR THE DEEPER JOURNEY TOWARD LIBERATION.
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THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION TO A NEW PHILOSOPHY. AS A GURU, I AM NOT INTERESTED IN OFFERING SPIRITUAL ADVICE. THERE IS NOTHING NEW TO ADD TO THE BARRAGE OF SPIRITUAL TEACHNGS TO WHICH WE ARE HEIR. WHAT I OFFER IS A WAY, A LIVING PROCESS. THIS IS BEST TRANSMITTED DURING A LIVE PROGRAM IN A CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE. BUT EVEN IN A BOOK, A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT CAN OCCUR IF THE READER IS WILLING AND IN THE RIGHT STATE OF OPENNESS. WHAT FOLLOWS IS AN INVITATION TO A LIVING WISDOM. AN INVITATION TO SHED VAST VOLUMES OF KARMIC BAGGAGE SO WE CAN BECOME RECEPTIVE TO GRACE.
NOW, HUMAN BEINGS, AS WE ALL KNOW, EXPERIENCE TIMES AS THREE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS : PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. OUR LIVES AND OUR LANGUAGES ARE STRUCTURED AROUND THIS.
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STOP FOR A MOMENT AND ASK YOURSELF, WHEN I AM NOT LOST IN THESE MENTAL CONSTRUCTS OF MEMORY OR IMAGINATION, WHERE AM I?
THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE ANSWER TO THAT, THE PRESENT.
THE PRESENT IS NOT A CREED, A MATTER OF FAITH. IT IS A REALITY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO BE IN THE MOMENT. THE PRESENT ISN'T AN IDEA. AND THE FACT IS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO BE IN IT. YOU ARE IN THE MOMENT. THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO BE. EXISTENTIALLY, THIS IS THE ONLY TRUTH. IT IS JUST THAT YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO IT.
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WHAT KARMA ENABLES YOU TO GATHER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF LIFE. WHAT YOU CALL "MYSELF" IS SIMPLY THE NAME YOU GIVE TO THE VOLUME OF LIFE THAT YOU HAVE CAPTURED. BUT IF WE WIPE OUT ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPRINTS, YOU AS A PERSON WILL NOT EXIST. YOU WILL EXIST AS PURE LIFE. EXISTENTIALLY, YOU ARE LIFE IN ITS ESSENCE. IN THAT ESSENTIAL, UNMANIFEST STATE, YOU ARE COMPLETELY DEVOID OF TIME AND YOU ARE COMPLETELY DEVOID OF KARMA. YOU ARE DEATHLESS, INDESTRUCTIBLE, ETERNAL.
SO WHAT IS LEFT WHEN THE MYTH OF INDIVIDUALITY IS SHATTERED? YOU SIMPLY REACH THE END OF CYCLICAL TIME.
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THIS MOMENT CONTAINS AN INFINITE NUMBER OF POSSIBILITIES. YOU CAN DESTROY YOUE ENTIRE PSYCHOLOGIAL STRUCTURE AND CREATE A NEW ONE AT THIS VERY MOMENT. OR YOU CAN STOP CREATING ENTIRELY AND EXIST AS PURE, FORMLESS LIFE. THIS MEANS YOU HAVE CHOSEN FREEDOM OVER FORM, TIMELESSNESS OVER TEMPORALITY, THE PRESENT MOMENT OVER CYCLICAL TIME.
THINK ABOUT IT. YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF TIME IS ESSENTIALLY CYCLICAL. THE PLANET SPINS ONCE, YOU CALL IT A DAY. THE MOON REVOLVES AROUND THE PLANET, YOU SAY IT IS A MONTH. THE PLANET GOES AROUND THE SUN, YOU PROCLAIM THAT IT IS A YEAR. EVERYTHING THAT IS PHYSICAL IS CYCLICAL. IN THE EAST, THE WORLD OF CYCLES IS CALLED SAMSARA. WHEN WE TALK OF TRANSCENDING KARMA, WE ARE ESSENTIALLY THINKING OF TRANSCEND OF THE CYCLES OF SAMSARA.
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ONCE YOU BREAK THE CYCLE, THERE IS NO "YOU" AND "ME" ANYMORE. FOR INDIVIDUALLITY EXISTS ONLY IN TIME AND SPACE. ONCE WE CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF TIME AND SPACE, OF MEMORY AND IMAGINATION, THERE IS NO "US" AND "THEM". THERE IS NO "HERE" AND "THERE". THERE IS NO "YESTERDAY" AND "TOMORROW". THERE IS ONLY THIS MOMENT, AND THIS MOMENT IS ETERNITY.
THE MIND CAN CREATE A COSMOST OF ITS OWN, BUT EVERYTHING IN IT IS A PROJECTION OF YOUR OWN MAKING. YOU HAVE BEGUN TO BELIEVE THAT EACH PROJECTION IS A CREATION IN ITS RIGHT. IT IS NOT.
YOU HAVE A SENSE OF TIME AND SPACE ONLY BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING THROUGH THE PRISM OF YOUR ACCUMULATED KARMA. BUT IF YOU GO BEYOND YOUR THOUGHT, YOUR EMOTION, AND YOUR BODY AND EXPERIENCE THIS MOMENT JUST ONCE, YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FALL OUT OF IT.
THIS PHYSICAL REALITY THAT YOU KNOW IS WAY BELOW ONE PERCENT OF THE UNIVERSE. EVEN THE PLANET IS NOT FOREVER, IT IS AN INCONSEQUENTIAL BALL OF MUD IN THE LARGER SCHEME OF THINGS. YOU ARE A SUPER-MINUSCULE SPECK ON THAT. YOU FORGET THAT AND PRETEND THAT YOU CAN CREATE AN ENTIRE UNIVERSE BASED ON THE LITTLE DATA YOU HAVE GATHERED.
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YOU THEN SEE YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL IN OPPOSITIO TO THE WORLD. YOU SEE THE LARGER UNIVERSE AS TRYING TO CRUSH YOUR WORLD. BUT IT IS ONLY TRYIG TO CRUSH SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T EXIST! CREATION IS SIMPLY REMINDING YOU THAT YOU ARE TAKING THE VIRTUAL TO BE REAL. IT IS THE MAGNANIMITY OF CREATION THAT ALLOWS YOU AN EXPERIECE OF INDIVIDUALITY, EVEN THOUGH YOU ACTUALLY HAVE NOTHIG THAT YOU CAN CALL YOUR OWN.
OF COURSE, YOU CANHAVE FUN WITH THE GAME OF INDIVIDUALITY AND THE DANCE OF DUALITY. I DO NOT WANT TO DISCREDIT YOUR LIVED EXPERIENCE IN ANY WAY. BUT I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT IT IS A GAME - AND ONE CREATED BY YOU. GO AHEAD AND ENJOY THE RIDE, IF IT APPEALS TO YOU.JUST DON'T TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY THAT'S ALL!
