Aloha and Welcome Dear Soul,
May you be able to turn inward and begin to enjoy becoming familiar with You, the Soul. Most of humanity, including myself- have gotten tied up in the consciousness of I, the physical being, the ego, the personality, the role that the soul has come to play. This article and many others on this blog is about the return to Soul Consciousness! Paradoxically awareness of being a soul helps one to feel more comfortable in their own skin.
What is a soul? Many talk about ‘soul’, but few have truly understood what a soul is, what powers it contains, where it comes from, or how to live in a soul conscious way, rather than in a body conscious way.
George Washington Carver, a deeply spiritual man, was quoted as saying in:
The Man Who Talks With the Flowers, that:
“The eye is the window to the soul. The soul cannot be measured out. The soul is infinite. I am not trying to describe the soul, but the soul is all we have that is worth living for–all that we are.
You take that away and we become worse than the beasts in the field.”
Who remembers the true divine nature of the soul? What teacher can introduce humans to themselves as eternal beings of light? Who holds the key for us to our freedom from limited body consciousness that keeps humans bound by the limited? Truly there is but one Teacher that has all the wisdom and knowledge of the perfection and original nature of the human soul. The one called by many names, the Divine Director of Life~
I’ve come to know so much about my true nature through the Supreme Teacher by studying in the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University in Rajasthan, India. These teachings of the soul have now spread far and wide in India and abroad. And yet, still they have not reached and awakened each and every child of the Supreme Soul~ that One’s Powerful and Loving Mission.
Here is a taste of how that One speaks of the true nature of the soul to us… His Children of All the Different Religions.
“The soul is a very subtle aspect that has to be understood. Souls are extremely subtle and imperishable. Neither a soul nor his part can be destroyed. It is very difficult for those with gross (purely material) intellects to understand these things. This is why the Supreme Soul, the One who belongs to all Souls, comes at this time and makes you realize this”. {Murli, 5/29/2015}
This is a small section of a “Murli” which is the precious guidance and basis of the teachings of the Brahma Kumaris as channeled through Prajapita Brahma from Incorporeal Supreme Soul, our Mother Father God. The English definition of the Hindi word “Murli” is the Flute of God. This treasure, the direct words of the One God, through the channel of Prajapita Brahma was first heard in India in the early 1930’s, in Karachi, now a part of Pakistan, and continues to this day on Mt. Abu in Rajasthan, India.
The Murli tunes one into the wavelength of the Creator’s Mind. As one thinks about the Murli and remembers the Almighty, one’s subconscious is cleared, day by day, moment by moment, drop by drop and the soul comes into awareness of its Self and its most dearly Beloved Mother Father.
Through the practice of Raja Yoga Meditation-one becomes more aware of the subconscious mind or sanskaras which are the old patterns, images and impressions, habits, belief systems, and conditionings of the past that have been imprinted upon the eternal soul.
Also within your soul is the faculty of the intellect or conscience~ the part of you that can discern right from wrong, where wisdom is held. The intellect is the part of you that can discern and decide. The intellect can give direction to your mind about important decisions and wise choices. The intellect becomes more and more elevated through the practice of a form of meditation that gives a simple method of connecting with the Highest on High.
The mind is also a faculty of the soul and is contained within the soul. The mind’s main function is to generate thoughts, not to make decisions. As mentioned above, it is your intellect which has the function to discern and decide. However the intellect which originally has the power of discernment – has grown weaker and weaker over time and has taken a “back seat” to your mind.
This has resulted in the state of the mind today: overwhelmed, burdened, and often out of control. Your mind was not designed to make decisions: it is a thought-generator. That’s what it does best; however, it must be guided to focus on worthwhile things and trained from its present “monkey-like state” back into partnership with your intellect.
It is your intellect which has the capacity to discern which thoughts are valuable, worthy, and to be acted upon and which are not. Your intellect can be awakened through this wonderful form of meditation/remembrance which the Brahma Kumaris teach and practice~ called Raja Yoga Meditation.
Each soul contains all this and more! Along with the volumes of recorded impressions, derived from your personal experiences, you, the soul, also contains knowledge. Nonetheless, you, the soul, do not take up an iota of space.
You, the soul are made of light…the soul originally is “bodiless”. The soul comes down from its “home” to take a body on loan in order to experience life upon the earth. In this transition, sadly the soul forgets its amazing self and becomes quite limited by identifying with the body. The result is that the eternal, unlimited nature of the soul must be re-ignited!
Because you, the soul are subtle and invisible, you and the rest of us have literally lost “sight” of it and have come to consider our identity as limited, material beings of flesh, blood, and bone.
Raja Yoga Meditation is the divine art of giving power back to the intellect, so it may responsibly and lovingly guide the wildness of the mind by becoming introduced, once again into the awareness of being beyond the body. You might wonder: what is the simplest and truest statement that can be made about the nature of you, the soul? What quality, most lacking in the mind, is, in fact, the core quality of you and every soul?
The answer, may come as a surprise! PEACE. Peace is our true, natural and original state. Peace lives deep within each and every soul.
Raja Yoga is the method of turning your attention inward to the center of your forehead, where YOU, the living soul sits, as the driver of your vehicle, the body.
Feel into this space, to know your true nature. Turn away from all other thoughts for just a minute. What are you feeling? Do you recognize your self as Peaceful? Loving? Powerful? Blissful?
All of these states are aspects of you, the invisible, eternal being. This is where you’ll find the peace and love and power and bliss that you have been seeking outside in the world of change! It’s all within you. No wonder you wish to experience it again.
Peace and serenity are often the first states we experience, when we go within. Experiment with this thought: Om Shanti which means”I am a peaceful soul”.
Repeat it again, quietly, confidently. OM SHANTI. Say it from the depth of your being. Feel the unchanging reality behind it.
Feel your true nature~ that you are a peaceful soul.
As your awareness of your Original State of Peace increases, it begins to color the atmosphere around you. Everything becomes touched by your peace.
This peace leads us deeper into a place of silence. Within this silence, so much exists! The answers you seek can be found within this silence.
The question of “who am I?” is realized as we sit with it each day.
“Since the soul can not be seen with the physical eyes, it must be realized.”
This practice will change the way you see yourself. As you meditate deeply on the truth that you are a peaceful soul, your awareness opens a channel that allows peace to flow into your thoughts, words, and deeds. You will begin to see yourself as a spiritual being interacting with the physical world.
Your state of peace will begin to affect the world around you, rather than the other way around! Peace is contagious. As you emanate the quality of peace, many around you will also be inspired to experience peace within.
There is a “time for everything” and “everything has its time”. Both in the physical realm as well as in our spiritual endeavors, “timing is everything”.
Are there times when meditation and self- inquiry are most fruitful?
Yes, it is well known and understood by meditators that the early morning hours from 2a.m. to 5 a.m. are the sweetest for experiencing the Self and connection with the Divine.
This is the best (but not only) time for receiving nourishment and power from the Ocean of Peace, another name for God. Sunset from 6:30pm to 7:30pm is another potent time. Spending time right before sleep connecting with your peaceful core is also very valuable to insure deep, peaceful rest.
You may enjoy the guided meditations on the websites listed below.
And if you live on Kauai or are visiting and would like to experience meditating in a deeply peaceful atmosphere, please call me to set up an appointment!
Thank You ~ 808-639-9436
Blessings of Peace,
Shivalaya
You will find very sweet, powerfully guided meditations at:
http://www.youtube.com/ linkoflife.com
http://www.youtube.com/releaseyourwings
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