Freedom in Chains Part 2
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Part 2
Timeless State
Man has throughout the ages been seeking something beyond himself, beyond material welfare— something we call truth or God or reality, a timeless state—something that cannot be disturbed by circumstances, by thought or by human corruption.
Man has always asked the question: what is it all about? Has life any meaning at all? He sees the enormous confusion of life, the brutalities, the revolts, the wars, the endless divisions of religion,
ideology and nationality, and with a sense of deep, abiding frustration he asks: what is one to do, what is this thing we call living, is there anything beyond it?
And not finding this nameless thing of a thousand names which he has always sought, he has cultivated faith—faith in a saviour or an ideal—and faith invariably breeds violence. In this constant battle which we call living,
We try to set a code of conduct according to the society in which we are brought up, whether it be a communist society or a so-called free society;
We accept a standard of behaviour as part of our tradition as Hindus or Muslims or Christians or whatever we happen to be.
We look to someone to tell us what is right or wrong behaviour, what is right or wrong thought, and in following this pattern, our conduct and our thinking become mechanical, our responses automatic.
We can observe this very easily in ourselves. For centuries we have been spoon-fed by our teachers, by our authorities, by our books, and by our saints.
We say, ‘Tell me all about it—what lies beyond the hills and the mountains and the earth?’ and we are satisfied with their descriptions, which means that we live on words, and our life is shallow and empty. We are second-hand people.
We have lived on what we have been told, either guided by our inclinations, our tendencies or compelled to accept by circumstances and environment
This web, this creation and network I have created, has to be let go of. A spiritual journey is all about letting go.
This needs a lot of courage. The intrinsic state of the soul is peace and freedom. This letting go of gross, subtle and refined dependence is the ultimate spiritual journey.
When I turn to God, then the gross dependence is easy to let go of, those things outside of me. It is the first big step.
The next step is to become of service to others and become fully involved in serving, but this can also form another, more subtle form of dependence on the new relationships and activities.
This web, this creation and network I have created, has to be let go of. A spiritual journey is all about letting go.
This needs a lot of courage. The intrinsic state of the soul is peace and freedom. This letting go of gross, subtle and refined dependence is the ultimate spiritual journey.
When I turn to God, then the gross dependence is easy to let go of, those things outside of me. It is the first big step.
The next step is to become of service to others and become fully involved in serving, but this can also form another, more subtle form of dependence on the new relationships and activities.
I begin to depend on this new image of myself, my role or position. To protect this new attractive image,
I may begin to feel anger or jealousy. Because I value what I am doing, I fear it may be taken away from me.
I may become defensive and territorial. I can tell if this is happening, because I will notice that I am not really happy.
Letting go and turning within I see that my mind is a sacred place, a still state of being, clean. I must not allow anything I see or hear, to penetrate this place and drive my thinking.
Because this is also a dependence — to be under the influence of the power of the senses, of what the world is showing me.
A true yogi sits in the sacred space of the mind and sees everything and hears everything and yet lets nothing enter or disturb that sacred space.
They have become free of the dependence on the sense organs. Their mind is filled only with stillness and thoughts of what is eternal, permanent and always exists—God.
We are the result of all kinds of influences, and there is nothing new in us, nothing that we have discovered for ourselves; nothing original, pristine, clear.
Throughout theological history, we have been assured by religious leaders that if we perform certain rituals, repeat certain prayers or mantras, conform to certain patterns, suppress our desires, control our thoughts, sublimate our passions, limit our appetites and refrain from sexual indulgence,
We shall, after sufficient torture of the mind and body, find something beyond this little life. And that is what millions of so-called religious people have done through the ages,
Either in isolation, going off into the desert or into the mountains or a cave or wandering from village to village with a begging bowl or in a group, joining a monastery, forcing their minds to conform to an established pattern.
The Slavery of Mind
We are one with existence and there is only one existence that is outside and inside of us.
The division between outside and inside is the bane of our life. We are identified outside more than inside who we are.
Our body and mind are evolved like that. The outside world evolves our body that is in the finite world. Similarly, the inside world evolves us to meet the infinite.
Something that is infinite beyond the boundaries is existence. We are possessed by house, family, friends, wealth, culture, race, ethnicity, and nationality to be happier.
This type of happiness is a by-product of hopes. Hopes make us happy. Drudgery to get there makes us unhappy.
So when we are not able to become famous or wealthy we change direction but we don’t change the quality of yearning. We take refuge in God we become godly. Things of the world are temporary but the name of God is true.
The one who ran after things runs after God. Because God will shower upon you all that you hoped in plenty in heaven. Heavens are full of things that you yearn for to make you happy.
Heavens have done nothing but stretched your wishes beyond your life. Priests deceptively explain this as religion.
Religion is a personal flowering. It happened to Jesus Buddha Mahavira. That who is God that who is Jesus carried his cross himself to be crucified.
Jesus flowered into the Christ. Siddartha Gautam flowered into the Buddha (the awakened consciousness).
Godhood is personal flowering. Godhood flowers a Christ a Buddha an awakened consciousness that awakens the earth to a new level of consciousness.
Religion is a personal flowering of the awakened ones. People come near the awakened ones. Flowering is contagious. Religion is an extremely personal affair. Religion as a religion of the crowds is a mistake.
After Jesus and Buddha had gone followers begin to interpret flowering. Religion began to erode.
After 2000 years of Jesus and after 2500 years of Buddha, every follower wants to imitate Jesus and Buddha. Buddha was never a Buddhist nor was Christ a Christian but followers make copies.
Both Jesus and Buddha have asked us to follow our own religion that is embedded in us. But followers want to follow the Gods. God is followed by repetitive ritualistic prayers that raise rigidity.
Followers don’t want to follow what they asked us to follow our own religion but believe in their Godhood
Mind is like a computer full of information. Information can not make you live. Mind is burdened with information from the past and projecting information into the future.
Mind is screening the film of life. Mind screens the film of mind and sees the film of life. But this film is screened on a canvas. That canvas is you. You are not the mind.
You have to look beyond the mind. Understand that which you can see is not you. You can look at your mind, your body, and your hands and understand they are not you. Understand you are not your eyes or ears or your mind.
No-ness is the way to meet your Yes-ness. You are beyond your mind. Your mind always tells you what you should be.
But you should understand who you truly are. Your mind cannot tell you what you are. Mind cannot go there where you are. Mind can only be on your periphery.
Mind can only think that the one who is thinking is the one who is living life by thinking the thoughts of life. Deep down someone who you are is beyond your mind.
Around who your mind is functioning. Your mind is functioning on you. Your mind is functioning because of you. Your mind is functioning because you are.
Your mind is functioning your body is functioning on you. So you are not your body or your mind.
G.I.T.C
