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The Inner Revolution
Q:
How can we bring about the Inner Revolution?
A: In fact it is very
simple! But we can not understand the simplest thing because of our over grown
complex mind! We have to begin from the beginning, from the point where we are
right now. So first thing is to understand our present situation, our present
state of mind. So let us look into this thought factory called mind. There are
thoughts and thoughts and thoughts. Is there any gap between the thoughts from
where we can enter in, to understand, that, which is beyond the thought-mind?
Is our body-mind structure sensitive enough to be ready to start this journey?
If not, we need to sensitize our senses, our instruments. There are various
ways to do so, which we shall see during our practical sessions. We also need
to slow down a bit from our present levels of hyper activity of thought mind.
This is not just for high flying busy executives, even housewives and retired
people are also hyper active as far as mental activity is concern.
Please observe
your breathing. Is it rhythmic or chaotic? Is it very fast and shallow or slow
and deep? Becoming aware of our breath is the first step. This is the simplest
secret to remain in the present. Because you can't breathe - in the past or
in the future - at this moment, you have to be here to observe your breath right
now!
We need to practice this for some time, before we can go ahead further.
The next step is to understand this mind, which is nothing but the bundle of
thoughts & emotions, fears & phobia, greed & lust, hurt & humiliations. To understand
it we will have to observe it properly, aloofly. Right now we are so much caught
up into it that aloof observation may not be possible, as the flow of thoughts
carries us away.
If you enter into the river, it's easier to get carried away.
If you want to observe the running waters, you will have to jump out of the
river and sit on the bank. Similarly, if you want to observe this river of thoughts
you will have to jump out of it! Become alert and aware. Remain aloof and be
vigilant. If you contemplate on what is been said here and practice it sincerely,
you will understand the knack of aloof observation of the thought mind. This
is the first milestone on the journey.
Once you get the grip of it, you need
to put lot of intensity into it. A lukewarm approach won't do! As you put more
& more intense efforts by giving more time & channeling your energy to this
process of aloof observation, the thought mind starts slowing down. Now you
may see some gap between two thoughts. If you watch intensely the entire trajectory
of the thought, its beginning, the middle and the end, you will see the gap
at the end of it, just before the next thought starts.
You need to become sharper
and faster to capture the thought, before it captures you! Higher the intensity
of your vigilance, more the gap between two thoughts.
Now the change of gestalt
can be advantageous. Instead of focusing on the thought, focus on the gap. If
you give more attention to the gap, it grows!
To stay in this thoughtless gap
you really need very high degree of alertness that comes with intense aloof
observation.
With more & more practice, you get the knack of retrieving the
energy that was earlier trapped in thoughts. This adds to the reservoir of your
energy. As you remain more alert & vigilant, this reservoir of energy grows.
This added energy in turn helps you to intensify the vigilance. Now the awareness
can become broader, deeper and sharper too! With this new sensitive vehicle
of multi dimensional awareness now available to you, your attention can encompass
body awareness, breathing, thought-emotional activity, ideation etc., all at
a time. This is the second milestone on the journey.
To stay in this state of
multi dimensional awareness and wait, without any expectation of any kind, is
the Sadhana. If one continues to stay in this state, suddenly, in the mysterious
manner, the awareness falls back upon itself. This is the quantum jump beyond
the words. This mysterious process engulfs the ego completely and the new birth
happens! The health is experienced as never before. We usually know sickness
and the absence of sickness. The real health is totally different than this
absence of sickness. It's dimensionally different. This is the process that
rejuvenates each and every cell of the body. It also rejuvenates the neurons
of the brain that can be felt inwardly. This process adds to the sensitivity
to a great extant.
In Hindi, we have two different words for 'Experience'. One
is Anubhava and the second is Anubhuti. Normal experience when the fictitious
identification that is very much there is called Anubhava, but what will you
say to that experience when the experiencer is not there? That is Anubhuti.
We do not have a parallel word in English, at least I do not know. The modern
science 'Noetics' which is the 'study of Consciousness', uses the phrase 'Self
referral consciousness' for this state. You may also call it as Amrutanu-bhava
or Atmanubhava. The one who drinks this nectar of life from the very source
of it becomes Amara, the deathless, eternal one. This is the third major milestone
on the journey.
With this Anubhuti, comes the simple understanding of life.
The struggle with the thought-mind stops. Meditation is more spontaneous. It
is like carrying a torch in your hand! You can put it on whenever you like it
to dispel the darkness of confusion of thought mind. This kind of inner revolution
brings about the total transformation at the very core level. You may call it
enlightenment or self-realization or no-self realization (as that usual self
is not there!) or whatever you like! The chattering mind with its words has
no role to play in this arena.
The new kind of qualitative change reflects onto
the outer as well! There are many qualities, which come to fore fronts as the
natural by-product of this happening.
This is the beginning of new life, which
is eternal. The journey continues.
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