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Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
is like an insignificant self, and river is like an expanded self. Unless we come out of this insignificant self our consciousness cannot expand and we cannot become a river from the drop. As long as we are in our own self we remain as a drop only. As Rev. Sir explained,” in our normal state of consciousness the world looks like it is composed of individual, finite and separate being and things. We know ourselves as a collection of feelings, thoughts and emotions that define us. We are a body with some feelings, some ideas of our past and our imagined future. These things define our boundaries. We must erase our boundaries and our sense of self must die. Self entity is an illusion” (extract from seminar paper of Rev. KCN Sir for Divinity is a play....Pg.89/90). When we experience the feeling of expansion during meditation we are out of the boundary of self, surroundings, place etc.,
6. From the above message of Rev. Master I understand that the beauty of our existence is to live as an expression of Divine which is pure and simple. We will have to annihilate ‘to be’ in thought and will come to ‘not to be’ in its real sense. It is surely a difficult task because the thought that ‘I am there’ is always predominant in our thoughts, words and actions. The ego of ‘I ness is a great obsession in life and always forget we are the creation of God and have to live in tune with nature. There is no wisdom of temporary nature of life. There is a constant desire to achieve and fulfill something in this world and constant disappointment of not being able to achieve what we desired. This is due to lack of contentment.
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