If we really want to evolve, expand the consciousness, then
I have to keep my goal higher than the present one.
The present condition must not satisfy me.
Present richness doesn't satisfy us, Why should the present spiritual state satisfy us?
Hello, everyone.
We have learned how to relax, how to meditate well
and how to do Cleaning.
What is the purpose behind all these things?
After every meditation, we have a typical, very peculiar condition emerging
as a result. Don't we like to maintain that spiritual status or inner condition,
or that lightness that you felt after the meditation? Or that you feel so centered
within yourself, that you'd like to continue with this state of centeredness within.
Let's call it a 'meditative state', which has emerged out of this meditation.
Wouldn't it be nice if it can extend beyond these thirty, forty, fifty minutes of meditation?
So, how to ensure that the meditative state remains, to our heart's desire?
Recognise that your heart is desiring it, and let's make a willful intention
before meditation itself. Let's become
more cognizant with this fact that, "Yes, I need to stay in touch with this inner state",
and that there is a need for such a thing.
So, this much awareness,
this much intention, should be good enough to start with.
If we really want to evolve,
expand the consciousness, then I have to keep my goal higher than the present one.
The present condition must not satisfy me.
Present richness doesn't satisfy us.
Why should the present spiritual state satisfy us?
When we offer this voice of the heart to a higher level of consciousness, or higher source, or as some systems
talk about it, "I am now connected with my inner resources" or 'my inner divine source',
Or 'the Godly agency', somewhere, somehow we are trying to invoke the Higher help.
That means, I am at a lower state, which is good.
We need not feel inferior about it.
In fact, the more we feel smaller about ourselves in front of God, better it is.
One fact always remains true, that
grosser things cannot appreciate the subtler.
I cannot remain grosser and try to appreciate something very subtle.
It is contradictory.
One will have to become very subtle inside.
And can you imagine the subtlety of the final thing?
Subtlety of God, for example, or subtlety of the Ultimate.
Can I become subtler than that,
so that I can appreciate Divinity or the Ultimate?
So, to my heart, prayer is when the heart cries out for such a moment,
that, "Yes, I'd like to become subtler.
I'd like to appreciate and become one with the goal".
So, each time you achieve something, it becomes something.
That higher thing is already calling you.
You attain that something even greater is awaiting and this chain goes on and on and on.
When we realize that "I need higher help", the heart cries out very deeply.
Such an introspection, the moment of introspection,
when one identifies that, "Yes, I need to achieve that.
What is my problem? ,How to get rid of it? What is the source of improvement."
We call God or the Guide.
Ultimate guide is always God.
The real Master of our life is always God.
And we say, "Oh Master, my God!
Thou art the real goal of human life."
You have to recognize this much,
that the highest principle is the goal of my life.
"We are yet, but slaves of wishes
putting bar to our advancement.
Thou art the only God and power to bring us up to that stage."
So, with such a simple submission, we identify three things.
Here, the most important thing I can understand through these
few simple lines is that this prayer or submission is not offered just for myself.
It is for us all -
'we', 'us', 'ours', - "We are yet, but slaves of wishes putting bar to our advancement.
Thou are the only God and power to bring us up to that stage."
It is no longer about 'myself'.
That is the beauty of such a submission.
It's no longer a selfish thing that, "Yes, my Lord,
I would like to achieve this for myself".
It's for the entire Universe.
Then, what happens when such a submission is made?
I think, automatically you'll be able to see the magic of God's grace.
Something will start descending,
something even more powerful than yogic transmission
Something more intense than Pranahuti.
I like to call it "Grace."
We need to invoke this grace. How is it possible?, You know, after you finish this prayer,
at the end of it, you say, "All throughout the night, even during my sleep,
I will remain connected with the Lord".
Or imagine that you are sleeping in the lap of the Lord,
just like when we were children and sleeping in the lap of our mother or father.
Feel that comfort in associating yourself with that higher principle, higher entity.
Maintain this for a few minutes, with a conscious mind, maybe two minutes, three minutes,
and by that time, I suppose, most people go to sleep because of
the comfort derived out of this sentiment.
Also, let there be the inner current of thought,
"As soon as I wake up, I will meditate and connect myself with still
another higher level of consciousness and maintain that during daytime.
Finish the evening cleaning that which has spoiled my level of consciousness,"
Regain the inner balance or centeredness that you had earlier,
and mingle with family members with joy, with such purity and simplicity.
And again, at night time, the cycle is completed through Prayer.
So, this is how we can spend our 24 hours while working and with our day-to-day affairs,
Even while doing daily business affairs or work,
or even while you're cooking for your family,
when we remain inwardly in tune with this deeper level of consciousness,
I think, the whole exercise changes its nature,
and we derive such a great benefit, In just a few months of such training.
I think life can change drastically.
I wish you would give it a genuine,a serious try.
You don't need to believe in my words.
Just try it for seven days and see what happens.
These are a few elements of this Heartfulness practice.
If you like, you can make this approach even simpler.
We have this app called 'Let's Meditate' [HeartsApp].
You can download that on your phone.
It will walk you through various elements of this practice - one is Relaxation,
the second is
Meditation,
third is Cleaning,
and fourth is about how to offer a Prayer
how to connect with our inner source,
how to connect with the Ultimate.
We also have HeartSpots all throughout the world, where
you can take the help of Trainers.
These trainers will not charge you anything to learn.