Acharya Shree Yogeesh is a living enlightened master that has been helping and teaching thousands of people for over forty years.
He has a book titled 'Awaken!'. It is a handbook for the truth seeker which provides you with step-by-step details,
inspiration and right guidance directly from the master himself.
For the next few weeks, we will be hearing parts of an interview that will provide, insight on how to awaken yourself.
For more information about his new book, visit siddhayatan.org/awaken. We hope you enjoy this interview series, and thank you.
Acharya Shree, what does it mean to awaken the soul?
Awaken the soul is, uh, very important for the human. Because human has the most improved instruments.
Most general people, they think that, these are senses, five senses, but I always say, that these are not senses, these are instrument for the soul.
Because, eyes... the karma is so densed, so thick, that soul cannot see through. But as soon as we get this improved senses, it is like soul can see through.
And that's what I said, that this is instrument, these are all instrument. When person goes beyond these instrument
and soul begins to awaken. That's why first thing, requires, to awaken the soul is, can you go little bit beyond the senses?
Can you forget the senses? And, body is also an instrument. First thing, you have to forget the body fully.
I call it 'kayotsargam', in Prakrit language, and this is, like, very old language.
Kayotsargam is, like, you have to drop your body fully - 100%.
And once you do it, soul begin to awaken. Because soul has that power which can directly see it, can hear it
can smell it, can, um, taste it, can realize it. Anything, direct. It is, like, somebody is taking energy from the sun directly, they don't have to eat, otherwise it is a long process.
So, instruments are given to you, human instruments especially, five senses, developed senses, plus developed mind.
It is, like, even much better. Human has this much better instrument, developed mind, and that developed mind is, uh, also you have to go beyond.
That's what I say, you want to awaken your soul, you first collect all this knowledge, and then you will see knowledge has no meaning, because it is indirect knowledge.
And indirect knowledge doesn't take you anywhere. Because soul has direct knowing, and direct knowing, when it happens? When it happen, when it clicks to you, something.
It's turning point in your life. When it is turning point in your life, everything begins to awaken. So, the soul awakening is not easy what people think.
But, yes, if they are serious, soul awakening can happen in any moment. There is no time fixed.
That's what I say, soul awakening is not easy. It is very hard, but if people are willing to do it, they will put a lot of efforts and soul awakening will happen.
What is effort? Effort, I call it 'purushartha', and these are instruments, they have to understand fully, what, how they are instruments and what is the soul.
The purest thing, soul, will have all this power. It is already there, it is hidden. We have to just bring on the surface.