In reality, fear disappears only when we are thinking correctly.
Incorrect thinking can also lead us to conclude with some
sort of fear in our hearts.
Correct thinking and right understanding will help us become fearless.
Today, we are going to cover the Chapter on ‘Death’ – Withdrawal of the Soul.
So Lalaji Maharaj starts with a question.
He asks:
Here we have to have some imagination.
Why darkness?
Because, there were no Suns and Stars and Planets, who would give Light at that time.
So the period before the Creation came into being.
There was utter darkness hidden behind darkness.
It was all dark.
And Lalaji also says, “There was a stir.
Because of this stir, the veil of darkness fell down and it took the
shadow of wonder in its womb.” Prior to the Creation, Lalaji describes that
there was darkness within darkness.
So our sages, especially the Hindu sages, they described this
moment of creation, including the few moments before the creation.
There was darkness.
Symbolically, they represented this as Kaali, also suggesting a feminine
principle that is, rather that was prevalent before the creation.
What came into being, even Babuji Maharaj in his writings says, Purusha
[The Male principle] came into being at the moment of this first stir.
God came into existence.
But prior to that, it was only Prakriti [the female principle, the primordial
cause of creation] that prevailed, the nature of which was all darkness.
Our sages prepared a symbol to represent this.
When Babuji Maharaj, he discovers this fact that, “Let me find out the basis
or the foundation upon which all the samskaras [Impressions] are formed.”
So, there has to be one samskara that gave the foundation to the rest of
it, leading us into what we are today.
We all form one common samskara amongst us - you, she, him, her or whoever it be.
We all share one common samskara that was the first one, riddled with fear.
So, fear is the first samskara.
So when introductory sittings are given by our preceptors, the very first thing that is
being removed to a large extent is this fear.
So, fearlessness slowly develops in an abhyasi [practitioner]
for a number of reasons.
Number one is samskara of fear is being removed.
Second one is, our dependency on someone greater incrementally goes on in our lives.
We become more and more dependent on the Lord.
And this dependency removes this fearfulness.
So on one side, samskara is removed, on the second side, dependency is
somehow solidified in our existence.
Because of this, we become fearless.
And where there is fearlessness, there is peace.
The moment we become fearful, what happens?
First thing we lose is peace of mind.
We become restless.
That is also one more explanation as to why soon after the first sitting,
one feels ‘Indescribable Peacefulness’ within.
In reality, fear disappears only when we thinking correctly.
Incorrect thinking can also lead us to conclude with some
sort of fear in our hearts.
Correct thinking and right understanding will help us become fearless.
The moment of creation was the moment of expansion.
‘Brahm’ [Centre, Ultimate] when seen by ‘Atman’ [Soul], the entity that is busy
with movement and sees the expansion of ‘Brahm’ [Ultimate], it is mesmerized.
So it felt, “I should also expand and imbibe those qualities.” So these
impressions also persist in us, even today.
The mind that is thinking and also at the same time, the consciousness that is
moving would like to see that, “I should no longer be thinking, but contemplating.
I should no longer be moving around on one ‘Idea’, but expand on that
very concept in all directions.”
You see Lalaji Maharaj says, “It was already there.”