Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 AFTER ENLIGHTENMENT, THEN WHAT? This is part of an article by Sant Rajinder Singh titled, " Ecstasy Through Meditation -- Meister Eckhart: German Christian Mystic, " published in Sat Sandesh magazine, volume 31, # 8, from the last part of the article addressing the issue of the purpose of the human form for those who have discovered Ultimate Reality. In the Light and Sound, Naamaste,' JAMES Sant Mat Fellowship: santmatfellowship Spiritual Awakening: spiritualawakening (Hotmail is working again so I've switched back to my hotmail address again: spiritualawakeningatonelist Communications between Hotmail and the eGroups domain were down for a couple of days this week.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sant Rajinder Singh: Anyone who has ever tasted love, knows that it is beyond words. It is an experience that we have in the depths of our being. The soul experiences this love when it reunites with God. Why? God is love. God and love are synonymous terms. All Saints and Mystics have been trying to tell us that. As Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj used to quote, " God is love, the soul is love, and the way back to God is also through love. " When this love reunites the soul with God, the soul has found its Source. The soul discovers the unnamed Being. There is no need for names. There is no need for talk. There is no need for language. There is only an experience of love. All this rapture and love awaits us by following the advice of Meister Eckhart and all Masters of all ages. Sit in the silence, be receptive, and receive the love. Do not think of the world, do not think of knowledge, sit in ignorance and unawareness of the world. Be still, and experience the inner rapture of love. While Meister Eckhart explored the inner Reality and devoted his life to sharing his spiritual practices with others, he did not turn his back on the world. I would like to conclude with another quote of his that I find particularly meaningful for our lives today. He says: " Were one in rapture like that of Saint Paul, and a sick man needed help, it were better to come out of the rapture and show love by serving him who had need. " Here we have a law that is higher than experiencing the rapture. After telling us to forget the world, to sit in silence, and experience God, Meister Eckhart will now impose a higher law. Even if we are lost in rapture, even if we are sitting in meditation, if someone is in need of our help, it is better to come out of meditation and rapture, and show love by serving that person. This is the teaching of positive mysticism. This is true spirituality. This means attending to the needs of our fellow brothers and sisters. It means that love of God is important, but it is not only being in rapture; it is loving God's creation. This bears out the concept that we have heard repeatedly about why God created human beings. It is said that if God wanted devotion the angels were already there; but God made human beings to share in the sorrows of others. ------ So while meditation is important, service is also important. Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj told us this time and time again: " The position of seva [service to others] is no less than that of doing bhajan [meditation upon the inner Sound of God]. " Service to our fellow beings is noble. So even though we must sit in meditation daily, if someone calls to us in need, if someone is injured or sick, if someone is hungry or without clothes, if someone is thirsty or dying, we should go to that person and help him or her. This is the path of positive mysticism. This is the path of coupling meditation with service and love for others. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2000 Report Share Posted May 13, 2000 Very good post,Very nice.At one time I thought of rapture or ecstatic bliss as enlightenment .I find it interesting that the the title of this post is called " after enlightenment,Then what? " I want to just say of course , This is part of what the program is about for me personally but there is a whole lot of awareness to be gained or needs being gained between the rapture and the melting down of inertia that makes one get their butt up off of their cushion to even come to the understanding of what Franscis of Assisi said about;It is better to give then recieve,It is better to console then to be consoled,better to understand then to be understood.In fact Love brings consolation which are healing consolations (Samskara busters) to an end.They are a silent base,a foundation to begin to observe the Holy Terror of the situation and that Holy Terror being the observation,the awareness of the twarped will and inability to love spontaneously and freely.In other words you can't move out of your rapture until love moves you out of it and into the love of service.If you do ?you are doing it for reward.In other words in Meister Eckharts words we end up loving God like our Cows,for the milk and the cheese they produce.It almost seems to be a contradiction and parodox in some ways.If you are in rapture via meditation then some needed healing is taking place so that you can eventually move out into love and service because you want to,because it is you.Anything before that is not love.It is legalism.Even the fundamentalist understand this formatorialy.Its really a WONDERFUL POST though.Something I think I need to hear now and then.Happy Meditation/Contemplation to all,Alan ````````````````````````````````` > AFTER ENLIGHTENMENT, THEN WHAT? > > This is part of an article by Sant Rajinder Singh titled, " Ecstasy >Through Meditation -- Meister Eckhart: German Christian Mystic, " published >in Sat Sandesh magazine, volume 31, # 8, from the last part of the article >addressing the issue of the purpose of the human form for those who have >discovered Ultimate Reality. > >In the Light and Sound, Naamaste,' > >JAMES >Sant Mat Fellowship: santmatfellowship >Spiritual Awakening: spiritualawakening >(Hotmail is working again so I've switched back to my hotmail address >again: >spiritualawakeningatonelist Communications between Hotmail and >the eGroups domain were down for a couple of days this week.) > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Sant Rajinder Singh: Anyone who has ever tasted love, knows that it is >beyond words. It is an experience that we have in the depths of our being. >The soul experiences this love when it reunites with God. Why? God is >love. God and love are synonymous terms. All Saints and Mystics have been >trying to tell us that. As Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj used to quote, > " God >is love, the soul is love, and the way back to God is also through love. " >When this love reunites the soul with God, the soul has found its Source. >The soul discovers the unnamed Being. There is no need for names. There is >no need for talk. There is no need for language. There is only an >experience of love. > > All this rapture and love awaits us by following the advice of Meister >Eckhart and all Masters of all ages. Sit in the silence, be receptive, and >receive the love. Do not think of the world, do not think of knowledge, >sit >in ignorance and unawareness of the world. Be still, and experience the >inner rapture of love. > > While Meister Eckhart explored the inner Reality and devoted his life >to >sharing his spiritual practices with others, he did not turn his back on >the >world. I would like to conclude with another quote of his that I find >particularly meaningful for our lives today. He says: " Were one in rapture >like that of Saint Paul, and a sick man needed help, it were better to come >out of the rapture and show love by serving him who had need. " > > Here we have a law that is higher than experiencing the rapture. After >telling us to forget the world, to sit in silence, and experience God, >Meister Eckhart will now impose a higher law. Even if we are lost in >rapture, even if we are sitting in meditation, if someone is in need of our >help, it is better to come out of meditation and rapture, and show love by >serving that person. This is the teaching of positive mysticism. This is >true spirituality. This means attending to the needs of our fellow >brothers >and sisters. It means that love of God is important, but it is not only >being in rapture; it is loving God's creation. This bears out the concept >that we have heard repeatedly about why God created human beings. It is >said that if God wanted devotion the angels were already there; but God >made >human beings to share in the sorrows of others. > > ------ > > So while meditation is important, service is also important. Sant >Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj told us this time and time again: " The position of >seva [service to others] is no less than that of doing bhajan [meditation >upon the inner Sound of God]. " Service to our fellow beings is noble. So >even though we must sit in meditation daily, if someone calls to us in >need, >if someone is injured or sick, if someone is hungry or without clothes, if >someone is thirsty or dying, we should go to that person and help him or >her. This is the path of positive mysticism. This is the path of coupling >meditation with service and love for others. > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > >______________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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