The world is a beautiful package

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Dear Members,

 

The world is a beautiful package, the world is not

bad. It's a wrapping paper to you.

 

A beautiful gift is given to you with a very

wonderful wrapping paper around it. But if you are

stuck with the wrapping paper, the package of the

gift, you will not even open it; you will not see the

gift that has been given inside the package to you.

This is what most people do.

 

If you are holding on to stones in your hands, your

hands will not be free to take the diamonds and gold.

 

Our senses have a limited capacity to enjoy, but the

desire in the mind to enjoy is infinite. This is where

opposition begins: the mind wants to enjoy, but your

body is too tired to enjoy.

 

Whichever object is giving you pleasure, the same

object will give you misery---the same thing will give

you misery, pain. Like, apple pie is giving you joy,

go on eating apple pie, and it will give you a stomach

ache and what not.

 

We want to enjoy, but we do not even know how to

enjoy. This is the whole problem. There is a way to

enjoy, also. The rishis are not against anyone living

in the world.

 

Withdraw your senses from the object to its source,

then the union happens, then the yoga happens. You

look at something beautiful---now, take your attention

from that something to the feeling of beauty that is

arising in you if you are touching something very

nice, what is happening? A sensation is arising in

your body. Now, put your attention on the sensation

and move on to the center. From the object move on to

the Center, move on to the Experiencer of pleasure.

This is the way to have a continued experience,

continued joy in life.

 

A master is like an ocean. Ocean is there, readily

available. It does not reject anybody.

 

It's one consciousness that has become the body, has

become the mind, has become the intellect and

emotions, ego, self. Everything that you have in you

is made up of one consciousness---like, every wave of

the water is made up of the water itself and nothing

other than water.

 

All possible advancements in any field you see today,

either science or arts, originated as a thought,

originated in that ocean of Intelligence. People talk

about " science meeting spirituality " or " spirituality

coming together with science " this is such an

immature, childish statement. Spiritual knowledge *is*

science. And science can never be away from spiritual

knowledge. Because, spirit alone can bring the science

up. They are two sides of the same coin.

 

You think the body makes the consciousness? No.

Consciousness has made the body.

 

The planets move around the sun. Just the mere

presence of the sun makes the planets go around. In

the same way, the presence of consciousness---though

it is not involved directly---its mere presence makes

the body grow.

 

Your brain is nothing but manifestation of

consciousness. Your body is nothing but manifestation

of consciousness. Intelligence, wherever you see it in

the world, is manifestation of consciousness

 

Yoga is to realize that your mind is dynamic, your

life is dynamic. Depression is a sign of static

understanding about life. When you feel everything in

life is dead, static, there is nothing more, nowhere

to go---that is when one gets depressed

 

The mind has promised you heaven, but it is taking you

to hell. You have been chasing the mind; you’re

trodding behind it. It increases the hunger and thirst

in you by giving a little glimpse of joy here and

there.

 

Expand your world and your vasanas (cravings) will

drop away. The world is so big! Be open to new

experiences.

 

Regards

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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