Srini and Tanmaya-Why meditate?

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Namaste: For me, meditation is like running virus protection on my

computer. My link to the universal mind becomes infected by a virus,

and I can only experience the limited illusion, " my mind " . Like being

part of a computer network, but, the link is corrupted, is lost, and I

am only aware of the limited computing power of my own computer. I

" Know " that the larger universal computer, MY ETERNAL SELF, is " out

there " , but I have lost access to it.

So, I meditate, and the connection is re-established, the link to the

UNIVERSAL SELF, MY SELF, is re-established, and I am whole again. Life

is so different in that state, I have access to the total computing

power of the great Cosmic Mind, the Home of All the Laws of Nature, MY

SELF, and life is smoother, and I can witness the drama, without being

overshadowed by it.

But of course, the connection becomes broken again, and I am infected

by the virus of the Great Ego, and His army of " cookies " , thoughts,

and like a lost soul, I wander in my mind, making mistakes, feeling

frustrated, and, thinking that I am the Doer, I create more karma for

my self.

Thank Shiva for virus protection. Ultimately, it runs automatically,

24/7, like the mantra automatically repeating itself endlessly inside

me, and, it takes care of the system, automatically purging the Ego,

the virus, whenever it pops up.

So, I meditate to save my life, to remember MYSELF, and to become a

pure vessel to perform God's work in this World.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- In , " ty_maa " <dsjames wrote:

>

>

> Srini Maharaj,

>

> No one is answering your question...so I'll try,

>

> We meditate because, as the Upanishads say, " we are food, " that " we are

> the animals of the 'gods' " , we are the food of the 'gods', and " the

> 'gods' contest with each other for " their shares of the 'sacrifice' " .

>

> As a farmer builds a fence around his barnyard, so the 'gods' have

> fenced the eternal, luminous, (really ever-free) Self of mankind with

> the fence we call " our mind " .

>

> The Vedas, avataras and sages tell us that what we call " our mind " is

> not ours at all, but is a foreign entity, " a superimposition " upon our

> true being, making us weak and dimming the Truth of Reality.

>

> Why is it that the human race has not evolved to a higher state for

> these thousands of years? Why are we are still behaving-ruled by the

> same motivations, only now on a mass scale-as when we were chewing raw

> legbones in cold caves: Why is G. B. still our leader?

>

> The mind which we honor and praise so highly (with some justification)

> is a complete superimposition; and, although indeed it is mankind's

> greatest treasure, it is also man's greatest (spiritual) liability.

>

> There is a time and a place for everything, and it is time now for

> humanity to transcend this false mind in order to realize the luminous

> Atman. Our evolution, through untold trials and suffering, has taken us

> to this blessed place.

>

> Throughout this necessary past era of our spiritual journey, the 'gods'

> burdened us with a certain kind of mind or intellegence, Mahishasuras's

> mind. And, if we notice very carefully, we will catch a clear and

> undeniable glimpse of Mahishasura's mind at work in our

> lives---continuously at work, a mind which is not ours, and never has

> been.

>

> On every page of the Upanishads (the Vedas) ring out the words " Be

> fearless! Be fearless! " . The most characteristic quality-the very

> root-of Mahishasura's mind/ego is fear. How can that be? The great Asura

> fearful..fear is not one of his generals (or qualities) spoken of in the

> Chandi?

>

> As Sal pointed out so astutely [and I hope I didn't frighten her with my

> graphic imagery] " worry is the progeny of fear " . So also, if one

> observes very carefully, are the qualities of Mahishasura's generals,

> and even (and especially) of the great ego itself-the progeny of fear.

> And so is the greater part of man's inhumantity to man---the progeny of

> Fear.

>

> Contraction is fear. And Mahishasura's ego/mind is Spiritual Light

> contracted.

>

> We meditate because we are burdened with Mahishasura's mind, and we are

> (collectively, though still mostly unconsciously) weary of it--very

> weary, nearly to the point of self-extinction. The time has come to move

> on.

>

> During the great teaching demonstration of Sri Ramakrishna's twelve year

> sadhana, there was a particularly important event. He had been

> meditating intensely without food or sleep for a long time, and praying

> earnestly for the vision of God. That meditation and longing had heated

> every layer of His being to an almost physically painful degree when, as

> He told it, a terrible-looking entity reeled out of His body and stood

> before Him. He recognized it at once as the " the papa-purusha " " the sin

> entity or being " , and immediately prayed to the Divine Mother, " Mother

> kill the Papa purusha! "

>

> Threreupon a second entity, a young sannyasin exactly resembling

> Himself, also came out of His body and, taking his trident, pierced the

> dark entity through the heart, killing it.

>

> Several questions arise relative to this event in Sri Ramakrishna's

> life. Two, I believe are very important. First, how can an avatara, who

> is born perfect and divine, be host to such a dark being as is described

> in this event in the great master's own words?

>

> I would say to that question: when an avatara incarnates, he comes fully

> endowed with his divinity, but, in addition, assumes a thin covering of

> the human characteristics of the time. His life wouldn't be useful to us

> as a teaching demonstration and example to follow, unless he had to deal

> with, and triumph over, the same limitations we experience. That is, we

> learn about ourselves, and how to become free and divine, by His/Her

> example. So Sri Ramakrishna was born with the same superimposed mind

> (Mahishasura's mind) with which we are burdened and identified.

>

> The second question is about the significance of the avatara's

> experiences (lila) relative to the specific time and place of his

> incarnation? I believe that question is easily answered in regard to

> this particular episode. In a sense, the avatara lives the next era of

> human evolution in a condensed and perfect form. And this extraordinary

> event in His life is a Divine Statement that humanity is ready, and

> indeed now will, throw off the false superimposition and limitation of

> Mahishasura's ego/mind. And will now proceed to realize the eternal

> Truth which ours, and indeed has been ours, always and forever.

>

> That is why I believe we meditate.

>

> With Respect,

>

> Tanmaya

>

>

>

>

> , " srini_sadhu " <srini_sadhu@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste Family,

> >

> > I might have posted this before. If yes, sorry. If not, may it

> > please whoever wants to be pleased.

> >

> > Once I was walking with Swamiji around the property and I asked

> > Him, " why should we meditate " ? He returned the question to me, " Why

> > do you meditate? " I scratched my head (figuratively) and said I do

> > so because I think it will make my work more effective. He

> > said, " Good " . Then He added meditation, devotion, attention,

> > awareness all mean the samething except they express the same thing

> > with differrent levels of intensity.

> >

> > Recently, I have been thinking about what I am doing in my life (I

> > do this often). Questions like why do I chant, why do I meditate,

> > the meaning of life, etc.

> >

> > If you are still reading this post, could you please, dear friend,

> > take some time and write a few sentences on why you meditate, if you

> > do. Is meditation escapism? Or is it the only real thing other than

> > George Bush?

> >

> > Thank you for your divine time. I hope you have a nice day and

> > evening by yourself or with your loved ones!

> >

> > Om!

> > srini

> >

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