Posts Tagged ‘simple’

The Path of Kundalini

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Namaste,

The path of kundalini progresses from the unknown to the known.
The follower of the path of kundalini and faith folds his hands in pranam and prays to the Mother to allow him the courage to fight the ego, and to go on the path of kundalini with courage and fortitude.

One of the biggest fears is the fear of death; therefore, the Beloved speaks of death as our close, divine friend.
To hear your Beloved speak so intimately of the way of death is to learn, and to learn is to lead yourself out of the blackness of fear.

Once you begin to feel the awakening of Kundalini within, the heat of Mother rises up the spine and all of your chakras turn; you then realize that you are waking up into a new and victorious life.
The body, which is seen as the temple of God and Goddess, is recognized as the instrument that can bring you into Liberation of the body, mind and soul.

This frees you into feeling you are one with the One.
It truly is quite simple – if you are not afraid of being simple.
It was Ramakrishna who said, “If you are not simple, you will not recognize God the simple one.”
How true these words are!

Death is simple, as simple as you make it.
Learning about Death is like learning about life – and then you enjoy life and death, and then death again, and so on.
Then each moment suddenly becomes a stepping stone to a healthy, happy life at the Feet of the Beloved.

In all my years of teaching I have never seen my students as happy as when they stop judging themselves, and they begin to see their Oneness in the eyes of their Beloved.

When you begin to feel love deep in your chest, you understand how ecstasy can leave you filled with courage.
You keep trying, you keep meditating, you keep serving and this is the way to your Beloved – and you know that it is through the heart.

The spiritual heart is surrounded by every path.
There is a spiritual guide on each side of every path, and this is why at times you may feel a presence you cannot identify at first.
We all have spiritual guides sometimes; this is called ‘dual intuition.’

When learning of death, you learn of life; and this is why there are two spiritual guides -one to show you the different sides of life, which is really death in many stages.

You have to know deep in your heart how much your Beloved loves you.
I love you all so very much.
Love,
Ma Jaya
Kashi Ashram

It is just a Thought

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Namaste,

The force of the wanting mind, (the ego mind), tries to take our moment of bliss and have it disappear as if it was never there at all.
Look inside of you and try to make yourself peaceful by ignoring the mind and paying attention to the breath.

Notice when you feel the moods of restlessness.
This is like a moment when you can soften your breath.
Do not try too hard.
Let the easiness come to you.
Notice the sounds of the present moment.
As you feel the natural rhythm of the presence, acknowledge the feeling and bring it to a moment to change if need be.
Notice when thoughts arise.
Say to yourself, “It is just a thought.”

When the waves of the moment become quite strong, notice the feeling of strength.
Ask yourself, “Can I use this feeling?”
Acknowledge it and bow to it.
Be aware of it.
Acknowledge the feelings in the body.
Gently name them.
Meet the thoughts with awareness.
After the thoughts dissolve, come back to the breath.
Perhaps this all happened in a few minutes.
Perhaps longer.
When you do this and make a habit of it, the moment brings you a new kind of peace.

Sometimes people say that they are lost in thoughts so much of the time.
Notice the thoughts, and then return to the breath.
Be very simple.
You can name the moment anything you want to.
Do not be afraid of everything you think of.
If you label them, you can begin to soften them.
Watch this very moment.
Can you find some compassion or love in your thoughts?

Now you are opening to the music of life.
You can use the awareness to meet the moment.
Or just let it pass by saying, “It is just a thought.”
Now this is awareness, and awareness is the open gate to all whom you love and all who love you.

Cultivate the quality of compassion, love, and the thought of happiness.
Thoughts can be a learning experience.
Just like love.
Notice where you are this moment.
It is a different moment than before.
Now you are learning the art of spiritual life.
It is all about loving awareness.
Just notice, be aware, and know that your Beloved loves you.
Notice this every moment of every day.

I love you all.

Love,
Ma Jaya