by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | Favorites, Personal Growth, Spirituality |
When one is not rapidly evolving, they are essentially like a single point in space. From the perspective of that one point, a line can be drawn through it in any direction and be argued as just as valid as any other line.
However, after doing PROPER meditation for a while, another point is experienced. The newly discovered point is a more evolved state of being. Those two points determine a line that points in the direction of enlightenment… just beyond the horizon. That is what really gives your life deep meaning. That is when you really begin to evolve rapidly.
There was a great Guru who said to not even bother talking too much to people about spirituality until they have learned and practiced proper meditation. This is the reason why. Without those two points, most anything can be justified as valid.
In this world today, you are bombarded with a multitude of perspectives… unlimited lines through a single point. Anything can be and is rationalized with the intellect. If you allow yourself to be swayed by all those perspectives, you are cast into a tailspin that wastes time… wastes life.
It is an essential awakening to move in the direction of your evolution at least enough so you experience that next point. It lies within you. It is not what you have been told or have taken on from the outside. It is what you have become from the inside.
Only then do you know what direction to set the rudder and cast the sail. Then the real journey begins, as you tack your way over the ocean of karma in the direction of what lies just beyond the horizon.
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by Michael Mamas | Monday, April 1, 2013 | Spirituality |
Someone once said to his Guru, “I love you so much and feel like I would do anything you asked of me. But what if you told me to go jump off a bridge? Should I obey?”
The Guru simply responded by saying, “You know me by my teachings.”
Someone once asked one of my students if my school is a cult. The student responded by saying, “In a cult you are taught what to think. D. Mamas teaches you how to think for yourself.”
I say again that enlightenment is called “liberation” for a reason. You become free. Such questions as the one asked here of the Guru may appear to be rooted in the students allegiance to freedom. Actually, they are a statement of bondage to the fear of the loss of what is actually a false sense of freedom.
The Guru lights the light that illuminates the way. As one becomes increasingly free through the Guru’s teachings, one chooses of ones own free will the path that leads to greater emancipation, joy, peace, and fulfillment.
You are one with God, To find God within and live your life in accord with His will is not to lose your free will. It is to discover that His will and your true free will are one. Life in accord with Natural Law is a life of total freedom.
Just as each wave in the ocean rises and settles with its own unique timing, enlightened individuals act independently. Yet every wave rises and settles in total harmony with the underlying depth of the ocean. The Guru awakens you from your dream, and introduces you to the depth of your being. Simple.
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by Michael Mamas | Friday, March 22, 2013 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
It is a common legend.
The monkey put his hand in the jar and grasped the content within.
Unwilling to release his grip, he was unable to remove his fist from the jar.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, March 20, 2013 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
No life of real meaning ever existed without unbridled, unbounded, unrelenting courage.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, March 19, 2013 | Spirituality |
The other day in the temple, the ashram people repeated a mantra in silence together. I felt the transcendental value enliven the depth of existence as they did so. It was significantly more palpable than even just a year ago. That is how I know my work is succeeding.
Many look for surface changes to confirm they are evolving… becoming more spiritual. They sometimes get discouraged, feeling there is not substantial enough change. Some even contrive a behavior, attitude or even speech pattern in an attempt to confirm that they are indeed evolving. Whole spiritual organizations conform to such surface manipulations. That is all wrong.
Spirituality is at the depth. The surface matters little. Or better said, there is far more freedom than you might believe. Spirituality does not look like anything in particular on the surface of life.
The Kingdom of Heaven lies deep, deep within.
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