by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | Spirituality |
The small individual self, by its very nature, is polarizing. It is important to be devoted to the self. However, the self must grow to become the greater Universal Self. To the small self, as the process occurs, it can feel like an abandonment or loss of control. It turns out to be emancipation.
You want to be happy? You want to be fulfilled? Then move beyond the small you. Some call this loss of ego. That is actually not correct. It is really the evolution of ego to become cosmic Ego… One with the Totality.
Oftentimes, the problem with psychotherapy is that its goal becomes to strengthen the small self. There is no fulfillment there. Evolution means integration of the bounded with the unbounded… not the strengthening of the bounded.
Commit to the unbounded… become free.
Asking the small self to stay positive is like insisting the little remain little, stay attached to its littleness, but become big. When a child grows up, toys just naturally lose their charm. True positivity only comes about when one outgrows identity with the small self.
Integration means acting through the small self, but not being lost to the smallness of the small self. People want their small self to be happy. That is not possible. Happiness occurs as one awakens to the True Self. Pleasure, happiness, fulfillment, joy, etc. – all these things must take on a new meaning before you can have them.
You do not become the Sun by holding it at bay and trying to mimic it from afar. That is simply another form of denial… “Don’t Even kNow I Am Lying”.
To be happy, become big. Which is to say, lose your self to your God. There is a Cosmic Divine Flow… join it. However, that is not attained through attitude. It is the cultivation of a state of consciousness – a state of physiology.
Proper meditation is your best tool. Humble reflection upon these words, which are designed to free you, is also essential. If the reflection is not humble, the meaning is lost as the words are assimilated in the context of the listener’s belief system. They cease to be what they were.
Spiritual teachings are not true spiritual teachings if they just give you a belief system to cling to. They must be designed to free you of your belief systems. Thereby, you awaken to the Cosmic Flow, which is in fact Your Own True Nature. See?
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by Michael Mamas | Monday, April 16, 2012 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
With all that is going on in your life and in the world, it can feel like a challenge to remain positive. But positivity is not about the surface. It is about the depth.
What is life’s deepest purpose? What is your deepest relationship with God and how does that determine the course of your life? In fact, how does that determine the course of all of life?
Being positive simply means knowing and remembering the answers to such questions and remaining committed to those answers as the underlying theme and purpose of your life.
Yes, of course, you must tend to the surface. That includes the joy as well as the difficulties. But they must never overshadow your deepest purpose. You are here to evolve… not only yourself, but also all the world.
By holding that in your heart, and living with steadfast commitment to that, you are living a life of positivity. Forward, forward…. be it knee deep in mud, flood, or famine, or basking in the joy of the bright sunshine… do not be distracted.
Positivity means unyielding commitment to the Divinity within you.
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by Michael Mamas | Saturday, April 14, 2012 | Mount Soma, Personal Growth |
As a thoughtful being, be more concerned about what you do not do than what you do.
Mount Vishnu at Mount Soma
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, April 11, 2012 | Personal Growth, Spirituality |
Mojo is a term made popular from the southern blues music era. It means a charmed, almost magical, component to your life.
I am sure you have noticed how some people seem to lead a charmed life in one form or another. Some always seem to get a nice place to live, some always seem to have people around that help them out, others may have a knack at making money, or even winning the lotto.
You have a deep relationship with the Divine. It is unique to you. You do well to explore the nature of that relationship and do all you can to cultivate it, nurture it, evolve it. That is the art of cultivation of mojo.
In the west, it is called ‘luck’. In the Vedic Tradition, it is called ‘support of nature’.
By living in harmony with your own true nature, you live in harmony with all of nature, and thereby receive the support of all of Mother Nature. That is the ‘stuff’ mojo is made of.
Your mojo is unlike any other person’s mojo. Pursue it. Discover it. Live it. “How?” you ask. By meditating, coming to classes (i.e. reflecting deeply within in a manner that take you out of the confinement of your preconceived notions), visiting Mount Soma and Sri Somesvara Temple, and doing your best to live life in accord with what you learn from those experiences.
In the words of Will Rogers, “I would rather be lucky than good.” Translated into Vedic understanding, “By living in harmony with nature, you gain the support of all of Nature.”
In the words of the southern blues movement, “Get your mojo workin’ “.
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by Michael Mamas | Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Spirituality |
Winston Churchill said, “We occasionally stumble over the truth but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
If he were not correct, Sat Yuga would never end.
Of course, if that were so, time would not breath.
Of course if time did not breath, there would be no manifest universe.
Up creates down. Complexity is born of simplicity.
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