Enlightenment: The Ego, what is it? How to transcend it.

[Wind]

"Because the Overself is already there within him in all its immutable sublimity, man has not to develop it or perfect it. He has only to develop and perfect his ego until it becomes like a polished mirror, held up to and reflecting the sacred attributes of the Overself, and showing openly forth the divine qualities which had hitherto lain hidden behind itself."

"He returns from his first initiation into the egoless life with a rich cargo. He carries the stability of peace. A strange feeling of safety takes possession of him at that time. He knows neither care for the uncertain future nor regret for the unpleasant past. He knows that henceforth the life of his being is in the hands of the higher self, and with this he is quite content." ~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

"Intuition tells us what to do. Reason tells us how to do it. Intuition points direction and gives destination. Reason shows a map of the way there." ~ Paul Brunton

"When the Jew goes to sleep and the Christian and the Muslim go to sleep – who are they?
When the rich man and the poor man go to sleep – who are they? Where are their distinctions?
You have to find that place in your heart where everything is somehow neutralized into pure equanimity.

Wars – they have always been, and maybe for a long time still they will come. But freedom is what we are, not what we have to fight for. Satsang is Nature’s, Life’s, Consciousness, God’s way – an exit from suffering. We don’t have to go to another planet. Right here! You must bring your Eden back right here. You must open the door of your own self to let God through. And you walk through as One. "

~ Mooji

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=qxnczVGif0g

[Skyhaven]

"You must bring your Eden back right here. You must open the door of your own self to let God through."


and that I feel is one of my main commitments in this life.

[Wind]

"One of the causes of the failure to get any results from meditation is that the meditator has not practised long enough. In fact, the wastage of much time in unprofitable, distracted, rambling thinking seems to be the general experience.

Yet this is the prelude to the actual work of meditation in itself. It is a necessary excavation before the building can be erected. The fact is unpleasant but must be accepted. If this experience of the first period is frustrating and disappointing, the experience of the second period is happy and rewarding…"

"NOW is the right moment to practise philosophy, to crush the ego, and to think positively."

~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

"'The time of happiness does not differ with me from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clutter of my kitchen I possess God in as great tranquillity as if I were on my knees,' said Brother Lawrence as he went about his work in the monastery kitchen. This is the reward--or rather part of the reward--which philosophy holds before us. It is worth striving for. And the Gita tells us that no efforts are in vain; all bring their fruit sometime, somewhere--if not in this birth then in another, if not in this world then in the next.

For the man or woman busy with his bit in the world's work, the Quest must be carried on in the midst of activity. He must not let the difficulties which arise inevitably out of such work cause him to abate his trust in the divine laws. These should be his safeguard, his dependence, his armour, and his weapons." ~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

There is a silence that is totally impersonal.
It is not the fruit of anybody’s work.
Peace is there, but there is no peacekeeper.
This Peace is only known when the noise of the person is not present.
Without the 'person' all that remains is the ever Pure.
The Ultimate is nobody’s achievement at all.

~ Mooji

He may know that the work of Grace has begun when he feels an active drawing from within which wakes him from sleep and which recurs in the day, urging him to practise his devotions, his recollections, his prayers, or his meditations. It leads him from his surface consciousness to his inner being, a movement which slowly goes back in ever-deepening exploration and discovery of himself. ~ Paul Brunton

[Rich]

If the enquiry is made whether mind exists, it will be found that mind does not exist. That is control of mind. Otherwise, if the mind is taken to exist and one seeks to control it, it amounts to mind controlling the mind, just like a thief turning out to be a policeman to catch the thief. i.e., himself. Mind persists in that way alone, but eludes itself.

To understand anything there must be the Self. The Self is obvious, so why not
remain as the Self? What need to explain the non-self?
~Ramana

[Wind]

"While the mentality retains the colouring of any personal bias it will colour truth, for which it is a medium, accordingly. But when it attains colourlessness and becomes a transparent jewel, it will transmit truth in its purity." "Not by his ego's own will can he take hold of this jewel, but only by the Grace substituting that other Consciousness for his ego's." ~ Paul Brunton

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pEC7wATa0-4

[Wind]

Always at the point of real atomic recognition,
the strongest doubt and loudest noise will come.
Don’t panic. They are phenomena.
You are the witness of both doubt and noise.
They happen in you, not to you.
You forever remain the immaculate Self.

~ Mooji


"What are the "higher bodies"? Just as man has a physical body with which to operate in the physical world, so he has a vital body, an emotional body, and a mental body through which to express these other parts of his nature. This is the teaching of Theosophists, Hindus, and occultists. These bodies survive the death of the physical body, but are reduced to seed atoms when, between incarnations, man passes into a state of happy dreamless slumber. But from the philosophical viewpoint, the "higher bodies" are simply thought bodies, or, more correctly, states of consciousness." ~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

You are the peace in silence.
You are the silence in peace.
You are the light of consciousness that causes all things to be seen.
You are the perceiving love devoid of objective identity.
You are the wisdom and love which shines from the source of existence.
You are Unborn Awareness Self.

~ Mooji

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4BojIW186qk

[Wind]

"Many have failed to disidentify themselves from their thoughts, despite all attempts. This shows its difficulty, not its impossibility. In such cases, grace alone will liberate them from their thought-chains."

"There is a power in inspired writings and authoritative revelations not only to work upon the minds and hearts of their readers, like many other books, but also to work upon their intuitive natures. This is a far more valuable service than providing information or stimulating emotion. They start a process of fruitful thought or give glimpses of hitherto unperceived truth or formulate clearly and decisively what has been half-felt and vaguely known." ~ Paul Brunton

[Skyhaven]

[Wind]

"The evening sunfall brings its own beauty, declaims its own poetry. It is worth the waiting in the short period before Nature's holy pause, when one can share her peace with one's soul, her mystery with one's mind, and feel her kinship with one's self. As the dusk deepens there is a shift of standpoint and basic truths come into sight or become more clear. The heart and its feelings are affected, too--purified, ennobled, enriched." ~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

The Liberated mind has a natural option which the egoic mind lacks — it can function in the world and yet remain in perfect serenity as unmoving Awareness.When the sense 'I am' and awareness are experienced as one, there is no such thing as ego.

~ Mooji

"A wise solitude thus fosters the soul's growth, keeps the mind clear of petty thoughts and matures the fine quality of mental independence. Go your way alone and you walk a path that shall indeed arrive somewhere. For solitude is not loneliness, boredom, or sadness. To be lonely is to be amongst those that do not understand. But in solitude you can people your place with thoughts, if you wish, whilst you always have yourself, your Overself, for company…"

~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

"Outwardly we live and have to live in the very midst of cruel struggle and grievous conflict, for we share the planet's karma; but inwardly we can live by striking contrast in an intense stillness, a consecrated peace, a sublime security. The central stillness is always there, whether we are absorbed in bustling activity or not. Hence a part of this training consists in becoming conscious of its presence. Indeed only by bringing the mystical realization into the active life of the wakeful world can it attain its own fullness. The peaceful state must not only be attained during meditation, but also sustained during action." ~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

"The central message of philosophy to the modern era is that man is not isolated but supported by a friendly power, not left in the dark but surrounded by helping hands." ~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

"The closer he comes to the Overself, the more actively is the Grace able to operate on him. The reason for this lies in the very nature of Grace, since it is nothing other than a benign force emanating from the Overself. It is always there but is prevented by the dominance of the animal nature and the ego from entering his awareness. When this dominance is sufficiently broken down, the Grace comes into play more and more frequently, both through Glimpses and otherwise." ~ Paul Brunton

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dyPL8_uwec4

[Skyhaven]

Wonderful posts wind! Much appreciated! A simple thanks simply does not suffice.

[Wind]

As the ‘I’ disappears, that which remains to witness the disappearance of ‘I’—that is pure, timeless joy!

~ Mooji

"There will come suddenly unexpectedly and in the dead of night, as it were, a tremendous Realization of the egoless state, a tremendous feeling of liberation from itself as it has known itself, a tremendous awareness of the infinitude, universality, and intelligence of life…"

~ Paul Brunton

[Wind]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=T6ghDl8nWFw

"The miracle of musical beauty is to be experienced gratefully, not for the sensuous and emotional satisfactions alone, but also for the reminder to make all life beautiful."

~ Paul Brunton