Turiya - The God State: Beyond Kundalini, Kriya Yoga & all Spirituality (Real Yoga Book 5) by SantataGamana

Author:SantataGamana [SantataGamana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Real Yoga
Published: 2018-10-12T16:00:00+00:00

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Resisting the Silence

Humans have gone through a lot since their inception, and have suffered for countless eons. Ignorance is the cause for our suffering, and it is a shadow hovering in the sky of our lives that the sun of our hearts can’t seem to dissipate. This way of living consists mainly of stress, tension, worry, nervousness, and restlessness, and it simply cannot be allowed to continue.

The majority of people would love to relax, but can they relax?

Many of the foundations of spiritual practice are based on being able to relax—not just physically, but mentally as well. The problem is that both types of relaxation cannot be forced, in the same way that you can’t force the blossoming of a rose.

Humans are too busy and obsessed with being active. They despise being still. When they are “waiting” for something, they are always showing signs of restlessness, such as tapping their foot on the ground or moving their legs. There’s always a cloud of impatience or agitation around them. No wonder they get sick—illness seems to be the only way to make them slow down or stop.

You have to comprehend why you are always so active, impatient and busy.

There is a difference between spontaneous action and ego-based action. The former comes from being in unison with creation, from an empty mind, and from a consciousness consciously abiding in the present moment. The latter comes entirely from the ego-mind, its mental schemes, and from being in a permanent state of restlessness that carries with it the weight of the past and the uncertainty about the future.

The ego-mind seems to be unable to remain in its source of peace—empty awareness—and it cannot, for the sake of its life, stay still or inactive. Therefore, it has to release its restless energy through activity.

When people sit down to eat, it’s almost impossible to merely eat without doing something else at the same time. They have to watch TV, read the nutritional values on the cereal box, etc. If they aren’t distracting themselves in some way or another, they feel that they will explode. Even when there are moments when they could relax, they cannot unwind and let go of their “heaviness” due to old habits and tendencies. They often get bored, pick up their smartphone and browse social networks, useless websites, etc.

What if a person were to take some time to merely be aware of what’s going on? That person might start to notice the futility of what they were doing, and how unconscious and unmindful that activity really was. Useless activities, needless actions, and being stressed can all literally suck the life out of you, even if you don’t notice it. They also reinforce the ego-mind, and in this way strengthen ignorance. Time is the most limited resource on Earth—how do you want to spend yours?

Can you sit still for quite some time, or are you afraid of silence? And who is afraid of silence, you or your ego?

There is the stigma that you

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