The process by which we progress in consciousness step by step is
called vividisha in Sanskrit. Another method is vidyut, which
means lightning; a Vedic aphorism likens this to a thousand radiant suns
exploding simultaneously. Instead of rainfall filling a stream or pool of
water by degrees, suddenly an enormous cloudburst floods everything. The
same principle applies in the spiritual realm. One approach is to be good,
do good, be charitable, don’t lie, don’t be jealous or competitive; if you
can’t help others, at least don’t harm anyone, be friendly, etc. Another
approach is to discover within you a higher law by which virtues, vices and
conflicts cease to be. That sudden discovery is powerful enough to disarm
anyone.
ROM THE SPIRITUAL POINT OF VIEW, we believe that growth is a matter of
unfolding rather than mere learning or achievement. Wisdom cannot be taught
or achieved; it is not imbibed by effort or accomplishment but unfolds from
a hitherto hidden potentiality. The truth is, if you fail to reach the Goal
it is not because you don’t believe in progress but because you stop
unfolding. You stop opening to your potential, you cease communication with
the Cosmic Forces or Godhead.
Transformation has egolessness as its basis. You will see that ego
itself is the greatest block. Without ego, you experience an expansiveness
of Being in which ego has no meaning or necessity. This existence cannot be
put into language; at the most we can call it transformation. Certain things
can’t be taught; you have to catch the idea from your Being. This
communication is exactly what is needed for transformation. We do not
practice for years, decades or births in order to achieve something; we
practice in order to become qualified for that last breakthrough.
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Transformation brings a totally new set of laws. In the last century we
achieved flight and today we have spaceships reaching the moon and beyond. A
time may come when vehicles will not need fuel; simpler laws will apply, no
machine may be needed. There are many examples today in modern physics. We
will transcend the laws of gravity and motion. You will simply disappear
here and reappear somewhere else, without any calculations. These new laws
are being communicated to us by Higher Beings in a way that transcends
learning as we know it.
Transformation cannot be taught—you have to catch
it directly. There won’t be any boiling of potatoes, adding gravy, slicing
cheese, mixing together and baking in the oven. You will discover such laws
of energy that you won’t have to spend hours in the kitchen; you will absorb
energy directly from the cosmos as we do with solar energy. In
transformation you are not hiding or suppressing anything, or trying to be
something other than what you are, nor are you fighting with the pros and
cons of right and wrong, evil and virtue.
So let’s come down to practicalities, how to come
to transformation. You cannot suddenly cut yourself off from where you are
at present, that’s understandable. Whatever your situation or life pattern
may be, begin to sort it out. Make your life simpler, more concise,
attending to necessities, retaining only what is needed. Avoid
superfluities, wasting time and energy. Use your time and energy for that
which is worthwhile. Practicality is needed to come to transformation.
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