F.: The Realized are “sure” about nothing. Quite to the contrary, among the Realized there is no who to be “sure” of anything and there can be nothing to be “sure about” after having reached a state of zero concepts. Contrary to the Realized, persons are sure about everything, including their concepts, their beliefs and (especially) their perceptions—no matter how distorted those perceptions might be. For example, in Case #1 a man was seen who is sure that his problems have been caused by his wife, who is sure his family is another source of his troubles, and who is sure that his job and peers are also at fault.
In Case #2, a woman was seen who is sure that divorce only affects children for 24 months, is sure that she was right 95% of the time in her first marriage, is sure that there’s nothing unusual about a Christian praying daily for the death of her child's father, is sure that manipulation can be “good,” and is sure that there's a god who is always focused on her…micro-managing her life and sending men with money to met her financial needs.
Are you beginning to understand why Maharaj predicted that no more than one in a million will ever Realize (including those who sat at his feet)? Remember, too, that the three cases in this series are examples of an average level of warped consciousness. Instances of far greater degrees of warping are witnessed regularly.
After having worked with over 6000 seekers, it can be said that such “mind” clutter (and such movement and instability of consciousness) is far more common than some might guess. Is it clear why so few will ever Realize when so many are so sure that their dualistic views and concepts and beliefs are the “right” ones? Case #3 reveals another person who is sure about things:
In Case #2, a woman was seen who is sure that divorce only affects children for 24 months, is sure that she was right 95% of the time in her first marriage, is sure that there’s nothing unusual about a Christian praying daily for the death of her child's father, is sure that manipulation can be “good,” and is sure that there's a god who is always focused on her…micro-managing her life and sending men with money to met her financial needs.
Are you beginning to understand why Maharaj predicted that no more than one in a million will ever Realize (including those who sat at his feet)? Remember, too, that the three cases in this series are examples of an average level of warped consciousness. Instances of far greater degrees of warping are witnessed regularly.
After having worked with over 6000 seekers, it can be said that such “mind” clutter (and such movement and instability of consciousness) is far more common than some might guess. Is it clear why so few will ever Realize when so many are so sure that their dualistic views and concepts and beliefs are the “right” ones? Case #3 reveals another person who is sure about things:
CASE #3
“I’ve lost my second job now because of a particular kind of misconduct. [Crying] I can’t believe this. It’s the same thing all over again, but these rules and laws are ridiculous. Don’t the other parties also have to be held accountable? Am I the only one at fault here? I’m so upset I’ve thrown up twice. But you know what? To hell with ‘em all. Ultimately, there’s only God’s will. I’m just a spiritual creature having a human experience, so what the hell. My problems before have worked out and they'll be worked out this time too. My faith is in God: when He closes a door, he opens a window. I really believe all of this is for my own good. I think this is going to lead to something that is greater for me than anything I’ve ever had before. It's a blessing in disguise. I will think positive thoughts and the power of that positive thinking plus my faith in God will make better things happen than I can even imagine.”
If you review all three cases, there are several common threads because the consciousness in all three cases share the common trait of having been warped. Now, all three persons are exhibiting ambiguities, outright contradictions, and instability (all wrapped up in their assuredness that their perspective is "right" and that "it's all those others who are wrong" and causing their problems. Of that, they are sure.) Note too that all three persons have at least visited the third stage of the seven-step “journey” to Reality: the first tried religion for a year but it obviously did not re-purify the consciousness; in the second example, a woman is totally embroiled in her religious ego-state, but playing that role has not re-purified the consciousness; and in the third example, a man has assumed the role of "The Spiritual One" but that role-playing has not re-purified the consciousness.
No surprise. Once again, persons can be witnessed who are stuck near the halfway point on a “path”; who think they have completed their entire "religious or spiritual journey"; who think they have arrived at some religious or spiritual pinnacle; who believe that they have reached their “destination” as far as spiritual journeys are concerned; and who are sure that they understand "themselves" and "others" and god and how the universe functions. In fact, they are completely embroiled in the fakery of their role-playing, are trapped in their attachment to the phenomenal, and haven’t a clue about the reality of the noumenon.
Is the following pointer offered in the book There’s No Such Thing As “Peace of Mind” (There Is Only Peace if You’re Out of Your Mind) becoming clearer?
Consciousness is rooted in the Absolute. The brain is rooted in the elements. The “mind” is rooted in wrong programming, in faulty conditioning, and in the lies and concepts and ideas and superstitions and falsehoods of cultures. Personas are rooted in programmed minds and are sustained by the ego-based lies and by the learned ignorance that are being taught in most modern cultures.
Please enter the silence of contemplation. (To be concluded tomorrow)
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