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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2024 11:17 am
They were supposed to learn everything so that when they transitioned into a state “without a mind”, their “without a mind” would work well for them. And you see, if I’m “without a mind”, but if I hadn’t gone through this tough school – though in my case, I only went through it to describe it to you – you wouldn’t be able to live “without a mind” either, because you wouldn’t have trained for it. It’s like driving a car. You have to learn first, so later you can drive without thinking. And it’s the same here. To do many things without thinking, you first need to go through it... If we compare this to Hinduism, the time of Kali Yuga was given for development, so that later we could transition into the next Yuga, which is considered the “Golden Age.” It’s all a school.
Since I have to describe this entire path, from the very beginning, what I want you to take note of is this: Imagine, every day, you can pay attention to how you feel each day. And each time, give yourself a percentage rating of how spiritual you are today versus how material you are today. How do you feel? If you do this daily, it will help you. And of course, it’s useful to observe further. After looking at your notes for the week, you can see which day you were the most spiritual, or which day you were more material and closed off. Pay attention to what thoughts come into your head. You should keep a diary at the end of each day, writing down what parasitic thoughts entered your mind that day and to what percentage you were more materially closed off. And if you were spiritually open, also write down how many percent and what thoughts visited your mind. This is how you should keep a diary. It’s not that hard – just a few lines – and the most important thing is not to forget to do it every day. And generally, pay attention to yourself. Another thing I’d recommend: Sometimes you get stuck in a 50/50 state. This is the worst state. What is it? It’s when you want to meditate or read a book today, but you can’t concentrate and are simultaneously distracted by food or messaging. This is the worst because it’s as if you’re just torturing yourself – you’re tormenting your psyche and body. Because when you’re neither here nor there, you’re not actually spiritual, even though it seems like you’re 50/50. In fact, you’re material, but you’re not allowing yourself to fully dive into it, you’re just restricting yourself, yet you remain in the material rhythm. So you end up torturing yourself. But there’s no spirituality in that. Many people call this 50/50. But when you’re stuck in that 50/50 state, you need to choose one extreme. If you realize that today, you can’t even finish a book, or can’t sit still to play chess, you have no patience, and you can’t fully immerse yourself
Since I have to describe this entire path, from the very beginning, what I want you to take note of is this: Imagine, every day, you can pay attention to how you feel each day. And each time, give yourself a percentage rating of how spiritual you are today versus how material you are today. How do you feel? If you do this daily, it will help you. And of course, it’s useful to observe further. After looking at your notes for the week, you can see which day you were the most spiritual, or which day you were more material and closed off. Pay attention to what thoughts come into your head. You should keep a diary at the end of each day, writing down what parasitic thoughts entered your mind that day and to what percentage you were more materially closed off. And if you were spiritually open, also write down how many percent and what thoughts visited your mind. This is how you should keep a diary. It’s not that hard – just a few lines – and the most important thing is not to forget to do it every day. And generally, pay attention to yourself. Another thing I’d recommend: Sometimes you get stuck in a 50/50 state. This is the worst state. What is it? It’s when you want to meditate or read a book today, but you can’t concentrate and are simultaneously distracted by food or messaging. This is the worst because it’s as if you’re just torturing yourself – you’re tormenting your psyche and body. Because when you’re neither here nor there, you’re not actually spiritual, even though it seems like you’re 50/50. In fact, you’re material, but you’re not allowing yourself to fully dive into it, you’re just restricting yourself, yet you remain in the material rhythm. So you end up torturing yourself. But there’s no spirituality in that. Many people call this 50/50. But when you’re stuck in that 50/50 state, you need to choose one extreme. If you realize that today, you can’t even finish a book, or can’t sit still to play chess, you have no patience, and you can’t fully immerse yourself