All those years of people riding
Up natures track of dreams
Countless generations in one gene
But the train is running out of rail and steam

All those imprints, all those Souls
All the good, and all the mean
All those miles of trials
All those pieces made me

They are the reason
They delivered me
Away from my blood
They made me see

I am their child
With none to come
Their last son on
The family tree

The last setting sun
The tree is done
The bud has bloomed
It all ends with me

I will end the code
Throw away the key
No more tears or cheers
I will happily set them free

For the line is done
But my day not gone
I will enjoy this last run
A complete life was meant to be

I’m honored by your sacrifice
Rest assured it was not in vain
Contentment dissolves the stain
Which delivers us from anymore pain

Everyone is familiar with prayer, and it’s one of the more popular attributes of today’s religions. Out of a sense of belonging to big groups and ideologies we gather concepts that suit our personal needs, to make us feel better. Unfortunately, this act usually boosts our egos when prayer is meant to humble us in the face of uncertainty. Causing an avoidance to prayer for many people. God is leveraged out in so many different directions for personal use, displaying out loud: I will pray for you.

Prayer looses its power or purpose when judgments or personal ideologies surface in the process, which negate any good use that comes from them. Selfless prayer quietly done in private is rare today, few understand the value of the humble servant. True selfless prayer does help in life, when it’s done with sincerity and in private, not waiting for a thank you. Passing on good thoughts might not help much either, however empathy with sincerity is the best you can this in most situations. Thoughts have a subtle power to them, although they may not change anything on the outside, they can help you and people deal with the tragedy on the inside.

My teacher used Blessings as a replacement to prayer, and I think its benefits help the one who is blessing besides the blessed, helps us to see things differently.

The idea behind blessings is that sometimes shit happens, and there’s not much you can do about it, besides sending some good blessings their way, to help them and yourself in dealing with this crisis.

I’ve added a few words to the blessings, but for the most part they are the words of Vethathiri Maharishi.

Picture the people in your mind and say silently and in private, “ you are blessed by God’s Divine power, you are blessed in all your activities day and night in all places. You will live a long life, good health, prosperity, happiness, wisdom and peace, by the grace of the Divine. Or repeat: you are blessed by the Divine, as often as you think is necessary, and notice that it is done by the first person, the ultimate power within the Soul, instead of asking for an external favor from another source which shows a misunderstanding, so one is directly delivering the blessing from within. At the point of blessing focus on the warm or tingling sensation within you. Picture a white light engulfing the one you are helping. We forget about the Divine that is within us, this reaffirms this fact, that we are that, an extension of that, so we should act accordingly. It forces us to stop thinking of God as something external that we need to shore down, when in fact the Soul is what you need to shore down.

Back it up with a global blessing:

“May the rains fall timely and sufficiently along all parts of the world, so that good grains, fruits, and vegetables grow abundantly to the satisfaction of all living beings, by the grace of the Divine.”

“May the leaders of all nations enjoy spiritual progress and do good services for humanity.”

“The whole world may enjoy prosperity, happiness, wisdom and peace, by the grace of the Divine.”

Backing it up with these blessings is an ego neutralizer.

Earnestness leads to Enlightenment like it dose to any skill in life. The earnestness is intense interest in research, understanding and the determination it takes to get there. It’s the effort applied when reaching for a goal. When most people think of enlightenment they think it’s too hard and unreachable, or it happens naturally without much effort. This is a confusing point for some, because of the nature of Self-realization. Which happens during a state of surrendering everything you are not through an undying earnestness. Everyone will have different time frames due to the varying degrees of interest and ingrained dogmas that stagnate growth. Nonetheless, by giving you an idea of how much earnestness is needed you get an idea for what it takes. You may have a similar experience in earnestness, that sustained desire to understand something or mastering a trade.

Enlightenment talk here is returning home to Eternity, and realizing your true identity first hand. You’re really going in full circle, back through the same direction or door from whence you came.

How much effort is necessary to realize your true identity? Well, how much effort do you need in order to become an expert at something like a trade, craft or profession. Do you play a sport or instrument with ease, like the instrument or equipment was a pure extension of your intention, on a good day you fall into a zone and get as close to perfection as you can. To be able to get to that level takes plenty of earnestness, and at that level the same feelings hold true of effortlessly doing it, without employing the mind. This is a state of “Witnessing” which is based in knowledge and matures with practice, produces your best performance. When you get extremely interested and determined to be good at something, you really can’t leave it alone until you master it. And, once you arrive at that easy stage of a master, then you’re so confident in your skill that it that happens naturally and spontaneously without thinking, never doubting your ability. Similarly, mastering the art of spirituality takes this type of seriousness until it becomes effortless and a natural part of your daily existence. Always working on yourself until you don’t know anything else, or any other way of living. It’s a natural part of you, making it an on going process that eventually dominates everything else, deeming them nonproductive to your pursuit. You don’t have to think about purposely doing it anymore, since you live and breath it now, and if you have no intention of stopping, then only one thing can happen, you find and see Eternal PERFECTION.

Waiting for Enlightenment without making the effort just doesn’t work. Some will stumble around and get a spiritual experience through meltdowns, drugs, epiphanies, or near death experiences. These are unusual circumstances do provide some help, however doesn’t it bring about the complete Self-realization that we’re looking for, it can help in keeping you on the path.. Nothing in life comes easy, as you know and this is no different, all the failures and successes on the path are a necessary part of the journey. Obviously no one can do that for you, so you have to find your own inner desire, your leader, your teacher, and let pure reasoning guide you through.

Spiritual contemplation and meditation seems to be the path for all. Introspection and meditating by surrendering control turns out to be the sincere earnestness that’s required. Waiting in thoughtlessness for the metaphorical door to open, is the waiting area for all, and we all end up knocking at the same door. The Source has but one door, which is in consciousness, and all paths are united when approaching that door, your persistence at remaining there, opens it. How much do you want it? Are you willing to sacrifice everything, including your personal life for that goal? If you are earnest and steadfast to your goal, it won’t take that long, but few will be, most will wander off, enticed by the world of senses. If you are 100% committed on all fronts, it will be similar to getting a degree, in about two to four years, after reaching your peak commitment.

The Witness is the thoughtless observer in us, a singular state of being conscious, witnessing life without thinking as in active meditation. Actions and reactions can be there but not with forethought otherwise you’re not in a Witness State. Any thoughts rising during an active and inactive meditation takes you away from living in the moment, meditating and the Witness State which makes it hard to master.

The Soul’s first contact with the universe is through consciousness, the birth place of Being. Stay in that realm while meditating you will find enlightenment, when the seer can’t see, can’t dream or think it pushes the door open to a deeper realm, your view reverses course, The Witness is now seeing its Source, it actually looks back on its Self with a piece of Its Self, a new entity from being humanized, realizing It is That!

The Witness wasn’t a watcher until the birth of consciousness, and then it turns into the seer and the doer.

Cultivating the pure Witness back through meditation slowly releases the binds that restrict it, an important step for the Spiritual Seeker.

Reclaiming that universal witness that exists in all living creatures, can be done during active times and inactive times. These different states of witnessing are both relatively hard to master, however well worth the effort, the inactive Witness is the most important part of spirituality. Meditation techniques are geared towards different states of witnessing, and the experiences that follow are milestones on the spiritual path. Any activity in life can be done by remaining in the moment as the Witness, this is a good step in garnering control over the mind by keep falling back into the Witness, keep redirecting mind away from thoughts is like doing reps. There are different types of mind decoys available for meditating, which help in keeping the mind targeted on witnessing something repetitious as you slip into deeper states. Many spiritual experiences happen within these different layers, but experiences in the “Samadhi State” are on a deeper level yet, which can change your outlook or your understanding on life and God. In all cases, besides the finale awakening, the experiences are an indication of transitional periods in spiritually, which can be good or even scary for loosing all control, surrendering to the unknown.

The spiritual process through meditation delivers emotional stability and balance into your life, it can also help you control the direction of your mind. The constant redirection towards spiritual techniques or being the Witness, strengthens your control over the mind, allowing you to find the advance stages of thoughtless meditating. The pure Witness of this basic formless life force (consciousness) within, is the last meditating stage before one slips into the “Samadhi State”, which is meld of the observer and observed. It can be a long process, depending on your determination, but keeping the mind in silent repose is the key cornerstone to Enlightenment or Self-realization. For then, there is no way to go but further in, now that the world and mind is rendered useless, discarded as the primary attention getter you cast your moorings aside for a new focus on the Eternal God.