All those years of people in my line
Working hard on their dreams and die
Countless generations from one gene
But the train is running out of rail and steam

All those imprints, all those Souls
All the good and all the bad
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 we pick up ideologies, gather in groups and choose concepts that suit our ideology and needs to make us feel better. Unfortunately, this act usually boosts our ego so we can look down on others. When prayer should be humbling us in the face of the unknown outcomes but instead we personalize it. God is leveraged out in so many directions for personal use showing how good you are by proclaiming out loud, I will pray for you.

Prayer looses its power or purpose when judgment or personal needs surface in the process, which negate any value 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 with sincere empathy helps, and the best you can do in most situations, besides financially. Thoughts have a subtle power and although they may not change anything on the surface, but they can help you and help people deal with the tragedy on the inside.

My teacher used Blessings as a replacement to prayer, and I think its benefits helps all, the one who is blessing and 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 good blessings their way, it will 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 a shorter version say: you are blessed by the Divine, as often as you think is necessary, and notice that it is done by the first person from the power within the Soul, instead of asking for an external favor from another source which shows a calculated misunderstanding of entitlement.

At the point of blessing picture the individual and deliver a white light engulfing the one you are helping. We forget about the Divine power that is within us, this reaffirms this fact, that we are the child of God, 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 and ask personal favors thereby neglecting the power within, and just inflating the ego.

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.”

Replacing prayer for blessings is an ego neutralizer.

Earnestness leads to Enlightenment like it dose to any skill in life. The earnestness applies research, determination and practice 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 is so elusive. It takes a state of total surrendering, everything you think you are has to be let go of in an undying earnestness. Everyone will have different time frames due to the varying degrees of imprints, issues and ideologies 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 in life, 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 and door from whence you came.

How much effort is necessary to realize your true identity? Well, how much effort do you need to become an expert at something like a trade, craft or profession. Do you play a sport or instrument with ease and without thinking, like the instrument was a pure extension of your intention, on a good day you fall into a zone naturally, and its as close to perfection as you can. To be able to get there takes plenty of earnestness, you find yourself 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, the zone can happen in anything you do good making it easy and effortless, especially in any sport. It’s like you take a step back inside and let the body do what it has been trained to do without mental interference, your natural instincts take control and mentally you loose track of time, personalities and your world. Not knowing what you did, in the end you find you dominated in every category.

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 unusual circumstances do provide some help, however it doesn’t bring about the complete Self-realization that we’re looking for but 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 realm for the metaphorical door to open is the zone, the waiting room for all, and we all end up knocking at the same door. The Source has but one door, which is the door between consciousness and Awareness, all paths are unite here at the 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 a conscious observer, witnessing life without thinking is a type of active meditation. Actions and reactions can be there but not with forethought otherwise we would be out of the Witness State. Any thoughts rising during an active witness and inactive witness takes us away from living in the moment, thoughts are a departure from being in the moment.

The Soul’s first contact with the universe is through consciousness, the Soul is the eternal witness but we live in a thinking consciousness which makes it hard to master while living. Living in the moment in an active or inactive meditation is difficult because of the interfering mind takes you out of it.

Consciousness turns the witness into 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 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, keeps 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, it’s pure witnessing which can change your outlook. In all cases, besides the finale awakening, the experiences are an indication of transitional periods in spiritually, which can be good or even scary by loosing all control however surrendering to the unknown is the way.

The spiritual process through meditation delivers emotional stability and balance into your life, it can also help control the direction of your mind by constant redirection towards spiritual techniques or the Witness, strengthens 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 as you cast your moorings aside for a new focus on the Eternal God.