8 Steps To Self-realization & 8 Reflections On Meditation Practice

By Author: Satyendra Kumar
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If you are like me, or most people who journey onto the path of Self-Realization, you want to know how to be free from the problems and difficulties that you find as a human being on earth.

Maybe you have studied many different psychological theories, spiritual teachings, methods and techniques but you want to find the most efficacious and clear way to realize That which is the truth of your own Being, to fulfill the purpose of your life. There are so many books, scriptures, masters, teachers, disciplines, and systems of enlightenment, so you may feel overwhelmed with information and ideas. You just want to find a clear-cut, easy-to-follow system that takes the minimum amount of time and effort and brings about the maximum results.

We all want to experience freedom from pain, fear, agitation, anxiety, worry and doubt. To be relaxed, peaceful, loving and easy you have to start from where you are: a human being with a body, a mind, senses and all the conditions, concept and beliefs that have been developed from a lifetime of practice and repetition. When you were born as a baby, before your mind developed and filled ...
... with so many thoughts and conditions, you were naturally blissful. We all love to look at a newborn baby or little toddler. We see the pure bliss bubble that they are and the unobstructed light in their eyes. From observing the inherent bliss of a baby, we can see that as soon as the mind develops problems begin along with the thoughts in the mind. Through our thinking process we can now analyze that in deep sleep there are no problems, worries or concerns. The problems on the level of the body and mind only arise in the waking state of consciousness. The human mind has to develop so that he or she can interact and function in the world. However, this very development of the human mind can also limit his or her happiness and fulfillment in life, unless the mind is purified through meditation and highest knowledge.

As human beings we can be victims to the human condition, subject to the functioning of a body, mind and senses. The body, being a bundle of nerves, blood, organs, bones, skin and senses, has a physiological functioning that is often not in our direct, voluntary control. We have to admit that we are not the sole doer. There is another force or power that is moving our body and mind and from that unseen power all the movement occurs. The knowledge of the systems of meditation gives you the solution to all your human difficulties. All suffering has one and only one cause. And when you know that cause is ignorance of the true Self then you can know the solution.

Through the study and practice of meditation you become aware that as long as you are starting from the idea that you are a human being, limited to your body and mind, you will remain ignorant of the true Self. Then all the problems mentioned above will have to occur. Just like the eyes are made to see, the ears are made to hear, the human system is made to enjoy and to suffer; to experience pain and pleasure and to react to various different stimuli in order to fulfill all of the human desires. First you need food and shelter in order to take care of the physical system. And when those physical desires are fulfilled then mental desires come about, experienced by a craving from the physiological system, so that you can have more comfort, ease and happiness for your mind and body. The human being keeps striving for more and more, bigger and better, as there is a sense of lack in the waking state with the unending desire to fulfill it. This mechanism is useful and productive. It keeps society advancing and creating more technological, ecological and economic advances. This mechanism only becomes a detriment when it's based on greed, jealousy, fear and self-aggrandizement. Then the mindset is based on getting individual needs and desires fulfilled by neglecting and destroying the environment and the lifestyle of others. Therefore, it is how one operates the mechanism that will lead to the highest vision with mutual support and appreciation of the whole.

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