To a realized master, death and rebirth is in every breath. Death is that of body consciousness, ego and limits of the mind. Rebirth is that of the cosmic mind of being the Spirit. In this realization is liberation.When awake as liberated, each prayer and each moment of meditation is for humanity as there is no more individual ego or identity left. Such realized masters continually gift humanity with the grace of higher consciousness- so that each of us attain our fullest potential in goodness.
Just as there__ usually a space or interval between people passing on the street, even if it sometimes seems very small, a space also exists between thoughts. In your meditation, see if you can perceive this gap between thoughts. What is it, and does it belong to the realm of time? If it does not, then it__ unborn and undying, beyond all conditioning, which is a psychological carry-over from the past to the present.Whatever thoughts or internal conflicts come up__o nothing. Do not try to force them to cease or change. And don__ __o nothing_ to still the mind, quiet fears, or resolve conflicts__ll of this is doing something. It only leads to more struggling and prevents you from seeing the actual nature of thought and internal conflict. Genuine attention has no motive.This observation or listening doesn__ involve effort. Effort merely distracts you from what__ taking place in the instant. A kind of concentration exists that__ not forced. We__e all experienced listening or paying attention to something we truly enjoyed. At that moment, was effort required for concentration to take place?
Japanese Yoga: The Way of Dynamic Meditation
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Just as there__ usually a space or interval between people passing on the street, even if it sometimes seems very small, a space also exists between thoughts. In your meditation, see if you can perceive this gap between thoughts. What is it, and does it belong to the realm of time? If it does not, then it__ unborn and undying, beyond all conditioning, which is a psychological carry-over from the past to the present.Whatever thoughts or internal conflicts come up__o nothing. Do not try to force them to cease or change. And don__ __o nothing_ to still the mind, quiet fears, or resolve conflicts__ll of this is doing something. It only leads to more struggling and prevents you from seeing the actual nature of thought and internal conflict. Genuine attention has no motive.This observation or listening doesn__ involve effort. Effort merely distracts you from what__ taking place in the instant. A kind of concentration exists that__ not forced. We__e all experienced listening or paying attention to something we truly enjoyed. At that moment, was effort required for concentration to take place?
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