QnA With Gurudev- What are we Seeking?
I want you today to only understand what the goal of the contemplative student is. What is he seeking? Where is It to be sought? Not as something unknown, not as some mighty mysterious power dwelling out there in heaven, in Vaikuntha or Kailasa, but right here in your own bosom, expressing as the very spring of all life.
This silent and mysterious power, called Life, expresses through everyone of us, and, because of life, we are what we are. Minus this mysterious power, you and I are mere zeros, mere bundles of manure.
This great mighty presence enlivens all living beings – plant, animal and human. Life enables us to express what we are today, whether we are a good or bad or different kind of personality, we are all manifestations of this mighty power.
In contemplation, we are trying to move towards It, by invoking and ultimately realising It. This, we cannot do when the mind is disturbed with the outer world. Hence, the first technique is to quieten the mind.
Think over these ideas. It is immaterial whether you are a Hindu, Christian or Muslim. What we are searching for is this vital centre in ourselves, call it Paramatman, Father in Heaven, Allah, Buddha, State of Consciousness or Life.
Names may be different, but, the state of consciousness is One.