The Dreaming Emperor

Beyond the mind is the Seer from which all things arise - All thoughts and all objects.

The Seer is like an ocean and all things that arise and disappear are waves of this ocean.

You are a wave in this ocean but the veil that creates your identity makes you feel separate from this ocean. You can become conscious that you are connected to this ocean only if you drop all thoughts for a second.

For a second let there be NO word in your mind...

NO Word is NOW. You are now a part of the Ocean and not apart.

You are now the dream of the Dreamer - the relationships, the house, the vehicle, the food, all have become dreams of the Dreamer.

The dreamer and the dream are one and not separate. The ocean and the waves are one and not separate.

And, there is only one ocean, which is the Emperor of all that exists! So, you are a dream of this Emperor. And your personal desires and goals are dreams within these dreams. Realise that the Emperor's desires and goals for you become the Emperor's dreams when you silence your mind for a while and remove the veil that separates you! An Emperor dreams big compared to you, so it's wise to allow yourself to be the Emperor's dream!!!

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The Pursuit Of Balance

In a world of duality, opposites exist so that you can experience each attribute that exists. In the absence of darkness you cannot experience light. In the absence of smallness you cannot experience bigness.

Experiencing the opposites is like learning to ride a bicycle. You tilt to the left and you tilt to the right before you can come to the center and ride with balance. At times you can even fall down and hurt yourself which is similar to becoming an alcoholic who goes out of balance with over drinking. Sometimes to regain balance, an alcoholic quits drinking completely for a few years only to fall back into the habit of drinking again. This is a pendulum movement of your consciousness for attaining balance at the center of consciousness. When you finally attain balance, and the “pendulum” hovers close to the center, then you automatically feel light. That is enlightenment!

The pursuit of enlightenment does not lead to enlightenment but the pursuit of balance does.

When in balance, apart from the feeling of lightness which results in a spring in your step at every moment, you will also feel gladness and satisfaction. This feeling is very similar to the one you may have felt when you actually first learned to ride a bicycle without any props.

Some tips for attaining balance:

1. Engaging wholeheartedly with life but also withdrawing from activities at least once a day by doing some form of meditation. Getting adequate sleep as well.
2. Engaging in selfless service thereby giving you balance because there is no expectation of material gain or fear of material loss.
3. Engaging in daily exercise to help the body and mind remain in balance.
4. Pursuing passions accompanied with compassion like a mother tending to her child.
5. A balanced diet designed by a nutritionist to help in getting your organs into balance.
6. Knowing that sadness is okay and embracing it when it comes because it must balance happiness.
7. Knowing that pain is okay and embracing it when it comes because it must balance pleasure.
8. Not judging, people, places and circumstances, to help you remain at the center because you are not swaying your consciousness towards “good” or “bad”. Viewing everything just as it is. Black is black and not good or bad! Knowing that it is beneficial to observe what is working for you and what is not, and acting accordingly.
9. Acceptance of things, outside of yourself, as they are, as a powerful tool towards being in balance. If you cannot accept things, then accept the responsibility to change them as a selfless service, to begin with.
10. Not feeling inferior or superior to anyone or anything. You are unique and awesome just as you are!
11. Being natural. Refraining from putting on dramas with people you engage with.

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If You Can’t Acknowledge God, What Should You Acknowledge?

Your life is a collection of experiences, which really means that it is less than ''The Whole'' because ''The Whole'' includes all experiences possible in the past, present and future. If you were ''The Whole'' there would be nothing to experience because the past, present and future would all be there at once, so if you are experiencing something, you are not ''The Whole''. 

You can experience things because ''The Whole'' has been divided into parts for you to sense them bit by bit, moment to moment and thus have an experience of a question and an answer, of moving from one place to another, of having parts not yet known labeled as "mysteries" so that the experience of discovery is continuous.

So if mysteries will always exist, (shouldn't they to make life exciting?) then you cannot ever prove everything fully. And, you need not acknowledge something you are not aware of!

The drop cannot prove the infinite Ocean but the infinite Ocean can certainly move towards proving Itself if It adds up the drops. Each of your experiences could be a drop in the Ocean being automatically aggregated by the Ocean. Now that's also a mystery!!!

If we call ''The Whole'', God, then God cannot be proved by any known science of today because God is beyond the realm of what scientific instruments can detect and beyond any mathematical equation. If someone fails to acknowledge something unproven we should not judge him or her by any measure. They can still live a life as kinder and more loving humans than some who fanatically claim to be the chosen ones of God.

However, an unseen presence beyond our five senses has been felt by many which even responds to our thoughts and the more we acknowledge this presence the more it responds for some. Perhaps in the wheel of life this is a point that humans reach at some moment in their life.

To those who are at a point in the wheel where only objective things make sense and who therefore believe in the existence of molecules that constitute the air which have been proven by science - they must not fail to acknowledge the oxygen in the air and be grateful to it for their sustenance.

A good start for acknowledgment is to start being grateful for all that we know sustains us, and more so because these elements of life sustain us unconditionally. And don't forget to acknowledge every experience you have, for every experience has a purpose.

Acknowledgements are unbelievably rewarding!!!

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The New Age Religion

If the purpose of life is self-actualization and if God is not a deprived being requiring worship then the purpose of traditional religions becomes limited.

True worship would be to realize your purpose through deep experience and the temple would be you. Yes, you who are reading this right now are your own temple!

If God requires anything of you then it is to live your life purposefully in unison with God. That is your religion! The Creator has given you a purpose and that purpose is to conceive of ways to fulfil your desires which lie within your passions, create circumstances for their fulfillment, and then experience fully what you created. If God is a fire then the heat generated from that fire are your passions! Inseparable!!! So if you have to believe in anything, if you have to have faith in anything, it is your passions!

Since God cannot experience every conception in a bodily form, you are God's senses with a divine body for God to experience these in unison with you. You are anyway united with God just as water molecules are united with the ocean, so you don't have to meditate 24x7 to unite with the Divine. You are a divine being doing divine work on earth! To align yourself to God, all you have to do is be silent for a few minutes during your day.

If you realize this is the purpose of all humans, you would not hurt another human for that would hurt your Creator and the purpose of your Creator too! So, be compassionate. Be human! The Golden Rule of most traditional religions is,

“Treat others as you would like others to treat you”

The expansionism of traditional religions also has limited purpose when the new order for expansionism is to expand your heart! And, the new buzz is to build bridges not walls. So, connect and expand rather than convert and expand. The more diverse interactions you have, the more your experiences, and the more your realizations.

Now, to actualize all that you conceive of, you need to be enthusiastic, creative, energetic, passionate, expressive and intelligent. I can tell you this, that if you can be all of these and compassionate and accepting too, then your life will be filled with continuous joy!

And one more thing, don't forget to switch off your buzzing mind and hug your companion in your life purpose at least once in a day. Now you must be wondering who your companion is in this journey. "Is it my lover?'', you may ask. Yes it is your lover, your eternal lover, God!!!

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Spiritual Awakening - The Grand Tree

The Human Being is the most advanced species of our planet, however humans are not as advanced as they can be. Humans have not reached their full potential both materially and non-materially!  Albert Einstein who is considered to be one the most intelligent humans that have ever lived on earth, only had 5% of his brain functional!!!

So what is it that we are missing out on that we haven’t grown to our fullest. A tree cannot grow big if it doesn't have deep roots. We have constantly been trying to grow materially without deepening are roots that lie in the non-material world. Unlike a tree, humans have to make a choice to grow their roots into the non-material world, and this choice is a simple choice – All you have to do is decide to awaken to the world yet unknown to you. Since you are only half-asleep, it’s possible to ask for guidance to awaken and receive this guidance as well.

Just say this silently within yourself, “What is it that I need to know to awaken’’.

As you receive and follow the guidance, which could come to you through the next person you meet or the movie you are about to see or an article already published that you are drawn to read, you start to awaken to your roots in the non-material world but, you must correspondingly awaken to your branches in the material world too – you must gather more knowledge and gather more physical strength.  There have been great sages who did long and deep meditations to awaken their roots but they were not great scientists or great athletes. Did you know, you can become a great sage, scientist, artist and athlete all together, if you choose to!!!

Awakening to our roots also makes us realize that we are all connected, that we are all drawing water from the same source – The All Mind.  So, everyone has a right to all the fruit there is, as it has come from a common source, and therefore we must not forget to share the fruits of our tree with those around us. If we don’t share, we may create a dis-balance causing people who do not possess enough fruits to attack a fruit laden tree. The greedy too can attack a fruit laden tree, so we must not forget that a fruit laden tree needs to be protected from them, and humans, being more advanced than trees have a choice to protect themselves.

A tree doesn't judge those who come to its shade, because a tree has no choice, but humans can experience the feeling of compassion by choosing not to judge and allowing people to enjoy their shade without judgement. This is a great opportunity to show acceptance and to bless our fellow beings and it comes naturally to humans with deep roots. These are some divine human potentials we may be missing out on.

On a macroscopic level, we have examples of countries that have become big trees, but have not grown deep spiritual roots and so, have not realized that - we are all one. The economy of these countries failed to grow at a good pace, for how can you have a bigger tree when the roots have not grown. In fact, a huge tree with shallow roots can collapse with its own weight!!! Haven't we seen that with big depressions in economies of materially advanced countries?

So decide to wake up dear fellow human. Awaken your roots and awaken your branches to become a grand tree which has the deepest roots and the most widespread branches. Become a grand tree that is compassionate, knowledgeable, intelligent, wise, creative, strong and agile.

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Life Is A Cruise

When you board a grand ship to go on a holiday cruise, you are immediately transported into a mood of fun and frolic. You have come to enjoy the journey for all the luxuries and the breathtaking views you will experience. The fine dining with all the gourmet dishes, some of which you have never tasted before; the romantic dance at the magnificent ballroom; the bar on the deck, on a sunny afternoon, serving the most exotic cocktails; and the swim in the open air heated pool, overlooking the vastness of the ocean! You have come aboard this luxurious cruise liner for all these, and many more, wonderful, exciting and luxurious things, to pamper your soul and to bring you that which each one of us seeks - happiness!!!

The planet earth is the grand ship which all of us have boarded for a leisurely cruise to enjoy all that it has to offer. Though it is inevitable that one day all of us have to leave the ship, some still waste their time planning for their departure from this ship or imagining their life outside the ship in what they call the 'afterlife', instead of using all the time they have, to explore this exciting place and all that the cruise has to offer. They forget that there is a life before the afterlife! Happiness is here and not there! The wisest thing is to experience all that your heart is pulled towards and not to miss out on any of the fun! Even when you are alone, look at the twinkling stars in the firmament and feel them dancing in your heart. Live your life to the fullest, else, when you are about to get off, you will regret all that you desired to do and were unable to enjoy!

Whoever has aided your cruise on planet earth will also ensure that you have all the resources to enjoy it, if only, you listen in to all the guidance being whispered into your heart and then make the necessary effort to do what you are required to do.

Humans have been travelling on this grand ship for around 200,000 years and your trip is barely about a 100 years. A very short holiday! So, why pick up fights on this cruise? Instead enjoy the journey. JOY is in the JOurneY...

Always remember, you are on a leisurely cruise and not on a hectic business trip!!!

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The Door To Your Dreams

What is it that keeps you going despite the responsibilities of family, deadlines at work, obligations of friends and navigating past your enemies?

What is it that silently pulls you through the night that is sometimes sleepless, and what is it that gently draws you through the day that is sometimes boring?

It is your heart that knows why it is here. It is the secrets your spirit whispers in to your heart. It is the deep longing for a soul mate. It is the inner desire to be appreciated for what you do. It is the dream house that you have always wanted to live in. It is the shining luxurious car you have always desired. Your dreams are like distant stars who's light is here to draw you near.

And, the most inspiring thing about this moment, the most wondrous truth of this moment is that...

This moment is the door to your dreams!

So, take a step forward, right now, for one of your dreams...

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