Comprehend that I am talking to you about the path of action, free of the painful battle of the opposites.
I am talking to you about action without distractions, without evasions, without fantasies, without abstractions of any kind.
Change thy character, beloved, change it through intelligent action, free of the battle of the opposites.
When the doors of fantasy are closed, the organ of intuition awakens.
Action, free of the battle of the opposites, is intuitive action, full action; for where there is plenitude, the "I" is absent.
Intuitive action leads us by the hand to the awakening of consciousness.
Let us work and rest happily, abandoning ourselves to the course of life. Let us exhaust the turbid and rotten waters of habitual thinking. Thus, into the emptiness Gnosis will flow, and with it the happiness of living.
This intelligent action, free of the battle of the opposites, elevates us to a breaking point.
Question 1: Can you please help me understand this passage?
It is urgent to stop the mental contents (chitta) from acquiring diverse forms (vrittis) during profound inner meditation.
Question 2: How is this relevant to the beginner who is interested in working with the practice taught in the "Meditation without exertion" audio lecture series? Is this one continuum of practice, everything that I am referring to here?
Thank you.
Accepted Answer
In meditation, there is the problem of being present with the mind, but not attempting to control the mind (chitta). The vibrations (the ego) arrives, and we become identified with them, so we forget our self and our consciousness sleeps. This is something that becomes clearer with meditation practice.
Meditation is supra-intellectual, it is beyond intellectual. However, the contents of all concepts - even meditation concepts - are symbolized through the dialectic of the intellect (things being known through the struggle of opposites), yet meditation is the living experience of the dialectic of the consciousness (direct intuitive knowledge).
Through meditation, we not only develop willpower and imagination, but furthermore leverage those qualities of experience in order to develop the faculties of intuition, clairvoyance, polyvoyance, etc.
It is all related. I hope I answered your questions.
Meditation is supra-intellectual, it is beyond intellectual. However, the contents of all concepts - even meditation concepts - are symbolized through the dialectic of the intellect (things being known through the struggle of opposites), yet meditation is the living experience of the dialectic of the consciousness (direct intuitive knowledge).
Through meditation, we not only develop willpower and imagination, but furthermore leverage those qualities of experience in order to develop the faculties of intuition, clairvoyance, polyvoyance, etc.
It is all related. I hope I answered your questions.
Accepted Answer
In meditation, there is the problem of being present with the mind, but not attempting to control the mind (chitta). The vibrations (the ego) arrives, and we become identified with them, so we forget our self and our consciousness sleeps. This is something that becomes clearer with meditation practice.
Meditation is supra-intellectual, it is beyond intellectual. However, the contents of all concepts - even meditation concepts - are symbolized through the dialectic of the intellect (things being known through the struggle of opposites), yet meditation is the living experience of the dialectic of the consciousness (direct intuitive knowledge).
Through meditation, we not only develop willpower and imagination, but furthermore leverage those qualities of experience in order to develop the faculties of intuition, clairvoyance, polyvoyance, etc.
It is all related. I hope I answered your questions.
Meditation is supra-intellectual, it is beyond intellectual. However, the contents of all concepts - even meditation concepts - are symbolized through the dialectic of the intellect (things being known through the struggle of opposites), yet meditation is the living experience of the dialectic of the consciousness (direct intuitive knowledge).
Through meditation, we not only develop willpower and imagination, but furthermore leverage those qualities of experience in order to develop the faculties of intuition, clairvoyance, polyvoyance, etc.
It is all related. I hope I answered your questions.
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