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When the World get’s you down, read this
The wise never give thought for the dead, nor for the living, in sentimental emotions. That which belongs to matter, heat and cold, pain and pleasure, and the values of beauty and ugliness, is impermanent. They come and they go, and nothing shall halt them, for these are the elements of the Kal, the negative…
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Attachment and the Shariyat Ki Sugmad
One day I was struggling with my views on people who are attached to this world. This was likely something bothering me, due to my own attachments. There are times that the Shariyat opens to exactly the right passage. In this case I sat in my meditation space and opened the Shariyat and it randomly…
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The Things of This World
In the Christian Bible, Jesus answers Pilate’s question on if he considers himself a king, saying: “…my Kingdom is not of this world…” It is important to note that Jesus denounces the things of this world throughout his teachings. He admonishes the rich and powerful, while praising the poor. He instructs not to store treasure…
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A Confession of Anger
This morning I was attending a Light and Sound service, online. During the HU chant, a recent event came to mind. Something I need to deal with and confess. It relates to how I lost my temper last night. The situation was that I ordered a pizza through UberEats. I noticed the delivery wasn’t updating.…
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EWD: #6 – Ask what brought me back to the Master
In the Easy Way Discourses, part 6, there’s an activity. It relates to connect to a inner master and then asking them to open my awareness to what caused me to look for the Master now. There’s a story in this part of the material of a man named Michael, chasing after the Mahanta in…
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Advice Given
During The Easy Way Discourses, part 7, I sat with an activity this morning. I visualized myself sitting at a table, and an unseen master sitting across from me. It provided advice for me: I must release the self, and attune to the True Self (Soul) in all relations with others. The words floated to…
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Through it all, Eckankar
There are times that I enjoy the teachings of Eckankar, but there are aspects of it that are sometimes hard to except. Sometimes I think of the path and wonder what my siblings would think of it. I can imagine their doubts over the past masters from hundreds or a thousand years ago, or the…
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True, Necessary, Kind
For the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed a downturn in my attitude. I haven’t been practicing the daily work as I should and it has reflected in my online discussions. The other day I read a negative review about technology. It triggered me and I ended up in a useless debate that didn’t change…
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Depression
I want to keep this online journal honest. There are times when I have doubts. Not just doubts on a specific spiritual path, but doubts of God (Sugmad) from any path. Recent events in the world has gotten me down. Perhaps the information overload of abusers, and wars has turned my head from hope. Perhaps…
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Being & Becoming
In Lesson 6 there is a practice added where the reader reaches out to the Mahanta for private instruction on the inner planes. I sat in contemplation this morning, after chanting HU and there came the words of the Mahanta. I hadn’t noticed but my vision kept drifting to a stack of books in my…
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