Dealing with Inertia

Dealing with Inertia – by Guruji Krishnananda

There is a Life-force in and around us everywhere on earth. It is like a special gift. Along with this Life-force, there is another, almost opposing, force called Inertia. Again, Inertia is in us and everywhere as well.
Inertia is not a negative force, it is a kind of passive force. It does not cause any damage or anything else like that but it somehow discourages life. Perhaps, God introduced Inertia to test us.
I received an email which read – ‘I have lot of time, I have all facilities, but I cannot meditate.’ People say help me, I don’t know how to help with their inertia. Nobody can help except the individuals themselves. When dealing with Inertia, let us not blame ourselves entirely and blame Inertia, just a little.
We have to get over this Inertia. How? By making efforts. We may fail but we have to make more efforts every time. There is no other way. If you want to achieve something you have to make efforts. Simply sitting, intending, or dreaming does not help. We have to not only make up our mind but also make efforts using our will power. Unless we make efforts we cannot come up in life.
Sometimes we have to deal with the collective global Inertia, maybe because of the oneness. Each one of us is a part of the collective human consciousness. We have our individual share of Inertia. Here we have to understand a lot. Individual Inertia itself will make us sleep and not meditate. People discontinue Meditations for months; for years there will be a disconnect, even a total disconnect. But when we are aware of these factors, we must fight Inertia, get rid of it through our endeavours.
When we have to deal with the global Inertia, imagine what happens. Even here and everywhere, every time, Light helps. Think of the Light. Take help from Light. Try to bring in Light, suddenly there will be a kind of freshness in us. Suddenly this cloud of Inertia is removed and we will be filled with Life-force and enthusiasm.

(Source: Guruji Speaks Volume 5)
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Enlightenment

Enlightenment
(Based on the teachings of Guruji Krishnananda)

Samadhi is beginning of our Spiritual jurney

Before we reach the ultimate state of Enlightenment, we go through many stages of awakening.

It begins with the understanding at the intellectual level that we are souls and not these bodies. This understanding may come from reading a book or from some other source.

This understanding may lead to the realisation that we are just visitors to this planet and we are not permanent residents here. We realise that we come from a different Source, which is our true Home, and we have to go back someday. This is another awakening.

When we realise that we are particles of Light, which is God Himself, and that we are here to experience the Creation, it is yet another awakening.
The Creation was brought forth by God with the sole purpose of providing us the opportunities to experience.

The intellectual understanding that we are souls should ultimately lead to the realisation of this Truth by direct experience. We must be able to experience that we are not our body.

That is the beginning of Enlightenment.

Becoming aware of God’s Presence is an important step in Enlightenment. When we become aware of God’s Presence, we love Him and His Creation. We love this earth and everything on it because God created it. This realization is not easy.

When we love God, we should manifest it by loving all of His Creation, which also is not easy for many.

We must realise that life-force is an important factor in Creation and we must manifest it. We bring out life-force when we celebrate life by living life fully. Life-force is what makes us sing, dance and dream. All poetry comes from life-force.

We experience the joy of living when we bring out life-force. This also is a part of the awakening process.

A person on the way to Enlightenment will accept all the imperfections of this world without grumbling, complaining or getting angry. He will always be happy because he lives in Light and is on the way to becoming Light.

Even after Enlightenment (becoming Light), Sadhana continues under the guidance of God Himself. He is the Guru after Enlightenment. We require His guidance forever.

Spiritual goals

Spiritual goals
(Based on the teachings of Guruji Krishnananda)

“What is a Spiritual goal?”, asked a seeker on the Spiritual Path.

A Spiritual goal is one that fulfils the purpose of coming down to this earth. We have taken birth to experience and celebrate life here. So, experiencing the beauty and the diversity on this earth and living life fully is a Spiritual goal.

To learn to overcome our negativity, to experience and manifest peace and love, and to align with the Divine are all Spiritual goals.

To fill our world with vibrations of harmony, to manifest the life-force, and to experience and spread the Divine Light to the whole world are Spiritual goals.

After appreciating and experiencing the life in this Material Cosmos, we have to return to our origin in the Divine Planes. So, going back home is also a Spiritual goal.

But instead of going back to our origin, we can choose to stay here and help others achieve their Spiritual goals. The prospect of helping others is a wonderful opportunity. If we choose to help others, we will be taking up the work of the Rishis (Light Masters). This is a very great Spiritual goal because it is the goal of the Rishis.

The Rishis have achieved the highest. They are here to help us realise our Spiritual goals. They are here to help us choose to help others and join the Rishis’ work, which is huge.

Even after choosing to work for the Rishis, we must try to attain perfection because, even that is a Spiritual goal.

When we attain perfection, we are fully aligned with the Divine and we manifest the Divine all the time. This is our ultimate goal.