As we approach Palm Sunday let us reflect on the symbol of the ever-green palms that represent the immortal soul. Let us meditate on the one life breath that unites all of life in the perfection of soul. Let us call to mind these words of the Svetasvatara Upanishad:
"The flame of pure-consciousness is eternally ignited within this body. By the meditation of Hong-Swa, all delusion having been dispelled, the Self is revealed in its effulgent glory. There is no path other than this to the attainment of immortality...Hong-Swa leads to the realization of Sohong in wisdom and bliss."
“Awakened by spiritual hope, through devotion, we come to recognize that the whole created universe is the manifested form of God, the divine reality…Ascending in pure effulgence, consciousness reveals the universal oneness.”
Read moreWhat are the perplexities of life? Human beings attempt to solve the mysteries of the natural world. We attain vast amounts of information and greater understanding yet, the body, the mind and the universe all remain a tremendous mystery to us. And that is only in the objective domain. What about the spiritual domain? The tremendous mystery of the transcendental experience perplexes us even more. What is the true nature of our subjective experience?
Read moreWhere do we set our sights in the spiritual life? Are we sailing out on the high seas of adventure to an unknown place? Or are we settling into a safe harbor? Do we seek a new dwelling place or reunite with a familiar one? Perhaps the experience is determined by the quality of our consciousness. If we are at home in the world of duality, can we find our way within the subjective realm?
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