posted on Aug, 2 2010 @ 07:52 PM
Hi sister,
This is the first time I've written anything on this site,not because there aren't interesting subjects on it but because I don't feel I
know enough about any of them to be a valid contributor - but your particular thread really caught my attention because it could be me a short while
ago, and it sounded like a genuine call for information on the subject of our purpose in this strange world.
There's no doubt that you're right about us being in a prison-we're all foreigners in this land! Problem is we've been in it so long
we've forgotten who we really are and where we came from.True spiritual masters say that everything comes from the Supreme Being,that originally we
were one with that being,but we have been coming to and going from this world for so long we have come to accept that this is all we are.In reality we
are not humans,we may be right now but we could be here in any form - we are souls having a human experience, and as humans we have the chance to get
out of this cycle of birth and death if we choose,as you clearly have,to search for the way out,and the way out - is in - inside us,but to find that
way we need the guidance of a spiritual master who knows the way and has already found his original self - has realized his oneness with the Supreme
Being,without such help we are trying to beat the mind with the mind - a bit like trying to put out a fire with petrol! I have been very fortunate in
finding such a teacher.They say that when the student is ready the master appears and this was true with me - any earlier in my life and I could not
have accepted him because I knew that everything I needed was within,but knowing this is not enough - even masters themselves need a master(Jesus went
to John the Baptist to be"baptized") - we have the fuel inside us but we need a spark as it were from one who is already"ignited".The master acts
as the link to draw us in the right direction.He is like a good cook who doesn't just talk about a dish and tell us how delicious it is - he gives us
the recipe and says go and make it for yourself then you will have first-hand knowledge. The difficulty comes in recognizing a real master and the
real masters say that really you can't be sure until you practice what they ask you to do,but a true master will definitely not charge you any
money,he will ask you to keep to a vegetarian diet(to reduce karma)and he will teach you how to meditate on the inner sound referred to in the bible
(but never talked about)as the Word,so that you can learn the art of "dying while living"(in the bible somewhere St.Paul said"I die daily") The
masters teach that the soul has two abilities-to hear and to see. When you think about it,if we are lost in the dark outside,we first listen for
sounds to give us the direction to go in,then we look for lights to show where houses might be. It's the same inside - we focus on the eye centre(so
called third eye) and listen to the sound and this orientates us in the direction of our higher being,then as it draws us up the light becomes
apparent. In the bible(and other religious works) the eye centre is referred to as the 10th door because the other 9 doors lead outwards(viz
eyes,nose,mouth and lower apertures). I could go on - There's lots on this meditation practice and the masters who taught it in various religious
books - the important thing(that religious followers don't realize) is that he/she should be living in this world - a master who lived 500 or
whatever years ago is no more use than a dead doctor when you're ill. I wish you great success in your search - they say that in reality it is the
Supreme Being who decides when He will put us on the path and take us home,so you can be sure that if you have a strong urge to seek you will most
definitely find!