Society trains us to be out of sync with the Universe. Society sets the expectation in us that there is an end to what you are doing now and then you will enjoy life. Study well, you will be fine. Get a good job, you will be fine. Get married and you will settle down. Have a car and a house, you will be fine. Save for your retirement, you are fine. Get enough insurance and so on. On the contrary, Universe is expanding all the time. It has no tiredness and boredom. It is easy to see that society trains us to be out of sync with the Universe. This is at the root of our suffering. This article talks about the one thing that we should never stop doing.
Where are we stuck?
The 9th verse of the Isa Upanishad throws light on this. It states that those who said YES to ignorance are immersed in blinding darkness; but those who think they are “learned”, immerse themselves in even greater darkness. When we declare that we “know”, our seeking stops and that is the death knell for knowledge to get revealed and express through us.
Are there people who are not in this trap?
An enlightened being is one who has broken this societal trap. An enlightened being is a person whose mind has disappeared so (s)he constantly goes through new experiences and expands by continuously seeking. The key word is “seeking.” In who the capacity ‘not to seek’ has disappeared is an enlightened being.
In us, still there is a part of our mind which can put us in boredom or tiredness. This can make us stop seeking one day. This is why we are still seekers. If the seeking becomes eternal, there will be no part of the mind that exists to make us bored or tired. This ensures that one will be a seeker forever. That state makes one an enlightened being.
The Practice
Universe is a happening. Even all enlightened beings continue to seek. If even enlightened beings are expanding, seeking, happening, then, you should be seeking. Kill all parts of you trying to become stagnant. Any stagnation is disease. With your body, if you are able to bend 40 degrees, make it at least 41 degrees the next day; don’t stagnate. With your mind, if you are able to understand some concepts for five minutes, make it at least 6 minutes the next day. Killing all parts of stagnation in you by the constant inspiration and excitement is seeking.
What should not ever be stopped?
Any moment, if you stop seeking, you start worshipping ignorance. Never stop seeking. Seeking should become your very being. Keep constantly looking for reality. Don’t allow any stagnation; all stagnation is stupidity. Stagnation is stupidity. If somebody is stuck, that is hell, the most cursed space.
Stop the worship of ignorance, never stop your seeking for any reason. Let your seeking be continued.
Keep your seeking alive. Awaken continuously!
Based on satsangs delivered by rare Living Incarnation Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam
Satsang : 18th April 2015
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