Self- Realization

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broken through to the Self, ParaSiva, he has the possibility of the full use of

his mind, the higher states of consciousness as well as the full understanding

of lower states of consciousness and how his individual awareness travels from

one state to another. The mere fact he has broken through to samadhi means that

he was able to justify experience enough in his subconscious mind so that his

subconscious mind could fall into line, into the habit pattern of pure

concentration. When the conscious mind is in concentration upon one single

thing, the subconscious mind is in concentration also, following the pattern of

the conscious mind, on one particular thing. Then that expands consciousness

automatically into the superconscious state of mind. With the understanding of

the functioning of the superconscious mind, and not being deluded by any of the

ramifications of the superconscious mind, often a renunciate has managed to go

right into the very core and actually break

through to the Self. This is what has happened to him. Each soul comes into

Self Realization differently, because each has a different mind, a different

subconscious mind and a different conscious mind, with a different nature, so

naturally his reaction through experience before the experience of Self

Realization and his reaction afterwards, being of the conscious and

subconscious mind, is going to be different, depending upon his background and

understanding and his nationality, etc.

mso-bidi-font-size: 13.5pt"> The teachings of yoga are so basically simple and

so basically concrete. And the most beautiful thing in the world, on

contemplation, is the simplest thing in the world. The most beautiful design is

the simplest design. So, simply since one has realized the Self and gone into

nirvikalpa samadhi once, then obviously the simplest thing to do is to do it

again. This is the practice of samadhi. When one has accomplished this a second

time, do it again. Realize the Self again and again and again. Each time the

renunciate comes out of samadhi, he will rebound, and it is like popping back

into a different aspect of the mind. Or, he will actually have more conscious

awareness of the mind and totality of the mind. In other words, he will

have a greater capacity of expanded consciousness. Or, in still other words, he

will become consciously more superconscious for longer periods of time each

time he experiences nirvikalpa samadhi. When a beginning devotee is going up

the path, he is spontaneously superconscious now and again. After his first

samadhi, he has realized that he has had longer periods of superconsciousness.

After his second samadhi, he will be more and more aware of the superconscious

mind, and after the next samadhi, he will be even more and more aware of the

superconscious mind. However, each will unfold the superconscious mind and

superconscious possibilities, powers, etc., differently

than another, due to the fact that all have different backgrounds, personalities

and such; for though he realizes the Self, the entirety of the basic nature does

not change. However, his understanding of his own control of his tendencies, the

overall control that he has, and his ability to mold his own life -- that starts

a process which transforms him gradually and increasingly as he becomes more and

more familiar with the laws of going into and out of nirvikalpa samadhi.

13.5pt"> ------------Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami

Sivaya Namah

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