The highest principle to be attained in the ascent of human consciousness is the Truth divine. Truth is indivisible, indestructible and the support of everything that exists in this world and beyond. It cannot be defined because the lower cannot qualify the higher or to put it simply a part cannot define the whole.
The aspiration of the part to merge with the whole is inherent in every action. The individual self is always gravitating towards the Absolute. Irrespective of whether its engaged in a material or spiritual pursuit the individual self is always desiring the truth. In the former its approaching the truth in ignorance and in the latter its approaching with wisdom.
In the process of aspiring for the Truth, the individual self embarks on a journey of meditation where a conscious attempt is made to withdraw from the external and focus ones energy on the inner self. If the self has reached a reasonable level of maturity where it can silence the mind, the self may experience glimpses of the truth divine by its grace.
This experience becomes possible only when the individual self opens itself up threadbare to the light of the divine truth. This experience does not belong to the self but is the nature of the truth itself. Truth when perceived from the individual self devoid of the individual differentiated consciousness (ego) becomes an experience.
The experience due to its power emanating from the divine carries tremendous force and causes a stirring of consciousness that descends in the lower expressions of the truth - in the intellect, mind and the physical consciousness. The intellect gets illumined with intuitions and realizations that enable it to function coherently with the divine will and thus enable the self to ascend higher towards the Truth divine. The mind becomes calm and eventually silent and the the physical body feels rested and in harmony with the physical nature.
It would be foolish on the part of the individual self to define the nature of the experience itself as the experience belongs to the Truth and is brought about by the stripping the individual differentiated consciousness, that does not persist after the experience is over. But the experience does leave its trace in the form of a realization or understanding that can be expressed and consumed for walking the path towards realizing the truth. This understanding is unblemished and pure and guides the self towards the divine. The expression of this understanding becomes possible but its consumption is not guaranteed and depends on the ability of the listener to be receptive to this knowledge from the beyond.
The aspiration of the part to merge with the whole is inherent in every action. The individual self is always gravitating towards the Absolute. Irrespective of whether its engaged in a material or spiritual pursuit the individual self is always desiring the truth. In the former its approaching the truth in ignorance and in the latter its approaching with wisdom.
In the process of aspiring for the Truth, the individual self embarks on a journey of meditation where a conscious attempt is made to withdraw from the external and focus ones energy on the inner self. If the self has reached a reasonable level of maturity where it can silence the mind, the self may experience glimpses of the truth divine by its grace.
This experience becomes possible only when the individual self opens itself up threadbare to the light of the divine truth. This experience does not belong to the self but is the nature of the truth itself. Truth when perceived from the individual self devoid of the individual differentiated consciousness (ego) becomes an experience.
The experience due to its power emanating from the divine carries tremendous force and causes a stirring of consciousness that descends in the lower expressions of the truth - in the intellect, mind and the physical consciousness. The intellect gets illumined with intuitions and realizations that enable it to function coherently with the divine will and thus enable the self to ascend higher towards the Truth divine. The mind becomes calm and eventually silent and the the physical body feels rested and in harmony with the physical nature.
It would be foolish on the part of the individual self to define the nature of the experience itself as the experience belongs to the Truth and is brought about by the stripping the individual differentiated consciousness, that does not persist after the experience is over. But the experience does leave its trace in the form of a realization or understanding that can be expressed and consumed for walking the path towards realizing the truth. This understanding is unblemished and pure and guides the self towards the divine. The expression of this understanding becomes possible but its consumption is not guaranteed and depends on the ability of the listener to be receptive to this knowledge from the beyond.
