You remain small by identifying yourself with the body. You
think, 'I am the body'. This thought keeps you in a state of littleness. But
expand your view from 'I am the body' to 'I am the soul, the spark of the
divine.' In this way rise up from the stage of dualism to the intermediary
stage of qualified non-dualism. Then, you must expand further from 'I am the
soul, a part of the divine' to 'I am the divinity itself, I am no different
from God. God and I are always one.' That is the highest spiritual stage, the
stage of complete non-dualism. The feeling you start with, that you are the
body, is steeped in dualism; it is the very birthplace of sorrow. As long as
you are immersed in duality everything is sorrow and grief. If you identify
yourself with the supreme self everything will be happiness and joy. This is
the very beginning of expanded consciousness. It is crossing the bridge from
unreality to Reality. You will always retain your individualization, yet your
consciousness can become much more greatly expanded and immaculately One with
the divinity Itself.
You must elevate your thinking and always identify yourself
with your highest self, thus giving up the false identification with the body.
This is the proper attitude for worship. Worship in Sanskrit is called upasana;,
which means sitting near to God. But it is not enough to just sit close by and
be near. The frog sits on the lotus but does it benefit from the sweet nectar
that is in the lotus? Just being near the Lord is of no use; you must also be
dear to him. You must be able to taste the honey.
Your neighbors may be very near to you, but you do not get
too deeply affected by whatever problems and difficulties they may be
experiencing. Compared with this, if your husband or son is half a world away
and you don't get a letter for even one week, you begin to worry. In this case
the body is far away, but your mutual love makes you near and dear. Your
relationship with your neighbors is not charged with the same love, although
they are very near. Consider another example. In a house there may be some mice
and ants running around. Do you call them your friends? Along with physical
nearness there must also be dearness. A deep feeling of love must develop and
permeate the relationship. You must be near and dear to the Lord.
Thus have you attained a greater sense of union with the
divinity that you are and have always been. Next, you must flood your subtle
bodies with this energy of realization while retaining your relationship with
the Universal Father, eternal Son, and Infinite Spirit through the Circuits of
the Source - indwelling Father, all-pervading Son, and Infinite Mother
who is also omnipresent within this local universe.
Reach this moment and this day to the Spirit of Truth Holy
Comforter of Christ Michael. In this way will you build the conviction of Truth
within the unchanging Reality of the divine presence right within you, as you.
In Service to bless, prosper, heal, and illuminate the way
unto the Father of all Mercies,
Esu Kumara
