Just look away from all that happens in your mind and bring it to
the feeling "I am". The "I am" is not a direction. It is the
negation of all direction. Ultimately even the "I am" will have
to go, for you need not keep on asserting what is obvious.
Nisargadatta Maharaj
The rapture of love, the moment of euphoria in which we forget
everything else (reason, wisdom, prudence, social rules, human
interests etc), is but an image of the mystical bliss.
Today's issue features an article from one of the great writers
and pioneers on the subject of mind power: William Walter
Atkinson. The article is a classic.
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MAN can build up his mind and make it what he wills. In fact, we
are mind-building every hour of our lives, either consciously or
unconsciously. The majority of us are doing the work
unconsciously, but those who have seen a little below the surface
of things have taken the matter in hand and have become conscious
creators of their own mentality. They are no longer subject to
the suggestions and influences of others but have become masters
of themselves.
They assert the “I,” and compel obedience from the subordinate
mental faculties. The “I” is the sovereign of the mind, and what
we call WILL is the instrument of the “I.” Of course, there is
something back of this, and the Universal Will is higher than the
Will of the Individual, but the latter is in much closer touch
with the Universal Will than is generally supposed, and when one
conquers the lower self, and asserts the “I,” he becomes in close
touch with the Universal Will and partakes largely of its
wonderful power. The moment one asserts the “I,” and “finds
himself,” he establishes a close connection between the
Individual Will and the Universal Will. But before he is able to
avail himself of the mighty power at his command, he must first
effect the Mastery of the lower self.
Think of the absurdity of Man claiming to manifest powers, when
he is the slave of the lower parts of his mental being, which
should be subordinate. Think of a man being the slave of his
moods, passions, animal appetites and lower faculties, and at the
same time trying to claim the benefits of the Will. Now, I am not
preaching asceticism, which seems to me to be a confession of
weakness. I am speaking of Self-Mastery - the assertion of the
“I” over the subordinate parts of oneself. In the higher view of
the subject, this “I” is the only real Self, and the rest is the
non-self; but our space does not permit the discussion of this
point, and we will use the word “self’ as meaning the entire man.
Before a man can assert the “I” in its full strength he must
obtain the complete mastery of the subordinate parts of the self.
All things are good when we learn to master them, but no thing is
good when it masters us. Just so long as we allow the lower
portions of the self to give us orders, we are slaves. It is only
when the “I” mounts his throne and lifts the scepter, that order
is established and things assume their proper relation to each
other.
We are finding no fault with those who are swayed by their lower
selves - they are in a lower grade of evolution, and will work up
in time. But we are calling the attention of those who are ready,
to the fact that the Sovereign must assert his will, and that the
subjects must obey. Orders must be given and carried out.
Rebellion must be put down, and the rightful authority insisted
upon. And the time to do it is Now.
You have been allowing your rebellious subjects to keep the King
from his throne. You have been allowing the mental kingdom to be
misgoverned by irresponsible faculties. You have been the slaves
of Appetite, Unworthy Thoughts, Passion and Negativity.
The Will has been set aside and Low Desire has usurped the
throne. It is time to re-establish order in the mental kingdom.
You are able to assert the mastery over any emotion, appetite,
passion or class of thoughts by the assertion of the Will. You
can order Fear to go to the rear; Jealousy to leave your
presence; Hate to depart from your sight; Anger to hide itself;
Worry to cease troubling you; Uncontrolled Appetite and Passion
to bow in submission and to become humble slaves instead of
masters - all by the assertion of the “I.”
You may surround yourself with the glorious company of Courage,
Love and Self-Control, by the same means. You may put down the
rebellion and secure peace and order in your mental kingdom if
you will but utter the mandate and insist upon its execution.
Before you march forth to empire, you must establish the proper
internal condition - must show your ability to govern you own
kingdom. The first battle is the conquest of the lesser self by
the Real Self.
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