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(Liberation with the Power of Mantra)
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In this book, I focus on Self-awareness, repetition of the mantra, inquiry and elimination of selfish tendencies through a mantra of God's name and prayer.
Repetition of a mantra of God´s names is considered the most suitable and effective practice for most aspirants. The constant repetition of a mantra throughout the day is indeed one of the most effective ways to remain constantly alert, to keep the attention and mind firmly focused on our true Self within (Self-awareness), to purify the mind and heart and to eliminate egoic tendencies.
I wish this book will inspire you and help you to live aware of your true Self (Essence, Consciousness), to free yourself from selfish tendencies, desires, attachments and weaknesses and live in peace, freedom and plemitude.
Contents
- Gratitude – Dedications
- Prayers for World Peace
- Meditative Prayer of Oneness
- Prologue
UNITY I
- Our True Nature is Happiness
- Our True Self (Consciousness)
- The Ego and the Self
- How the Ego Deludes us
- The Tree of the Ego
- Ego, our Illusory Identity
- Desire and Freedom
UNITY II
- Self-awareness
- Developing Self-awareness
- Activities to Develop Self-awareness
- The Ability of Self-observation
- Self-awareness and Self-observation
UNITY III
- The Repetition of Mantra and God´s Name
- The Repetition of the Mantra and Karma Yoga
- Turning Actions into Spiritual Practice
- Self-observation and the Dissolution of the Ego
- Developing Acceptance
- The Dissolution of the Ego through Prayer and the Mantra
- Inquiry into a Tendency and its Dissolution
- The Dissolution of Ego and Desires and Liberation
- The Nights of Spiritual Practice
- Satsang (Union or Meeting for Truth)
- Stay Firm in your Practice
- Biography
- Appendix
Prologue
Although theoretical knowledge is important, my books are oriented to practice because only through practice we can purify our mind and heart, realise our true Self (Consciousness, Spirit, Being) and oneness with God. Since our true Self (the apparently individual Consciousness) is identical with God (Absolute Consciousness), by realizing our true Self we know God.
Realization of our true Self and established in the Self is the purpose for which we were born into a human body. With the complete dissolution of the ego (root and branch) and our establishment in our true Self, we are free from pain and suffering and live in the freedom, fullness, peace and bliss of God.
In this book, I focus on Self-awareness, repetition of the mantra, inquiry and elimination of selfish tendencies through a mantra of God's name and prayer.
What prevents us from being transformed internally and attaining liberation (Self-realization, enlightenment) is the lower rajasotamasic[1] ego. The lower ego keeps us identified and attached to the body, the mental and emotional tendencies and habits, impulses, desires and programming and creates a veil that hinders the realization of our immortal, unchanging, timeless, indestructible, always peaceful and blissful Divine Self.
[1] the rajasotamasic ego: the ego has various aspects. Concerning the three gunas, I classify the ego in the higher sattvic ego and the lower rajasotamasic ego because the rajas and tamas gunas cause suffering, identification with the body, mind and objects and prevent us from living in conscious union with our inner Self while the sattva, on the other hand, enables us to live in harmony, love, peace and happiness and conscious union with our Self. (Read about the ego in the topic 'Ego, our illusory identity').
Therefore, the central goal of spirituality and self-knowledge is the elimination of the multifaceted ego through continuous systematic practice and a well-organised sattvic lifestyle.
Essential factors in the elimination of the ego and the awakening to our true nature are the moment-to-moment vigilance, Self-awareness (awareness of the silent space of Consciousness within), mindful self-observation, meditation, Self-enquiry and the repetition of a mantra (Japa).
Repetition of a mantra of God´s names is considered the most suitable and effective practice for most aspirants. The constant repetition of a mantra throughout the day is indeed one of the most effective ways to remain constantly alert, to keep the attention and mind firmly focused on our true Self within (Self-awareness), to purify the mind and heart and to eliminate egoic tendencies.
I wish this book will inspire you and help you to live aware of your true Self (Essence, Consciousness) and to free yourself from selfish tendencies, desires, attachments and weaknesses.
I wish that your efforts are auspicious, that they bring light, peace, love and harmony to your life and that you achieve self-realization (liberation, God-realization) in this very life.
COMMENT: By God, I do not mean an Entity outside and separate from us, but the intelligent creative Consciousness that creates and sustains both us and the entire cosmos and expresses itself in us as the seemingly individual Consciousness.
Peace, Love, Harmony