A Message to the Teachers of Humanity

Saturday, 18 October 2008 19:28

A Message to the Teachers of Humanity
(and to anyone else who will listen)

This world is adrift in a sea of ignorance. The blind are leading the blind, and
the deaf are teaching the dumb. Nobody sees what they are doing to themselves.
The teachers and preachers have lots to say and many odd ideas to convey, but
they do not know how to listen.

Human beings are prisoners of their own ego and imagination. They know how to
put on a show, but they don't know how to practice. They know how to perform and
how to teach others to conform, but they do not know how to reform themselves
and become real human beings.

The changes have to come from within. Samsara is outside; it is external to the
Self. Those who look outside for fulfillment become contaminated by the lies and
half-truths. Only the one who remains self-contained becomes sure of him Self
and realizes his True Nature. Others wander in the dark and try to find their
way with the neon light of personality. Their aire of self-confidence is
polluted and unhealthy, and they are soon found to be choking on the thick smog
of their own artificiality.

The Supreme Self is All Pervading and unaffected by the world of the selfish.
But the living self, the embodied soul--the man, woman, and child--is affected.
When you enter into the world of samsara, the world of suckers, you become
drained of your vital force if you associate with the vile and loathsome
persons. You need to protect yourself from those who would harm you and your
loved ones. You need to be aware and alert and realistic. You are living in the
world of matter, and this matter is not an illusion. It is the substance of
which consequences are made. For every action there is interaction; for every
interaction, there is reaction. No one escapes the results of his or her
actions. The world of samsara has no beginning and no end. The cycles of time
are beginningless. Before this Creation there existed another, and when this one
is finished, another will appear. There is neither a beginning nor end to this
sequence.

Our mind and body are precious resources. We shouldn't waste them in frivolous
pursuits, like trying to plant a garden in a gravel pit. Many human beings have
emotional holes that are deeper than the deepest granite quarry. If you dive
into the waters of that quarry, you are likely to get cut or killed by the sharp
rocks. Some people express their emotional hang-ups with sharp words, others use
sweet ones, but both hurt the same.

Before the seeds can be planted the ground must be loosened and made ready. But
if the ground is frozen, no seeds can take root. Still, we may spread some
seeds, knowing the sun will one day melt the ice. Someday, people will begin to
open their eyes and ears. The perennial wisdom will melt their images, and their
minds will again become fertile ground in which noble thoughts will sprout, and
good deeds will blossom.

It is necessary to keep our feet on the ground, otherwise we will never reap the
harvest of our heart's longing. We can't live in an imaginary world of
make-believe love and false promises. Our soul, the core of our being, is
pulling us to the center. If we go off on a tangent and get swept away by our
imagination, or the vain imaginings of others, we will never realize the essence
of Reality and will never taste the nectar of immortality (AMRITAM).

Each and every soul is an infinitesimal being. Only the Supreme Self is
infinite. When we realize that our soul (ATMAN) is pervaded by the All-Pervading
Supreme Spirit (PARAMATMAN), and that there is none equal to or comparable to
Him, we begin to realize our true nature and become the humble servant of the
Absolute. Only then can we serve the pure, undiluted Truth to the starving souls
in the world of samsara. Until then, we remain victims and perpetrators of the
famine of ignorance that has swept across the face of the earth.

Spiritual nourishment is found in the words of wisdom that spring from the
hearts of those noble souls who have surrendered their ego. Others who knowingly
or unknowingly enhance their ego become bereft of common sense and starve to
death in the world of samsara. That is, while building up their spiritual ego in
the world of samsara (as so many teachers and preachers do) they become
spiritually dead--they stop growing spiritually and become entombed in their own
mausoleums (temples, churches, synagogues, etc.). Pitiable is their plight, and
pathetic is their condition. It is pitiable, because many do not see what they
are doing to themselves, and we should have compassion upon them and speak the
truth that they may be awakened. It is pathetic because many know better, but do
not practice better, they hear but do not listen, they pain but do not change.

We should all learn from the mistakes of others, and from our own. This is the
way of the wise. The wise change, they do not complain. The wise learn, they do
not burn. Many people have been burned by the world of samsara. Many are now
being burned alive. More will be burned in the future. Those who are sensitive
to the Truth will listen and learn. Those who put wisdom into practice will no
longer be cheated by mind and ego and will remain established in Pure
Consciousness.
OM TAT SAT