Sri Paul Brunton:
"Once we push the gate of the mind slightly ajar and let the light stream in, the meaning of life becomes silently revealed to us. The gate may be open for one minute or for one hour, but in that period we discover the secret and neither weary time nor bitter woe can tear that priceless knowledge away from us. Words fall dead when I try to express that meaning, but whoever has felt his whole inner being melt away and dissolve into the mysterious Infinite during such meditation, as a result of constant aspiration or by the Grace of some Adept, will understand this thought I feebly trying to convey. In the still presence of that mighty power the soul walks on tip-toe."
"It is the most wonderful moment in a man's or woman's life, this illumination of the heart and mind."
"Find yourself--your Overself, and you will begin to find the meaning of life and begin to unveil the mystery of the universe. Back of each one of us there is this Overself--calm as an unruffled sky.............."
Dear Devotees,
'Pushing the gate of the mind slightly ajar', in my view, only means going within, opening the Inner Eye, and perceiving the Existence that is the Self or the Swarupa. Even a brief glimpse of the Eternity helps in the extinction of the ego totally, for, even during that brief experience of the Atma-swarupa; the universe of names and forms, including the ego-mind-body complex, is revealed to be false, floating as tiny straws on the periphery of Infinite Ocean of Consciousness. Who can express that Experience through words when even God-Guru Incarnate Sri Dakshinamurti conveyed it to Lord Brahma's Sons in Silence? However, undoubtedly, it brings about a great qualitative change in one who glimpses It, even if it be for a split of a moment. Life is no longer about only eating, sleeping, acting, desiring and achieving, in short, conducting worldly business anymore. Old ideas, concepts, achievements, et al, which were once so important, begin to appear redundant. The world which appeared so interesting loses sheen. Yes, one begins to find new, fulfilling meaning and purpose of life, and ceases to drift aimlessly and meaninglessly in an otherwise mundane life.
Thanks very much.
Pranam,
Anil