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BIRTH

AND

DEATH

Birth and death, bondage and freedom, pleasure and pain, gain and loss ‑ all are mental creations. Transcend the pairs of opposites. You were never born, you will never die. It is the physical body that goes and comes. The self is all‑full, all‑pervading, infinite and partless.

Recognise that you are the living truth. Realise that you are always inseparable from the one essence that is the substratum of all these illusory names and forms. Get yourself firmly established in Brahman. Nothing can disturb you now. You have become invulnerable. Feel this through intuition when you enter into the supreme silence.

The god of death will tremble before you now. By your command the sun shines, the fire burns and the wind blows. Thou art beyond time, space and causation. Just as the clouds hide the sun, so also the darkness of ignorance, the clouds of the vasanas (mental conditioning) and egoism, are hiding the jnana surya (sun of wisdom) that is ever shining in the chambers of your heart.

Through meditation and attainment of self‑knowledge (atma‑jnana) you will dispel the dark clouds of ignorance. Now you will shine in Brahmic splendour and glory. Proclaim this truth everywhere.

You must not be afraid of maya (illusion) now. She is under your perfect control. Stand firm like yonder rock. Be adamantine. Now move about in the world like a lion. Now go and lift up the young struggling souls out of the mire of samsara (worldly life).

Disseminate knowledge of the self. Love all. Be kind to all. Expand thy heart. Have space in thy heart for all, even for the man who is trying to poison you.

Do not come under the influence of sudden impulses. Do not be carried away by the force of emotions, no matter how noble they may be. Be ever vigilant. Be ever diligent. Be not troubled. Be not anxious. Be not idle. Wait coolly. You are bound to succeed. Develop courage by feeling you are the atman. Deny the " I am the body " idea. Practise meditation. All difficulties will come to an end. You will enjoy unalloyed bliss

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I agree - but:

First one has to release all " identities " (including

the body) and/or be able to recognize that one can

either be them or NOT be them.

Meditation helps this - to recognize who one really

is. However, for those who still are connected to the

very essence of the " game " they have decided to play

(meaning believing they don't have something and then

trying to get it through means of the physical

universe) knowing that life and death is a creation,

is a very difficult concept to believe.

One can either believe the " illusion " that one is

" separate " or not, but the more " serious " it becomes

for someone, the more " solid " the belief.

When you can raise your emotional levels into a much

more " know " (not a " knowledge " ) beyond emotions,

level, then the below comes easy. Otherwise, it can

be like swimming upstream like a salmon .

Lyn

--- Ganesh *** <Kriyababa1@...> wrote:

> *BIRTH* *AND* *DEATH*

> Birth and death, bondage and freedom, pleasure and

> pain, gain and loss ‑ all

> are mental creations. Transcend the pairs of

> opposites. You were never born,

> you will never die. It is the physical body that

> goes and comes. The self is

> all‑full, all‑pervading, infinite and partless.

>

> Recognise that you are the living truth. Realise

> that you are always

> inseparable from the one essence that is the

> substratum of all these

> illusory names and forms. Get yourself firmly

> established in Brahman.

> Nothing can disturb you now. You have become

> invulnerable. Feel this through

> intuition when you enter into the supreme silence.

>

> The god of death will tremble before you now. By

> your command the sun

> shines, the fire burns and the wind blows. Thou art

> beyond time, space and

> causation. Just as the clouds hide the sun, so also

> the darkness of

> ignorance, the clouds of the vasanas (mental

> conditioning) and egoism, are

> hiding the jnana surya (sun of wisdom) that is ever

> shining in the chambers

> of your heart.

>

> Through meditation and attainment of

> self‑knowledge (atma‑jnana) you will

> dispel the dark clouds of ignorance. Now you will

> shine in Brahmic splendour

> and glory. Proclaim this truth everywhere.

>

> You must not be afraid of maya (illusion) now. She

> is under your perfect

> control. Stand firm like yonder rock. Be adamantine.

> Now move about in the

> world like a lion. Now go and lift up the young

> struggling souls out of the

> mire of samsara (worldly life).

>

> Disseminate knowledge of the self. Love all. Be kind

> to all. Expand thy

> heart. Have space in thy heart for all, even for the

> man who is trying to

> poison you.

>

> Do not come under the influence of sudden impulses.

> Do not be carried away

> by the force of emotions, no matter how noble they

> may be. Be ever vigilant.

> Be ever diligent. Be not troubled. Be not anxious.

> Be not idle. Wait coolly.

> You are bound to succeed. Develop courage by feeling

> you are the atman. Deny

> the " I am the body " idea. Practise meditation. All

> difficulties will come to

> an end. You will enjoy unalloyed bliss

>

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On 9/28/07, Laffin Lyn <arrayofsunn@...> wrote:

I agree - but:First one has to release all " identities " (includingthe body) and/or be able to recognize that one caneither be them or NOT be them.Meditation helps this - to recognize who one really

is. However, for those who still are connected to thevery essence of the " game " they have decided to play(meaning believing they don't have something and thentrying to get it through means of the physical

universe) knowing that life and death is a creation,is a very difficult concept to believe.One can either believe the " illusion " that one is " separate " or not, but the more " serious " it becomes

for someone, the more " solid " the belief.When you can raise your emotional levels into a muchmore " know " (not a " knowledge " ) beyond emotions,level, then the below comes easy. Otherwise, it can

be like swimming upstream like a salmon .:)Lyn --- Ganesh *** <Kriyababa1@...

> wrote:> *BIRTH* *AND* *DEATH* > Birth and death, bondage and freedom, pleasure and> pain, gain and loss ‑ all> are mental creations. Transcend the pairs of> opposites. You were never born,

> you will never die. It is the physical body that> goes and comes. The self is> all‑full, all‑pervading, infinite and partless.> > Recognise that you are the living truth. Realise> that you are always

> inseparable from the one essence that is the> substratum of all these> illusory names and forms. Get yourself firmly> established in Brahman.> Nothing can disturb you now. You have become

> invulnerable. Feel this through> intuition when you enter into the supreme silence.> > The god of death will tremble before you now. By> your command the sun> shines, the fire burns and the wind blows. Thou art

> beyond time, space and> causation. Just as the clouds hide the sun, so also> the darkness of> ignorance, the clouds of the vasanas (mental> conditioning) and egoism, are> hiding the jnana surya (sun of wisdom) that is ever

> shining in the chambers> of your heart.> > Through meditation and attainment of> self‑knowledge (atma‑jnana) you will> dispel the dark clouds of ignorance. Now you will> shine in Brahmic splendour

> and glory. Proclaim this truth everywhere.> > You must not be afraid of maya (illusion) now. She> is under your perfect> control. Stand firm like yonder rock. Be adamantine.> Now move about in the

> world like a lion. Now go and lift up the young> struggling souls out of the> mire of samsara (worldly life).> > Disseminate knowledge of the self. Love all. Be kind> to all. Expand thy

> heart. Have space in thy heart for all, even for the> man who is trying to> poison you.> > Do not come under the influence of sudden impulses.> Do not be carried away> by the force of emotions, no matter how noble they

> may be. Be ever vigilant.> Be ever diligent. Be not troubled. Be not anxious.> Be not idle. Wait coolly.> You are bound to succeed. Develop courage by feeling> you are the atman. Deny

> the " I am the body " idea. Practise meditation. All> difficulties will come to> an end. You will enjoy unalloyed bliss> __________________________________________________________

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