Bhakti Yoga

Love 4

Thank You Aum. Thank You Bha. Thank You Gye Nyame.

Thank You Aum. Thank You Bha. Thank You Gayatri.

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"From where does this “I” arise? Seek for it within; it then

vanishes. This is the pursuit of wisdom. When the mind

unceasingly investigates its own nature, it transpires that

there is no such thing as mind. This is the direct path for all.

The mind is merely thoughts. Of all thoughts the thought “I”

is the root." – Ramana Maharshi

2

Moreover, we know from experience that this spiritual practice

of remembering You is definitely helping us return to harmony

with You. Through You, we are in harmony with the universe

and all within it.

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“Inner silence is not just the absence of thoughts. No! Silence

is the blossoming of our indomitable inner will. Silence is our

inner wisdom-light.”

— Sri Chinmoy

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Of all structural bodies, You are the keel. Of guides, You are

the Supreme Helsman, Pilot, Co-pilot and Steward. Thank

You for allowing us the intelligence to choose You and Your

Most Righteous Will, The Way of Peace. 

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You, the Most Holy and Wise, pervade and transcend the oceans,

the air, the original primeval sound, the most subtle vibrations, and

the Original "I" thought. Truly, You are the Original and last Witness

of the Original "I" thought.

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You are within and beyond the five temporary material elements from which

this body is made. All things and being, including the illusory mind, intelligence,

and ego are within Your permanence, and Your permanence is within them. 

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We thank You for helping us to be fully aware of the arrival

a uninvited thought inside our consciousness. That one

thought, if not driven out and neutralized by thoughts of

You, will invite other uninvited thoughts, related and

unrelated.  

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Those related and unrelated thoughts will invite their

associates into our naturally pure and quiet consciousness.

Before long they will be a mob of thoughts in our consciousness

wreaking havoc. Thank You for teaching us how to know the

Self ever better. The more this happens and we fix our awareness

on this Omnipresent, Supreme Awareness, the more thoughts not of

You dissolve from our consciousness and hence the consciousness

returns to its original quietude and Tranquil, Blissful,

No thingness.

9

You are The Supreme Teacher, Ruler and Most Righteous

Guide. Awakening our dormant love for You by always

studying about You is resuscitating us to our original Pure

Consciousness. 

10

If we are to have a civilization of Truth, Righteous, Love, and

Peace, then it must be built on a spiritual foundation with

You at the center. The beginning of the spiritual foundation is

seeing the self as not a body with a soul, but as a soul with a

body. Gradually, we are able to see You, the Supreme

Soul, in everybody.

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Our intelligence is purified by always thinking of You.

We think of You, we concentrate on You, we meditate

on You pervading and transcending forms and

formlessness. In this fashion, we gradually experience

You as our Supreme Love, the Source of all attraction.

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We think of You, we concentrate on You, we meditate on

You as the Supreme Love, the Selfless, Immortal,

Omnipresent Reality, which exists within Itself while

simultaneously pervading and transcending all.  

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Our goal is to Know You ever better and to experience You

evermore, to see You, our Supreme Loving Awareness,

looking out through every body and vibration throughout

Your Cosmic Manifestations. With our union with You

comes healing of our fragmented consciousness and our

broken identity, individually and communally.

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We think of You, we concentrate on You, we meditate on You

as the Supreme Loving Unity within all diversity. You are

pervading, transcending, and witnessing the comings and

goings of the seemingly vast and variegated energy generally

known as the Cosmic Manifestations.