by Michael Mamas | Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Clarifying Confusion, The Gods |
With my cultural upbringing, the idea of speaking with God seemed too far-fetched for me to accept. That, compounded with the New Age channels and ‘psychics’, left me with a great deal of skepticism.
Yet when I was told by Holy men on several different occasions that I spoke the language of the Gods, I knew what they were talking about. I was confronted by all of this directly when Pandit Prasad told me I should go to the temple every morning and speak with Shiva. Though many astounding confirmations of what He said came forth, I was still uncomfortable talking about it.
This morning when I was doing my mantras at the temple, I could feel Lord Shiva calling me to sit. By now, I know that feeling and knew He has something to say. I sat and he proceeded to clarify the issue as follows.
Super ego is a term from psychology that refers to the inner voices of authority you hear inside your head. It is your mother, father, teacher, role model, etc. speaking. It is the words of those you have taken on as an authority figure. It is riddled with your and their samskaras… their limited thinking… their conditioning… their distortions. Now that is not to say that you should not listen to the wisdom and guidance they offer, but that is another topic.
The point here is that if you remove the samskaras as per Vasistha’s discourses in the Yoga Vasistha, then what the super ego becomes is the word of God. It is only our stresses and strains, i.e. our conditioned and limited thinking that prevents us from hearing God’s words clearly.
The Gods do not speak in our worldly language. They speak directly to your soul as sublime inner knowings within your soul. When your inner knowings cease to be colored by the surface of your life, and instead become expressions of the Divinity within, you understand the language of the Gods, and they will speak to you. This is on Their terms, not the terms of your small self.
To hear the Gods speak, to know the language of the Gods, the small self must cease to be. It must become only a virtual image projected upon the field of maya, there only in order to interface with the world of maya.
When your super ego becomes your Super Ego, you can speak to the Gods.
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by Michael Mamas | Wednesday, May 16, 2012 | Clarifying Confusion, The Gods |
Today is the one-year anniversary of our Sri Somesvara Temple at Mount Soma. We will be at the temple throughout the day. Yesterday we had a beautiful Hanuman puja. Hanuman is devotion. I had intended to write about devotion… what it is… how it consumes ones life. I did speak about this at the temple. It was very moving for me to do so.
Somehow, I am having a hard time bringing myself to write about it. The feelings run too deep. It is too intimate. Some things are best whispered at only the just right moment.
It is beautiful here at Mount Soma. We are creating a field of harmony, which will radiate peace and coherence to the world. Liberation means freedom from conditioning. It means flowing with the stream of your own Divinity. It means flowing with the Cosmic Flow that permeates and feeds all of life. That means finding God within you. This is the deepest meaning of devotion. Total surrender to your true nature… to God. Emancipation. A life of devotion.
But how can this be conveyed? Devotion on that level is not an emotion… not an attitude… not something done to gain anything… not done to gain even enlightenment. It, in fact, only comes after enlightenment. It can be compared to nothing worldly.
Where do you see such devotion? It is rarely ever seen. When it is seen, it is not understood… not comprehended… not believed.
In this age of ignorance called Kali Yuga, life lived in “devotion” often seems to be devotion to making money. There, one may tirelessly effort without reservation. One may continually burn the midnight oil with pride and conviction, willingly depleting the life blood in pursuit of that… one pointedly focused and committed.
Imagine a life of such devotion, multiplied to infinity in purity and commitment, to the Divine flow that feeds and supports all the world… all that is. Who can even imagine that? Who can perceive that, even after they see it… who can believe it? Every breath, every moment… lived in full devotion. Not just an emotion or attitude, but a life lived fully.
Many aspire to enlightenment. Why? What do you reach for? What do you want? Is it about you as a human being? Or is it about you as a Divine Being? And what does that mean to you? Devotion is not an emotion. It lies much, much deeper. Though it permeates thoughts and emotions, it lies infinitely deeper. Devotion to God is union with God is enlightenment is Hanuman.
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by Michael Mamas | Sunday, May 13, 2012 | The Gods |
I received the following question:
Q: Please give some clarity about Abundance. I am noticing that through the teachings of abundance, I feel as though people get wrapped around the monetary aspect to gain materialism.
I have experienced Abundance on that level and know that it is not the key to connecting to the divine, nor spiritual growth. Can you bring some light to this?
A: Lakshmi is the Goddess of Abundance. She is represented in pure gold. She is the fullness of the abundance we experience on a beautiful lush, fully resplendent summer day.
She is a rose in that moment of perfect full bloom in the morning mist. She is abundance on all levels of life… spiritual fullness and contentment… abundant good health… fullness of love, joy, and friendship… peace and happiness. Material wealth is only a small aspect of her domain.
In Kali Yuga, most who go to her seem to be asking for money. However, a fulfilled life and material wealth… well… you get the idea.
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by Michael Mamas | Sunday, May 6, 2012 | The Gods |
To understand anything is to understand its source. All things emerge from the One, the Transcendent, the Unified Field.
The mechanic unfolds as the field of polar opposites emerges, starting with Oneness catching a glimpse of itself and viewing it as “other.” Separation is birthed. Multiplicity unfolds.
Yin and Yang… the Moon and the Sun. The Moon is water – Soma, soft and nourishing. The Sun is Agni – fire. Polar opposites.
Infinite microcosms are born, each a full expression of the mechanic of manifestation of Oneness.
Our solar system is but one of them.
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by Michael Mamas | Sunday, April 15, 2012 | Spiritual Evolution, The Gods |
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Rama, the creator, reveres Lord Shiva, the destroyer.
With the birth of a new understanding, the old must dissolve away.
In other words, you can’t take it with you.
This is challenging enough in the material realm. In the domain of the emotional, it can be a most formidable task.
Evolution means change.
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