Meditating with mystics is an exploration of our interior space,
Guided gently by the words of inspired mystics from various traditions,
Assisted with brainwave entrainment and immersive soundscapes to take us deep.
This contemplative track utilizes 40 Hertz gamma sounds,
Which has been shown in multiple human experiments to improve neuromodulation such that focus,
Cognitive function,
Math and musical performance,
Memory recall and dopamine lifting mood effects can all be significantly enhanced.
It also produces a very still mind.
The most significant results are observed over time,
Which research indicates is between 30 minutes and one hour daily.
We cede our contemplation today with 15 minutes of teachings from Anandamayi Ma,
An Indian saint,
Teacher and mystic from the late 1800s to mid 1900s.
Then after the reading we will allow those seeds to bear their fruit in 15 minutes of open contemplation.
Become aware of your breath.
Become absorbed in the sound.
Keep the words that suit your wisdom.
Release the rest and simply be.
When by the flood of your tears the inner and outer have infused into one,
You will find her whom you sought with such anguish,
Nearer than the nearest,
The very breath of life,
The very core of every heart.
Whether you worship Christ,
Krishna,
Kali or Allah,
You actually worship the one light that is also in you,
Since it pervades all things.
Wherever God may keep you at any time,
From there itself must you undertake the pilgrimage to God-realization.
In all forms,
In action and non-action,
Is He,
The One Himself.
While attending to your work with your hands,
Keep yourself bound to Him by sustaining Japa,
The constant remembrance of Him in your heart and mind.
In God's empire,
It is forgetfulness of Him that is detrimental.
The way to peace lies in the remembrance of Him and of Him alone.
Ever afterward,
Though the dance of creation changes around me in the hall of eternity,
I shall be the same.
I find one vast garden spread out all over the universe.
All plants,
All human beings,
All higher mind bodies are about in this garden in various ways.
Each has his own uniqueness and beauty.
Their presence and variety give me great delight.
Every one of you adds with his or her special feature to the glory of the garden.
By doing service,
Heart and mind are purified.
Be convinced of this.
To cry out to Him is never in vain.
So long as no response is received,
The prayer must be continued.
In water and on land,
In trees,
Shrubs and creepers everywhere,
In the whole universe abides my Beloved.
Further,
All the various forms and modes of being that we behold,
Are they not expressions of my Beloved?
For there is none save Him.
He is smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest.
When in spite of all effort,
One fails to catch a train,
Does this not make it clear from where all one's movements are being directed?
Whatever is to happen to anyone,
Anywhere,
At any time,
Is all fixed by Him.
His arrangements are perfect.
He alone knows to whom He will reveal Himself,
Under which form,
By what path and in what manner He attracts any particular man to Himself with great force,
Is incomprehensible to the human intellect.
The path differs indeed for different pilgrims.
Perfect resignation gives the deepest joy of all.
Accept it as your sole resource.
Joys and sorrows are time-born and cannot last.
Therefore,
Do not be perturbed by them.
The greater the difficulties and obstructions,
The more intense will be your endeavor to cling to His feet,
And the more your prayer will increase from within.
He Himself resides within all,
At every moment,
Everywhere.
Without cause or reason,
His compassion,
His grace are pouring forth at every instant.
Nevertheless,
If you hanker after anything,
Such as name,
Fame or position,
God will bestow it upon you,
But you will not feel satisfied.
The kingdom of God is a whole,
And unless you are admitted to the whole of it,
You cannot remain content.
He grants you just a little,
Only to keep your discontent alive,
For without discontent there can be no progress.
You,
A scion of the immortal,
Can never become reconciled to the realm of death,
Neither does God allow you to remain in it.
He Himself kindles the sense of want in you by granting you a small thing,
Only to whet your appetite for a greater one.
This is His method by which He urges you on.
The traveler on this path finds it difficult and feels troubled,
But one who has eyes to see can clearly perceive that the pilgrim is advancing.
The distress that is experienced burns to ashes all pleasure derived from worldly things.
This is what is called tapasya.
What obstructs one on the spiritual path bears within itself seeds of future suffering,
Yet the heartache,
The anguish over the effects of these obstructions,
Are the beginning of an awakening to consciousness.
Solely by turning to God is there any hope for man to gain peace.
Where God may place you at any time and under whatever circumstances,
Recollect that it is all for the best.
Endeavor to go through life,
Leaving your burdens in His hands.
He is the preserver.
He is the guide.
He is all in all.
Let His name be ever with you,
Imperceptibly,
Relentlessly time is creeping away.
He who has created the universe is Himself present in all circumstances and conditions.
What is perceived in this world is of the nature of a dream.
Everything that happens belongs to the realm of dream.
Duality is pain,
So long as we do not wake up to our identity with the One.
The round of birth and death continues.
Our mind is clouded by worldly ties.
What appears delightful to the senses later develops into a hotbed of poison,
Generating inner turmoil and disaster,
For it belongs to the realm of death.
There is nothing in this world,
Yet everyone is madly pursuing this nothing,
Some more,
Some less.
But there is no cause for despair.
With purity,
Unflinching faith and burning eagerness,
Go ahead and you will realize your true self.
It is by seeking to know oneself that the great mother of all may be found.
Everything originates from light.
Everything in its essence is light.
