8/12&13/14-Maharishi: As we take care of ourself, the world will take of itself for us on that level
"All desires will always be on the level of what we deserve. Whatever the level of consciousness, desires will be on that level. So we don't have to worry much about desires. What we have to look into is what we deserve. We don't have to worry for what we have; we have to worry for what we are. And as we are in an evolving context, more and more we will have of everything. More important is what we are. The world is to us as we are to the world. The world is celestial if we have the eye to see it; the world is different from us if we have that level of consciousness; the world is part and parcel of our own Self at another level of consciousness. So it depends on what we are; it depends on where we are, and then everything is for us on that level. Everything. So we have to take care of ourself, and then the world will take of itself for us. It's beautiful. We just take care of ourself, and what the world will be to us will be taken care of by the world. What we will be to the world, will be taken care of again by the world if we have well taken care of ourself. Only from small 's' we have to be big 'S' and that is all that is to be done. Self-realization is the key to all glories in life. Everything is available, only we have to start using it. Everything is there -- infinity is there ready for us to use it. It's there. Better start using it. It's there. Unboundedness of life is there. Start living it. And we have a systematic procedure that is a procedure-less procedure, a pathless path. We want to cognize and accomplish infinity, but that infinity is so close to us; it's permeating every fiber of us, every fabric of us, it's there. It's not that it's so far away beyond everything. That which is beyond everything is contained in everything, sustained in everything. The Self is composed of that. That is the essential constituent of life, so we don't have to go far beyond. We just look within. And there we are in infinite value, in the unboundedness. That is the home of everything; That is the goal of everything; everything is coming on to That just like the ocean is the home of all the rivers. All prosperity, all knowledge, all power, all glory keeps coming on to the infinity. All the channels of life and living proceed on towards infinity, and that infinity is our own Self. Therefore, we don't have to run here, there or anywhere. We just be where we are, and then everything will come on to us as rivers naturally come on to the ocean. Only we have to be aware of our … oceanhood, if it's a right word. We are an ocean, only we have to be aware of that ocean-like unboundedness. That is all that is necessary. Be and [since] all the beings have their existence from It, in It, and all are proceeding onto It what we find is that all the enumerable channels of life keep creeping onto us, and we are then the well-wisher, the supporter of everything, and everything supports us. It's a mutual give-and-take. So why not take care of ourself, and then everything will be taken care of in a very, very nice way? This is our message which we want to whisper to every man everywhere, 'Now, come on, take care of yourself and everything will be glowing.' If the bulb does not take care of the light within itself, it cannot emit light. If the self cannot take care of the unbounded possibility within itself, it can't radiate that infinite, that unbounded glory of life, that grace of God. No, it can't. Everything will radiate what it is, that's all. And, therefore, it is very, very vital that every meditator is aware of this fact that as he takes care of his own Self more and more, all the streams of growth, progress, achievement and fulfillment will rush on to him just as all the rivers rush on to the ocean and bring everything from every side at his feet. This is the gospel of Being. We just be; we have only to be." ~Maharishi~ ~"Experiencing the Source of Creation through the Transcendental Meditation Program" (Videotape)~ ~Humboldt State University, Arcata, Califorinia, USA -- August 7,1970~ Jai Guru Dev To subscribe, send a reply with "subscribe" entered as the subject or message; to unsubscribe, send a reply with "unsubscribe" entered as the subject or message. -- David Hooper 1000 Purusha Place, Suite 219 Romney, WV 26757