This book in question-and-answer format is introduced to make you “find yourself, know yourself and ultimately be yourself,” so that you reach a state of pure consciousness, the existential experience of being the source of silence! The author believes that the primary aim of man is to attain and be established in this state and then share his experience with others.
Human beings have the ability to communicate their feelings and thoughts to others through speech. But some thoughts which are too esoteric to be spoken are communicated only through silence. Through experience, feelings, thoughts, speech and silence, we learn about something extraordinary within us that makes us feel good when we hear about it, meditate on it and experience it. What is it? What is this truth that lies within us? Have you been able to see through the mystery of life?
New events in life occur to give us the opportunity to evolve. They come for our betterment. However, spiritual progress is not visible to the eye. But by reading some of the examples one may move ahead on the path of spiritual progress. Sirshree says the purpose of life is ‘life’ itself. The meaning of life “is the inner experience within each of us, termed self, Allah, God, Ishwar, Lord, etc. It is the living (sentient) consciousness within, due to this body being alive and moving.” The fact though is that the body is a dead entity, a corpse. It is insentient, says the author. The body moves only because of the self (consciousness), the living entity within us. That is why only life has value. Therefore, let life return into life. When the life in a body returns to life, it is called self-realisation. “The goal of life is life”; it means that the purpose of life is to achieve self-realisation and be stabilised in that experience; that is, self-stabilisation.
Sirshree, founder of the Tejgyan Foundation, tells us how to awaken and feel the magic within. It was his spiritual quest, which began about 30 years ago, that led him on a journey through various schools of thought and different practices of meditation. He says, “All the paths that lead to the truth begin differently but end in the same way – with understanding. Understanding is the whole thinking…listening to this understanding is enough.”
This is a book meant for those who are spiritually enlightened or hope to be so.
-MG
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