Easwaran describes an entry into the unconscious in this week’s reading, pages 98–104 of Climbing the Blue Mountain.* Last week he lead us past the exterior in this “house of the mind.” Now we explore the deepest and highest reaches.
Of course this represents the spiritual journey, on which he is indeed leading each of us. As we progress, “We know what we have to do. It will be terribly hard, but we need to get control of the very source of power in ourselves – get into the basement and wire all those dynamos together to harness the full power of our desires.”
The labor is monumental, but so are the benefits. We look forward to hearing your insights and reflections.
What is Easwaran telling you about the workings of your own mind? This week, use this new understanding to get some cooperation from your mind when it is being uncooperative. Tell us how it goes!
Let’s continue building our muscles for putting others first:
Easwaran writes, “Ideals are merely ideas until we translate them into daily life–and that means learning to go against the conditioning that urges us to put ourselves first instead.” What is one small way you can go against your conditioning and put others first this week?
Let’s return to Easwaran’s Patanjali talks** for our spiritual treat, this time with Talk 13. The full talk is over 70 minutes, but you can listen to part of it now and when you return the player will resume where you left off. If time is short, consider starting with just the first five minutes, in which Easwaran introduces the concept of karma.
* For those using electronic versions of Climbing the Blue Mountain with different page numbering: this week’s reading is the remainder of the chapter “The House of the Mind,” beginning with “At first we can only feel….”
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