As Easwaran takes us through the later stages of his journey up the Blue Mountain – and by analogy the adventure of attaining the highest state of consciousness – a marked change occurs. “Until now we have been making all the effort in our climb. But from now on we feel an unseen power drawing us from above, guarding us against the dangers of the precipitous ascent. This grace does not come from any external power. We have shown our dedication, purified our effort; now the Lord of Love, the Divine Mother within, begins to draw us to her, infusing our limited will with hers, which is infinite.”
This week’s reading is the final pages of Climbing the Blue Mountain, 164–169.* Together we’ve completed our book study and continued to build our helpful habit of reading a whole volume from Easwaran.
What is one statement that speaks to your heart in this reading? How will you put it into action this week?
Throughout this book study, we have given special effort to our practice of Putting Others First. What is one positive effect you have noticed from this work?
Next week, on June 9th, the eSatsang will begin studying Easwaran’s The Constant Companion. To prepare, make sure you have the book available.
For readers living in the United States, the print book is available here on our BMCM web store. Electronic versions are available worldwide and are also linked from that page.
Here is the cover of the edition we’ll be using:
For this week’s spiritual treat, Easwaran summarizes the insights of the sages of ancient India and shows how they can transform our daily life and our world. As the awareness of unity dawns in us through meditation, our consciousness gradually expands to embrace all of life.
* For those using electronic versions of Climbing the Blue Mountain with different page numbering: this week’s reading is the second half of the chapter “Climbing the Blue Mountain,” starting with “Now we are three thousand feet….”