Geode – Look For Greatness

The joy of the Atman is the most sublime of experiences, and this is what fuels the superwomen and supermen forward through sadhana.  Meditation and spiritual practices light a fire within that propels growth forward.

Why should we look for greatness?  We learn slowly that looking up is the only way forward.  The Lord within is always looking up and may send unhappiness or discomfort when we don’t search for this guidance.

Looking up teaches humility, which is a beautiful and magnificent trait of God.  It produces a reverence for life and allows one to spiritually learn and grow.

The wisdom of the sages, seers, prophets, and saints is worth emulating, for they teach us how to reach a divine state that begins with training the mind to look up.  It’s not debased or subservient to look up but puts one’s sadhana in a real perspective. 

The Universe is vast, with all at different levels of growth, and there is always someone who is a little wiser, more knowledgeable, and more advanced than yourself and worth emulating.

This seems difficult at first when the ego within naturally wants to look down.  With practice, it becomes easier and can be done through the joy of the Atman when we practice daily.

How and where do we look for greatness?  My first humble approach would be to look within first.  It can’t be accomplished if a person isn’t meditating or using some form of self-reflection that detaches the mind from the world’s influence.

I’ve noticed that during these judgment times, the Christians are rushing about in search of a voice that will tell them what they want to hear—that they are alright inside and the Lord is going to rescue them from the fate that awaits the rest of the world.

There is no favoritism with God toward a certain religion, and the ones who are dear to Brahman are those who strive to meditate daily and take their sadhana and life seriously.

Those who meditate a half hour daily should not fear the coming apocalypse, for themselves or their children.  Of course, I can’t tell the fundamental Christians, who number in the billions, to meditate.  On all accounts, I have no voice among them, and they would scoff at the truth.

They would rather listen to the so-called prophets who say, “God told me… and we need to…until the Lord’s return, which is imminent.”   They make lots of money speaking for God with little truth to any of it.  Those who follow them aren’t capable of recognizing a true prophet, much less the Lord.

Where the Bible says, “Jesus will come in the clouds with great glory,” they should have considered the internet cloud, not the atmospheric clouds, which makes more sense, and, once again, turns Jesus into the Great Magician who must perform miracles to be taken seriously.

There is no one looking for the Lord in Christianity outside of a rescue mission to save them from the coming calamity.  What if Jesus had more to say or even how to survive Judgment?  He has no more voice in the Christian church than I do, so where does that leave the Bride of “Frankenstein”?

The religions should be looking for the Lord’s return, not just once, but time and time again as the millennia pass, for more instruction and truths to be revealed.  It shouldn’t become rigid, like the ego, or collectively, guidance becomes stale. 

The spiritual aspirants, especially the advanced, will grow unhappy with their instruction if it loses relevance in their daily lives.  This was my experience upon reaching adulthood in fundamental Christianity.

There are Christians who will survive the apocalypse, like all the rest of the religions, who turn to meditation for peace and safety.  One such humble teacher in the Christian faith is Abraham Ojeda, a bodhisattva, who teaches his followers to turn their minds daily toward service to the Lord.

I have been impressed with his example and teachings, though he asserts that devils need to be cast out on a regular basis.  This appeals to the Christians who believe in devils, so there is no harm in his claims, though superstitious.

He can’t assert the truth, that the darkness inside comes from the unconscious mind, where the ego lies, since the teaching is “all are a new creation” in Christ Jesus.  Yet, the ego must be rooted out through samadhi for the soul to transform, and not a moment sooner.

I heard an old song on the radio the other day from the Charlie Daniels Band called The Devil Went Down to Georgia.  How I enjoyed listening to it again and the fiddle is such a beautiful instrument!

Here is a rendition from the bodhisattva, Johnny Cash, singing “The Devil Came Back to Georgia.”  The message is that each lifetime, the ego must be conquered through training the mind with spiritual practices, like Johnny who played the fiddle with all his might.

The lower echelons do not have a “fiddle” and won’t be practicing.  The Holy Spirit will not save most of them, or the bunkers and ten-year supply of food.  Like Jesus said, “Depart from me, for I never knew you.” 

They will depart and return to a sleep state that won’t be awakened for a very long time.  For the warmongers and all those who initiated this, they will receive a far worse fate.

Holy Spirit’s Assistance

Those who look for greatness, look within first for direction, and the Holy Spirit helps, too, as the soul strives.  How serious are you in your quest to find greatness?  For those who strive diligently, the Holy Spirit intercedes. 

The Holy Spirit is the action of Brahman in the world, and your path is unique, for no one has a path quite like yours.  No one has your history or made the same decisions along the way. 

Each life is unique and worth far more to God than the beasts of the field or the plants that support life, though all are important for the continuation of sadhana.  The ecosystem should be protected, for the condition of the earth affects the well-being of life.

The Atman that dwells within is always impersonal and looks to Brahman for greatness.  The soul in sadhana does not have the same access as the Atman and must search for it like gold or metal refined in fire; the higher the temperature, the stronger the metal becomes.

When we please the Lord within, we receive blessings that make life rich and meaningful and carry over into our everyday existence.  This, in turn, creates a positive momentum that keeps building over time, until the fire in our spiritual life is raging on the inside! 

It’s this fire that strengthens and heals, brings a sense of well-being, and breaks open the floodgates of joy for the soul!  If all could feel what I feel, there would be no more hate or misery.  There would be no more suffering and we’d all be working and eating mangos with Ramakrishna.

Greatness Personified

What would a day look like with the Lord, the Epitome of Greatness? The Lord would exercise every day to keep the body healthy.  When we exercise, we’re not just pleasing the Atman, but Brahman, who is Personified in the External Lord.

We would eat healthy foods and maybe have a treat on occasion.  The physical sensations are magnified in those closer to the goal.  If it’s not good for the body, the soul will respond negatively, according to the Atman’s influence.

The Lord would work, not just for the benefit of society but to please Brahman, so pleasing the Lord or the Lord within is the right attitude to have in our work.  It also escapes all the confusion of trying to please others.

I have some memories of trying to please the ego that others may find a little humorous.  During my youth between eight and eleven, I wanted desperately to please my brother, who was older than me by five years.  Since my father wasn’t around much, he asserted a dominant role in the family.

He decided, at one point, to form a club, and the rules were that no one could join who couldn’t jump off the high dive backward at the city pool.  Now, I knew how to swim, but I was afraid of heights.  I was so scared, but I wanted to join so much that I was willing to take the leap.

After jumping, somehow, my leg went sideways and smacked on top of the water, and my thigh was on fire!  No sooner had I finished this feat than my brother changed the rules for initiation.

The new rule was that we had to be able to bench forty pounds.  At such a young age and being a girl, that was difficult.  Instead of realizing he was trying to eliminate me from joining, I saw it as a challenge. 

It took a few months of practice before I could accomplish it.  I was so happy when I showed him I could do it!   He seemed impressed with my perseverance but, once again, changed the rules.

This time, I had to eat half a watermelon.  I did, threw it up, and haven’t been able to eat a watermelon to this day.  I can’t eat muskmelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, or anything that resembles a melon.  Even the scent of melon makes my stomach turn.

The conditions kept changing for a couple of years.  Every time I accomplished a new feat, he changed the rules.  The last one before I gave up altogether was when he decided to take it up a few notches at the train track. 

Routinely, a train would come through and drop off cars to be picked up later.  He climbed up on top of one and announced that to be in his club, we must jump from one train car to the next.  I knew there was no way I could make the jump and walked back home.

As a child, this produced sadness, since I didn’t understand why he kept changing the requirements.  My thinking was simple, in that God wouldn’t want me to hurt myself. 

Immediately, I lost interest in trying to please him with the realization that this behavior was foolish and that he didn’t have my best interest at heart.  Overall, I can still look back with fond memories of perseverance and joy at my accomplishments, though no one else seemed to notice.

The moral of recounting these memories is that it’s impossible to please the ego in others.  Instead, make pleasing the Lord within your goal in life.  By doing so, you’ll find this inner joy, motivation, and strength of purpose, and it won’t cost you any regret or physical pain. 

Rejection from others will always be present, but when it happens, cling to the feet of the Atman and what you know to be right.  You’ll find peace, joy, and acceptance from the One who matters the most, the glorious Lord within.

Natural Order

There is a natural continuum here in speaking of the Inner Lord, External Lord, and Brahman.  Creation looks to the External Lord, and the External Lord looks to Brahman.  There is no bypassing and reaching God outside of His Personification. 

In the military, they call it a chain of command, but here, one is Creator and the other is creation.  This isn’t a chain-of-command, but a huge difference in being-state that creation can never experience.

As demi-gods, we personify the Lord like the Lord personifies Brahman.  It is a vast state that continues to expand and grow forever.  Jesus said, “The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.”  The meaning is, as a new creation, all are loved equally by the Lord, with a host of family and friends in Heaven celebrating our liberation from death and rebirth.

No one looks down on another for the old ego, Lucifer, no longer exists.  After samadhi, the soul is given a super or false ego in which to function in the world.  It functions, though not quite the same way.

For many, especially in one-on-one conversations, it doesn’t look real enough, which is why the bodhisattvas are rejected by the echelons on a personal basis.  They’ve already conquered the real Lucifer and are helping Brahman with their effort and societal influence as co-creators with the Lord.

An example of this is Mel Robbins, a bodhisattva who has had a huge impact on social media.  I’ve enjoyed her level of creativity in bringing new concepts that remind me of Jordan Peterson, who seems poised to become a founding father of a new government.

She, too, said, “Get up, make your bed, and spend five or ten minutes doing something that brings joy to your life.”  So simple, yet divine instruction.  I would say, “Get up, make your bed, and meditate for a half hour,” but her views are not religious-oriented currently.

Heaven is Within

Jesus said, “Heaven is within,” just as our focus should be on how to work and acquire it in our current sadhana; though there is a Heaven that awaits with the soulmate, family, and friends.

In the real Heaven, no one is praising and worshipping God for eons, like the Christian version, which is nothing more than lip service.  The ego wants praise and enjoys endless worship, but God doesn’t have an ego.

This is one of many proofs that they are not fit for the Kingdom of Heaven.  In the fable, Lucifer was cast out of Heaven, along with his cohorts, and sent to the Earth to tempt everyone else.

First, no one can understand the tremendous waste of power it would take for the Creator to sustain such an event that would continue for thousands of years. 

What about these beings who were forced out of Heaven and given a sentence of tormenting others forever?  God is not this cruel punisher.  Imagine you were such a one, kicked out of Heaven, and cursed with tormenting everyone else for eons.

At first glance, the ego might say, “Well, that might be fun.”  What about a thousand years from now or a million?  How about forever?

The heart and mind must be purified through samadhi so it’s not the one-life quick-trip that the Christians think.  Jesus stated that Heaven is within, and it must be accomplished first before the ethereal is realized.

Saint Peter isn’t standing at the gates, waiting for anyone’s arrival.  As a bodhisattva and co-creator, he’s in another body, living with a secret mission and spreading universal love in service to the Lord.

How do we find this wholeness inside and heavenly state that’s available to all through the Lord within?  Brahman already supplies the soul with all it needs to find peace and end to suffering.  It’s all inside, awaiting your desire and effort to find it! 

The Black Lady Doctrines are meant to inspire and teach you why and how to unlock the doors of joy, for it will transform your sadhana and bring positive change to your life!

Those who travel the fastest toward the goal are adaptable and changeable.  It’s exuberance and a fire within that initiates change.  Somewhere during their sadhana, they embraced exuberance, which has carried over from life to life, and they have a relentless fire that the world can’t put out!

The ego wants you to fear change, and it likes when your life is stuck in old modes of thinking.  Do not fear change; embrace exuberance and run for the goal!  In the meantime, take time to feel the wind in your hair or enjoy that game of racquetball.

Take a stroll in the moonlight if you want and enjoy your adventure to the Divine!  If not, your Atman will pull you by the ear, kicking and screaming all the way, if need be, and that wouldn’t be much fun, would it?

WWJD      

What would the Lord do in a day?  He would meditate for at least a half hour to clear His mind for the day.  I only say “He” since most I know look to God currently from a masculine perspective.

Can the Lord appear as a female?  Of course, since God is neither male nor female.  Can God appear here and there at the same time?  No, it is not optimal.  Would you want to see and talk to another half of yourself?  It just would not be interesting.

The Christians speak of What Would Jesus Do or the WWJD movement that keeps asking this question.  I’m answering it, and yet, who truly cares?  If they did, they would have found this website three years ago. 

Ramakrishna meditated every day, even going into samadhi often.  As Jesus, he worked hard as a carpenter, and I would say it’s important that we do also.  Not just working hard but doing our best for this is what the Lord would do.

The Lord would make the most of every moment, optimizing Her sadhana to Brahman.  See, She’s where you are at the highest level.  She has a fire that rages for Brahman, just as sadhana should be on fire for the Lord.

The most optimal plan for living like the Lord is to rise early if you work the dayshift.  Make your bed, meditate, and go for a jog or some form of exercise. 

Go to work and do your best every single day, even when you don’t feel like it.  After work, you should have some form of hobby if you don’t have children or a spouse.

The householder has a tremendous responsibility, but it comes with many blessings, for you are providing sadhana for those little ones as well as yourself.  You may find that by helping them and doing a little less of your own, due to time constraints, you reap the same benefits.

More can be expected from those who don’t have children since they have more free time.  If you choose to have children, the Lord honors your decision, and the extra effort you make receives an abundance of joy in your dedication.

For those who don’t want children, you should still pursue your sadhana with the dedication of a parent raising a child.  Don’t be deterred in your God-realization, just as your mother and father never wavered in raising you. 

Did they ever give up or wash their hands in teaching you?  A mother and father will always love, nurture, and care for you.    As an adult, continue to do this for yourself and your own spiritual well-being.

Were you as unfortunate as I, with a poor birth circumstance?  Not all have loving parents who will care for the well-being of their children.  If this was your case, do not despair. 

Your life and sadhana are important to God, so be the parent to yourself that you never had.  By relying on meditation and spiritual practices, you will heal yourself over time, along with the assistance of the Lord within, who is forever free and whole.

Mentors

After searching for the Lord within, look for others that resonate with where you want to go.  It may be a guru, pastor, teacher, priest, family friend, or someone in the community.  You may have more than one mentor or those who inspire you in your own sadhana.

A female should look for another female as a mentor, and vice versa.  Sadhana is different for males and females with different strengths and weaknesses and the same sex is more understanding of your path in life.

A mentor should be trustworthy, patient, a good listener, and respectful of society and others.  They are positive, and exuberant, and can offer different ways of looking at situations than those within the family unit.

Many in the Catholic Church give titles like godmother when a child is an infant.  This is fine, but when the child reaches the age of sixteen, or the stage when meditation begins, they should be looking for mentors that appeal to their own sadhana.

Mentors may change too, as the spiritual aspirant ages.  What was great at eighteen may not have the same effect at thirty.  Yes, we may outgrow our mentors, but we still carry respect and admiration for their care and assistance, as well as service to the Lord and the community.

If you don’t outgrow your mentor, then you may have chosen wisely the first time.  They will be a great lifelong coach who will challenge you to discover and uncover deeper truths that will keep your sadhana growing, fresh, and alive!

In turn, you may become a mentor for others who resonate with your own sadhana.  You, too, through your own perseverance, can assist others who are searching for a light, a positive voice, and a sense of direction that enables their sadhana to grow.

Perhaps I write to dream of a better condition for society, where being a mentor or searching for one should matter.  It’s hard to imagine, currently, that there are those who care about what’s good for a community or what God wants.  It’s certainly an improvement from the current conditions that plague society.

It’s true that it takes a village to raise a child, and mentors are sorely needed, especially during the ages of fifteen to twenty-five, until the mind fully matures. This is a crucial period in life that will set a momentum that can affect a person for the rest of their life, for good or ill.

Until the age of eighteen, if the child wants a mentor, it should be approved by the parent, since the parent has the most vested interest in their sadhana.  If the parent doesn’t feel the mentor is a good fit, the child should respect the parent’s wishes and seek another.

In every case, the child should watch the mentor closely for any inconsistencies.  The mentor should be a coach and advisor with full control of their emotions and behavior.    

A mentor will also encourage sadhana after the age of twenty-five and is not just for children.   As we age, growth is inevitable with spiritual practices, and we should look up to others who have been where we are.

The Mother’s Way should embrace a Culture of Oneness, where searching for and becoming a mentor is encouraged, along with waiting until a person is in their twenties to date if they are searching for their soulmate.

If a person is not looking for a soulmate, then stay close to the Culture of Oneness, and look for friends with similar interests who also don’t want a soulmate.  Dating is for the purpose of finding your one and only partner to spend your life with. 

Don’t indulge in behaviors that are not conducive to your sadhana, or it will end up making you sad and miserable.  If you don’t believe me, you can always test the water. 

If you must, you’ll find out the hard way that what I say is true.  History is full of the unhappy and fruitless lifetimes of those who have made similar mistakes in life.

Learn, above all, to look up.  Respect your teachers, parents, mentors, and all those who helped you along the way.  When the time comes, be a beacon of light for others who may need your guidance or friendship in their time of need.

Your path is unique, and life is wonderous and beautiful.  Each day is a new beginning—another day of growth and a better way of thinking and living. 

Embrace inner change as a dear friend and search for the Lord within.  Spiritual practices applied exuberantly light a fire inside that the world can’t quench!

With these spiritual tools and mentors along the way, life will become a wonderous adventure of growth and boundless joy.  You’ll discover amazing insights into the power of meditation and the mysteries of the Divine.