by
Robert Farmilo
OR: First of All You Have
To Be A Yogi
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I'd like to pretend that
I am a fallen yogi...just because it sounds so cool.
Small technical
difficulty would be that I'd have to have been a yogi before I could
get the status of being a fallen yogi.
I suppose in some small
way I was a kind of a yogi. I mean, I did learn the TM-Siddhi
program, and that included learning the sutra for levitation.
And I did practice
levitation, AKA “The Flying Siddhi.”
In case you don't know
what a siddhi is...er, are...it means power. So...super-normal powers
like being able to make your self as small as an atom...and dwell
inside a star...and navigate through the universe...and be in more
than one place at once.
Yeah, this is really
kooky stuff...I get that. And when I first heard that I could learn
how to levitate...wow...that really grabbed my attention. I really
wanted to learn how to do that.
So I did.
What is a yogi? What
qualifies a person to be considered a real yogi?
IF you examine some of
the strictures laid out by Master Patanjali...author of the Yoga
Sutras (literally means “Stitches of Union”), you will quickly
see that the code of behaviour is...daunting.
Let's take a brief look
at some of the highlights as outlined in The Yamas:
- Ahimsa: Nonviolence, not harming other living beings;
- Satva: No falsehood, no lying...truthfulness;
- Asteva: Do not steal, non-stealing;
- Brahmacharya: Celibacy, and-or not cheating on your partner, no infidelity;
- Aparigraha: Non-avarice, not wanting to possess for yourself, not being greedy;
No kidding...in order to
be able to even begin to manifest correct practice of the
super-normal powers...you have to be stable within the context of
each of the yamas (outlined above).
Oh, is there more?
Yes!
As it happens, there is
another set of specific codicils to the will of the yogi...and they
are also strict, and very not-easy to maintain in a steady,
non-wavering state of action.
Welcome to the Niyamas:
- Sauca: Purity of and clearness of mind, speech and body;
- Santosa: Acceptance of others, contentment, acceptance of one's circumstances as they are in order to change them or get past them, and optimism for your self;
- Tapas: Austerity, perseverance, and persistence;
- Svadhyaya: Study of self, self-awareness, self-reflection, and study of the Vedas;
- Isvarapranidhana: Thinking about God, your true self, and contemplation of God, unchanging reality;
Please
insert impossible laugh track.
Are
you beginning to see why I did not consider myself a yogi? Sure, I
studied these...ideals...and sweated it out at the bottom of this
mountain.
And
in my own modest way, I tried to follow some of these strictures. But
I can't pretend that I got very far with these codes and strictures.
I was never stable in performing action from these beautiful but
tough states of body, mind and spirit.
How
about you?
Anyway,
there's lots more to the Yoga Sutras...and I may write more about
this stuff in articles to come. It is inspiring and useful, and can
help to accelerate your journey as a spirit being.
What
About God Consciousness?
Okay,
okay...here's the thing: When you come on board this deal, you get as
your immediate guru (dispeller of darkness) the capa d'capa of
guru's...the guru of gurus...the Big Boss...the ultimate one...and
it's not just in the relative, changing realms of creation. No sir,
no ma'am. You get the absolute, non-changing, eternal, infinite
God...as your guru.
This
is the direct edition, straight into your consciousness...which is
your nature...and is your source, at the same time. This is the
moment when most of us fade, and lose the plot...because to conceive
of this enormity...and what it means...is beyond the capacity of the
limited self-awareness we carry around with us.
Direct
perception of God, and all that implies...to become the cosmic
mind...and realize your true nature...and maintain this as a steady
state of permanent awareness, will definitely change you.
Understand
this...it is possible to be given the gift of being God
Consciousness...and then have this fluctuate, and end up with you
being returned back into your you-you-you, ego-based, human identity.
Believe
me, you will never be the same again...but you may have plenty of
mistakes left to make...choices that you get wrong...and more
suffering to cause yourself and other people, creatures, places and
things.
Having
great spiritual experiences is one thing, but getting straight with
yourself is quite another. It ain't easy, Babe.
You've
got to do battle with those latent impressions...and they are deeply
ingrained. You've been carrying most of this baggage for a long time,
in different guises, and they are heavily defended against being
eliminated...removed...cleansed...put out of business.
Consider
these latent impressions all the qualities represented by the
presence of what you'd consider perfectly normal human
appetites...like lust, greed, anger, lying, and stealing.
Now
let's add in the idea of being with your self-awareness in a steady
state of positive mental activity. Stir in a devotion to study of
scriptures, and the attainment of contentment regardless of your
circumstances. Add a healthy dose of austerity, and top it off with
continuous absorption in God Consciousness.
Oh,
and there is more to do, too.
So
you can see why I just can't lay claim to having been a fallen yogi
because I was never really a proper yogi to begin with. I am not even
sure if I was a faux yogi.
Mind
you, I had a good but brief stretch there where I really did have
some of all this stuff going on. And it was fascinating to get that
close to the bottom of the mountain.
Now?
Well,
I'm glad you asked.
I've
been very lucky...blessed with a boon from God. And I get to write
these articles and offer my temporary insights to you. Plus...very
soon, I will be helping God by teaching some of the core courses that
bring the world of us humans this strange idea of God Consciousness.
Hey,
don't get me wrong...I am NOT the Groovy Guru. Not even close. I just
follow the specific instructions I get from God. Close as I can...as
I decipher them...as best as my limited self-awareness can handle.
There
are other teachers who are way more advanced than I am. And great
beings who live here on this planet who you can go and learn from.
And...let's face it, you can ask God to teach you directly.
Having
God as your personal guru is NOT a complicated process: JUST ASK.
Really?
Is
it that simple?
YES!
And
about the title of this article...if you want to be a fallen
yogi...all you have to do is become a yogi, and then bleep it up by
resorting to behaviour that entrenches those drives that you thought
you'd dealt with...like being a greedy bleep, and corrupting people
who look up to you, and, well, you get the idea.
You
know, I think I want to write about one of my great heroes...in the
next article. In fact, I think for some of a few of the coming
articles...I'd like to introduce you to some anomalies in the form of
some personalities who have walked this planet in the last hundred
years or so.
Until
then...why don't you try out just one of the yamas, and just one of
the niyamas...for just one day. See how that works out for you.
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Enough!
All
the Best,
Robert
Farmilo,
Translator,
TGCP
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