Sufi or Scientist

Have you ever thought what it would cost to give up everything you own right now and move to a different place with nothing in your hand and start a new life? It would cost the fear of change we all have in our hearts. The fear of not accepting anything new and the desire to remain where we are.

Change is inevitable. This phenomena of movement of person and situation in time cannot be altered. No wait! It can be. It is all in your mind. You can make it as you please. But thats just a dream right?

Well, not anymore. In the following pages, you will find out how you are the source of what occurs around you.

Lets start from the beginning when someone first told you about what is right and what is wrong. When someone first told you about how things should be. How did you react? Who was that person that told you all this? Did you simply accept it and worked at being a part of it? Sense of belonging is what you needed and so you took it up. From that point onwards, it was life and thats how you grew into becoming what you are. By the same phenomena that you will now make changes - acceptance or even submission.

At one point you submitted to the power around you that commanded you to be of a certain type. And so you have become.

To totally become what you were originally designed to be, you have to undo all that has been done to your mind, views, perceptions and beliefs.

READY?

First day requires a lot of attention. You must meditate on your mind, and on what it contains. You have to start from the very first experience that comes to mind. Try and remove the emotional side of it and focus on your reactions to that experience. Those reactions are based on perceptions of things and people. Those perceptions are based on beliefs about those people or situations. For example, you may not think or act in a certain way because you may feel a loss for doing so. Why? Ask your self - why is that loss? Is it a real loss or a perceived loss? Was there a warning from a reliable source. And what is a reliable source? So many questions.

Always know this: The person with the most questions ends up being the person with the most answers. So, always ask many questions. Question everything fearlessly. Thats where you start.

I would now like you to write down all the questions you have and think about each one. Take your time, there is no hurry. This is a lifetimes work.

Don’t submit your questions to me or to anyone else, submit them to the universe. Keep asking. Keep talking to the cosmos. Close your eyes and meditate on those questions you have asked. Repeat them in your mind. Ask and ask again. Ask the same question for a few days. Soon, you will see answers flowing in your mind. The beauty of the this process is, that you get the answer specific to you. Each human being is different and unique. So the answer that suits you may not suit another person. This is the beginning of you becoming an individual and not just one of the crowd. Nothing wrong with being one of the crowd, when you know who you are. This is time to know yourself.

The process may be a little painful at times. But then lest define pain. Pain is either physical or mental. Physical pain we all understand. A cut or bruise. But mental pain again is the same phenomena. The phenomena of a sudden change in the condition that you are in. The way you are used to. Suddenly changes. And causes distress to a mind that neither accepts it nor waits for it nor allows it.

Understanding it is conquering it. Emotions take us away into despair or joy and in that state we cannot analyze. We just react in these states. So, thought becomes action and action does come with reaction. Thus cause and affect and possible physical pain or pleasure. Do you see how the process works?

The bases of all things is the MIND. It is YOUR tool for existence in this realm. If you do not use it right and let it guide you randomly, pain is more often. If you master it and know how to use it, pain maybe once - but never again.

It is not a simple thing to say that the mind can be conquered and controlled. It has great implications and applications. Masters of this world often don’t even start to teach these things until they are absolutely sure that the subject wants to do this.

Many a person have lost their way in this path of self - discovery. Without a guide, getting lost is possible. But it is worth the risk.

MASTERS

How do you find a master? Easy. The surrounding and condition of a person defines his/ her perception and mind. You can look and select. Not important to have a single master. Every human can be your master. A means for you to learn of yourself. Above all, you are your own greatest master if you have the Criterion.

A Master, you find, is self content and well settled in life and in NO trouble of any kind.

CRITERION

A criterion is the standard set. The standard of do’s and don’ts of this path. A Manual if you please. We require an authentic manual to proceed.

Only your soul can choose that manual. There are many many manuals in this world. Each religion claims thats it’s holy book is the criterion - every author of belief books claims that they have created the manual. One cannot comment on what is right and wrong. I will not ask you which to choose, since it would be forced choice. You have to conduct a research and choose your criterion. Your Manual is the one that you feel totally comfortable with. The one you do not find any conflict in. If you have gone through the initial stages of analysis I talked about earlier, you will know what you feel good with. Remember, what please your mind and your soul and not your ego, is the criterion you need to follow. I cannot give you more than that for now. Once you have gone through this book, I will tell you about my own beliefs and inclinations. I know that at that point you will not be influenced by me. The objective is for you to discover your own self and not me!


As we continue, we ask more questions.

Moments of magic do happen. A sudden realization. A Sudden revelation. It is a magical moment when it does happen. When pains are at their peek and when there seems to be no way out, and suddenly the solution is right there. It is a magical moment.