*JOURNEY - also see WAY, PATH, ENLIGHTENMENT
Our journey is towards selflessness. Whosoever will save his life will lose it. And whosoever will lose his life for my sake will find it. (p68) Spirituality is something that does develop [grow]. (252)(Further)
What is the method of Cosmic Consciousness? “You have the Spiritual Practice explained beautifully in the Sermon on the Mount of Lord Jesus. Mind is the dividing wall; it is the main obstacle on the path of Self-realisation. All Sadhanas aim at removing this obstacle. There are two aspects of the mind—the lower mind and the higher mind. The lower mind is full of lust, greed, hatred, anger and jealousy. The higher mind is free from jealousy, selfishness and other negative traits, and is full of divine qualities, like tolerance, compassion, selflessness and renunciation. You should control the lower mind with the help of the higher mind and then go beyond that also. The mind is nothing but a bundle of past impressions and desires. It can be controlled by disciplining the senses. This is achieved by the active cultivation of virtues.”
It is very difficult to cultivate these virtues! “True, but a positive attitude overcomes a negative one. Virtues will overcome vices, which are merely negative qualities preventing the cultivation of virtues. Meditate on divine virtues and their glory. Meditate on God, then you will grow in virtue.”
What is meditation and how to meditate? “Meditation is the withdrawal of the rays of the mind scattered over various objects, and directing the concentrated beam of its light on the Self within in order to commune with God. There are two types of meditation. The first type is with form and the second is meditation on the formless Absolute. In the beginning an aspirant always finds that fixing the mind on a form is essential. Meditate on the form of Lord Jesus, for instance, and let the mind dwell upon his divine nature, his great virtues and his splendour. You will thereby grow in virtue. (http://sivanandaonline.org/html/dls/magazine/2008/May08-6.shtm)
I wonder if: we can symbolize or make an analogy of our spiritual journey with an physical journey (not necessarily our own, but good even be fictious). For example, baptism=birth, eucharist=church school, confirmation=graduation, love of God = marriage, disenchantment=daily routine, unfaithfulness=materialism. (Randy, 3/22/97)
A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. (Tao 64) The Tao teaches a vision of life as process, a process much larger than ourselves. THIS IS AT ONCE THE JOURNEY AND THE DESTINATION. (Tao Peace, page xv-3)
Our lives are a continuing journey - and we must learn and grow at every bend as we make our way, sometimes stumbling, but always moving toward the finest within us. (Soup, p266)
Success is a journey and not a destination. (Soup, p214)
In our journey to know God, I think we crawl, walk, and then run in this world and finally fly in the next world. (Randy)