Freedom

-- Free of Limitations --

Today's post comes to via Petricia Verdes who sent us a couple of submissions for our blog on behalf of her client: 

Author Ilie Cioara was an enlightened mystic who lived in Eastern Europe that penned 16 books describing the experience of meditation and enlightenment. In particular, the book – Silence of the Mind – offers a unique message on meditation and enlightenment. Ilie believes that by practicing the silence of the mind, through an all-encompassing attention, we discover and fulfill our innermost potential of becoming one with the divine spark that lies dormant within us. Silence of the Mind is the first volume in a series of his books that will be published by OBooks (http://o-books.com). Find out more via the blog (http://thesilencebook.blogspot.com)

We hope you enjoy the following, by Ilie Cioara:
 

How can we free ourselves from the past and the future? It is all very simple! With a lucid, all-encompassing Attention, we will watch every reaction of the mind, without pursuing any purpose or goal. Everything we encounter in such a manner disappears; in the void which appears spontaneously, an unlimited energy is available at our fingertips and we are able to understand the absolute Reality through a direct experience.

In this state, we acquire a great sensitivity and everything that life brings forth in its natural flow is being regarded and appreciated with love and kindness.

Man is truly wise only when, detached from his selfish “self”, united with Infinity through non-action and an aware passiveness of the mind.

This mysterious encounter is accompanied by simplicity. Once the past has disappeared, we are integrated in the now and, with a clear and lucid mind, we watch everything that comes as constant freshness from one moment to another.

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Calm and Relaxed

To everything that comes from inside, as well as outside,

As turbulent reactions, as imaginary forms,

Just be relaxed – watch, listen – in a perfect way;

Neither past, nor future. With a lucid Attention, you encounter Truth.

There are no memory residues present in this meeting;

“Psychological emptiness” is the gate to infinite Love.

The Calm comes about indirectly, not by wanting nor through imagination,

But by simply watching the turmoil of the limited “ego”.

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