The International Journal of Naqshbandi Tariqat is the aggregate of such moments of mindfulness. And also such is the way of master for his disciples. Sufi Brij Mohan Lal – the father on the sheikh was the master of such fine things. Through these alone, one indeed learns the art of meditativeness moment to moment. Meditation is not something to be done once or twice for the day. Indeed it is inculcating the habit of moment to moment awareness and being conscious of both inside and outside.
Initiation of the Sheikh Initiation is the ultimate in the process of transformation. Why is initiation into meditation or initiation to a master essential? As such as man exists, he is asleep. Even in his waking, he is asleep. His sleep is neurotic. He cannot wake up from this sleep. On his own, he may wake up but still remain in slumber. A Master is needed to wake him up from such neurosis. Initiation is the process for him to remain in contact with the one who is awakened. Without this it is almost impossible for you to be awake. You are capable of dreaming even when you are awake. When it is said that man is asleep, this has to be understood. Man dreams twentyfour hours a day. In the night when we are closed to the outer world, we continue to dream. During the day our senses are open. Our senses open in the outer world of duality. It is through the senses that we continue to experience the outer world, but the dreams continue within. Just close your eyes and you start dreaming again. Dreams are continuity inside. You are aware of the outer world but that awareness is imposed on the dreaming mind. Thus, continues the dream. In such a case we cannot envision reality although we are awake. This is how dreams are imposed on reality. What we actually see is our projections on reality. Everyone is plagued with dreams. A father is full of his unfulfilled dreams. You become an object of projection for your father. Your father will project his dreams on you. Then, whatever he understands about you gets mixed up with his own dreams. So projecting one‟s dreams on someone else is different than loving. When you love someone, you do not impose your dreams on them. He will appear quite different than when you do not love him. The other becomes quite different when you use the other as a screen to project your dreams. When someone loves you, the dream is different. Also, that person appears different. On the contrary, when you do not love someone, the person is the same, the screen is also the same, but the projection differs. In that case you are not Vol: 1 Issue III
July – September 2011
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