The Path of Awakening - Swami Sukhabodhananda

The Path of Awakening

Swami Sukhabodhananda

Our willingness to grow impacts us, but does this impact the collective consciousness? There is a principle called the principle of the ladder. Just imagine a ladder on which people are climbing. If one is unwilling to move up, it blocks others. If one helps the other to climb, one is not only helping oneself but also others. If everyone is disciplined, the process becomes smooth. If not, it is because of sleeping consciousness that one does not see the sanity of harmony and order. If one is not ready to be awake, then one blocks another. If one is willing to grow, it impacts the collective consciousness and in turn it also impacts people around. So it becomes necessary to make the right connection and disconnection. How important is the role of a Master in the path of awakening? An enlightened Master’s being is awakened to higher levels of consciousness. His ‘presence’ has a rippling effect on others. He can see your blocks very clearly and help you open your inner doors. He would be of great help. We have four doors to be opened. They are the conscious mind, the subconscious mind, the unconscious mind and the divine mind. The conscious mind involves thinking, deciding, discussing, which forms a small part of our beings. This has to be purified. Then the subconscious mind has to be opened. One has to have affinity to one’s Master with a deep feeling of love and oneness. Even in disagreement with a conscious mind, a deep feeling of love opens the other’s door. The unconscious mind has to be opened through surrender. Surrendering to a Master can be a great opening. Surrendering involves considering the Master’s teaching as one’s breath. Let your agenda be dropped and allow your Master’s agenda to guide you. In other words, surrender your ego. Then the third door opens. Finally, the last door has to be opened by the power of grace. When all the three doors are opened, grace will then flood into your being and through the third eye, an awakening happens. A Master helps one to open these inner doors. For more details, visit www.prasannatrust.org