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rlr,,,111, I r)),rr)ili.\t,rtr()n\,,1 ri,rrr. lili.,i rr, rlr,.( ,rrr'r(rr r,r,rls rlr.rr tlrcr.r,t.r.t, irtc.tr.r.rll'hi.l.lcrr [r'thcrl'"" 1 ,' l,,,lr,r Ii,l etrrrr.ies. Ir is,rrl'i. trrc l:rst ccr(rr'tlret thc Ii.l hasr, ,, i, r lj r\( L()n)( ln'rrr InJi,r .rn.l-lilrct to slr;rr.c rlrt,ir.sl.ilitrrlrl ,,r.t-altlr',

rl,, \\, ,r, n).ur\ ,,1 lirt'rrr tlrcir firr.rrrcr.studcr.lts li.,ln 1.1..-,.,,,,,, 1,,.r.,/ .l'rrr

'.,1 rr,,rl.rrrll rrlrirr.rtt.h.rt.hapt,tlrcl.1x61-l,lrrrrinthcsh()t.ttr,l.nl,, rrr, ,,1 1,,rr nr(r\t ,lr,.rislte.J.lesir.cs arr.l lt,rvc;r [rr,ttcr.lifc.

l\l.rrrrr..r lreJit.rti,rp is p()r l)r.rgic, lrtrt tlrc rt'sults c.rn Ire rr.tgic;tl. l lrt.,trgll tlte p1.;161i,.-,',,1 ,r J.rilV Jl.crplirlc tlllrt is sirlrltle .lll(l (':ls\ t() tls('-'tl5l()ltl'rrilt t'r't'l J l'el io'l 'rl- l''r tr,l.rr r-,ur\rrn,. c.ur l(-.lr.ll lr,xr to orq.rniz,' s,rnte ol tlrc lirrt.l.trrtcrtt.tl clte t'gi,'s ol rllc rrrli\( ls( (()

'lir't-crIt 'rllicr tllcil'5['ecilic '()ll'('rlls'l\'61.11 l'.,r,,' lrr'.rlc.l tlrctl.elycs,rr l,rrrrilr rn,'tttIr,'ls tlsirlg ))]:ltttr.l.ls rt ttlol 1o gtri.lc

rlrt.lr tg l)rr)l('r'[]r'.l.titi()r)crs,lnd rrretlro.ls. Ncu'tcl:tttottslril.5 ]111..11)])crr('(.l, sillisfi-r.g I,r1g st:lp(lir)g.lesires. llcrtcl j,rlr. lr.rr,,'t',','rr s('.tu-('d. t.rises,t[tt,tirre.l, etrtl nrrl'killg.on.liti()rrs in,1.n,r','.1..r11 ['r'lr.rrir,-ttir]! tlle g1e.lt 1.o*r't i:l S.rrrtknt Ill.llltl.l5 tl).tt r'tl\'ltcstlrt .lvn:tnric lirtces tvitlrilr r'.tclt.tlt,l cvcl\ ()llc ()l tl5'

Irl tlris Ptr'gl'r:rr' I lt'trr'ctll]t'cte'l sottlc tllt'lll()st []()|tll'tl ;lrl'l t'llictivc ll)illltl'ls' illl(il\l(\allt('J tltt'rrr in suclr.l \\',rV tlrirt \1)u c.tlt [t,gitl l)rilaticlllg ll)illlll.l t1]cdit:lti()ll tllll)lc-.lr.rtelr'. \irrr .lo rrLrt lt.rvr. l() ttilvel to In.li.r. rrt [rt'aolrtc il l]l()llk, ,,: clt,lllge rrrtrl.teliqiotlttl otilt'l [() c()lll('t() il ll('\\'tlll!]elst'll](llllq t;l-tllt L''lsic ltlirlci]tlcs ol-'-rttts'tlilr'ill)(l l() tlscrlrr'rrr to {at 1l)e I1'stllt5 \1)tl (l('si11'.

I Ir.rrr'.rl.,r inclrrJcJ,r clr.r1-rs1 ()n il 5[).1..-('l('.tnring /'iirg \^rrr t]l.lttll.l ltrrlll tllc (.lrilrcsc,rslt;r lirr.()r.g.lt)ilir)g tltc.1'.1g1 (;\'iri'nnr(-nl\ n) (,(tl li\'('s lirt ttrrrrilttttrtt lrcrlelll. SonrcIr.rye :Lrggcsre.l tlr:rt l:cltg SlrLri .lerils lnrnr tht'lrtcicnt I Iirt.]tr screttce ,rl- l,tstrr. (.cltltirllvrlre rrp.lt-rl.irrpirrg plrilps,,l.lrics.ln'n('.lrly iJ,'rrtrc.rl, [.trt tlrer','.ttt firrtcti,rrt.tl Jillilerlcc:.jLrst .rs tlrer.c ilrf ilnr()nq vlrli.rtrs sclr,r,rls ol I t'rrg SIrtri. \\'ltelr I tttcl Irtrtlg Sllrri lVl;lstcr\,rtlr,rrr ltr.rl,,,rn. Irr'.r::llrr.-k l-r'lrr. lrtrrrilitr .r, s,'ll ,r. lris,'rpcrtist. IIc.rrl.l Isll;tte rt(()p;..ri()ptlrnrrrglrrhe l(r//ii!,lir.r['r';rnilr,,f-lil'et,rnI]tr.l.llri.rrr,sotltt'ttpe ,rl'li'rrqSIrtril.rrrr rr'hiclr I lr,r'e s,.1.,'tcJ llris I)r.l'tl.l is c,rllc.l tilt,k I l,t \.tjt.t'rtrr,t-lr,ts.-.1 I l:crrg Slltri.Sill.'e rlc,rll lrr,'.lrlJ urrlk irt \.lti()tl5 (ll\inrllttt'ltts' I rllt'Lrglrt it illll()lt'llll (o itlelLt'lc:rnr.lnlt.l tl).rl u,tLll.l clc.ttlse tlrt's1t.r('g5 tll.tt trrtt iltllrrl-tt.

l,r,.li1.c rrrrr ailr) pr()sl sLrccesslirlly l)r'ilatic.1)iv)l1ir;rcJit;lti6lt, \rrtt l1('('(l t() tlll(iclstillldsprrrt'91 rlrc irrr1.6r.t:r;t l.r'ipcifles ol tlris svstcrtr. l lrtrs, tlrc {ilst sectiott,rl- tltis 1't'oglrlttrI,n'Iill.cs tlrc gnrtrn.l firr r,rtrl Pr-irati.('Irv crfleirrirr!] tlrt'It.rsic ]rrrrrci[.],'s trll.1,'r'llillg tllcrr\(.()l nt.rntt,tr. I lti. irrcltr.l,'s.rn inttrr.ltt.-ti,rtt l,r soltrc,rl tlli'lirlccs ()l tllis sVstcl)l:lsl',.r.,,nilic.l in tlre I linJLr l).tlrllrr'ott,rl- g,t.1:.rrttl gt,.1tltstc.. l'.c.trtt, ltl()\t .l tllc trlrtt.l-lr.r5 \r)1 sill I'e Lrsirrg uill 1,,'.1i1'crc.l ro tlresc liqtrr-es. rrrcltr.ie.l irr tlr,'cl.tssic.rl I:.rstcrrl\(-r'rl\lur'('\ l:rrrrr *lriclr tltcse ttr.rtlll;ts ]l,tl,'[tr'ctl ])lt'\t-lvctl.

I lre r,'c,rp.l l)il;t ()l- tlrc ['e6k prlxitlcs sl)t'cilic n]iurttirs 1irt g,rels,,r[ticctivet .rrl.l.1,.ir,.. I-lre (.1) i'cltr.l,'J nitll tlri, l)t1)gl-:lll] u'ill llcll' tt'tt *'itlt ['trrrrLtllci'lti.tr.l-tllc

lN tR()l)uLTlON

ttlrtli I t.l

in.livi.ltr.ri )rr.urtr'.1s. SrncL- tlrcsL'nliurttils:rn'Ir,rs.-.] ()n silcr'('rl s()rrn(ls luncd to pr1'1111,v1'-.1r;tl cn,'rgies, it is irnl.oltrrrrt t() [)r1)r]()una('r)).lr)tr'.ls:ls a()r'r'cctl\':rs 1.,rssil.lr-. sirra.'rt rttlrrouglr tlrc rr'1.ctrtion,rl- tlrcs,'s()unds tlr;ll rrrrr u'rll [r,'ttrninq lrrrrr rrrirr.1.1..r.]r',;rn.lsPirit trr tlrc rrn.lelJt ing cosrrrrc vilrr';ttiorts tlr;tl nrost clr>st'lt r'('s()r'l.ll('nitlt rrrur ilrtcr.r.lcJ()rrf.()nrc. \,rrr c.rrr clr.rnt rvitir rlrt'(.1), orrt l,ru.1 ()r'sll!-ntl\'. Iirtlr silcnt en.l;ru.littlech;urtilrg;ttr'1r,xrttlirl. so r'lo tlt:tt *lrrclr eppc.rlt t() \1)tr.\iru cun:tlstr,,rf-.()ur's(, ju\llisten ,,r clr.rrrt nlrile )r)rr,rn'.1,rinq:rnvthing ei.e. I listt'n to (.1)s nlrrle drivirrg; if-rrrtr.1,r, 1.1, ;1.6 lr, t.rli'tr'-nrin.leJ rlhile \1)u Iistcn.

,\ltlr,trrqlr tlrc litcrrs Lrl'tlris progr.rrrr is,rn n)rp11)\'ilro \':lri()us,lspcct5 of- tlr,'"l;,xrr.'\inrs ,rl' I lrrrr;rn I-ili," rlrc trltinr;tte gortl ol nr.rr]uil ])r'.lcricc rs spi1i11;1] {i'cc.l,rn.lvl.rrrtr.rrlrc(lit.lti()rlrvill .1r'e1.cr1 \1)ulc()lrrc.trorrurtlr\rrur'('ssr'nliill .livrncsell.\irtrrvrlll,',rlrr lr,tu trr iltriet tlrc rrrrrr.l, anlerirlg iltt,r,'r','r.-.1t','1.t'r lcvt'ls of silencc..l-lrcr-,'. Ittvstcr-rcs,rl lrlr.rr)(l tl1.' ur)i\'(')s('.rr,'rcvc,rl,'.1, l.rrrrging:trl.linrc s.ltisllclr()n.rrrel pplq-6.

.\\ nr illrl sPilitrrlrl.lrscil.lllls, llrc rr,r:t inr1,,r11,1111 ilsl)('at ()l-nrirntr'.1 r)r(-dil.ttitrt isr('gul,lr l)r'.l.ti.c. i\l.lr)tr:l nl('(lit:lli()n-()r'.lnl nrcllit.ltion Pr';1r;1i1-('-lvrll Irlr'lv lr;tvc.lr';t-r).llra r'('sults il-onlv l'r'lrctic.'.l,rcc.rsr,rrr,rllr'. ,\ cl.rssic,rl rn.rntr'.r 1.r.r.1i(-c is tr'l.ic.rllv firrtr'.l,rvs in lengtlr. \irrr iiur, ('l c()ur'\r-. pt.latra( \1)ur lrlilr.rtr'.t:ts olit'n or.ts inltr'.1ut-ntlv.rs rrru likc. I'trt firr'[r.'st r','strlts, rtru slr,rtr].1 J,r tlre lirr-tr'-.1;rv disciplinc es cl.rssic.rllvl)tl.tr.c(l lirl tlroLrs;rncls ()1-\'(-;lls. l)is.-iplirr,'l.l.rccs tlrc k,'r'irr tlrc I,rck, an.l n'qtrlatitvlur'ns ll)e ke\'.

Sirrcc corrring to tlre \\tst (.o;rst irr 1981, I h;rve t;rtrglrt strcccssivc clrtntilrg wrrtk-.1r,r1.r,,-.rclr sfvclr vc.rrs in lcngtlr, rr'lrcrc I,rlg:rnizt'.1,urtl n'1ine.l nretlrotls lirr tt'eclr-ing nl;lntril nrcdit;lti()n. Srrrcc tlrcr.r, I Ir.rvc t,rtrglrt l)c()pl('n()t onlv irr rvorkslrops, [r111tlrnrtrglr Lr,,,tks:rn.l ilu.li() |r1)oliInrs, lr()\\'t() ilctivel\'\\1)r'k t() cJt.tngc c,rn.1rti,rr.ts intlrcil livtrs tlrn;uglr rn:rrrtr'.r-[r:rs,'.] spiritrral ,iisciplirrt's.'l lrc r.'sults c()n]e t() nrc c\'('r'\'.l,ry tlrnrtrgir ('ln.lil l11)r)r.lr()rur(l tlrc rrrrl.l. ,'\s on,: r',ricr', tlrey sl.crrk the tltrtlr ,\f nr.llllt;r D)e(Jitil(i()n: "\irLr clrrr clr.rnqc rrrtrI lifc. \ittr irrc cn({()\4'c(l rvill) ql'c;lt Polvt'r'10 lrcllrrrrrrrs,'11 :rnrl thc rrrrrlel."

MANTRA N4EDITAi ON

fbc Varictits attd Or.rtls of Mrditatittrt Prarttrr

MOST OF US ARE finrili;rr rvith thc.()nrnron practiccs.f rncclirrrrion-fnrrrr t6c(.hristi:tn tl':rtlition o{ contt'ntIl;rting sacr.c.1 sct.i1111111, ()1.;l }r:lrticulilr.c()nccpt ,rr-.1turl_itr', trr rlrc brc:rrh-certc*'.l pr-acrict's of- lltrd.lhisnr, t. tht, P.srtrre s of Ildtlta ltpa ;rrclotllcl-ltrgic.liscipliltcs. AIl ,rf- thcsc rnt-(ho.ls arc valtreLrlc,;rn.1 rhe1,;rll rvork in.lif-fircllr rv;lts to rlccIt-tt otrr;r[tilitl't() c()nnr-ct t() \,:rri()us urrrlcr.lling.lsp('.ts,rf lcalitl,iur(l ()ur c.\Pcricltac.

Of cortlsc,:rrtr',rf tlresc firrnrs of nrcLiirirti()l.l Pl.:lcticcrl onl1,oncc ()r.t$,icc rrsu;llll.will not pr()ducc rht- rt-strlts l,()u :u.c scck ing, Lrtrt r.cPc:rtc.l Icr.iotJs oi- pracligg \a,i1hcr"t-t-inclc.tsittg It-vcls of- Irrilstcrv will takc 1r;tr.1owrr tht- r-o:rtl te w,Iatt-r,cr g9:rl veust't-li-1vl',",1t.-r it is a qtr;rlitv of nrin.lfirlncss irr rrrtrr cvor'\'(lilv lifi',;r spccific 96,rl ,rr.I'cstrlt, r:rr'.1ccPc1 111.1.1e,-1.11 .1.11,.r,,i a,,rra,lttr,rtrr)lt tltilt will cvcntu;rlll,lc:r.1 yrrtr totlrc vt-rt' s.:,trrcc ,rf thorrglrt itsclf.

In tllc []:rst, ell of-thcsc:trc consi.lcrc.l firrnrs.l: rnc.lit:rri.n pr:lcric(-, rrt:rt "trrrcrl-It-dit:lti()tt." -l-r'trc lrrc.{itetion is .lt-flnt-..1 in Ilastcrn scr.iprrlr(-s :rs .1oing ,rlrs,rltrtcl],rrothirrg t-xccPt IJcino. In trrrt- ltrc.lit;rtion, thotrglrt ct,;rscs:tn.l, l.cc,rrrst- n:ttrrrc:rlrltors

II I.1E VARJETIES AND COAS OF MEDITATION PRACTICE

.l Vircuunr. tirc nrin.l [,cgrns t,r $rrr-k in a.]if]i|cnt $.rr'. S,,.liflictrlt rs it to crl.lein.rnon-r'.-r[r.rl lirnctionirrg,rf tlrc nrin.l, t]r.rt s'c Ir.rr'.- rr.rr'.1. lik,'rrri.ttr,,r/ tlr.rt r.-rrllv orrlylrint ;rt t]rc Iossilrrlitrcs. In Iir.l.llrisrrr. lht'tt'r':rr -1'lr i()n)('s.-lrrsr'to tlris st,rtc trl- rrrintlthaf is corrscit)us ilnd;ru.rrt', lrrrt l'olks in.r rr'.rv Jilli'rllrt ltrrrrr tlre ult rlrosl trs livt',rrrr Iivcs. Irr tht'll:tst, [rril\'('r'is ulr:tt lyc.]o ivlrcrr rr','t.rlk to (iori..lnd tnl('nrc(lit.lti()r'ris u']r.rt lr,r1.pclr. *lrcn u','1i51g11-5e tlrt- trnivt'r'se, t() ()ur'()\\'n Jivinirr', to (ir.l.

l]rrt rn.trtr o1- rrs ;uc rrrost cornlixtlr[rle u lre rr rve 1i'cl ur' .rlc acttr:rllr' .1oing s,rrrr,'-tlrirrg t,, l'1111g,1[','111 \\l],lt u('rr'.utl. I ),'rn+ rt,'(lttrte i. lt.rnl..lrrrl .lr'.rtrrrL tlt. rtrrrr.i.,'t'jtrst "[rcinu" nitlr orrr'('\'cs ()l]('lr or cl,rsc.l nlril,'.l,,irrg notlring, is.rlrn,rst inrl.ossiblc.'I'lr.rr

rs rvlr\, ()\'cr tlrc.cr)lurics, \'.lri()us litlrrr:,,1- sl.iritLrrrl l\r'rcticcs llirvc [)c('r-] ])cl'-lictc.l t,r (luict tllc n)ind s() th.lt truc nre.lit.rti()n ..1r1 r.rkc 1.1,1,.-g, ilnLl ()lrc ol- tlrc,rl.lcsts[-ilittrel It'ilctiacs ir kn,ru'n ils r)]:lntr',1 r)r( !lrl.rtr()rr.

MANTRA MEDITATIONlror tlrorrsrrn.ls o1- t,';tt's, tlre rrst' ol- gt'rrrrrn.' S.rnskr rt rr.lnlr':ls antl sPiritual liurrrtrlaslr.rs Lrct'n Ir':lclic('J irr or.l,.-r'to urrrk irr vcrr t[.,'ciltc \\'.1\s t() rctltrcc krrrrn.r rrnrl ttr.lttun(- ()ur rnin.ls, ['o.lics, .rn.l sPirits ro l]rt r.rr iorrs i:rvisi['lc cnt'rgics tl).rt ('\rst rr')llrc tntivctst-. Syslcnr.ltia n,rrk u'rtlt nrilntr'.l5.rlr,t.l,tp,'ns otrt lrrt';rtlr.lrld ilrrtolrr.ltlc;rllv inarc:lses otu'rrlrilirv t() c()nc('ntlilt('. .\s t]re nrin.l [.,'c,rnres clt'lrtt'r, ncu kin.l.,rft)cl'c('Ptual infirrrrr:t1ion ill)l)cilf l() us ils ()ur'()ul('r'.1\\'il|cnfss r'x|;1r1i5. Inner:rrvlrfent'sslrls,, grrrws:rs,rtrr klrnric strrrgqlcs:rr','['rrr',re,].lt.rv tlrr()uglr tlrt- r't-l.ctirion o1-tlrcsclncit'nt slrcrcrl lirt'nrtrl;rs. \\t'hcgin to st'c in n.\\'\\';l\'s, lr,';rr in lrt'*'\\'il|s,.lnrl under-st;lnd in n('\\' \r'.1trs.

'I-lrc *ttr.l li.r/l/ni is.lclivc.l fnrrrr In',, Srrnsklit *rrrtls.-l-lrt- llrst is rrrarras or' "nrirr.l,"

;rnJ tlrc scc,rn.l srll:r[.lr is dr;l\1'n firrrn tht- S:rnsklit \\1)r'(i tr.ri, llrich nrcans tLr |111-tc.t ()r "to lrr-t'fnrrrr."-['lrcrt-fi)r(-,:l r.nilr)tr.l is:r t,r.rl, rrse(] lrv tlrt'rrrirr.J. tlr:tt cr',.'nttr;tllvf r'r-cs trs lrrnr tlrc \':rg.u i(-s ,rf t lr.- r.rrin.l.

l{epcrrtirrg:lnl s()un(l proelLrct's;llr;lctui}l plrvsic;rl viLrr';rtion. Nou'lrcrt- is tlris r.lcetnr('r th;ln in S;rrrskrit nriur{r'rl. Wlrt'n cirarrt,'.1 ,rrrt l,rtr.l ,rr silcntlr', nl:lntr:rs ct(':lt('ilsinglc,1.,rut-rfrrl vit-r'.ttr,;n tlrirt.r)rr(-sP()n.ls to lrotlr.l spccill. s]ririttr.rl cncrgv fir'-(lrlcnc\';rncl llso ir st.ltc ()f corlsciorrsr.rcss in st'c.l firrrn. Oi'cI timc, tlrc rrr:rntr.r fr()ccssIrcgins to ovt-rri.lc.rn.l;rbsorlr:rll rri thc otlr.-r snr:rllcr vilrr;rtions rlret.-r'cntrurllr'[.,'c.nrc strlrsturrc.l uit]rrn thc nr;lntr:l. r\fi,'r.r Jcrrqth.rf tin.rc tlrat veri,'s lirrrr in.li-

ii.ltr.rl t,, rD.liViJtr.rl, t]lc glclt $'lrrc 'lf llle lll'ltlll't

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Llltinret,'lr'. ulletl 1'tecttccJ It'pt"rtetllr" t]lc ttt'tttlt t ttrll t' ttlt 't' ' 'rl'tl' 1""stirlr- ilt tlla ()rg.l)lisl)1, $ll.'r,' tllt' ()tg'lllislll ril.'r'lttt ll I I rl' rrr lrrrr' \\ rrlr rl '.rn.1 s1-ir.ittrel sl.lte l.(.Il.as(.ntc.l lrt.rn.l a()nt,ll)lc!l tiltl,,tt tl,, rrr,rrrlr.r lrr.r IIigJtt ilt,tt is coltctelrt ill 'l tlcu \\'il\" ll)c [-t'tsott rtlto l)(\()r]ri\ I'rrt \\rlli rlr'J'.,aal L.r'tlrc tlt.tlltl,t is lllso collercllt ill 'l \\'lV rll'rr 'liJ Il(rl ( \r\l I'lr"r l" lli' "rrndcrtirkirrg ol- rel.,.'titiolr o1- tlle Itt;ttltlrt'

\\'lrt'rt .r llt.llltl.l is clr,rlltc'l "r'ct 't lt'ttg l'c|itl'l ol tirlr' tlr' lr'lr\\' | "l rl ' "'

()\,(,1.C()r)tcs:rll ,rf flr,'otlrcr rrlrr.rlrUns ()Irft,ltilln Ill lll( llllrr!l l l', 1,, r l' '' I tis rlt:tt tltt, ll):Ittf.l rn.rnrli.sls itscll-in s()llle \()rt of Visitrlr ()l l()rrrr t" rrr'lr' 'r',,ne ]Lls srillL.d tltc ,r(]tcr.r'ilrr.rtiLrns. l lrcn, $itlr cLrrlti:lttt,l ",.,"tt t 't"tl r]'Ir..c,r'rr,-s .-,rtrtl.lctcly still. N6rr' .lll()tl]cl sltir.ittral tltrt't"tt' (\rrrrr " rrrr" l'l 1\tltc trrvstics .rr,' ]r.rr'.1 l'rcsse'l tLr erpi'rilr' ['ccltrtsc t]rc rrlill'i ll(\\\ I'r "rrr ' r" " ''lJilfclcnt rt.t\. Sottle r',rqis tll.l\ .lescti['c it ;rs "l{celiz'rliotr"; tlrt ;" rr l"r'1 11"..1.r-irVlUIt." I'lrc /rr,irrri, ()1.s('ckefs ali,'r kn,ru'le.1qc' cl,'tclrt'e tl t tlr' l" """ 'tr.rre kn,r$,le.1ge-\\ltialr is.ltritr..liffer,'nt ft,ttlr ''irrlirt.llr.llr()ll llr.rl rt' ttrri ' t Ilr,r,rks. \\'lr,rt .rll .rl-tltcsc illl(l ()ll)c) .1t-scliptiorls It.t\'(' ill .()lllllrrrlr t llr rl tlr' I rltlrc nrirt.l is Jrlli'r'crlr.lll!1.\'il(l('s ()l'dill'll\ '1cscri1'ti"'l'

r\ttot]let ,lsl\ect ()1-.1 lll:1t)tr'l ittr't'lvcs tlte itltelltiorl ol-ilt rttt ll rl" r' r" 'l 1 l'Vi[,r:rtrttn is .-rltr1-ltl rvillr .r rrrt-nt.rl intt'rrlitrn, tltc Vi['t;tti,rrr lllL tt , "trt trtrti,rnrtl nr,.-trtrtl a()l)tl)()ll('r)l tlr.rt irrlltrerlr't's tllt- rt'sttlt ol tclrt"ltitrr'rt lrr tl"s()ultrl ()f tltc nlilttl.l is tlt.- clrlliet $,1\'(';lll!l tll. illtallt is,rrell.rr'l rrl\"rr llr' 1\ r" Ijtrst

'rs 'r ct'lt'le'l gel rrrl-ltlerlccs tlre 'tf i'1"11'1111't"rrl'l t'llt'ct t'l t rrlrrt' lr"l'r

'l lr,' nt.trttr.t. .llrJ lrt.l.li..s Jet'rile'l irr tlris 1'loglrttrr n'll rll l" l1' ''.1e,'l.et c,rttcctttt:tliotl, ttrerttltl clrtt.itr', 'r tlttietLt rtrrlcl ut'tl'l 'l ('rltrrr t lrrrrr | ! rr'lllet)t. illltl llellt 11t11 l-lt;trgll tlrlrrtr{ll rt'ttr.k'trtrrtt- l-rr.r'ict: ttl''t r' I' rr' l ' 1 '('ll'rrltirlg llrt'se ltt'ttltl'ls r'ill 'r]s" ltt'lP t't"' r. Iirlllll v.ltt tltsilts rrr'l l' r'l \"" ''s[ririt tr.rl lirlllllnr,'rrt.

It is irr rlrerr .rL.ilirr. t,, lirlllll .lcsir','. .rrr.l Pl1)r'lr()t(' lre.rltlr .",'l 'r' ll 1" "nlillltlils $ill Pr,\'c tllcil r'.tltrt'tO \rrtl r!itllotlt f)('l'stl'lsl()ll ltirttt ttt'

r'r rrL\" I

,'\lso, bv ltclptrlo \rrtt to soltc soltlt'of'lrfi"s l'lr'['lcrlrs rrl'l 'lillr'rrlt" r'sirrrult.ltr('()rtsl1 L,c tll,lilrg lillrr"rrJ spilitrrell\. ttlu'trtl te'tltz't111111 "1 t.rrr rrtlrr:tttrlc. [-lrrs is u']lr':trlt tll'llltl'l ;r1'1;1i;t-11" Illlttcl'llle g()ll rrrll 1" "'r"' '

N]ANTRA IVl FDITATION llff \'Altll lll \ \N i Lir r\

rrr,l li( !i.s r. *'.rk ir .r ,liffi.crrt n,l\'. S. .iiflictrlr is it r. t'xlrl;r, a,, tr(,.il)s, ,,1- rlre nrrn.l, tlr:rt $,c lr,rvc lrtrr.ls lik,' rrrr,stl,rl thrrt rcallr.orrlr'..'l'rlrrr,'. l:r Il..l.llrisrrr, tlrr'lt'r'.r

--.r,.(rr)c\ (ltrse t. this stlitc,rll,,ri,r.l''|r",ilr(l ,r$.rr.,. [rtrt wtrrks in;l lr'llv rlif-f(rcnt firrrrr thc \\,.rV n]()st us Ii\'('r, | .rrr. pr'.1\t'r'is

'*lr;rt lvc.J,r n'lr.-rr x'c telk trr (ro.l,:'lnd tr-u(- rne.liteti.nrr , rr lt, rt u,c Ii.1('11-1,, rlrc trnrr'.-rsc, t() ()ur ()[,lr .livinitr., ttt (ior].

, 'l rr' rrr' .)()st c()rlfi)rrr[.lc w'hcrr *,.- ficl ivc ilr(' .lctrrall\' .1.ir.rg s.'e-' .rl'().1 \\'lr.lt \\'('r\':lrt. I).irrg.othirg is lrer.1,:rrrrl clcari.g tlre rrrirr.l..r\rrlr\)lrr (\cs()l)('n,rrc]osc.lrvlrilt'.1oirrgrrothing,is.rlnr.stirrrP,;ssilrlc.,'r, I tltc ccnttrrics. r':rliorrs firrrtrs o1- spirittral ljt.;lctict.s lr.rr.,, lrccp 1.,-r.-I rl)( nur)!l s() tltilt tlu('n-l(-dil;lion c.rrt r;rk,'PIecr.,,.rn.l ,lrc,rf tlr,, ol.l,,strL, \ r\ lin()rvn .ls lrrilntr..l lrtcdit.rti()n.

llll)l I;\-|ION. ,

'l r t ,rr s, tlrt' .st- .1- g,.-rtrrrr' S;r.skrit ..llrtf:ls .rr.1 spiritrral Iirr..rrrl:rstr, r,l r, ()lda. l() rurrk irr

'c'r' spccific \r';l's t() retltrce k:rrtr:r .acl t.'r,,1,. J,,,.lies..rrrrl sIifi15 to tlrc r'.rr-rtrrrs irlisilrlc an(-l.gi(,s th:tr crist inl\

'r( nr,rtic nrrrk u,itlt nt;urtr;rs :rls,, .1c.-1,,.n5 ()ul.[)rceth .rntl .rtrtont;rti,'rrr rl'ilitv r() a()lrc(-rrrrirt(-. r\s tht- nrin.l lrtc.rncs clc:tr.-r., nt'n,kir.ls of-

1',r r),rr r()n iltrl)cilr l() us ils ()ur' ()ut('f ilw:lf(.n('ss ('xf:ln(15. IIrncr rtw:lfct.tt-ss,,ur l\,rlnrr. stnrgglcs :rrt- btrr.ncrl :rn,.rv tlrrotrgh thc rt-Petitiorr of' thcse

,1;i,..,',,,.'..\\t'b,'gin ro scc irr ncu,r{,:rt's, ht'.rr in ncw,w,l}.s, and un(.lcr_

,'tittt,t t\,lclivc.l fnrrn tw,o S;rnskrit rv,rnls. -l-lrc first is rriarr,ls or "rrrin.l,"l .r ll,,l'l, is .l.rr*'r'r f..' rlre Sanskr.ir \\'()r.d Lili, *.lrich

'rt,:rns "1. pr11;_

, lr,'rrr." I Ircrt'lirrt-,;l ln;lntl.;l is il t()()1, trsc.l lrythc trrin.J, tltetc\,(,ntLl:lllyI r, 1.1,'.q1 1,.. ,rl tlrt- nrirr.l.r\ ',( )lr r( l Ir'()(lua('s iur :lctrr;ll l-lr)'sical vi[rr.ation. Nrtw,ltcrc is tlrrs i.lc.r',,' l rrr ilr.llrtr',1. \\'h,'n ch:rntc.l ,rtrt kru.l or silcntlr', nr;lntr:ls cr.(':ltc :lrl rrl,r rtr()n llt.lt c()lr'('s1l()nds to lroth a spccifr-c sPrr.itrrai cncr.ql,fr.c_, ' | .r.rt( r )l r'()nsat().s.ess it.r scr.cl fitrrn. O'cr. tirrrt,, thc lt.l;llttr:t lrroccssrr' lr 'rrril rl,t,,r'[' :rll ol- thc otlrt-r' snr;rllel vibrations tlr;rr cvt'nttr:rlh.,r',,1 ,r rrir' rlre rr.rrtr'.r. Aficr .r lcrrgth oi rirnt- tlrat

'arit's firrrr ir-r.li-

yi.lrral t,r rrr.lividtr,rl, tltt'grcut l,:rvc of'llrt'nr.ttrtt:t,x'clu'lreltns.rll othcl vi[rt;ttitllls.Ultilretclr', g,[cp 1.r;rcticr.1 r'cpc.rtc.1lr', thc nr.rr]tr.r u rll rcsult irr .r strLttl,' cli:ttrgc of'st:rtc irr tltr.'org;lllistlr, uvitcrc tl,,'Llrg,tllistll vilrt';ttt's

'lt ;l fill( itl trtltc n'itll tlrc crlt'rgl.rrrtl spirrtrr,tl st;rt('r'('pl'cs('nt.-.1 Lrr .rn.i.()nt.lin.J r.itltirr tltc lll.llttl.l. lltst;ts r I:rscr isliglrt tIat is c,rltt'reltt itt;t trcg'\'vil\'' tl)c l)('1s()ll u'll() 1-ccotltcs ollc rvith tl)('st:l(c [)r()-.ltrc..l [r].tht'rrtrrnu;r is.rls,, c,rlretTnt ilr.r $:rV tlr.rt.ii.l trot cxist Pl'iot to tltt'c,ltlsciortstrl.r.1,'rt ;rki rlg,ri r','P.-t i t i,tll,lf t llc tll:rtlt t .l'

\\'lrcrr.r nl;lntr.l is cir.rntc.l,rlcr:r l,rrtq [.crirr.] of-tirrrr', tltr'1.oucl ol-tltt'ttt.ttltt:t()\,('r..()nrcs all ol-tlrc otlr.'r vi[rr':rtir:r]s ()])arirtinr in tlrc rrrirr.l. I ltc llrsr I,'vcl ,rl-t]lisis th.rt tlrc nlrntr:r nr:rnifi'srs itsclf rn s,rrr.rr'sorr of- r'isiorr or fitr.ttr t,, irt.licatc thetonc h:rs stillc.l tlrt'othcr vibr':rtions..llr.-n, rrtth cotrtitrr-t.-.1 ltt,rttlr.t wrrrk' tllc Iltitr.l[..-corlrt-s conrplcllll'still. Nrxv rrr.rollrel sl.ir.ittr;r] .lvtr,rtttt.- cotttes iltto pl,ri tlratthc 1r1'strcs arc It,rr.l prcssccl t() c\plilit), lrcclrtrsc t]rc rtrirr,l n,rw'Lrr'gttrs ttt uotk itr rl.lill,'rcrrt u;r\'. S,rrr,'r',rgis nr,rr Jcscli[.c it rrs "Rc:rlrzrrtiorr": tlrt Ztrt l\tr.l.lltists.rs"Nirr,;rn;r." -l-hc /rrarrrs, ,rr sc,'kels ,rfi,'r' kn,rn'lc.lgc, .1r:sct r[rc it as tltc ltc{irtrtirr{ ,-ftr.trc kp,rrvlc.lgc-\r'lri.lr is tlrritc Jil-fi'r't'rrr lr,,rtr "ittli,t'tn:ttiolr" t]t.tt \\'('tll.lv q('l fll'lnlt,r,rks. \\'lt.rt al] ,r1- tltcsc.ltld ()tllcl .lcsctil'ti,'rls ll;tvc rlr

'()ll)lll()ll is th;rt tllc slilt('()frltt- rrrir.r.l is.liffi'r','nt:Urrl cvlrclt's ()tdilr.lrV tlcscripti,rrl.

r\p6tlrcr';rsp('ct ()l- ilI's.llrtr':l rrrr',,lvcs rhc irrtcntion of- its ttsc. Il-tlr.-.rcttr,tl l.lt)siclrlvil-r':rti,rn is cotrl.lg.l u,itlr:r rrrcnt:rl inlt'rrtion, tltt- r'i[tr:ttit>rt tltclt ctlnt:titls:rll rt]tli-tiorr;rl rrrcr.rt;rl c();rli()pc1t rlr.rt infltrcnccs tlrc Icstrlt,rf rc1-c;ttjrtg it. IIt tlris \1'.1\', tllcs()rprrl ()f tlt(. n);lntr:l is tlrc calricr'$il\'('irnd tl)('intct)t is,rvcrlai.l (tf()1.] t]lc u',tvefi,ttn'jtrst .rs e c,'lt'lc.l gt'l irlflrrerlccs the 'tP1'1'11111;t'elltl t'lit'ct tt1-'r ullitc Iiglrt'

-l-l)('l)l:llltrils.lllrl fl:lc(iccs 'lt:t:rile'l rrl tllis 1'rogllrrll uill 'rll lrclp \1)tl:rclli('\'c.1.-.-1..r'c,r1rc,',r1'.rti()lr, rrr.'rrt.rl cl.rritr',:r rltiit'ttt inrrcr rrrrrl.l,.t c;tlttt,'r illtt,'t etrrilitll-l11cpt, ir11d lrelp rrrtr l-lerr{lr tlrrrrtrqlr rorrl k.rlnric lt'rrlicls,,r[-st.tcles, irl)d c()ltrliti()lts.(.ir.rnring rl)('s(- r)rirnrr.ls sill .rls,, lrcl1. 11;11 r.r lirlllll \'()ur (l('sit(-s.lt)rl Ic,l.l \1)rr l()\\';lrdsf ilittrel IirlIlllnrcnt.

Ir is irr thcir'.r[.ilitv r,) fulllll.lcsile.,rrr.l [)r()nr()tc ]t..rltlr,r".l xcll-['.'iIrg t]trrtltt..utlt.;ls u,ill Pr',x'c thciI r'.rlr.rc ttl yotr rritlrout ])ct\u.t\i()lt Itrtltt ttle ()l .lll\'()l1c ('ls(-.Also, [rr. lrclping \'()u r() s()lvc sonrt- ,r1' li{i"s prrrl.ltrns .rn.] .lif ft-ctrltie s, rrrtr n ill I.csilrtrlt,rnc,rr.rsh,[rc nroving firru,.rr.l spitrtturllr'1t:lu'rrr.l rc:tliz:ttittrt of- \'()(ll frtlc divill.rtetttte . l-ltis is u'ltr' .ltlv Ill.ltltl'l Il .latia(-llt) ll).ltt('l tht- goel-$ ill Itcct'tttt il 'illlt

I I]E VARIfTIES ANI) (,OAL5 OF I\lEDITATION PRACTICE

l,rst" sittt.tlr,rrt. \orr .-.rr Irel1.11;1115g11 irr sp,'cific 5llu.lti()n5 lltrl,.,.rt the s.rnrc tilreilllr,l:stl)! trctllt'trl sl.rlittr;rl llirtgc [,crrc|-ts, glti] \1)q li;.rllr I,',r,'lt tIe rrltirl.rtc gtr,rl,,1 ;rll sl.itrttr.rl l.'".ti.". .lttilinr)rent o1-,r st.rtr'ol-tlrre lrstening. ol'solelr Ilerng, o1'"tnr(' r)rcrlil,ll i()r).'

THE SOUR(,I: OI- IVIANTRASIirrr ,tn,'tettt I;.rstcr.lr sPiritrr:rl texls [rlcscl]l irr .ie1'rl1 r'r1,lo1 111,r,r. .,1- the Slrrrskrit

l.trrgtr:tgc. or)t'ol- tlre cltr-licst kn,rrvn lirrr:,rl-lrrrrrr.rn Lrngrr.rgt. I'lrc llr'.r,rl tlrese,tlrt'f,iliirrr l,rllnr, exltl,tirs llt(- c()ltsttuation ol tlte rrrltr':rt. irr spectlic ['.ilst('llr sIrr't-Itt.tl tclnts, l:rrrr its frtst a(,r)a(ftr()n ,r\ l\l||( Lr], rd\. l() lltc r'rr'.rtiorr o1'tltc nr.rtcrlirltttttvctsc, knorl'n.ts tlrc l:;rrtlr l)l;rnc. It.rls,, in.-ltr.i,'.,r r'.rri,'tr ()f ln.lt.tlril pt;lclia('sJ,'rigrr,'.i to llCirir'r'e \':lfi()Us \l.ttC\ ()l (()n\(r()U\rr(\\ r|.tltUn('ntr'nl n,rtlt tltC JiviltC.

I lre,rtlrer te\t, llr('.\rru.\lrlrirs, u';rs n'rc.rl,,l l(),1 \.1{e ulr,r rr''rs Jirectc.j t() lt n'ln)c(ii1;llr()n, elicl it lr.r.l rrrvsticlrllv ilflr('.lr'((l .,lr'\(rl ln .tone. l lte.\rirr.\rrl;irs consisl Lrl.t.li:ctts:iort ()l llle n;ltura.tlr!l sl.rt('s ()l a()r1s('r(Jlr\n(\\.tr)(l ('llcl'g\'. ils ucll.ts rnetlt,t.lsol :l.ilrttl.tl crglrtti.tt.

.'\rrr.rzinglr', tlrr',-lrrtPtt'rs in [',rtlr soi1.1 1111 . tlr,rr .li',rr'. S.rnskrit rrn's,r sirni].rr th.rttltet rtrr' ,tlrn,rst i.lentic.tl-intcrclt;tnocrtl.le. n,rilr. llrc grrt ol uh.rt tircl c.rrrrer i:tlr.rt tlrc tnrrvcrs('.rt tirc plrisic;rl ;tn.1 strlrtle le., l i' .',,nr1.,tseJ ,rl'flliv l.r'irrcil,;rl vi[rr.r-ti,rns.(.ollccti.'.-lr',t1,...s()undvil)r.llions.rrli,rllc.itlrc.\l,rlri(,r I-hclviorlrer-. Ilrcscs,,tttt.l, t'risl irr tlrttr'c:ttcqorics I l;rrr.lrlrlc sour]tl. I

'rrl'llt sorr:t.].:utrl.l I contIlctt-lvsilcrtt I vct eristt'nt I s()rntd. I'ltcsc lltrr'c cllegori,'r nt.rk. uI tlr( Vli//,1,r vilrr'.rti,ltr tltttlr,rvc e,trslltrct,.'.l tlrc rrniversc rrt inlr;rLrit.

Irrrrrrr tht' I'tksmi'lhntra

IIrc ultirrr.rt,' .rlrstrlutc irnperislr.r[.lc lJr'.rlrrn.rn, rrn.]rllinntr.rl,'.] lr,'rxe,-n' l.Lrl.tl iz.ttiort o1- krrou lt rJgc .urJ ilgcnl .ll)|ciu ino irr tlr,' litlrrr ,rl t vr'r slrrrrurg

lrglrt .rrr.i i.lcrrticrrl nitlr tlrc.\ll is telrut-,1 )l:attr l. Ils er,r'.r.'tir, .\/irltr is tlrr'I-lro,r.l iJt'rrtillcJ uirlr it an.i.r1.P,'.u's.rs rrrJistirgrrislrl[,]e Ii.lrt ... I lri, s'rnrcSfrakti ... tlrcn erolvt's orrr ol'tlrc (irc.rt (,,r.1 into .\l:,l,,l,l.r,tl:,,t,r l)rvine St,Lrn.lor'5ir,rri,lr' ... (.,rrrsr.lr'r'tlrrs Lrnrrr.rrrili'stt'.| eteln:rl s()nnJ.ls n'.erul'lrrrg rlrr'Ilints()un({ ()f :l r)rusi..ll inslrunrcnt ... ,\l,rtrrl,i is tlrc col]e.-tiyc t.tln fi)t'.rll tire lct

ter'\ ()r's()unrl turrts rv]ricir .llc c.llleJ tlle JVlotlrel rrr'\l.rtrtJ. r l',, rLr , rl,, i Itlrel'lrsis()r's()ulc(',rl-.rlltlrc/..f,1..,pllncst)l t'\isltltrr' ... ll', \1,r,'1,srlutct' ol- rtll rrr;rrrtr.ts.

lrrrrnr tlris [r()irt li)r'\\';lr'(1, t]rt'/,r(irrri l,rirlrir erl.l.rins irr.]tt,rrl tltr r.rtt,'rr. l, tt' 'S.rnskrir elpJr.r[.t't,rn.i tlreir lirrrcti,'rr in llrr'coltsttttcliott trl (,ltr r(.rlrl\

Ilrour the -Slra .frrlras

SIrc tlrc Nl;rtr-ik;r is tlrc Slr.rkri ,,l-tlre crc.tt,,r'of tlrc u,rtl.l ,rrr,l il,11,' l,r.tlr,,rr,a()nstilnt ;lr)(l irltir)r.lle rrni,trt rritlt I Jittt l. lri. \lr.rkr r .r1'1'.

ulri\'('r'sc in tlrc {irlrn ol-tlre N'llttik,l.()l))l)()s('!l i,l-lilit lf(l(l\ \" rl,,,rl- rlrcrrrltlr('nrrntr'.ls r.(\()r'lino to llt.tt lrorter',rl- Sp.trt.l.t ,lrrrr', ,,,',, Ikn,rrvrr .rs Slr.rlr.ll[tr';rlrrrrr. l)r1)acf(] lo |11111111, tltt'it n'.1',.1r\r lur, lr,,rr.ls llrc scns('s ol llrt'cnt[ro.lieJ,,trct.],,... I-lt,'s,,ttr.ce,,l ,rll t',,,'t'

'

.livinc l-c,tnsci,rrrsrr,'ss .rrrtl it is to tlris .lilint' I-c,rn.ci,trr.n,r. tlr.rt .rll r,,,,,rrrltirn.rtcly illi' (li11-.t.rl.

I:r-orn tlris |ontl on, tltt'.\ritr.\l/rits.tlso f)t('s('rtts tlrc lt-tfr'r's ol llrr ".trr'l rrt rll

i

in .let;ril ,ls t() thcil sl'itittr;rl sl.ltt .llll litlrcli,rrt. I'lre ccrltl.rl llttst. t. tlr'rr rl,, ',,

.tlplt;rlrt'r is tlrc c,rllccti,rn,rl-rilr',ttr,rr)s 1l)ill ]rits a()ltstl'tlal('(l tlr, rrlr,,l, ,',,,,,'tlris conccPtiotr ol-tltc S;rrrsklit ,rlpltr[,ct ll,rrr n'lticlr Ih(' I]r,trrll r\ rt, tt,ll l' ,,"Irct'rr crt'.rtctl.

tl'

lvlANTRA N4EL)IIAI ION I[tv,\liil il,\r]1i,.'\t I Ir'r r',

rL,u \,ur lr, l1. 11r,,,r"11 irr s1'e6ifls sitrr.rtiorrs ulrilc, .tt tl.t(- s,rnl(- tin)(.i rr ,l,nirrr.rl 1r'ingt [rcrr.'1lts, trntil rrrrr lin.rllv rcach tl). ultir]r.lrc q();lll,r.(rr(,\ .tn.rirtntt'ntol .rsr;rtt'ol't:.ur-listcnirrg,ol-so].'h ileilg,ol

I ()I; N'I,,\NTRI\S.1, r rr sIi1i1q1.11 t('\ts l)r'cs(llr in-.1c1.t11 t'r|1o1.11i,r',. ,r{' tltc S.trrskrir

'l rlrr t.rrlrest knorvn lirrrrs ol'htnn;rn lltnqrr.rgc. Ilrc ljr.st ,r1-tlrcsc,,., r1'l.rrn' tlrL'corrslrtrction,rl-tltc rrr'ri\'('rs('. in sp,.'ci1t'c ll;rstcr.n sl.iri-r rt, llst tonccItjo11 ;ts l)ut'('cnct-g\'. l() tltc crr'.rtion ol- tltc lrr.rtcri:t], r'. rlrt l;.rrtlr [)l;rne. lr.rlso inclrr.]t's rr vrrrictv ol'rrr,rrrtr',r Ir:laticc:irt \( \.llr()u5 st.ttt-s o1 a()Jtsai()tr\n(\\ tn .lItlrn(.ntant sitlt rhc.]iVirr,.-., rr. rlrr' .\ltr.\rrlr',rs, n'rs r-ct,,':rlc.l l() il s.lgc u,lt,, w,.rs .Jir,'ctc.l to it irrlr lr,r.l ntr stic.tllr ,lIl)..1t('d iilt-\'a(i il) 5t()lt('. I ltc .\rrir .\l/nr-i itrrrsist olIlr, rr,rrrrr',larl slill('s,tf c.asai,rtrsrc...t..1 ('r)c).g\', its r'r'll;tr.t,'tlt,r.ls]rlr, in.1,, , ir.r1'1,1. rn [rotlt rcli1.lrr11'. tlr.rt .lisetrss S.rrrskrit .r1.s6 sirlil,rl tlt;rtI r,lL r(r(.rl

-rntcrclr;rrrgc:tlrlc, rt;rllr'. IIrc grst ol- r.r,lr;rt tlrev corrvcv is, rt rirt l'lrrsic.rl ilnd srr[]rl('1,'r'cl is c,rrnP.rsctl of'fifir'1.r.i1-1,-i1..11 111-1.,1-lr rJr,

', sorrrrrl viIrr'.rlions;rn'c.rll,'.] 1l1p ,\/,11y1{,,1-l-lrc Motlrcr.. I'hcsc

rlr, ( (,rr( o()ilcs I l.rtr.lilrlc sotrntl. f r srrlrtlt.s()rilrd, ill](l .j i conrl.lctt-lvr t .,,1111,1. I Itcsc tltn','ciltcg()r'i.s lnilkc uf tltc rp,lr,/,r, r'i[rr..r1jtt11s 111;q1'I tl, ,,rrrr, I\( \\( l)lr.ll)it.

, ,l'.,,lrrr, i1rl.e;rsh.rirle I|-:rltrlr.r1, rrrrJillt'r'c1ri,rr,'.1 Lr,.l5,','1,,1 | r,,,rrl,,lg, ilt)(l itg('nt .r1.pc.rrino in tlt,'lirlnt o1'cr..'r-slrining

,,r , ,i rurlr rlre ,\]l is telrrrctl ,ll:tttt.l r. Its evtr..rctrrc.Vrr(tr is tlrt',l ,,1

'r rtlr rt ,rrrtl ,rIl)..tr.s .rs in.listingrrrslra[rl,' lioltt ... -l ]r: srrrrrc, , , .,'J',.. t,ur ()l tltc (rlc;tr (i,r.l ltt,r .\l:aL,,lal,rahntt Il)ri'inc Sorrn.lI ,' ,,1, r rlrn rrrrrr,rrrrl,'slc.l,'tt't.rr:tl s,rtrn.l.r. n'scnrL,ling tltr'{.rint,,,

', ,l ,r,,r I rr)( rr . . \/,rlrrl,r is tlrc col]ectivc tcr.nr li,r. .rll tlrc Ict-

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l('r's ()r s()ut)rl trnit, u]riclr .rtr' cllllerl tlrc Motlrer' ,rr' \,1.rtr.ik.r [.cc:tttsc tltct fi,t ttrrlre [.ltsis ()r's()ur'.(',r1-;r1l tlr,'/,,,(,rs fl,r,,cs,tl t'xistettc,' ... 1 ]rc Nl,rtrik.r is rllesotrt at- ol- ,rll nr,tnt t.ts.

lrlonr t]ris []()int li)r'\\'.lld, tlr,'/,rllrrr l,rrrtnr cr[.l,tirrs irr J,'r.ri] l]rt'r,ttiLrtts Ir'lt,'t:,riS.rrsklit;rlplr.rl.r.'t an.] tlrt-ir lirttcti,rrr itr tltt'cottsltttctiott olr,,ttt.t,':tlilt.

Frorrr the -Sila .\rrfras

Slr,' rlrc Nl.rtlik,r is tlrc Slr.rkri ,rl-llre crc.rl.rr',,1-tlrc n,,r'l.l.rnJ is s.ri.l to lrc itrc()nsti'lrt ilr)(l illtirnirt. rr:ri,,rr rlitlr I Iirn... l ]ris Slrrrkti.rl.p,',rls,ls llr('ctrtir'('uni\'('rs('irrthcIirllrrof-t]tt'\l.rtlik,l .())lll)()5crl ttl-lllill,'ttets.. .\stllt'sottlcr',,1- t]tcrnl tJte nt;tntr'.rs r.es()r'lino t() tlr.lt l)()\\'('r'of- S1..111.].1 .lrrirlc s,rtttl.l,.tls,rkn,rn,n ;rs Slr,r[,.]a[rr';rlrrn.l ] l)r1).cc(l (tr lr11'1q1111, thcir r,'spectilc {ittrcti,rtts, cvctt.ls tlr(- scns('s of tlrc cnrIro.1ic.],rrrc..1,,... I'lrc s,,trtce ol ,tll rn.trrtt.ts is tlre.livinc I.()nsci()usr)('ss.rrrtl it is to tlris.livinc I-consci.rttsttcss tlr;rt lrll Ilrir)r1r..lsrrlt inr:rtelr' .lrc (lir('cte!].

[]trrrrr tltrs lroint rrn, lltc.!rtrr.\rrlnrs.rlsrr l\r'(-s('nls llrc lr'tlt'ls,rf tltc S;rrrskrit .rl1tl1.1[,('1in Jcr;ril.rs to tlrcil sIirittrrrl sl.ll('.lr)(l lirncti.rn. I lrc ccrttr',tl th,'si: is tlrat tlrc Serr.klitrrlPIr:rlrer is tlrc collccti,rn,rl'r'rltr',rti,rns tll;ll h.ls.()nslr.r.l.J tlre nlt,rlt'trrlivclse. It istlris conccl,rion,rf- thc S.rrrsklit ,rlpllrl','t lnrnr rvlricl, llrc nr.tntt:ts u'e rvill l,'rrrr lltr','lreen crt';ttct].

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PARAMAHANSA YOCANANDA. .rrrllror. rrl' .lrtrl'r,.g,.,r1,/.r ,./ .i ),.;'r ,rrr.l rlre rvell-ktt,trtn I:.tstetn s.tgt'tvlr,t Itr,trrdlrt tlre Art,r ),.g,r tr'cltniLlrrc to llri'\\t'rt. userl l() sinLilr ,rttc,,l-lris.,tngs to tlrc.lrvirrL-. " l Ir,rrr:.rrr.ls,rl- strrrs ,ln(l n)()()n5 in rrrt lr,r.lt .l,rsirinc." ltlr'ttics.tn.1,'r1.eti111cc.J nre.lrt.rt,rr. tlrll r,'ll r.,tr Ir, rrre.rnr tlris Iitcr.rllr. lrr',rrrrlris er1.,116116,'. Ir,',rt.,.1.r'rl,r,,J tlr.rt er','rrtlrirrg in llr,'rrrrirer'.e t.rn ['e.rcc,-:sc.1 I'r g,ringuitlrirr. I lrc lclricl,' litr .r.('.s5in{ .rll ,,1 tlri' i. tlrc ,Arl,ir .\,/,//r, slr('.iJl..r]lr rlrr .irl-r'ilrcil'rrl .-lr,rkr.ts .rJ,rrrg rlrc sl.rne irr tlr,' ,r,1'r1,. 1,r,/t.

(-Jt,t(lr tr.:tttsl.tt,'s litcr'.rllt .rs "x'hccl." 111 loqic lrlrrlos,rl.lrr'. elr.rkrrrs.ut'tlcst-r'ilrc.l .rscrt('l'g\'-|11ri('\sing cr'ntt ts irt tlr,' slr1'11, /'r,/1-.,,1 e n,'rgr l.,,.lv tlrrrt irrre r'1-1'n('tr'.rlt's llrcl.lrvsic.rl [-,,Jr'.'l'irc strltt]e l',tJv rs sonrr'lirrrcs c.rll,'J tlre .l.rrir/ llr,A, l,trt tlrc ltrnr /://r'rr,/io,/t is rrr,rlc .laarlr;ltr.

-l ]t.' r'rist,'rrcc t,l- llrcse rr'hccl-slr.r1.cl. :l.irrrrin{ r'Llliaes .ll()t)g tltc s}.ine is uellcst.rttlislrc.l irr nc:rrlr'.rll Srrrr:krit [-,rsc.J s]riritrr.rl tcrts...\ltlr,,rrglr tlrcrc;lr'.,r.lrr.llly.Joucns,tl ch.rkr.rs irr tlre.trlrtle [roJr'. tlrc l.r'irrciflc on,'s.lis.'rrsse.l in rrr.rilr.tr,.rnrIlast,'r.n sl.irittr.rl tr-\1s.rre

'ir in ntrrrl'er',.1r\l.lr'('loc:rtct].rl,,rru tlrt's[.rrrt'. u,itlr;r ser'-cntlr .rt tlrc t,rp ol tlr- Irt',r.1.

lieclr ,tf thc clr:tkr'.rs I,rc.rtcJ on tlre s1.int' Ir,ts .r .lifiirlrrt rrtrrrrl.t'r' ,rf-s1.1rli1's..1'l1gont';tl tlrc [.trrry c,-nter lr.ts lrrrr s].,rkt's, rr'llil,'t]rc orrt-;rt llre [\()lt()])),rf- tltc spinc lt.rsfirtu. ()tir,'r's ]r;rvt'lu'clrr'. sirtccn. ulrtl so lirrtlr. Il- rrll ,rf tlrc s1.,rk6.,rf-thc sir rr'lrccls

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'tn',t.-l.lc.l togctltct', thcv t()till lifil. l-hcsc fifiv spokcs.()nf.lin tlr,: r'ibrarions,rl-tlrcl-tril.Jirtg lrlocks ol- tlrc t'ntit'c 1111i1'61'q1-1J11- ,\latri[a,,rr rlrc rn;r1. ,rf rhc sotrn.]s ,rf. l(,llroll .l,siril'c.l r'.rrli, r.

\\'lr.rt tlrrs rnc,rns lirr ell of-trs, er.rtl Partictrlar-ly tl,,rsc t;1-trs *,lro pr;lcticc lnllrtrirtlrcJitilli()lt, is th;rt all ,rf thc t'ncrgv of-tlrt- univt-r-sc tltrrt wc nc('rl r() firllill ,rtrr.-lcsirt'sis ;rs clost' :ts-,rn.l is ecttr;rlly i.lcptic;rl witlr-gtrr- 6wp [16.]ics.

Ilr a.l.lition to otrr ch;rkrus, tlt.-rc is ;tlso;r 1.,1147.-1.ccll ;tt tltc [-;rsc of- tht- sPine, fcrni-trittc irt tt;tttrlt-, krrou'tt .ls th(- lr/rr1,//l/i i shakti. lt p()w('r's cvcrytlring rvc .1o, incltr.ling otrrtlr()ughts, il.ti()rrs, :rn.l ell tlrc phlsrc:rl :lctivitv ol-otrr bo.lit's, n4r.-thcr;rl,;rkc,rr';rslcc1..Ustr:rllr', rr,.- Lr:r.cl' tt;trch its p()tc.t iill p()w,cr, :rlth(),gh :r.1r,;rnc.-.1 lrrgis :rrr.1 spir.it.alltelt'It5 l1;11'.' lt'ltrnc.-l r':u ious rt-chnitltrcs to rrsc shrrkti ('nr-rg) t() t.t'l firrrn strl,cr-lrtrnr,rnfcats.'fhtsc abilitics:rlc.'{tr.'to tlrt-ir su|gl-j11; kn,rwlc.lgc of thc Pox,cr.ol-tlrc trrrivcr.sc;rr ('\'crv lcvcl ,ri ln:r.rtfi'srati()l.r-non-l.lrysicel :rs *,.-ll :rs plrvsical. \'t't slrakri lics t-r,cn

[r,'r'.rn.l rverv l.-r,t-l ,rl- nr,rrrifist;rri,rn. It is tht- ].rirnot.li:rl P.rwcr.l',lrrrr,l , r(.rlr,,'. llr,lis 1cvcr.1cplct,-.{ or t-xlt:rrrstt-.1 c\,('n ;ls it cl'c:t1cs cvcrvtlti:tg;lttd l)littrl\ ,r, t\tl'tt" t,,its cn.l. II- thc Metrikil rs tlr(- st()nc un!l nr()rtill ,rf ell crcati,rrr, slrrliti t. llr, r'rrr,lrr,,'skill alt.1 intclligcnce.rf tllc llr;ts,rt.t lr'll,r |ttts cvtl'\'thing t.gct)lcr"

ACCESSING THE MATRIKAl-lrc Matrik:r is.tll elrtrrr.l trs.trr.1 irrsi.lc trs,:rll tlrt- tittrt', btrt itrst:ts llrc l,r\'\thc ir-rfirrrtrarion firr'otrr tclcvisions, r':rtlios. ,urrl c.'ll yrltoncs ncc(l .l l)i('.c ()l.1csignc.1 r() rrtrn tlrcsc irlisiblc r:r1's irtrr; pcrccftiblc infirt'ttt:ttiorr. n't' tr,,,llrcpt th:rt .in tr:rnsl:rtc tltcst'inyisiblc w:lr','s,lf lttllbit'l-rt crtcrgf illtg.t ttsr'.

lirl sPirittr:rl ('ncrq\', tlr(- it.tsttttttrt't.tt t() (tlllc rrlto tllis t'tlt'rgt is ktlou'ttlo,lr'. Sincc,rll o1-thc vi[.rttiotrs cxistitrg irt tltc pltvsical .lrl.1 rr,rn-plrl'sic.tlllso constrtrctc.l ir-r tlrc chekr;rs rr.r tlrc str[.tlc Lr,r.1\', rv.- Iniqht s;tv tltrtl .tr r rM;rrrik:l-irr tl.rt- fil-rtr ol- thc S:trrskrit alplrrrltcr-i. h,r,d ,t''rt.] itrl,r tt.. ( )l ,,,rtr ',rrrr>st 6f trs:rtt'ctr111.lctt'11'trp:ry'1rt'()t ()61\'.listll ,tw"rrc 6f tlris, s() Ilr()sll\'{,rrr (,1rrl'rncnt rt'nr;tirts untts('d.

l ltcr-,' ;rr.. llso otlrcr lr':rr.s o1- ;rcccssing tlrrs anr[ricrtt s].iritLral crtcr.gt. I )rllr r, rrtkin.ls of spirrrtral pl:tcticcs urc !l('sig)rc(l t() t:lP itlt() tht' cllcrgrr ilcc()l(llr):r r,' tlr, rtv:rrl'irrg spirittlal tcclrnol,rqics. l'r,rtr,t.\',rtttd lscicrltilic [trcathing)' H'ttlt't \'' '1"' 1" '1 ' 'ccrt:till krll.ls tlf ccst;ttic.l:tllcc, r'ltriorls t)'t'cs tlf-

'lt'vtltior-r:tl sillginq' ()l ('lr'rrrlttrrr'l rrlall ,tcccss lsPccts.lr l1\'cts.,f tllls sf irlttrel erlcl'g1',lttrt ill this tliscttssi'rlt l r''ll 1""'rnrt' .liscussi,rrr to its ttst' r,i;r Slrrskrit ltr.llttr:1.

!\'lterr lvc ch;rnt or.rc,rl- th.';rnci,'nt slrirrttral lirt'nrtrl,ts, tltc sortrr.ls itr lltr trr'tt,tr,c;ttrsc cr'tt:lin [)t-t;rls o{- tltt- cltakr;ls til vilrt-:tte rll s}.ccific w;lys.

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tltt'1-c1115 r,ib;lrte, tJtct ptrll in tin\':rnrorrrtts o1 tlrc;ttnbicttt t-rtcrqr'. llr'('l).ttrltrrl'. \\':rrt'incrc;rsing lh(- t()tlll ;ln)()llnt of sl.iritttil cnt't-gr';rveileLtlc f.rr tttrr tlst. l).tt.ttt',1,,,' ,\irgen:rn.1;r u'rott';lLrotrt tJris 1.t-occss in his [t,r,rk Autol.iryrnph.t, !/-,t ]irgr;ts itr, r, t.,",' tl,'wirtt:lgc o1- or.rt' spirittt;tl [rrr]bs.

KARMA-l-hc IlLrddh;r terrght tl.,tt r'r,ltt-ncvt'r lvc.lcci.lc to solvt-;tn\'1.t'ol-1.-ltt ()t .or)(lrlt,,r. \\,lnusr st:trt w,hcr.' wc alc. It is :rls() t:luglrt in thc l'lest that i,t'c cilllt(' it)l() tlrr', lrl, ,' 'rlccrt:rin nrcrrt:rl, cnrorion;rl, anLl situ.rti()n:tl k:rrnric prc.lispositions. Irrt t lt.tl t, , .',,

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'tlrcr', tlr.-l total fiftt'.-l'hcsc fifty sPr>kt's ct>ntrrir.r tlrt' vi[-rarit>ns ,;f thc,' ol- thc crrtirr- trnivcrsl.-1h(-;\1,71y;{,?, ()r thc l.n;lp ()f tlrc s,rtur.ls of[,c.] c.rrlicr.rtre.ttts firt all of rrs, an.l l.,rrticrrlarlv thosc of rrs wh,r Practicc nr:.llrtrutlrrrt ;ril of rl.rc cncr-qy' of rlrc trnivcrsc tlt:lt lvc r.lccd t() firlflll otrr. .lt-sircsrrn.1 is :rcttr;rlly iclcntical rl,j1l1-1;111' owrr bo.lit-s.to ortr ch;tkrls, tlrcr.- is als,r,r 1.,rr4,,'1 ccll at thc lr;rsc of thc spi1lg, fcmi-kntru,n:rs thc kttn,l,tltni sla{,ri. Ir [)orl,(-rs (.\,cr)'thir.rg wt'.fu, ir.rclrr.ling otrr

,ttr,:tn.l all thc 1.h1,si.-11 ecriviil'of otrr [ro.]ics, r,r4r,'thcr uu,akt',rr:rslccP.,n'lr'fouch its pogg1.11i1l 1.,>wcr,;rlrh,rtrgh a.1r'anct.1 1'ogrs en.1 sl.irirrrelu r)(-d \';lri()us tt-cltr.titltrcs to usc shakti ct.)crg), t() grcrfitr.rtr srrpcyl11,,,-'"r..,iliti,'s:rrc.ltr.- to tht'ir supr'r'j11r'kr.rowlc.1gt of thc powcr of thc trnivcrsc'l rrrenifistetion-non-1'hysical as rvcll as ph1'sical. \tt sh:rkti lics r-vtn

[rcpn.1 cvcly lcr.cl of rn:rrrrfcst:rti,rn. It is thc prir.r-rot'cli:rl powt-r lrchin.] crtetion. th:ttis 11t-r.,t-L.1cplctc.1 or c.rlnrrslcrl cvcn:ls it crt-:ttcs cvcrvthittg;rr.r.1 lrrings cvcr)'thing t()its cn.l. tf thc Merlik:r is thc str>nc:rncl nl()rtilr of all crt-;rtiorr, sl-rakti is thc gtri.lingskill en.l intcllrgcrtcc ,rlt tllt- tn:lstlt-t wh. P1115 cvt-r\"thing t.gctht'r'

ACCESSING THE MATRIKAl'hc Metrika is ell :rror.rrr.l rrs rrn.l insi.lc us,;rll tirc titnc, btrt jtrst;rs tl-rc r:r1's th.rt crrrrl'rhc irrfirnrrarion firr.rrrr tclcvisions, t':r.1i,rs, .tn.l c.'ll 1.lt.rn.-. ttccrl :r Pit'c. tlf t-t1tri1-rr.-l.tt.{csigrrc.l t() rurll thcsc invisiblc ra1's into pcrccptibl. infirt nr:triorr, wt' tt.'c.l :ttt llrstrtl-rtr(-ltt flrlt c:ln trirnslatc thcsc int,isiblc w,tv.'s,rf unrbi.'nt cttcrgy it.tttl a trscelrlc filt'rlr.

litrr spirittral ('ncrg),, thc iltstlullt('nt t\) tunc inro this cncrgy is klltlwt-l:ts thc sril't/r60,1v. Si'c,: all rlf tllc viL-rrlti.tls cxistilrg i' tllc ltllvsrcal 'ttrtl lrtlrt-1-h1'sicrll ttntvcrst' :lrc:1ls() c()nstllctc.l in thc chakres n.r t]rc sr.rt tl.- [ro.lr', wc rttiqht sar.' th:lt ;rcccss t() tllcM:rrfikir-in tht- firn.r-r .r{t tht- Srnskrit al1-111[p1-is har.l-w'irc.l into tts. Of cotrrsc,lrost of trs;rrc colnl.lctcll'rrn;rw,urc,rt onl!'.lin.rlv awarc,rf- this, s() ltt()stl\'()ttt'cllttiP-r)rcnt rcnr:rins ulluscLl.

'['ht-rc:lt't'ltlstl otlrcr wl\"s rlf-;rcct-ssitlg tllis rrntLrit-l.tt sltirittral cncrg]' I)iffelerltkin.ls of spiritrral pr:rcticcs erc.lcsignc.l t() tilp int() thc cncrgf ilccordiltg to tl-rcir'veryirrg sl.ilituel tcchnoloqics. Pran,t\,una (scicntilic L.rcathing), Hathe Vrga, 1-re1't'r,ct-rtai1 kilels r>l- t-cstatic.l;rncr-, l;tri.rtrs tl,1.cs of.lcv

['clirle.rtc c'ttl [rt'sl Lt.-gilt:t l]r.()c('ss ()l r)rilrr.il r)re\'lirirtr()r). ]\1'rrrrsr Ilr.st [rcorrr r'itlr.rn Ultd('lsl.lltr{irrg,rl (,1|rrr,t.

I'hc c,rrccl'r .l k.rrrrr.r is [,ese.l ul)()n ll]- i.lt.a rlr;rr .rrr inJivi.ltr;rl u.ill,.r.er.ti'c,ill..lltt:ll. nl,lnv lrntes in Jrllert'trt Iro.lics. Ip llris 1.11r;q..q. \\,(, \\.ill.()r]tc b.rck.rs.liffir_('r)t s(-\('s..rr Jrllin'nr r..r..s..uttl l.rrlr Jrflcn.nr l.lrlsic.rl .llttl rrr(.nl.li gilis.rrrJ.lefi,crslirl tllc l)tll|()5(''rl .'lc.ttirtg.ttt k.rrrnic.[rlig.rti,,.s, ur]til r'c h.r'c lirall' 'rrr.ificrJ

()ilr's('l\'(': t-orn1.l11 q'11.K'll.ll)'1 ()f)(l'llct tlttrrtrglr tirc l-.rn'.f (..rtrse ar.l l:llicr. Irr.rlrt,r.rr.,,r..Js, r'lr.rt w.c

Ir;tte 't'trrr irr rllis.t..tlrt'r'lifi-rirncs n,ill in,'r'ir.rblr [,t..rr.1i.rrir irr cirlrcr.rlris ]ifc or.rlirrtrri'lili ltl 'ltl\ Itltrt)t.'ltt, \r( .llc lr.( l() l)r.lka.rnt kin.l ol-.lt.r-rsi.rr r'c clr,r.sc r'i(hirrlllt sCt'tt,ttios ()f ()ul.alt()\(n lrti \ttu.ttrr)t),,rrr.l tlrcsc (icaisi()n\ n.rll rncn,rtse,rr.]essc'

,,ru k.rlnrr.- Irtrr.lcrr.Sirlee tlt.sl t>l-rts lltr,'.tccttnrrrl.rtc.l.r I.u.gr'.rrrr,,rrnr,rl k.rrnr.r, it is rrsr'rllt.r.t

l'.ssiL'lc t, trrrl'k 'ril,r1- ir .11'it..i.glc lrlirrrre. l lris rre.r.s rirr' rrt.clr,r.r,.. [,,-Jir.ca()r)]ulr t,r I:.rrtlr, lltt'circrrrrrst.tnc,,. irr I.lticlt rr.,, rril] rrrrr.k,,ll

.l sllearlia:rntorrnt rtfk,tt:lic,rlrlig.rtion. a\'('lt (ll()rrglt u,c rrsrlrllt..lo r11;1.111.1r,,, ryitlr lnv corr:ciorrs trn..icr-\t.u)\lr){ ,ri ,,rr; k,rr l:rii .rll.rrrs.Irt

't 1'311i'-11]'ll lilctillrc, s\)rne ()l rr. rr.rr .r1.,, lr,rre tlre gr.('.r( kilrr)ri. g...i lirr.ttr.t,1,,q,tirrtlr, (ir.rir 0l (i,,.1 1111,,1,u1.,t1r,.,r1,1,,.rr,,il,.t rrl .1 s1.,,..tr,rclrr.r..:,ilr)r.sir!(..{rUU.r,l t)l.r\l(r. I lrr. ( il.rc. (-,nt (,lt(.lt.tr..r.lr.t.,llt tlr, 1,1,,.....,,1 r,.,1u..irrS,)(u.k,u.nlre l)ut.(l('l) llllll)(';lslll'r[']t irr lttlr'P.tr'1j1-111'1 lilitirnc. Srrclr (ir'.rcc is trsrr;rll1., lrtrt not:rlrv:rys,r.ttrtr\l lJ)rr)llJlt \rr)\'(.ti ,.11,Its rrr,rrrrt.rilr,..l f]rr,,rr!lr:..rcr..rl lrl..trrtrer. lrrrt.rt,,tlr.,rIrrl]rs, lltr' rrrt'r.ct Ol (io.l is rr,,ttrlt. c.lrrs(,lcss.

llrer.c is.r li,lk t;rlc fnrrrr In.ji.r th.rt .lt,scr.i[rcs ir,xv k:rrnr.r, gr.rcc, .rn.1 r]cvoriorr

urrr k trrgt tltct. to irrllLrr.nct, otrr. Ii[rt.rrrlion:!)nc .l.r) in a vill.rgr. e I Jolt. IVl.ur *,:rs lrolJirrg .\,rls,irrq-givirrg :r spir.ittr rl r,rik ;rrr.J

'll)s\\'('l'll)g (ltl('st;()lls-it) ll)('t()\r'n aentcr-r)('.rr'.r u,c]1. ,\t thc c,lr.-ltrsi,,n .l-tlrc t:rlk,:rrrr''rltllr Iltt tellrttlt \\'l)() g,r\c lr[','rrrllr ro r'oltlr\ cuus,'s ,rsk,.'.] tlre IJol' Nlrrr lr.,n. l..git rr..l.l t.rk,'hrr (. exlr,rrr:r ,,il ,rr'r,i. k",.,,r,, ..,,,.J ,.,..,ai, ,r,".r'r.rr..,,,,,.r. ,.\rrer.lrIll()tll('lll .l-c,rtltetttlrl;ttr()n. ll)e I i,rlr'\1.rn s.lr.l tlr.lt l)(.a.l.sc tlrc rrrer.elr.'rt lr..l [rt-c..r vety goo,l rrr;rn lirr rrr.rrrl lilitilnt.s, rt worrl.l .rnlt,[rc tu,clvc lilctirrrr,s Ireti;rt lre lre.iil sil.l'c(l visiotr ol- tlrc .lir rn. l-..l.,reJ

.,,rJ ,'el,i.r..lJ lr.c,,..l.rrr lr.rrr .rll .l' lrs k:rrrrra.I-lre rrc.cir:,rr *,rs,r'e'j.r'c.r,r..1 trr;rrrkc.l rrrc I r.h. rvra, pr,rirsclr..

NIANIItA A]EI]i IAIION

l-hcn a $,endcrilrg nlcndic:urt *,ho livc.l onlv on ;tlnrs .trt.l tltr' I'rrr,lrr, . , 't || r, '('r's ;rskc(l tlrt- s:rrrrc qucsti()n. -l-h,: Holv Murt .tg:rirr u'ent rvitlrirr ,ln(l ,rn \\, r,,l tl,,l,rrrlv thrc,' nr.rrc lifitirrrcs w.rrrl.l bc rc.ltrirr'.1. TIrc rncr-r.lrc.utl er:ttl,l n.t l,( tr, \, r,lclls. "-I-hrcc tnorcl" he thotrght, "'l'hat's ri.lrctrlotrs." C)tlt l,ttr.l 1r, ..,,.1. \,,,t

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th;rtr-r,r.'nafit'rell ,rf tl-rc.lcl-riv:l(i()nendsrrf-fcringlh.tr'.-rrrt.1crg,)r)( rrllrr"lrl,.l.rrlllravt'ttt Iivc tlrrcc Inorc lili-tiln(-sl"'l-hc Il,,lv Mall ll.;.1.1,'.1 t'cs. " l lr, rr I tt' r"""i'

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cr.r;.1' n,lr:rt tirrre I lravc Iefi in tlris ()l.lc." t\nd lr.' tlrrc*' .l.xttt lrit nrr'rtltr.rtrtl, ,l,,rr rtion beskcl:lnd bcg:ln a lili'clcvott'.1 to s;ltisf)'irrg;rll oi Itis scrtttt.tl,l.''t,

l:inelll', e thit'l-tirnr>rouslr':rPPr'1;;161-r".1 tlrc Holi'M:rrt.tn.l;rskt.l tlr, .rrr, ,lr,tion. r\ficr a lrri.-f inn('r c()ntcl]rPlution, thc l-lrllv Man P,rinte .l to ,r n, .rrl'r r ,lltrcc rnd spt.lkc. "\irtr st-c tlrat trec? \\t-ll, ils llr;llr\' l,':tvcs ;ts tltt'rt' :ttt r)lr llr.rl It(,nr:trrv livcs it lvill takc firr rrltr to r,lrtk ()tlt \'()tlr kantra."J-lt,'tlticl l',:'.rrr l,',lrrr,, r'ccstasy rrnrl shotrtctl ()ut ir'r J()l, "tJow'c.rnrP:rssion:rtt'is (lo.il r\licl .rll llr, I'.',l tl,rr,'I'r'c.1,rne, (lo.l still gives rnc:r clr,rnc.- to r-e;tch I Iirn en.l it u'ill ,,nlv l.rli, tlr.rt rr',"rlifitirncs? Oh, h,rrr'firrttnt:ttc I anrl".\t tlr:rt trtotrtetrt, tlre (lr.rc,',,1 tlr,

",'1 r, "'Il.r:tnifist,'..l, :rnd th(- thrcl- ;rchicvctl rttols/:",

"1' sPirittral liltt'r';rtiorr' rrrr tlr' 1" 't I l"itrtt'nsc ;lncl ptl1'g .lt-r'otion rlf rlrt' tlricl- in th:rt nr()nr(-nt h.l(l in\'()k(,1 rlr, t 'r r, , ,'l(lo.l, an.l his nr,rrrntain of k;rnn:t u,lts inst.urtly Lrttrnt to:tslrcs.

As ncgltivc klrlnra is cl(-;rr(-d-\\'h('tht'r tlrrr>uglr thc t-csttlls ol ttr,tttlr.r l,r r, r,,,right ectr,rr.r, or.livint- (;r'lce-l)()sitir','k:unr;r is.rtrlt- to lloiv lr,,lr'urt(, t,rr lr\,.lcsir.'s ;u't- firllilled, an.1 spilitrr;rl

'rl-ilitics 1or sa/,/lrs, scclnirtglr' nt,r\,t(,rl .rl,rlrr,,nr,rnifisr. \!'c c;rn bccorr.rc hcalers. \Vc cen Lrcc,rnrc cl:tirvor'.tnt ()r'(l,tr.rr,lri.r

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wc will, as w,ell, havc nr,l,c.l rurother st,'p firru,ar.l tow':'tlrl ntok.lr,r, ()r {,'r,,1,1, r,spiritu:rl fl'cc.l,rnr.

lakitry (.'ttrttrol ll \t:trr I)tstirt_y

FROM THETI ME *'c Ir.rvc tlrc l;rintcst glinrnrcr of c,rnsci,rtrsncss, rr,,'1,':rr':r (h:rt rvecrrn llle lrrr clli'ct ut)()n llr(' r'r',rtl.l ltr,rLrrr.J rrs, rrt lc;tst ir-r tt-t:ns ol-g.tting ulr,tt *','u':urt.\\'c I,',un llrilt \\'lrcn \\'e cr\, \\'( a.ur n)()trViltr \()nre()n('lo Ii6li tts ttp, !iVc Lts lir,,.l,,,l'clr;urr'c,rur' .lirtt.t-r'..

I lr,'rr, s,r,,rr.rlicr wc lr.rvc.rssirrril.rtc,l thc r,sc of tlrc "crling lcvcr'" to gct u'h:rt rvc\\'ilnl, \\'('.litc,,r','r'rlrrt .iilli'r'ent kirr.l.,,l- lrclr;tvi,rt'.iul g('t us otltcr tlrings.rs u'cll.Irrl inst.rrcc, tlrrr*r,ing t:lntnurs, rclJing, ()r'tht1)ryin{,rlrjccts w'i]l ,rlien tt'sult in,>rrt'l'.il(nl\ s'tltittr'li,t ils llt( ()lll(I tltittr': rr. rt.utl. Itt tlri' rr,rt, \\r',llti|t .tt,t s'.rt.t.tlulldr-r'stilrlJir'rg tlrer "rroisc" irr sornt'firrrr u'ill often g.'t trs tlrc r.cstrlts tlr.rt,rtrr'Irrrr-gconing ('g()s \,\';rnt.

'l'lrcn,rrrc d.rr'*t- tcll, ol tlrnrvr'.1 tilnlrrnn, ()r .r'\', ilnd s()nl('thir)g u'eir'.1 lr:r1'pcns.Sonrt[-o.lv yclls [t:rck ilt us ()r'Iclirses to gct trs ]\'lr:lt \\'('\1ilr)t. ,,\ficl s,'r'cr..rl suclr inci-.lcrrt., *,,- [rcgirr t,, Ic'rln t]r,rt tlrc Irrn trf- gcttirrg n lr.rt n,,' n'.rrrt is not .rl.s,rltrt,', .rn.l tlr.rttlrc s;rrrrr'ilcli()ns c:rn lrrr','Jr{lcn'nr n'ttrlts. Wc rniglrt ;rlso lclln tlnt it is r',lsicr t() gcttlrings ilr tlrc nrorlrirg u'lrcn Pcol-11- :rrt- in .r hril r-r' ,rI n()l s() til('(1, oI th:rl nronrs :ttct.lsir'l ll s'r t tltitlr's lt.trrr tlr;rrr .{.t.1s.

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oncr'wc assirnrl;rte this r-rt-w ir.rfirrnr:rtior-r, we bc-gip t() \,.11).()ul.t.lctics to gct wh:rt$/(' \'vlll.lt as t';rch new v:rri:t[.lt' is pf i'51-11g.'.1 to rrs. \\'c c;tn lr.-c,rnrc :rstonishingll,g11o.llut corrt r()lli n! our. (-nl,rr()t.tnront :rn.l firlfllling orrr .1.-sircs.

Of c,rtrrsc, corrrpli,;x1i1;1.15 incvit;rlrlv ilpPcilr.. For instancc, w,c;rlso lt,arn that otht-rpcoplc havc thcir or.r,n .lt-sircs, an.l will n()r ;lut()m;lficalh. givc rrs u,hur \r,c w:lnr.Sornt'tinrcs tlrcv u'ill t'r't-n acrtrelll ()Pp()sc rrs [.t,c:rLrs., thct.w,ant tlrosc rltings thcm_st'lvt-s. Or tlrct'triight not ('\,cn want rvlnt !!,c r\.;lnt, l-r-rr sinrl-lv clo r.rot t.anf trs t,r lt,rvcir. Non'tl'c:lrc..\Posr'.1 to th.- conflicting.lcsircs tlrar ()p(-rirtc;rccor.ling to tl-re rvielc.lii'ersitt .f- l.gic and (-rnoti()n thnt is c.rrrrr.. ro Iiving in c.r'r'trritl,r.vith othcrs.(ictring whut rvc w:rnt bcconrt's u lr)ucll nr,rrc cor.nplicatr.d pr()ccss.

Ilvt'llttrallr', u'c:trrivc rlt:rr'r un(J('r'stirn,ling tlr;rt is so nrin.l-boggling that r,vc strrffIt illl() ()tlr sttl.consciotts nrin.l. This lrc\\' undctstln.ling is so polvcrfirl thrt htrnrap-itv has.lci'cl,r1rc.1 clal-oretc social en.l s().i('rirl f.rblics of'[rchavi,rr anc] inrcrpr-rson:rlrittr:rl t,r rn;rsk it so th;rt things.1o lr()r gct ()ut Lrf- h.rnrl. \\'c cvcn p:rss lan,s:rnd c()n-strtlct Iris()lls to cnfilrct- tht'social nl()r'cs tir.lt Jisgrrisc this trrrth, whilc yigortrtrsll.t'nfirt-cing ertificial Lr:irri.-rs rh;rt surrotut.l ir ro kt-cp rhings lrn.icr c()nrr()l. This rrtrthis thet tlrcrt'urc no rt;rl rtrlt's in lifi'et:rll.

What this ttrcans is that yorr lrc:tcftr:rllt' "lrcc" t,r.1,r:rr.r1.thir.rg \,()u wilnt, cycn ifsoci:tl Itrort-s or l:rws prohilrrt if. Vrtr cun, :rrrrl pcepl(, 6fit,p .J6, rrrtrr.lcr s6nt-6nt,.-lsc.Vrtt cltrt go otrt right r.r()w:rnd rotr:r [r;rnk. In fict, \,()u ciln.j,r ent.thing vorl rvant ilt:tn1' tirnt'.

Ilttt cvcn thotrgh thcrc rtrt- no rtrlcs, ()r.rr ircti()lrs, .lccisi,rns, tlrorrghts, ficlings, an.-lcltltltions ahvat's have conscquclrc('s. I:or inst:rr-rcc, ii rrrtr lrit s()nr('()r.lr-, thcrc is t-r.t'rt.likclih,rod that tht-l'rvill hir yt>tr back. lltrt that clocs rrLrr urt':ur rlr;rr tlrcrc is an\.rlrlcin Iifc which s:lys rhrrt hirting sornconc is nor;rossiblc, lrcc;rtrst, ir is.

A trtlt- tttleicrstanding of this rclationship bctvvt-cn:llr.lcti()r'r;rn.l irs cLrr.rscrlr.rcnct-sshtlws tts that lctions havc thcir r-f'fccts upon otrr irnrrrc.liutt'crrvirrr.rr.nt'r-rt. Thcst-c()r.rs('L]ucnccs :rrc as real as :u.l)' ;lcti()n, and c:rn be filt, c-rpcricnccd, ()l.el-sr,ryt-d in thettnivcrsc es a lyhole, l.rrt thcr':lr(- nr()st obviorrs u,ithin otrr'()\r,n p.r.s()r)ill trnivt'rst'.

-fhis is hou'k;rrnu opcr;rtr's in otrr livcs. we oursclvt's arc thc prim:lry s()urccof wlrat ha1.pcn5 tc'r tts, ttt-c;tttst-;lr s()nlc lcvel we arc constllntly crr':rtilrg orrr filtllr.'throtrgh orlr thoughts, !-moti()ns, :utd :rctions in rhe prcstnr

'tor.'r,rtr.

('orltr;ttY to rl.rc icie:r th;rt wc llrc P()w(-flcss c.lks t.ssttr:' 'rtt llt' ' t "l ' tt' rrr'still-tcc,wr-lr('ilctuill\'1.ctwt-rfirl lrcrrrgswhocor.rst:rnlltu',,rk1,,\lru(1ilr,.111'11, tr,,,turc tht-.-r'cnts irr ()rlr Iivl:s.-l-h.'tn,trt'ntw, pt-rsotr.tl p()\1'er'\'()tr (.rt) .rl'l'lt. tl,,

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porvcrfirl cf-fects'r.rt, rvill crcetc. An.l ,:,rrcc rtrtt [-cgin to tt'.tliz, llt,rt t,'rrinf-ltrcr.rcirrg.rrrrl ch:rngir.rg thc rcelitt rri rrrtrr Irfi in cvelv nl()r)t(rt, \('rr I't r,rrr t,' r, rlizc tlt.' trrrc l.oucr of thc ficr tlrat thcrc :rrt' n,r rttlcs, [,ttt ,,rtlr' ( ()n\(,lur rr, , L" 'll\'()u c()lt)c t() un({rrst;rn!'l that tlrc prcs('nt is lergclv tht- rr'strlt ,rl tlr, .1,r',(,lrri r!, "lrvlr:rt trrtr lnr'.-.ftrnt'in rhc;.e51, an.l thet \'()u ilr(-, ir.t:tcttnlrtt, lr,'l,lrr';'\,'rr l,rt,',in lrrtrr h;tn.1s.

THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSE.\lthotrglt tltr'rt- ltrc no rtrl.-s conct'rning lt.-lnvior, thcrc;rre, ol .,,ttt\(. ur, lr.rrL" ,L l';rsp(-.ts to lili' thet epplv to ('\'t'r\'()r.rc e,.r.l cvcrvthinq elike. I:()t trr',l.rnr, tl,, r,rtrl.-s,rfnltul(-,suchiisth(-la\\'of-qravitr',rvlriclraflicttrsrtllc,lrr.rllr.(,r.r\rtr,1,11,,l.,rth t,r

'r ltetrv felling out ()i l cril. ;tn.] en e1,plc f:rllirrq liorrr .t ltr, I rl , rr r , rl,'

strn :tllr,:tts :lppr-iirs (-:rch nr()rnirlg irt tltt- t-;tst :lnd sets c;rcll t'r', ltirr,,' ttt llt, tr, t I l,s(':ls()11s 11';lpP(-:lf cVCr'\'\'r';rr in rr ccrt:rin prc.licrablc or.lcr'. []r'eIrtl,lilt' llr.rl '. , l ,', 'will c'crlttrrrlll'tlic'-l-hcsc;1r('thc s;lllr(- I1:lttlrill lews that Pr.lliltit tts lt"tt' llt rrrr' rr rrlour'P111'5i611 [to.]ics, or walking thtotrglt w'alls whilc in ,rttt lr,,.li,''ttttl, rr, l', "r,,vcl'l', \'(-ry a.1r',tncc.l). In this w'11',:tlthotrgh thcrc:rrc no rttlcs g()\(lrrrr)' trltrt rr, , ,.lo rvithin ()rlr n;rturll Irnits, tlrcrc;llc ()fi(-n vcrv sPcciflc l;trls tlr,rt ,1, lrr,, rl', I "sibrli t ics avar Ialtlt' to trs, ir.rcltr.li ng our possilrlc behavior.

In 'r.l.lition to tlrcse nattrral l,rws, thcrc ilrc:rlso thosc skills tlr.rt rr, l,.rtt, tl,t,',' I('xp('ricnc(- r'crt' c;rrlf in Iifi. Wc lclrrr, :ts :rlrt'adv explaittcd, llt.tt rl rr, l rr,,'. ,' l' ,

tltc prlrPgl' lcr'.-rs:rr.-, wc can apPlv tlt(-ltt t() g.'t what w(- w'illll..ll)(l llr.rl .,'111, "l tl,';lrr' nr()r(- likcly to gct us whirt wc w:1nt than t>tht'rs. Thctc ttt.tv I', .tt' , r, I rrr( r, I rlconrplgyilyof lcv.-rs:rnclconrbin:rtionsof lcv.'rsthat.-vrt.lcs,,t,t,rl',lrtr t,,1r,,," r1,,,,all, btrt wc knorv thcv cxist xnd rhat tlrt-t' work.

Wc also lt'lrrn th;rt sornt-thing will not aplrcar snrrpl\'[t,'.-.t,,', rtr ,lr "rr, rr | 1,, rarc, in l:rct, ccrtein thinqs thet or.rlv a spc,:ifl6, .lc.1icet..l, .trrrl ,lrr, r1'l',,,,1 ; ,,1,:rcti()n-:l c()ntinu()rrs string oi .1t-cisi,rns cohcrcntlv str-tt.1tu ( (l irr ,r , .,1, rtl.rt, ,l r rr ,,,',,to:rclricvca.lcsirc.lrc\ult-$'illaccornPlish.Of c.rtrrsc,tlrcrr'rrrll l',,,'rr",,1",,,, 1

MANTRA MEDITATION lA.lfl(,' tillll r'l I

,.r'rl.rlr rlris rrt'* i.firrrtr;ition, wc brgin to'ar), orlr factics t() gr_t whatr' lr rrr rr r'rri.r['lt' is prr'scrtt-d to us. wc c;rn [rt'cor.r' astonisrringr' goocl, ,

'rr ( r\ r ()nr)rcnt an.1 firlfilling otrr. desircs.' ' ' 'rrr1'11, rri,'rr5 i11.-,'11 ,1111' eppc;rr. F.r insrancc, wt' nlso rearn rh:ir otrrc,rrlr( r ('\\ r .lesires, an.l will n()t :u.lt()m:ltically givc rrs whet rv(_ \vant.r' r rr rll ( \'( r) ilatrr:rll)' oppose rrs bccausc thc1, want th.st' rhir.rgs thcr'-r rrrl'lrt ,()l ('\.('. w:rnt what wc rvaltt, but simply.l.r not want rrs r,t h:rvc, ,11,,'.1.11 rr> thc conflicting elcsircs rhat ()pcr;tre accor.ling ro thr_ wiclc"',, rrr,l t'rrr.ti.n thlrt is ct.'nr'on to li'ir-rg in conrrnunity *,ith.thcrs.\\( \\.tr)r lrccontcs:r trttrch r.Dorc cortrplicatecl Pfoccss.\\, .rrIi'r .lr :rr .ndr-rsr;rn.1ing thet is s. min.l-b.tgling that ,"vr, stuffl"

"rr', i'rrs 'in.l. Tlris ncw rrrrlcrst.nding is s. p1r1v1.1f11l th:rt htrrr:rr-

1,,,1 cl,rlror'.rtr.'soci:rl ;rncl socit,tal frrbrics of bt-lravior:rn.l inrt,rpt,rsonalrr \() lltill tltings .b .ot gct.trt of ltar.rci. W. r,vcrr pass laws :1nd con_rlr ( rl()lc(' thc sociel rn-res that .lisgtrrsc this trtrrh, whilt, r,ig.r.us11,

lr, r.rl l,rrr-rit'rs th:rt surr.trnc-l it to kccp thir-rgs trn.lcr control. This truthr{ r() n'irl rtrlts irr lifi at ell.r)(.rr)\ is tlt;rt

'otr arc actrrellr. "ficc" t. rJ. a'1.thing ),()' wtlnt, cr.n if

r l.rrvs l.trhibit it. Vxr can, ;rnd pcolrle ofit,n c1o, rntrr,lt,r sorntont clsc.rt riglrr rr.w enrJ rob :r b;rrk. In f:rct, yor.l can .1o erythirg y(), want at

'r r1'11 1 1,..",rrt- n,r rtrlt's, .trr actions, .lccisions, thoughts, feclings, an.1

,. lr.rvc cor.rsr'qu('nces. For instancc, if yotr hit somconc, therc is t_vervrlr,r nill hit'r'rr tr;rck. Iltrt that d.t's n()t mc;ln that tl-rcre i.

".,y,,.r1"s rIr.rt hittir-rg s()lnc()ne is nor lrossible, bc,catrse it is.nt,ut.ling of this relarionsl.ri;. b.,11yqqn an acrion and its const-qut-nces'r( r rr)ns lr:rvc thcir cflicts upon otrr imrnecJi;rte cnvlronmcnt. Thestr( .r\ r'('ill :rs ln1':rction, anrl can Lre filt, expericnce.l, or observr,.l in rhcr,,J,. l,rrt thc'arc rn.st.bviorrs within otrr own pq156n;11 universt.l\,ll lr).r ()l)cratts in our lives. We ourst,lves ;rre tht- prim:rr), s()urcc

r'. r() rrs, [r.-c:rrrst :lt s()n]c levcl wc:rre constanth,creatipg orrr futurt)ilr,lrls, ('r)r()tions, and actions in tht- prcsent ntomcnt.

(.ontntt't' to thc i.ica that wr' :trr' pr>1ys1[g5r corks tossing orr tht' sea of circtrm-stancc, wc arc :rcttr:rllr' powcrfirl lteings who constantlv work to structrlre tnd rcstruc-tttr.- thc ('\'r-nts in ,rtrr livt's. -l-ht- rnor.- ran,, pcrs.rn:rl p()\{,cr vou can a1.1.lt', tht- rnort'[.owcrfirl t-ffi-cts yotr wrll crc:rtc. An.l orrct- 1'otr bcgin ro rerlizc th;rt Votr:rrt- constantlVinfltr.-ncir.rg an.1 changing thc rcali$'of vour Iifi in t'r,cr1'nr()mcnt, r'otr [r.-gin to rt'al-ize tht' tt tr.' p.ru,cr of thc irct th;rt tht-rt- ;rrc no rulcs, trut onlv c()r.ls(-(lucnccs. [:inallr',l'()u c()In('trt unclt-rst:rnrl th:rt tl-rc [)l'L-s('nt is lergclv thc result of thr- coltst'.1u,'nc.'s,rfwh:tt 1'otr h:rvt-.lon.- in thc p451, ar.rd th;rt \'()Ll:lrc, in:rcttrllitl, holding ltrr.rr firttrrt'in t'otrr h;rn.ls.

THE LAWS OF THE UNIVERSEAlthottgh thcrc ;rrt' rt,r I trlt's conccrning [.cl.rll'i,>r, tht'rr' :rre , of c.rtrrsc, ulrch,rrrg.-,rlrl.':tspccts to lifi'ther apl.ly to t'ver\'()nc encl cverr.'rhing alikc. For inst:rncc, th.-rc:rrt-rulcs of nltrlrc, sr.lch iis thr'lew of qravitv, r,r,hich affccr rrs :rll ccltr:rllr'. Gravil'applicsboth to.r lraltv filling out of :r crib ar.r.l ar-r appL'I,rlling fl'.rr-n a trcc. I-ikcw,isc, thr:srrn llwavs :ippcrrs .-;rch rnorning in tht' cast an('l sets t-ach .-r'.-r.rir-rg in tlrc rvcst. Thcsc;ls()l.ls rc:rppr':lr cvcr\'\'(':lr ir.r u ccrtair.r prcdict:rblc or.1er. []vcrt'rl-ring thet was Lr,rrnwill ot'nttr;rll1' .lic. l-hcsc arc tlrc s;lrnc n;rturxl l:rws tl-rat prohibit us flom flr'ing with,rtrr phvsical bo.lics, or rvelking through w,alls u,l-rilc in .rtrr bo.l.'s (trnlcss wc lrccomcvcr), \,cr)'a.11'ance.1). In rhis wev, elthotrgh thcrc urc no rtrlts govt-rning ryhar \4/r c:lr.l,lo within otrr nattu'al limits, thcrc :rrc oftcn vcry spccilic lews th,rt .lefinc thc lros-silrilities availalrlc tt> rrs, incltr.ling our lrossilrle bchavr,>r.

In a.l.lirion to thr'sc natur:rl laws, thr-rc arc also those skills thrrt wc lcarn throtrghcxpt'rit'nct' verv carly in lifc. Wc lclrn, ,rs elrca.'lv cxpleinc.l, that if wc know whcrt'thr pltrpsl- Icvt-rs :rrt-, wt- can lpply them to qct what wc want, an.l rhat sonre of tht-scarc more likt'ly to gt't us wh:rt we want tl.ran otht'rs. Tlrcrc r.r-ra\, lrc an cvt'r-incrt';rsingcomplcxitv of lt'vers encl combin:rti.rns .rf lcvt'rs th:rt cv:r.ics orrr alrilirr.' to know themell, l.trt wc know thc1, t-xist :rncl that thcl' work.

Wc :rlso lcarr-r thet sorlr.'thing will not apprar sinrph' lr.'causc wc .lcsirc it. Thcrc:rrc, in f:rct, ccrt:rin rhir.rgs that onlv e spt-cif.ic,.lc.licatc.l, an.1 .lisciplinc.-l path ofilction-a continttotrs string of .lecisions cohctcntly strrlctrlrr'd in e calculatcd nr:lllncrto achio'c e dcsircd 11'5g11-1vill accornlrlish. Of c,>urst', thcrt' will be cons.quenc(-s t()

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u5ing s()n)e ()J rllcsc Iever: irr.r lreg;rtirt \\'.r\: s().i.ll l.lnrislrnlcnt. jcg.rl lrrrnislrnrcnt..()lp()t.llr' pttttislrt:rr'nt,.rrr.l tir,'lik,'. \\f.\'(r)lu.ill\'lelrlrr tlr.rr \\'c.lr.('.()plpl('telr ll.cct() rj() \\']tiltc\('r'\\'( \\.,il11 rrrrltril,, \\idr- Ltr){c,,l t-ltrrict.s, tnLl \\.e,rlr,r ]c,rr.n tl);ll }Vr-uill [.e tlrc rrltinr.rt,'l','r,'llri.rr.i,r,,l tlr,'e,,rrr,',1ucr)a(5 \)l ()rrr .lalr()n5.GOALS (.1 t,\N(il: lrVhRYl-t llNGI Irel,'i:,,t,1\ ,,n, (\((l)li()n to tltis r.rrle,rl-n,r rtrlcs,,rn.l tllrt is, tlrerc ilr.(. lt() r.ulcs

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sl.rtl.is lrr lr'.1\()lt llt.lt t,ttt slr,,ttl,l ['cgin I'r ('\ilnrir]ing ['ossi['lc r.rrl,'s stu.rrrrrrr.linqtl\ ,l('lr( \\'n)( rrt. in,-lLr,1ing l)()t.ltli.ll olrst.rt'lr's tlltl corrl.i .tr.isc ,rl,,r:g tlre u,rt.. Ncxt,\otr rri:,lrl,r.rrrrrn,'llrc pr11s1y111l,ln(-l ('r)\'it1)nnl(-ntill 11,s()uracs tlr:rt will,ri.1 in tirc.l(-.()nrl\lr\lrnr(nl ,rl \',rrrl g,,,rl. ltirr.rllr', t,,tr:lr,rtrl.l iorr:rtjt'r .l\lr('(-l\ ()l s()aiel\..1r)(.1r(s (-()l)\'trt(t()lt\ tlt.lt rlill.ri.] ot riclr'.rct lrrrrrr g.rirrirg r,,rrl g,r.tl. ltrrrt t]rt.lr.rrr.Ir;rck rrr(\'al) ()tll ll)()st s()frltrslrcrrtL'tl.trr.rltsrs is tlr.rt nr'c.tn,,nl\ crrtrrrnt'rr.lr,tl qc a.lp scc,rrlr.il n,'krrrrrr'. ol rvir.tr :t'enrs lr'lcr,tnt.

\\. ,rli krr,,n \()nr.()1rr \\lr() \\'.llrrs ro.rclrievt..r eert.rin a.lr.r'(r.g().11, [rrrr lr.rs nrcttrrtll,,ll, llll\lt.lt;()rr,rlier'.tnotlrcr'. I lrct .1,, ererrtlringllrer c.rrr to re.rclr tlrcil.olrjcc-tiVct. I Ir,r :r. (o:t'lt..l.rrr.1 g.t rlr. rrglrt ,,lrr.-.rtr,rn. tirt.t .lo tlrc rrr.-esslr.\ n'se.rr.clrI. I..tttl rrlt,'k'tit,'l'est j,,t,s.ui', llr.rr rlrer It',rln crerrtlring rlrtr e.rrr.r[.,,rrr tlrc lrcst\\.r\\ l" rrrt(r'\t,\\' t,,r ,r 1,,1,. I Ir,r rrrrglrt .r1.,,1,.,rr,,rk.,,rr,l,.\,lt \.ll(,\ tlr..rrr1,1,,r1.1,ur(i cna()ril,to('lIcnl ()l tlt,'it lr.i,.nJs iltltl s1ro11s15. Lrrr( srllleltorr., ()ll(, ()lrlr()l.lunttv.tltcr ;rnot lr,'r' ends in .iis.rp1.,rj111111,'nl .ln(l lr.u5lr.,lt i()r).

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I Itetc .tr,' ttr.lt\ l)()ssiL)lt' t.r1rl.111.11i,rtrs Ii,r. tlrt'sc t11.t,s r>1 1r1.1;[y1,,11r., lrLrt tlrcl:.tstt'ttl erpl;111,11,,,, is tlr:rt rlrcrr',rn'lrl.llc I'rrt p,rn.ellirl lirr.ces,rt urrr.k irrllLrerrcingtitc sittt:tliott Irt Ilrr rsil'1,' u.tvs: k.rr.rnl. lJrrt Ir,rw c.rrr rc Iregirr l() rr)!.1('r-slilnr] tlr('s(.Iirtccs rrl-krtlrrr.t il-tlrr'r'.tte. br Jellrrition, irrvr:il,lcl I lre lr'rst rlring nt c.lr) (l() is r()ct.tttritrc ()ul' tutdafl\ in! .tssrrlrl.tiprrs rrlr6trl lr9rr. qy111. 11111.1.{-3p.1 ,rtrr. Iiycs-*,,rr.k.

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,', lrf., Ir l() .l.lric\'. it i1- rrru irr'cstig;rte-1..1 ;rLri.Jc [1.-11.,,- \,iu.i().s1,, .t rr, t( .t\(' \ ()ur' .-lt.rnc,'s o1- OIrt.rirrino tlret go;rl.rl \,'r Ir,l\a.l g()itl ilr(l \1)ll ilr.c st.r.i,rrrs.rlr.rrt.rclrit,r,irrg tlr.rt g.rrl, it' rlr,rr r.tr rlr,,rrl.i Ircgir lrr cr:rrniri.{ [).ssiLrlc lul(-s sr]r.11)ur)dirgr. rrr, lrr,lrrg l..tcrrti;rl .lrst;rclcs tlr,rt c.rrld .rr.isL, .rl.rg tlrc rr,.rr.. Ncxt,rrr( rl)('l.tr-sonrrl.rnrl crrvirrrrrrrr,'nl.rl lcs,rulc,'s tlr;rt u,ill ai.l rn tlrcrr t'l \()ur g,rrrl. lrinrrJlt, rrrrr slr,tLrl.l consi.lcr.:lsPr-at\ o1-socictt.:rn.l., rr

'rrll rr.{,,r .l.tr',1.( Irr)nl L.lrr)tr)t \r)ut r.,.ll. lirt rlr, .1,..,rr1,.,.k r.,: ,i;:li:l:::.'lll'1,:l:,''

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.rrrollrcr'. l lrr't J,r.\'cl\'rllillg tlrr'r't':rn to |r'rrclr tlrcir.oIrjcc,' ., lr,,,,l .rn.1 gcr tlre r.iglrt erltrcrrrion, tlrer .lo tlrc rreccss;u.r. r.,-scur.clr'l. 1,,.r 1,'l'' ,*. tlr,'tlr.r lL,rr. r'\.rr\tlrirr:: rlt.r \,1'.11,(),t rlr..l,r.:r, u l,,r ,r j,r['. I lrcy rriglrt .r1.,, rrctn,,rr.k, ,rr)(l (,\.(.n t,rrjoi. tlrc supp()t-tilr( rl ()l tlteiI frienJs ;il](i s|()us(.s, [rrrt sorrrclrOu., i]nc ()|[]t)l.tlrnilvr',l. rrI,Ii:.r1-1-()iltlplcltt il;(1 Ir.lstt..lti()t).tl,, r'. rrlr,,.cttr.rlh J() ger tllc j.lr rhcr'.'1,'sirc,..lt t. lr'ntJ thet th,'ir.r t 1,,:,irrrring. l lrer,'rrlc l)l-o[rlcnrs x,itlr thcir.[ross, n.itlr tlrcir.:rssoci-, rirljlr)\((\. r'itlt tltcir'..s1()l)t(-t.s,,tr.*'rtlr tltc [rtrst.css itsclf. N.tlti'g: ),;]

il tlrc\ c\errrrr.rllr'lc,rvc.rn.l Iln.l:rnorlrt'rj,rb, tlrc s:rrne P1.1r[r_,i,rr li(,r.il,le erl,l.r:t.rtrons lirr. tltesc t11rcs of- pr.Lrbl,.nr., lrtrt tlrcLr ,r r\ tlr,tt lJre lc .rre sul,t]c bLrt P,rntr.lirl lil.ct,s rrr ur;r.k inllrre ncing,,,,,'..,1,1,.rt,r\r: k.tInr,r. l]Lrt ltO$,a.ll) \\,c Lrcgin to rrndcl.sl.rrrd lltcsc, rl tlr, r .rr,, I'r' Jcli.iti.., irr'isrlrlc) I-lrc flr-st tlri.g *,c c:1. J() is r(),,l, rlt rrrly .tsrttntl-li,rns rrlrgrrt ]t9rr, ()1r. \\,()t.ld-,lpcl err1. li1.1,s-11,,;,.1*.

'l']rc flrst,rl'tlrc.e u,,rtrl.l [.,'.lssrrn)])tr()r'rs,rl',rtrt r',rru'sclf'.lnd \'()ur lili. It vLrLr.rrt.1,rinq cvcrytlring trrtr krr,rrv lr,rn to tlo, rtntl \1)u ilr-a str]l rrot gcttirr{ llr,'tt'sttlts tr;tturrrtr, tltcrt'is,rt lc,rst tlrc possi[.iJirv tir:rf rrrrrr.go.rls lttr'n()t.l.tu,l]lv tluc f() \()ul'b.rsic n.rttrlt'in sornc critical tr';rr'. 1-lris nrc.rns tlltt petl1.1p5 \()(1r'eg()-aar-ltr-t'ctl tlcsitcs()r'\'()ul rrrctlro.ls ti,r'gctting rvhlit trrrr \\'.lnt nr,lv rrot [rt'in srnclr uitlr \()ur csscrrli;llnrrtrrrc-rvit Ir n,lr,, \',;tr rcltlir' ;tt e .

[]or rlros( l-co]rlc, it is ltccL'ss.tlt tlr:rr rrrur L'sscntiltl n;ttutr'Lrr'tlrc ccnttrtl.lr'ivirtgfirrcc bchinJ tlrt'"crc.rtivc" ils[]cat ()f rrrtrl life. I1- rrrLr Ir:rvc str()nq ('g() [-.rsc.] idc.rs:rlrotrt n,lro \'()u:llc,rr rvl,,, r',rtr slr,rtrl.l l,c, \rrrr c,trt [rc stttc \'()ul esscr)ti:rl Ir.rlrlrl'\i'i1ltr'\'t() under'))rinc.rrt in:tttrlrcntic \\'.1\s \()tll egtt is cittt.lttctirrg vrrtrl lrfc.

-flre cc:rtr'.rl Ir'oblt-nr is olicn tlr.rt rn.rny ol-rrs lr;tvt- bccn tuuglrt t,r Itclr.rvt', tlrirrk,

.tItd,lct i| [,,rts tlr.rt.r|t':l()l ('()ns()]r.lnt rvitlr nlro s'c tr.ulV atc. [-ltclcfit|c, t]re fl:-stsl(.f t()\r,ilt(l,t[rt,rining \rrtrl g,r.rls is t,, l.egin Lrv ltc,,.1rtizinS vr)ur IIrrcr I],lttlrc.rrrJIc;rlring Irou to lir','rrrrn lifc irr.rtttrnerrrcnt uitlr tlt.tt itrtrct rr.tttttt'.

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Ptustring ()ur spitituill i.l,';tls,.tltt kirrJ,,l-rrrcdil.lti()lr. err.1 kc,'pirtg.t spi;i111 11.lialt ;r]l Ir,'lp. rr5 t() ur)(lcr'sliln(l ()ul inn.r' niltLuc, in.luding ,rttt k,ttttric l trrl.t'nsillcs.M.rnlr-:r nrcJirilti()n is :rls,r .lesrgrr,'.1 t,r cllrnqc r',,rrr k.u rnic .()nrJiti()n.

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l.nrccss w'ill ;rlr,,,rll,rn us t() ger ;1 ,-1,'.u.glirnps,'o1'tlrc Ir'.rl [rossibilitics irrlt,'ttrtrrn ,rtn k,rrrn;r. \\','c,rn In.tkc [rctt,-t ch,ticcs .rrr.] cst;rlt]ish re.rlistic go.rJs.

Of- cotrrstr, r',',rlicn ir,rvc rn,rr'r'llr;rn ont'q,r.tl-:tn.1 rvc;tls,, lr.rlc Jillclcrrt kirr.]s o1-go;tls. It is.lls() c()lt)nt()n tltrrt rrt ]c.rst s,,nrc,r1- llr,rse uortls;ttt- irt crtltllict rvitlr otlrcts-

Il,*r,.1,, lvc.lcci.lc \1']):lt (().1,, rvltcrt tltt':c:ttl c,rrf)ictirrg golls? Nlost oi trs 1.r'i-oritizc,rn.i rrrlkc c,rrnPr,rrnist's. \\'t'.lcci.l,'tlr.rr s,rrt,'q,r'tls ilr'('rlr()tc irrtIort;tttt llt:rltotlrcrs, :rntl l)ulsuc tl)()sc flrsr.'l his is tlrc.rlt ,rl'ego-corrr1,r'ornisc th,t(. ltrrrn tltc eg,r-centclc(l point o1- r'icn,, sltotrl.l uolk per'lictlr', Lrtrt trsrnllr'()r)l\'.r'('.1(('s n,'u'1'trrl.letns.

'l-hc lltst Problcnr is thltt tlrcrc:r,rr'lrc.r nt'g;ttivr't'('il.ri()n ltonr thc "itrtcr'\'ott" ltrtltcsc kin.ls of- cornPronriscs. \irtrr ilrrt-r' n,r{tnt' nr,t\' t c irr ol.po.itiort ,'ititct t,r ,rttt'r)r'nr()r'(- ol- \'orrr g,;,rls,,;: to tlrc lresic c,rttr1.r'rrnisc tlr.rt .rllous \'()tl t() g() ;rficr ;rll ol-t]rcrn. Secon.llr', g,r.rls .rrcl tlt'sircs o1- otlrcr l).()ple nril\' ()r' rlr.ll nol [re irr st lrelr n'itlr

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N1ANl RA NIEL)1TAI ION

tukc lotrg Lrt'fbrc t'otr will h:rvc l:ri.l ,rtrt scvt'ral .liscip.lincs tlt:rt nt:r1't:rkc rhc rrcrt sixtnorttlts tt: complcrc. []vcn if your first lat'cr of objcctivcs trrkcs:r 1'clr ()r ln()rr'rc)conrplgls, elo not c()nc('rn 1r>trrsclf rvitlr l.rtxv long it rnighr r;rkc. Rerlrcr;rsk, "Ho*,In;rrrt'lifitinrcs di.l it t:tkt'tlt'to c()r.lstrucr this trn.lcsiralrlc krrlnr;r) r\n..1 l,r.rk lrowtluickll' I c;rrr rt'solvc itl"

Thc lrottonr linc is, rtrtr c:rn ch:rrrgc I'our k'rrnr;r. r\t lilsr, it rrr.r1 u1.Pc1l'trl lrc c;uvt-.1in stonc, btrt it is not. With tlrc propcr pr;lcticcs, \'()rt .iln clr;rngt'both t()ur'()utcrcr rcunrst ilnccs ;lr.l i rrnt-r c()nrlitior-ls.

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