The soul dominates over the mind and the mind dominates over the body.

The spirit dominates over

the soul. This is how it should be.
Journey from Body-Mind to Soul-Spirit Part 1
It is the month of July, 2014 and it is almost a year since my father expired due to blood cancer. His
memory used to haunt me through dreams. But slowly with time, I have got used to not having him
physically by my side.
The urge to know Who Am I? as propounded by Shri Ramana Maharshi, set me forth on my inner
journey. This journey can be compared to the peeling of the onion, one layer at a time. Proper
reasoning suggests that the real I should be constant irrespective of space, time and eternal. We
are eternal can be inferred from the below reasoning.
Suppose the Creator (hereafter called Holy Big Fish) created a fish named Sacred ZoYo using
Supreme Intelligence Holy FishIntel. If Sacred ZoYo develops Ego as a means to survive in 3D
world, then it is his duty to remove any ignorance introduced due to the development of Ego. On
the other hand, if Sacred ZoYo can attain union with Holy Big Fish using the Supreme Intelligence
FishIntel, then he no longer perceives himself as a separate entity. The Father (Holy Big Fish) and
the Son (Sacred ZoYo) become one. He realises his Immortality.
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall
not perish, but have eternal life. John3:16
The easiest layer to peel off for me was the belief that I am this body and mind [Annamaya Kosha].
Simple meditation helped me realize this truth.
Next, I had to remove/ question all my mental conditionings or samsaras.

Journey from Body-Mind to Soul-Spirit Part 2
I meet Ascended Masters in my journey, who guided me and also tested me. A learner or seeker like
me was blessed by the experience of meeting Gautama Buddha, Ramana Maharshi, Swami
Vivekananda and AnandaMoyee Maa. They are a source of my inspiration. They provide comfort and
deep strength. My deep gratitude to them.
The Lord is hidden behind closed doors which are yet to be opened. I wait for those doors to open
and reveal the Lord to me. Amen.
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It all seems like a dream to me now. Never did I imagine life would be so colourful. Joy, bliss is souls
inherent or true nature. This state should not affected by external circumstances. Practising non-
attachment and non-violence helped me. Since, I had total 3 episodes of BPD, my mother was
worried that I may be going through mania episode. Little did she know about my inner Joy. There
are no words for it. Expressing the Joy is like explaining colour to a blind person.
I am not a highly spiritual or orthodox person; for instance I rarely go to the church. But my soul was
crying out to me, to listen to the whisper of the Spirit. I found Holy Bhagavad Gita to be an amazing
book.
But the individual who truly loves the soul and is fully satisfied with the soul and finds utter
contentment in the soul alone, for him no duty exists.
Such a person has no purpose of gain in this world by performing actions, nor does he lose anything
by their non-performance. He is not dependent on anyone for anything - Gita Ch 3, v17-18
A person who approaches his work as the work given to him by the Spirit and whose contentment
lies solely in the soul, will find that he is ever new, happy and in bliss. This aspect of Yoga called
Karma Yoga will benefit the working class a lot. I myself come from an IT background, which
demands us to work hard. Taking 5-10 minute break in an hour to remember the name of the Lord,
who is the ultimate source of energy, will help the devotee a lot.
I have been practising awareness and mindfulness meditation for little over a year. It made me
realize that:
1. We are not this mind or body.
2. All the thoughts which are generated are not my own thoughts. Most of them are useless
thoughts.
3. Our body acts as a sensor, sensing a substance or event or person as good or bad. This may
be due to the inherent survival instinct of man. For instance, I developed a dislike for fried
food and non-vegetarian food as the day I gained Self realization approached nearer.
4. The planets seem to have an influence on sleep patterns.
In the case of an ignorant person, there are multiple things, which control his/her behaviour. Having
realized this, I felt the need to calm my mind, as mentioned by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras. Calming
my mind involved removing old conditionings, challenging assumptions and sitting in
prayer/meditation. This lead to many learnings, some of which I have written here.
Prakriti is composed of three gunas sattva, rajas and tamas. An ignorant person, identifies himself
with the gunas. In order to realize the Ultimate Truth, I felt the need to go beyond the three gunas.
Another thing which made me take the plunge was to understand the purpose of Life? Are we meant
to just sleep, eat, work and procreate? If we sit back and observe the three gunas which are the
attributes of Prakriti, we may feel that we are a part of it but we are not the gunas. If we take one
lifetime to understand one combination of gunas, then we will take an Eternity to understand all the
gunas . Modern science is trying to analyze all the gunas. This may be a cause of concern. Our sole
purpose in life should be God contact or God realization. It is called the Purusha aspect, who is the
Ultimate Witness and we are created in His image. If this realisation comes, everything else will fall
in place with least/no effort.




With every small step, I moved closer and closer to my Goal i.e. to realize the Self. In fact the Self
was always with me; but I had covered and hidden it up behind different masks. The process of
cleansing began, with a burst of pimples appearing on my face. Louise L. Hay described it as
emotional outburst. This was followed with the opening of the Ajna chakra and the Sahasra chakra. I
would feel cool or pleasant warmth or all over my head. At times I would feel pin pricks on top of
my head.
I have always loved Ramana Maharshis simplicity. His Grace gave me a visit one day as I was
meditating with closed eyes. I saw him as a Blazing light using my Ajna chakra. He then says
something which my brain interprets as proceed, I am with you. Anyone who has stilled his mind,
can perceive the relection of the Spirit within himself. Thus as Jesus mentioned I and the Father
are one *John 10:30+