"God-realization means merging of the soul back into the Lord, and we can do that only when we get the release of our soul from our mind. Our soul and mind are knotted together . . . Unless the soul gets release from the mind, it is never pure; it can never merge back into the Lord. To unknot this knotted together soul and mind means self-realization.
Q. How do you accomplish this - releasing our soul from your mind?
A. Well, it is by meditation. You see, this body is the temple of the Living God, and in this body - this point which is known as the third eye or single eye - this place is the seat fo the soul and mind. From here all our thoughts are scattered into the world through the nine apertures of the body. We have to concentrate our consciousness back at the eye center. Unless we come to the eye center, collect our whole attention there, we cannot realize the Lord. Our spiritual journey begins from this point upward."
(Maharaj Charan Singh. "The Master Answers". RSSB. Pp. 11-12).
Yours always in Nam,
Michael
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