The headquarters of the attention is at the eye focus, but its rays animate the whole body. They go beyond the physical body as well, into the sons, daughters, wife and other relations, into movable and immovable property, and into the country. They have a long range. It takes time to withdraw these rays to the focus. It is only when the rays have been focused in the eye centre that man becomes a man. Otherwise, he is akin to a beast.
When these rays of attention begin to collect at the eye centre, or the process of withdrawal starts, one feels the prickling sensation. It is a sign of concentration. It appears as if ants were moving on the skin. The inner waves are coming up, and as the waves come up they should bring in a state better than the state of state of wakefulness, instead of unconsciousness. . . .
The Light and Sound are always present at the focus. They are never absent from the focus. We could not remain alive if the current were absent from the focus. To get them (Light and Sound) you must reach the focus.
Do not worry if you have not seen anything so far. You may worry about their absence when you reach the focus and do not find them there. Everything lies inside the focus. Your wildest dreams or imaginings cannot picture the grandeur of what lies within. But the treasure is yours and is there for you. You can have it whenever you go there. Take it from me, and once and for all, that everything, including the Creator, is within you, and whosoever has attained it, has attained it by going inside the focus. There is no easier method to go within than the one of which you have been informed.
Please do not be in a hurry. With patience and perseverance, complete the course of concentration. Going within takes time. The rise within is comparatively easier. This part of the course is tasteless. Taste comes with concentration. Slow but steady wins the race. That which is acquired after struggle is valued, and that which comes easily is often not valued.
(Sawan Singh. “Spiritual Gems”. RSSB 1958/1996. Pp. 226-227)
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In the LightSong of Eternal Love,
Michael Turner
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