| The goal of human life, according to yogis and sages, | | | | a state when there will only be one thought in your |
| is to unite one?s individual consciousness with the | | | | mind, ?I am the Supreme Consciousness.? This is a |
| Supreme Consciousness. This union of one?s small ?I? | | | | great achievement (known in yoga as Savikalpa |
| with the Cosmic ?I? is also known as yoga. Anyone | | | | Samadhi) but even in this state your ?I? feeling still |
| who has ever tried to meditate knows that achieving | | | | exists. As long as your feeling of individual |
| the final goal of yoga is not as easy as it sounds. | | | | consciousness exists, you will remain separate from |
| Many people, in fact, give up the pursuit before they | | | | ultimate union with the Supreme Consciousness. |
| reach the goal. Despite this seeming difficulty there is a | | | | Here is where the ?greatest secret of the universe? |
| simple technique that can put the achievement of | | | | can help you out. Normally when you meditate, you are |
| ultimate bliss within the reach of everyone. | | | | the subject and the Supreme Consciousness is the |
| Before I reveal the ?greatest secret of the universe? it | | | | object of your thoughts. If you turn it all around and |
| is useful to understand how the process of meditation | | | | think that the Supreme Consciousness is the subject |
| actually works. ?As you think, so you become? is the | | | | and you are his object then your meditation will change |
| principle upon which meditation is based. If you think | | | | dramatically. |
| about something that is limited or small, then your mind | | | | It will become much easier to remain in a meditative |
| becomes small. | | | | state when you think that the Supreme Consciousness |
| On the other hand, if you forget about the physical | | | | is all around you, witnessing you, meditating on you. |
| world around you, turn your attention within and begin | | | | Instead of trying to meditate on the Supreme |
| concentrated thinking on an infinite object your mind | | | | Consciousness, let him meditate on you! What could |
| begins to expand. If you continue the process in a | | | | be simpler? |
| systematic way, regularly every day, then your | | | | As simple as this technique is, it is the key to reaching |
| individual consciousness will one day merge with the | | | | a state where there is no feeling of your individual ?I? |
| Supreme Consciousness. | | | | and only the oneness of blissful union with the infinite. |
| The greatest obstacle on this path is your own ego. | | | | There is an old story that illustrates this process. A |
| Of course you need an ego to even begin meditation. | | | | seeker came to a door and knocked. A voice asked, |
| After all it only when you say ?I will practice meditation | | | | ?Who?s there?? The seeker responded, ?I am here.? |
| today? that you can get started. However, during the | | | | The door remained locked and there was no reply |
| process of meditation it becomes bothersome if | | | | from within. The seeker returned another day and tried |
| instead of thinking about the Supreme Consciousness | | | | once more. Again when asked ?Who?s there?? he |
| you begin to think about ?my job?, ?my house, ?my | | | | replied ?I am here.? And again he failed to enter. |
| car? and other things connected with your everyday | | | | Finally one day he knocked at the door and when the |
| life. | | | | voice asked, ?Who?s there?? he replied, ?Thou? and |
| With constant practice you can overcome your | | | | the door opened for him. |
| attachment to mundane objects and one day arrive at | | | | |