Soul Mind Stages In a Human Life

SHRIKANT R. RANA

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Preface

This book suggests that in general, different stages exist in human life. In

identifying and exploring each stage attention is drawn to the particular

psychological or social factors that appear to precipitate or define it. In what

we believe to be a novel and important step, the idea is developed that each

new stage brings its own characteristic conflict; one that can only be

successfully surmounted through some synthesis of the opposed forces which

the person concerned typically then faces.

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Acknowledgment

I would like to say that writing is never been my profession in my life.

But I always think to write about my thoughts which i am experiencing

or felt in my life.

So, after long time I am having opportunity to write about my thoughts.

I would like to thank Prof. Kaushik Das to inspire and motivated me to

write a book.

I thank to my friends and family to support and guidance during the

phase of writing.

And then finally I decided to write book about Soul Mind stages of a

Human in his life.

I had taken long time to write this book. There are no word about my

feelings and experience after finishing this book.

So, I like to thank again all of them who supported me for writing this

book ‘Soul Mind Stages In a Human Life ‘.

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Content

Chapter Mind Stage Page. No.

A......................... Ego and Stillness..........................5

B.............................Compassion...............................7

C..................... Come out of Suffering...!!!...............9

D........................... Love Your Self...!!!.....................10

E....................... Attachment and Love.....................11

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Chapter A- Ego and Stillness

The path of Evolutionary Enlightenment, like all enlightenment teachings, is a path of ego-transcendence.

Here, transcending ego is not an end in itself - it's a means to a higher

end. The reason we want to have the liberating experience of transcending our

personal fears and desires and our culturally conditioned values is to open up

some space within the self - space for evolution to occur.

It's important because being inspired by the idea of conscious evolution is one thing, while actually engaging in the process of evolution is something else altogether. Many people are moved by the notion of evolutionary becoming. But within themselves they are not free. They are trapped in psychological hang-ups and attachments, with little or no space for that which is new. Their souls are not liberated, and their choices and actions are still being shaped by unconscious adherence to values and perspectives that have nothing to do with being a liberated vessel for the evolution of consciousness and culture.

Merely being inspired by the potential for conscious evolution does not

automatically give us access to the fearless inner freedom to actualise that

potential. In order to find that freedom, to open up that space for the new, it is

essential that you liberate yourself to a significant degree from your personal

fears and desires and your culturally conditioned values.

Inner freedom is not different from the goal of traditional enlightenment.

In Evolutionary Enlightenment, the attainment of spiritual freedom is not the

end of the path but, ideally, becomes the foundation from which to engage in

conscious evolution. So the foundation of the path and practice of Evolutionary

Enlightenment is nothing less than the position of traditional enlightenment

itself. In order to release your own consciousness and psyche for the wider and

deeper embrace of the life process that Evolutionary Enlightenment demands,

you must disentangle yourself, you must significantly free yourself from your

karma, history, culture and personal ego. Sometimes people think that ego is

self-respect so they never try to come out of that but actually they are keeping

their self in rigid body. And finally become conscious and try to defend their

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self with others. So after such time this kind of people go in a stage where they

could not express their self.

So the way to practise this radical position is to literally take the posture

he is taking - to engage with what i call "the art and science of stillness" or the

traditional practice of meditation... In learning how to be still, you are choosing

to stand for and express that deepest part of yourself that empty no-place

before the beginning of time, before anything ever happened.

That formless ground of being is always the deepest dimension of who

we all are, and it is the ultimate source and wellspring of all that is. Whenever

we know who we are and where we are at that we are in stage of realization.

In that ground, nothing ever moves, because there is no time, form, subject or

object. There is only one, eternally at rest and at peace.

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Chapter B -Compassion

Compassion is not an attribute of any one religion. It is a universal

principle for happiness and peace. In a world torn by conflict and strife, where

violence and not love dictates people's actions, what every person, at every

level, of every age needs to learn is the art of nurturing compassion within.

Be it a homemaker fulfilling the many needs of her family, an

entrepreneur meeting people and clinching deals for her company, a politician

passing bills in the legislature that can change the destiny of millions or a auto

rickshaw driver bargaining for higher rates with her passenger - whoever you

may be, you need compassion. Compassion should no more lie in the

ideologies of philosophers, or in the lucrative rewards of theologians. The voice

of compassion needs to be heard in every household, educational institution,

office, business unit, shop, mall and theatre, besides other places and

circumstances.

We have also conceptually dismissed the possibility of someone living

and embodying such a quality in the hurly-burly of everyday life. Is it so difficult

to live compassionately? Or are we so incapable that we cannot raise ourselves

to those standards?

Compassion begins with empathy. Empathy is the ability to feel for

another. They who are sensitive to the motions of life, to the experiences of

pain and pleasure are capable of empathy. They who have watched the

movements of their thoughts, the burden of unnecessary thinking, and the

pain of conflicting thoughts know it well. They, who have paid attention to

their emotional upsurges, the unintelligent ways of anger, hurt or hate, the

irrationality of fear, feel empathy for another who is going through a similar

emotion. Hence, compassion begins with attention to one's own life

experiences, be it physical or emotional.

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Empathy and compassion thus born would naturally blossom into acts of

kindness to reach out to others. Well-being of the other is the highest priority

for a compassionate person; hence her actions would reflect tremendous

intelligence, fortitude and discretion. It could be a dynamic plunge into action

to change the adverse situation of the one who is suffering. It could also be

gentle words of love and strength or a heartfelt prayer for Divine help.

Compassion is not the armour of the weak; it is the weapon of the strong.

It is irresponsible to think, believe and preach that anger and violence can

solve our problems. Problems at micro as well as macro level arise because of

lack of understanding and love between people. Problems that are situation-

based are very less compared to those that are emotions-based. Situation-

based problems need better strategy and skill to solve them but emotion

based problems need people who are involved in moving out of those negative

emotions that are causing them.

That is why any constructive change can never be effected through anger

and violence. Compassion is the answer.

Let us nurture the noble virtue of compassion consciously with

dedication. Let us see the faces of people who walk into our world with smiles,

tears, affection and wrath. Let us meditate on their feelings to let compassion

blossom.

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Chapter C - Come out of Suffering...!!!

On an average every human is in the grip of miseries, ever since they

entered in the realm of time and mind and lost the awareness of Self. Hence

they are confused that why are they in grip of miseries. One yearns to get rid

of misery and prolong pleasure. The greatest misery is death that hounds every

living soul.

Suffering is inevitable as long as one identifies with mind and body -- as

long as one is spiritually unconscious. Suffering is external and is caused by

external agents. We suffer due to resentment and hatred or jealousy towards

others. That is like dying every moment due to suffering. Let's move away from

those 'others' and remove the cause of suffering or every minute-death. With

cause at some distance, we will immortalise pleasure and distance ourselves

from death. Inevitable will become evitable. Mortal will become immortal.

The mindset we have has not helped us. It has led us to a mediocre reality.

It has led us to accepting a reality that is full of suffering and pain.

We need something that is fulfilling, something that we can enjoy. Bliss

will be the character of that existence. When can humanity as a whole get that

reality? Is it impossible? No, it's not impossible. It is the very nature of our

existence to be in bliss, to be in symmetry.

In quantum physics, they call it 'super symmetry'. There is

super symmetry - at the particle level. Super symmetry is when everything is in

perfect condition, but then we are far from that kind of reality. But we cannot

access this reality if the mind is functioning in the same way as it is now. It has

to function from a different level. And what is that level, where there is no

knowledge, no ignorance.

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Chapter D - Love Your Self...!!!

A martyr, who dies for his fellows, a mother who does everything for her

newborn and all the Gandhi and Mother Teresa have one thing in common,:

supposedly, they act SELFLESS. But selfless does not exists.

Many biologists argue that our morality and every selfless act based on

“reciprocal altruism” to make life easier we agree that if i do something for

you, you will do something for me. In order to make altruism attractive, nature

gave us a brain that rewards our benevolent and selfless deeds with

hormones which make us feel good.

That might be true for the mother nurturing her child, but what about

the martyr (since he is dead) most likely does not experience good feelings.

Nevertheless, even such act of altruism cannot be entirely selfless.

Let alone the fact that if the martyr dies with the thought that he acted

after what he judged as imperative, there must be an i to make this decision

and an i to act. Even though it was not a very egoistic act, it was not without

ego.

If we introduce the concept of ego and self on the basis of Hinduism, we

could argue that no act in a dualistic sphere is without ego, but it’s always

better to reduce ego to the modicum. Or, like Shiva, step in the ego-dwarf and

suppress him.

If we see Self defined as the holistic, all encompassing world-soul, which

exists in everything and everyone, it would be absurd to claim there is a

selfless act. What we describe as selfless would rather be a lesser ego-focused

deed which is concentrating on the Self.

And this self can be me that i see in the other person’s Self, or vice versa.

If the Self is the underlying quintessence that unites all of us, it makes perfect

sense of acting egoistically if we are all the same.

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Therefore, it is of paramount importance to act for and with the Self.

Thus, I have to love myself, since if since for another self, which is essentially

the same.

Lastly, I would argue that it is not only logically impossible to act without

ego, but that it is not desirable –especially in a relationship. Honestly, who

wants a partner who does everything for someone else, without having any

justifiable demands?

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Chapter E – Attachment and Love

Most of suffer in life because of confusion between love and

attachment. Love is a positive quality of giving someone positive emotions

without any expectation. But attachment is getting tied to a person or an

object with the expectations that the person or the object will make us happy.

Love never falls, but attachment causes bondage as well as disappointments

and ultimately makes us sad. Most times we confuse attachment with love and

therefore do not want to get rid of attachment despite being unhappy.

Attachment is our strong preference for persons or the things which are

perceived to be favourable to us. We all have fame, relatives, friends, and

other. We hardly pause to think if they makes us more happy or unhappy.

Most times, blind us in the process, so we tend to ignore the minus points of

things or persons to which we are attached. Discrimination is lost when it

comes to dealing with your attachment. So you suffer. Secondly, the more you

are attached, the more you expect something out of that relationship. When

these expectations are not met, it causes misery.

How should we then deal with our relationships with family and others?

Scriptures say one should have working relationships in life. We should avoid

extremes that lead one to say: ‘I cannot live without you ‘or ‘go get lost’. Our

approach should be ‘I care for you.’ We should behave like a managing trustee

for our family, without feelings of ownership or possessiveness. Family

members also need space in life. Attachment leads to clinging, which they do

not appreciate. Instead of a controlling attitude, our attempt should be to be

ready to do something for their welfare while giving them enough elbow room

in life.

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Dear reader let me tell you something about these topics which i have

covered, so far are all real thoughts of mine well experienced. Some of them

are from speaking tree and some of them are mine. I have taken these topics

of different mind stages of a person in his/her life. I hope that this book will

help you in understanding your own mind stage.

Thank you...

Shrikant R. Rana

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Evolutionary Enlightenment - is a philosophy that mixes teachings about Enlightenment from

Eastern traditions with a Western scientific understanding of evolution.

Transcending - go beyond the range or limits

Inevitable - Certain to happen; unavoidable