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Mortal and Universal Mind — Part 1

How to release your mortal mind into pure, universal consciousness

As you quiet your mortal mind and its concerns, you’re able to enter the vast universal mind. Ramakrishna Ananda describes some of these high experiences. You also discover your true self, your soul, that which is eternal, pure and painless.

Spiritual Development, Mind, Higher Consciousness
  • Yogis discover that there is only one infinite mind, chit, or universal consciousness
  • Patanjali (Yoga Sutras) taught that yoga is control of the waves of consciousness (chitta vritti nirodha). As we control the five kinds of ideas that keep us in the mortal mind, we dwell in our true nature (the universal mind)
  • We seek to move from the mortal mind and experience the vast universal mind
  • Many high realizations occur as we move forward
  • At the core of our being we discover a consciousness which is eternal, pure and painless — the soul

The Universal Mind

Gradually we go from a serene, untroubled consciousness into bliss and ecstasy — and then awareness of the Divine, the universal mind. Yogis often use the terms divine mind, the universal mind, or chit, which mean consciousness everywhere, universal consciousness. We discover, to our surprise, that there is but one mind, one consciousness everywhere, that we are sharing. It’s an amazing experience.

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