Divine consciousness is expansive.
It is aware of the vast interconnectedness of all life. Divine consciousness knows with certainty that anything that is needed will be provided, and so it exists in tranquility. Direct experience with divine consciousness clears away the thoughts that lead us into suffering, and fills us with wisdom to live in harmony with our environment. Divine consciousness is a state of being that can be accessed during meditation and then, with practice, allowed to overflow into our daily activities.
The divine consciousness does not always come forth readily and easily. Some can sit down in meditation slip into an alert, thought free state, where the divine presence is revealed quickly. Others may sit every day for a number of months and only catch a glimpse. Remember, that the success of spiritual practice is in relation to our consistency. Whether you experience peace in meditation immediately or if it takes longer, the only way you will know the divine consciousness is by sitting still and turning within. The work is being done, so long as you are actively engaged in the process.
Meditation techniques vary from breath awareness to mantra practice, a simple repetition of a word phrase. No matter the technique, know that it is a focusing device. It gives you an anchor to hold your attention on, while thoughts and emotions settle down into relative silence. Once focused and no longer preoccupied with physical, mental or emotional distractions, we can let go of the technique. Sitting quietly, we breathe. As we breathe, we watch, as an observer, no longer identified with our personality or body. We wait with joyful expectancy at the revelation of the divine consciousness.
We wait in this alert, focused, joyful state, knowing the revelation of the divine presence is manifesting within us. It may be too subtle to experience immediately, but it is there, and we are waiting. Every day we practice in this way, the divine presence grows until it reaches the point of perceptibility.
Finally, our heart’s desire, the one experience that can actually bring complete fulfillment begins to rise out of the fertile soil of our daily meditation practice. The divine consciousness sprouts. Now the practice moves from waiting for the realization of the divine presence within us, to nurturing that presence until it blooms fully, sharing its beauty and fragrance with the world through the expression our life.
The regularity with which we turn our attention inward to welcome the divine consciousness into our experience is proportional to the wisdom and grace we see in our every day activities and our ability to perceive and act on the opportunities that are ever present. We are surrounded and filled with the power of the divine. In ways we cannot imagine, divinity is providing opportunities for our growth and success within this world.
The divine presence arises in meditation, and transforms us. We no longer have to try to be kind, or appropriate, or wise. As the divine consciousness fills up our awareness, overflowing from meditation practice into our active lives, kindness and wisdom flows through us. Every act we take turns into an action of divinity in the world, because we are no longer living in a limited human view point. We are immersed in the full realization of divinity in every moment.
By the simple act of regular meditation, our divine essence has been given the opportunity to grow into the world and bless it.
Ryan Kurczak is a Vedic Astrologer and ordained teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition of Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Roy Eugene Davis. He has a thriving astrological consultation and teaching practice, and is the director of Center for Spiritual Awareness in Asheville, NC. CSA is a learning center for meditation, raja yoga philosophy and holistic living. To learn more, please visit www.ashevillevedicastrology.com and www.csa-asheville.org. Or contact Ryan directly at Ryan.kurczak@gmail.com.
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