As human beings, we are constantly creating. Everything we have invented, such as the aqua lung, the computer, the camera, to name but
a few, are symbolic representations, or images, of parts of ourselves in some way. They could only have been created once we understood the workings of our own bodies, of how we are put together . Once we understood how the lungs worked, for example, we were able to invent the aqua lung, enabling us to breathe underwater. Once we understood how our brains worked, we could invent the computer. Once we understood how our eyes worked, we could
invent the camera. Everything we have invented has been a mirror image of some part
of ourselves. I believe that the same is true of creation on the Divine level.
We are told that we were made "in the image of God". I believe that Universal intelligence, or God, whatever name one attributes to that force which is the Source of Creation, is constantly finding out about itself, and as it does, it is able to create something new in its own image. The Great Cosmic Dance is all about Self Awareness.
When we become self aware, we take that knowledge and create something consciously with it, something outside of ourselves in what we term our "external world". What we create is actually a projection of a concept. One could say that our physical form, our body, is similar to a movie projector: we allow the beam of awareness from the unmanifest realms to
stream in through our third eye, into our mind, and then we take that information and project it out. It then coalesces into form, into denser matter, into a slower vibratory rate, to become the world we know, what we call this life - third dimensional reality. In effect, we write the script for our own movies. We sit in the audience watching it, we direct it, and star in it, all at the same time.
Our reality is formed much as a camera takes a picture. I believe that the spiritual eye is the true lens of our camera, our movie projector body. First we focus our attention on something. We train our consciousness on some thought or possibility. Then, we make a picture of it in our minds, and the negative, or blueprint of that thought, once clearly and
consciously focused, (in the same way one adjusts a camera lens so that the desired object comes into clarity), appears in the physical world. Since optics works in such a way that the mirror image is an opposite reflection, it appears as the opposite, or inverse of the negative. The film becomes a picture as we know it. A mirror works in a similar way: our reflection is an opposite but perfectly reproduced image.
The Great Masters are able to manifest what they focus on at will, instantly. They have mastered this understanding of how the manifestation process, or the world of optics and thought, works. They have mastered the ability to focus all of their will so powerfully on the desired object that it projects it into third dimensional reality. They are master
photographers. They are also conscious thinkers.
When one has unconscious thought patterns, the manifestation process still works, but it works somewhat differently. It usually creates difficulty in one's life. We are still projecting our internal landscape of thoughts into the physical plane, but we are doing it without knowing it. We are unaware. Our thoughts are mirrored back to us, but because we are unaware that it is our own thoughts made manifest that we are experiencing, our own image in the mirror, we think someone or something else is to blame. We think someone else is "doing" something to us. Then we feel victimized, or powerless. We have forgotten that we are the Creator.
For instance, if one has a fear of being fat and spends a lot of time thinking about "fatness", this will create that thought form appearing in the outer world. It may be that someone in your family is fat, and you feel ashamed of them. Or you find yourself always seeing or having unpleasant interactions with over weight people, or you yourself may struggle with weight issues and judge yourself.
Every thought we have is a creative force. Every word we utter, which makes our thoughts audible and puts them forth into manifestation, is a creative force. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God". That was how god created. It works in the same way for us. As we think and speak, so we create. We are, in fact, individualized rays or sparks of
God, so the maxim "as above, so below", is absolutely true. We are here, as aspects of God, learning about our creative power, becoming more and more aware of ourselves as the Creator, more conscious and connected to whom we truly are. As we do so, we learn to create our world consciously.
Everything, every person, every situation, every experience is a mirror image of your thoughts, as a photo is a direct print out from film. In that way, we are always seeing ourselves in the world around us, the world that we have actually created. Thus we gain more self knowledge, and we grow in wisdom. Instead of saying "I hate my mother for being so fat" or "I hate fat people", we then are able to say: "I have a judgment on fatness that creates
itself manifesting in my world. I recognize that I am seeing my thoughts made visible. When I can see my own thoughts , I can then decide if they are thoughts that bring peace and love, or pain and separation. If I find that my thoughts bring feelings of pain or separation, such as the judgment that fatness is worse than thinness, I separate myself from being able to love all those beings who don¹t fit my criteria for what is 'right' or
'wrong'".
God in full self awareness realizes that there is no either/or. There just IS. Everything is God. Everything is a creation - an experience to learn more, to gain more understanding. Our goal, as souls on the path of self realization, is to get beyond judgment, which creates separation, pain, and fear, and into the Oneness of Loving. When we can see how we are thinking, we have the Power to change our beliefs and thoughts into
ones which are in alignment with this Truth. The Truth that all is One. As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz: "there¹s no place like home." Home is the place of the Heart, where there is only Love, no better than, no less than. Recognizing that all of life is a symbol of your thoughts helps you get there. Love is the way home.
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“The conversation of the mind with the soul is the essence of mantra. Mantra means to project and protect the mind. It gives the mind direction…When language and rhythm blend to instill a thought at the deepest level, it is a powerful mantra. It is sacred speech. It is a special use of language.”
Mantra Yoga is the use of sound to affect consciousness. A mantra is a sound current, a word or words which help focus the mind. When a mantra is repeated it restructures the patterns in the mind that allow experience. The science of mantra is based on the reality that the entire expanse of creation is made up of energy with everything vibrating at different frequencies. Even inanimate objects are just energy vibrating at a relatively slow frequency. Some vibrations are audible, sounds we can perceive through our ears. Thoughts are vibrations as well, kind of like silent sounds. As humans we have a choice on how to direct our minds, and we attract whatever we may direct it towards. For instance, if we are constantly thinking and speaking negatively, we will attract negative experiences. But if we are thinking and speaking positively, we are directing our minds to the flow of positivity and thus will attract positive experiences. We are literally magnets with a choice of what we want to attract. Everything has a vibratory frequency and by vibrating a particular combination of words or sounds, one can tune in to various levels of intelligence and consciousness. The science of mantra was created from this awareness and the realization that we create with every word we speak or think. The ancient yogis formulated certain sounds that resonate at very high vibrations, and by chanting these sounds we are creating opportunities for awareness, prosperity, intuition, or any other positive powers inherent in the particular mantra. In yoga, this is referred to as the science of Naad. Naad means harmony and makes reference to the sound current. It is the sound that all languages are built on. The science of Naad functions from the movement of the tongue in the mouth, and chemicals in the brain. There are eighty-four meridian points on the roof of the mouth which are stimulated every time a person speaks. Mantras stimulate particular meridian points in a specific sequence, which with repetition, changes the chemistry of the brain. This could be thought of as access codes which give a person entrance to higher states of awareness. The master of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan, says that “You can feel the upper palate with the tongue and experience its different surfaces. There are two rows of meridian points on the upper palate on the gum behind the upper teeth. The tongue stimulates those meridian points, and they in turn stimulate the hypothalamus which makes the pineal gland radiate. When the pineal gland radiates, it creates an impulsation in the pituitary gland. When the pituitary gland gives impulsation, the entire glandular system secretes and a human being obtains bliss. This is the science.” In yoga this is referred to as the “turning of the lotus” and is visualized as a lotus flower resting at the crown of the head. Through Naad Yoga, the essential creative energy (kundalini) rises from the base of the spine to the crown, where the lotus flower turns upside down and showers nectar upon the yogi; or in other words, as Yogi Bhajan simply described, the glandular system is stimulated.
Chanting mantras is very therapeutic and will bring the practitioner into deep meditative states. Mantra Yoga brings mental calmness, raises awareness, as well as creates physical well-being. Every individual who is blessed with a voice may heal themselves, using their own voice as the tool. Chanting in groups enhances the energy and is very can be very powerful.
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