Dynamic Mysticism: The Path to Health, Happiness & Spiritual Longevity

Subjective approach and objective adjustment, clarity of mind, and approach towards synchronicity—these are the keys to maintaining dynamic mysticism and a connection with all of nature's creation.

Subjective Approach Through Objective Adjustment

As the sphere of knowledge increases, many secrets of the world do not remain secret. Yoga is such a secret. It is a spiritual practice, and by practicing this discipline, one comes in contact with the causal factors of many mysteries.

About seven thousand years ago, a great yogi, Sadáshiva, systematized different branches of yoga. His spouse, Párvatii, was also a yogini, and for the welfare of the entire human society, Lord Shiva and Párvatii created a practical spiritual system. The questions placed before Shiva by Párvatii and the answers given by Shiva to Párvatii collectively form the shástras. Many important questions of the human mind were placed before Shiva. The question portion was known as Nigama, and the answer portion, Ágama. The collective name of Ágama and Nigama is Tantra.

Once upon a time, Párvatii asked Shiva, "O Lord, for many duties and positions, there are prescribed minimum qualifications. But for attaining salvation, what are the minimum qualifications?" Shiva said that the minimum qualification for attaining salvation is simply a human body and a human mind. That is enough. There is no racial bar, no color bar, no regional bar, nor any bar of any other type. He said:

Átmajiṋánamidaḿ Devi paraḿ mokśaekasádhanam;
Sukrtaermánavo bhútvá jiṋániicenmokśamápnuyát.

[Self-knowledge, Párvatii, is the greatest means to attain salvation. People are born as human beings due to their past good saḿskáras, but to attain non-qualified liberation, they will have to attain Self-knowledge.]

"For the attainment of salvation, one should know oneself, and by knowing oneself, one attains salvation."

The Nature of Knowledge and Self-Realization

Let us examine what knowledge is and what knowing oneself means—what Self-realization truly is. The human mind has three types of movement. The first type is extra-internal projection: an external object moving towards the inner side of existence. The second type is intro-external: the sentiment comes from the inner side and is expressed in the physical world. And the third is the movement of the mind towards the Spirit.

Generally, "to know" means subjectivization of external objectivity. When the external object becomes one with the objective portion of the mind, taking place in the objective compartment of the mind, it is called knowing or knowledge.

But what is self-knowledge or self-realization? In this case, the mind knows the spirit—that is, the movement of the mind is towards the spirit. How can the mind know the spirit when the Supreme Spirit, Parama Puruśa, Parama Pitá, the Supreme Entity, is the Omniscient Entity—the only Omniscient Entity of this world?

The Supreme Entity, Parama Puruśa, is omniscient. He not only sees what you do, but He also sees what you think, what you contemplate, what the thought-waves of your mind are. He is omniscient, and you are His object. He sees what you do. He is the subject, and you are the object. Then how can the mind know Him? How can the mind be the subject and He be the object? He sees your mind; how can your mind see Him? How can your mind accept Him as the object while your mind remains the subject?

The Secret of Spiritual Realization

Here lies the secret: Whatever you are doing, whatever you are thinking, you should always remember that your actions, your thoughts, are being witnessed by Him. If you remember this, He remains the subject, and you remain the object.

But what happens? Because you are always thinking of Parama Puruśa, indirectly, He also becomes the object. However, actually, He is the subject, and you are the object because He is the all-witnessing faculty. This is a very clever policy of devotees. Devotees are very clever—not only clever, but they are also cunning. With their developed mind, their pinnacled intellect, they bring the Supreme Entity within the periphery of their minds. So the path of devotion, the path of spirituality, is for those who are extremely cunning and clever. And those who think that Parama Puruśa is not seeing them are the most foolish among fools.

Lord Shiva said that the minimum qualification is a human mind and a human body, and with the help of this human mind and human body, one may attain salvation. One may come into His contact, because it is only the human mind that can realize that Parama Puruśa is witnessing all one's activities and thoughts. When one is established in this awareness, it is said that one has attained salvation.

The Unique Position of Human Consciousness

There are so many created beings. The quinquelemental factors of the world—ether, air, fire, water, earth—are also of Cosmic creation, but their mind is in an inert condition and cannot function. In the case of protozoa, there is a mind, but it is guided only by instincts—inborn instincts. In the case of plants, there is a mind, but inborn instincts guide it. There is no independent thought in them. In the case of animals, metazoa, there is inborn instinct but no independent thought. However, in developed metazoa, developed animals, there is a bit of independent mind. Among these developed animals, those who come in contact with human beings—as a result of clash and cohesion in the intellectual world and inter-cellular structure—their minds develop somewhat, as in the case of dogs, monkeys, and so on. They have developed minds because of their close contact with human beings.

But in the case of human beings, the mind is very developed, and with this developed mind, one can feel that whatever one does, whatever one thinks, is always being witnessed by Parama Puruśa. Nobody can do anything secretly.

Everything is the creation of the Supreme Father. Still, in the course of introversion, as a result of clash and cohesion, the mind develops, and the stage of humans is the most developed stage in the process of introversion. So human beings are blessed beings because they can feel the charm and love, and all-pervading existence of the Supreme Lord.

Our Path Forward

You are all human beings. You are all dignified human beings. Forget all fissiparous tendencies that sometimes function within the human mind. Remember, you are the loving children of Parama Puruśa, and your goal is Parama Puruśa. Your goal is the Supreme Entity.

Yours is a subjective approach through objective adjustment. Your movement is towards the Supreme Entity. But while moving towards the Supreme Entity, you must fulfill all your worldly duties in the social, economic, and all other spheres. That is, engage your hands in worldly duties, and let your mind move towards the Supreme Entity.

Six Spokes for Social Transformation

For a truly civilized society, we need six foundational elements:

1. Social outlook (Practical Philosophy of life)
2. Socio-economic principles
3. Spiritual philosophy
4. Spiritual practice
5. Preceptor
6. Scriptures

These six spokes, working together, create the wheel of progressive social transformation while maintaining our connection to the Supreme Consciousness that witnesses all our thoughts and actions.