Karma Yoga
Practice 13
Thank You Aum. Thank You Ra. Thank You Gye Nyame.
Thank You Aum. Thank You Ra. Thank You Gayatri.
1
True spirituality, engendered by surrendering to You in
constant remembrance, gradually purifies the Pineal Gland.
Slowly, we realize our transcendence, far beyond the body,
mind, intellect and the ego.
2
The "I am this body; I am this mind; I am this intellect; I am
this ego, I Am I Am" are all gradually effaced from our
consciousness the more we think of You, concentrate on You,
and meditate on You. We see You as the Supreme Witness of
the blackness or brightness of Space, the sound of Silence,
and the Eternal, Supreme Witness of Now.
3
The ultimate goal of this practice is greater, conscious, union
with You. You are the Supreme Awareness within all
awarenesses, the Source of all consciousness, and the restorer
of our Honor as spirit souls. The ultimate goal of our life is to
return to You in this moment.
4
In quality One with You, the Supreme Soul of all souls
throughout the Universe, is the original nature of all sentient
beings. In the final analysis of all, there is only You, the
Innermost Self of all. We think of You, we concentrate on
You, we meditate on You as none breathing Absolute
Awareness, prior to consciousness itself.
5
It is through loving devotional service to You that we regain
our natural appreciation, understanding, and acceptance of
You. The more we have this living, loving, relationship with
You, the more we appreciate, understand, and accept
ourselves and "Others." We gradually see that "Others" are
Your reflections, just as the one moon is reflected in the water
contained in numerous earthen pots.
6
Remembering You, we see how to stay out of Maya, Your very
powerful illusory energy that all sentient beings are captured within.
Gradually, by always thinking of You, we regain knowledge of our
Eternal Self which is beyond visible and invisible, conscious and
unconscious. Maya, and all other dualities.
7
Our ritual for purification of consciousness and awareness and
reconnecting with You, and through You to all the ancestors
and descendents, is to always think of You. We do this by simply
calling out Your names and offering You everything.
8
With purification of consciousness we are experiencing the
fact that You are our true, ever increasing, potential. Beyond
all dualities of time, space, and place, You are One in the many
and many in One. Constant and changeless amidst all the
things that change within You, You remain One, Infinite, and
always the same.
9
We concentrate on You, we meditate on You by listening to
and watching Silence. In this way, we align with You.
Gradually we become more in tune with You, and actualize
our greatest potential, You.
10
Thank You for giving us this tool, this always thinking of
You. It is this tool that is purifying our consciousness and
helping us to experience the Real Self as Endless Awareness.
11
True knowledge of our History, and our spirituality leads us
back to You. This return to our quintessence, our Spiritual
Self, is the solution to our problems. This Real Self is within
our own consciousness and our own consciousness is within
You, the Power within all.
12
We are our own consciousness. Our own consciousness is
inside of Awareness and we are this Awareness. You are the
Supreme Awareness of all. Thank You for helping us wake
up to the reality of Awareness. Thank You for helping us
wake up to the reality of You.
13
We think of You as the common Source of all our ancestors.
The stronger our patience, determination, and practice of
remembering You, the greater is our power to clean and
rejuvenate our individual and universal environment.
14
Thank You for our present blessings. Surely they are within
us as well as all around us. Thank You for the ability to never
forget and always remember You by giving thanks. This
enables us to see and experience Your simple blessings in this
present moment.
15
Engaging in our spiritual practice of always thinking of You,
our consciousness is cleansed of anger, lust, and greed.
Consequently, we separate from the sin, suffering, and
wickedness of Maya. ThankYou for showing us how to let go
of all things that interfere with our efforts to always
think of You.
16
Thank You for advising us to always think of You. Thank
You for watching over us in so many ways, reminding us to
remain steadfast in our prayers and thanksgiving,
our concentrating, and meditating on You.
17
We think of You as within and beyond all degrees,
including three hundred and sixty, seven hundred and
twenty, and so on.
18
We concentrate on You as the Supreme Witness of
the comings and goings, of the biggest and the subtlest of the
Cosmic Manifestation, including the Infinite Stillness of
Being.
