The Inner Guide
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PEACE IS THE FOUNDATION Peace is the foundation of the spiritual life The mind must be free from all strife. Silence is the condition for God to manifest The seeker must develop tranquility in his quest. Meditation is the way to gain eternal freedom The consciousness must become filled with spiritual wisdom. Solitude is being alone with the divine presence The world must disappear to realize God's existence. EXPAND YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN Expand your consciousness beyond the gravity of earth Aspire for a spiritual awakening to take birth. Explore the regions that exist beyond the mind Travel into the Infinite leaving the world behind. Follow the ray that leads toward the sun Discover the inner light of the Effulgent One. Realize the truth that has been your goal Contact the divine presence within your immortal soul. LIFE IS MORE Life is more than a series of events It cannot be explained as just passing moments. The Creator's hand fashioned this earth to evolve This is the challenge that man must solve. Life is an opportunity to grow toward the light The truth seeker must open his spiritual sight. A divine eye watches over the soul's ascent Man must realize that the Supreme is omnipresent. ONLY MEDITATION Waking and sleeping constitute man's regular worldly existence Only meditation will bring him a transcendental experience. Man lives within the finite boundaries of time Only meditation will let his soul spiritually climb. Life and death are sides of one coin Only meditation will make mortal and immortal join. Man aspires for Heaven yet lives on earth Only meditation will create in man God's birth. MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPEN That which is impossible can become a reality Heaven will descend when man knows his identity. That which is hope can be made fulfillment Meditation will prepare the seeker to attain enlightenment. That which is sought can be eventually found Divine wisdom will make the soul become unbound. That which is dreamed can be ultimately accomplished God will come when all desires are finished. WHO CAN SEE BEHIND? Who can see behind the curtain of ignorance? Who can discover within the hidden divine radiance? Man can pierce through maya's veil in meditation He can open his vision to receive illumination. The mystic can find the truth beyond darkness He can bring God's light into his consciousness. The yogi can travel to the divine sun Merging himself through samadhi with the Effulgent One. STAR TRAVELERS Star travelers move through the universe by meditation Discovering that each plane has a different vibration. Space explorers journey beyond time searching for truth They find the Supreme above the world's roof. Cosmic adventurers escape from the gravity of earth Unlocking the door for God to take birth. Soul pilots steer their vehicle toward Spirit's port Entering through samadhi's beam the Eternal's hidden fort. THE YOGI KNOWS The yogi knows what he is searching for He has the key to unlock Spirit's door. The saint has made God his life's goal He has through love opened up his soul. The mystic aims his vision toward the Supreme He has found the truth ending maya's dream. The enlightened being has merged with divine light He has become liberated through his tapas might. TO REALIZE TRUTH To realize truth you need eyes that see Crystal clear vision penetrates deep into God's eternity. To attain wisdom you need to constantly meditate The awakened consciousness explores beyond Heaven's open gate. To receive enlightenment you need a pure mind Divine light manifests when maya is left behind. To find God you need concentration's blazing power The soul joins Spirit in samadhi's mystic hour. THE NEW YEAR Earth circles the sun in a yearly course Similarly man must move toward his divine source. Each new year man must review his history How he has progressed in solving God's mystery. Man must dedicate his life to finding truth He must travel heavenly beyond the mind's roof. The new year brings man a new opportunity To begin a fresh search for God's reality.
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About the Book
The Inner Guide is a spiritual work comprising 365 pages of poetic messages received in meditation and daily life. It deals with inner experiences, spiritual instructions, descriptions about saints and aspects of the Divine, words to inspire the truth seeker, and prayers for the soul's development. The book provides the reader with practical yoga techniques such as breath control methods and meditation exercises. It also gives practical hints for better results on the spiritual path. Each of the 365 pages of poetic spiritual messages is a divine call for man to utilize every day of the year for his soul's development. The purpose of The Inner Guide is to provide truth seekers with daily inspiration on the path of self realization.
About the Author
The author, Jay Mazo, and his wife, Gabriele, learned meditation together from Sivabalayogi in Bangalore, India, during the 1970s. In 1973, a book about spiritual experiences called The Inner Guide was published in Bangalore. They married in India, in 1975, and returned to America where Jay received a Masters Degree in History from Brooklyn College. He served as a New York City High School teacher from the 1980s until they both retired in 1995. After they moved to Arizona, an expanded version of The Inner Guide was published in 1998. Meditation gives joy to their contemplative lifestyle. Jay's website writings are at this website: http://personal.riverusers.com/~innerguide