The Individual Nature : 8.

8.

The transmutation of the individual constitution is necessary for the experience of the Absolute, and this can be achieved by recognizing the true nature of the relation existing between the individual and the Absolute, as detailed in the foregoing pages.

All forms of the externalization of energy, which are called urges, instincts, etc., are ultimately movements of consciousness in the direction of the not-self.
There can be no individual urge when consciousness ceases to function in this way.

The way of self-control, therefore, is that of the recession of the modes of the objectified consciousness to their wider and deeper source, which finally converge and merge in the Absolute.

Only a conscious endeavor on the part of the individual to outgrow itself, to rise above particularity, can bring about this great achievement and realization.

For this, clear understanding, dispassionate feeling, longing for freedom and perseverance are necessary.

 Swami Krishnananda
To be continued  ...