Wisdom Teachings - Sat Yoga, Costa Rica

Excerpt: “If you read the old Vedanta literature . . . they tend to divide the path into two forms: one they call ‘The Path of the Valiant’ and the other ‘The Path of the Fearful.’ And they say that those who are in fear come to God looking for refuge. . . . And they say ‘The Path of the Valiant,’ on the other hand, is not taking refuge in some god or supernatural force or supreme power or as an other, but one who has the courage to recognize that God is the Self. . . . But I tend to think that in these postmodern times that’s too simplistic a dichotomy, and that, in a way, it takes more courage to admit that one need’s help than it does to believe that one can do it all on one’s own. And it is that pseudo-valiance that may actually hold one back for a long time on the path, believing one can do it on one’s own, but being in denial of the fact that one is using a lot of props in order to hold one up. . . . But in truth, the sadhana is always a combination of the two. And when we are in our daily lives, ther

Student Question:  Sometimes I have archetypal dreams where a person will tell me about something I have to do and even though when I wake up I can remember what it is, I have no idea how to do it.  I feel like this happens to me a lot.  During the day I worry because I am not sure how I can do what was told to me in the dreams.  Because of this I get stressed and feel guilty about not doing what my unconscious is telling me to do and it feels like I am ignoring it and that somehow it is going to affect me in some way.  I am not sure if this is correct because they never tell me in the dream but it is frustrating me to think that it is going to affect my karma.

Excerpt:  “So if God made you an offer, that all you would have to do to help save the world, would be to silence your mind and immerse yourself in the divine presence within consistently, completely, once and for all, and that that would be the greatest gift you give to the universe and to yourself, would you do it?  Because that is the offer that God has been making for thousands of years…  it is what every spiritual tradition teaches….  Surrendering to God means surrendering the attention, the thoughts, the mind, to the presence that is already within you, at the core of your own consciousness, which is a very sweet blissful silence…  and that energy that can radiate through the channel of your own mind’s focus will fill the world with peace and divine love and that energy is so powerful, that if the flow of it is continuous, it will change the course of history; it is that strong.  We just need a critical mass of beings who are dedicated to that supreme holy work, and a Sat Yuga is born…  a

Student Question:  How is one able to realize when he/she is having access to archetypal knowledge?

Student Question:  What is the relationship between Master’s Discourse and the Death Drive?

Student Question:  Where are the archetypes while the ego is operating?  Are they within consciousness?

Student Question:  What happens with all those people who become ghosts?  They are beings that are among us but no longer in a body although they still resemble the body that they were in from that past life.  So is this a case of someone being too attached to his/her physical body and not being able to let go?

Student Question:  I was wondering what your opinion is about travel?  I know that travel can be a very rewarding experience and not just another way to spend time, but what do you think?

Student Question:  We were talking about the breast as a symbol, and I was wondering if that relates back down to food as well?

Student Question:  During our discussion on masters discourse tonight someone bought up the point that as the head of his family he has children who expect to be told what to do and to be given guidance.  How does someone who finds himself in that role avoid getting into master’s discourse?

Excerpt:  “What is being taught in Sat Yoga, and what has been taught since the beginning of time, is to perceive things as they are...  to perceive reality as it is...  and this means to perceive from the place of truth...  the place within that is free of illusion - free of projection - free of distortion - free of any filters that create an inability or a block or an obstacle to realizing what is….   And what the sages teach from out of that pure realization of the self is that it is an illusion that there are entities.  This is not a world made up of a bunch of separate entities, but that a single intelligence and a single real and a single truth - a single being....  Supreme Being expresses its nature in the reflection of the nature that is this phenomenal plane that we call the universe….  We meditate in order to get in touch with that highest level of truth, so that we can perceive free of all the filters which are the cause of our suffering....  The illusion of being a separate entity in a world of en

Student Question:  When you are in a state of pure silence and you have to do activities in your life, how can you communicate in language without thinking and breaking the silence?

Student Question:  Can old languages like Sanskrit for example be archetypes?

Student Question:  I see that there is a lot of reading and study groups offered at the school and I was wondering how that’s fits in with the practice of silencing the mind?

Student Question:  Is the Law of Attraction just another way to explain illusion?

Student Question:  What is the relationship between thinking and knowledge and or wisdom?

Student Question:  Here at Sat Yoga we focus on silencing the mind.  In some other traditions they talk about the heart and opening the heart.  Is there a difference between these approaches?

Student Question:  If the body dies and you don’t achieve liberation, is it possible that the soul may still achieve liberation without the body?

Student Question:  In English we use the terms like “she’s got it,” or “they want to have it,” or “someone wants to be it,” but always using the word “it.”  When I have tried to translate it into Spanish, there is no way just to say “it.”  It makes me wonder, what is the real etymology of the word “it?”  I mean is “it” ultimately like “that?”  God: is that what “it” is?

Student Question:  How is it possible that people who have had out of body experiences and experiences from other lives still identify with the body if they know that this is not what they are?