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In the East, the whole pattern is getting Matter up to Spirit, or getting the consciousness out of Matter, escaping Matter and going into Spirit. And that’s why the word “[[OM]]” is used, because it cycles energies up into the Presence. | In the East, the whole pattern is getting Matter up to Spirit, or getting the consciousness out of Matter, escaping Matter and going into Spirit. And that’s why the word “[[OM]]” is used, because it cycles energies up into the Presence. | ||
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The emphasis in the West is bringing Spirit into Matter. We do that by the affirmation “I AM THAT I AM,” which cycles energies from the Presence down to this plane. | The emphasis in the West is bringing Spirit into Matter. We do that by the affirmation “I AM THAT I AM,” which cycles energies from the Presence down to this plane. | ||
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That is our path. If we accept it, we can have the integration that we seek, which is the integration of the soul’s reunion with the I AM Presence in the [[ascension]]. Raja yoga does not promise the ascension; the highest thing it promises is samadhi. But you come back from samadhi and you are still in this form; you are still carrying around your karma. | That is our path. If we accept it, we can have the integration that we seek, which is the integration of the soul’s reunion with the I AM Presence in the [[ascension]]. Raja yoga does not promise the ascension; the highest thing it promises is samadhi. But you come back from samadhi and you are still in this form; you are still carrying around your karma. | ||