{"id":1024,"date":"2014-09-03T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/?p=1024"},"modified":"2014-09-08T22:40:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T02:40:13","slug":"petal-15-stop-mind-stop-abide-only-in-the-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahayogi.org\/sahasrara\/index.php\/2014\/09\/petal-15-stop-mind-stop-abide-only-in-the-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Petal 15: STOP, MIND… STOP! ABIDE ONLY IN THE SOURCE."},"content":{"rendered":"

Fri Aug 8th, 2014 6:45pm Washington Square Park, NYC <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\"DSC_0648\"\"DSC_0649\"<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

TESTIMONIAL FROM A <\/strong>WITNESS:\u2028<\/strong>
\nAs I gravitated towards the fountain I situated myself to get a frontal view of two persons from the Mahayogi Yoga Mission who were practicing\u00a0asana<\/em>. When they entered a meditative state of mind I could feel the power of stillness. With many curious passersby, the sounds of improvisational music was subdued in the environment. It was obvious to me that the trance like state in which the two very disciplined persons were in allowed me to connect with the energy that was emanating from them. It was a gratifying experience, to dare to stare at the silent statement that was being made. During the hours or so that this silent manifestation was taking place, I visualized a multitude of like-minded people meditating around the fountain, complementing the motion of the day with their stillness. What a contrast that would be. For me to have shared this moment reaffirmed that life is more than expending energy for its own sake. It’s as if entering this realm is equivalent to being plugged into a socket to get to the power source. And doing so, in that stillness, guides the inner being to life’s meaning.\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013A passerby<\/p>\n

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A child rides on his father\u00b4s shoulders. The father reads to him out loud
\n“STOP MIND STOP.”
\nThe boy chimes, “STOP MIND STOP!”
\nThen the father asks, “Do you know what the mind is?”
\nThe son chimes again, “STOP MIND STOP!”
\nThe father points to his own head and says, “all the thoughts in here is mind.”
\nThe child continues chiming “STOP MIND STOP” as they both walk away.<\/p>\n

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WITNESS:
\n<\/strong>Ballerinas dancing, tourists perusing, acrobats performing, a stream of runners passing by, children giggling, drummers slapping their drums, a concert in the park…revolving around the sahasrara<\/em>. Some are drawn to it, for a moment of more, for a curious peek, some stay and seek more. All searching for something they may not know what. I am pulled to it as well, and as I look with limited eyes, I see two figures, I see their seat, the sahasrara<\/em> lotus, and I read the message “STOP MIND STOP” “ABIDE IN THE SOURCE”. Sometimes these figures move slowly and sometimes they stay still in a long and intense pose. The power of the sahasrara<\/em> is brought to life through them. Their eyes, open or closed, look in, not out: they swallow \u00a0the vortex of our minds and lead us into the sahasrara<\/em>. This center of stillness, is a pond of peace among the busyness. Whether we realize it or not, it is and open doorway into that “source”. As I watch with these limited eyes, I experience the pull of the sahasrara<\/em>. My thoughts return to the image of Shri Mahayogi. Emotional and humbled, I feel myself surrender\u2014gratitude swells up.\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013Karuna<\/p>\n

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