from Gururattan K Khalsa Ph.D.

NEW MILLENNIUM BEING



HERE COMES THE SUN


Number 36, August 3, 2001

By Gururattan Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D.

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Here comes the Sun. And that Sun is YOU! Don't look around. I said YOU.
You magnificent being you. You radiant soul you. You glorious and unique
manifestation of God. Admit it without excuses and apologies. It feels good
to be acknowledged as special. Be honest. We like being center stage and
the center of attention. We all want to be someone. We all want to be a
star.

The Sun shines on us everyday beaming the message "You are special. Let your
heart light shine." Nothing can overpower or dim the brilliance of the Sun.
And nothing can overpower us if we connect with the eternal sun in our own
hearts.

The Sun dwarfs all other influences in the solar system. The Sun is a
million times larger than the Earth. The Sun contains 99.9% of matter by
size and weight in the solar system. The Sun has been the chief deity of all
cultures throughout history. The physical Sun represents the God-principle
in our solar system. It is the generator of all life and the motivating
power behind all action. The electromagnetic radiation of the Sun
manifested as light vitalizes all the planets and life in our solar system.
Each planet is thus interpreted in relationship to the Sun, its sign and
house placement.

Our urge toward significance is reflected in the significance of the Sun in
the solar system. It is not surprising that the Sun in our birth chart has
an overwhelming influence in our psyche's and our lives. Our Sun sign
defines our personality so accurately that horoscopes based only on the Sun
sign are not only popular but also very often uncannily accurate. We can
better understand, know and like ourselves and others simply by
understanding our Sun signs, which reveal our basic character, true nature,
secret hopes, hidden dreams and deepest needs. (*1)

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MOTIVATIONAL TEACHER

The Sun can be thought of as our principal motivational teacher. The Sun is
always positive, uplifting and inspiring. The Sun encourages us to
celebrate our unique creative expression. The Sun gives us the energy to
trust and use our individual will. It motivates us to embrace both our
gifts and our challenges. It fuels our personal ambition and propels us
along our hero's journey toward self-mastery.

The Sun teaches us that our lives count for something. We are not just a
statistic in a census. We each have a mission and a purpose for incarnating
on planet Earth and it is uniquely our own. If we do not do it, it will not
be done. Our piece in the cosmic hologram can be expressed only by
ourselves. Our life's goals are to fully embody our essence and to
experience what we came here to experience. The Sun teaches us that we are
here to lean, grow, expand and celebrate life. We each have dominion over
the drama and process of our own lives. We must take responsibility for how
we live each moment.


SUN SYMBOLOGY

There are several complementary interpretations of the Sun's glyph, which is
a circle with a dot in the middle. The Sun's symbol represents the primal
womb and the dot the spark of creation. The glyph also signifies the light
or life-giving energy emanating from the unlimited resources of the infinite
universe. The circle, the perfect shape without beginning or end, is the
symbol of infinity and the totality of all matter, the universe. The dot is
the point of Light from which Light emanates. The dot is the opening from
which the manifest is born from the unmanifest. The sun's symbolizes our
divine origin and shows us the unlimited possibility of growth that can be
achieved by consciously attuning to the spark of divinity within each one of
us. True illumination is found through the aperture of our own spiritual
heart, which connects us to the Source. (*2)

Astrologically, the Sun represents our spirit or the divinity within each
being. The Sun is our connection to Light. The Sun represents our creative
abilities, our vitality and our state of general health. The more we live
in harmony with our Sun, the healthier we are, the more we live up to our
potential and the closer we get to self-mastery.

THE LIGHT OF THE SELF

The Sun is the source of our conscious awareness and sense of self and Soul.
Our Sun sensitizes us to our essence and activates us to respond
accordingly. Our Sun sign denotes the quality of energy by which the
process of our individualization takes place.

Our Sun is the vital force that gives us a feeling of conscious purpose and
identity. Our Sun sign symbolizes the deep needs and motivations of our
Soul. It denotes the essence energy that must be expressed and mastered to
experience Love on planet Earth. Our Sun defines our character and
convictions that guide our life experiences. It is the heart of our quest
for selfhood and self-realization.

Alan Oken lists the following as the primary purposes of the Sun sign.

1. Our Sun reveals the energies, temperament and characteristics of our
present incarnation.

2. Our Sun defines the nature of our personality and the equipment that we
have to live this life.

3. Our Sun represents "the force field through which the personality
activates itself so that it comes to a realization of its own
consciousness." (*3)

The Sun holds the special place as the integrator of the Self. Jung defines
the Self as the "center of the totality of the psyche." (*4) The psyche
includes both the conscious and the unconscious. Individuation is the
process of assimilating the unconscious into the conscious. The Sun is the
symbolic force in this integrative process.


MASCULINE AND FEMININE ASPECTS OF THE SUN

The Sun embodies both doing and being, respectively the masculine and
feminine aspects of self. The sum of being and doing are IDENTITY or SELF.
The Sun is an integrated and integrating phenomena in our lives. In Vedic
astrology the Sun represents one's soul, essence, the inner nature of an
individual and the higher self. "The Sun also represents the direction in
life that will either give the person confidence, or ... create a
self-defeating personality." (*5)

Qualities and areas of life that relate to the Sun include a synthesis of
masculine and feminine qualities: " self-esteem, physical appearance,
risk-taking, ego development, status, authority, the government (the king or
ruler), the father, courage, confidence, illumination, achievement,
determination, domination, dignity, elevation, the heart and spine, the
head, right eye and pitta nature" (fire.) (*6) The Sun also relates to
pride, authority and humility.


LIFE'S DRAMA

The Sun "represents the protagonist in the personal drama of existence."
(*7) The Sun, as the life-giving spirit of the personality, engages us in
the drama of becoming ourselves. Our personal story unfolds as our Sun
draws to us experiences and relationships that help develop and evoke our
unique character, special calling and creative expressions. Our Sun
encourages us to express our likes and dislikes so we can be genuinely
ourselves. Our Sun challenges us to live in integrity with ourselves so
that we can experience wholeness and self-realization. The closer we get to
an authentic expression of ourselves the more vitality and joy we feel. The
Sun uses our will to discover divine will. When we realize that "Thy will
and my will are one," we become the stars in our own universe; we experience
spontaneous joy and celebrate life as a divine gift.

The unfolding of our life story involves (1) the development of a conscious
ego and will, (2) the ever-expanding expression of our personality and (3)
eventually the realization of our divine identity or soul.

Our Sun and the relationship or aspects of the planets to the Sun show how
we attempt to shape our life experiences and guide our maturation and
self-realization process. Initially we learn to use our will to direct,
utilize and project our energies. As we consolidate an energetic sense of
self, we become more receptive to our own energies. As we experience the
nature and boundaries of our energy, we achieve a sense of freedom "to be
me," which allows us to move from the willful to the receptive expressions
of self and to the integration of both masculine and feminine expressions of
self.


FOUR INTERACTIVE FORCES

There are four fundamental interactive forces in our universe: (1) gravity,
(2) electromagnetism, (3) weak nuclear force and (4) strong nuclear force.
They have their correspondences in the human story of consciousness. (1)
Gravity corresponds to the centripetal or inward pulling force of the ego.
(2) Electromagnetism corresponds to the personality. (3) The weak nuclear
force corresponds to our life energy, will and prana. (4) The strong nuclear
force corresponds to the kundalini.

The human journey is about learning how to use, allow or activate all four
of these miraculous forces.


GRAVITY AND EGO

Gravity holds the Sun at the center of the solar system. Consciousness is
the force that holds us in the center of our own personal world. We usually
label consciousness "ego." It is through the development of our ego that we
individuate, learn what we like and dislike, make choices and navigate our
way to adulthood. Ego is the pull of gravity that holds us together. It is
our personal expression of the force field of consciousness that gives us
our identity.

Most spiritual paths teach us that we must eradicate our ego. This is
another definition of ego whereby we have a limited view of who we are and
act in petty ways to maintain our limited experience of self. Of course, a
man or a woman in an adult body acting like a two-year-old will give rise to
labels that point out that something is wrong. Thus are born terms like
egotistical, self-centered, and narcissistic. The problem is that we don't
mature and grow up. We seldom expand our consciousness enough to know our
true spiritual identity. If we don't have an experience of our Soul
identity, we will always be playing petty games, acting out inappropriate
childhood programming and basically making our lives miserable because we
are not being who we really are or doing what we came here to do. *(At the
end are two quotes by Yogi Bhajan and Gangaji that help us access our
spiritual self.)

The problem is that we don't learn what to do with the energy of our own
sense of gravity. We are supposed to develop a perspective that is uniquely
our own. We are supposed to discover special ways to express our
creativity. And we are all different. It is awesome. This is what our Sun
sign is all about. The Sun teaches us that life is a process of
self-discovery. Humans aren't born with the conscious awareness of Self.
We have to cultivate it. We have to wake ourselves up so we can experience
it. For most of us it is a long grueling journey. We can eliminate some
serious problems along the way if we have a more accurate understanding of
the nature of the forces that operate inside us.

The ego is the force that pulls us to our center. The role of the force of
gravity or ego is to individuate. Without this quality we would not be able
to survive, create a sense of identity or experience our Soul. Without this
force of consciousness, we would be vegetables. So any ideas of trying to
get rid of it, are unrealistic and literally life-threatening.

The ego is the center of our consciousness. The ego is the birth point of
the sense of self. It is the role of the ego to build a field of
consciousness. The more developed our ego, the greater the sense of
identity and continuity we experience. The ego is the eye that focalizes the
energy of the Sun. But the ego is NOT the Sun. The ego trains the mind to
focus. In the process a sense of self is formed. Yet the self as
experienced by the ego and the mental focalization of the mind is not the
Self or the "I Am-ness" of transcendental self-realization.


WEAK AND STRONG NUCLEAR FORCES

The circle in the Sun symbol is an all-inclusive unity. The dot is a focal
point. Of course, the Sun is the center of our solar system. But what
about us? What is our center? The Sun and the dot also represents our
heart. All spiritual teachings lead us to our heart as our center. We use
the weak nuclear force -- our life energy and will -- to open and align our
chakras and to become conscious. When we have opened our heart chakra, the
strong nuclear force may be activated, which corresponds to the raising of
the kundalini. When the kundalini blasts up all our chakras, we experience
our spiritual heart. Our consciousness explodes and we experience our
infinite "I" that is a wave in the ocean of the universal "I". We have the
ability to simultaneously focus on our own expanded being, include the
universe in our consciousness and experience our oneness with all that is.

In other words, we cannot will the transcendental Self be experienced.
Enlightenment cannot happen through the mind, mental concentration or
actions using our life force or weak nuclear force. (Jung called the mental
and intellectual fixation of Western civilization a "cramp of the
conscious.") (*8) Transcendental consciousness is experienced by letting
go, surrendering and allowing things to happen, i.e. the feminine talents.
When we let go, the strong nuclear force can take over. Sometimes it will
take over and force us to let go.


ELECTROMAGNETISM, PERSONALITY AND WHOLENESS

Initially consciousness is manifested in the traditional definition of
limited ego. The formation of a sense of self is a normal stage of human
development. We figure out how to get our needs met, what gives us
pleasure, what experiences and interactions give us satisfaction. Over time
we develop a definable personality. In its broadest sense, our personality
is the essence energy of this incarnation.

Dane Rudhyar (astrologer, philosopher, whose writings redefined and
modernized astrology) defines personality as "a synthesis of patterns of
behavior...the whole human being in operation... in actual manifestation.
Personality signifies wholeness." We can understand the complete nature of
the personality only if we apprehend the totality of its components and
intuitively perceive the energy of the whole being.

Dane Rudhyar says that the structure of the field of consciousness is
determined by the axes of the birth chart. The chart's axes (ascendant,
descendent, midheaven (highest point) and nadir (lowest point)) are channels
for the distribution and transformation of solar energy within our field of
consciousness. (*9) The Sun is the light releasing energy that allows us to
become conscious of, see or experience our field, which can also be
understood as our electromagnetic field or aura. The Sun represents the
life-energy or power of the Self. Rudhyar says the nature of the Self can
be understood by comprehending its power in relation to form or the axes of
the chart. I would say that the Self can be understood as a composite of
all the planets, Sun and Moon, their interactions and the axes of the
birthchart.

We often speak of personality as if it were an absolutely obvious thing.
However, superficial definition of specific characteristics and being aware
of the reality...of human wholeness are two very different levels of
perception. (*10) The desire to understand our complex personality and to
experience human wholeness ever pushes us toward higher degrees of conscious
development. The complexity of the personality of the whole human
integrates an ever-changing relationship between consciousness and the
unconscious and between the individual and the collective. It is little
wonder we don't fully comprehend ourselves and are endlessly searching for
deeper understanding of our being.

Our birthchart is a blueprint of our total personality. The tapestry of our
personality is the integrated sum total of all the planets, their
interactions and the angles and positions in relationship to the universe.
And the total personality is more than the sum of its parts. The celestial
entities and their infinite correlations weave the design of our
life-tapestry, which symbolizes everything from most mundane to the most
exalted aspects of our being. (*11)

It is through this broad definition of personality that we can understand
how our complex energetic make-up draws to us situations and relationships
to help us navigate life, express ourselves and interact with others and the
world around us. Through the law of attraction and the energy of desire our
electromagnetism, we attract to us what we need to learn, grow and expand.
As we expand our identity, we are able to attract more meaningful and
exhalted experiences.


LEARNING FROM THE COSMOS

"Gravity is the weakest of the basic forces, which hints at a fundamental
intelligence in our universe." If gravity were stronger on our planet,
trees couldn't grow upward, birds couldn't fly, and humans couldn't stand
tall. "Where there's too much mass or gravity, there's a black hole" and
the world is sucked in and disappears. Similarity when our unconscious ego
dominates our identity so that we are unable to experience our inner light,
we create a human black hole." (*12) The Sun models the perfect balance
for us to learn by. Its gravitational pull allows plenty of space for all
other bodies of the solar system to orbit without being sucked in, to have
their own moons, and for independent life to exist. (*13)

Just as our universe, with a trillion galaxies, is designed for many
centers, so is our human experience on planet Earth. We are each supposed
to be the center of our own life. We are designed that way. The question
is what do we do with our innate centering intelligence. As we learn to use
it to focus our energy, we automatically give others space, just like the
Sun does. As we learn to create our own boundaries, we energetically
respect other's boundaries, again just like the Sun does. The ability to
maintain our own center is actually a blessing. We don't bother others with
our physical and psychic intrusions and they don't bother us. It is a
welcome relief to focus on ourselves. The more we focus on our own energy,
the more conscious and the more radiant we become. The more electromagnetic
light we emit, the more we attract to ourselves what is ours to do what we
came here to do and the more light we offer to others and the world.


FREE TO BE ME

The path to enlightenment includes the ability to perceive the nature of our
own energy. It is a non-verbal sensory experience that requires the
development of subtle awareness. A life force pulses within each of us that
is uniquely our own. To cultivate this experience we can think of things
that inspire, energize us or bring us joy. But these are only training
wheels. If we dwell on them, they will distract us from the pure experience
of our life force. Our inner sun glows with a certain radiance and pulses
with a certain vibration. We develop a sense of presence and give off light
by turning our conscious awareness to the inviting warmth of our Soul
essence. We energize both ourselves and others in the process.

The act of focusing our attention at our own center and holding the
experience of our own energy in our conscious awareness requires a very
strong ego, not from the traditional negative point of view, but from the
point of view of the discipline required for self-mastery. We have to be
able to center on ourselves. We have to feel our aliveness and choose
thoughts and activities that enhance this feeling. It is from this feeling
that we tap into our own creative genius and are inspired to express and
share it.

There is something very liberating about energetically owning our Sun sign.
We are unabashedly free to be who we are. We live in the secure protection
of our own radiant light. Who we are gives us an overpowering feeling of
peace and joy that we can find in no other way.
Our Sun sign imprints our consciousness with instructions on how to find the
Light in our own hearts and how to share this Love with the world. The next
time you have a question and wonder what to do, consult your Sun. Your
cosmic counselor lives in your own heart.


CONNECTING TO OUR SOLAR FIRE

Our Sun sign is the pivotal player in defining our journey. How can our Sun
guide us? The most authentic way is to feel the solar fire within us. This
is how we experience our multidimensional energetic nature. This is also
how we discern our inner voice, learn to follow it and eventually trust our
inner direction. Until we have this experience of Self, our beliefs define
our reality. Once we have an experience of our infinity, our experience
defines our beliefs.

The problem is that we are externally focused. When we look outside
ourselves for direction, answers and guidance, we loose our sense of
direction or never establish it. When our attention is outside ourselves,
our solar fires dwindle, our magnetism fades and we have to go after things
instead of attracting them to ourselves. As our radiance dims, our sense of
self becomes stagnant instead of expansive and open. Instead of being
comfortable in our own magnetic center, we try to maintain our identity by
acting out dysfunctional self-centered behaviors. (*14)


WHERE'S OUR SUN?

What happens when we don't have enough sunlight? Studies have documented
that during the winter months, depression, substance abuse and violence
increases. But these things are not just seasonal aberrations in our
culture. There are endemic. What is the cause? How can we understand what
leads us to negative expressions of our vital energy? My hypothesis is that
there is not enough inner sunlight. We can't find our internal sun. Why is
this so?

A major reason why we don't tune into our internal sun is that our culture
lauds and rewards doing, accomplishments and achievements, but not being or
internal consciousness. How many awards are there for the gentle, caring
person who spreads love simply by her compassionate smile as she enjoys
oneness with nature and the universe? I.E. do we acknowledge and give value
to the ability to be serene, peaceful and compassionate?

There is a lot of malaise and negativity in the world because the shades are
pulled on our inner sun. We feel insecure, depressed, anxious and alone
because our hearts are closed and our sun can't shine. We experience the
shadow expressions of the Sun because we are disconnected from our Soul
essence and who we really are.

We can't feel complete unless we simultaneously support our external
ambitions by cultivating our internal radiance. The Sun teaches us that our
inner life creates our outer life. Our state of being determines our doing.
We can't do what you came here to do until we know who we are.

Of course, we all want to find a pot of gold, feel great, win victories and
be embraced by our true love. We search for comfort from superficial
assurances of quick fixes promised by some solar horoscopes. But they
don't tell us that we must work on our inner reality to manifest these
potentialities. To be the heroes who earn these rewards, we must do the
work required by Saturn, Pluto and Mars. If we want to become the awesome
reflections of our Suns, we must embrace the real hero's work of shifting
our internal state of being and belief system about ourselves and the world.
If things aren't going the way we want them to in one or more areas of our
lives and we want some miracle to save us, how about a quick paradigm shift
that alters our perception of reality? The Sun is our King (or Queen. We
have to embody our own royalty to earn the crown jewels of our respective
thrones.

The self-doubt we feel, our need for reassurance, our fear of unknown forces
are all manifestations of lack of direct experience of our inner sun. Until
we experience our own light, nothing is going to really change. We can feel
better by getting the right exercise, eating healthy food, drinking water
that feeds our cells and doing all the things that helps us take care of
ourselves. But why do we take care of ourselves? We want to feel good so
we can feel God.

We want to get rid of our unidentified anxiety. We want to escape the
constant pressure. We want to be liberated from knawing depression that
grows in stagnant internal waters of low self-esteem, self-depreciation,
self-doubt and lack of self-worth. How can we cure what the Dali Lama calls
"a lack of compassion for oneself?" The only real cure for stress,
depression and poor self-esteem, or however you label your malaise, is
direct experience of Self and Spirit. There are many physical techniques,
psychological therapies and intellectual understandings that facilitate our
journey by clearing our path and moving us forward in our journey. But in
the end the answer and the goal is our personal direct experience of the Sun
in our hearts.


RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SUN AND THE PLANETS

When we embrace our Sun, it is so much easier to welcome the other Planets
into our celestial family. We see how they rotate around our heart-centered
sun helping us express more expanded and deeper levels of our being.

The Sun and planets in our birthchart can be understood by studying the
solar system. The Sun is the source of life and the light-giving star at
the center of the solar system. The planets are reflectors or transmitters
of light. Each of the planets symbolizes a motivating power and source of
activity in our lives.

Astrological symbols help our ego achieve a deeper appreciation of our
complexity, energetic makeup and infinite glory. Understanding the nature
of our energy and the forces at work within us aids our ego in expanding our
I-AM field of consciousness. To experience our Self we must be ourselves
and drop learned false identifications. In the end we must also drop our
analysis and surrender to the nonverbal experience of who we are. It is
through surrender that the Soul Self explodes within our consciousness, the
veil is lifted and we know our divine identity.

OUR INNER SUN

During the course of one year the Sun shines through the 12 signs of the
zodiac. We receive the Sun's energy in a particular way depending upon our
Sun sign. To tune into and vibrate with the essence of our Sun we can
meditate on the essence energy of our Sun sign. Below is a brief outline of
the nature of the energy of each sign. The key words evoke mental states
(air), physical sensations (earth), feelings (water) and energy (fire) that
express how our particular Sun signs effect how we experience
self-awareness, access Light and Love, open our hearts and find our
divinity.

When we find the combination that corresponds to our energy we feel like we
have come home. The experience makes our inner sun shine. We feel
complete, whole, peaceful and alive. As you meditate on these key concepts,
it is important to relate all of the feelings to yourself. For example if
you are a Cancer, feel that you are nurturing yourself, not others. If you
a Virgo, heal yourself, not others. If you are a Capricorn, you are the
mountain, the mountain is not on your shoulders. Pisces, don't escape to
another reality and lose yourself, become that reality inside your body.

For more detailed information see the NMB newsletters on your particular Sun
sign.

FIRE SIGNS - aliveness of spirit, expansion, brightness

AIRES - willful, alone, singular, initiatory, centered in self

LEO - golden sun in the heart, purposefully creative, regal

SAGITTARIUS - spiritual fire, devotional, on the path, teacher-student,
expansive

EARTH SIGNS - stability of earth, containment

TAURUS - desirous of satisfaction and beauty, substance of magnetic
attraction, satisfied

VIRGO - healing, wholeness in form, devotion, perfection

CAPRICORN - stable like a mountain, supportive, recognized, acknowledged

AIR SIGNS- aliveness of breath, lightness

GEMINI - blending of opposites, communicating, relating, happy

LIBRA - equality, holding opposing forces together through love, seeing the
beauty in all, balanced, neutral

AQUARIUS - cup of prayer, vessel for receiving divine nectar and knowledge,
transcendent whole of group consciousness, contacts and linkages, detached
and centered in self

WATER SIGNS - flowing, breath as waves in the chest

CANCER - cozy and secure inside a delicate shell, nurtured, self-love

SCORPIO - comfortable in the conflict, power in the battle, regeneration in
deep, dark empty space, catalyst for transformation, opportunity for Grace,
phoenix rising, powerful substance

PISCES - dissolution into cosmic oneness, contained in the wholeness of the
universal matrix, Love and Light through devotion and merging

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MEDITATION ON THE SUN AND OPENING THE HEART

One of the holiest mantras used by the priestly caste in India that was kept
secret for hundreds of years was a hymn praising Savitri, who was one of the
many manifestation of the Sun God Surya. Savitri is "the shakti or divine
feminine energy of the sun, its active principle." The mantra in praise to
the life-giver of the universe translates, "We meditate on the inner sun,
the most splendid light in all the worlds. May it illumine our minds!"
(*15) I think one of the secrets of all masters is they meditate on the sun
as a means to tap into their inner sun.

While the Sun is in Leo from July 22nd through August 21st is a perfect time
to focus on your heart and meditate on the sun. Feel the warmth and then
the heat and allow it to permeate your whole body. At some point the heat
may become too hot to bear, so you will have to back off. But let the heat
burn away any negativity and disease. You will feel very free and clean
afterwards. Also try feeling the Sun shine through your Sun sign and
empower the image that feels like your essence. Use the above as a guide,
but feel free to tune into the image that feels most comfortable and true to
you.

You may initially visualize the Sun in your heart. But the mental image
will probably get in the way of your experience. To cultivate the
experience of the energy, feel the sensation of warmth in your heart. Warmth
is the natural essence energy of the heart chakra. Empower the feeling of
warmth simply by continuing to feel it and by enjoying the pleasure of this
sensation. This is your inner sun. You can develop a deep relationship
with it by alternating between loving this warmth and letting yourself be
loved by it. You can embellish the exchange of giving and receiving by
incorporating the breath in the process. On the inhale receive and on the
exhale give. The important point is that this exchange is between "you and
you" in your body and field of awareness. This is a very powerful
technique. Over time, you can create a powerful shift in consciousness,
remove negativity and depression and experience a very profound level of
self-love.


* QUOTES TO MEDITATE ON

The following quotes help us move from ego identity to our spiritual
identity.


QUOTES BY YOGI BHAJAN

IDENTITY

"Call yourself anything, be anything, label yourself with anything. But
there is no identity for you, except your spiritual identity.

Isn't that so simple? Didn't God make everything for a human -
environmentally, physically, psychologically, biologically, and personally
so simple? And you make it complicated. Why? You have complexes. Why a
complex? Because you never know who you are. It's very simple.

Somebody asked, "How can I get rid of the complex?" I said, "Make one
complex: 'I am the Grace of God. I am the Will of God. I am God.' If you're
going to make a complex, make it a big one, so all can be contained."

We all have to learn to be real, and our reality is that we are the spirit.
We're born by spirit, we live by spirit, we die when spirit leaves. Our
identity is nothing but our own spirit; our life should be nothing but our
spirituality; and our existence should be nothing but our reality."

(from The Master's Touch, KRI 1998, p.61)

THE PROCESS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

We are tapping, through consciousness, the supreme consciousness. It is not
a subconscious process. There will be no miracles, tricks or denials, for
this is the Yoga of Fulfillment. The first qualification for Kundalini Yoga
is that you will seek that awareness. We will not get rid of the ego. For
that matter we will not deny anything in us. We will expose the ego and make
it universal!

We will not sit and beg softly that we may someday find God. We will make
ourselves so strong and pure that God must come and look for us and look
after us. God has got your number...let him look you up!


GANGAJI

STORY VS TRUTH

"We have lived our lives so superficially and then suffered for that
superficiality because within each one of us there is this depth of truth,
this depth of being that wants Itself known, wants Itself felt, expressed,
met. As long as there is a settling for the thought, "Well, I feel this is
the truth, therefore it is the truth," then the deeper revelation is
overlooked, is missed. Tragically missed. The invitation from Papaji, when
he says "to stop," is really to stop telling your story. For one instant.
Less than an instant. Stop telling your story. Even if it is a good story,
just stop, and immediately the truth is told. You cannot tell your story if
you are telling the truth. And you cannot tell the truth if you are telling
your story. It is so obvious, isn't it?" -March 12, 2001


TRUTH

Quote from Gangaji Silver Bay Retreat, May 23, 2001 AM:

"There are certain by-products expected of Truth, like peace, serenity and
tranquility. But these are by-products of having realized the Truth. Divine
by-products. If you are going for by-products you are overlooking that which
gives rise to the by-product. There is a trying to avoid conflict so you can
get to peace, and in that there is an overlooking of the peace that is HERE
even in the midst of conflict. Or the love that is here in the midst of
loss, the support that is here in the midst of abandonment, the tranquility
that is here in the midst of extreme excitement. In our attempt to form
ourselves as 'spiritual', we try to BE peaceful, BE serene. There is a kind
of squeezing into the framework of this 'who I should be' so I can realize
the Self, or so I can appear that way. And then conflict gets masked with a
stack of lies. In the willingness to experience the conflict there is a
revelation of the peace that is always HERE. It can't be let go of because
you can't separate yourself from it to let go."

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REFERENCES AND FOOTNOTES

Alan Oken's Complete Astrology, Alan Oken, Bantam Books, New York, 1980.
(Oken Astro)

Soul-Centered Astrology, Alan Oken, The Crossing Press, Freedom, CA, 1990,
pp.192-199.
(Oken)
The Astrologer's Manual, Landis Knight Green, CRCS Publications, Sebastopol,
CA, 1975. (Green)

The Astrology of Personality, Dane Rudhyar, Doubleday, New York, 1970.

The Eyes of the Sun, Peter Malsin, New Falcon Publications, Tempe, AR, 1997.

Linda Goodman's Sun Signs, Linda Goodman, Bantam, New York, 1971.

"Sun," by Dana Gerhardt, The Mountain Astrologer, Issue 80, Aug-Sept. 1998,
pp.43-47.

" Surya: the Sun in Vedic Astrology," by Gary Gomes, The Mountain
Astrologer, Issue 80, Aug-Sept. 1998, pp. 50-53+.

1. Green, p. xxiv
2. Oken, pp. 117-8
3. Oken, Soul, p. 252
4. Rudhyar, p. 251
5. Gomes, p. 50
6. Gomes, p. 50.
7. Green, p. 130
8. Rudhyar, p. 253.
9. Rudhyar, p. 253.
10. Rudhyar, p. 250.
11. Rudhyar, p. 251.
12. Gerhardt, p. 45.
13. Gerhardt, p. 45.
14. Gerhardt, p. 45.
15. Gomes, p. 50.

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