MIND is thrilled with creative activity; INTELLECT is thrilled with the vision of the truth; the SOUL is thrilled with an experience of the truth.
All the body-mind human beings must become body-mind-soul beings, Humanity has to take this quantum jump. This is where the science of meditation chips in.
Breath is the great gate-way for the third eye activation. Third Eye is synonymous with the Essence of Soul.
When you think that you are just a Physical body, the paradise is lost. When you understand that you are a SOUL, the paradise is regained.
When an old soul transcends, it is called as 'Arihant'. When it goes back/ comes back as a helper of mankind as spiritual teacher, it is called as the 'Bodhisattva'. After completing a number of teaching assignments, finally as a perfect master the final life is lived. It then goes on to become an Overself, this stage is called as 'Buddhahood'.
We all want to be young & forever youthful. The secret of youthfulness is in being in a happy, an ever-present mind. The secret of youthfulness is in possessing a mature spiritual mind. The secret of youthfulness is in being a serviceful soul.
Meditation means losing our body-consciousness, to a smaller or greater extent. Meditation means losing our mind/intellect-consciousness totally. Meditation means dwelling totally in our soul consciousness... which is the purity of original consciousness itself.
The body-mind is a product of the society's mind, while the soul resides in the physical body. The interactive, fuzzy area between the soul and the world is called as the mind.
Before Meditation we're all energy-poor soul entities and after Meditation we all become energy-rich soul entities.
How can we lift our own soul-level, It all happens through practice of meditation; it becomes possible by reading right books; and it becomes possible through constant sajjanasangatya.
We should encourage children to become Masters. We should not consider children as mere children. They have taken many births before this life. Nobody is merely a 'child'. An Advanced Soul could be in a child's body. We have to treat them like Masters. We have to talk to them about the theme of Mastery.
ENLIGHTENMENT ... the Second Stage. As we continue the practice of Anapanasati Meditation, we begin to understand that we are essentially a Soul. This is called Enlightenment.
Man is essentially a spirit/atma/ consciousness.. and like the Sun.. it doesn't ever vane.