The Lotus of the Heart, Part Three
Author: Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami
Description: Watch and be careful of the recurring cycles of life which are totally dependent upon the positive control that we have of awareness. Plan carefully for new cycles. Related Shum words defined: yuta, rehyuta and kamrehyuta relating to karma and circular cycles. Examples of how these recurring cycles based on Vedic astrology as they relate to Kadavul, Iraivan, innersearches are imparted by by Satguru including events of a religious nature repeating in cycles of thirty-six years, which is three cycles of Jupiter and two of Rahu. "Master Course Trilogy, Merging with Siva" Lesson 61
Transcription:
Good morning everyone.
We are continuing "Merging with Siva" Chapter 9 which is entitled "Lotus of the Heart" drawn from "The 1970 Master Course" and we're up to:
Lesson 61.
"The Cycles of Experience
"There are many things in life which endeavor to keep us away from our true being. These are the cycles of life. We must watch and be careful of these recurring cycles in our life. These joyous and sorrowful occurrences that awareness experiences, sometimes each day, sometimes each week, sometimes each month, are totally dependent upon the positive control that we have of awareness. But then there are greater experiences that have even longer cycles—perhaps a three-year cycle, a five-year cycle, a ten-year cycle or a fifteen-year cycle.
"The subconscious area of the mind is something like the sacred cow of India. It relives what it takes in. The cow will take in grass and chew it, and then she will chew her food all over again at a later time. The subconscious area of the mind does the same thing. You will find yourself aware of reliving your life, or getting back into the same cycle of the same pattern of life that you experienced many years ago. This you want to avoid, naturally. It is easy. Ponder over what you are now doing, how you are living, and then go back and find out within yourself how that compares to a previous time in your life when you were living more or less in the same way. In this way, you will come to know what area of the mind you will become aware in next.
"If something good happened to you after a series of events in the past, you can expect something good to happen to you again. If something happened that was not as good or joyous as you would like it to have been, then you can know that you will become aware in this area of the mind in the future. This you can avoid. You have the power to control your cause and effect."
So, keeping the talk a bit short since we have so many other activities this morning We have some commentary in the Shum language, series of three words.
yuta
A hoop or circle, made of anything.
rehyuta
Karma, a cycle of experience repeating.
kamrehyuta
Preparing for a new karmic cycle, as outlined in jyotisha; as one enters an area of the mind, he travels through it either quickly or slowly, as a traveler passes through a city; having had the experience, a new cycle begins; plans for a new cycle, for entrance into a new area of the mind, can be made while still within a persisting experience.
So that's an interesting series of thoughts there.
The next one is a talk I gave in 2008 which relates to cycles entitled:
"Planning and Vedic Astrology Cycles
"When it comes to planning and the future, one of the interesting aspects of it to ponder is the viewpoint of Vedic astrology in which events repeat themselves in the timing of planetary orbits.
"Jupiter has a cycle of about twelve years, Rahu eighteen years and Saturn thirty years. Vedic astrology is based on a cycle of sixty years, each of which has a name. Sixty years is two cycles of Saturn and five of Jupiter. Two sixty-year cycles, or one hundred and twenty years is considered the natural life of man. The Chinese calendar, by the way, is based on a cycle of twelve years, or Jupiter’s cycle.
"I spent a few minutes looking for events repeating themselves in sixty or one hundred and twenty year cycles and found that the first prototypes for gasoline engine automobiles happened in 1886 and one hundred and twenty years later in 2006 a prototype electric car was released, the Tesla Electric Roadster. (So, a hundred and twenty years later from the first gas powered to the first electric. By the way I gave this talk in 2008 if I didn't mention that. So I'm giving a few updates since 2008.) Ford Motor Company started large scale production line assembly of the Model A gasoline engine car in 1903. Perhaps in 2023 electric cars will do the same. (So that's what I said in 2008, then you get my update.) Ford began production of electric vehicles at the historic Rouge complex with the opening of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. This facility started producing the F-150 Lightning electric truck on April 26, 2022, marking the continuation of manufacturing at the same site where Ford had previously produced components for the Model T. ( And not only they do it one hundred and twenty years later, they did it in the same place, in the same factory. Amazing.)
"In our own activities, we have noticed events of a religious nature repeating in cycles of thirty-six years, which is three cycles of Jupiter and two of Rahu. FYI the precise cycle is 35 years and seven months. (So that's five months less than 36 years.) Take our Innersearch Travel Study programs as an example. We had two major programs to India in 1969 and 1972. We had no large programs to India until recently, (recent to 2008) in 2004 and 2008, approximately thirty-six years later. (Amazing.) We had innersearch programs that included Sri Lanka in 1981 and 1983. Approximately 36 years later we had programs in 2018 and 2019. In the interim there were no innersearch programs to Sri Lanka. (We had two programs, 36 years later we came back and had two programs. Amazing.)
"Another example from that time period is that work on the Kailasa Parampara gurus’ book was started in 1972, and picked up in late 2007 for finishing. (Had around for 36 years waiting for the cycle to come back.) Applying the thirty-six year cycle to our future, (This is the future from 2008.) Kadavul Temple started in 1973, so it is natural for something special to happen to it next year in 2009. Gurudeva’s vision of Lord Siva on San Marga occurred in 1975, so in 2011 it is natural for something significant to happen on San Marga. Also the Iraivan Sphatika Lingam arrived in August 1987 so in 2023 it is natural for some change to take place for it. (So of course we all know that's when we had our instalation, right? And it was exactly 35 years and 7 months meaning one cycle, meaning three cycles of Jupitur that it took place. So, who would have thought when the crystal arrived it wouldn't move for 36 years but it waited until the same astrology came around.)
"On a personal level, (This ties into what Gurudeva was saying.) the idea is that it is easier to accomplish major tasks when they tie in to doing the same activity in a cycle of multiples of twelve or thirty years before. Or, said another way, if we want to predict our future, look and see what major activities we were doing in cycles of twelve and thirty years before."
Isn't that interesting the events that happen and their timing.
So next is our flag raising. Looks like the weather is going to be good.
Have a wonderful day.
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