Between
1988 and 1993 Maitreya, the World Teacher, released a series of
forecasts and analyses of the current state of the world, as well as
fragments of His teachings. Through one of His close associates in the
Asian community of London, these were released to Share International for publication and were sent to the world’s
media as press releases. Phrased in the words of His associate,
Maitreya’s spiritual teachings are arranged here by subject in the
hope of facilitating the reader’s study and application in daily
life.
Experience,
Being and Becoming
Fragments
of Maitreya's teachings on these subjects are presented for study and
application in daily life. (1073 words)
Your
experience is your personal blessing. What you have experienced, you
know. Others can only understand once they have experienced. (May
1990)
No
one is born to lead another. Everyone is born to experience the Lord
in His creation. The moment you do so, you will enjoy life in the Lord’s
creation. (Sep 1989)
We
are all connected to the Almighty and we do not need scriptures to
experience our true Selves. (Apr 1990)
When
the spirit is dry, you go to church, temple or mosque. By going there,
you are following one aspect of life. To know the Lord in His
totality, practise honesty, sincerity and detachment. Then you will
know the Lord is ‘within’ and ‘without’. Maitreya says “I
have not come to command you. I have come to free you. With
detachment, My powers can be used by you for the good of all.” (Sep
1989)
“Please
do not presume things. This amounts to ‘a soft landing’ which
satisfies the mind. ‘Isms’ are like small pills that give the mind
little breaks in life. Mind, spirit and body feel a bit ‘high’, a
bit happy. But the realities of life can never be comprehended via ‘isms’.
They can only be experienced. Experience and vision go together.”
(Apr 1990)
The
moment you experience the Almighty, you are no longer what you were.
You merge into Light straight away. This is why the Lord gives a
vision in the form the mind can understand and the spirit can absorb.
When
you are free of attachments, as Buddha was, you are given the vision
of the Absolute (nirvana). (Sep 1988)
When
you experience the One who sustains you, who is the source of all
creation, you know that without Him nothing takes place. At such a
time, the Self is oblivious to everything that is happening around it.
(Nov 1988)
When
you are honest, sincere, detached, you can reach this stage. (Nov
1988)
“Whatever
you are doing, be yourself, be honest, sincere and detached”, this
will create an experience in that individual which will dissolve the
‘isms’ in mind, spirit and body. (Jul/Aug 1989)
Experiences
which follow from honesty of mind, sincerity of spirit and detachment
are genuine, pure, spontaneous, unconditioned.
Maitreya says: “Do not cheat yourself. Respect yourself.”
(May 1990)
It
is the experience which will free mind, spirit and body from ‘isms’,
from conditioning. When the person experiences himself as he is, he
can feel the ‘observer’ within. The observer within is not a
limited, finite person. It is infinite, and many call it ‘divinity’.
The observer is divine. This is the connection between the Self and
the Divine. (Jul/Aug 1989)
If
you have a direct experience of the Lord, will it matter, then,
whether you become a millionaire, a king or a beggar?
This
experience alone is sufficient to create equilibrium in mind, spirit
and body. This experience can never change. It is eternal. Once you
have it, it is always with you, even if you leave your mind, spirit
and body. When you experience the Almighty, you do not create
divisions. (Sep 1989)
Maitreya says, “I do not want you to believe in Me. First experience
Me within you. When you experience Me then you become aware of My
presence within you. It is not a matter of belief first.”
“When
I am with you, you have nothing to fear. When you are aware, you know
I am with you and you are with Me.”
“Thought
cannot enter the Kingdom of God. You must enter the Kingdom of God.”
(Oct 1988)
“You
are experiencing Me at every moment. Every moment, I am with you. Only
those whose mind, spirit and body are tranquil, in a state of
equilibrium, become aware of God’s presence.
“There
are times when you become aware that someone is behind you, within
you, over you, around you — something is present. That ‘something’
is the Almighty. It does not participate; it observes. No one need
struggle for this step. Everyone qualifies at this stage. Then, as
your awareness grows, if you practise the discipline of detachment,
you will know Me in My totality. The moment you think of Me, I am with
you.” (Sep 1989)
Maitreya’s message here is: “I do not want you to accept or reject
me. It is your inner experience which counts”. (Sep 1988)
Being
and Becoming
Being
is eternal, Becoming is the unfolding in time and space. (Dec 1988)
Being
and becoming are two modalities. Being is unchanging, whereas becoming
is a process in time and space. Man, in his Being, is the Self. In his
becoming, he is the soul — the reflection of the Self. Mind, spirit
and body are the temples of the Lord which man inhabits. Spirit is
Shiv-shakti, which is energy. Mind is Brahma, which is
thought-formation. Body is Prakriti, which is material substance and
can also be thought of as material activity. These terms can be
thought of as nouns, but they can also be thought of as movement or
processes.
The
destiny of the Self is to be free. Considered in its freedom, in its
Being, it is called Atman. Within the limitations of time and space,
in its becoming, it is the soul, or Jiva.
The
Self is not energy (Shiv-shakti, spirit); the Self is not
thought-formation (Brahma, or mind); the Self is not material activity
(Prakriti, the body). The destiny of the Self is to enter and leave
these temples of the Lord at will.
Detachment
is the process whereby man ceases to identify with the body (material
aspect), with the mind (thought aspect) and with spirit (energy or
power aspect). Thus he comes to know and be his real Self.
Any
action you perform should be done according to these three principles:
honesty of mind, sincerity of spirit and detachment. Any action
performed with dishonesty of mind, an insincere spirit and attachment
is destructive.
If
a person is overpowered by Shiv-shakti, he can perform miracles. Yet
the person looks withdrawn, blank. If a person is overpowered by
Brahma, he can be a philosopher, but he can be imprisoned in that
thought formation.
When
we consider the trinity, as Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu (the sustaining
aspect), it is also possible for a person to be overpowered by the
Vishnu aspect. He can give, and give generously, perhaps become a
saint, but that, too, can be a prison. (Oct
1988)
This article appeared
in a past issue of Share
International magazine http://www.share-international.org
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