This is a reminder that I don’t know anything.
The Shakti has inspired me to make these posts, but that is no claim to specialness, because anything that occurs in consciousness is according to Shiva’s will and is done by the Shakti.
Okay, that was not quite right. Haven’t figured out how to edit what’s already posted. So to continue.
I’m reacting to what I see around me, which is genuine seekers getting stuck in the bliss that arises from kirtan. Seeking bliss as another of the many kinds of drugs. Devotion is centered on the Beloved, not the bliss.
Kirtan done with discrimination dissolves the mind into love.
Namaste.
Pursuit of bliss and love does not lead to the goal. It’s a byproduct of the Truth, and only relentless pursuit of Truth through discrimination will end ignorance and lead to true bliss.
The Divine Mother dangles the carrot. More glitter of Maya. Most remarkably, Mother frees us from Maya while we are in the midst of it.
What is the benefit of kirtan? It purifies the mind as we contemplate the Absolute as form. When the mind is turned toward God it is purified.
There is no effort and no one does anything. And yet those who pursue Truth muster the courage and determination to watch until there is nothing to watch.
Namaste.