The Second Layer of the Super-conscious - The Subliminal Mind

Who can imagine the unfathomable depths of this second layer of the super-conscious, the subliminal mind?

Ordinarily our minds are confined to the physical world, while an ocean of vibration is endlessly flowing around us, of which we are completely unaware. Our limited sense organs perceive only a narrow range of the electro-magnetic spectrum, and frequencies beyond - ultraviolet, gamma rays, x-rays, cosmic rays - more than 99% of the vibrations of the universe - are invisible and unknown to us in our normal state of awareness. So the physicist say, "I doubt very much if anyone of us has the faintest idea of what is meant by the reality or existence of anything but our own eyes."

But when the mind is expanded to this subliminal layer of the super-conscious mind, it merges in the limitless sea of vibrations, and from the world of sense is transported to the realm of the infinite.

Those rare individuals who attain this exalted state feel all the variegated waves of the universe flowing eternally within and without them, radiating in all directions, without beginning or end, and perceive all creation - from stones to stars - as undulations in the void. From their stance beyond the very fabric of space-time, they view on the stage of their all-expanded minds the vast panoramic dance of the universe - from the wheeling of distant nebulae to the twirling of electrons and positrons, spinning forwards and backwards through time.

To them, the world with all its sorrows and joys, pleasures and pains, is a vibration play, a passing show. They are too wise be attached to any of its temporary forms, for they have touched the Eternal.

A Yo gi once entered a king's palace and walked straight to the throne. Because of his awesome appearances, no one dared to stop him. He said to the king, "I am looking for a sleeping place in this roadside inn." The king shouted, "This is no roadside inn, this is my royal palace!" The Yogi asked quietly, "Whose was it before you?" The king replied "My father's", "And before that" "My grand father's." The Yogi smiled, "and these places where people come and go, staying and moving on, you call other than a roadside inn?"

True Discrimination

Most people become absorbed in life's illusions; they cling to possessions and wealth, to loved ones, to youth and to life. Although they see old people all around them and moum the death of others, they never imagine that they themselves will one day become old and die. But those who have attained this sublime super-conscious level of awareness develop true determination, the ability to transcend the illusions of life and discem the eternal which underlies all the changing forms. With their minds merged in the ultimate Reality and realizing that everything in this passing world will one day end, they are beyond anxiety of loss and fear of death.

A sage went on an ocean voyage, and throughout the journey kept repeating to the other passengers, "Always remember that the only thing that separates you from this deep ocean and from instant death, is a thin layer of boards." The passengers, engaged in shipboard amusements, soon became annoyed with the sage, and told him to leave them alone. One night there was a terrible storm at sea and the ship was wrecked. Many were instantly drowned. A few, including the sage, were able to cling to pieces of the wrecked ship and float to safety. The passengers were hysterical with panic and fear; only the sage remained undisturbed. When they reached land, they asked him, "How were you able to remain so calm amidst disaster": He replied, "I was always remembering that the only thing that separated us from instant death was a thin layer of boards."