Do you believe your thoughts only exist in your head? This is a false notion that limits your true inner power. In reality, you live submerged within the great Universal Mind.
Every thought you have travels through space. This energy connects you with every being in the infinite cosmos. The Universal Mind is the ocean within which your existence travels.
This article is based on the book Introduction to Gnosis by Master Samael Aun Weor, which you can download here.
Before studying the what the Universal Mind is, let’s look at what the mind actually is.
The mind is universal energy and it vibrates and sparkles throughout all creation. The brain is not the mind. The brain is simply a receiving centre, an instrument that receives the messages of the Mind. The brain does not think, it is the Mind that thinks and the Mind is not the brain.
Once you understand how the Universal Mind works, you will begin to recognise the laws that govern your own life.
Prepare to awaken a force that will transform your perception of reality. Discover how you influence creation with each one of your ideas.
Your Connection with the Universal Mind
Your thoughts do not stop at the boundaries of your body. Your ideas travel freely throughout the infinite cosmos. Everything that exists lives within your own mind.
The wise philosopher Immanuel Kant expressed a profound truth: the external world is a reflection of the internal one. This forms the foundation of genuine human perception.
To see a star, it must already exist within you. You cannot perceive anything that does not have a place inside you first. Your thought travels swiftly towards those distant suns.
What you see outside of yourself is always a reflection of what you have within. You enter worlds through your mental force. You are an active part of the cosmic network.
Imagine the Universal Mind as a vast blue ocean. We are all droplets within that infinite sea. Your thoughts are constantly touching the minds of others.
The beggar lives within the mind of the rich man; the rich man lives within the mind of the beggar. There are no real walls between human beings.
The Universal Mind unites us within a single reality. Let go of the false belief that you are always alone. Your economic and social problems also vibrate in other people.
We are navigating this immense ocean of energy together. No one is ever truly separate from your own life.
The Power of Imagination and Will
To progress on this path, you must know your tools. The mind has two poles, each with a very different force. Imagination represents the feminine aspect of your energy.
Willpower, on the other hand, is the masculine pole. True success is born when both of them are harmoniously united. This shared vibration allows you to create your own reality.
An inventor, for instance, first imagines the creation. In his inner world he visualises every detail. Then, he applies his willpower to make that idea into something concrete.
This is how the great human inventions come to be. You, too, can work with these two poles of the Universal Mind. Dreaming alone is not enough; you also need the driving force of will.
Likewise, will without vision leads nowhere. Unite both forces to transform your environment day by day. This harmony is the key to managing your mental energy.
Epidemics in the Universal Mind
Your thoughts are not fleeting ideas that disappear within your own head. They actually emit waves that travel through space. These vibrations reach the mental bodies of other people. For this reason, your internal states influence the people around you.
When you emit waves of wisdom, these permeate the Universal Mind and benefit others. However, if thoughts are negative or dense, such as hatred, envy, and greed, they create “mental epidemics” within the Universal Mind. These “invisible illnesses” spread like a highly contagious virus.
These harmful mental waves deeply those who are weaker. An example of this is the increase in violence in society without any obvious reason.
How you get infected in daily life
Imagine you go somewhere where everyone is arguing. Even if you arrive feeling calm, you soon start to feel tension in your chest. You are absorbing the “mental radioactivity” of that toxic environment. Your mind receives those negative waves and reacts automatically.
Violence that we watch in films or TV programmes imprints images of aggression on our memory. Many parents give their young children toy guns or war games to play. Those images are recorded on the child’s imagination and, over time, that “mental seed” may shape a violent future.
News saturated with fear generates more fear within the Universal Mind. That collective fear weakens the will of society itself. For this reason, it is of great importance to take care of what you allow to enter your mind.
Protect your mental temple from negative influences. Avoid images of violence that feed your base impulses. Use your thoughts to emit light, peace, and harmony. In doing so, you help to purify the “mental ocean” we all share.
The Importance of Mental Hygiene
You need to protect yourself from the negative waves that flood the world. As we have seen, mental epidemics exist, and so we need to defend ourselves against them, using a form of preventative medicine.
Cultivate wisdom and love in your daily actions, keeping your mind clear of harmful thoughts and emotions. Choose what you look at online with discernment. Prayer raises your vibration and protects you from external waves.
Listening to classical music harmonises your energetic centres. Opera raises your thoughts to superior levels. Look at beautiful art, such as the works of Michelangelo, and avoid entertainment that imprints harmful images on your mind. Sports such as boxing and wrestling, for example, generate thoughts of violence in the spectator.
Protect your home mentally, not just physically. Use harmonious words, speaking with kindness; act with dignity, respect, and gentleness.
Keeping mental hygiene is a true act of courage. By cleansing your own mind, you contribute to cleansing the Universal Mind. Your inner peace is the greatest treasure you possess.
The Formation of Reality Within Us
Practising mental hygiene prepares you for a great mystery: you can observe how the cosmos truly functions. The Great Reality contemplates itself through the natural mirror of existence. Thus, a highly vibratory mental activity is born.
This inward flow of force is the Universal Mind. No one can exist separately from this ocean of life. Separation is an illusion. Your thought is born of a force that seeks its own point of origin.
When that force meets resistance within you, a vital reaction occurs. This gives rise to superior consciousness. This process can be generated through deep internal meditation. Direct your will to concentrate within yourself. You will notice a force that resists that concentration.
If you persist in your efforts to concentrate, using your willpower, you will find that your inner reality changes. Even your physical body can be transformed, with its matter becoming finer, purer.
Work with the Universal Mind to achieve this elevated aim. To become truly wise, thinking is not enough. The purpose of your life is to awaken that centripetal reaction. Thus you will stop being a drop and become the ocean.
Astral Projection Practice
It is time to experience these teachings. This practice will allow you to achieve conscious astral projection. In this way, you can verify the existence of the Universal Mind for yourself.
Find a quiet place. Lie down and relax each part of your body thoroughly.
Use your imagination alongside natural sleep. Imagine as clearly as you can a place you are familiar with, such as a park or a friend’s home.
Drift towards sleep while holding the image steadily in your consciousness.
Do not force your will mechanically. Allow sleep to come naturally while you are imagining, feeling yourself walking through that place. Feel that you are there physically.
Forget completely where your physical body is lying. Your consciousness can move through the Universal Mind instantaneously. If you achieve this state you will have carried out conscious astral projection, and you will see and hear what is truly happening.
Practise this daily with discipline and faith. Astral projection is a natural human faculty that you can master. Do not be discouraged if it does not happen the first time you try it – you can awaken your consciousness.
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