Wesak Festival Meditation
Venue:
Casa - de - Bangalore,
6th Floor, 17th 'E' Main,
6th Block, Koramangala, Bangalore.
WESAK Meditation Celebration - A Short Article From Master Glenn Mendoza
Wesak is a spiritual and sacred ceremony celebrated on the full moon of the Indian month of Vaisakh (also called Wesak). It coincides with the anniversary of the Lord Buddha’s birth, his attainment of enlightenment, and his physical death. The Wesak Festival is a result of bridge-building between humanity and the Divine. On this day the forces of enlightenment, which emanate from the Mind and Heart of God descend into human consciousness.
This wonderful observance is performed in a remote sacred valley in the northern side of the Himalayas near Nepal and Lhasa where legend says that Great Beings gather to witness a tremendous outpouring of Divine Energy for Divine Purpose and Plan. This celebration with all its esoteric significance occurs on different levels of consciousness – the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual planes of existence. There is a physical gathering of spiritual aspirants including monks in the valley near Mount Kailash. It is believed that spiritual disciples consciously attend the sacred ritual in their astral bodies, others in their mental bodies and the more advanced ones in their spiritual bodies. If one attends the ceremony, one may or may not have a conscious memory of the experience. Memory depends upon the purity of one’s consciousness and the level of one’s contact in the higher places. As Master Choa said, there is a definite effect of the spiritual experience of the Wesak meditation regardless of the ability of the brain to comprehend or register it. If the higher bodies are developed and pure, the disciple can experience the sacred ceremony at that level in all its solemnity, beauty and magnificence. For other aspirants, they will savor and feel the energy of beauty, joy, and bliss but not have any memory of the experience. Memory of the experience is directly proportionate to the degree of soul contact and development of the energy bodies to bridge the incarnated soul with the Higher Soul. This is attained through self-purifications, meditation, and service. Thus, there is balance and equilibrium.
The ceremony is filled with numerous symbols. Close to the appointed time of the full moon, tradition shows that the group dressed in clean clothes, predominantly white in color, gathers and arranged themselves to form large concentric circles. The Great Ones occupy certain points in the innermost circle and the younger members occupy the outermost circles. At the center of the circle stands the Teacher of all Masters that form the Spiritual Hierarchy – the Christ, Maitreya Buddha, Bodhisattva, the Lord of Peace and Love. A few seconds before the full moon, the radiant figure of the Lord Buddha, sitting cross legged with hands together in a pure yellow vestment and flooded with awesome beauty of light and color appears as a speck of light that gets closer and closer. The Great Invocation is sounded and the Lord Buddha passes a Ray of energy to the Christ, who then passes it through the center circles of Great Ones, who then dispenses it to all the Ashrams of the Hierarchy who then passes it to all of humanity. The Great Enlightened One, after blessing the crowd, slowly disappears. The legend tells us that the Christ blesses for one minute but that one minute blessing lasts for an eternity.
What is then, the relevance or value of this sacred ceremony to ourselves, our group, our spiritual development and to our connection with the bigger Group and Divine Plan? According to Torkom Saraydarian, the Wesak energy will be best appreciated by spiritual disciples as they move forward to greater light, to greater revelation and greater field of service. Master Djwhal Khul says that the secret of the Divine purpose and Divine Plan is hidden in the Wesak energy.
As we celebrate Wesak 2008, let us recognize the deep importance and significance of these meetings and meditation and our Arhatic Yoga practice. As we look at the esoteric importance of the ceremony, let us objectively perform a self-analysis. What have been my strengths, my weaknesses, my tests and my lessons? Let me look at what I have done in the area of self-purifications of my physical, emotional and mental bodies. Let me look at the practice of the five virtues. Have I practiced the virtues as part of my life? Am I weak in the practice of some virtues? Have I been focused on my spiritual development? Was and is there constancy of aim and effort? Have external and internal crisis defocused my aim for spiritual growth? Can I accurately perceive things and express them correctly especially when it affects my life immensely? Do I practice balance and moderation? Am I honest to my peers, to my family, to my self, to my Teacher? Am I generous and unselfish on all levels?
Am I meditating regularly? Am I giving enough service commensurate to the potentials of my energy body, chakras and abilities? Or am I just a peacock, displaying off my big chakras and effulgent and radiating aura?
On this Wesak Celebration, let us focus on ourselves as we strive to become an embodiment of Light, Love and Power. Let us use the incoming energies of love, joy, bliss, light of the Wesak to help humanity.
“No cost is too great to pay in order to be of use to the Hierarchy at the time of the Wesak Festival; no price is too high in order to gain the spiritual illumination which can be possible.”
- The Tibetan
Adding to the opportunity we have is that the full moon on 20th coincides with Passover and that this will be the second of two full moons in Taurus. This year is one of those rare occasions when there are two full moons in Taurus, the last time being in 1989. So it’s an auspicious occasion to work with the energy flow of two Taurus full moons. Let us acknowledge the alignment now underway worldwide and take our place within it, visualizing the assembly of Spiritual Beings, the Buddha and the Christ, the 21 Masters and the Hierarchy, and the world’s disciples and members of the new group of world servers.
Courtesy: www.lucistrust.org
Some guidelines for Wesak
It is recommended to fast on the day of Wesak. If you like you can start from 19th evening. If you are very inspired you may go on a fruit fast three days before and three days after Wesak Festival.
Everyone is requested to wear light or pastel cotton clothes, to absorb the maximum energy. Avoid wearing silk and leather clothing.
The meditation will start at 7:41 A.M. Please assemble at 6:30 A.M after doing your physical exercises. Arhatic Yogis are requested to assemble at 6:00 A.M after doing physical and breathing exercises. Arhatic Yogis are also requested to bring their Blue Triangles
All of them including non Pranic Healers are welcome to attend the Wesak meditation.
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