Yajna, Feeding the Eternal Fire Within
The Eternal Fire and Our Universal Responsibility
In contemplating the eternal fire, we enter a new phase of evolution. Here, a massive churning occurs globally to allow the negative forces to expose their nakedness. At some point, we turn toward the positive force of change that will sustain us through time. Then, the golden gates will open for the human civilization to bathe in the light of their own Spirit, the Soul.
For this golden era to come, we all have to work. We all must participate, and offer our oblation in the fire of universal sacrifice of eternal fire. We do this as part of our practice of meditation.
What do we mean by “To offer our oblation in the fire of universal sacrifice of eternal fire?”
The Eternal Fire Within
There is an eternal fire, which represents our innate divine Self, which is self-illumined. It is symbolically represented symbolically as fire or light. There is the fire ritual called yajna, in our Hindu tradition. During this ritual, we offer different kinds of oblations like ghee and other herbal things with aromatic ingredients into the fire.
Fire is the purest element of Mother Nature who takes our offering to the universal positive forces (called Deities, according to Hindu tradition there are different celestial deities who govern the world of activities) thereby we reinforce the positive energy field. The fire ritual, or yajna, thus is the most powerful way to create an inner and outer cleansing of the negative forces and to also activate the positive energies all around. This is an effective way to cleanse the earth of all the negative dumped by humans around the planet in a mad rush to glorify the ego and fill it with the devil of greed.
Performing the Inner Fire Ritual
We can all practice this inner fire ritual. Whenever we encounter a painful situation (karma), then what we do in our daily meditation is not curse our destiny or any god who creates this kind of destiny for us. But, we raise one step up and lift our mind to the plane of acceptance and gratitude.
We feel inside that “I am being cleansed by the fire of yajna inside of me, that yajna is my awareness. I am aware that the past is coming to me to claim its due, and that I am ready to offer it without any grumble or complaint for I know once I clear these debts my heart is purged of all the negative forces and I soar high in the spirit of pure joy of happiness.”
We offer our oblation of our karma into the fire of awareness so that it burns off. Then, what remains is a pure light of truth that is Dharma. Once we have Dharma established through awareness we are a free soul, and now we move as water. Like water, placed into any container, we can move through any hurdle and yet remain fluid and full of life. Eventually we will meet the Ocean that is expansion of our own Cosmic Consciousness.
The Eternal Elements of Fire and Water
We are water, but we are ocean, too. We are a bubble, but we are ocean, too. The froth and bubble evolve from the ocean and then dissolve into ocean. Our karma, or painful situations, evolve from the ocean of life, from the One, and then the cycle of births and deaths, and the drama of transmigration of souls. This continues till the soul is back to the ocean of life, where there is no more bubble.
Yes, when we consciously withdraw our participation from any negative conversation within our own mind or in the outer world, we are allowing the yajna-fire (the fire of the soul) to glow and illumine our inner world, spreading vibrations of peace all around. This is our individual responsibility: to douse the fire of negativity that is attempting to engulf humanity and consequently Mother Earth. Baby steps are all that we need!
