Mooji: Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space
The statement, “We create our life,” also aligns with this saying: “as you think, so you become.” If your thoughts are focussed on something which you value, you will grow into it and experience this more. These are the ways in which our personal consciousness develops, and whatever we believe in that paradigm comes to fruition to an extent, but we do not have the level of free will that we imagine.
Neeta Maharaj: What advice would you give to someone who wants to find Truth or actively follow the path of self-inquiry, but they are deterred by daily obligations such as a job, bills to pay or children to take care of?
Mooji: First, let’s begin with this search for Truth. Everyone is searching for Truth, even if they are not always consciously aware of it. Instead, they actively search for a career, a life partner, fame or something else, but underneath all of this what they are really yearning for is that which gives real joy, stability, peace and love. And fame would not provide that, nor would a great job or having a partner or children.
What we humans do is that we try these things out, perhaps to exhaust our projections and fantasies. Nothing is wrong with these things in themselves, but can any of it really satisfy that space we long to fill? This missing piece can only be filled when your true nature is discovered.
Now, for those who are seeking Truth but are deterred by daily obligations, I would simply say that if Truth is what you are searching for in your heart, life will arrange a way for you to find it. Even if you live on an island surrounded by crabs, with no teacher and you want to find Truth, then life—God—will arrange a way in which it will happen. One day you will find a floating box somewhere and inside will be a Bible or a Quran or a Bhagavad Gita. Something will take you to Truth.
There are so many miracles that are taking place to guide you home, even for those who think there is very little chance for them, according to their mind’s projection. One may ask, “How can this person who has so many responsibilities find the time to search for God?” However, that very person will demonstrate that it is very easy. These things always bring a sense of wonder. You cannot know how anything will turn out, for life is limitless and free from the boundaries of the conditioned mind.
There are people in prison who are much freer and happier than people who are walking about on the street with fat pockets of money. Life is full of surprises. Do not ever count yourself out. That would be my encouragement to everybody. Because you are already the Self, you are already pure in your heart. Simply, you are unaware of it. Liberation means only becoming aware of what you already are.
Neeta Maharaj: When one anchor into Truth, there seems to be a ‘falling away’ of desire and perceived passive-ness of the person. How does this lack of desire relate to manifestation?
Mooji: The one who is awake finds that they are so satisfied and deeply content that there is no desire to do, to not do, or to undo. To some onlookers, they may appear not to be doing anything, but through their presence alone they may already be bringing about tremendous changes in the environment. Also, they may not have anything they want to manifest for themselves, but their presence elevates the lives of others. Ordinarily, when we want to manifest something, it is to feed the personal ego desire. However, to the one who is free, manifesting something becomes for the good of all, as they do not want anything for themselves.
I once saw a man who carved intricate images, like an elephant with a rider holding an umbrella, but he carved them on the top of a matchstick. He had a big magnifying glass, and he sat there all day with a tiny scalpel carving away. He is in the same position all day long: at 10:00 am, at 2:00 pm and at 5:30 pm. He seems unmoving. One may see him and think he is doing nothing at all, but actually, he may be in a concentration much more than somebody working on a building site. In the same way, a holy being is radiating a tremendous spiritual energy, a kind of spiritual oxygen everywhere. They may look passive and appear to be doing nothing, but it is not true. You cannot evaluate the power of their presence.
Neeta Maharaj: Any other pieces of advice that you feel are important for readers about how to integrate your teachings into the “real world”?
Mooji: Any authentic teaching will not separate you from life. It will only enhance life because you are life itself. So, if I tell you to follow my teachings and then say, “I have to show you how to integrate them with real life,” I have a bogus teaching. No. Instead, I urge you to follow my pointings and see for yourself how they synchronise with life as it unfolds. And then you will see that as you are discovering your true nature, life is experienced to be taking care of itself. Life takes care of life and flows with a beautifully spontaneous harmony. In fact, it is always like this. It is just that we have been seeing with the coloured spectacles of our personal conditioning and projection, which distracts us from seeing the life as it is.
If there is an urge burning inside your heart to find God (who is Truth itself),
To deepen your experience of life in its highest expression, you must first recognise the unchanging within yourself, inside which the changing world of names and forms come and go, like clouds floating by in the limitless sky.
Life gives many clues and offers many opportunities to discover the pearls of existence—and, in fact, they are not so hidden. They only appear to be hidden because we are so easily distracted from what is obvious within ourselves. The moment the search is born in you, life sends innumerable supports to reach the goal. Trust and see that as you genuinely search, something is also guiding you to where you need to be. You do not have to worry about trying to integrate one thing with another. Nature, or life, will do and reveal that on your behalf.
Mooji (Anthony Paul Moo-Young) was born on 29 January 1954, in Jamaica. As a teenager, he moved to Brixton, London, where he later worked as a painter and stained glass maker. He also worked as a street artist and taught art at Brixton College.
At the age of 33, Mooji had a profound meeting with a Christian mystic, which exploded into the direct experience of the divine. As his consciousness is awakened, a deep inner transformation began which brought many miraculous experiences, mystical insights and a deep urge to completely surrender to divine will. Mooji describes it as if he died to what he was and was being reconstructed.
For the following six years, Mooji lived almost penniless but was constantly absorbed in inner bliss, contentment and natural meditation. Eager to understand more about this transformation which was taking place, he came across ‘The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna’, a book about the great Indian sage, Sri Ramakrishna and connected very deeply with this master.
In 1993, Mooji travelled to India for the first time with the intention of visiting the ashram of Sri Ramakrishna in Calcutta. However, a propitious encounter instead led him to his Master, Sri H. W. L. Poonja,“Papaji”. It was through the grace and presence of Papaji that he awakened to the Self.
Mooji has been sharing Satsang for almost two decades. Many seekers are drawn to Mooji, from all parts of the world, in search of the direct experience of the Truth. From the early years where seekers would mostly sit with him in silence to the present day sharing of Satsang worldwide through various events, spontaneous encounters, books, audios and videos, Mooji’s wisdom and love is renowned. Few amongst today’s spiritual masters and teachers expound Truth and trigger the direct recognition of Self with such dazzling clarity, warmth and authority.
For more information about Mooji’s work, please visit www.mooji.org
Mooji’s new book, “Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space”, is now available at major retailers worldwide. You can find more information at mooji.org/vaster-than-sky
