Find Your Spiritual Name

Not everyone understands or grasps what is meant by the self or what it is to be Self realized, as the self is beyond limitation except when it falls into identification, and then it comes under the law of whatever it identifies with. Our parents and educators, no doubt from what they considered to be in our best interests, tried to make us fit a mould or pattern, either to became good citizen or upright members of society.

It is only when we choose to become "self" responsible that we are likely to choose a spiritual name, as this represents a new beginning and symbolises being re-born.

When this time arrives and you discover your spiritual name it has to be kept secret as it is sacred to you. Do not be in any hurry to disclose any new found truth that you think worthy to be affirmed in that name, as it first should be given time to modify your nature.

Also very truth is not ready to be accepted by the world at large.

Meditation

The higher knowledge obtained from meditation modifies nature, affects looks and behavior, and gives a new spiritual identity, so that there is a sense of being re-born.

Yoga and meditation students often affirm this new identity by either adopting sanskrit names, or accepting a name conferred upon them by a curu. The purpose of such a name is to mark a new beginning, shed the old identity, and with it the accumulation of emotional charges and erroneous ideas which have attached themselves to the label, which they have carried with them since birth.

To find the spiritual name which is right for you, a name neither tied to East or West, but which has its own has its own unique place in the sonic geometry of the Universe, we have to meditate on the letters of the alphabet. First the consonants, which represent formal sound structures which bring sound into existence.The vowels, which are kept to one side for the moment, are made without closure of the mouth, and represent unformed spirit.

First take each consonant, starting with the letter "B",and feel the vibrational rate which each letter represents. It will be found that some letters you will like and others you will like and others you will not. Reject all the letters you do not seem to have an affinity with. Continue this process of meditation on each letter until left with only three or four consonants. Next take the vowels, which represent free spirit. selecting one several of these, and introduce them to the consonants so that they are given a soul and hence meaning. This is your spiritual name.