I am seated in the hearts of all.

  

—Bhagavad Gita 15.15

It is possible to look everywhere

 

for the Truth of our being and still 

not find it. The senses can’t show it to us. The mind gives us theories about it. 

Intellect discerns what it could be. The emotions contribute a felt sense. Intuition 

offers a glimpse. Yet from any of these vantage points, the whole remains hidden 

from our view. The kingdom of God is within you. The realization of wholeness, of 

Oneness, is within you. What is the way in? How do we access this realm of God 

within and know it for ourselves? This was the burning question that brought me 

to the path of yoga. And the great discovery of yoga—that there is an inner way, a 

proven path of Self-discovery—has satisfied my heart and captured my attention 

ever since. 
The philosophy and practice of yoga is called the science of Self-realization 

because it offers a universally applicable, step-by-step, time-tested method for 

accessing spiritual knowledge that is innate. We do not acquire spiritual real-

ization; it is revealed from within. While we may spontaneously experience an 

opening to this inherent knowing on occasion, yoga provides a method that gives 

us predictable access to it. The way yoga offers is simple: be still. 
When we intentionally focus our attention within, the restless movements of 

thought activity subside. Through that clarity, we can experience That which is 

always present and conscious but does not move or change. We have found the 

door of the heart, the direct way to experience our essence of being. Once we 

find that door, how to regularly cultivate stillness becomes our next quest.  

Yoga teaches us how. For some valuable insights into this method, read what  

Dr. Christopher Key Chapple has to say about the nature of the mind in the 

article, The Clear Jewel. 
In this issue of Enlightenment Journal, you’ll discover several other resources to 

support the inner way of stillness, Self-discovery, and spiritually conscious living. 

Learn more about the energetic pathways of your spiritual nature in the article 

on the chakra system by Roy Eugene Davis. Explore the hatha yoga feature on 

the tree pose and discover what your body-mind-spirit connection can teach you 

about balance in daily life. Stillness, that’s the key.

Ellen Grace O'Brian, Editor

EnlightenmentJournal@CSEcenter.org

FROM THE EDITOR'S CUSHION
Everyday, enlightenment.