the life force of all things in existence, weather it be in this realm of consciousness or any other. It is hidden deep with in them, but not hidden from them. To find it one must be pure in heart, and realize that the senses are controlled by the mind, the mind by intellect, the intellect obeys the ego, and the ego by the Self. One must find the balance along the path of life, and that only when they understand this in its truest form can you be freed from death. Long before I knew anything of Hinduism, I had already accepted many of their beliefs, including a very boiled down version of this one. Ever since childhood I had refused to believe what my parents were trying to teach me and in turn, I came up with my own ideas that reflect many of the same basic principals of Hinduism. The nature of man is to look outward, and ignore what is within. The keys to immortality lie within oneself. Only when you know the true nature of yourself can you be with out pain, suffering, and have true self-satisfaction. What is within us, we are also without. What is external is also internal. One must find it in their self or go forever more from death to death. The Self is Brahman and Brahman is the Self. The Self takes on the shape of every form it becomes. The forms that the Self can take are limitless; a blade of grass, a solar flare from the sun, or it could be that breath you just took. How does one find that blissful Self? Nothing points to him, he points at everything. The universe came from Brahman and in Brahman it moves. All of life is and all that is, is life. For those that find him death has no terror, because he is death and death is only for a moment. But for those that are with out him death kills, and your fears taunt you. You can find him when the senses are stilled, when the mind is at rest, and when the intellect wavers not. Yoga is the way to Brahman, when you can attain this you shall be freed from all illusions. In the moment of...
