Rishimukh – July 2019

the Divine and the Light of the world.

So again, wisdom is a quality of the

Consciousness. It can be developed through

sadhana or grace, not through information.

Wisdom can directly be instilled in two ways:

1. Through spiritual practices (sadhana).
   Through sadhana, that quality of
   consciousness develops in you, or by placing
   your attention on it. Whatever you place your
   attention on, that quality comes into your
   consciousness. You become that quality. If
   you keep thinking about monkeys all your
   life, then... (laughter). Or if you keep thinking
   of someone who is angry all the time, you
   will also get into that state of anger.

So, wherever the mind goes, it absorbs those

qualities. So, when you take your attention

on wisdom, then your consciousness

becomes that.

Someone who is enlightened or very wise

is called ‘Pratah Smaraniya.’ It’s a common

word used in India. It means, that which is

worth remembering very first thing in the

morning.

As soon as you wake up, whom do you think

of? Whomever or whatever you think of,

your mind assumes that quality. That is why

it is said, when you wake up in the morning,

think of the Guru, or any other wise person,

or any saint. Your consciousness becomes

like them. Then, the whole day passes in

that state, because you have incorporated

wisdom (by remembering the Guru), and the

quality of Consciousness has changed to

that level. This is called Pratah Smaraniya.

A man of great achievement and a saintly

person is called ‘Pratah Smaraniya’. Pratah

Wherever the mind

goes, it absorbs

those qualities.

So, when you take

your attention on

wisdom, then your

consciousness

becomes that.

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