of the lesser vehicle. Sacrifice, as we normally understand it, is not the best word
to use here. More precisely in this context sacrifice means the evolutionary force
of the universe that transcends and includes, i.e.: Spiritual Eros. So in sacrifice we
have “gone beyond” the preceding condition of being—we have “let go.” Sacrifice
means you no longer identify “merely” with the ego-complex which contains the
somatic-mental-emotional defenses, armoring and safety-attachments.
Then through such sacrifice there is satisfaction leading to the cessation of
desire. But we do not transcend desire through negation or denial of desire; we
transcend desire through the most spiritualized satiety of that desire. By elevating
desire to an art form and thereby “evolve” desire. Satisfaction being essentially
the blooming out of consciousness leading to the mutual satiation of the other
chakras so that there is a mutual ignition of the heart charkas of the individuals.
This is how two hearts become entrained as one. The inertia generated by hunger
of the senses and the inability to transcend one’s self-system means that this atomic
transducer of unified hearts is not constructed, then it’s just normal sex of two
separate individuals getting off. So it’s by satisfaction or the satiation of the physical
senses and the consequent cessation of desire that this miracle of soul-union can
happen. Obviously there needs to be great courage to engage in such practice,
along with unwavering fortitude, implacability, faith beyond doubt and division.
The couple must have transcended the normal courting, winning over, fear and
material bargaining that normally constitutes relationship. We are talking about
something very rare indeed.
I know I said we engage in such practice to “enter” turyatita, and that one cannot
really “enter” the condition beyond all states. Rather I mean that “everything else
drops away” leaving the underlying absolute unity that is always there. In order to
achieve turyatita the two have to go beyond their own minds in a trans-egoic and
not a pre-egoic fashion. So we are talking about one of those transrational things
that can’t really be explained with words. We can assume that there is an inborn
intuition toward this supreme union if the love is great enough and the couple is
competent in navigating their multilayered selves. Generally nirvikalpa is achieved
when awareness is withdrawn step by step from physical body, astral body, causal
body until self realization or oneness with God is achieved. In Silburn’s book
she points to the activated chakras being directed toward the heart chakra. I see
it more of an allowing of the Heart to predominate and entrain the rest of us
in its amplified/spiritual field. So in a sense it is when attention is drawn from
parts, activities and phenomena and there is a singular merging of the hearts.
Ultimately the “third thing” takes the couple over. The third thing being the
supra-consciousness that resides in the two hearts made one. So there is the need
to accept oneself as completely unknown and willing to be in-formed via this
new force of consciousness. Hence the term “sacrifice.” One could look at higher
consciousness as being the stabilization of love and care. Success in relationship is
the stabilization of love. Unless we come from such a harmonious family chances
are we will have to learn how to love. I think the instincts of how to love are always
there, but there is also an equal resistance in protection and coping patterns. So
love in all forms is a sacrifice of this secondary layer of protection.