𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑨𝑵 𝑬𝑵𝑳𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑫 𝑯𝑼𝑴𝑨𝑵 𝑩𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑺 𝑨 𝑮𝑼𝑹𝑼

An enlightened human being—that is, a liberated soul (see the definition in the text “𝐀𝐁𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋” ( https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1320450413447576&set=a.458380662987893 ) —is, in every sense, a self-sufficient being. One could say that this pure human spirit is like an angel that has taken residence within a human physical body.

That body still suffers from its various imperfections, disorders, and possible illnesses. However, what becomes fundamentally different from the moment of enlightenment onward, until the end of the incarnation, is an extremely heightened perception of the basic life processes (breathing, circulation, the interaction between muscles and the brain, etc.) At the same time, this significantly enhances the ability for conscious, intentional intervention in life processes that were previously hidden from human waking awareness.

The body of the enlightened person becomes noticeably healthier and stronger, and in some cases may even be completely freed from chronic diseases. The result is not only longevity, but also a tremendous increase in productivity in every sense (at work, in family and interpersonal relationships, in forming new social connections, in romantic life, in hobbies, etc.).

Particular emphasis should be placed on the significant increase in intelligence—more precisely, this is the unveiling of one’s own mental potential, which until the moment of enlightenment had been obscured by uncontrolled emotions, thoughts, bodily urges, and speech. What were once only rare moments of lucidity (for example, during deep concentration or under the influence of certain substances) now become a natural, everyday capacity. Lucidity from morning to evening, in every task and every form of enjoyment.

Regardless of whether enlightenment is attained through conscious effort/“training,” or arises as a result of other circumstances; regardless of whether it is realized through yoga, Buddhism, Christian mysticism, or similar paths—its essential characteristic is re-ligion (from the Latin religare), meaning a renewed conscious connection of the ideal, heavenly, divine human spirit with the lower nature of the human being.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

The individual becomes in love with God—the Divine Kundalini Shakti—the Holy Spirit. As a result, his mental capacities are entirely absorbed in contemplation of God and His Divine Attributes. The emotional nature of the enlightened faithfully follows this mental fascination and focus on the Supreme Creator. The enlightened person simply loves, adores, and completely surrenders to the Creator.

This, of course, has nothing to do with “philosophizing” or the academic study of philosophy or theology. A divine current flows through their nerves and veins. The person is intoxicated with God, like a lover in love with their beloved—yet far beyond any ordinary human perception, feeling, or sensory pleasure. It is something like intoxication with a thousand perfect lovers—yet transcending all human experience.

In this state of blessed harmony and reverence for the entirety of divine creation, immense compassion inevitably arises for all beings who are suffering, ill, or unhappy in any way. This enlightened compassion differs fundamentally from ordinary human compassion, which is typically characterized by a mixture of pure divine compassion with one’s own unresolved painful experiences from the past and present.

The power of an enlightened person’s compassion surpasses all previous life experiences of an ordinary individual. The closest comparison is a mother’s love for her helpless baby—but even that falls far short of the love and compassion radiating through an enlightened being.

In this fact often lies the secret of the extraordinary fascination that spiritual aspirants feel toward a guru, saint, or spiritual teacher.

Now, when and why does this blessed being begin to focus their all-pervading spiritual awareness and attention on the soul and body of a particular spiritual aspirant?

I will now describe one of my early encounters with an enlightened master.

At the age of 19, I began meditating, became a vegetarian, and gave up alcohol and cigarettes. After about a year and a half of regular morning and evening meditation (approximately 40 minutes each), I felt a desire for spiritual guidance.

I became active in various spiritual circles in Zagreb: the “Yoga Center,” the “Transcendental Meditation Society,” the “Anthroposophical Society,” “Hare Krishna,” and others.

One evening, I visited the Theosophical Society. The lecturer, Zvonimir Frlan, was a striking older man with gray hair and beard. After just a few minutes, I had a strong feeling—this man possesses the knowledge and abilities I need for accelerated spiritual development. It was as if a musically gifted shepherd on his own pasture were to meet a singing Tina Turner or David Bowie.

After the lecture, I approached him and asked for a private conversation. For the next seven years, we were inseparable. I visited him twice a week and borrowed books from him. Sometimes he would become upset with both me and himself because our spiritual conversations caused him to neglect his daily responsibilities. In return, I translated spiritual texts for him from German and English.

After only a month of acquaintance, he appeared to me in an astral form during meditation. His spiritual power was so strong that even my girlfriend, after that meditation, said she felt as though someone had visited us. She had never said anything like that before, even though we had been meditating together for over a year. I told her it was my spiritual teacher.

Later, he would visit us—imperceptibly to others—during walks through the city, at birthday celebrations, and in other situations. We were both always completely certain that he had visited us in his spiritual body.

Over time, true miracles followed—of the kind we read about in the Bible or in the sacred texts of Hindu and other religions. More about this can be found in my book Komaja ( https://www.komaja.org/product-page/komaja-kunst )

An old Indian saying goes: “When the disciple is ready, the Teacher appears.” Our spiritual aspiration must become strong enough to attract the attention of an enlightened being.

The enlightened have no ordinary human illusions or needs. They do not feel the need to display their abilities or powers. However, when we, through our own spiritual maturity, begin to admire a person of higher consciousness, they notice us among the mass of indistinct, unconscious individuals—“like rejoices in like.”

When we are courageous, when we seek contact, when we no longer fear the disintegration of our ego, when the development of virtues fascinates us more than the acquisition of knowledge and power, when we wish to be of service, when we are amazed by the beauty of their spirit and wish to serve them—when this becomes a permanent state of our daily awareness—only then does the guru accept us under their “spiritual umbrella,” gradually allows us more frequent access to his spiritual aura, and finally, when we are ready, rewards us the First Great Initiation.

For all other people, the enlightened individual may still convincingly appear as “that kind old neighbor,” a successful businessman, a good modest nun, or similar.

Thus, if you find yourself graced by a spiritual teacher—male or female—rest assured that it is they who have discovered and chosen you, not you who have sought he (she)!

And finally, when spiritual illiterates tell stories about gurus who have thousands or even millions of disciples, be certain that this is as absurd as imagining that your mother raised, loved, and consoled thousands of children alongside you—both funny and sad, isn’t it?

𝐓𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞!

𝑲𝑨𝑫𝑨 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑽𝑰𝑱𝑬𝑻𝑳𝑱𝑬𝑵𝑰 𝐂̌𝑶𝑽𝑱𝑬𝑲 𝑷𝑶𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑱𝑬 𝑮𝑼𝑹𝑼

Prosvijetljeni čovjek, tj. oslobođena duša (vidi definiciju u tekstu „Apsolutno neophodan osobni cilj" (https://www.facebook.com/photofbid=1320450413447576&set=a.458380662987893) u svakom je smislu samodostatno biće. Moglo bi se reći da je taj čisti ljudski duh poput anđela koji se nastanio u ljudskom fizičkom tijelu.

To tijelo i dalje trpi od svojih raznih nedostataka, poremećaja i ev. bolesti. Međutim, ono što je od časa prosvjetljenja pa nadalje, sve do kraja inkarnacije, bitno drugačije jest ekstremno pojačana percepcija osnovnih životnih procesa (disanje, krvotok, interakcija mišića i mozga...). Također, samim time, bitno se povećava i sposobnost svjesnog, voljnog, interveniranja u životne procese koji su prije bili skriveni za budnu svijest čovjeka. Tijelo prosvjetljenoga postaje upadljivo zdravije, snažnije, a ponekad čak i biva potpuno oslobođeno od kroničnih bolesti. Posljedica toga nije samo dugovječnost već također i ogroman porast produktivnosti u svakom smislu (na poslu, u obiteljskim i drugim međuljudskim odnosima, u stvaranju željenih novih socijalnih kontakata, u ljubavnom životu, u ev. hobijima itd.).

Posebno treba istaći i veliki porast inteligencije - zapravo, prije svega se radi o otkrivanju vlastitog mentalnog potencijala koji je do časa prosvjetljenja bio prekriven nekontroliranim osjećajima, mislima, tjelesnim nagonima, riječima... Ono što su nekad bili samo rijetki trenuci lucidnosti (pod utjecajem npr. intenzivnog zadubljivanja u neku materiju, ili kao posljedica konzumacije određenih droga) sada je prirodna svakodnevna sposobnost. Lucidnost od jutra do večeri, u svakom poslu i u svakoj zabavi.

Bez obzira je li prosvjetljenje postignuto svjesnim voljnim nastojanjem/“treningom“ ili je ono posljedica nekih drugih okolnosti; bez obzira je li prosvjetljenje ostvareno na putu joge, budizma, kršćanskog misticizma ili sl. njegova je osnovna značajka re – ligija (od lat. religare), tj. ponovna svjesna povezanost idealnog, rajskog, božanskog ljudskog duha sa nižom prirodom ljudskog bića.

𝐒𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬̌𝐞 𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐣𝐢 𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐝/𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐢𝐳𝐦𝐞đ𝐮 𝐭𝐯𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐡 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐢 𝐭𝐯𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐡 𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐧𝐢𝐡 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐢𝐡 𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐬𝐚. 𝐓𝐯𝐨𝐣 𝐝𝐮𝐡, 𝐭𝐯𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐝𝐮𝐬̌𝐚 𝐢 𝐭𝐯𝐨𝐣𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐣𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐬𝐮, 𝐨𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐨 𝐯𝐞𝐜̌𝐞𝐫𝐢, 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐫𝐬̌𝐞𝐧𝐨 𝐣𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐨.

Čovjek je sada zaljubljen u Boga/Božansku Kundalini Šakti/Svetog Duha, pa su samim time njegovi mentalni kapaciteti potpuno apsorbirani kontemplacijom o Bogu i o njegovim Božanskim Atributima. Emocionalna priroda prosvijetljenoga vjerno slijedi njegovu mentalnu fascinaciju i usredotočenost na Uzvišenog Stvoritelja, tj. prosvijetljeni jednostavno voli, obožava i potpuno se predaje Stvoritelju. Sve ovo naravno nema nikakve veze s „filozofiranjem“ niti sa studijem filozofije ili teologije. Božanski fluid struji njegovim živcima i žilama. Čovjek je opijen Bogom, kao zaljubljeni ljubavnik svojom ljubavnicom – samo, naravno, iznad svakog običnog ljudskog poimanja, osjećanja i osjetilnog uživanja. To je nešto kao – opijenost sa 1000 savršenih ljubavnica, sa 1000 savršenih ljubavnika…

U ovom stanju blažene harmonije i divljenja spram cjelokupne božanske kreacije neminovno se pojavljuje i neizmjerno suosjećanje za sva bića koja su u patnji, bolesti ili nesreći bilo koje vrste i uzroka. Ovo prosvijetljeno suosjećanje bitno se razlikuje od običnog ljudskog suosjećanja za koje je karakteristična izmiješanost čistog božanskog suosjećanja sa vlastitim, još ne prorađenim, bolnim iskustvima kako iz prošlosti tako i iz sadašnjosti.

Snaga suosjećanja prosvjetljenog čovjeka nadilazi sva pređašnja životna iskustva obične osobe. Najbliže tome je majčinska ljubav za bespomoćnu bebicu, ali – i to je još daleko od ljubavi i suosjećanja koje zrači kroz prosvjetljeno ljudsko biće. U ovoj činjenici nerijetko leži i tajna nevjerojatne fasciniranosti duhovnih aspirantica i aspiranata. S ovim ili onim guroom, svecem, svećenikom…

E sad, kada i zašto ovo blagoslovljeno biće počinje fokusirati svoju sveprožimajuću duhovnu budnost i pozornost na dušu i tijelo ovog ili onog duhovnog aspiranta/-ice?!

Opisat ću vam sada jedan svoj davni susret s prosvjetljenim majstorom. U 19-oj godini počeo sam meditirati, postao sam vegetarijanac i prestao sam konzumirati alkohol i cigarete. Nakon otprilike godinu i pol redovnog jutarnjeg i večernjeg meditiranja (po cca 40 minuta) poželio sam duhovno vodstvo. Postao sam aktivan u zagrebačkim duhovnim krugovima: „Joga centar“, „Društvo za transcendentalnu meditaciju“, „Antropozofsko društvo“, „Hare Krishna“ i dr.

Jedne večeri posjetio sam teozofsko društvo. Predavač, Zvonimir Frlan, bio je markantan stariji muškarac, sjede kose i brade. Već nakon nekoliko minuta imao sam jak osjećaj – ovaj čovjek ima znanja i sposobnosti koje su mi potrebne za ubrzani duhovni razvoj. Bilo je to, kao da glazbeno nadareni pastir na svom pašnjaku sretne raspjevanu Tinu Turner ili Davida Bowiea. Nakon predavanja sam mu prišao i zamolio ga za osobni razgovor. 7 godina se nismo razdvajali. Dva puta tjedno bi ga posjećivao i posuđivao od njega knjige. Ponekad bi bio ljut i na mene i na sebe jer bi zbog naših duhovnih razgovora propustio svoje dnevne obveze. Ja sam pak za njega prevodio duhovne tekstove sa njemačkog i engleskog jezika. Već nakon mjesec dana druženja Zvonimir mi se pojavio u astralnom obličju usred meditacije. Njegova duhovna moć bila je toliko jaka da je čak i moja djevojka nakon te meditacije rekla da je imala osjećaj kao da nas je netko posjetio u meditaciji. Nikada ranije nije izjavila tako nešto iako smo zajedno meditirali već više od godinu dana. Tada sam joj rekao da nas je posjetio moj duhovni učitelj. Kasnije, neprimjetljivo za druge ljude, znao bi nas posjetiti prilikom šetnje gradom, na rođendanskoj proslavi i u drugim prigodama. Uvijek smo oboje bili potpuno uvjereni da nas je posjetio u svom duhovnom tijelu.

S vremenom, uslijedila su prava čuda o kakvima čitamo u Bibliji ili Svetim spisima Hindusa i drugih religija. Više o tome vidi u mojoj knjizi Komaja (https://www.komaja.org/product-page/komaja).

Stara indijska izreka glasi „Kad je učenik spreman, Učitelj se pojavljuje“. Naše duhovno stremljenje mora postati dovoljno jako da privuče pažnju prosvjetljenog čovjeka. Prosvjetljeni nema običnih ljudskih iluzija i potreba. Nema potrebu da pokazuje svoje posebne sposobnosti i moći, međutim, kad se mi, uslijed vlastite duhovne dozrelosti, počinjemo diviti čovjeku više svijesti tada nas on u masi bezličnih, neosviještenih ljudskih jedinki uočava: „sličan se sličnome veseli!“

Kad smo hrabri, kad tražimo kontakt, kad se više ne bojimo nadolazeće dezintegracije vlastitog ega, kad nas razvoj vrlina više fascinira nego li stjecanje znanja i moći, kad mu želimo biti od koristi, kad mu, zapanjeni ljepotom njegovog duha, želimo služiti – tada, kad to postane trajno stanje naše svakodnevne svijesti, tek tada, guru nas prima pod svoj „duhovni kišobran“, pripušta nas sve češće u svoju duhovnu auru i napokon kad za to budemo dovoljno spremni nagrađuje nas i sa Prvom Velikom Posvetom.

Za sve ostale ljude prosvjetljena osoba i dalje može vrlo uvjerljivo biti: „onaj dobroćudni starček“ iz susjedstva, uspješan biznismen, samozatajna časna sestra ili sl. Tako, ako se već nalazite u milosti nekog duhovnog učitelja (ili učiteljice) budite sigurni da je on našao i odabrao vas, a ne vi njega (nju)!

I na kraju, kad vam duhovni analfabeti serviraju priče o guruima koji imaju na tisuće ili čak na milijune učenika i učenica budite sigurni da je to isto kao da je vaša majka uz vas imala i voljela i odgajala i tješila još nekoliko tisuća svoje malene djece… i smiješno i tužno – zar ne?!

𝐒𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢 𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤𝐨𝐠 𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐣𝐯𝐞𝐜́𝐚 𝐣𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐤𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐞 𝐮 𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐧𝐨𝐦 𝐳̌𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐳̌𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢!

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