Live Freely and Enjoyably
Imagination can and should be used creatively to fulfill wholesome desires, enhance all aspects of our lives, accomplish purposes of value, and facilitate rapid, satisfying spiritual growth.
~Roy Eugene Davis from his book How to Use Your Creative Imagination
Mr. Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, tells us that creative imagination is an important part of our spiritual practice. He tells us that our individual minds are a part of the Universal Mind through which Supreme Consciousness, or God, expresses itself. He says Universal Mind is responsive to our mental states, desires, needs and intentions. When our desires are pure and wholesome, we connect into the flow of Universal Mind. When we meditate with intention, meaning that we are not just passively sitting semi-consciously, but we are sitting with concentration and enthusiasm, we can calm the mind enough to connect with Universal Mind. When our mind and emotions calm our conscious awareness of our connection to all of life is restored. Through our creative imagination we can have our desires fulfilled and live freely and enjoyably. Living freely and enjoyably opens us up to contributing in a positive way to our lives as well as to those around us and the world.