Inner Reflection – Checklist

According to Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, consciousness is necessary for spiritual evolution. To have Inner Awareness, one must practice Self Honesty and Detachment.

Here is a list of questions, based on the spiritual teachings of GMCKS and Paramahansa Yogananda, that we can ask ourselves.

They can help us to be objective about ourselves – in our thoughts, words and actions.

The answer is yes or no.

 

What is the quality of my spiritual practices?

 

1. Do I meditate regularly in the morning and evening? At other times?
2. Do I practice the techniques daily and correctly? With devotion and concentration or carelessly?
3. Do I include the Guru’s prayers, chants and affirmations?
4. Are my meditations short or long, quiet or restless – am I alert, numb or drowsy? Am I striving to make each “meditation today deeper than yesterday’s?”
5. Do I try to remember, during my daily activities, the peace and joy of meditation? Do I practice the presence of God? How much was I with God today? In thought, feeling, and action?
6. Do I keep regular periods of silence and seclusion in order to practice the presence of God in a deeper way?
7. Am I setting aside one day or night a week for greater spiritual effort and for silence and longer meditations?
8. I must dedicate my work and all activities to God and Guru, remembering Who is the Doer?

 

Am I leading a balanced life?

 

1. Do I get enough fresh air, sunshine, exercise and recreation?
2. Do I study the Guru’s writings daily? What have I learned and what should I apply more fervently?
3. Am I following a simple, healthy diet? Do I avoid overeating?
4. Am I moderate in the use of all my senses – am I striving for self-control and purity of spirit?
5. Do I work with concentration and relax enough when I have the opportunity?
6. Do I balance my time correctly?
7. How do I use my free time: constructively, for a good purpose? Should I devote enough time to serve my family, friends, anyone in need, the activities of the Foundation or the Center, or the community at large?

 

How is my behavior towards others?

 

1. Am I kind, considerate and caring to my family, co-workers, friends and fellow disciples?
2. Am I striving to become a living example of the Guru’s teachings, rather than just instructing others on how to improve their own lives?
3. Do I fulfill my obligations in life with joy, without being remembered? Am I creative, efficient, enthusiastic, energetic, focused, willing, attentive?
4. Do I indulge in moods? Am I angry, critical, jealous, afraid, worried? Or did I practice calm, determination, courage, hope, silence, and divine love?
5. When talking to other people, am I friendly, truthful, positive – do I avoid negative and critical comments? Should I avoid gossip?
6. Am I beginning to live more by the ideal of forgetting myself and serving others?

 

Am I a lone wolf or do I participate in group activities?

 

1. Do I participate in meditations, meetings, special events, workshops at my local Foundation or Center?
2. How much service am I doing to the Guru’s work – can I give more time or material support to his cause?
3. Am I willing to share tasks or alternate with others, or do I selfishly cling to the “position”?
4. Am I interesting other people in the GMCKS Pranic Healing & Arhatic Yoga path by my good example?
5. Did I bring someone to a Two Hearts Meditation session as my guest?

How am I as a person?

 

1. Am I really striving each day to draw closer to God – am I developing a deeper love for God, for the Guru, for others?
2. Am I striving to seek God’s will in all my thoughts, feelings, and actions?
3. I feel happier as time goes by and try to have the right attitude in all circumstances?
4. Am I living according to the basic laws of human conduct, following the virtues and purifying the vices?
5. Am I practicing loyalty to God, to the Guru, and to the Guru’s teachings?

 

By being objective with ourselves, we will have a clear idea of where we are. By reviewing this checklist in the future and comparing it with our current answers, we will know how much we have improved.

 

References

1. Master Choa Kok Sui. (2000). The Miracles of Pranic Healing. Institute for Inner Studies Publishing Foundation.
2. Paramahansa Yogananda (1946). Spiritual Teachings of Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.

Translated with permission from pranaworld.net by Claudia Flöricke