Message 01-Sep

 From Seeking Protection to Becoming the Protector

Human beings often seek protection from God because they experience themselves as vulnerable. But what makes a human being vulnerable is not merely the external world. Much of the suffering is created within oneself through duality, emotions, feelings, attachments and expectations.

These inner movements gradually give rise to fear, anxiety, worry and insecurity. When they become stronger, they can develop into negative characteristics such as jealousy, anger, hatred, vengeance, possessiveness and the tendency to hurt others. Thus, the very qualities through which a person experiences himself as a separate individual also become the source of his suffering.

Yet, with all these qualities within him, a human being asks God:

“Protect me from my suffering.”

There is a deeper way of looking at this.

If the fear within a person is destroyed, what is there left to protect?

If anxiety disappears, what is there to protect?

If hatred, jealousy, anger, vengeance and attachment are dissolved, what remains that can make the person feel threatened?

Therefore, the destruction of these inner negativities itself becomes the protection.

A simple analogy

Consider a person standing inside a dark room. He is frightened because he imagines that there may be dangers around him. He asks someone outside to protect him.

Now imagine that the darkness is removed and the room becomes completely illuminated.

The light does not need to fight with every object in the room. It does not need to chase away every imagined danger. The presence of light itself removes the condition that created the fear.

Similarly, when the impurities of the human mind are gradually dissolved, the person does not merely receive protection from outside. He reaches a condition in which the very causes of his vulnerability are disappearing.

This is the transformation from human consciousness towards Divine consciousness.

Human and Divine

Duality, emotional turbulence, fear, anxiety, attachment, jealousy, anger and vengeance are characteristics through which the ordinary human identity operates.

As long as these qualities dominate, one remains identified with the human mind and therefore experiences himself as someone who needs protection.

When these qualities are progressively removed, the mind becomes quieter, purer and less vulnerable. The person begins to experience an inner security that does not depend upon external circumstances.

In the Chivality understanding, when these human qualities are completely dissolved, the individual reaches the state of Chivam.

Chivam does not seek protection because Chivam itself is the protector.

The ocean does not ask for protection from its own waves. The wave feels separate and vulnerable only as long as it identifies itself as a wave. When it recognizes that it is nothing other than the ocean, the question of protection disappears.

In the same way, the human being feels vulnerable because of his identification with the separate self. As that identification dissolves, he moves towards the state of Chivam.

Why is the Master's energy necessary?

Knowing this intellectually is not enough.

A person may understand that anger, fear, jealousy and attachment are the causes of suffering, yet still find himself unable to remove them. The transformation requires an energy capable of working upon the mind.

In Chivality, Chivam is that transformative energy, and the Master represents and transmits that energy.

Therefore, the constant remembrance of the Master is not merely remembering a person or repeatedly thinking about a name.

It is a means of maintaining an inner connection with the Chivam energy.

Another analogy: the iron and the magnet

Imagine a piece of ordinary iron kept near a powerful magnet. Initially, the iron has no magnetic strength of its own. But when it remains continuously in the magnetic field, it gradually becomes magnetized.

Similarly, the human mind is filled with its own impressions, emotions, fears and negativities. Through constant remembrance of the Master, the practitioner repeatedly exposes himself to the Chivam energy.

The transformation may not be visible immediately.

But gradually, the inner condition begins to change.

Fear loses its strength.

Anxiety loses its grip.

Anger becomes weaker.

Jealousy diminishes.

Vengeance disappears.

Attachments become lighter.

The need for external reassurance reduces.

And slowly, something very important happens:

The person begins to feel protected without constantly seeking protection.

This does not mean that external difficulties will never occur. It means that the person's inner vulnerability to those difficulties is disappearing.

From protection to inner security

Initially, a practitioner may think:

“Master is protecting me.”

As remembrance deepens, he may begin to experience:

“I am protected because the Master is always with me.”

At a still deeper stage, the distinction between the protector and the protected begins to lose its importance.

The fear that demanded protection has itself disappeared.

The mind that constantly looked outside for security has become silent.

The qualities that created vulnerability have been largely removed.

Then the person experiences a completely different kind of security—not the security of having someone constantly protecting him from the world, but the security of no longer being internally disturbed by the world.

The final transformation

A human being seeks God for protection because he experiences himself as separate, vulnerable and incomplete.

Chivam does not seek protection because there is no vulnerability in Chivam.

Therefore, the purpose of spiritual transformation is not merely to ask:

“God, please protect me from my suffering.”

The deeper transformation is:

“Let the causes of suffering within me be dissolved.”

When those causes are sufficiently removed, the need to seek protection gradually disappears.

The protector is then no longer experienced merely as someone outside oneself.

The condition itself becomes protective.

This is the significance of the Master's remembrance in Chivality.

We remember the Master not merely to ask Him to remove every difficulty from our life.

We remember Him so that the energy of Chivam may transform us to such an extent that the inner causes of fear, anxiety, worry, anger, jealousy, vengeance and attachment gradually disappear.

When the human qualities that create vulnerability are dissolved, the human being moves towards the Divine.

And when the transformation reaches its fullness:

He does not need protection.

He becomes a state of protection itself.

He does not seek Chivam.

He becomes Chivam.

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The Importance of Being Close to the Physical Master

There is another important dimension to this transformation.

One must become very close to the physical Master through genuine love, respect and devotion.

The physical presence of the Master provides an opportunity for the practitioner to develop a deeper emotional connection with the Master. When a person loves and respects the Master wholeheartedly, he naturally wants to remain close to Him—not because of any material expectation, but because of the love itself.

This closeness further strengthens the feeling of protection.

An analogy: a child and its mother

Consider a small child walking with its mother.

The child may not understand the dangers of the road. It may not know how to protect itself. But when the child holds the mother's hand, it feels completely secure.

The mother may not even say, “I am protecting you.”

The child's feeling of security comes simply from being close to the mother and trusting her completely.

If the child is separated from the mother, fear may arise even when there is no actual danger. But when the mother is physically near, the child naturally feels safe.

Similarly, the physical presence of the Master can create a powerful feeling of inner security in the practitioner.

The practitioner may face the same external circumstances, but the feeling within him changes:

“My Master is near me. I am not alone.”

This feeling, when born from genuine love and respect, can become a powerful support for the spiritual transformation.

Love creates closeness

Closeness to the physical Master should not be understood merely as physical proximity.

A person can stand physically near the Master and still remain mentally far away.

True closeness develops through love, respect, remembrance, surrender and obedience.

Just as two people who genuinely love each other naturally want to remain close, a practitioner who develops deep love for the Master naturally seeks His presence.

That love itself becomes a bridge between the practitioner and the Master's energy.

Therefore, physical closeness and inner remembrance complement each other.

Physical closeness can strengthen the feeling:

“My Master is with me.”

Constant remembrance can gradually transform that feeling into:

“My Master is always with me, wherever I am.”

Thus, the practitioner initially receives a sense of protection from the Master's physical presence. Through continuous remembrance and the absorption of Chivam energy, that feeling gradually becomes an inner experience.

From holding the Master's hand to walking independently

There is another beautiful way to understand this transformation.

A small child initially needs to hold its mother's hand while walking. The hand gives the child confidence. As the child grows stronger, it learns to walk independently.

But the confidence to walk independently was developed because it experienced the security of the mother's presence.

Similarly, the practitioner may initially feel protected because of the physical presence of the Master.

As he receives more and more Chivam energy through love, remembrance and closeness, the qualities that created fear and vulnerability gradually disappear.

Eventually, the practitioner does not need to constantly seek physical reassurance.

The Master's presence has become an inner strength.

This is not separation from the Master. On the contrary, it represents a deeper connection with Him.

The physical Master becomes the doorway through which the practitioner develops a living relationship with the Chivam energy.

Therefore

The practitioner should make every effort to become close to the physical Master with unconditional love and respect, without converting that closeness into expectation or dependency.

The purpose of closeness is not merely to obtain protection from external problems.

Its deeper purpose is to receive the Master's energy, develop unwavering faith, and gradually remove the very qualities within oneself that create fear and insecurity.

Thus, the journey can be understood in three stages:

First:

“I am protected because my Master is physically near me.”

Then:

“I am protected because my Master is always with me through remembrance.”

Finally:

“The qualities within me that made me vulnerable have disappeared; therefore, I no longer seek protection.”

The journey has moved from seeking protection, to feeling protected, and finally to becoming a state that needs no protection.

This is the movement from the human towards the Divine—from the vulnerable individual towards Chivam, which does not seek protection because Chivam itself is the protector.