Message 23 Oct

 ### Chivality: A System for Inner Cleansing and Liberation

### 1\. What is the Chivality system?

Chivality is a spiritual system designed to transform the human mind into a Divine mind and ultimately guide the practitioner towards Chivam, the state of liberation.

The unique feature of Chivality is that the system is intended to work within the practitioner on its own, once it has been properly established through the internalisation of the Master.

The foundation of this system is the Master's energy. The practitioner gradually internalises the Master by maintaining a connection with the Master and constantly remembering the Master within. This remembrance provides the foundation for the system to become increasingly active in the practitioner's spiritual life.

Initially, the practitioner may need to make a conscious effort to remember the Master. With regular practice, this remembrance becomes more natural and continuous. The practitioner gradually learns to remain connected with the Master's presence even while carrying out ordinary activities.

Think of it as installing a system in a computer. Installing the system is only the beginning. The system must be powered to perform its functions. Similarly, in Chivality, internalising the Master establishes the foundation, while constant remembrance provides the energy that sustains the system.

The practitioner does not have to analyse every change or struggle with every negative quality individually. Instead, the practitioner continues the practice of remembrance and allows the process of inner transformation to develop gradually.

Within the Chivality framework, the Master's Chivam energy is the essential foundation of this transformation.

### 2\. What are the benefits of adopting the Chivality system?

The benefits are many because the system addresses the root of human suffering: the qualities and attachments held within the human mind.

The human mind contains numerous qualities, including feelings, emotions, sentiments, desires, expectations, fear, anxiety, worries, jealousy, anger and attachments. These qualities influence how we think, how we respond to situations and how we experience happiness and unhappiness.

Not all mental qualities are harmful. Love, compassion, understanding and practical intelligence are valuable in everyday life. The purpose of Chivality is to diminish the negative and disturbing qualities that cause unnecessary suffering, while allowing the practitioner to develop greater inner peace and clarity.

The transformation is understood in two major stages:

* Human mind to Divine mind: Negative qualities and disturbing attachments gradually diminish, while positive qualities and spiritual understanding become stronger.

* Divine mind to Chivam: In the final stage, the practitioner moves beyond the activity of the mind itself, including thoughts and the duality associated with positive and negative qualities.

The ultimate objective is not merely to become a better human being. It is to attain liberation from the limitations imposed by the mind.

### 3\. Why does the human mind suffer?

Consider two people facing the same situation. One remains calm, while the other experiences intense distress. The external situation may be identical, but their internal responses are different.

Why?

The human mind does not merely observe what happens. It also carries expectations about what should happen, desires for what it wants to obtain, fears about what it might lose and attachments to people, possessions and circumstances.

For example, consider a person who expects everyone to respect them. If someone criticises them, the criticism may produce anger, disappointment or emotional pain.

The suffering is intensified by the expectation of receiving respect and the attachment to how others perceive them.

Similarly:

* Desire creates dissatisfaction with what is already available.

* Expectations create disappointment when reality differs from what we anticipate.

* Fear creates distress about what might happen.

* Anxiety and worries repeatedly engage the mind with uncertain outcomes.

* Attachments create the fear of losing what we consider our own.

* Ego makes it difficult to accept situations that challenge our self-image.

These qualities can keep the mind disturbed even when there is no immediate danger.

The central teaching of Chivality is that external situations are not the only source of suffering; the qualities and attachments within the mind also contribute to it.

This is why Chivality focuses on inner cleansing rather than attempting to control the entire external world.

### 4\. How does the Chivality system cleanse the mind?

Within Chivality, the Master's Chivam energy is considered the primary force behind the process of inner cleansing. The practitioner establishes the connection with the Master, internalises the Master's presence and strengthens that connection through constant remembrance.

As the practice continues, the practitioner observes the changes taking place within.

For example, a situation that once caused intense anger may gradually produce a calmer response. An unfulfilled desire may no longer create the same degree of dissatisfaction. Uncertainty may become easier to face without excessive worry.

The practitioner begins to notice that certain reactions are becoming weaker and that there is less need to control people or circumstances.

The changes are recognised through self-observation rather than through claims made by others.

An important distinction is that inner cleansing does not mean suppressing feelings or pretending that difficulties do not exist. It means becoming less controlled by disturbing mental qualities and learning to respond to life's responsibilities with greater calmness.

### An analogy: Cleaning a glass of muddy water

Imagine a glass filled with muddy water. The water appears unclear because mud is mixed throughout it.

If you keep stirring the water, the mud remains suspended, and the water never becomes clear.

If you stop stirring and allow the water to settle, the mud gradually separates from the clearer water.

The human mind can be understood in a similar way. Continuous desires, expectations, fears and emotional reactions keep disturbing the mind. Constant remembrance of the Master, together with the practice of Silentation, helps the practitioner cultivate stillness.

In the Chivality understanding, the Master's energy supports the cleansing process, just as the analogy illustrates how stillness allows muddy water to settle.

The practitioner gradually experiences greater clarity and less disturbance.

The analogy has a limitation: human mental patterns are more complex than mud settling in water. Inner transformation requires ongoing practice and may not progress at the same rate for everyone.

### 5\. The practitioner can observe the results personally

One of the important features of Chivality is that the practitioner can examine their own progress.

There is no need to depend entirely on another person's opinion about whether spiritual transformation is taking place. The practitioner can observe changes in their thoughts, reactions, attachments and expectations.

For example, ask yourself:

* Am I becoming less dependent on other people's appreciation?

* Can I accept disappointment without prolonged mental disturbance?

* Are my fears and worries becoming less controlling?

* Can I fulfil my responsibilities without excessive attachment to the results?

* Am I becoming less reactive when someone disagrees with me?

* Can I remain calm when circumstances do not happen as I expect?

* Is the need to possess, control or claim ownership becoming weaker?

* Am I finding it easier to sit quietly without constantly following my thoughts?

These questions help the practitioner examine the effects of the practice honestly.

The objective is not to claim that all negativity has disappeared after a few days of practice. It is to recognise genuine, gradual changes.

Sometimes progress becomes apparent only when a difficult situation arises. A person may believe that anger has disappeared until someone provokes them. Such moments provide opportunities for further introspection.

The practical evidence of progress is a reduction in unnecessary inner disturbance, not merely an intellectual understanding of spiritual teachings.

### 6\. Why is the Master's energy important?

In Chivality, the Master is not considered merely a teacher who explains spiritual principles. The Master is understood as the living channel of Chivam energy, which provides the foundation for the practitioner's inner transformation.

Intellectual understanding alone may not be sufficient to change deeply established habits. A person can understand that anger, fear and attachment cause suffering and still continue to react in the same way.

Chivality therefore places importance on the internal connection with the Master, rather than depending exclusively on intellectual knowledge.

Constant remembrance keeps the practitioner oriented towards that connection. Silentation provides an opportunity to sit quietly, remember the Master and reduce engagement with ordinary thoughts.

### An analogy: A lamp connected to a power source

A lamp may be perfectly designed, but without a power source it cannot produce light.

Likewise, within the Chivality framework, the practitioner may understand the teachings and sincerely wish to change. However, the Master's Chivam energy is regarded as the essential source supporting the transformation.

Internalising the Master establishes the connection. Constant remembrance sustains it. Regular Silentation creates space for the practitioner to become quieter and more receptive.

The lamp analogy illustrates the role assigned to the Master's energy within Chivality; it is a spiritual teaching, not a scientifically established mechanism.

### 7\. The final stage: From a Divine mind to Chivam

The initial benefit of Chivality is a gradual reduction in mental suffering. But the ultimate goal goes beyond ordinary peace of mind.

According to the Chivality teaching, the human mind must first undergo inner cleansing. As negative qualities diminish, the mind becomes increasingly peaceful, clear and Divine in its functioning.

However, even a peaceful mind remains a mind as long as thoughts, mental identities and the sense of being a separate experiencer continue.

The final stage is described as liberation from the contents and activity of the mind, including thoughts. The mind becomes still, and the practitioner moves beyond the ordinary identification with the mind.

This is the transition from the Divine mind towards Chivam.

The stages can be understood as follows:

Stage 1: Human mind

Desires, expectations, emotions, fear, anxiety, worries and attachments frequently disturb the mind.

Stage 2: Divine mind

Disturbing qualities diminish. Positive qualities, clarity, peace and non-reactivity become stronger.

Stage 3: Chivam

The culmination is described as a state beyond mental activity, thoughts and duality: the state of liberation.

### An analogy: The journey beyond a boat

Imagine a person using a boat to cross a river.

The boat is necessary to reach the other side. But after reaching the destination, the person does not need to continue carrying the boat on their head.

In this analogy, the Divine mind is like the boat. It helps the practitioner move towards the spiritual destination. Chivam represents the destination beyond the need to depend on the mind.

The analogy does not suggest that the brain or the physical body must be damaged or that ordinary mental functioning should be forcibly suppressed. It illustrates the spiritual idea of moving beyond identification with the mind.

In everyday life, the practitioner can continue to fulfil responsibilities while cultivating inner peace. The spiritual ideal of liberation is distinct from the practical need to think, communicate and act safely.

### 8\. Why is mind clearance essential for liberation?

Within Chivality, the mind is understood as the factor that keeps the individual connected to desires, expectations, attachments and the sense of a separate identity.

As long as these attachments remain dominant, the individual continues to experience the world through the limitations of the mind.

Clearing the mind therefore means more than removing a few unwanted thoughts. It involves gradually diminishing the underlying tendencies that repeatedly produce mental disturbance.

The progression is understood as follows:

* When desires weaken, the mind becomes less restless.

* When expectations weaken, disappointment loses some of its power.

* When fear and anxiety weaken, the practitioner becomes more peaceful.

* When attachments weaken, the need to possess and control becomes less dominant.

* When identification with mental activity ceases, the practitioner approaches the state described in Chivality as liberation.

This is why the system places importance on the transformation of the mind rather than merely collecting spiritual knowledge.

A mind that becomes peaceful is an important step. A mind that is no longer the basis of one's identity represents the ultimate spiritual objective.

In Chivality, this final objective is called Chivam or liberation. It is a spiritual understanding of liberation rather than a scientifically verified claim that all mental activity must disappear.

### Conclusion: Allow the system to work within you

Chivality is a path of inner transformation founded on the Master's Chivam energy, internalisation of the Master and constant remembrance.

The practitioner establishes the connection and continues the practice. Through Silentation, remembrance and honest introspection, the practitioner observes whether desires, expectations, fear, anxiety, worries and attachments are gradually losing their influence.

The process begins with reducing unnecessary suffering. It progresses towards a Divine mind characterised by greater peace, clarity and freedom from disturbing reactions. Its ultimate spiritual objective is liberation from identification with the mind itself.

The practitioner need not force every change through intellectual effort alone. The essential discipline is to maintain the connection with the Master, practise consistently and observe the changes taking place within.

Just as a seed grows when the conditions necessary for its growth are sustained, the Chivality practitioner continues the practice and allows inner transformation to develop in its own time.

Establish the Master within. Maintain constant remembrance. Practise Silentation. Observe the cleansing of the mind. Progress towards Chivam.

That is the purpose of adopting the Chivality system.