Harimedia Forum

I would like to express my deep gratitute to Hari for taking the time and the great endeavor of explaining this topic in great detail in this Saturday's video broadcast. All the questions I had in this regard were fully answered by his detailed and elaborate explanations. It became also evident for me the fact that the spiritual power and the right application of the spiritual knowledge I may develop lies within my own reach thus I can take myself the lead for my spiritual endeavor in life than having to make myself dependent in this regard from anyone else whoever that may be. Although I must say I like the valuable spiritual assistance Hari is offering since I have the impression that the knowledge he is sharing with us lies somewhere inherent also in my own being which is just becoming more comprehensable and applicable by his elaborate explanations, rather than having to adopt and align my life accordingly in a somehow artificial way.

Dear Hari,

I have a question in regards to the Inside Out lecture, or maybe, I just need an additional explanation.

Comparing the Outside-in process with the Inside-out one, you say that the goal is the same, just the process of 'getting there' is different.

But after thinking this over, I see another way of interpreting this: it seems to me that, at least sometimes, the goal of all the Outside-in discipline and routine is to become an Inside-out person and THAN to be able to connect to the Supreme.

Basically, what I mean to say, is this, I suppose: the Outside-in process says that if you do this and follow that, you eventually might become a kind of person who can connect with the Supreme. So, this is a kind of two-step ladder.
The Inside-out process says that you've already got it inside you, you need to make only one step to connect, you don't need to 'become' someone else to do it, you need to 'become you', so to say.

So, can we really say that the goal is the same? Or can we say that in some cases the Outside-in process leads one to develop into an Inside-out person and this way become capable of connecting to oneself and to the Absolute?

Or am I misinterpreting this?

Your interpretation of what is going on is correct.

If the goal is stated to gain a connection with the Supreme, then the goal is the same. I do not see the extra steps in the outside in process as changing the goal. The real problem comes when an outside in person cannot see that unless they develop the capacity to perceive from the inside out they can never attain that goal.

However, there is quite some difference in other ways. Those who see from the outside in miss the point that you do not have to go anywhere to get that perfection. Ultimately, you can find it right here as opposed to having to go to some other realm.

I am not sure if what is attained is the same either.