{"id":648,"date":"2026-10-24T07:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2026-10-24T07:35:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:35:45","slug":"the-self-realization-mantra-is-not-a-thorn-it-is-a-tuning-fork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/the-self-realization-mantra-is-not-a-thorn-it-is-a-tuning-fork\/","title":{"rendered":"The Self Realization Mantra is not a thorn. It is a tuning fork."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/selfrealizationmantra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TuningFork.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a famous teaching that floats around spiritual circles: &#8220;Use a thorn to remove a thorn, and then throw them both away.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It sounds profound. It suggests that spiritual practices are temporary tools to fix a problem, and once the problem is solved, you discard the tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some beliefs are thorns. A false belief is a thorn. The idea that you are only the ego is a thorn. You remove those and discard them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Self Realization Mantra was never a thorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before awakening, the Self Realization Mantra is a tool for spiritual attainment. You use it to orient yourself toward truth. You use it to cut through illusion. It helps you realize the true nature of the Self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But once you realize who and what you are, you do not discard the mantra. It is not a temporary remedy for a temporary ailment. It is not a raft to be abandoned on the far shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Self Realization Mantra is a tuning fork.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not throw away a tuning fork once you know the note. You use it to bring the instrument back to pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After awakening, you use it for vibrational alignment. The body-mind is a living instrument. The Mantra brings it back into alignment. You don&#8217;t chant it because you are broken or lacking. You chant it because it is the sound of your own being, made audible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I Am Thee Iself.<\/strong><br><strong>I Am Thee Allself.<\/strong><br><strong>I Am Thee Godself.<\/strong><br><strong>I Am Thee Noself.<\/strong><br><strong>I Am Thee Amness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you are still seeking, use it to become Self realized.<\/strong><br><strong>If you are Self realized, use it for vibrational alignment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a famous teaching that floats around spiritual circles: &#8220;Use a thorn to remove a thorn, and then throw them both away.&#8221; It sounds profound. It suggests that spiritual practices are temporary tools to fix a problem, and once the problem is solved, you discard the tool. Some beliefs are thorns. 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