Chivality: The Path to Chivam and Inner Liberation

In many spiritual traditions, it is believed that the impurities of the mind, such as desires, fears, anxieties, anger, jealousy, attachments, and ego, are reduced through continuous penance, austerity, or Satwik Tapas, a form of pure spiritual discipline involving sustained inner effort. When a person lives a disciplined life with purity in thought and action, the gross layers of the mind gradually become thinner.

However, as long as even subtle impurities remain in the mind, liberation (Mukti) is not possible. Liberation is not merely a concept or belief; it is a state of absolute inner freedom. A mind filled with impressions, tendencies, reactions, and restlessness cannot experience that freedom. Therefore, the purification of the mind is not optional; it is essential.

As the mind becomes still, the light of Chivam reveals the freedom that was always there.

In the Chivality system, this purification is accelerated through the energy of the Master, called “Chiv”. The Master is not merely a physical personality but a living source of Chivam, the liberated state. His energy has the capacity to remove deep-rooted impurities that cannot be eliminated by personal effort alone.

However, this energy does not act automatically. The practitioner must consciously draw it through constant remembrance of the Master. Remembrance is not mechanical repetition; it is a gentle, heartfelt inner connection. When one remembers the Master without doubt, prejudice, or expectation, the Master's energy begins to flow into the seeker.

This energy works most effectively when the mind is silent and thoughtless. When thoughts are active, they create disturbance and resistance. Silence makes the mind receptive. Just as still water reflects the moon clearly, a silent mind receives the Master's energy more powerfully.

Interestingly, there are many moments in daily life when we are naturally thoughtless, especially when we are deeply engaged in work. During such

times, the mind is relatively quiet because attention is absorbed in action. If one learns to remember the Master during these natural silent gaps, the energy can be received effortlessly.

Therefore, in Chivality, progress ultimately depends on remembrance of the Master combined with Silentation, the practice of consciously silencing the mind. Silentation reduces thought activity, while remembrance invokes the Master's energy. Together, they purify the mind at a deeper level.

This practice should continue until Self-realisation occurs. Self-realisation is not the gaining of something new; it is the discovery of what has always been present. It is the direct experience of one’s true nature beyond the mind. This realisation is equivalent to liberation because the individual no longer identifies with the restless mind but abides in stillness, Chivam.

Some wise men have said that all of us are already liberated. This statement is true from the ultimate standpoint. Our essential nature is pure and free. However, due to ignorance and impurities of the mind, we do not experience this freedom. It is like the sun hidden behind clouds: the sun is always shining, but it is temporarily obscured.

Through continuous practice of Chivality, through Silentation and constant remembrance of the Master, the clouds of impurity gradually dissolve. One day, the seeker does not merely believe in freedom; he experiences freedom from everything, from fear, from attachment, from suffering, and even from the sense of individuality. This experience is not imagination; it is living liberation. The ultimate goal of Chivality is to transform the human mind into the state of Chivam, the fully liberated condition.