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Growing
in Consciousness —
Aligning
Susan
Kramer
Contents
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1. Acceptance
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16. Finding
Love, Defining Love |
Acceptance
Being gracious and relaxed
with the outcome of a situation
even if it turns out differently than anticipated
Each of us is a part of the
whole. To retain our personal peace of mind, we need only play our part the
best we can.
In relationships, we retain
our peace of mind when we remember that we are here to control our own
actions—but not the actions of other independent adults. And acting for the
highest good of ourselves and others gives us the greatest peace of mind. If
we act selfishly instead, our mind and body will feel uneasy and restless.
When results are not what we
had anticipated, we can look to see why. Then we will see more of the variables
that brought about a different outcome from what we wanted or expected to
happen. This observation will aid us in understanding that each of us has our
own path leading to a desired result.
When we think and act as if
our way is the only way, we limit our knowledge of options that we may find
useful in similar situations in the future.
Aligning with and acting for the highest good
Allowing others the freedom to make
and act on their own choices, free of our control
Developing kindness by showing empathy and being self-giving
All the while preserving our peace of mind
by following our voice of conscience
Following our voice of conscience consistently
Enjoying our growing consciousness constantly
2.
Accessing and Harmonizing into our Higher Self
Accessing our Higher Self
by following our conscience
allows us to live
in our fullest consciousness
We harmonize our actions
into our Higher Self when we follow the prodding's of
our intuition and our conscience. Each day we flow into and out of the various
following forms of conscious and unconscious awareness —all impacting and
forming our overall state of consciousness. And when we live our lives by
following our conscience consistently, we grow into our fullest potential of
conscious awareness.
Waking Awareness…
Thoughts running through our
mind, upon which we choose to act—consciously by evaluating the whole
situation—or from our automatic subconscious mind. Our
subconscious mind being our storehouse of past experiences and reactions;
programmed responses that are colored by our physical energy, attitude, and
emotion of the moment.
Dream State…
Watching and participating
in events without the limits our physical body, morality, or rational mind
impose on us in our waking state.
Deep Sleep…
Without being preoccupied in
our mind's ramblings, our physical body rejuvenates.
Superconsciousness…
Like its name—super—in this
state of consciousness we can find out what we need to—know to function
optimally in the moment. It is our lifeline connecting us to the aspect of our
Creator/Sustainer living within us. Being consciously aware in this state moves
us into the ‘director’s seat’ of our life. And as the conscious director of our
actions we can make use of the various options to produce a beautiful ‘play’ of
life. In another example: A super giant is a star that is many times larger and
brighter than our sun. As such, it has a greater luminosity and storehouse of
energy than our sun. Our Higher Self is our own super giant and our usual
waking awareness is like our sun. We get along and survive with our sun, but by
contacting and using the directed energy of our ‘super giant’ Higher Self, we
have a more fulfilling life, because we are harmonizing with a powerful and
all-knowing Source of what is just right for us at any given moment. It is
during the state of usual waking awareness that we can best utilize the superconscious information available to us.
How can we experience our
Higher Self residing in us? And how do we integrate its usefulness into our
usual waking functions and awareness?
When we pay attention to and
follow our conscience we grow into and harmonize with the directive of our
Higher Self.
Learning how to become fully
aware of and use all of our aspects, is part of the
natural progression of our evolution.
Our conscience is the part
of our Higher Self that assists us in acting for the best interests of
ourselves and others in a given situation. It is discriminative. The conscience
evaluates the entire situation with all its ramifications before drawing a
conclusion. It’s message directs us to the way that
allows us to feel most easeful in our physical body when thinking about the
situation. As soon as we stray in our mind or actions from the directive of our
Higher Self, we get some sort of distress signal, reflected by how our body
feels. Some of these signals are: tension headaches, digestive upsets, lack of
vitality, inability to concentrate, feeling emotionally upset—we lose our
feeling of being in harmony with life.
By listening to our
conscience, following the options that feel comfortable to us—as read by our
body feeling easeful and our mind feeling peaceful--and by not disrupting
anyone else’s harmony and peace, we make use of the awareness of our Higher
Self.
We hear our conscience
‘speak’ to us when we are in a calm state of mind. Otherwise we can’t hear that
little quiet voice within that lets us know right from wrong for the situation
we are in or considering. When we are feeling stress we have trouble discerning
the best course to follow. In order to access the wisest course, we can step
back from ourselves and the situation for a few moments. This can be done by
taking a few deep breaths, closing our eyes, and allowing our body to relax
fully. In our mind we can look at the situation for what it is—a situation—a
happening in the world that we are participating in, but that is not attached
to us as part of our beingness. We see our situations
more objectively when our emotions and self-centered ego can step aside. From a
relaxed body and objective mind we more easefully tune into the best course to
follow.
By listening to and
following our conscience, which works in conjunction with our Superconscious—expanded awareness—we are harmonizing our
Higher Self into our state of usual waking awareness. Then we are really
functioning as an integrated unit. We are enjoying life in its fullness—we are
best able to pilot the plane of our life.
Affirmation—
Making firm in everyday living
What has been formed in the mind
As in any creative process
we get an idea in our mind before we manifest it physically. An architect
visualizes, then puts down his plan on paper in a form
the builder can use to construct a solid building.
Affirmations work the same
way. We are the architect, then the builder—bringing
into form what began in thought.
To use affirmations:
1. Determine the need;
2. Decide and visualize what the end result will be;
3. Make the affirmation in the present tense.
Affirmations bring thought
into form. They should be repeated verbally and mentally many times a day,
particularly upon rising and retiring. When first forming an affirmation, take
time to write it down. Look at the written form, memorize it, make it clear and
definite in your mind, feel its energy in your body while repeating it.
Remember that thought and planning come before physical change.
Specific uses for
affirmations…
For mental change: Mentally
affirm in present tense the new way you wish to be, such as: I use positive
attitudes. I see the bright side of situations. I tune into the harmony of
life. I act for the highest good of myself and others. I act for the highest
good of the situation.
To get rid of an addiction
or bad habit: I am aware of my peace and happiness without outside stimulants.
I allow harmonious resolves to my conflicts. (We use alcohol to deaden our will
to resolve issues.)
To help another person we
can affirm: (Person's name) is becoming aware of their inner peace and harmony.
(Person's name) is self-sustained without taking in harmful substances. When we
make affirmations on another's behalf we are uplifting ourselves at the same
time—positive thoughts produce positive results.
From the first thought of
change, change occurs. That is the cause and affect
law of nature. As we think, so we become, and because of what we become, we
generate new thoughts in a similar tone, on and on.
In addition to specific
affirmations we can make some very simple ones to cover our whole life. Affirm:
I am, at all times, acting for the highest good of myself and creation. I act
peacefully. I am in tune with my natural harmony. I act with caring love. These
positive affirmations tune us into the channel of our own perfect sate of
harmony—which we then broadcast as harmonious signals for everyone's benefit.
Summary…
1. Form affirmation in the
present tense and repeat with firm conviction.
2. Use affirmations to bring about positive change—mentally, physically, and
emotionally.
3. To produce the highest good use the universal affirmations to bring about
harmony and peace and caring love in our world.
I am peaceful
I am acting for the highest good
I am acting with love
Aging falls within the
natural order of the physical universe. Aging is really just reconstruction—one
form replacing another—being replaced by still another format. We accept change
more easily with objects wearing out, than with our physical bodies wearing
out—even though we know that the elements in objects that are worn out become
in some way part of another object in the future, as atoms are ageless. The
atoms composing all creation continue on and on, alternating in cycles of
solidified and free
Energy—seen
or unseen to the human eye.
We don't as easily accept
the changes aging causes in our own bodies. Even if we resist the obvious
process of change—change still happens. With us, the natural evolution is that
as our physical body deteriorates, we feel the internal incentive to begin
developing our consciousness. We begin the journey of exploring our
timelessness. So the aging of our body is not a loss to us in the long run—it
is a motivation for us to explore and expand in awareness of our soul's
agelessness.
Others who observe the aging
of our bodies are not necessarily aware that we may be regenerating—changing
for the upward evolution of our internal and eternal
conscious awareness. They do not realize that we are growing still, not in
physical format, but growing into our expanded Self, our self that is an
integral and eternal vibrant link in the entire seen and unseen creation.
But as we notice our bodies
aging, it is our reminder, literally our wake-up call, to put our energy into
the development of the esoteric qualities—love, kindness, caring—those
qualities that expand our personal awareness of our interwoven life within all
other life. When our current physical body ages so much that it no longer
functions as the house for our mind and soul, we take up residence in an unseen
but still conscious format in our progression in agelessness.
In format seen—format unseen
we continue on with unbroken consciousness of ourselves...
Acting for our own and
others' highest good, is the best way to show we care. It is from the feeling
that we are interrelated, intermeshed within creation, that
we naturally act for the highest good. Eventually, we feel so comfortable
interacting with others, that we realize that no one is really a
Living and acting for the
highest good of the situation is a process of processing—we take in, mull over,
and come up with something different. And in that middle space we digest and
integrate new insights into our consciousness, or we suffer indigestion by only
partially understanding and analyzing what is going on with us and the
situation.
While still digesting—before
the additional insights are integrated usefully—our thoughts, words, and
actions reflect our undigested state. While in distress, we are still in
processing mode. Facing our issues of conflict takes courage and energy.
Accepting that our goal is what benefits us, can
facilitate processing. Living each moment for the highest
perceived good flushes out discrepancies between our words and actions.
As we live in
line with our highest thoughts and words,
we purify our mind; pushing out undigested remnants of our past. As these old
issues come up to our conscious mind, they can be burned up by our most current
consciousness of what living for the highest good means to us.
Energy applied to living the highest good
processes, digests, integrates
Resulting in clarity of mind
happiness in living
It is more of a challenge to
show care and love with 'difficult' people. Their actions, or what they say,
screech across the grooves in our mind, and we get uncomfortable feelings in
our body while with or thinking about them.
We can protect ourselves
from the uncomfortable affects of difficult people
by:
- Avoiding contact with
them;
- Observing what they do or say, while maintaining neutral feelings and
thoughts about them;
- Or, doing the opposite of being the mental observer, by being surrendered and
open to their form of expression—allowing new grooves of a different reality to
be recorded in our mind and stored for reference. During this new recording, we
do not have to give up our own position or way of thinking; we are expanding
our own experience base.
Difficult people have yet to
have contact and personal experience with their underlying state of harmony.
If we are the one others
label 'difficult' and now want to get along with others harmoniously, we can take
stock of the way we are handling situations in our life. We mainly learn by
trial and error. After we have continual problems in relating harmoniously, we
begin to ask ourselves why. After the reasons outside ourselves are exhausted,
we are more motivated to begin personal self-improvement. This is usually the
last resort, but the right place to get to know our underlying happy self. The
sincere desire to know about ourselves—our Source—leads to experiencing our
underlying harmony; which imbues our subsequent thoughts and actions with
harmony—we begin having easier relationships in all aspect of living.
Beautiful uplifting music is
made up of the harmonious blending of separate notes. We are each like notes of
music, acting in phrases; and when conscious of our grace and balance, we form
melodies and symphonies with everything around us.
Outer actions
Reflections of our state of consciousness
To be happy, to be able to show others care and love
requires our underlying harmony
to fully play out with everyone
in a melodious symphony
In closing, when we see
people who have a mental or physical condition that does not allow them to
communicate themselves clearly through their body, they are in transition. This
transition phase can go on interminably by our standards of 24 hours a day, but
on the eternal clock it is but a short moment. Everyone, aware or not, lives in
agelessness.
The deconstruction of our bodies is only a transition
in our progression of Self-awareness
Noticing that our bodies age
is an incentive—a wake up call
to explore and learn
about the agelessness of our being
As the moth nestled in a cocoon
seemingly slumbers unconsciously
it is in reality changing form
before breaking out into a format
allowing greater freedom
So we, too
can grow through kindliness
within the sheltered cocoon
of our aging bodies
and in one moment
break free
Forever expanded in consciousness
Forever aware of our agelessness
German translation of
Ursula Clarke
Each of us
a conscious soul
is master of our mind
We choose to dwell or not
on our passing thoughts
We choose when to use our mind
as a creative tool
to come up with solutions
Every action of our body
is response to a thought from mind
Conscious mind or cellular mind
Our bodily systems function as a result
of the intelligence of our cellular mind
Mind precedes bodily function
on all levels
Mind can change its mind
to reshape any function in our body
at any time
As conscious souls
we have control over the use of our mind
which passes on to mind having control over
the actions of our physical body
All states of mind
our emotions, attitudes, determinations
effectively alter the composition of our body
moment to moment
Bliss, the state of mind
closest to our conscious soul
most effectively balances, heals
bodily ills
Bliss is the reward for making the choice
to bring our mind into alignment
with the highest good of the moment
Bliss is blissful because it is
the fullest expression of each moment
Our mind aligned
with our soul by bliss
best blesses our body
and everybody
auf deutsch...
Im Einklang
Jeder von uns
eine bewußte Seele
ist seines Geistes Meister.
Wir bestimmen, ob wir bei
unseren
vorübergehenden Gedanken
verweilen wollen oder nicht.
Wir bestimmen, wann wir unseren
Geist
als schöpferisches
Werkzeug benutzen,
um Lösungen zu finden.
Jede Handlung unseres Körpers
ist die Reaktion
auf einen Gedanken unseres Geistes -
bewußter Geist oder biologischer Geist.
Unsere körperlichen Systeme funktionieren
als Folge
der Intelligenz
der Zellen unseres Gehirns.
Auf allen Ebenen rangiert der Sinn
vor körperlichen Funktionen.
Der Sinn kann seine Meinung
ändern
und jegliche Funktion in unserem Körper
zu jeder Zeit umgestalten.
Als bewußte
Seelen haben wir Kontrolle
über den Gebrauch unserer Sinne.
Und darauf folgt, daß der Sinn
die Handlungen
unseres physischen Körpers kontrolliert.
Alle Stadien unseres Geistes
Gefühle, Einstellungen, Entscheidungen,
ändern wesentlich das Wesen unseres Körpers
von Augenblick zu Augenblick.
Glückseligkeit, der Zustand
des Geistes,
der unserer bewußten Seele am nächsten ist,
gleicht aus, heilt - höchst wirkungsvoll -
körperliche Leiden.
Glückseligkeit ist
die Belohnung dafür,
daß wir die Wahl getroffen haben,
unseren Geist in Einklang zu bringen
mit dem höchsten
Gut des Augenblicks.
Glückseligkeit ist
wache Achtsamkeit
in jedem Augenblick.
Glückseligkeit ist
voller Glück,
denn sie ist der vollste Ausdruck
jeden Augenblicks.
Unser Geist, in Einklang mit unserer Seele
durch Glückseligkeit,
segnet bestens unsern Körper
und jedermanns Körper.
6.
Analyze, Accept, Incorporate Repeatedly
All of our actions are our own choosing
Allowing someone else to guide us
is our own choosing, too
We each author our destiny
We interrelate—we give and
take. There are always at least two ways to act in a given situation—we choose
to act for the best resolve or not. The result of not acting for the highest
good is disharmony—a sense of separateness.
Harmony
Feeling connection
between ourselves and others
allows our greatest joy
Here is a four-part
technique to gain conscious control and understanding of our mind:
1. Analyze the motives for
past or planned actions;
2. Accept that those motives were or are valid;
3. Incorporate past lessons learned—wisdom—into current action;
4. Repeat the entire process—analyze, accept, incorporate—as an on-going
pattern throughout life.
Personal action in harmony
with the highest good
preserves personal peace
And when everyone's actions
preserve personal peace
We will have
World Peace
7. Attitudes
Underlie Thinking, Speaking, Acting
How we view life
sets the tone and tenor of our thoughts
our spoken words
and actions that follow
We have the choice to view
life from either side—the positive optimistic side, or the negative pessimistic
side.
By our free will it is our choice
to view for improvement
or just prove a point
By being flexible and open
to the moment's input we have the best chance of seeing how a situation can
grow into its best resolve.
Being stuck like glue in a point of view
we block out options
we may have found useful
Underlying our cover of
thoughts is our bed of preconceived attitudes on life and living. Our attitudes
influence our thoughts, our thoughts determine our words—written or
spoken—which in turn determine our course of action.
Most important to remember is that
Attitudes precede thoughts
Thoughts precede words
And words set our course of action
To begin setting the stage
for positive attitudes to have their play:
1. Keep in mind that more
options for action are available when we are looking for the best resolve. And
that the most options come to mind when we hold onto a positive attitude. A
positive attitude says, 'let's work this out' and not 'let's fight this out'.
2. Resolve to act for the best resolve of each situation.
3. Remember the phrase 'action-reaction'. Positive actions produce positive
results; negative actions produce negative results.
Happiness in living is our goal
no matter what form our outer lives take
No matter what our career goals are
Every person, every day
wants happiness to prevail
Positive attitudes
allow the greatest amount of happiness
to seep into the crevices and actions of our lives
Positive change results when
we become aware of, and accept a better way. We feel a new way is better when
we experience more peacefulness, harmony, or joy, than by continuing in the old
way.
As we all want happiness, we
should welcome and incorporate our expanded
Insights—increasing
our capacity for happiness in the process.
Insight
Expanded awareness
preceding change for the higher good
Allowing consciousness of more and more happiness
9.
Becoming More Conscious Step-by-Step
Becoming more conscious step by step
by making harmonious choices
Consciousness harmoniously
and intelligently directs every molecule in the physical and mental world. And,
consciousness is the awareness of, the understanding of the harmonious workings
of the seen and unseen universe.
The two concepts—directing
and observing—are simultaneous. A conscious person, besides observing the inner
and outer universal harmony, can also create harmony through positive
attitudes, which bare thoughts and actions that serve the best of each
situation in life.
Thoughts are energy in
motion; their subsequent actions are energy in motion. In addition to thoughts
and actions needing energy for their production, consciousness exists without
using any form of energy. Consciousness is difficult to intellectually
imagine—because even imagining uses energy.
Consciousness is
experiential…
Consciousness has first an
inactive stage that lives without any contact with energy. And consciousness
has an active stage that manifests in the mental and physical worlds by riding
upon waves of energy—riding upon, not immersed within. Intellectually this is
about as far as we can go in explaining consciousness.
In consciousness there is nothing beyond us
that is not us
And all in this world
should be experienced with the attention
we give to ourselves
The conscious experience of ourselves beyond ourselves
develops through caring attitudes and actions
with all the world
Thereby, awakening awareness of ourselves beyond ourselves
We live in the schoolroom of
life from birth to death. We tend to look at the current events going on in our
life as permanent reality. When changes occur we are surprised and feel
unsettled. Remembering that change is a life-long reality, we come to know and
accept change as okay, adapting ourselves as necessary.
Changing format of reality
Reality as change
Remembering to adapt till gone beyond
Through
living, our experiences compound. Momentum rolls us onward; onward and onward. Even if we
wanted, we could not succeed at backtracking. What was then,
was followed by other events, forming the present. All the changes that have
occurred on the physical, mental, and emotional planes stand between us and the
past as we knew it.
Moving along with all the changes
just continues
Acceptance that change is
inherent in the passage of time, keeps us steadily on a forward roll. And
lovingness incorporated in our attitudes and actions, gives us full and vibrant
experiences in living.
Moving forward
Moving along
Moving along life's timeline
Practical Practices to
Become More Conscious…
The following is a
step-by-step process that allows us to have access and make use of both the
inactive and active states of consciousness:
Stilling the physical body:
Sitting erect in meditation
or lying in a deep relaxation pose uses minimal physical energy. While being so
physically still and not falling asleep, we have a chance to observe the
thoughts flowing through our mind—without making any judgement
or taking any action whatsoever. We notice, that in
our mind we have both the capacity to just observe, or to physically act upon insuing or continually created thoughts.
Learning we have the choice to act or not
on our emotions and thoughts
is a first step in becoming a conscious person
Using choice:
Now that we know we have
choice, we see that we can take control of our own actions to create harmony in
our lives. This is using the active aspect of consciousness. And by
continuously upgrading our actions, we grow ever more in awareness of the
innate harmonious workings in every aspect of creation. And we grow ever more aware
of just how much we have a part in creating an ever greater degree of harmony
in our mental world and in the world of action.
Attitudes:
Acting harmoniously, becoming harmony
Acting consciously, becoming consciousness
Riding the wave
Riding the crest of the wave in thought and action
By holding positive
attitudes and thoughts, and acting for the greater good we reap joy. Joy seeps
into our lives—through the portals of our mind—into harmonious actions in the
world. By harmonious action we feel joyful both in mind and energized in body.
The more we make conscious choices the more conscious and joyful we become.
The wonderful result of
taking the steps to become more conscious is that we simultaneously become more
joyful—our experiences in living have more depth and meaning because we are
consciously controlling our own thoughts and actions. Even
when circumstances are not how we would have wished—we can control our own
reaction to them and thus create harmony for ourselves. And what we
create in our own mind, eventually manifests
harmoniously in our lives.
Becoming more conscious step-by-step
by making harmonious choices
With attitudes positive
Love in our hearts and actions
We most fully enjoy our lives
10. Be-ing in the Present, Moment to Moment to Moment
One night as I was standing
on the lawn and looking toward the stars—my vision became so fixed and
concentrated for a moment, that I felt a direct opening to infinity in my outer
and inner sight. It was as if I were at the center of the universe and at the
same time as big as the universe. This was my first experience in feeling
completely present in the here and now, and because I was neither
thinking of the past or the future, I felt the infinite fullness of a
single moment in time.
Usually my life is as when I
am on a speeding train, and when looking straight out the window see nothing
but a blur of images. But if I stay in the single moment experience in each
ever-new moment, I instead see life as if the train were stopped, revealing the
whole panorama of images around me.
I find in daily living that
I enjoy every moment more fully by staying relaxed in my body and feeling
relaxed internally in my attitudes and thoughts. Yes, life does speed along as
the train running down the track but within my own being I remain relaxed. This
is a relaxation that is not from being lazy, rather, I feel even more fully
energized and concentrated on what I want to do in the moment.
I would like to share an
essay I wrote some time ago on the concept of living more fully in each moment:
Time as Liquid Silver…
Time
Given quality
Brightened capacity
Flows through our lives
as liquid silver
Liquid silver—
valuable, held dear, expandable, expendable
Time is flowing with a
variable volume. When we are energetic we get more done in an hour than we
would at a casual pace. One hour may by 60 minutes, but we can make it more
valuable—liquid silver—by increasing the quality we put into that
60 minutes.
All aspects of living can
have the quality of liquid silver if we always act from our highest
consciousness. Each moment we use our free will to decide how to act. We can
upgrade—viewing our time as precious silver; or downgrade—viewing our time as
dust, to be whisked away. Our choice.
Journeying in Time…
Taking a leisurely drive, we
enjoy the passing scenery without worrying about our destination.
During the journey of living
we should enjoy what every moment holds—without putting off our goal of
happiness or fulfillment for the distant future. We limit our opportunity to
enjoy the present by thinking the future will be better.
Life's a string of connected events
giving shape to our time
Integral links
in the whole experience of living
We enjoy the present moment
with the depth and insight we have gained in living. Past
positive attitudes and choices compound, leading us to naturally fulfilling
outcomes in the present. And today's positive actions continue this
process into our future.
Living each moment
from our highest consciousness
insures a continuously more fulfilling
experience of life
Self-knowledge Improves the Quality of our Time
Self-knowledge—
Knowing and being able to draw from our inner Source
Self-knowledge forms the
foundation for building a happy, fulfilling life. When our actions are inline with the highest good we are contributing to our
sense of wholeness and well-being—just as a house built upon a foundation with
straight and true lumber creates a framework that perfectly supports its
visible outer coverings.
By our actions we are known
With the insight of self-knowledge
we can create beautifully
Self-knowledge is like
drinking from an ever-flowing spring of clarity. When we need guidance in any
situation, the way that preserves our personal peace comes to mind. It is an
open telephone line—directly from the pervading universal cellular harmony to
our conscious mind. The more we converse on this open direct line to our
all-knowing Source, the more we can use and incorporate these directives
reliably. After awhile, the flow becomes so
integrated into our waking consciousness, that the best resolve is automatic.
This is open communication in its purest sense—the ultimate application of
self-knowledge.
Some techniques to develop
the connection with our Source are: ethical living, caring actions, meditation,
and self-analysis.
Self-knowledge
brought out from within
imbues our daily actions
with truth and harmony
And personal integrity
increases the quality of our time
Personal Integrity…
We continuously create our
reality by our choices, moment to moment—creating and maintaining harmony by
following our conscience and acting for the highest good.
Personal integrity
takes courage
We are being courageous in
living according to our conscience, when it would be easy to hide from others
the fact that we are not following our conscience. It is easier to slide down
the hill of life, maintaining or digressing in our current state of
consciousness, than to follow the sometimes hard climb up the path of what we
know is right. The reward for continually upgrading our personal integrity is
that we become more conscious of our harmonious self-effulgent nature.
Through living with personal
integrity, others notice that we can be trusted—we become a trustworthy friend,
an asset to our world family.
By integrating our highest consciousness
we enjoy the most happiness in living
Plotting a Course Unlimited…
What dimension is unlimited
by time, place, space?
Lovingness.
Caring beyond ourselves
brings warm-feeling energy into our body, into our waking consciousness—to be
used in our interactions. Lovingness propels us to break free from the idea
that we have a limited supply of mental, emotional, and physical energy.
The unlimited energy
brought on by our lovingness
catapults us beyond
the concept of limitation
Our inner guide—our
conscience—is awakened and developed by our being unconditionally loving in our
daily living. As we incorporate lovingness into every circumstance in living,
we preserve our awareness of harmony and connection as interwoven threads in
the cloth of creation.
Plotting a course unlimited
unbounded by time, place, space
when using the energy brought on by lovingness
In conclusion some thoughts…
Science has shown
that physical form is compressed energy
To our eye, matter appears solid
unmoving, unchanging
In reality, everything is changing its form
at varying rates in time
Our bodies change a lot over our lifetime
From a speck at conception
to billions of cells at maturity
In a state of flux, renewal, continually
All the while our body is changing
it is occupied
by the same consciousness
Our Self
In whatever form our body appears
at whatever age
We are always able to say
It is me
During all the changes
of our body and surroundings
we preserve our happiness
by adapting to
and accepting the format of the moment
Gracefully flowing from this moment's form
into the next
Within the changing format
of energy and matter
a consciousness exists, persists
untouched by change
that is not bounded by limitations of time
Our connection
within the unchanging consciousness
is our feeling of lovingness
manifested in caring actions
Lovingness stands on its own
The transient forms of time and energy
used in expressions of love
is how we make our time
as liquid silver
11. Beyond Earth-Bound Reality
The entire universe functions
in a plan and pattern of harmony
Its cycles interrelated
In sync with all
A scientific and logical observation
Harmony can
not be the result of chance—as a 1,000 piece puzzle can
not be put together by chance; every part must fit together perfectly in
relation to its neighbor to complete the picture. Similarly, the universe is a
giant 3-D puzzle with billions of pieces fitting together perfectly in relation
to each other.
Mankind's creative
intelligence can make up a cardboard puzzle, but some master creative
intelligence has worked out and continues to work out the harmony within each
atom and with the interrelationship of every atom of creation.
Atoms combine into molecules
Arrangements of molecules form the elements
the components of plants
the animal kingdom
our human bodies
Thus we see that the
patterned harmony pervades all—simple atom to the billions of atoms combination
of our human body. From this simplistic view, the workings and harmony of
creation can be intellectually understood.
Harmony's Workings…
Where there is harmony no
discord can be found. When we are getting along with all, we feel the atom's
harmony in our lives.
How can we get along with
everyone? By acting in kind and caring ways—by feeling the cellular roots of
oneness we all share now, and shared even before our atoms were created.
Something can not come from nothing
The idea of harmony Was
before the physical creation emerged
The progression from single
atom to human manifestation is a natural harmonious process. Along the pathway of
evolution from atom to man the organisms grow more conscious of themselves.
There was a gorilla at the
San Diego Zoo who communicated with humans using 500 hand signals of American
Sign Language—including signals representing its emotional feelings and
desires. Yet, the gorilla still lacks creative intelligence to design and
create anything apart from its past experience.
As humans, we visualize in
our thoughts and dreams what we have never done or seen, and can creatively use
and combine the elements to make manifest our visions. We are drawing on a
level beyond the physical world. No less-evolved form has the capacity to
understand or use what is beyond its own form. To the extent of our awareness
we can use our brain centers for abstract conceptualizing and for working out
plans for bringing our ideas to physical form.
Harmony as Love…
We enjoy being in love. At
those times in our lives when we are immersed in loving relationships life
seems harmonious. We seem to notice the positive side—we enjoy the beauty,
though always present, even more acutely.
Harmony—also called love
is an experience or sensation
of perfect compatibility
When the mind steps out of
its natural harmony it is entering a fantasyland—the mind gets fooled about
what is real. When we think or act in selfish, negative, or unkind ways we
separate our consciousness from the big whole—we spin off that great orb of
loving harmonious light, becoming a small separate satellite, wandering alone.
It is when we allow the mind to separate us by selfishness and negative
thoughts and actions that we lose our consciousness of the total experience of
self-effulgent, self-generated love.
As the plant reaches for the light of the sun
we have the capacity and destiny to tune our antennae of mind
to the light of harmonious loving experiences
in all situations
every moment of our existence
for happiness
Beyond
Earth-Bound Reality…
When do all-encompassing
loving feelings become part of our conscious reality? At the human stage of the
natural evolution we feel and observe this realization. Though the harmony is
within every atom of our body and mind, we have not, till human form, had
enough brain-power—extremely advanced and developed nervous tissue, to realize
and make use of our innate harmony. In human form we first become able to
realize and make use of our innate harmony and feel the happiness within our
consciousness which is not dependent on any circumstance of our own body. And
not every human will realize the innate happiness—harmony—in their current
lifetime because of the circumstances and limitations in that person's current
lifetime, such as an early death, self-centeredness, or numerous disabilities.
There is a natural evolution
in human consciousness. All bodies look the same basically, but as soon as a
person begins to speak and act we observe how very differently we each perceive
the control we have to shape our own destiny. Those of us at the beginning
stages of being a human are more self-centered. Those at the latter stages of human
evolution have control over and awareness of themselves as manifestations of
unconditional love for themselves, all mankind, and the entire
creation—exhibited by their kind and caring actions.
An example of this
progression of evolution in becoming consciously developed, is seen in the
struggles of the helpless infant, then the struggles of childhood and
adolescence—on to the calmer maturity of adults who take on the
responsibilities of their own families—bringing the golden rewards of
usefulness, peace, and contentment.
What one person attains in awareness
of the innate harmony
we all will attain
though many lifetimes may be required
to grow from self-centeredness
to feeling the bliss of self-givingness
We all have the chance to grow
toward realization of our inherent harmony
by holding positive attitudes
and acting in kind caring ways towards all
The bliss of harmony becoming perfected
by our own practice
till we are no longer the student
but one with the Master
12.
Conscious Communion, Conscious Harmony
Communion
Awareness that if we
were not preoccupied
noticing others' faces or bodies
we could be enjoying our underlying
state of bliss
It is the perception of our
physical eyes—in seeing separate forms everywhere--that seems to override the
perceptions of our bodily feelings— bodily feelings telling us that we are
inter-linked with each other.
Looking around we see the
variety of individual forms everywhere. When we close our eyes we perceive our
presence amongst the same scene, even though we are not seeing with our
physical eyes.
Wherever we are
we perceive our own presence and identity
regardless of eyes open or closed
Beyond the perception of
seeing with open eyes and perceiving with feelings is the awareness of harmony.
In harmony we feel ourselves
integrated—part of the scene of each changing moment. In this state of
completion, we feel settled, comfortable, in communion with everything and
everyone surrounding us.
One of the parts
Part of the One
In conscious communion
Conscious harmony
13.
Developing a Discerning Mind, Developing Will Power
Developing a discerning mind
allows us the most happiness in living
Developing will power
allows us to carry out what we determine
is for our ultimate good
When we are able and willing
to make the choices and carry through on what is best in each situation we
maintain or regain harmony in our lives.
We develop a discerning mind
by first following the guidelines that religion and society have laid out for
us—basically the golden rule extended. 'Do unto others as we would have them do
unto us' and do unto ourselves what allows us to preserve our personal peace,
happiness, and health.
Developing will power only
comes when we are mentally convinced on what we want. Because it is harder to
walk a straight line than a wide road we must be more than convinced to follow through
on a plan. We must diligently apply ourselves to our plan all day long. An
example of using the combination of discernment and will power is with ending
the habit of cigarette smoking. We first use our discerning mind, to consider
the pros and cons of cigarette smoking on all aspects of our life. As we all
intellectually know that scientific research has shown cigarette smoking is
dangerous to our health it is up to us through the use of our will power to
quit smoking.
It is in the combination of
discernment and will power that we upgrade the quality of our life and make
space for our consciousness to expand.
There is a certain degree of
refinement needed before the more esoteric thoughts and experiences can flow
through our minds—taking shape through our actions.
Accelerated growth in consciousness
with its inherent happiness and bliss
comes about
when we have used discernment and will power
often enough
that we spontaneously do what is for the best
in each waking moment
14.
Earth—Our Planetary Airport
Earth lies below our feet
We touch down
rest, and refuel
as needed
At the airport of Earth, we
get everything we need to function and grow—all the raw materials we need to
maintain and sustain. Each day we take off on our individual flights,
coordinating our course around others' flights in progress.
Our body, like an airplane
transports us through life
As we fly our body-plane in
the clear open sky we can look down on the broad expansive view. And we can use
these moments to look back on what scenes we have already experienced, and then
by looking forward, see where that course of events is leading us. We can
decide if course changes—attitude and action adjustments—will lead us to a
destination more in line—aligned—with our goals.
In every ongoing moment
we can make course adjustments
that will maintain our sense of balance
by living our life lovingly
for the highest good
for the best resolve of ongoing situations
Living a balanced life, we
maintain harmony with the rest of creation. By maneuvering our plane easefully
around turbulence, our takeoffs and landings in others' lives become
smooth—even uplifting.
Touching down on planet earth
resting, refueling
Zooming off again
in our body-plane
A trip enjoyed thoroughly
when maneuvered in flight
for the highest good
Happiness
Free-flowing energy
running through us as a river
from a hidden source
Finding its outlet
in our positive thoughts and actions
Energy continuing on
in those whose lives we touch
Multiplying
from person to person
Inundating
Transforming our world ever
for the better
Energy of happiness
Awakened in us
from the well-spring of our unseen roots
lying just beneath our everyday consciousness
Energy of happiness
Brought to our awareness
by claiming a positive attitude
Choosing to pull the good out of defeat
Choosing to multiply the good of success
Energy of happiness
Aroused by our free-will to again turn
toward the sun of illumination
chasing away clouds of selfishness
Energy of happiness
Ever available
by our choices for the higher good
Ever sufficient to infuse our lives
with bliss and joy
16.
Finding Love, Defining Love
What is everlasting is Love
And Love is harmony
Love happens
when we harmonize our relationships and actions
Being in harmony allows the
natural universal energy to flow through us perfectly, without inhibitions and
blockages. And, when we are most fully energized we feel our best emotionally,
mentally and physically. When feeling our best we are able to be our best in
the world.
Feeling best
we most easily are our best
It compounds
When we act harmoniously
with care and for the best resolve of each situation, a beautiful circle of
sweet and fulfilling energy circulates—within us and between us. And as with a
comet streaming through outer space leaving a trail of sparkling energy behind,
we too, when fully energized by our alignment with harmony, leave a visible
trail of harmonious energy within the humanity by our kind and caring actions.
Defining Love:
Vibrant
energy circulating harmoniously within us, spun off to include others in a
never-ending trail of our caring thoughts; our caring actions.
What love is not:
Love is not emotional
satisfaction from emotional neediness. That comes and goes.
Love is not a business of
giving and therefore expecting to get. Those situations come and go.
Love is not received from
any material object, nor from any limited source,
whatsoever. What is not permanent comes and goes.
Finding Love:
To tap into love, to find
love's Source and feel love's force we must harmonize and align ourselves
beginning with the very core of our thinking and our attitudes, which are then
brought to the forefront by our harmonious actions—actions for the highest good
of prevailing conditions.
The experience of
love—feeling its strong uplifting energy—overtakes us mentally when we feel
harmony in our relationships, physically when we feel vibrantly alive, and
emotionally when our mental and physical harmony escape from us into caring
about others, too.
Love is the outpouring
of our soul, our inner Source
Love is ever with us
when we attune ourselves
to our innate Vibrance
Which then bursts forth
as our caring and thoughtful actions
in the world
While relaxed and peaceful feeling
energy flows through us freely
Energy flowing freely through us
by attitudes positive
actions productive
Sustaining every molecule
Powering every feeling, thought, action
Energy ever-flowing
Unending
Ever-available
Most vibrantly charged
during our caring and loving
thoughts and actions
given freely of ourselves
From the unseen Source
By the unseen Force
energy flowing freely
through our lives
From the unseen Source
By the unseen Force
our lovingness compelling
the most vibrantly charged energy
to flow into our lives
Our brain the hardware
Our mind the software
Our consciousness connected
to mainframe of the Divine
with a trunk line
to our individual mind
Consciousness
Working through mind
Working through brain
Working out our wishes and thoughts
through our body
Our bodies are the
hardware—brain, nervous system and all our senses that
perceive. Our mind is the software—the
program that uses our bodily senses to both receive
and communicate. Our mind also stores and processes input gained through
experience and analysis—transforming, broadening its own concepts in the
process.
As our mind-body discovers
through much trial and error that loving and caring result in feelings of
harmony, we begin acting more harmoniously.
Harmonious loving attitudes
and their subsequent caring actions
develop consciousness
in our mind-body
The operator
using our own particular software
in our particular hardware
is really our Self—our eternal soul
our eternal Self-consciousness
Our self using our mind-body
to grow in consciousness
of its Self
Life experiences
our interaction with the world
are for growth in consciousness
How do we come to know our
Self—our eternally conscious operator?
By aligning harmoniously
with transcendental qualities—lovingness, truth, peace—we then begin
experiencing that which is not dependent on sensory input or output. As our
mind-body grows in consciousness, we more often act on the highest good of the
moment. We become congruent in mind-body-Self—giving us our greatest feelings
of fulfillment.
Cellular memories
inherited from our parent's
mind-body experiences
and their parent's
mind-body experiences
along with input from our own
mind-body experiences
are the software-hardware we use
to grow in consciousness
into congruency
Our mind-body
having become aware
of our eternal Self
Thereafter functioning fully, lovingly
in Universal Awareness
Our brain the hardware
Our mind the software
Our consciousness connected
to mainframe of the Divine
with a trunk line to our individual mind
for action-interaction in the world
for fulfillment
even while living
in the world
Heaven or Hell
Happiness or Sadness
Harmony or Discord
States of mind
Status of being
Chosen by free will
Heaven and hell are not
destinations in our future. They are with us right now as our state of mind.
Heaven is our mind in harmony
Hell is our mind in discord
Our internal-eternal goal is
to transform discord into harmony through making choices for the highest good
of each situation.
We have free will
to transform each moment
into a hellish or heavenly outcome
A positive attitude combined
with obeying our inner voice of conscience breeds happiness. By adding a
caring, loving attitude to positive thoughts and actions we radiate our
heavenly state of harmony and temporarily uplift others to consciousness of
their own heavenly possibilities.
Heaven or Hell
Status of mind
Chosen by free will
Heaven or Hell
Happiness or Sadness
Harmony or Discord
States of mind
Status of being
Chosen by free will
When we keep our houses
neat, clean and orderly, we can easily find what we want, and are always ready
for company.
And while we live on planet
earth, our body, mind, and emotions are the personal house of our soul. By
keeping ourselves clean and pure in thought, word, and action—holding an
attitude of caring and kindness—we enjoy the most happiness in our life.
We transport ourselves
everywhere in the house of our bodies—therefore we are ever responsible for our
own state of happiness by keeping all aspects of ourselves during each
situation of the day in a good state of 'housekeeping'.
To keep our personal
body-mind-emotional house clean we can:
1. Eat a well-balanced diet
as close to its natural state as possible.
2. Follow a health regime of meditation; deep relaxation; stretches and aerobic
activities.
3. Keep caring attitudes. By being caring we preserve our personal peace and
harmony.
4. Hold positive thoughts. Positive thoughts deliver positive results—positive
plans of actions.
5. Then carry out the positive plan of action—producing even more joy and
harmony, both in our own house and in the lives of others.
And finally, to make our
house truly a home, express thankfulness for everything we have and can do in
our lives. Thankfulness uplifts us in spirit—it is the energy of spirit that
powers our lives.
Housekeeping
Keeping our surroundings
and our personal house of body, mind, emotions
in order and in beauty
brings the most happiness
the most harmony
into our lives
The goal for each of us
is the same goal for all of us
Our individual goal
Our communal goal
is unbroken happiness
Happiness perceived as harmony
in every aspect of living
Though separate in our individuality
we are as one in our humanity
Ever one of the parts
and part of the One
Humanity's goal on the
larger scale is what each person's goal is—as the force of one of us,
multiplied many times over becomes the whole of humanity.
We feel happy when we are in
harmony—when we harmonize with our family, friends, community, and as a country
of people with the whole world.
As we each learn that our
happiness or harmony is felt when we act for the best of each situation, we
will, for our own happiness, learn to spontaneously know and act for the best.
As we individually and communally
become more conscious
our world as a whole
will grow in consciousness
Impressions imprint in brain matter
in proportion to attention applied
Each impression in its
arrangement of chemicals integrates into and updates our reality. The greater
the impact on the mind—such as from added emotional or devotional energy—the
greater and more lasting that particular arrangement of brain chemistry.
The energy of a traumatic
happening—as in the death of or separation from a loved one—can impact so
strongly that our reality takes a major turn.
And conversely, we can
imprint lightly, or temporarily, by using less energy, or being less affected
by happenings.
An example of a temporary
impression in brain matter is remembering a phone number just long enough to
dial.
Temporarily or long term,
the mind's impressions turn into physical action via the chemical reactions of
the brain cells.
Impressions imprinting
thought into action
Forming
Reforming
ongoing reality
through arrangement
rearrangement
of molecular creations
within the brain
Input influences
when we are not in contact with our stand
or when we feel we need outside help
People, environment, and
circumstances influence us in proportion to what we allow. When our mind is
clear, not much from a different tract influences us negatively.
Clarity of mind
Result of holding
positive attitudes
Lovingly surrendering
to the highest good
So that input's influence
reveals our harmony
When a lie spares another's feelings
it is justified
If revealing information
would cause more harm than good
it is best to keep quiet
On the other hand
If a lie would cause blame
to be shifted away from ourselves
to one who is innocent
the lie is not justified
In thinking about whether or not to tell a lie
the test should be to first consider the outcome
If the outcome is from our own selfishness
it is not justified
Even if we are the only ones
who would suffer by telling the truth
it is better to go ahead and tell the truth
As how we think and speak and act
forms our consciousness
Each of us is ultimately responsible
for our own actions
Even if we feel coerced
it was our choice
to let another person influence us
We are ever in charge of our destiny
moment to moment
Taking a leisurely drive, we
enjoy the passing scenery without worrying about our destination. During the
journey of living we should enjoy what every moment holds—without putting off
our goal of happiness or fulfillment for the distant future.
We limit our opportunity to
enjoy the present, by thinking that the future will be better.
Life's a string of connected events giving shape to our time
Inter-joining links creating the experience of living
We enjoy the present moment
with the depth and insight we have gained in living till now. Past positive attitudes and choices compound, leading us to
naturally fulfilling outcomes in the present. And today's positive
actions continue this process into our future.
Today's decisions shape tomorrow's outcomes
Living each moment from our highest consciousness
insures a continuously more fulfilling experience of life
26.
Loosening the Knots in our Heart
When we leave this life
the only thing that we take with us
is the content of our heart
Everything we do in our daily life
Everything we do in our whole life
has but one purpose
That purpose is to open wider
To expand the clear spaces between our egoistic thoughts
That through these openings
unconditionally loving energy
is able to flow upward into our conscious mind
giving us the experience of inner happiness
The flow of unconditional
love is so vibrant and energized that it loosens, and undoes the knots of
constricted energy that we have placed in our precious sensitive heart—the
place in our consciousness where we’ve been holding past hurts, and the
unproductive idea that we need to get certain possessions, or control of a
person or people, in order to feel important, in order to feel happy.
As the knots in our heart
loosen, loosen, and are forever lost
we come to understand
that our happiness comes instead
from our own ongoing loving attitudes and thoughts
which we then manifest by our caring actions
This is a complete turn around in attitude from the animal kingdom, which
truly does need to get in order to survive. But that attitude, that we have in
us from our instinctual nature, that also motivates us to do what we need to,
to sustain our biological lives, is very incomplete and inadequate in providing
our state of sustained happiness. This is the point of place where we rise
above the animal kingdom into our state of humankind. And in our state of humanness
we can choose to maintain or regain our feeling of happiness at any time, by
adjusting our own attitudes and thinking toward caring about others and
everything around us.
27. Love
and Science, One in Consciousness
Science is absolutely loving
instilling harmony, balance, into every action in our lives
Love is absolutely scientific
instilling harmony, balance, into every action in our lives
From the perspective of
overall consciousness, love and science are one. One plus one equals
two—whether on an addition chart or in a relationship. Scientific law—harmony—pervades
the entire universe. Predictable mechanisms, predictable responses—interwoven,
interrelated as with the workings of a fine watch.
As we interact harmoniously,
we align with the basic precept of nature: cooperation. Through harmonious
cooperation we become increasingly aware and conscious of ourselves and the
world; we find we can harmoniously function with anyone, anywhere, under all
circumstances—just as mathematical scientific principles are present and
function interrelatedly everywhere.
Abundant energy comes into
our body when by our positive attitudes we align with nature's laws. We become
an asset to everyone as we manifest within the principles that keep our
universe running rhythmically, harmoniously. When we are feeling enlivened by
our state of harmony, we most easily manifest acceptance and unconditional
love. Our energy radiates from us, warming everyone, as predictably as the sun
radiates and warms everything by its rays of energy. Radiating as the sun, we
feel exquisitely good, as we are being sustained by our alignment within the
harmonious mathematical workings of the universe. If alignment with the
harmonious scientific laws of creation is so enlivening, can we imagine what
direct alignment with the source of creation would lend our consciousness?
In fact, we can't imagine,
but we can experience an ever-expanding consciousness by loving
unconditionally! Basic consciousness is our state of awareness at any given
moment. Consciousness is scientific because we grow in awareness using the
natural principle of cause and effect: Our loving actions are the cause, and
the effect is our ever increasing awareness of being interconnected with the
rest of creation.
In order to come to our full
state of consciousness we go through a scientific process of evolution. An
analogy can be seen by the various stages of a human life, from babyhood to the
accumulated wisdom of old age. In general, the individual progression can be
seen awakening, and gradually integrated into the whole of living over time.
These aspects make up a
pathway to the full potential of human consciousness:
1. Instinct—preservation;
reproduction;
2. Mind—analysis, planning, arranging the situation to suit
personal desires;
3. Loving, giving, caring, sharing—considering the needs of others and
acting for the best resolve of the situation;
4. Self -Realization—experiencing happiness as a quality of
one's own being;
5. Universal Consciousness; Communion—vibrantly experiencing one's self
within every atom of creation; by will power, using the infinite resources to
create that which uplifts, energizes, and harmonizes.
With a fully developed
consciousness, we flavor well how we act upon our instincts, desires, and
caring concerns—all aspects of mind working through our brain cells which
direct the functioning and movements of our body. We notice that when we are
feeling best physically, it is easier to both think creatively, and use
deductive reasoning. Our mind functions best when our brain cells are
healthiest. And that is deductive reasoning—showing the interdependent
functioning of brain and mind!
Intuitive and factual
information as well as input from our sense organs are stored in brain cells.
And conversely, our thoughts direct our brain cells, which in turn send out the
messages to make our body function as we wish. Our brain plays the role of
receiver, storer, and sender—all under the direction
of our will. We, to whatever lesser or greater degree we are aware of doing so,
decide what instructions to give our brain to be carried out to the whole of
our body for action. When conscious thought is not directing
our brain activities—such as in deep sleep—the instinctual functioning of the
brain takes over to keep the body alive.
All sources of information influence
our thoughts. It is by our will power that we decide what to do to have the
fullest experience of life. We move towards our full consciousness—reversing
digressions—by following the outer guidelines set forth by ethical, moral,
religious, and civil codes of behavior. These guidelines serve as our safety
net while we develop our own strong conscience—and the consciousness that
follows it.
Compartments of mind
arranging through compartments of brain
for expression
Balance and harmony
preserved or regained
by willpower applied to living consciously
Lovingness incorporated with wisdom
allows our natural harmony to flourish
Harmony is prevalent in
every atom of creation—seen in the cooperative interaction of atoms forming
molecules, then combining into the complex systems of
the universe. Our own body is built by the harmonious interaction of each organ
and system, cooperating for the good of the whole.
Nature's way is to keep us
and all of the universe functioning harmoniously
We make the choice to follow
nature's lead, achieving harmony in our daily life, by acting caringly,
lovingly, for the best resolve of our problems—the wisest good.
Our loving actions, when
combined with wisdom, give us the feeling in our body and mind—felt by our
sense of easefulness—that we are in tune with the situation of the moment;
acting rightly in the complexities of the moment.
Wisdom lovingly applied
cooperates with the natural harmony
Events having the most
impact on our emotions and mind and body make up our lasting memories.
We can also consciously make
memories by willing ourselves to hold an event as a memory. We do this by noticing
many details of the situation we are in. By observing our physical
surroundings—scenery, our clothing, the furnishings, the people near us, the
food we are eating. And while noticing these things very closely for a period
of time making the affirmation that we will remember these details later.
A few years ago I took a
2-week trip to visit a friend in the wilderness of Finland. I really wanted to
remember as much as possible of this land. And I do have such strong memories,
because I followed my own guidelines of paying concentrated close attention to
the details that I wanted to remember. I even made memories of my feelings
while there that I can pull out of my mind and relive as I imagine a hologram
might be.
I found through my
experiences that we have the capacity to enjoy deeply the replay of our
memories and re-enjoy the events of the past in the present.
This experience helped me to
understand first hand that there are no gaps in consciousness between our past
and present. Yes, we live our days by a ticking clock, but on the levels of our
experiences that are not bounded by physical constraints, we can relive
experiences from the seeming past as if they are our current experiences—and
indeed they then become our current experiences.
So, making memories is not
just something to be taken lightly. We truly can enjoy our past and present in
the one consciousness that they are. For in consciousness there is no time, or place, or space limitations.
30.
Mastering the Master-Disciple Relationship
The Master lives within us
as our Higher Self
Until we learn how to access
our Higher Self consistently, we can rely on a spiritual master for guidance.
A spiritual master is one
who has achieved Self-Realization, and is usually dedicated to guiding other
souls into daily connection with our Creator-Sustainer.
No matter what we want to
learn while on earth, we need to study and practice to refine our skills and
ourselves. It is the same on the path to Self-knowledge. We inherently 'know'
we have to refine ourselves to recognize and enjoy the esoteric aspects of
ourselves. Having a spiritual master as a teacher, an example, and guide in Self
Realization, teaches us the way and corrects our 'homework' as we put into
practice our newly refined attitudes and actions.
When we practice
we progress
By refining our actions
by acting for the best in a situation
with kindness and care
we progress in consciousness
Experiencing ever more fully
our inherent happiness and harmony
The master-disciple
relationship has another unseen plus for us. In addition to being taught how to
conduct our lives to receive the most happiness in life, a spiritual master is
able to give us an energy boost—an energy boost of divine love—when we are
making self-efforts to refine ourselves. This energy boost spurs us on even
more as we climb step-by-step up the mountain path to the summit.
At the summit of Self-Realization
we become one in consciousness
with our spiritual master, our preceptor
Becoming consistently open and receptive
to the prodding our own internal, eternal Higher Self
In alignment with our Creator-Sustainer
link to Part II; writings numbered 31—59
Susan Helene Kramer is an international author of more than
50 collections and thousands of articles on rhythmic dance, ballet, music,
philosophy, social issues, yoga, meditation, and practical spirituality for
children, teens, adults and those challenged with some translations in Dutch,
French, German, Greek and Spanish, and with her husband, Stan Schaap- http://www.powertoshare.com resides
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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