Non Duality

"A man who knows that he is neither body nor mind 

cannot be selfish, for he has nothing to be selfish for.

Or, you may say, he is equally 'selfish'

on behalf of everybody he meets; 

everybody's welfare is his own."

- Sri Nisargadatta 

Lessons

Sadly I trusted someone for the second time and my trust was betrayed.  I feel angry, deceived, sad and vengeful in ways.

What I KNOW, however is quite different:

This is an opportunity for me to learn, to forgive and to heal!

For whatever reason, this Lesson came up again in my life in nearly the exact same way as it had before...clearly, there is an issue or void within me that needs work.

Yes, I could choose to just stay angry at the other person and cast out all my power towards them, but what or who would that serve?

So, I have a moment in time to reflect on why I am facing this problem again...what have I not healed within myself that is asking for assistance?

This process takes time.  I must dig down, below the surface, and release everything that is blocking my path to Awareness/Love.

What a glorious challenge!  I am grateful for this gift!

As I begin to let go of the anger, hurt, and betrayal, I am shown amazing insights into myself and my relationship to a greater Presence who I call God.

I have not finished;  I have only just begun my lesson...but as I continue on this path I am reminded of the following:

"Just as a screen is never truly obscured, let alone harmed by any image, although it is one with all images, so our essential nature of pure Awareness is never veiled or hurt by any appearance of the body, mind or world, although it is intimately one with all such appearances."

~ Rupert Spira

Healing Errors, Sin. Forgiveness.

When I perceive that someone has done something to me, it is really my subconscious trying to illustrate some issue within me that is not healed.

Why do I project that particular error onto my brother or sister?  

To understand and heal this, I must go deep to find the source of that projection - why that exact error?  Sometimes it is like peeling an onion, there are many layers all of which can cause tears...but keep going to the origination of the so-called sin.

Once you find THAT and have healed it, forgiven it, you never have to do that error again.

(If the same sin reoccurs, then you know that you did not find the source of the sin and there is more work to do.)

Self Realize

Being self realized has nothing to do with decisions and actions, but exists separately- in a place bound by stillness and silence.  This is where I continue to urge all of us to go.

It is in these moments where we find who we are, as well as who we are in relation to one another. This is the realm where ALL relationships are healed, grown and allowed to blossom.

Get quiet, be alone, find the calm, the stillness - know the space between breaths and heartbeats...here is where answers, directions and purpose reside.  Any other place is of human creation, locked in the illusion of space and time.

In fairness to yourself, go to this place until you find there is nowhere to go because you are already there.

Freedom

I am pure INFINITE awareness (Love).

As such, I never change.

Consequently, no outside experience can alter my essence of being which is awareness (Love).

Therefore, I can play, dance, run and enjoy EVERY aspect of life, even the painful ones, knowing that I cannot be anything other than Love.

This is my freedom.

I Am

I am committed to Truth.

I am Awareness.

I am NOT a separate self, a person with a body or mind, a woman or a member of a race.

I AM.

LOVE.

Conversation

I asked God, " Tell me my name, tell me who I am."

He replied, "My precious child, you are my breath."

A continued conversation...

If I am your breath, then what?

"You become free. You are a leaf in the wind."