Consciousness is our way of being God; we are inescapably one with Him. This should solve all of our problems, but sometimes it even seems to exacerbate them. Why? Because instead of being God, we think of Him as something to aspire to be. How can you aspire to be yourself?
I have been telling my story online for way too long. Anyone who doesn’t know it can find it in lots of different places. And that is how the mind works. It is a seeking instrument, the original search engine. But it is the Little Engine That Couldn’t. The mind, in its frantic dance for answers, finally falls silent.
Many religious or spiritual schools teach and practice silence, but that is a sort of joke. How can you teach or learn what you inescapably are? I love attending kirtan, because at the end of every chant, the proper response of the listeners is total silence. And you can cut it with a knife. Except you can’t, because it is pure consciousness.
I feel differently these days about a lot of things. Bold enough to fall silent. In enough awe to fall silent. In love with silence enough to fall silent. In other words, to be myself more and more and more. Try it; you’ll like it.
Vicki Woodyard
Awesome, Vicki. It’s too bad but we can’t let go until we are forced. We need to be crushed to smithereens to finally give it up. I feel like we are in sync these days. Maybe, we always have been. These days are easy, quiet and resting. I am grateful…
Yes, we must be reduced to silence and acceptance. And of course, in this world everything comes and goes.
Perfect! I love kirtan, too. The vibrations soothe and open the heart and then the silence… Blessings to you! And many thanks for being you.