In my deliverance, when I experience a critical passing thought or see a contracting situation, I hear the inner voice of deliverance whisper Namaste (pronounced: nam-as-tay). This is an ancient Sanskrit word that roughly means, “The Divine in me recognizes and salutes the Divine in you.”
Instantly, what started out as old onion vision now changes into Pearl Vision, and my being embraces whatever is causing the limitation to relax and allow what is to be. No need now to make it better or make it go away or bring it in closer. My being just feels like a silent witness in choiceless awareness.
Since we are not the doers, and intentional efforts have no place in the real world of illusion, this process of allowing, accepting, and embracing what is — as is cannot be practiced as a goal or path.
An event either happens by Grace as an experience of freedom or at the opposite polarity, in which case Source gets to pretend that It is feeling limitation again through Its extension — you!
As the understanding of Pearl Vision deepens, the experience of what is — as is, becomes a normal way of life without a thousand interruptions a day from the voice of deliverance reminding you.
So, even though repeating a mantra to intentionally connect with Spirit can be futile, when it happens by Grace, it is very effective. What is — as is! Namaste!
~ From: Onions to Pearls, by Nadeen (aka Michael Clegg)
“Courage in living, the grace in living, spontaneous living comes naturally from prajna – the intuitive realization of being one with all that exists.”
~ Ramesh Balsekar, 1989
There can be no doubt that
sincere unquestioning belief is one of the greatest hindrance to a true spiritual awakening.Psychologist, Leon Festinger, developed his theory of
cognitive dissonance to explain our ability to deflect information or reasoning that might challenge our dearly held beliefs. Festinger’s studies now throw light on the response of sincere religionists, for instance, when confronted by the reported findings of the great spiritual seers and quantum physicists alike. His observations are worth quoting:
“A man with a conviction,” he says, “is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or observations basedon direct experience and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.
But man’s resourcefulness goes beyond simply protecting a belief. Suppose an individual believes something with his whole heart; suppose further that he has a commitment to this belief, that he has taken irrevocable actions because of it; finally, suppose that he is presented with evidence, unequivocal and undeniable evidence, that his belief is wrong: what will happen?
The individual will frequently emerge, not only unshaken, but even more convinced of the truth of his beliefs than ever before. Indeed, he may even show a new fervor about convincing and converting other people to his view.”
~ When Prophecy Fails, Festinger, 1956
“I can’t believe that,” said Alice.
“Can’t you?” the Queen said, in a pitying tone. Try again: draw a long breath and shut your eyes.”
Alice laughed: “There’s no use trying,” she said. “One can’t believe impossible things.”
“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
~ From: Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll.
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What I call the ‘inner body’ isn’t really the body anymore but life energy, the bridge between form and formlessness. Make it a habit to feel the inner body as often as you can. After a while, you won’t need to close your eyes anymore to feel it. For example, see if you can feel the inner body whenever you listen to someone.
It almost seems like a paradox: When you are in touch with the inner body, you are not identified with your body anymore, nor are you identified with your mind. This is to say, you are no longer identified with form but moving away from form-identification toward formlessness, which we may also call Being. It is your essence identity.
Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body’s ability to heal itself.
~ Eckhart Tolle
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Without question, the one “thing” to which we give the greatest value, out of all proportion, is the “thing” we see when we look in the mirror. The body in the mirror is not our Identity, any more than Macbeth is the identity of the actor playing that role.
The one and only Identity is That which is being the consciousness that perceives the body in the mirror. Awareness is the action-activity of That which is being the body in the mirror, the mirror itself, the door frame, the house, the world and the entire universe, every bit included in (as) the Awareness that looks in the mirror.
Identity, then, is infinitely more than a single outline in the consciousness of images and things. As a matter of fact, Identity has no more to do with a particular body-outline than the picture hanging on the wall. The Identity-being-I is being every object of perception.
It is well, we say again, that.the images in the mirror (and all other objects of perception) are neither real nor unreal; they are nothing in themselves. The “value,” the “something,” is That which is being images! The “That” is Reality, Supernal Isness, God.
From: A Guide to Awareness & Tranquillity, by William Samuel
“There is some Absolute Entity, the eternal substratum of the consciousness … by which this universe is pervaded, but which nothing pervades, which shining, all this universe shines by Its reflection … This is the innermost Self, the primeval
Purusha, whose essence is the
constant realisation of infinite Bliss, which is ever the same … ”
~ Shankaracharya — Vivekacudamuni, vv125-131
mystic, noun; Date: 1679; 1 : a follower of a mystical way of life 2 : an advocate of a theory of mysticism.
mystical, adjective; Date: 15th century; 1 a: having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence b: involving or having the nature of an individual’s direct subjective communion with God or ultimate reality.
mysticism, noun; Date: 1735; 1: the experience of mystical union or direct communion with ultimate reality reported by
mystics 2: the belief that direct knowledge of God, spiritual truth, or ultimate reality can be attained through subjective experience (as intuition or insight) 3 a: vague speculation : a belief without sound basis b: a theory postulating the possibility of direct and intuitive acquisition of ineffable knowledge or power. ~ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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A man in the queue at the bank suddenly developed a bad bout of hiccups just as his turn came to be served.
As he handed over his account number to the teller, he asked with some difficulty, “I wonder – hic -, he said, “Would – hic – you please – hic – hic – tell me the – hic – balance of my – hic – hic – cheque account.”
The teller consulted the bank’s computer and then said with a frown, “I’m sorry, but your cheque account is overdrawn by $10,700.”
“Whaaaaaattt!” exclaimed the customer. “You must be joking!”
“Yes, I am,” admitted the teller,” “but your hiccups are gone now, aren’t they?”
(As Tom Robbins once remarked: There’s a certain Buddhistic calm that comes from knowing you have … money in the bank.)