Showing posts with label attachment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label attachment. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
My Thoughts on the Spiritual Life
I decided to make a rather large post that contains a bunch of notes that I have jotted down over the past 9 months or so. These notes are on a variety of topics and are some thoughts I had in the moment. These are unedited, unfiltered and... you get the idea! Enjoy!
Monday, February 13, 2012
Victors In Life
"We are victors in life when we receive bad news with as much joy as good news and see the blessing in trials. You have risen above this world and cannot be moved."
This is part of the paradox of spirituality. To many, they look at a statement that we can be happy during sad times and do not understand it. This is foolishness to many. This is because there are many hidden truths that undergird this statement.
Since we are spirit, in essence, we do need to fear anything. We will live eternally without any effort on our part and we cannot lose our lives. If we consider our earthly existence to be our life, then we have something to fear. However, our earthly existence is but a shell for our spirit.
A recurrent theme that I am experiencing now is learning to think outside of duality. Some say this is how supreme consciousness thinks, and that this is the ideal we should all aspire to.
The essence of suffering is attachment to outcome. Attachment to outcome is being tied to our earthly existence, that is duality. In its basic form, duality consists of labeling things. We label this good and that bad. However, labeling prevents us from experiencing the "subject of our labeling" fully. We do not see it as a unique experience but want to categorize it with prior experiences, even before we get a chance to experience it!
We are victors in life when we receive bad news with as much joy as good news and see the blessing in trials. You have risen above this world and cannot be moved. To not be attached to outcome means that we truly our joyous in all things, which is our basic nature anyways. If we are filled with joy in trying times, how easy is it to be filled with joy in the normal, everyday life?
To have attained such an ideal, is truly living in heaven while you are still on earth. An undercurrent to this topic, which I will touch on briefly, is the reason why we have trials. A trial is only "trying" if it touches a part of us that is identified with pain. The blessing in a trial is the opportunity to heal this pain through forcing us to confront why we are feeling it in the first place.
Once we receive healing for this pain, we then break the cycle of karma that led us to put ourselves in a situation that would stir the pain up. That is the joy we must have when in a difficult situation. Feel the associated pain but realize that it is really joy that has been disguised and that you are making progress on your spiritual path.
This is part of the paradox of spirituality. To many, they look at a statement that we can be happy during sad times and do not understand it. This is foolishness to many. This is because there are many hidden truths that undergird this statement.
Since we are spirit, in essence, we do need to fear anything. We will live eternally without any effort on our part and we cannot lose our lives. If we consider our earthly existence to be our life, then we have something to fear. However, our earthly existence is but a shell for our spirit.
A recurrent theme that I am experiencing now is learning to think outside of duality. Some say this is how supreme consciousness thinks, and that this is the ideal we should all aspire to.
The essence of suffering is attachment to outcome. Attachment to outcome is being tied to our earthly existence, that is duality. In its basic form, duality consists of labeling things. We label this good and that bad. However, labeling prevents us from experiencing the "subject of our labeling" fully. We do not see it as a unique experience but want to categorize it with prior experiences, even before we get a chance to experience it!
We are victors in life when we receive bad news with as much joy as good news and see the blessing in trials. You have risen above this world and cannot be moved. To not be attached to outcome means that we truly our joyous in all things, which is our basic nature anyways. If we are filled with joy in trying times, how easy is it to be filled with joy in the normal, everyday life?
To have attained such an ideal, is truly living in heaven while you are still on earth. An undercurrent to this topic, which I will touch on briefly, is the reason why we have trials. A trial is only "trying" if it touches a part of us that is identified with pain. The blessing in a trial is the opportunity to heal this pain through forcing us to confront why we are feeling it in the first place.
Once we receive healing for this pain, we then break the cycle of karma that led us to put ourselves in a situation that would stir the pain up. That is the joy we must have when in a difficult situation. Feel the associated pain but realize that it is really joy that has been disguised and that you are making progress on your spiritual path.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Feel Your Emotions
"Just as clouds form when warm air meets cold, so our emotions sit on the boundary between inner peace and outer attachment."
Our emotions are wonderful tools that guide us through this life. Unlike our thoughts which tend to anchor us in the physical world, our emotions are reactive in nature. They are neither positive nor negative yet simply float through our inner being. Emotions, like our thoughts, should be observed and not identified with.
Our emotions originate in the space where our inner world and outer world meet. Just as clouds form when warm air meets cold, so our emotions sit on the boundary between inner peace and outer attachment. The greater the attachment to this world, then the greater emotional tumult as we journey within to a place of stillness. If we realize that emotions are simply doing their job of making their presence known to us, we would not wish to rid ourselves of them, especially the emotions we may label as "negative" but are not really so. These emotions are sadness, anger, hopelessness, grief, pain, guilt and other similar emotions.
In fact, the more we try and wish these emotions away or cover them up, they become trapped inside us without way of escape. Like clouds, they need to freely move through our consciousness until they dissipate on their own accord. Trapped emotions become part of our inner pain. They will eventually work their way out through acting out behaviors, behaviors that we unconsciously do to bring pain into our lives. We do this so that we will eventually confront our inner pain.
Instead, feel your emotions. Go into them and experience them. At the same time, we are the observer, taking an inner ride through our emotional clouds. As we feel our emotions, they dissipate on their own, because the inner light of our consciousness eventually breaks through. As we focus our inner soul radiance on our emotional clouds, we see that our inner joy never left but may have been temporarily obscured. We let our emotions percolate up from the depth of our soul as they expand into Supreme consciousness and are absorbed by the Love that is all there is.
As we journey within, this is why the emotions surface on occasion. Our consciousness begins to shift from attachment to this world and we run into the emotions. They are the fog or mist that separate us from inner peace. If we avoid them, we miss out on the peace that lies just beyond their perimeter. Instead, we brace ourselves and feel our cockpit rattle as we pass through them. Pass through them, we must to get a taste of Divine bliss. The joy in life is in the journey that we take to our destination.
Our emotions are wonderful tools that guide us through this life. Unlike our thoughts which tend to anchor us in the physical world, our emotions are reactive in nature. They are neither positive nor negative yet simply float through our inner being. Emotions, like our thoughts, should be observed and not identified with.
Our emotions originate in the space where our inner world and outer world meet. Just as clouds form when warm air meets cold, so our emotions sit on the boundary between inner peace and outer attachment. The greater the attachment to this world, then the greater emotional tumult as we journey within to a place of stillness. If we realize that emotions are simply doing their job of making their presence known to us, we would not wish to rid ourselves of them, especially the emotions we may label as "negative" but are not really so. These emotions are sadness, anger, hopelessness, grief, pain, guilt and other similar emotions.
In fact, the more we try and wish these emotions away or cover them up, they become trapped inside us without way of escape. Like clouds, they need to freely move through our consciousness until they dissipate on their own accord. Trapped emotions become part of our inner pain. They will eventually work their way out through acting out behaviors, behaviors that we unconsciously do to bring pain into our lives. We do this so that we will eventually confront our inner pain.
Instead, feel your emotions. Go into them and experience them. At the same time, we are the observer, taking an inner ride through our emotional clouds. As we feel our emotions, they dissipate on their own, because the inner light of our consciousness eventually breaks through. As we focus our inner soul radiance on our emotional clouds, we see that our inner joy never left but may have been temporarily obscured. We let our emotions percolate up from the depth of our soul as they expand into Supreme consciousness and are absorbed by the Love that is all there is.
As we journey within, this is why the emotions surface on occasion. Our consciousness begins to shift from attachment to this world and we run into the emotions. They are the fog or mist that separate us from inner peace. If we avoid them, we miss out on the peace that lies just beyond their perimeter. Instead, we brace ourselves and feel our cockpit rattle as we pass through them. Pass through them, we must to get a taste of Divine bliss. The joy in life is in the journey that we take to our destination.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Manifesting Your Dreams
"We live in an abundant Universe and there is nothing wrong with living an abundant life without lack."
This topic is a pretty controversial one as there are many different viewpoints about it. We can all manifest anything we wish through an act of will. As you would imagine, whether we are talking about the self or Self makes a big difference about what is possible. If the wish comes from the self, then we will be attached to the outcome and, anything that is manifested, may quickly disappear. The goal is for the wish to come from the Self.
I do not think that many would argue that the Law of Attraction does not work. This law is common sense. The law essentially is that any thought that you have has its own vibration. If you expect that whatever you wish to manifest will indeed manifest and fervently declare this to be so, then that particular wish will come true. You must be specific in your request. The subtlety is to live your life as if this has already happened. A wish may be "I would like a new 2012 blue Dodge Viper" or something like that. You buy car mats for the new car of your dreams or buy drapes for that new house. In your mind, this wish has already come true.
By acting as if the object has already manifested, we change our thought forms such that we attract things into our life to make this happen. Another subtlety is that this particular thing has not manifested because we have held onto the desire too fervently. By striving after this object, we push it away. We must act without attachment, which will diminish desire. If there is no desire, our thinking is not clouded.
As you meditate that this wish has already come true, you do so regularly. You, then, wait. Be ready and the Universe will plant the seed of an idea about how to manifest this dream. This law works because it enlists the help from others, the Universe and our subconscious to make it happen. There is an incredible synergistic effect.
The controversy surrounds using spiritual practices to get material things. Some argue that this is just materialism wearing a spiritual cloak. This is where the Self comes in. If the wish comes from the Self, it is without desire. We live in an abundant Universe and there is nothing wrong with living an abundant life without lack. Act without attachment and the results are truly miraculous. This is the miracle of co-creating with the Universe.
Another teaching that arises from this is that we are all responsible for our lot in life. This is because it is our thinking that has manifested our reality. This may be a discussion for another time, but I will suggest that there is a mystery to the Universe that we cannot explain. There is karma from past lives that is working out. In short, things happen to us as part of the mystery and there is no silver bullet solution as to why things occur.
There is another part to this that covers when the manifesting is taking place that will be covered in a separate post.
This topic is a pretty controversial one as there are many different viewpoints about it. We can all manifest anything we wish through an act of will. As you would imagine, whether we are talking about the self or Self makes a big difference about what is possible. If the wish comes from the self, then we will be attached to the outcome and, anything that is manifested, may quickly disappear. The goal is for the wish to come from the Self.
I do not think that many would argue that the Law of Attraction does not work. This law is common sense. The law essentially is that any thought that you have has its own vibration. If you expect that whatever you wish to manifest will indeed manifest and fervently declare this to be so, then that particular wish will come true. You must be specific in your request. The subtlety is to live your life as if this has already happened. A wish may be "I would like a new 2012 blue Dodge Viper" or something like that. You buy car mats for the new car of your dreams or buy drapes for that new house. In your mind, this wish has already come true.
By acting as if the object has already manifested, we change our thought forms such that we attract things into our life to make this happen. Another subtlety is that this particular thing has not manifested because we have held onto the desire too fervently. By striving after this object, we push it away. We must act without attachment, which will diminish desire. If there is no desire, our thinking is not clouded.
As you meditate that this wish has already come true, you do so regularly. You, then, wait. Be ready and the Universe will plant the seed of an idea about how to manifest this dream. This law works because it enlists the help from others, the Universe and our subconscious to make it happen. There is an incredible synergistic effect.
The controversy surrounds using spiritual practices to get material things. Some argue that this is just materialism wearing a spiritual cloak. This is where the Self comes in. If the wish comes from the Self, it is without desire. We live in an abundant Universe and there is nothing wrong with living an abundant life without lack. Act without attachment and the results are truly miraculous. This is the miracle of co-creating with the Universe.
Another teaching that arises from this is that we are all responsible for our lot in life. This is because it is our thinking that has manifested our reality. This may be a discussion for another time, but I will suggest that there is a mystery to the Universe that we cannot explain. There is karma from past lives that is working out. In short, things happen to us as part of the mystery and there is no silver bullet solution as to why things occur.
There is another part to this that covers when the manifesting is taking place that will be covered in a separate post.
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