Aham Brahmasmi

ahambramsbiThere appears to be two worlds. My kingdom is not of this world. There is the real and the unreal. There is the reality of polarity and there is the non-reality of duality. The unattached observer sees what appears as duality, is from the higher perspective in fact only polarity. Yin and yang, Shiva and Shakti, male and female, the polarity exists in all things. From the ego’s perspective this is seen as duality, two worlds. In fact, no second world exists any more than truth and falsehood are two separate worlds. Only truth exists. 2 X 2 =5 is not another truth apart from 2 X 2 = 4. Further, the truth of 2 X 2 = 4 does not destroy or alter or in any way affect 2 X 2 =5. There is only truth. There is no falsehood. There exists only a concept of falsehood that is not real. When recognized in the light of truth, the unreal simply disappears. The stick mistaken for a snake is not a snake. The correction does not take place out here in the word, it takes place in the perception of the observer, or witness. This is what is meant by the phrases “know the truth and the truth will set you free,” and Patanjoli’s “be steadfast in your abstention from falsehood.”

In A Course In Miracles it is constantly repeated, “only love is real.” Scripture tells us “all that God has made is good.” Where then does evil exist? How can we witness a world apart form God’s creating. Only in the mind of the observers can we take what the eyes see and the ears hear and report back that polarity has become duality, that two world’s exist. In every case truth prevails and illusion fades in its presence. As you know The Truth, you are freed from falsehood, the material sense that presents as a separate world. Now you not only can, but you must, declare “get thee behind me” to every illusion, no matter its name or nature. As you move from the unreal to the real, as you recognize that “the ground upon which you stand is holy ground,” and trust you are in fact in the “secret place of the most high.” Now, “no evil can come neigh thy dwelling place.” There is no evil to come by your dwelling place. There is no power apart from God that needs to be overcome. The only thing there ever was that needed to be overcome is the perspective, or perception that you were somehow separated from God, as a branch apart from a tree, cut off to wither and die. Now the idea that “I am ever with thee” takes on a sense of urgency. With each breath in and with each breath out you realize “I am closer to you than your breathing.” All that I have is yours because there exists in fact one unified I that I am. Aham Brahmasmi, I am Brahman, the infinite reality. The mystics say “I am that I am.”

Know the truth and the truth will set you free. Do no quarrel with falsehood and illusion; rather shine the light of truth in the direction of darkness and witness it disappearance.

Joy 2

Joy2As you allow the Divine to operate in and through you your experience of the world and of your life in it shifts from an individual, separate, discrete experience to a collective unified experience. This and that are not so much happening to you as they are simply happening. As you witness the unfolding of life, the Great Mystery at work, creation itself, you look less for cause and effect and more at what is. The peace that passes human understanding comes with embracing the idea that God is all things, that “I am ever with thee.” You allow your mind to accept what is without judging it as good or bad, but seeing it as it is. “Thy will be done”. This life becomes a peaceful loving journey when you are in service to the Divine Mystery rather than a branch apart from the tree, when you join in the ground dance of life by leaving your expectations, judgments and projections at the door.

As you move from the time and space bound illusions of the physical world with its transitory representations into the timeless eternity of realty your focus shifts from reaching for resources of comfort and pleasure, of likes and dislikes, to a non-judgmental observer of creation, accepting peacefully what is. Now, without attachment to outcomes or judgments of what presents, you see what is, in The Light of God.

Here you know God aright. You can love and accept creation as it is without projecting your history and your thoughts onto it. Today, simply follow your breath in and out and allow God to animate you in the context of all things. Join in the universal dance of creation, not as creator, or judge, but as it’s child, it’s creation. The peace of knowing your oneness or unity with it will bring you joy beyond the human condition. Experience this love and this unity with all things and the surrender of your small vision of the world becomes a joy.

Live Consciously

liveConsciouslyAs you allow God to move in your life you begin to see creation through the unattached eyes of the observer. All that is, simply is. Action through non-action makes sense as the God within goes before you to straighten the crooked road. Let no thought of what was, or what should be, obscure the truth of what is, for I am ever with thee.

The love of God that flows through you is the Creator, the Source. Let no outside appearances occlude this truth. As you remain steadfast in your abstention from falsehood, all that is have is thine. It is my great pleasure to share the entire kingdom with you. Now you can see that man does not live by bread alone but by the word of God. Allow only this truth to guide your thoughts, your actions and your life. This is the peace that passes human understanding. This is the one truth.

Today allow this love to fill your every breath. Allow every inhalation to breathe the love of God into you and allow every exhalation to breathe the love of God out of you to all whom you encounter. As you move into conscious communion with the Divine, you begin to share this with others. Live consciously in this communion today.