Chattering.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
As I strolled along Willows Beach in the late afternoon sun I was suddenly stopped by the raw natural beauty around me and noticed my mind had been chattering away throughout the brisk walk. It was very pleasant “chattering” I can assure you but there was incessant motion nonetheless. When I realized where I was I became aware of the cries of the gulls, I could hear the waves as they broke upon the shore, I could smell the brine of the sea, I felt the warm breeze on my face and my next breath was like the first ever inspired. Have you found yourself in the presence of the infinite like that recently? There’s no tonic quite like it!
It is only in the pause of the moment that the elegance is revealed and the attention is restored. This is the supreme intoxication as nothing else exists. From this point right action proceeds without hesitation and you are suddenly surrounded by everything that you are. The clarity both within and without is so invigorating one feels like jumping up and down like a child.
It’s all been said so many ways before but in the end in order to be loved one must first be lovable and of course that all comes down to me...again. Reach out with the sweet song that lies upon your lips and greet the beloved and never forget that when all the movement stops the stillness will be profound. It is at this moment that your essence sees its true reflection and all separation evaporates. That’s why we’ve all assembled here, to watch the curtain go up for the first and final time and to applaud the privilege we have to make a difference. Doesn’t that just fill your heart with joy? There is nothing more sacred than “responsibility” for it is the fuel that fires the soul. And when the soul gets fired up, the heart which is close at hand touches the mind as the bow does the violin and the symphony is complete. This is the miracle you’ve been sent to witness so don’t delay a moment more, saddle up your trusty steed and gallop off into Narnia where everything comes true and you are the one chosen to perform it.
Don’t waste your time trying to calm the chattering for that’s the wrong approach, simply be aware of the diversion and out of that lucidity will emerge a new appreciation of the potential you possess. Look around you, look within, and you will see they are the same and out of this realization the veil between the two will disappear and you will find yourself resting peacefully at home.
No one has all the answers to anything but each holds the key to the final piece of the puzzle and as it takes its place in the mosaic the divine will emerge and wipe every question away. Beckon the beloved to your side, welcome the infinite to enter your domain and through this trust will manifest a force that reunites you with the source.
What happens to you when you stand naked before the host? Have you touched the sacred nature of your own heart and released yourself to the heavens?
I can feel it swelling up inside me now again, it comes without invitation and never looks the same. My breath quickens and the rush of energy that fills my realm explodes me into the million stars that circle overhead. There then becomes a knowing when I am touched so tenderly that I must in turn reach out and touch. It is like a holy whisper that awakens me from my sleep and I am guided by the truth.
Ah, the brilliance of it, the soft and comforting texture of it,
Come, unfasten me here where I am tight,
Release me that I may dance the dervish whirl,
And give back to the beloved as only lovers can.
Dr. John