Radically Alive!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
No meaningful change is possible where there is disarray, it just can’t happen. It becomes an endless process of trying and waiting and in the end we are left with the same thing anyway, the present. It’s like the cosmic riddle actually but we just don’t quite get it. Surely realizing that we embody within our authentic nature the infinite resources of the universe we would create something greater than we have. It appears we’ve missed the mark somewhere, likely long ago, and took the wrong path. The idea that we are separate and distinct has created a reality based on competition and selfishness and to this destructive premise we cling tightly. “What’s in this for me?” then becomes our daily mantra.
Perhaps this way of looking at life and thus everything is by its very nature false. How could this approach possibly bring about the unified energy required to turn all this around? Out of this awareness arises that which has no centre and no agenda and this is not a philosophical statement this is a fact. Love and understanding have no agenda. This is the domain of the boundless and therefore has no limits. Aye, there’s the rub, but we continue on the crooked path of the intellect rather than trusting the heart to bring us home. So much of what we say, do and feel comes from experience and conditioning I’m sure you would agree but is there a realm beyond this dimension of time, space and thought with all its mischief? This of which I speak is of course the unspeakable and demands a quiet mind before it will appear. It’s like clashing the cymbals while at the same time expecting the owl to perch. If we were not afraid, this energy would be operating most of the time. Think of the potential of such a force. That’s you! This too is a fact. You can’t deny it. You are the last piece of the giant jig saw puzzle. How will you play it?
I know the things that fill me up and it is my daily task to enjoy the day within these spheres. I’ve also learned there are fewer bumps on the road when more harmony exists and it is a journey that requires constant attention. Have you noticed how easily we are derailed? And sometimes a major train wreck will occur over the silliest of things, n’est-ce pas. Do you have any memories of such momentous events? Ha! Amusing to reflect upon, verdad! It matters not where your energy draws you when you are in the free fall of liberation. The divine will always provide for everything because you have vanished and given up all control to the source which never takes a wrong turn. That’s when the spark ignites the tinder and the fire of life’s adventure will stream throughout your realm forever more. There are singers, there are poets, there are those who shine their light with their melodies and verse and there are those who cross our paths with hearts wide open and genuine love to offer through a warm embrace. There are many ways to touch the spirit and to be touched the same.
You can have it all when you are aligned so be in that place whatever it takes. If it means changing where you live, then call for the moving van. If it means choosing a different circle then find another compass. And if it means shifting vocations then give that a try as well. We have the ultimate influence on what is going on within our lives and beyond and with such a fundamental realization comes a deep sense of responsibility out of which emerges right action. In the moment of right action the illusion of time vanishes. It’s just that we clutter the path before the magic door with so many obstacles and then set out to sweep them all away...with the broom called time. Life is only this very instant and everything else has been made up. Carpe diem!
Do you ever find yourself saying, “I can’t believe I still think that way, it’s time to make a change”? I do! Those are the most edifying moments of all, when I see myself actually letting something go as one would put down a very hot stone. It’s like a bright flash which creates more clarity of everything that is swirling around. We spend so much time examining and evaluating the bits and pieces that we lose sight of the grander canvas which is forever ready to enjoin us like Peter Pan. Are you prepared for such a journey? It’s Never-Never Land or bust! If you are then you will discover that there are no experts, no one to show you the way, not a single authority to trust. Not even your own experiences. When we can feel within every cell of our existence that we are both the problem and the solution then freedom can bloom. You cannot invite it nor can you welcome it because when it arrives there’s nobody at home.
That’s the beauty of an autumn day, the smile on a child’s face, and the warmth you feel when you hug someone you love. Let us rejoice in that place together as I say good night.
Radically alive,
Dr. John