by Lucira Jane Nebelung
It is
challenging to observe life and be without all of these systems of belief.
If we take on this challenge, we can reflect on the Self that is here and
experience the creative force of the universe, Love itself.
It may feel
freeing or terrifying to live without definition. Doing is living our roles; being is allowing ourselves
to be moved in the moment by Love.
It takes
courage, strength and trust to surrender to the unknown. Surrender is
liberation and victory, the willingness to allow ourselves the experience
of Self-knowing and Self-love. Consciously participating in the miraculous
unfolding of reality, is the greatest satisfaction we can have. Unity is
our true state.
Our soul, our spirit, our Self, is unknowable to the mind, the ego. It
can't be examined and analyzed. It is only known to and through the heart when
the mind is quiet. The heart can "see" and "know" all
of the mind, our conscious, unconscious and subconscious thoughts and
beliefs. Our ability to act on feeling rather than evidence brings us
through the unknown.
Until we make the
unconscious conscious, it will direct our lives and we will call it fate.
Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Ego holds the stories and concepts the mind made up to account for,
explain or justify our physical and emotional experiences. We then relive
these experiences over and over until we can see the story and decide if
it is "true" or not. Truth is the
honesty of the heart.
There is
nothing to "heal"; just a recognition that we made
up a story. If there is a "healing" it is
"self-healing", a shift in perspective about ourselves and our
identity. There is nothing loving about wallowing in and perpetuating the
stories; they are the cause of suffering.
When one steadfastly holds in their heart a clear intention of Self-love,
all that is unlike Love will show itself and dissolve, without the need
for self-examination and analyses. All that is "required" is to
acknowledge, embrace and love the totality
of our being.
With a heartfelt, unwavering commitment of Self-love, watch
everything not "working" come up and fall away. Self-love means
anchored in the truth of who we are and being this Love.
Self-love is the
refinement and ennoblement of the ego where our thoughts, beliefs and
systems honor and serve our true nature.
Our
focus is on the true empowerment of our spirit, of our unique love.
Self-love is Self-awareness,Self-esteem, Self-confidence, Self-worth, and
Self-respect when we allow ourselves to be stretched beyond our body and
mind to encompass our heart and soul, infinite loving awareness.
We don't "need" healings, meditations, initiations,
activations, retreats, readings, scriptures, mantras, teachers, prayers,
affirmations, yoga, and everything else associated with spiritual seeking.
If you are drawn to one or more, great, enjoy
them. There are no shortage of offerings. Let your heart be your guide.
We
have to give up nothing, acquire nothing, go nowhere or follow the
dictates of any tradition of spiritual practice unless we believe we do.
We made them up. Our own heart is the access point to our infinite loving
awareness.
When we stop seeking outside of ourselves, we find ourSelf, which is
Love. Seeking outside locks us into seeking; finding requires no effort.
There is nothing to do other than to relax and be who we are, to cultivate
and be in relaxed awareness of the moment, to stop and be in the present
without the intrusions of the past
or the future. When we are in relaxed awareness, ourSelves reveal our
Love to us.
Some of the deepest insights and "breakthroughs" have come at
2:00 in the morning sitting quietly in the dark with a small glass of
brandy when roused from sleep to visit with "this" closest
friend. Enlightenment by brandy? So much for ascetic/deprivational spiritual
practices and feeling "guilty." Relaxed awareness. I can trust
"this."
No "one" way. No "right" way. No
"teachers" other than an open heart and open mind that invites
into consciousness all self-judgments and deep insights of truth. It is
about a willingness to look within for all answers... and the ONLY answer
to
ANY question is Love. Infinite loving awareness.
Whatever is stopping us is right in front of us, staring us in the face.
"Soon" or "when I..." are the voices of fear. There is only
now. What's possible is diminished by our inability to be present in the
now.
We get locked into guilt and shame for the past and anxiety for the
future. When shame collides with anxiety, we express anger and rage
because we aren't in control. Truth is we are never really in
control anyway.
Every
experience in life is a message from our soul. We can say "yes",
meaning acceptance or "no", meaning resistance. The only
"power" our ego has is to say "no." Our spirit is ever
leading us home.
This is not about attaining some state of nirvana or enlightenment. It
is about living who we truly are as human beings. "Hu" was one
of the first names for "God." So "human", is
literally, "God-man."
Being
fully human is ecstasy and bliss in the everyday "mess" of life.
When we see everything in life as "good" and "perfect", it is. And life IS good, no matter how "negative" it would
appear. "World stage" events are projections of our collective
consciousness. All "negatives" that we would rather not
experience are there to show us what we are and what we are not.
That is
why they appear so extreme; they show us what life is when we separate
from or connect with our true nature. Bless and deeply appreciate those
who have painful experiences as the "players" in the mirror for
the rest of us. When we see the truth of Love in everything, it is easier to relax and accept what life
brings.
To be continued.....
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* Lucira Jane Nebelung, Founder & Principal of "Leading as Love", is a faculty member at The Graduate Institute. She writes from Connecticut, USA.
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