Now let me explain something... well actually I can't. The only thing I
can do is point at something and hope that you the viewer will be able
to
gather enough from my pointing that you eventually experience something.
But in actual fact in order for me to really point at something I would
have
to be pointing away from nothing.
Indeed I would have to point in all directions at once including my own
pointing device be it my finger, word or existence. Now consider that
for a
moment. How do I point with a device at itself and at the same time
point away from it in all directions without occupying all spaces and
thus
eliminating the very nothing i am trying to point away from? Well I can
not. So how do i then explain ? Like I said I can't.
Confused? I hope so because in being so you might be closer to something
than you have ever been before. You see something is nothing in it's
own
right. That's right. Something is just a relationship, a disctinction
that we make in order to filter our experience into manageable chunks of
nothing that we then use inorder to experience something. See where that
leaves you.... It left me with chunks of nothing.
Now let me explain nothing instead... well I can't do that either.
Because I would have to point at nothing. But the mere action of
pointing has left
me in the land of something and not at all anywhere near the nothing i
wanted to point out. No matter how hard I try to point with my being be
it with
vocabulary, actions or anything else for that matter that i can think of
all I will end up doing is leading you on a path so far away from
nothing
that you will end up back where you started. I.e with big manageable
chunks of nothing that you call something.
So where am I getting with this? Hopefully nowhere and fast. The point
being that there is no point. No matter how you try to put something
versus
nothing in any argument. No matter how strong you think your argument
might be for either something or nothing of that something you will end
up with
a mish mash of something and nothing which means anything.
Enter the great missunderstanding in all arguments. The assumption that
the other person is someone speaking on something rather than noone
speaking
on nothing and vice versa. See we argue everything based on assumptions
we make. Mostly the assumption is that our experience is somewhat or
entirely
equal to the experience of the other. When that other uses pointing
devices (words or actions) that you do not recognise you immediately
assume this
someone is wrong about something. However the fact is no one is right
about anything.... The best we can do is to get as close to nothing as
we can in
our search for an experience of something, and in experiencing something
we finally come to understand what is nothing.
I know this will sound like gibberish to some and to some it will mean
something. Again case in point. There is no one point and what decides
is not
my intention, your intention, the pointing device or any other such
thing that we use to measure the reality of something. Ones experience
determines
what is. And the experience is entirely based on the ability to cut up
nothing into imaginary chunks that you call data or facts. Then how well
you
compare your collected chunks of nothing with even more chunks of the
same determines how well you seem to be able to reason, solve and act at
any
moment. How close your chunks of nothing resembles the chunks of nothing
someone else has collected will amount to how agreeable you find that
someone. Someone who is actually just your perception of noone cutting
nothing into imaginary chunks.
Absurd? Yes very. But this is just one way of trying to explain to you
how much of anything is actually down to your perception or experience
as
supposed to what some call a fact of a place called reality where
something takes place.
Something versus nothing is what is absurd without a context to relate
it to it just becomes a total mess as can be seen above. You need
nothing in
order to point at something by the same token you need to know something
in order to point at nothing. Neither is better, higher, wiser than the
other. But used within the correct context can actually have meaning
within the context of experience.
Just my two cents of nothing created into something. Now what do you make of it?
much love and light
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Sunday, 2 September 2012
I am perfect because...
I love you. Yes you. Not the you you wish you were, the you you were
yesterday, or the you you could become. I just love you, like that, pure
and
simple.
Why? Because I can.
I don't need a reason to love you, other than that you are. I want nothing in return, no recognition and no special action from you. All I ask is that you accept who/how I am. No amount of telling me that I am delusional, insincere or plain dumb is going to change that I love you. And I do so with no special condition on your being.
You are my experience, my mirror and my teacher, without you I would not know what I know, grow the way I do and be able to share in this being. Without you I would be a point in time, a brief moment without goal or reason. Without you I would be obsolete.
When I tell you I love you even after we disagree I am not being sarcastic, I am not trying to make myself superior to you, I am just being honest with how I feel about you. Because what ever you did or did not do how ever painful or filled with joy that experience was to me I recognize that without you that experience would never have been.
This is the being I have always been, the being that loves you as you are, no questions asked, no conditions and no expectations. I love you and I love seeing your potential fulfilled.
See when I am feeling lonely I get hope from seeing that you are not. When I am wrong, you teach me what is right. When I have, you teach me how to give. When I lack, you teach me how to receive. When I want to withdraw from the world, you pull me out of my shell. When I take too much space, you put me in my place. Without you I have no balance. I am just a one way force aimlessly moving in all directions without a post with which to measure my advances.
So to the you's that want to tell me I lie, to the you's that tell me it's impossible. I love you for all the reasons and more that I told you of above.
I am you and I am perfect because you are
Thank you
Why? Because I can.
I don't need a reason to love you, other than that you are. I want nothing in return, no recognition and no special action from you. All I ask is that you accept who/how I am. No amount of telling me that I am delusional, insincere or plain dumb is going to change that I love you. And I do so with no special condition on your being.
You are my experience, my mirror and my teacher, without you I would not know what I know, grow the way I do and be able to share in this being. Without you I would be a point in time, a brief moment without goal or reason. Without you I would be obsolete.
When I tell you I love you even after we disagree I am not being sarcastic, I am not trying to make myself superior to you, I am just being honest with how I feel about you. Because what ever you did or did not do how ever painful or filled with joy that experience was to me I recognize that without you that experience would never have been.
This is the being I have always been, the being that loves you as you are, no questions asked, no conditions and no expectations. I love you and I love seeing your potential fulfilled.
See when I am feeling lonely I get hope from seeing that you are not. When I am wrong, you teach me what is right. When I have, you teach me how to give. When I lack, you teach me how to receive. When I want to withdraw from the world, you pull me out of my shell. When I take too much space, you put me in my place. Without you I have no balance. I am just a one way force aimlessly moving in all directions without a post with which to measure my advances.
So to the you's that want to tell me I lie, to the you's that tell me it's impossible. I love you for all the reasons and more that I told you of above.
I am you and I am perfect because you are
Thank you
Monday, 25 June 2012
I Am defining awarness....just thoughts
The concept of eliminating the Ego also sometimes confused by the I Am awareness is something that features heavily in spiritual awareness circles as a desirable goal. Get rid of the ego (I Am) and live in permanent bliss. But is this really true? Who do you know Guru or otherwise, that is not aware that they are. That do not respond by saying I Am when asked a question as to their state of being.
I tend to think that nature has provided for us in every way possible and that we have all the necessary tools with us to reach awareness. The I Am and the ego (which are separate manifestations of conscious awareness of being) are no different.
To reach awareness one just need to understand what they are and their purpose in the larger scheme of being. But in essence just being is quite enough, and exactly what is needed to become aware.
In my understanding the I Am is another word for recognition of what makes us unique to any given situation. We use I Am to define our boundaries to the world, so that we can use those to explore everything that is not included in our I Am function.
For example saying "I Am Angela" clearly defines that in order to get your attention one must call for Angela. However Angela does not describe anything at all. It is just a sound. So really you are not Angela, the sound to get your attention is. Yet we put all our identity into that sound as if our living depended on it. When we put this into perspective we might find just how absurd it really is by stating:
"Hi I Am A Name."
We can then go on to state all the things we recognize as part of our I Am experience like, our occupation, our civil state, our age, our height, emotional state etc etc. What we find is that the only thing that is constant is our belief that we are. I Am.
So in essence I Am is simply awareness of being in its purest form. And is endless in it's possibilities. The only true and permanent answer to any question about who and what is I Am.
When we recognize that the I Am rather than define us and bind us is what frees us and allow us to experience anything and everything - we come to realize our true potential as beings. Welcome to awareness of being. Or being aware.
So if the I Am is pure awareness then what is the Ego and how are they different?
Well Ego to my understanding is the control center of being. It is what wants us safe and well so that we can carry on being awareness for as long as possible. It seeks out answers to what if questions in order to understand possibilities within the boundaries of our accumulated experiences. The Ego does not like sudden changes. It wants organized predictable chunks of reality events to deal with, so that it can carry out it's task of evaluating what ifs and protect our being from transitioning into unknown territory where certainty of awareness might not exist.
Further more Ego loves I Am but it is not it. This can easily be tested by saying out aloud "I Am Ego". It doesn't make sense because we are not. I Am and Ego is it's keeper. When we say "I Am Egoistic" we are not saying we are the Ego but rather that the I Am is focusing on the Ego function. The Ego in that sense is to our I Am as an arm is to our bodies. Just one part within I Am. A tool.
Now that we understand this we also see how preposterous it is to try to eliminate the Ego from our being. Rather than seeking to destroy it all we have to do is understand that Ego is not always right in it's ways and does not always see things clearly. Nor is it always necessary to listen to the Ego's ranting about what should be. We can, when we are aware ignore the Ego entirely as and when we are required to in order to move beyond our current boundaries. This in my view is what being conscious or enlightened means. Recognition that I Am is the only thing that we are. We are all it.
I Am and so are you
Just for today embrace the I Am, allow the I Am to be to it's fullest potential, because you are no more and no less...
I tend to think that nature has provided for us in every way possible and that we have all the necessary tools with us to reach awareness. The I Am and the ego (which are separate manifestations of conscious awareness of being) are no different.
To reach awareness one just need to understand what they are and their purpose in the larger scheme of being. But in essence just being is quite enough, and exactly what is needed to become aware.
In my understanding the I Am is another word for recognition of what makes us unique to any given situation. We use I Am to define our boundaries to the world, so that we can use those to explore everything that is not included in our I Am function.
For example saying "I Am Angela" clearly defines that in order to get your attention one must call for Angela. However Angela does not describe anything at all. It is just a sound. So really you are not Angela, the sound to get your attention is. Yet we put all our identity into that sound as if our living depended on it. When we put this into perspective we might find just how absurd it really is by stating:
"Hi I Am A Name."
We can then go on to state all the things we recognize as part of our I Am experience like, our occupation, our civil state, our age, our height, emotional state etc etc. What we find is that the only thing that is constant is our belief that we are. I Am.
So in essence I Am is simply awareness of being in its purest form. And is endless in it's possibilities. The only true and permanent answer to any question about who and what is I Am.
When we recognize that the I Am rather than define us and bind us is what frees us and allow us to experience anything and everything - we come to realize our true potential as beings. Welcome to awareness of being. Or being aware.
So if the I Am is pure awareness then what is the Ego and how are they different?
Well Ego to my understanding is the control center of being. It is what wants us safe and well so that we can carry on being awareness for as long as possible. It seeks out answers to what if questions in order to understand possibilities within the boundaries of our accumulated experiences. The Ego does not like sudden changes. It wants organized predictable chunks of reality events to deal with, so that it can carry out it's task of evaluating what ifs and protect our being from transitioning into unknown territory where certainty of awareness might not exist.
Further more Ego loves I Am but it is not it. This can easily be tested by saying out aloud "I Am Ego". It doesn't make sense because we are not. I Am and Ego is it's keeper. When we say "I Am Egoistic" we are not saying we are the Ego but rather that the I Am is focusing on the Ego function. The Ego in that sense is to our I Am as an arm is to our bodies. Just one part within I Am. A tool.
Now that we understand this we also see how preposterous it is to try to eliminate the Ego from our being. Rather than seeking to destroy it all we have to do is understand that Ego is not always right in it's ways and does not always see things clearly. Nor is it always necessary to listen to the Ego's ranting about what should be. We can, when we are aware ignore the Ego entirely as and when we are required to in order to move beyond our current boundaries. This in my view is what being conscious or enlightened means. Recognition that I Am is the only thing that we are. We are all it.
I Am and so are you
Just for today embrace the I Am, allow the I Am to be to it's fullest potential, because you are no more and no less...
Awekening, enlightenment, awareness....
Awakening have all the symptoms and disorientation of waking up.
Enlightenment is what happens when your 'eyes' are still adjusting to the light being turned on.
Awareness is what comes after and the state of both being awake and seeing clearly what was always there when you were still asleep and too deep in dreamland to notice.
We too often confuse the exiting energizing stage of waking up and enlightenment with a desired higher state of permanence when in fact they are only transitional stages.
Stay exited for too long and you will eventually burn out.
Waking up and turning on the light is not the days work, it is what you do once you are awake that is. Part of it, is knowing when to rest and go back to sleep.
I Am
Enlightenment is what happens when your 'eyes' are still adjusting to the light being turned on.
Awareness is what comes after and the state of both being awake and seeing clearly what was always there when you were still asleep and too deep in dreamland to notice.
We too often confuse the exiting energizing stage of waking up and enlightenment with a desired higher state of permanence when in fact they are only transitional stages.
Stay exited for too long and you will eventually burn out.
Waking up and turning on the light is not the days work, it is what you do once you are awake that is. Part of it, is knowing when to rest and go back to sleep.
I Am
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Life, the universe and everything...just one way of seeing it
Who are we? Explorers
Of what? Existence
To what end? To be
How did we come to be? Through process
What is this all about? You
What are you? Everything you experience
What is the sky? You perception of limit
What is the universe? Your actual limit
How large is the universe? As large as your perception of it
What is time? Your measure of noticeable changes
What is size? A way for you to assess importance in relation to you
What contains our universe? Nothing
What is contained within the 'uni' verse? Everything
Are there other universes? Yes
What is the other universe? Nothing
What are multiverses? Containers of perception
Can the truth be discovered? Yes you are discovering it now
What is the biggest mystery? The one yet to be understood
What is the practical implication of all this?
Imo the implication is we are only as limited as we believe we are. What about physical laws? They are what we believe and so are what limit us. As soon as out understanding of physics expands so does our limits. We are a collective experience and until the collective moves up a notch in believes, what you experience apart from the collective will always be seen as a figment of your own imagination. However not so. Because looking at history we find that what was once a figment of someones imagination has become the reality of everyones existence later on. What is 'real' is what the collective 'decides' it is able to process within it's experience. Our minds register alot of things that we do not acknowledge because the information is not 'useful' to make decisions in what currently is the functional reality. When the functional reality changes so does our mind filters. Just think about it this way. How many things have you experienced that you later have been told were just in your mind? What would have happened if you'd been told they were valid in terms of everyone elses minds? Would reality have been somewhat different? I think so. Would your mind have processed following experiences differently? Yes i very much believe so.
So in light of the above I say...enjoy your exploration and search because this is who you are. And be happy for it as long as there are no definite conclusions to anything. Because if there were and you reached it then nothing would happen and you would be obsolete. Somethings we discover may make us feel temporarily stagnant however when you turn it a few times in yor mind you will find that everything is as it always was and with a little more knowledge comes the choice to incorporate it asuseful or discard it as useless. That is the burden of knowledge.
Remember the first time you saw a ball. Ohh the exitement. What is it? You probably bit into it, touched it, smelled it, tasted it, threw it and finally one day you understood it. Then you got bored for a moment until you discovered ball games. So even if the object to you is 'just a ball' now, you'll probalby go through a whole lifetime finding new uses for it and enjoying it again and again. To me that is life as a human searching for truth. First you must understand the thing, then you will find uses for it and then you use it as and when it is required.
Much love and enjoy the journey
"I Am"
Of what? Existence
To what end? To be
How did we come to be? Through process
What is this all about? You
What are you? Everything you experience
What is the sky? You perception of limit
What is the universe? Your actual limit
How large is the universe? As large as your perception of it
What is time? Your measure of noticeable changes
What is size? A way for you to assess importance in relation to you
What contains our universe? Nothing
What is contained within the 'uni' verse? Everything
Are there other universes? Yes
What is the other universe? Nothing
What are multiverses? Containers of perception
Can the truth be discovered? Yes you are discovering it now
What is the biggest mystery? The one yet to be understood
What is the practical implication of all this?
Imo the implication is we are only as limited as we believe we are. What about physical laws? They are what we believe and so are what limit us. As soon as out understanding of physics expands so does our limits. We are a collective experience and until the collective moves up a notch in believes, what you experience apart from the collective will always be seen as a figment of your own imagination. However not so. Because looking at history we find that what was once a figment of someones imagination has become the reality of everyones existence later on. What is 'real' is what the collective 'decides' it is able to process within it's experience. Our minds register alot of things that we do not acknowledge because the information is not 'useful' to make decisions in what currently is the functional reality. When the functional reality changes so does our mind filters. Just think about it this way. How many things have you experienced that you later have been told were just in your mind? What would have happened if you'd been told they were valid in terms of everyone elses minds? Would reality have been somewhat different? I think so. Would your mind have processed following experiences differently? Yes i very much believe so.
So in light of the above I say...enjoy your exploration and search because this is who you are. And be happy for it as long as there are no definite conclusions to anything. Because if there were and you reached it then nothing would happen and you would be obsolete. Somethings we discover may make us feel temporarily stagnant however when you turn it a few times in yor mind you will find that everything is as it always was and with a little more knowledge comes the choice to incorporate it asuseful or discard it as useless. That is the burden of knowledge.
Remember the first time you saw a ball. Ohh the exitement. What is it? You probably bit into it, touched it, smelled it, tasted it, threw it and finally one day you understood it. Then you got bored for a moment until you discovered ball games. So even if the object to you is 'just a ball' now, you'll probalby go through a whole lifetime finding new uses for it and enjoying it again and again. To me that is life as a human searching for truth. First you must understand the thing, then you will find uses for it and then you use it as and when it is required.
Much love and enjoy the journey
"I Am"
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