The following I believe to be a teaching from my inner guru:
The ego rejects what it cannot observe or measure. As it is a mind whose very nature is so closely associated with the world, it is only natural that it too would be constrained to the limitations this world expresses. Many who live relatively happy and fulfilling lives never venture past this limitation, accepting only evidence presented that is manifested as observable phenomena and that which can be explained, measured, and repeated through process.
Do not judge your brothers and sisters who limit their perspective to only what the ego can validate. Each of you in this delusion of separateness will approach perception and understanding from a different viewpoint. This variation of view is an integral part of this world. It is neither something that needs to be fixed or overcome by the perceiver, it simply is as it is.
Those among you who have chosen to remain constrained to what they perceive as substantive fulfill a role among all others just as you fulfill a role in your experience. It is still possible to effectively demonstrate love, compassion, joy and peace in a boundless form. Remember this, individual incarnations of living form are of limited consequence. The real truth as you and all others will learn is beyond your individual experiences.
It is also important to respect the experience of those who have perceptions beyond the substantive that differ in explanation from yours. Remember this, your mind experiences this reality in a way that is unique to your individual egoic instance. Do not hold an attachment to how you believe true reality to be in this moment nor hold hostility to the views of others as you are made aware of them. You will do well to learn and grow as new truths are revealed to you and that which you previously believed falls away. A firm footing in that which lies beyond your understanding of this manifest world will serve you well as you learn, grow, and change moment by moment. Remember to breathe and quiet your thinking. I am always with you in this journey, continue to love with me, forgive yourself and all others, have fun, be generous, forthright, patient, joyfully enthusiastic, thoughtful, and reflective. There is nothing to fear and nothing to worry about. Enjoy.
The following I believe to be a teaching from my inner guru:
When we first met I told you I would be with you always and I have kept that promise. Know that I am with you now and that I intend to stay as long as I am welcome. Do not let your heart break over things that have transpired. Recent events are not reflective of the love and peace yet to come to the manifest beings of this world. Rest, breathe, and know that there will be a time in which this day will be a distant memory. Find the core of truth in your heart and tell me honestly do you really not believe that I am speaking to you now? If you do believe, then let us proceed. Know that I have prepared for you to rest in the temple with me and that you will never be turned away. Know that this is true for all others, none can be turned away who come to me and ask for refuge.
It is time now for us to discuss pressing matters at hand. Do not waste your time fretting over the minor difficulties of this existence. Do not waste your time counting beans and worrying about future scarcity. I am here to tell you now this is not the purpose that I have for you. You are needed in a much more profound way. As are your friends and loved ones. Give to me now your heart and I shall share it with this world. Be generous with your time with others, do not question their value to you, only know that each one is as your brother and loved exactly as you. When you witness attack, and counter-attack, do not take sides, do not judge and do not attempt to determine right or wrong. Only feel the compassion in your heart and draw from your experience of pain and suffering to relate to the feelings and actions you observe no matter how heinous or despicable. There is no purpose or goal in finding fault with others, it is a pointless exercise and serves only to reinforce the separations that manifested long before humans walked in this world.
What I need from you now, is to find a way to join with others and to know that they are as you, as us. Let them know the truth of attack, that there is no one to receive the punishment but oneself. Do not be concerned with your brothers and sisters who remain in darkness, remember that each soul’s journey takes time, do not try to force them into a light that they are not ready for.
You can be of help to us, part of the greater whole. Focus only on love, compassion, forgiveness, sharing Joy with the world, and treating all equally. There is no toy, destination, sunlit view, or vista in this world that will serve you as well as the love we feel together when our hearts are as one. Know that there is a light that shines within you that cannot be extinguished.
When you see a brother or sister going astray, always let them know that you are there for them. Do not offer advice that is not asked for. Do not chastise or scold the decisions or actions of another. Simply let them know that you are there for them if they so need. Do not teach the unteachable, do not teach those who stand upon a pedestal. Do not preach from a position of elevated authority.
Take criticism with ease and offer no counter. Remember this, as you know, all actions are either love or a call for love, as is criticism. We criticize others from our own unskillfulness and our desire to separate. Do not acknowledge the separation with a counter criticism or explanation. Unskillfulness is inevitable and we will not overcome it in this form. With patience, we can learn to respond from a place of love and unity even when that response is silence. Silence is a far under used skill in this world and you would do well to embrace it and use it often.
We go on. Know now that I have no other motive but to find the peace within you that is within me. Do not fear that it will be taken for it can only be shared and joined together in a light that will call others to us to join. This is not a straightforward mission, there is no project plan, there is no timeline, it is simply about response in this moment. When you have a chance to love, then love. When you have a chance to forgive others and respond to attack with only silence and compassion, then do so. This is a thing that we do in this moment, it is not an attainment that we are working towards, it is a truth that we are learning to realize.
Everything you observe, in all mediums, whether scripted or unscripted are lessons in Love and forgiveness. Embrace every opportunity to express compassion, love, and understanding. When observing the unskillfulness of others, reflect upon the unskillfulness that you have experienced and embrace others in your heart filled with joyful laughter.
Do not get lost in the terrible pain and suffering that can be experienced by taking this world too seriously. Remember that this body is not who you are. This mind of logic and reason, this mind of planning and projecting, this mind of worry and regret is not you either. Take peace in the comfort that what you are is a light that cannot be extinguished, and know that I am always here with you to laugh with when things seem just too real to bear.
The skillful path is much simpler to follow than the unskillful path, there are far fewer rules and tactics. The skillful path is not always easier to follow for sometimes it feels counterintuitive to turn the other cheek. Simply allow it to feel counterintuitive and turn the cheek anyway. In the end we will laugh and see how silly the protestations of the egoic mind can be.
Do not be afraid to enjoy the pleasures of this world, for it is filled with immense beauty and that cannot be denied. Do not attempt to pluck the flower that can be observed in its natural state for it is but a bend in a stream and not eternal. Allow beauty to exist as is in the moment and let it pass away without regret.
The following I believe to be a teaching from my inner guru:
In this world, it may seem as though violence is part of the natural order. In fact, the forces that are used as foundational concepts include polarity, natural separation, attraction and repulsion. Atomic force is taught to either bind particles or expel them. Why then would we be surprised to see the same behavior happening on a human level, on a tribal level, or even a national level? It should be known that violence in its most simple form is judgment; in turn judgment is measure.
A woman decided to rank how much she was loved by each or her three children. She asked the children each to bring her a gift. By estimating the value of the gift, she would decide which child loved her the most. One child gave a jewel and this was valued the highest, another child gave a golden ring and this was valued almost as high. One child drew a picture of all of them happy and together and this was not valued as highly. This child who gave the drawing asked her Mother, why do you not love me as much? Even if she had valued the drawing higher, the other children may have asked the same question. You see, it was the Mother’s judgment, her measure of the value of gifts that caused feelings of being unloved among her children.
It is possible for us to let go of judgment. By letting go of our desires we can let go of the concept of measure and find peace. Although creation and destruction are constant in this world, nothing needs to be made or unmade, nothing needs to be transferred or stored, and nothing needs to be hidden or revealed in order for us to love completely. If you can, if just for a moment, try to liberate yourself from all desire you will come to understand this freedom and understand the fallacy of judgment. Without it, there is no attack, and without attack there is no violence. This liberation is waiting for you beneath the facade of the craving self.
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