Into the Silence
How can God be only a "He"? It can not be so. I could not exist, as a female, if God was solely a "He." God is all that is... all things... every fragment. In the birds and in the fish. But how can I get back to God though a fish? I cannot. Perhaps this fish can get back to God through a fish, because he is a fish... but not so for me. I must go back to God through the door of myself. What do I know myself to be? I know myself to be of man and of woman, connected to all life. So I go back to God through man and woman, through that union.
It would be foolish of me to idolize a fish, even though God is in there. The quickest route back to God is through my own perception, not that of the fish and so I do not put one on my altar. Surprisingly, neither do I put a mirror on my altar. But shouldn't I look at myself then, on the altar, to get back to God? No. Nothing the eyes see will take one back to God. These things may help along the path, to train conceptualization but ultimately the way is through the inner door of the self. Not the ego self --remember we have done away with mirrors-- but the pure self... The self that understands inter-connectivity with all life.... The self which loves all beings equally.
It would be foolish of me to idolize a fish, even though God is in there. The quickest route back to God is through my own perception, not that of the fish and so I do not put one on my altar. Surprisingly, neither do I put a mirror on my altar. But shouldn't I look at myself then, on the altar, to get back to God? No. Nothing the eyes see will take one back to God. These things may help along the path, to train conceptualization but ultimately the way is through the inner door of the self. Not the ego self --remember we have done away with mirrors-- but the pure self... The self that understands inter-connectivity with all life.... The self which loves all beings equally.
The shaman and the seer--those holy ones with many names-- of course they can perceive the Divine source through a fish.. through a bird, through a snake even... but they have trained their own consciousness. They already know themselves to be one with the fish, the bird and so on. First, all one must do is close his or her eyes. No fish needed, no altar needed, no bird, no mirror... stop looking at things and look within. The manifest world is the creation, but you are seeking the creator. Mother-Father is at the root. Close your eyes and feel the Presence. Within you and around you, this presence. This surging pulse of desire and yield.. this infinite soup of possibility and pleasure.
Pleasure? Yes, pleasure. Why else does anyone do anything? We are moved to seek fulfillment... that bliss. We do not seek pain. When we do seek pain we are seeking a formal acknowledgement of an injury... a confirmation that, yes, such a thing happened and it hurt. Accept the pain as evidence that you walked away from the inner path. You or someone walked away. Somewhere along the way you allowed false idols on your holy altar. These are not always physical objects, but beliefs... Falsehood becomes an idol and you go in the wrong direction absentmindedly. Stop digging the hole deeper. Stop. Sit still. Close your eyes and say the Name. You say you do not have "the Name?" Then ask for it. Pray, cry, sit silently, dream, wait, and repeat until you receive the Name. The Name is your mirror. It is a snapshot of the self you must face in order to get through that door. At every turn we "eat the Gods." We pursue and then assimilate what Truth is represented there. And we climb up and out of our delusion.
Pleasure? Yes, pleasure. Why else does anyone do anything? We are moved to seek fulfillment... that bliss. We do not seek pain. When we do seek pain we are seeking a formal acknowledgement of an injury... a confirmation that, yes, such a thing happened and it hurt. Accept the pain as evidence that you walked away from the inner path. You or someone walked away. Somewhere along the way you allowed false idols on your holy altar. These are not always physical objects, but beliefs... Falsehood becomes an idol and you go in the wrong direction absentmindedly. Stop digging the hole deeper. Stop. Sit still. Close your eyes and say the Name. You say you do not have "the Name?" Then ask for it. Pray, cry, sit silently, dream, wait, and repeat until you receive the Name. The Name is your mirror. It is a snapshot of the self you must face in order to get through that door. At every turn we "eat the Gods." We pursue and then assimilate what Truth is represented there. And we climb up and out of our delusion.
The divine is nameless. But to reach that namelessness we utter the sounds of Divine vibration. All this frenzy over which image to dance around, over which name to say... distractions. Sit down. Close your eyes. Ask for the Name, ask for the Divine to come and whisper sweetly in your inner ear, to lavish your inner eye with spectacular Truth. And it will happen.
Your form is a lie. A half-truth. Just as every form is a half-truth. This is why all the confusion over religion. What form to use for something that is formless but comes in various forms? What is the form of sound? Vibration changes form according to intent. Sit still and change your intent. Clarify your intent.
No one can tell you what your intent is. You have to go through that door. To merge with the creator is to have purest intent as the foundation of creativity. Until you are free of dross, how can you merge? This must be burned away. Burned until you forget yourself... entirely. If you're everything, how can you be yourself? You are both.You are in this physical vessel to carry out an act of creation. Remain tethered to that pure Divine source of creation through your pure Divine thoughts, desires, and emotions... then you will create Divine things. You will experience Divine sensations. You will taste Divine sweetness.
Of course you can use other forms to reach the Divine Source. You can understand certain concepts about the nature of consciousness by appreciating the eagle's sight, or the hawk's. By examining the lion and the lioness. By listening to these creatures until you hear them say that they are one with God also. You can do this. But you are playing. You are playing outside of your own sandbox. You yourself are the eagle, the lion, the form that you worship or study. Again it is your ego, in some form, wanting to understand in that way. But all you need to do is sit still.
Your form is a lie. A half-truth. Just as every form is a half-truth. This is why all the confusion over religion. What form to use for something that is formless but comes in various forms? What is the form of sound? Vibration changes form according to intent. Sit still and change your intent. Clarify your intent.
No one can tell you what your intent is. You have to go through that door. To merge with the creator is to have purest intent as the foundation of creativity. Until you are free of dross, how can you merge? This must be burned away. Burned until you forget yourself... entirely. If you're everything, how can you be yourself? You are both.You are in this physical vessel to carry out an act of creation. Remain tethered to that pure Divine source of creation through your pure Divine thoughts, desires, and emotions... then you will create Divine things. You will experience Divine sensations. You will taste Divine sweetness.
Of course you can use other forms to reach the Divine Source. You can understand certain concepts about the nature of consciousness by appreciating the eagle's sight, or the hawk's. By examining the lion and the lioness. By listening to these creatures until you hear them say that they are one with God also. You can do this. But you are playing. You are playing outside of your own sandbox. You yourself are the eagle, the lion, the form that you worship or study. Again it is your ego, in some form, wanting to understand in that way. But all you need to do is sit still.
You are creating this place. Sit still. Decide what you are creating, and continue that work. Shall you abandon your creation? Does an artist walk away from the canvas before his or her inspiration is manifested in its fullness? No, he or she is as one possessed... not by spirits, not by outside forces, but by purest intent. Purest perception of that thing to be realized. Be one who is so possessed. Be possessed by your purest self, by your conviction to know thyself. By your conviction to know the Divine intimately.. for yourself.
It is this: going into the silence. No more things. You may have used a thing to arrive at that place of silence, but you discard all things at the door. You may begin by singing the Name, even dancing as you do so. Eventually you will fall silent. Even the sound of your voice will be a "thing" you wish to discard. When you thirst enough you will only settle for pure water. When you grow tired of your dependency you will sit still and drink the air.
Desire to be with those who are wise. Seek the company of those who enjoy the sacred, blissfully. Such as these are rooted in the Divine silence, rooted in knowledge of self. Such bliss is contagious. Because bliss is rooted in the Truth, being around such as these will make your falsehood evident and you will watch these falsehoods fall away. Tear them away yourself, don't wait for the world to do it or you. Offer all your lies to the fire of Truth... to God, to the Divine, and bow with gratitude. Sit still. Stop living in a world of lies.
The words uttered by wise ones are sweet to hear. The presence of the wise intoxicates. This is so because they allow us to breathe pure air. They do not harbour falsehood and they invite you to step into that space. Your falsehood is strangling you. Let it go. Sit still. Close your eyes.
Go into that silence... and listen. Be that.
It is this: going into the silence. No more things. You may have used a thing to arrive at that place of silence, but you discard all things at the door. You may begin by singing the Name, even dancing as you do so. Eventually you will fall silent. Even the sound of your voice will be a "thing" you wish to discard. When you thirst enough you will only settle for pure water. When you grow tired of your dependency you will sit still and drink the air.
Desire to be with those who are wise. Seek the company of those who enjoy the sacred, blissfully. Such as these are rooted in the Divine silence, rooted in knowledge of self. Such bliss is contagious. Because bliss is rooted in the Truth, being around such as these will make your falsehood evident and you will watch these falsehoods fall away. Tear them away yourself, don't wait for the world to do it or you. Offer all your lies to the fire of Truth... to God, to the Divine, and bow with gratitude. Sit still. Stop living in a world of lies.
The words uttered by wise ones are sweet to hear. The presence of the wise intoxicates. This is so because they allow us to breathe pure air. They do not harbour falsehood and they invite you to step into that space. Your falsehood is strangling you. Let it go. Sit still. Close your eyes.
Go into that silence... and listen. Be that.
3/6/17