The still small voice within

There persists in our culture a big misunderstanding about going within oneself and there finding some voice that will give all the answers. But of course when you look for an inner voice you probably notice more than one, and depending on the level of fragmentation of the psyche, there may be many.

This is barking up the wrong spiritual tree. Instead, look and see in your immediate experience; is silence here, under thoughts, feelings and perceptions? Does this silence actually go away or change – or is it your attention that focuses on to thoughts and sense perceptions?

This silence will lead you home.

What do you want most?

Perhaps the best thing we can all do for ourselves is to get clear on what it is that we want most out of this time we have. If what you really want is some thing or object or condition that you believe will bring you lasting happiness, I wish you good luck.

If your deepest desire in this life is for freedom, peace, truth, to know God, there is a strong possibility that you will have this in this life.

However, searching in your thoughts doesn’t work, as you probably have already figured out. This is not complicated. Stop searching – and turn directly to your own silent center. Open your mind so that you can discover the truth of yourself. Your own core of silence is free, at peace, and never separate from God.

Self realization

In today’s spirituality, self realization and self recognition are terms that are used a lot. Self realization implies realizing who one truly is – not who one will become after doing all the homework.

This is an important distinction because people used to speak of spiritual attainment, “one day when I reach enlightenment, then….” Self realization has nothing to do with ‘then’. It’s about now.

It gets tricky, though, because the mind is so conditioned to do something in order to get something. Something is here that the mind cannot get, grasp, or hold, so a different approach is used.

Self realization is not an attainment. It is opening. It is noticing silence and following silence into emptiness of all forms. This takes courage and trust because to the ego/mind it may feel like you are dying. Opening to stillness is not dying of course. What is taking place in this opening is a movement or shift of consciousness to recognize that you are infinitely more than you think. Recognition and realization of ones infinite nature brings peace and joy to Be because we realize we are inherently free and whole – regardless of our past.

Presence and ADD

To have more presence is to pay closer attention to our present experience. The value is twofold; ADD or attention deficit disorder is a major inhibiting factor in one’s success in this world. And also by being fully present we can notice the silence that is here. This silence will lead us home to ourselves. Realizing the truth of ourselves is the source of lasting fulfillment.

More presence

What the world needs now is for people to be more present. More presence in the collective is the energy that can make the biggest difference in overcoming the obstacles that we face. To come out of the mind and into present moment awareness, not in 'ig-norance' to the problems of the world but to add the light of limitless consciousness to the challenges we face.

If all humans have more presence then there is less mentality for war. There is an inverse proportion here; more presence, less greed, selfishness, and hatred. With more presence there is more compassion, peace and love.

Look carefully in your own experience and you may notice that maybe you are not fully present - maybe 75%. Bring yourself fully present with what is present here and now - for 3 seconds. Notice what occurs; more presence, less mind, less 'me', less story of me and my suffering and all the strategies to try to escape that mess of the ego. In those 3 seconds there is ease of Being.

Check this out. It is actually quite simple. In this ease of Being you have the opportunity to discover who you really are - and you will be profoundly delighted.