Fellow students, what lies at the center, is our own consciousness. Our consciousness indicates what we are currently aware of. Our conscious awareness is what we are focussed on, what our experience is. And yes, it indicates our current level of skill and ability, what we are able to do and what we are able to understand. The greatest gift we could possibly accept today is to know, beyond any doubt, our level of conscious awareness changes and grows as we proceed in our life journey. This simple truth applies to not only ourselves as human beings, spiritual beings really, but to the entire universe itself. All is but energy in constant motion, you see. Yes, “as above, so below”.
If our goal is to grow, in other words, if our need is to understand more, if we want to get to a better and more peaceful place, we must fully understand where we are now and why. Our current level of consciousness must be fully developed, and this provides us with understanding, which ultimately leads to the wisdom we seek. Wisdom is completion, or fulfillment. Once this is achieved, we are ready to move on to the next part of our journey. This journey is a conscious unfolding from one kind of reality to the next, bigger and better reality. With each increase in our level of awareness, more ease, comfort, and peace will be available to us. With each step forward, things become easier, for we have more to work with.
I understand a lot of this stuff is difficult to conceptualize. What may be helpful for you, is to see yourself as a point at the center of a circle. The point is you, and the circle represents what you are currently aware of and capable of. As you gain more understanding within your experience, the circle expands and basically becomes larger. We become more of who we are. At first, the circle is quite small. That’s ok, we have to start somewhere! So, we begin our journey as the center itself. This is the individual self. This level of awareness involves a temporary feeling that we are separate from everyone and everything. Everything is about us, we are the only one who exists, the only one who matters, etc. At this stage of our journey, we learn from the outside in. There is only the physical self and the physical world. Remember, this too will change. We must keep in mind, with each expansion of the circle, our awareness becomes more inclusive. Think about your conscious unfolding as a perception of greater and greater wholes. My friends, your meditations will most certainly help you in this respect. So, the next phase of our journey involves an increased awareness of others. We are not just an individual self, but part of a group. Again, we are simply becoming more of ourselves.
Before a fuller awareness of the group can be realized, we must first expand the circle within. It is our self-awareness that must grow. So, the relationship with our higher self, our soul, begins in earnest. Why is this critical? Well, the soul is already part of a greater group. At the level of the soul, the circle is much larger. As we become more integrated with this higher part of our nature, the higher and more inclusive awareness is brought forward into our physical world and experience as well. Remember, what makes all of this development possible, is the great bridge of love found within the heart. The heart is the center. The soul is the real center, then, and this center is love. This is the conscious awareness we wish to obtain. All is brought to us through the energy of attraction, for it is love which lies between all things.
Ok, my friends, I think that’s enough for today. I hope I have not been too esoteric! Just allow yourself some fluidity in your thinking, and pay attention to the experience that will surely follow. The development of your heart will provide that sense of openness you require. Forget about the past, and accept where you are now. This is the healing, and it is indeed the focus for all of us. Although the process is beautiful and exciting, it is also a long one. Be patient. We have enough time. Interestingly, it is not really possible to force anything at all. Let everything happen naturally. All we can do is accept and then be willing. We’ll get there. So, don’t worry about anything. All things considered, we are doing a remarkable job. OK?! Expand your circle. Bring into your heart all that you can.
From the One comes the Many
From the Many comes the One
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From the One Self
To the individual self
To the group
Back to the One Self
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I Am
I Am That
I Am That I Am
Our conscious unfolding continues. Thank you, my friends, for participating!
All my love and support, be well