A spiritual experience is just that, an experience. It seems that it can't be truly shared with words. I have been to the beach. If you have never been to a beach before, I could tell you my experience of the beach. I can give you directions to the beach. You could even get in the car with me and I could take you to the beach.
Not so with spiritual experiences. I can describe my spiritual experience to you. I can tell you how I got there, but I can't take you there. You must take your journey and have your own experience.
spiritual blunder #327
Many people find God and many are life long spiritual seekers.
One day some spiritual seekers found some spiritual finders and the finders tried to help the seekers become finders too. The finders pointed their fingers toward God and said, "Look there is God." The seekers then looked at the pointed finger and exclaimed, "Ah-ha, there is God!" They began to make icons of and worship the pointed finger. They got stuck on what was doing the pointing rather than discover what was being pointed to.
My teacher, Kali, most always opens her lessons by saying, "Nothing I am about to say is the truth." My internal response to that is usually relaxation. I am reminded to not take thoughts so seriously. I can't even claim the thoughts are mine anymore because it's starting to seem that everyone is plugged into the same thought river. I notice how the mind seems to always be poised to stamp something as either ACCEPTED or REJECTED. The relaxation helps to turn inward and notice what happens between the thoughts. Have you ever noticed what exists between thoughts?
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In the core of your being is something stronger and deeper than any thought or emotion, and this something must be followed.
Ultimately you know. Then the challenge is to surrender. The challenge is to honor what you know beyond knowing, and to accept the knowing beyond any attempt to mentally prove it.
Trust the deepest intuitive knowing within you regardless of the inconvenience.
When you get into relationship with your own self appearing as teacher, it is usually quite ruthless. There is no possibility to own, to control, or to direct.
If you have met a true master, you will find it is impossible to adopt either stance. You are not allowed to imagine yourself as either dependent or independent.
People who look deeper get to experience the endless depth of a raging tiger who will destroy your suffering; blessedly and ruthlessly.
Anything else is just child's play--playing a game of awakening, while always attempting to maintain control.
From "You are That" Gangaji
2 comments:
Tiffany,
You wrote about something I often contemplate. It seems we are all connected yet our experiences are unique. My friend often tells me I am unique…..just like everyone else. Yeah, yeah; it is sort of funny, yet for me there is personal truth in his comment.
The Course in Miracles explains that individuality is a mechanism we subconsciously use to separate ourselves from Truth, or God. Further, it states we all share one Mind and as we begin to awaken, we slowly heal the collective Mind. Then, we see Truth and experience Love.
I enjoy this theory. Also, I understand that thoughts are energy and form the world I (personally) experience.
This is my path. It resonates well with me. Often times I find myself trying to convince others to “see” the world as I do, because I often find beauty and love in it; however, your blog entry reminded me that it is a personal journey. Nothing I tell my friends should be accepted as truth, as it is only my interpretation of the world I’ve created.
Douglas
Oooo, the first comment, how exciting! Thank you so much for visiting and sharing your thoughts, Douglas.
Paradoxes are so interesting. The mind grasps to understand how both sides of polar opposites can be simultaneously 'true' and yet neither are "Truth."
I love Course in Miracles. It's so incredibly rich, I can only process tiny bits at a time.
I was reflecting on what you wrote and there's so much. There's material for several other blog entries there! :)
Tiffany
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