“Truth isn’t found in words but through insight and self-discovery. Truth isn’t taught or learned. It is wrapped inside consciousness itself. When you look around and know that reality is based entirely on consciousness, seeking has reached its goal.” —- Deepak Chopra
As we look about the world in which we live, it is almost like “Alice In Wonderland” peering through a non-reality in time. It appears everything has been turned upside down, inside out, shifted, twisted, circumvented, and re-worked to reflect the appearance of accepted normalcy. Those who are easily swayed or flexible bend to the will of the latest societal or cultural aberration. The connections that are made, reflect the distractions of individual consciousness and distinct lack of contemplation. Where is thoughtful observation or intention, attentive consideration or introspection? We are living to a greater extent outside of ourselves, and losing the essence of our basic existence to the folly of unconscious choices. The Science of Mind expresses this another way . . . “So many people search for happiness outside themselves. They look for something they never lost. Harmony, balance, and peace exist wherever we are, but to find them we need to acknowledge them. It’s like the sign in a Las Vegas casino that reads, “You must be present to win.”
Being present in our own lives necessitates release of false narratives, false choices, and a false persona. We may be able to subjugate ourselves into believing the manner in which we are living our lives with family, friends, loved ones, business associates or acquaintances relates substantively to who we are. Unfortunately, this may not be quite the truth, because we live re-actively and not responsively constantly distracted through a prism of self aggrandizement based on a false premise. Just as an exercise in detachment . . . disconnect yourself from all electronic devices for 3 days which include, texting, e-mail, radio, TV, film, social media, cell phones etc., begin to listen to the silence, recognize your thoughts, and be what Eckhart Tolle suggests . . . “Consciousness that has become conscious of itself.”
I would venture to suggest, for some this would be almost impossible, due to the improbable manner in which present lives have been structured since a very young age. It takes a conscious choice of will, discipline, and a profound desire to change direction which culminates in releasing ourselves to the freedom of our basic existence. There are those who will find this frightening beyond recognition or understanding, never lifting the shadowy veil of the unknown even if it means the revelation of knowing who we are, why we are here or where we are going. The select few that step to the edge of the precipice, face their own fears and leap into the mists of revelation, experience these words of Rumi . . . “I have lived on the lip of insanity wanting to know reasons, knocking on the door. The door opens. I’ve been knocking from the inside.” JLR