I awakened this morning, with the realization that where my writing ✍️ and life are headed, is all about living from 'Love for Love Itself', which is another way of saying living Oneness. This type of love is to me the essence of genuine spiritual awakening, ascension, and 5d living. Oftentimes I write ahead of myself, and the living of it follows. What the 'I' is, whether it is non-existent, a hologram, or the border between the inner Void and the outer Flow of Life, is of secondary interest to living from 'Love for Love Itself'. This is a journey without destination, still it has roadsigns along the way. I am in some measure living Oneness when I am more responsive than reactive, when I feel the oneness of all around me, when my body is more relaxed, my breathing deeper and slower, my mind more at peace. Synchronicities and 'messages' increase. My life feels more effortless. From that initial stage, intuitive connectivity grows stronger, and general awareness expands. From 'Tantra of the Beloved', by Virochana Khalsa: Love is experienced in a free abundance flowing within the heart. Love is the natural, unrestricted, free flow of energy. Love is the root emotion which literally holds our universe together. By connecting to your feelings, you have the opportunity to evolve and refine. Make an art of surrendering every contraction into the flow of love itself. QUESTION If 'Love for Love Itself' is the free flow of energy, what hinders the flow in humans? RESPONSE 1. Borders which separate 'me' from the 'other' It seems the closed gates are all in the mind. In me, they are such things as the apparent borders in the mind which effectively separate 'me' from 'not me', 'inner' from 'outer', 'past' and 'future' from Now, 'observer' from 'observed', and anything from its counterpart. There are no borders in the One Being, the cosmos of consciousness, the Source of 'Love for Love Itself'. Nothing 'Other' - Only One Being 2. Unfelt emotions Another closed gate which blocks the free flow of energy is unfelt emotions. 'Love for Love Itself' and emotions are not the same, but both are energies in motion. Unprocessed emotions get stuck in the body and hinder the flow of Love. Emotions cannot be processed until they are felt through. As Khalsa wrote, emotional contractions can be surrendered into the flow of Love itself. Nothing Unfelt - Expanding Awareness 3. Over-definition A third closed gate is the over-defining characteristic of my mind. The less I judge, label, analyze, and opinionate (such as by making any statement from a partial perspective) the less I make apparent separations, and the more I allow free energy flow. Some definition is needed for functioning in the world, so the idea💡 is just to minimize it. The 'I' can be contented without having to know, and enjoy the mystery of the unknown. Nothing Too Defined - Only 'What Is' 4. Willfulness and control A fourth closed gate is the tendency of my self-separated mind to try to control my experience of life, rather than trust the non-separated Self/Non-Self of the One Being. As there is a difference between childlike and childish, there are differences between willing, strong-willed, and willful. I can see the willfulness of my mind at times, and how this blocks the flow of Love. When the will of the apparently separated mind is surrendered to the One Being, then there is not moving, but being moved. Nothing Willful - Only Being Moved In addition, this Gary body has neurological anomalies (misophonia, autism spectrum, and HSP) which can damper the flow of 'Love for Love Itself' energy. Individuals like me have their own unique challenges and opportunities for living Oneness. All hindrances, though, are in my view surmountable. As a tool to help focus the mind on what opens the gates and frees the flow, I had these these reminders engraved into ID tags: Side One Nothing 'Other' Nothing Unfelt Nothing Too Defined Nothing Willful Side Two Only One Being Expanding Awareness Only 'What Is' Only Being Moved *** A WAY OF LIFE (An Exploration) When my life experience is about me, about fulfilling my needs, about wanting and having more, I create discord and struggle for myself. There is always something to improve, something to attain, something to fight for. The lust for new experiences can drive a person, I know. That is how I lived most of my years. Looking back, mostly what seemed important no longer is. Nothing is wrong with being a force for betterment, but the motives and ways make a difference in the quality of the actions, and that is what matters most to me. When my emphasis is not on 'me, my, mine', but on Oneness, the AllThatIs, I am not here for my own purpose, but first to provide an experience of individuality for the One Being -- yet there is only apparent separation between us. Having this attitude trains my mind to humility and service while supporting healthy self-worth and confidence. I know the apparent border dividing me from the One Being is not real. By knowing there is no real division between the One Being and my individuality, when I surrender my will to the AllThatIs, I am not giving my power away. There is no need for such labels as Higher Self, since only the One Being truly is. Now my mind is aware that whatever I do or don't do, provides an experience of individuality for the AllThatIs, and the purpose for being me is fulfilled. CLOSING Any method, means, technique or tips which helps a person realize their longing of the heart is useful towards that end. The mushin state ('no mind') begins where techniques end, and the meta-state of Oneness expands further, into the free flow of energy called 'Love for Love Itself'. The 'dog tag' reminders help keep my mind focused on living Oneness. *** The image is by an artist unknown to me. If any reader has information, please pass it on, so I may ask permission. Thank you. QUOTES 'Thoughts are not necessarily a distraction. Thoughts are arising in this present awareness and dissolving back into it. The silence remains untouched, unstained, immaculate. Thoughts are only a problem if you are preoccupied with them, giving them all your attention, believing in the entity of 'me' around which the thoughts swirl.' - Catherine Ingram. From 'Beyond Biocentrism': "Brain vs. Mind Exploring consciousness is a far-out experience, especially when it includes an external world that Biocentrism shows is actually within the mind. In discussing this, we use the following definitions: "The brain is a physical object occupying a specific location. It exists as a spatial-temporal construction, and other objects like tables and chairs are also constructions, which are located outside the brain.... "However, brain, tables, and chairs all exist in the 'mind'. "The mind is what generates the spatial-temporal construction in the first place. Thus, the mind refers to pre-spatial-temporal, and the brain post-spatial-temporal. "You experience your mind's image of your body, including your brain, just as you experience trees and galaxies. Thus those galaxies are no further away than is your brain or fingertips. "The mind is everywhere. It is everything you see, hear, and sense -- otherwise you couldn't be conscious of it. "The brain is where the brain is, the tree is where the tree is. But the mind has no location. It is everywhere you observe, smell, or hear anything. NO MIND A state of no-mind might be a step towards the experience of living Oneness, which my heart longs for. Yet it is not the same as the meta-state I seek. From Wikipedia: "Mushin in Japanese and Wuxin in Chinese (無心 "no mind") is a mental state. Zen andDaoist meditators attempt to reach this state, as well as artists and trained martial artists. They also practice this mental state during everyday activities. "Etymology The term contains the character for negation, "not" or "without" (無), along with the character for heart-mind (心). The term is shortened from mushin no shin (無心の心), a Zen expression meaning the mind without mind and is also referred to as the state of "no-mindness". That is, a mind not fixed or occupied by thought or emotion and thus open to everything. It is translated by D.T. Suzuki as "being free from mind-attachment". "Description Mushin is achieved when a person's mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or everyday life. There is an absence of discursive thought and judgment, so the person is totally free to act and react towards an opponent without hesitation and without disturbance from such thoughts. "At this point, a person relies not on what they think should be the next move, but what is their trained natural reaction (or instinct) or what is felt intuitively. It is not a state of relaxed, near-sleepfulness, however. The mind could be said to be working at a very high speed, but with no intention, plan or direction. "Some masters believe that mushin is the state where a person finally understands the uselessness of techniques and becomes truly free to move." From Relate With Life: 5 Ways to attain 'No mind' state
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” - Maya Angelou “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals the human spirit.” - E. E. Cummings "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." - Scott Adams "Blessed are those that know the path out of their carnal flesh, for they shall attain intuition." - Michael Bassey Johnson COMMENTS
Katty Cando There is a profound, odd comfort in this post. lt gives me much peace by touching every base òn the way to homeplate. *Thank!* you very much! Mary Finnegan Holograms: Each piece contains the whole. You wrote this holographically. And it is Holotastic! Sharing with I AM AWARE OF MY SPIRITUAL group Fascinating many thanks for sharing this powerful wisdom. I would like to take my time to digest it, allowing it to integrate and prompt a remembering.. 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼 I so resonate with this! It is like reading my own thoughts.....Love is within me....Love is all around me....I Am the flow of Love. I let myself melt and meld with this flow and I Am One.!❤️🙏🌟💫☀️⚡️🌈 Shua Mah-Leen Water can’t experience wet, so duality is essential for experiencing ascension. Thoughts o.o Gary Smith Yes, there's truth in that, from a human perspective. Now let's say water is the One Being, the cosmos of consciousness. Water can't experience being wet, so we give it an experience of individuality. How does that feel to you? John Carman Gary and Shua, water is a subjective experience. Sometimes wet, sometimes hard, sometimes just as surface tension. Gary, you are hitting on something... I have returned to Source many times and Source has always appeared to me as an infinite flowing stream of water. In my awareness, Source experiences itself through the contast of the lower dimensions. Gary Smith Do you feel that Source appears as water 💦 to you because it is a metaphor you can process? Yes, while I accept the immense mystery of Source, I am tempted to define it. I integrate pieces from the quantum science of Biocentrism, from the Self/Non-Self way of seeing, and from my decades of exploration. Source could be the Probability Void. But where there is no time or space there can be no flow. I get that Source experiences itself through the contrast, and also relate to Source as the One Being, which experiences individuality through this apparent body of sensations which feels real. John Carman Gary, it has been explained to me millions of times, but it seems that my higher self has desired to understand what Source is, and each time i am reminded that i can understand what Source is, but if I do, it all ends... and with that realization, i am always returned to my human body. The Universe Matrix is a 12th dimensional bubble that my higher self exists in, my higher self is an miniscule aspect of my formless expression within the infinite dimension of the Quantum Godhead Realm. The higher self is the dreamer dreaming all aspects of consciousness infinitely throughout time, space and dimension. And despite all convention, Source flows infinitely. The problem with trying to understand the quantum realm of Source is that the quantum realm has no frame of reference for any being in the matrix that identifies as physicality with limits, judgements, polarity and a duality consciousness that has yet to know the truth beyond the apparent paradox. Gary Smith Thank you for giving that description. In my mid teens in the sixties, I left the Catholic Church and explored eastern religions, metaphysics and the occult. I had a collection of the classic metaphysical books, and devoured them. By my early twenties, the contradictory 'truths' of the various books drove my mind to seek one Truth I could follow. That, and a summer romance, led me into a period as a Bible believing Christian. To me, it was the infallible Word of God, interpreted literally. By 2000, I had re-evaluated my beliefs and started freeing myself from them. Story told for the part about contradictory truths and the confusion they brought to my mind. I like your description and neither believe nor disbelieve it. If we could have honest dialogue I would ask such things as, do you accept your version as a fixed and objective Truth, or is it a truth for your individuality? My current version is simple and direct. There is only One Being, the cosmos of consciousness, and my apparent body of sensations which feels real gives It an experience of individuality. I feel no need for a higher self, as my connection is with the One Being. I accept paradox as part of the package, and am content with not knowing all the mysteries of the Unknown. Also, I know I will know what I need to know in the moment. How does your understanding translate into practical application in everyday life? I totally respect your experience and perspective. Thank you for sharing! Kati Smith In my observation, duality is experienced when the individual hasn’t stepped out of survival/ fear. These lower vibrational emotions are binding the individual to a dual/polarized life experience. When an individual is filled with the creative spark there is a natural emotion of feeling well and appreciation for the gift within life. Love for life is the experienced energy. In this vibrational existence there is only diversity and its flow recognized. In love there is the source of creation. There is no duality experienced. In my experience love is oneness in action, and my mind is freed of the bondage of thinking. Here any needed thought comes from wisdom. In love, complex thinking and intelligence shift to instant realization. In love/oneness life is effortless and beautiful. I like to propose the idea that there is no way of life in realized oneness at all. What is there more -- besides infinite expanding awareness? What is the quality of your new vistas in awareness? Has it enhanced your internal wellbeing ? *** Gary Smith Never before our dynamics of this morning was it so clear to me that deep acceptance is a master 🔑 key to having a free flow of energy between us. I also see now that this can be one-sided, and in fact is the best I could do for you when you are challenged or overwhelmed. Accepting you deeply in those times will come more naturally now, since my mind has the understanding and doesn't need to argue with it. Accepting myself and trusting 'what is', may also release tension in my body, along with breath awareness. Our talk was beneficial and now it's just for me to integrate, from feeling and not intellect. Thank you ☺️ . Kati Smith Trusting what is. Like you were still listening to that woman yesterday when your mind got bored. Yet your heart stood open. What is more important than to feel safe and connected with each other, equal what our diverse natures may be. But that is life in a flow, detached from the most important idea that possessions of all kinds including thoughts and beliefs matter first. Gary Smith Yes, that is exactly what happened. My mind was bored but my heart stayed open. Detachment from possessions of any kind, including from the importance of thoughts and beliefs, is another master 🔑 key.
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