Welcome to Day 5 of our 40 Day Retreat. I have been speaking for the last few days on the Source of our Being, seeking to awaken the awareness of the Source in you. Most times we are caught up in our activities every day in the physical, emotional and mental levels, not having a deeper awareness of the very core of our Being where our true strength lies. The awareness of the Source is, therefore, extremely important on the spiritual journey and also in our daily activities.
Connect And Be Empowered By The Source
Everything in this Universe emerged from the very core of Being. I spoke of the Source as beingness. Everything in the Universe has emerged from this state of Being. It continues to exist there, supported by this Source of Being. I have been saying to you that this Source is indescribable. Because we are all created from that space and we all live in limitation, how can we ever be able to understand the magnitude, the power of the space in fullness? How can we, as beings created with limitation?
We can, however, have a sense of the Source. We can be connected to the Source. That is where our power lies – in being able to make that connection with the very core of our Being, and to tap into its infinite power. The excitement about the Source of our Being is that infinite qualities lie there. When we go to that place, it has the power to enhance all the powers that we have in our world. It has the power to enhance our activities at every level of being, at every level of operating. Hence, we are at our best when we are in touch with the very core of our Being, the very Source of our Being. And I said that we call this God. But the word “God” is filled with so many connotations, so many different meanings, so many different ideas to it that I prefer to use the word “Source”.
Accept Duality, Exercise Choice
Earlier we said that from this very Source of Being, everything emerged. Those things that we interpret as bad also came from the Source. The truth is that every experience in the Universe is a valid experience from the Source. It is coming from the very source of life itself.
Some say that there is a demon in the Universe that is trying to destroy that which is God in the universe. It is trying to oppose that which is God or goodness in the Universe, therefore some say there is an eternal fight. But when you believe in the power of the Source and you take a deeper look, you will know that everything in the Universe has been created by that single Source. Then, we begin to understand that it is a world of duality, that we need to accept and not to judge as good and bad.
The truth is that we are given a choice is every situation. To choose that which we interpret as bad or that which we interpret as good, we have a choice! Sometimes we do not see that, but we have a choice. The deeper you go within your being and the more connected you are to the Source, the less judgmental you are about good and bad in the Universe. You become more accepting of all of life knowing that it is all coming from the same place. That is how the wise sees the Universe.
Multi-Dimensional Awareness – The Goal
The more you are aware of the Source, the more you operate from the Source, the more your eyes are open to this wisdom, the more humble you become, the less judgmental you become and the more embracing you are of your world. So it is important to have this awareness of the Source.
That is what I want to emphasize today: the ability to carry in every moment, in every conscious moment, multi-dimensional awareness. Carry the awareness of the Source, awareness of our subtle being, awareness of the different qualities of energy in our subtle being. Have the awareness of the different levels in our subtle being, awareness of the physical vehicle (notice I said “physical vehicle”), the physical being. Also have the awareness of bringing energy from the Source as much as we can tap, through that awareness of Source, into every level of activity. That is the goal.
Questions On The Journey
To live in multi-dimensional awareness, to live in awareness of the Source, and to bring the energy of that connection and of that space into everything we do, that is the goal. Then our lives are transformed. Our lives are different. If fact, when we are able to touch the Source of Being, our lives are transformed. However, this is not easy to do, that is why you have been asking me all those questions about blocks that are arising within you, about dark sides within you, about your struggle within. It is not an easy journey thatis why you are asking those questions. Those questions are real to you, they are important to you, and they need to be asked.
Be The Observer
I said yesterday that there is a memory field within you, a causal field within you, a hidden field within you with all the memories of the past stored in you from your previous existences. They are called karmas, and thesequalities, impressions, experiences that are stored within your being, they can help you to go deeper inside to your Source, or they can hinder you from going deeper within. It is important to be aware of them. If you are to make the journey to multi-dimensional awareness and to the very core of your Being, you need to observe every day what is happening in your inner world. So learning how to observe from the deepest level of your Being is extremely important.
Witnessing Brings Greater Awareness Of Being
The idea of developing the practice of witnessing what is happening within you as you operate in activity, in meditation, in relationships; you need to observe the qualities that are arising within your Being. Begin to ask yourself: “Where is this coming from? Is it something I want to embrace? Is it something I want to express?” When they begin to come up within you, sometimes there is fear because some of the qualities are dark. They are negative, so there is fear. Hence training how to look at these from a different space is required.
The more you journey towards the Source, the more aware you become of the different qualities inside of you. Also, the more will you be able to distance yourself from them, and to see them as limited qualities in your Being that you have embraced in the past. But being able to see that, you are much more than these qualities, your awareness can become greater than all of these limited qualities that are expressing inside of you.
When you identify with these limited qualities, the awareness is contracted. You become the quality. And when you become the quality you cannot manage it. But the more awareness you have, the more you are able to bring distance from the qualities that are arising within you, and the more you are able to make better choices. Hence is the need for greater awareness of your Being.
Source Empowers Discernment
We need to be able to make this discernment to see the difference. This is a key ability on the spiritual path. That is a key point, a key moment when the awareness can open up. We can then begin to see that the physical level has its own forces, that the emotional level has its own forces, that the causal level has its own drive. But you can become bigger in your awareness to see all of these limited qualities, and to begin to choose the most powerful ones within you.
Awareness of the Source, connection to the Source begins to open up your awareness to see more, to be able to separate yourself from the qualities that are limiting, and to be a able to choose better. This is an important power.
The Power Of Association To Uplift
Of course, if you begin the journey of discriminating or discerning, or trying to be the witness, it is difficult when the identification with limited qualities is strong. Sometimes you are so consumed with anger, jealousy, bitterness, greed, lust, self-destructive qualities, and qualities that tend to impact the world in a destructive way. And it is very difficult to be able to manage it. But in those moments you need help. When you become so consumed by these things you need help. You need to be supported by someone or some group where the energies are more powerful so that they can support you and uplift you. So associating with those who are stronger is always the best way to lift yourself. Having the counsel of those who are stronger, keeping the company of those who are stronger, learning to be guided by them and to work with their guidance until you begin to feel a shift in awareness, all this is entirely necessary.
Work With The Universe As It Guides Us
That is why for 40 days I stayed in a space. That which was greater than me, drove me into that. But my soul was longing for these precious moments to make a deeper transformation. Then during that period I was blessed to be guided by a power inside of me that was manifesting itself, and I made the choice to obey. It is not always in our normal world that we can take 40 days and begin a discipline and say, “Well, I am going to be completely transformed.” It is not just for us to decide, but it is for us to work with the Universe as it guides us and provides opportunities to go deeper inside. And to use all the resources around you that are coming to you, that are available to you to go deeper inside.
Live And Operate From A Higher Level Of Being
We need guidance on this journey. If we choose those who are really more powerful than us, those who are in a higher awareness than us, those whom we can trust, those in whose good we believe in, then it is possible to make the journey deeper inside. But we need to reach that point where this spiritual journey becomes important to us. The world will continue to pull us into lower levels of being. But we need to make that decision that we want to live and operate from a higher level of being. Is that a decision that you make every day? If you listen to this talk and that is a decision you make, then you are following the way of the Universe.
Keep The Discipline
But sometimes we have the desire but we do not seem to manifest the strength and we fall back into patterns of misery. Here is where association becomes important. Even sometimes when you don’t feel like it, push yourself! I have been saying: make some time every day, like you are doing today, to spend in this discipline of going inside, of observing what is coming up inside of you, of trying to see it in a larger space where you can really identify it and its effect on your being. Then you can begin to transform the things you do not like.
Having this multi-dimensional awareness, being able to identify the blocks within you, challenges within you are important. Being able to go to deeper levels to your very core, to your very Source that can expand your awareness and give you the ability to choose in a better way, is important. Being able to sustain this is important. Ultimately, when we clean the inner space, or as we clean it more and more, there will be increasing stability and we will reach a place where the inner space will be clean and clear.
We will be operating in such a way that the Source will be manifesting in its fullness in and through us. When it does, life becomes a joy. Ecstasy in every moment. There will be no question of whether the world is perfect or imperfect. Whether the world is good or bad or otherwise. There will be no question. It wouldn’t matter. The wisdom of life will be known.
This is the journey. We continue on this exciting journey of knowledge tomorrow.
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