Spirit tells me that He and I are, or represent,
Two dimensions of one mind that is itself just
One of many dimensions of a more expanded
Expression of an ever more expanded
Consciousness that continuously and
Unendingly expands, or, as some say,
Evolves.
Spirit tells me that we are as individual sparks of Life
Experiencing life.
We learn to know who we are and what we are by
Experiencing relationships with other sparks of Life,
Of intensities that may differ, in some way, or ways,
To our own.
They are, these other sparks, what and whom they have
Become, as are we.
The strengths and weaknesses of other sparks
Provide us with a means of knowing our own, by
Comparing ourselves with others.
This awareness is not meant to be used to judge
Others, nor ourselves. Differences exist and are
As a gift to everyone.
How would it be possible, He asks me, to know
Anything, if nothing or no-one differed, or seemed
Not to,, from anyone or anything else, in any way?
How could we grow? or be aware that we had, or
Had not?
Awareness of differences can serve to inspire each
Of us to become, not as any other, but all that we can,
And in this way, inspire others to do the same,
Not be the same.
Spirit tells me that we each have a sacred duty to care for
The world we live in, the world that sustains us and
Makes it possible for us to experience physical
Existence within a material creation.
Each suggests a personal responsibility.
Yes.
How is it possible for individuals…
Are you speaking of individuals in general or of
Yourself, in particular?
Both.
The answer is the same.
My question is still, how can it be done?
It can only be done individually. We each must learn to
Care about and care for everyone and everything else.
We each may have a different understanding of
What it means to care about and for.
What is your understanding?
I do care about and for whom and what I can.
How much do you care about and for, and
How do you express this care?
Am I on a witness stand?
Everyone is on a witness stand.
Spirit asks me if I can understand why whatever is
Happening is happening, before I am aware that
Whatever is happening is happening?
I protest. Something is always happening.
Yes.
Then what should I do?
You could practice understanding why what has
Happened has happened, even while you practice
Being aware of what now is happening.
I try.
Do you try to look?
Spirit tells me to respect intelligence whomever and
Whatever seems to possess it, for all of Life does, in
Greater or lesser degrees.
Intelligence is a precious gift, as is intuition, which is
A blending of thought and emotion. They are each
Potentials that we can develop through practice until
We refine them into awareness, understanding, and
Enlightenment, and beyond.
What could possibly be beyond enlightenment?
The experience of knowing that we are one, not only
As we are, now, as one, more or less.
Spirit tells me that we are, each and every one of us,
Embedded within a pattern of existence that is also
Embedded within even more expanded patterns.
I protest that such a reality may exist and probably does,
For I can visualize such a concept, and then my mind
Blurs the image, or does the image blur my mind?
It’s too deep for me, and my Spirit Teacher seems to
Sigh at my simplicity.
I want to live in the here and now, even knowing that
They do not exist except in the here and now and,
Even then, with little or no stability.
What about your desire to expand your awareness and
Understanding?
What about them?
Can they expand in your so-called here and now?
Perhaps I have a problem there, or here, but how
To bridge the gap between the two perspectives?
There is no gap and no need for a bridge.
Then what?
Simply release your hold, your identification with
Your so-called but non-existent here and now.
The fog will slowly lift and the way will become clear.
Spirit tells me that unconditional surrender is a no-win situations.
Winners become losers if their influence over other powers
Depends solely upon force.
Such a situation requires continued use of force to maintain
Control over whomever or whatever.
Whatever?
Yes.
Such as?
Addictions and other self-destructive lifestyles.
But, will power …
Will power alone can sometimes control but never
Release the need for whatever.
Then what is a solution?
A solution for what?
The tension, the stress in maintaining control.
Awareness, acceptance, understanding, compassion
For self, and respect for the so-called enemy.
And intention?
Yes.
Spirit tells me to release my hold on the heavy but
Seductive energies of material values. For me, that
Position is neither desirable nor possible.
I tell Spirit that material comforts surely express
Spiritual values of beauty and pleasure, and that
Perhaps we each must find our own comfort zone
Where our own, individual spiritual and material
Values co-exist in harmony with each other,
Each expressing the other.
Yes, He agrees, as if He expected my response and
Intended to provoke it.
Perhaps, He suggests, I will learn to relax my hold
Without releasing it. Over-simplicity, for the sake of
Simplicity, He tells me, is a trap of false pride.
The middle way is a personal way and, as such is
A different path for every individual.
Spirit tells me to trust my intuitive awareness of situations
As they happen, but, only as they happen, and to be aware that
Awareness is a vibrational and moving energy. that has no
Necessary validity in past or future moments.
Awareness has no past or future; it encompasses what now is, what
Once was, and what will be, as it happens. However, our individual,
Limited awareness does not allow us to see beyond what it does,
Until we learn to expand the boundaries of our mind..
Spirit tells me that the boundaries of our mind
Are not by nature inflexible, but restricted by
Fear of moving into unknown territory.
This fear, He tells me, is based on
The false conception that there is
Unknown territory.
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