Our world will be different on Laughing Water Farm. Our daughter, Naomi, and her son, Elijah, have been living with us for over four years. Naomi has completed a nursing program at a local college and is now a Registered Nurse. I am sure they will be here for a few more months but a big change seems inevitable. We attended the pinning ceremony last night and we will have a family celebration next Saturday.
There is such amazement living with a six year old. When my children were six years old I was involved with being a Father. As a Grandfather it is different, one is less involved and more involved, at the same time. One can observe the wondrous nature of the child and appreciate the magnificent spirit shining through without the restraint of parenthood. I think, all of us, as we get older appreciate observing children more. It is strange that we live in a society where older folks are separated from children.
There are greater changes afoot for all the people of this planet. As our consciousness rises, we will feel a oneness with each other and our Mother Earth, that we haven't felt for thousands of years. The feeling of oneness will come with great joy and unimaginable peace. I know I am not at a place where I can really know this or describe it to others. Through meditation, I can find that place in my heart where all is one and, momentarily, I can feel that great joy and peace come over me. We will find that place together and experience it together.
Right now we are involved in doing Spring chores on our little piece of paradise. We have many trees in our yard. Five oaks, nine hard maples, seven or eight soft maples, a large elm, ironwoods, aspen and assorted evergreens. And I could, also, mention the pear trees, apple trees and flowering bushes of several varieties. This Winter must have been exceptionally windy. All the trees shed branches but the soft maples outdid them all. I, already, cleared many large branches and I have many smaller branches yet to pick up before I mow.
It has been an unusually slow spring. Our temperatures have hovered twenty degrees below normal on most days. We have had only a few days of normal temperatures and only twice did we have two days in a row that were normal or above. Our gardening and yard work are about the level usually seen in early April. The positive aspect of this, is that it gave Jamie a chance to finish up the woodwork on our new addition. Among Jamie's many talents is an ability to work with wood. She really loves it, although the work in our addition has been awesome. She has finished just in time to take up gardening.
I sit here today, on planet Earth, feeling that a whole new world is opening up. How much is due to the changes in our personal life and how much is the change that is occurring in the larger world, it is hard to know. But the magnificent feeling I have is probably more to do with the radiance that is emanating from all of us. I feel like hugging everybody in the world. Dare I do it?
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, May 16, 2014
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
SLIP SLIDING AWAY
Yesterday was a day of one step forward then two backwards. The words of that Paul Simon song kept going through my mind this Morning. My mentors tell me, one can not really go backward, we learn with every experience. I know that to be true, yet, we will have days when it doesn't seem true.
Yesterday was a day of strange happenings; e-mail glitches, misunderstandings and silly errors. Today, the Sun is shining bright. I will release yesterday to the past and let it fade away.
Today is a brand new day to create anew. There are so many things in this world we want to improve. We see that the world is wretched; pain and suffering everywhere. We have learned that wailing about the injustices of the world helps nobody and causes us to see the world through a negative filter. Of course, when we see something we can correct, we do so. The greatest thing we can do for everybody is to raise our own consciousness. We know by now we enhance what we focus on. If we focus on the positive aspects in the world, we help them grow.
The consciousness of the world is rising rapidly. The darkness is diminishing. This is not quite evident in the main stream media. If you are media watcher look for breaks in the doom and gloom coverage [war mongering etc.]. The united front will break down soon. I don't advise paying much attention to the MSM. One has to have a well tuned BS detector and the ability not to be influenced by the mind shaping propaganda. I am one of those that think that I can pay attention to it and not be effected that much; but I decided to avoid all television news a couple months ago and I think it was a good decision.
We need to avoid anything that diminishes our light. Everyone needs our light. Happiness is light. Joy is light. Love is light. We are so use to thinking we need to struggle, the idea that there is no gain without pain, that we have a hard time accepting the idea that we just need to be happy. Happiness, radiant happiness, is our birthright. When we are happy we lift everyone up.
We have struggled so long that it is difficult to accept that happiness is a decision of our mind. We need to prove it to ourselves. Once we have realized it, we won't settle for anything less. Then, of course, we will "slip slide away". As long as we are in our present consciousness and in these bodies, we will have a tendency to slip and slide.
Accept the fact that we are still evolving and we can seem to go backward as well as forward. Let's not be discouraged. Choose happiness again and again. Always choose happiness. "The Past is Only a Goodbye" another song. This one by Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Yesterday was a day of strange happenings; e-mail glitches, misunderstandings and silly errors. Today, the Sun is shining bright. I will release yesterday to the past and let it fade away.
Today is a brand new day to create anew. There are so many things in this world we want to improve. We see that the world is wretched; pain and suffering everywhere. We have learned that wailing about the injustices of the world helps nobody and causes us to see the world through a negative filter. Of course, when we see something we can correct, we do so. The greatest thing we can do for everybody is to raise our own consciousness. We know by now we enhance what we focus on. If we focus on the positive aspects in the world, we help them grow.
The consciousness of the world is rising rapidly. The darkness is diminishing. This is not quite evident in the main stream media. If you are media watcher look for breaks in the doom and gloom coverage [war mongering etc.]. The united front will break down soon. I don't advise paying much attention to the MSM. One has to have a well tuned BS detector and the ability not to be influenced by the mind shaping propaganda. I am one of those that think that I can pay attention to it and not be effected that much; but I decided to avoid all television news a couple months ago and I think it was a good decision.
We need to avoid anything that diminishes our light. Everyone needs our light. Happiness is light. Joy is light. Love is light. We are so use to thinking we need to struggle, the idea that there is no gain without pain, that we have a hard time accepting the idea that we just need to be happy. Happiness, radiant happiness, is our birthright. When we are happy we lift everyone up.
We have struggled so long that it is difficult to accept that happiness is a decision of our mind. We need to prove it to ourselves. Once we have realized it, we won't settle for anything less. Then, of course, we will "slip slide away". As long as we are in our present consciousness and in these bodies, we will have a tendency to slip and slide.
Accept the fact that we are still evolving and we can seem to go backward as well as forward. Let's not be discouraged. Choose happiness again and again. Always choose happiness. "The Past is Only a Goodbye" another song. This one by Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Monday, May 12, 2014
STAYING THE COURSE
Slate gray skies, an inch of rain last night, high humidity, temperature in the lower fifties; gloomy, right? Yet if we look at the trees and bushes we see them wreathed in light green, swelling buds. The grass is growing faster than the sheep can nibble it down. Anemones and hepaticas are emerging in the woodlands.
Yes, it matters what we pay attention to. Our lives can be full of little troubles, we can brush them off or we can add our grievances and sink down into a hole of our own making. We made this illusion with duality. We are constantly invited to look at the negative in every situation. It is always our choice.
We are at a moment of hesitation. We are beginning to see through the veil that has kept us blind to the glorious reality that awaits us. What is the hesitation? Do we feel unworthy? There are forces extant that would like to keep us from realizing who we are. They would like to keep us under control. They use their energy to keep us doubtful about the promise we have glimpsed. We have yet to see how unfree we have been. We won't realize how controlled we have been until the noose drops from our necks.
The forces that oppose our natural evolution, to knowing our Source {Unconditional Love}, are waning. They can't stop us. But they won't give up easily. They are masters at control and have learned how to trigger our doubts about our own worthiness and that of our neighbors.
We will be tempted again and again to look at the gloom. We can shift our focus to the light in our life. There is no better time than now to realize we are in control of our thought processes. What a huge difference we experience, when we raise our minds out of the cesspool of despair or self-pity and focus on the love that surrounds us. And it always surrounds us. Keep looking. If we don't see it; we look again and then again. We know it is there.
We have had a lot of practice by now focusing on the Love in our life. We know how to do it. We have felt the love flowing from family members, neighbors, strangers in the streets or stores. We can feel our connection with humanity. We are beginning to see that we are great beings of love. We are fully capable of creating a World of Love. Or perhaps it is already there and we need only merge with it.
Let us keep the love flowing and bless everyone we meet.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Yes, it matters what we pay attention to. Our lives can be full of little troubles, we can brush them off or we can add our grievances and sink down into a hole of our own making. We made this illusion with duality. We are constantly invited to look at the negative in every situation. It is always our choice.
We are at a moment of hesitation. We are beginning to see through the veil that has kept us blind to the glorious reality that awaits us. What is the hesitation? Do we feel unworthy? There are forces extant that would like to keep us from realizing who we are. They would like to keep us under control. They use their energy to keep us doubtful about the promise we have glimpsed. We have yet to see how unfree we have been. We won't realize how controlled we have been until the noose drops from our necks.
The forces that oppose our natural evolution, to knowing our Source {Unconditional Love}, are waning. They can't stop us. But they won't give up easily. They are masters at control and have learned how to trigger our doubts about our own worthiness and that of our neighbors.
We will be tempted again and again to look at the gloom. We can shift our focus to the light in our life. There is no better time than now to realize we are in control of our thought processes. What a huge difference we experience, when we raise our minds out of the cesspool of despair or self-pity and focus on the love that surrounds us. And it always surrounds us. Keep looking. If we don't see it; we look again and then again. We know it is there.
We have had a lot of practice by now focusing on the Love in our life. We know how to do it. We have felt the love flowing from family members, neighbors, strangers in the streets or stores. We can feel our connection with humanity. We are beginning to see that we are great beings of love. We are fully capable of creating a World of Love. Or perhaps it is already there and we need only merge with it.
Let us keep the love flowing and bless everyone we meet.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, May 9, 2014
ONENESS
The idea of discussing Oneness is a little intimidating as I haven't experienced it myself. Oh sure, I have had glimpses. I have an idea what it is like. I haven't experienced it on an ongoing basis. But as I have said before, teachers best teach what they are trying to learn themselves.
In the 70's I read a delightful book titled, "The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment" [1971] by Thaddeus Golas. I wanted to refresh myself about the books content, but I couldn't find it in our assorted collections. I know it was a book that I lent out several times. I am sure it is still available for those who are interested.
I remember an exercise from the book, it was: "I have no resistance to the vibrations of any other being." I remember doing that exercise during meditations and feeling the peace that came with it. There is a sense of wholeness when we are not at war with anything or anybody.
Jamie and I occasionally get in to arguments and they are often triggered by her feeling that I am judging her. It is not easy for me to admit that she might be correct. We are all on different paths to the same goal. My idea and her idea of how to grow towards enlightenment may vary. I have no right to think my way is better, much less, judge her for her ideas. Our egos are tricky, we can get caught up in judgement without realizing it.
That is what caused me to remember that exercise, "I have no resistance to the vibrations of any other being." We can sometimes find ourselves more open to the ideas of perfect strangers than to those closest to us.
In this sense being "one" doesn't mean we agree with the other. It means we have no internal resistance to them having their perception. We each have our own autonomy. We each struggle or glide along the path we are on. It is arrogance to assume that we know what it is best for another person. As a teacher, who has a long history of being a psychotherapist, I can err in thinking that I can correct another when there is no need for correction. One has no right to give input unless asked.
Starting from unity, it might be easier to understand oneness. We are all part of the One {God or Source if we prefer}. Behind our illusion of separateness we are all Beings of Light {energy} That Energy is Unconditional Love. We all yearn to know our Oneness. In oneness we find peace. In oneness there is no striving, there is no conflict there is only love.
Since we are One already, there is nothing we can do to achieve oneness. We are there already, we just need to realize it. We cannot strive to have what we already have. We just need to 'see'.
In order to see, we need to remove the scales from our eyes. Those scales are judgements. Those of us with scales on our eyes clearly see the scales on our neighbors eyes, but are blind to the scales on our own eyes. We get stuck in a blindman's circle.
"I have no resistance to the vibrations of any other being". Try it. Let us begin by giving every other person the love and respect we would like. When we see without judgement, we see through the disguise that our neighbor may be wearing, to the loving being he/she is. As we let our love shine through we thin out our own disguise so that folks can perceive the loving beings we are.
We need to avoid our cultures invitations to be divisive; with each other, nature and the rest of the world. We are constantly bombarded with invitations to judge, condemn and measure. Ignore request to be at war. War on drugs. War on cancer. War on crime. War on poverty. Our culture has created endless wars that do nothing for the problem targeted, but create divisiveness and destroy peace. Our problems will be solved by focusing love on them, not war.
Peace and comfort come from giving up all our conflicts. Knowing our Oneness is Peace. Knowing our Oneness is security; it is safety. We can dis-arm only with Love.
Love and Peace, Gregg
In the 70's I read a delightful book titled, "The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment" [1971] by Thaddeus Golas. I wanted to refresh myself about the books content, but I couldn't find it in our assorted collections. I know it was a book that I lent out several times. I am sure it is still available for those who are interested.
I remember an exercise from the book, it was: "I have no resistance to the vibrations of any other being." I remember doing that exercise during meditations and feeling the peace that came with it. There is a sense of wholeness when we are not at war with anything or anybody.
Jamie and I occasionally get in to arguments and they are often triggered by her feeling that I am judging her. It is not easy for me to admit that she might be correct. We are all on different paths to the same goal. My idea and her idea of how to grow towards enlightenment may vary. I have no right to think my way is better, much less, judge her for her ideas. Our egos are tricky, we can get caught up in judgement without realizing it.
That is what caused me to remember that exercise, "I have no resistance to the vibrations of any other being." We can sometimes find ourselves more open to the ideas of perfect strangers than to those closest to us.
In this sense being "one" doesn't mean we agree with the other. It means we have no internal resistance to them having their perception. We each have our own autonomy. We each struggle or glide along the path we are on. It is arrogance to assume that we know what it is best for another person. As a teacher, who has a long history of being a psychotherapist, I can err in thinking that I can correct another when there is no need for correction. One has no right to give input unless asked.
Starting from unity, it might be easier to understand oneness. We are all part of the One {God or Source if we prefer}. Behind our illusion of separateness we are all Beings of Light {energy} That Energy is Unconditional Love. We all yearn to know our Oneness. In oneness we find peace. In oneness there is no striving, there is no conflict there is only love.
Since we are One already, there is nothing we can do to achieve oneness. We are there already, we just need to realize it. We cannot strive to have what we already have. We just need to 'see'.
In order to see, we need to remove the scales from our eyes. Those scales are judgements. Those of us with scales on our eyes clearly see the scales on our neighbors eyes, but are blind to the scales on our own eyes. We get stuck in a blindman's circle.
"I have no resistance to the vibrations of any other being". Try it. Let us begin by giving every other person the love and respect we would like. When we see without judgement, we see through the disguise that our neighbor may be wearing, to the loving being he/she is. As we let our love shine through we thin out our own disguise so that folks can perceive the loving beings we are.
We need to avoid our cultures invitations to be divisive; with each other, nature and the rest of the world. We are constantly bombarded with invitations to judge, condemn and measure. Ignore request to be at war. War on drugs. War on cancer. War on crime. War on poverty. Our culture has created endless wars that do nothing for the problem targeted, but create divisiveness and destroy peace. Our problems will be solved by focusing love on them, not war.
Peace and comfort come from giving up all our conflicts. Knowing our Oneness is Peace. Knowing our Oneness is security; it is safety. We can dis-arm only with Love.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
LIVING NOW
How successful have you been at keeping your mind in the present? Difficult isn't it. Why is it so difficult? If we see right now. We stop time. We see what actually is. There is great resistance to seeing what actually is. From the time we are born we are programmed to see what others want us to see. We develop a myriad of little beliefs that form systems of thought that control our perception. Much of this is done on purpose by those in control and much we learn from well meaning caretakers who are in error.
It is important that we accept that we know nothing. Everything we think we know is either flat out not true or has been compromised. Our personal past and our collective past [history] are fables blinding us from truth. Our personal past has been heavily corrupted by the shame and guilt that existed when the events occurred. From the time we were born we were inflicted with the disease of unworthiness. The things that pop into our minds are often these tainted tidbits. History is always written by those who have maintained dominance, therefore can never be trusted.
When the wise ones, through the ages, have suggested we give up the past they were not making an idle recommendation. We can't see the truth of anything with the past circling our head like vultures. We are not defined by what we think of as our past.
Do we want to be free? Then let us free ourselves from the past. This moment is the only time, it is filled with love.
How can we give up the past? First convince ourselves of the need. We must accept that attention to the past in our minds keeps us stuck. Some of us are not yet convinced how completely programmed we are. There is much information on the internet discussing this phenomena. It is easy to learn just how corrupt this world is and how greatly we have been blinded to truth. Once we realize how bad it is, it can be a little like wallowing in the pigsty of the illusion. Still, we need to dig and uncover until we are convinced.
Soon we won't have to dig or inquire about the past because truth is going to hit us in the face. All the ugliness of the illusion is going to come to the surface. And on the other hand, we will begin to see the beauty and magnificence of who we really are.
So what do we do now? We can be alert to what our minds are doing. When we catch ourselves dwelling on negativity, let it go. Don't rationalize it, don't justify it, don't even ask yourself why your thinking that way, just let it go.
When are our minds free and quiet and joyful? When we are doing something we love. When we are creating. When we are feeling love. When we are being thankful. When we are appreciating somebody or something. When we are having fun. When we are sitting outside basking in the Sun. When we are reading something we really enjoy. When we are meditating.
Music, dancing, singing, celebrating helps us stay in the present moment. All love, joy and peace is now.
The now is also the opening to the universe. The vastness. The eternal silence. The source of all creation. We are beginning to see what is. We are surrounded by Unconditional Love.
Love and Peace, Gregg
It is important that we accept that we know nothing. Everything we think we know is either flat out not true or has been compromised. Our personal past and our collective past [history] are fables blinding us from truth. Our personal past has been heavily corrupted by the shame and guilt that existed when the events occurred. From the time we were born we were inflicted with the disease of unworthiness. The things that pop into our minds are often these tainted tidbits. History is always written by those who have maintained dominance, therefore can never be trusted.
When the wise ones, through the ages, have suggested we give up the past they were not making an idle recommendation. We can't see the truth of anything with the past circling our head like vultures. We are not defined by what we think of as our past.
Do we want to be free? Then let us free ourselves from the past. This moment is the only time, it is filled with love.
How can we give up the past? First convince ourselves of the need. We must accept that attention to the past in our minds keeps us stuck. Some of us are not yet convinced how completely programmed we are. There is much information on the internet discussing this phenomena. It is easy to learn just how corrupt this world is and how greatly we have been blinded to truth. Once we realize how bad it is, it can be a little like wallowing in the pigsty of the illusion. Still, we need to dig and uncover until we are convinced.
Soon we won't have to dig or inquire about the past because truth is going to hit us in the face. All the ugliness of the illusion is going to come to the surface. And on the other hand, we will begin to see the beauty and magnificence of who we really are.
So what do we do now? We can be alert to what our minds are doing. When we catch ourselves dwelling on negativity, let it go. Don't rationalize it, don't justify it, don't even ask yourself why your thinking that way, just let it go.
When are our minds free and quiet and joyful? When we are doing something we love. When we are creating. When we are feeling love. When we are being thankful. When we are appreciating somebody or something. When we are having fun. When we are sitting outside basking in the Sun. When we are reading something we really enjoy. When we are meditating.
Music, dancing, singing, celebrating helps us stay in the present moment. All love, joy and peace is now.
The now is also the opening to the universe. The vastness. The eternal silence. The source of all creation. We are beginning to see what is. We are surrounded by Unconditional Love.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Monday, May 5, 2014
MUSINGS
In the late 70s I started writing a book, I titled it "Conversations On A Bridge". I imagined it to be a bridge between the ages and the conversation was between a Jesus like figure and a Socrates like figure. Their conversation reflected on the evolution of humanity to that point. Both taught truth from a perspective of unconditional love. Jesus saw truth and taught by example and used parables. Socrates attempted to use reason to delineate truth.
I didn't get very far with the book. I wrote about four chapters and I took a break. In some cleaning frenzy my manuscript disappeared. It has never shown up. I moved on and thought, perhaps, I wasn't ready to address the subject.
One of the chapters dealt with our inability to trust our innate knowledge. I went on to describe how even the most lowly seed has the ability to know when to sprout, send out roots then the dicotyledon leaves, then its more mature leaves. It knows how to search for water and nutrients in the ground and spread its leaves to the Sun. When one delves into the workings of Nature one sees miracle after miracle. No matter how long one studies Nature there seems to be more to learn about the incredible intelligence that is portrayed.
Yet, we don't seem to trust Nature. In every aspect of life we seem to trust technology over Nature. We gave up herbal remedies as soon as we could synthesize the active ingredients. Sure, seeking profit had a lot to do with this, but if we really appreciated what nature gave us would we have been so quick to give it up. We, often, don't really know how the active ingredient works and if it is that beneficent separated from the whole.
Look at what we have done with agriculture. Look at how we have manufactured foods. Are we ignoring what is readily observed in nature? Do we think we know better how to nourish our bodies than Nature? We can trust a simple plant to know what is best for it, but we can't trust our own bodies.
We, who consider ourselves perched on top of Natures evolutionary spiral, don't have the faith in our biological processes that we see in the smallest seed. How can that be?
In my "Conversations on the Bridge" I had hoped to find where humankind quit learning directly from Nature and supplanted it with reason that was not grounded in Nature.
Our reasoning power is amazing. Socrates embraced it. He attempted to demonstrate what was fallacious reasoning. His touchstone was Love. He had faith that correct reasoning would lead to the most loving solutions. Jesus, on the other hand, saw the pitfall of worshiping reason and pointed directly towards Love.
I imagined that I could have a conversation between these two and demonstrate how we went off track. I think it is clear to most of us that reasoning without a touchstone can lead to some very destructive ideas and it has, hasn't it?
Can we get back to the place, just before our reasoning processes separated from the rest of Nature? It was long, long time ago. It started much before the rise of modern science. It had its roots long before the ancient Greeks. Our reason separated from our direct experience of Nature in antiquity. Perhaps with the beginning of religion and the attempts to control other people with States and institutions. I wasn't there. I don't know.
Can we correct this problem by marrying our hearts with our minds? Could the heart originate and provide the energy for thought and the mind be the processor? Could we see the mind as the tool for the heart? How would our world look if all our thoughts were based on Unconditional Love?
My thoughts for today.
Love and Peace, Gregg
I didn't get very far with the book. I wrote about four chapters and I took a break. In some cleaning frenzy my manuscript disappeared. It has never shown up. I moved on and thought, perhaps, I wasn't ready to address the subject.
One of the chapters dealt with our inability to trust our innate knowledge. I went on to describe how even the most lowly seed has the ability to know when to sprout, send out roots then the dicotyledon leaves, then its more mature leaves. It knows how to search for water and nutrients in the ground and spread its leaves to the Sun. When one delves into the workings of Nature one sees miracle after miracle. No matter how long one studies Nature there seems to be more to learn about the incredible intelligence that is portrayed.
Yet, we don't seem to trust Nature. In every aspect of life we seem to trust technology over Nature. We gave up herbal remedies as soon as we could synthesize the active ingredients. Sure, seeking profit had a lot to do with this, but if we really appreciated what nature gave us would we have been so quick to give it up. We, often, don't really know how the active ingredient works and if it is that beneficent separated from the whole.
Look at what we have done with agriculture. Look at how we have manufactured foods. Are we ignoring what is readily observed in nature? Do we think we know better how to nourish our bodies than Nature? We can trust a simple plant to know what is best for it, but we can't trust our own bodies.
We, who consider ourselves perched on top of Natures evolutionary spiral, don't have the faith in our biological processes that we see in the smallest seed. How can that be?
In my "Conversations on the Bridge" I had hoped to find where humankind quit learning directly from Nature and supplanted it with reason that was not grounded in Nature.
Our reasoning power is amazing. Socrates embraced it. He attempted to demonstrate what was fallacious reasoning. His touchstone was Love. He had faith that correct reasoning would lead to the most loving solutions. Jesus, on the other hand, saw the pitfall of worshiping reason and pointed directly towards Love.
I imagined that I could have a conversation between these two and demonstrate how we went off track. I think it is clear to most of us that reasoning without a touchstone can lead to some very destructive ideas and it has, hasn't it?
Can we get back to the place, just before our reasoning processes separated from the rest of Nature? It was long, long time ago. It started much before the rise of modern science. It had its roots long before the ancient Greeks. Our reason separated from our direct experience of Nature in antiquity. Perhaps with the beginning of religion and the attempts to control other people with States and institutions. I wasn't there. I don't know.
Can we correct this problem by marrying our hearts with our minds? Could the heart originate and provide the energy for thought and the mind be the processor? Could we see the mind as the tool for the heart? How would our world look if all our thoughts were based on Unconditional Love?
My thoughts for today.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, May 2, 2014
PEACE OF MIND
There is a glimmer of Sun off and on. We didn't get all the snow this week that was forecast. Things are looking up. Perhaps, Spring is here to stay.
Peace of mind. Doesn't that sound nice? We know that love and joy come from peace. Yet, sometimes our minds are like a busy street. Thoughts flying back and forth. Worry bugs germinating in the corners. Despite our best intentions, we find ourselves perseverating about some nonsense. Will it get better? When we are in the midst of one of these episodes it seems like it is hopeless. Are we always going to be a victim of an errant mind?
It is getting better. Control of the mind doesn't come overnight. Perhaps calling it control is an error. Peace seems to come from giving up control. Most the thoughts we struggle with come from attempting to control. Letting go is the answer. Letting go of the thoughts that trouble us brings us the quiet we want.
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, these are difficult times and they are marvelous times. When we are on the verge of breaking through to a new level of consciousness our egos will work overtime to defeat us. Our egos are like spoiled obnoxious children who are terrified of losing their power. They will glam onto any little fear thought and invite us to indulge in it.
Yet they are marvelous times. When our minds are at peace, we begin to see a wondrous world around us.
When we go through these struggles in our mind, we can sit down for a meditation period, as our minds quiet we can talk to ourselves, reassure that terrified part of us [ego] that it won't die. We can tell our ego that it doesn't need to have the job of controlling things anymore. We have given ourselves over to a higher consciousness [spirit]. Our ego can always have value in knowing our uniqueness but it doesn't need to defend our separateness. There is no danger to defend us from and we are One.
We will get better and better at catching ourselves when we are paying too much attention to a run-a-way mind and we will be able to snap it back to the Now.
The more we discover the peace in our own being, the more we can extend it to the world.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Peace of mind. Doesn't that sound nice? We know that love and joy come from peace. Yet, sometimes our minds are like a busy street. Thoughts flying back and forth. Worry bugs germinating in the corners. Despite our best intentions, we find ourselves perseverating about some nonsense. Will it get better? When we are in the midst of one of these episodes it seems like it is hopeless. Are we always going to be a victim of an errant mind?
It is getting better. Control of the mind doesn't come overnight. Perhaps calling it control is an error. Peace seems to come from giving up control. Most the thoughts we struggle with come from attempting to control. Letting go is the answer. Letting go of the thoughts that trouble us brings us the quiet we want.
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, these are difficult times and they are marvelous times. When we are on the verge of breaking through to a new level of consciousness our egos will work overtime to defeat us. Our egos are like spoiled obnoxious children who are terrified of losing their power. They will glam onto any little fear thought and invite us to indulge in it.
Yet they are marvelous times. When our minds are at peace, we begin to see a wondrous world around us.
When we go through these struggles in our mind, we can sit down for a meditation period, as our minds quiet we can talk to ourselves, reassure that terrified part of us [ego] that it won't die. We can tell our ego that it doesn't need to have the job of controlling things anymore. We have given ourselves over to a higher consciousness [spirit]. Our ego can always have value in knowing our uniqueness but it doesn't need to defend our separateness. There is no danger to defend us from and we are One.
We will get better and better at catching ourselves when we are paying too much attention to a run-a-way mind and we will be able to snap it back to the Now.
The more we discover the peace in our own being, the more we can extend it to the world.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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