What Am I?
July 26th, 2009
Recently I read “True Meditation” by Adyashanti. He talks about changing identification away from ego, personality and mind. And toward the consciousness or spirit that we truly are. From this new perspective he teaches that our ego, personality and mind are extensions of us as spirit or consciousness. I have heard Abraham say we are extensions of nonphysical for a very long time, but I never quite put it together until now.
As I read the words and followed along with my attention I realized that something had happened to me. I understood, but I have understood for a long time, I knew, but even that word doesn’t really reach all the way around my experience. I moved to a new place within myself. It was not so obvious at the time. Now that several days have passed I am amazed at the nature of the change for me.
Some examples are, I was talking to Ken this morning, going on and on about something I was thinking of. And I had the thought that I have had many times, “I am talking a lot”. Usually I follow this with another thought like, that’s ok or I’d rather not talk so much, or wow a lot of talking. But today I followed up with, that’s just my personality. I love to dance, and I wanted to go dancing with Ken last night. Instead of my normal thinking about this, which is sometimes wondering if that is going to be good for me. I thought, that is just part of my personality. When I watch others I see the difference between their mind or their personality and who they are.
I have given up all exclusion, all is me, some parts are extensions of me for the purpose of experienceing here. I also realize that spirit enjoys every touch of life that goes on here. If I start to feel afraid of something I no longer need to consciously find a better feeling thought, now I just immediately know that I am wonderfully whole and well and safe. How could I not be. This puts my mind at rest.
I am thankful to Adyashanti, this is the first book of his I have read. I have been doing my own work and staying on my own path. But somehow the consciousness that I am put me in touch with the words that moved me from here to there.
I feel a freedom from care, concern and worry for myself and others that I have not understood or experienced before. Also, others, when I look in their eyes I know who they are and their personality, ego and mind are secondary. Just extensions. Valuable extensions.
I have been waiting in a place of not knowing what is next for a while now. I am thankful for this shift of identification and for my beautiful friend Adyashanti.
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July 27th, 2009 at 12:06 pm
The teachings of Abraham invite the mind and spirit to reconcile apparently irreconcilible differences.
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July 27th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Hello Liara, I like that, reconcile the mind and spirit. Thank you for the visit and the comment my friend.
July 27th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Consciousness is everywhere in general and nowhere in specific. But our body senses give us the illusion that we are separate individuals.
Our body is more like a focal point where consciousness perceive the world through human senses. It’s like a sensing vessel for the whole consciousness, not the “individual” consciousness itself.
When we see through the illusion, we’ll realize that everything is connected.
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July 28th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Hello Relax, nice to see you here and thanks for the comment.