Reflecting Source?

I look in the mirror... i see myself. If it's a good mirror, what i see in the mirror is the same as me... same characteristics. What happens when i stand in front of multiple mirrors at the same time... what if they are all a bit different & give a little different look to my characteristics? Still, they are reflections of me, but they just look different... my image, but all different.


The images in the mirror are of me, but are they me? No, they are reflections of me... it's an illusion of sorts. Is it real? What is real? I can see it... it is happening right in front of me, i see the images... that is real... but the images in the mirror aren't real using the same definition that i am real. I am the original, in the flesh, the images in the mirror are real copies, light effects. They are real only in the sense that they exist in a form that i can percieve with my 5 senses & have experience in that.


What about us being made in the image of God? Does that make us carbon copies of the Great Spirit? What about the rest of it... all the stuff surrounding the spirit? Is it all just part of the light show created for the Spirit to play in? Was it created "on purpose" at some point or "just happen" as a result of a "thought"... then we had a domino effect... cause & effect continued... and continues... round & round & round we go. Is it just a big loop & The Beginning & The End are at the same point? A point that is nowhere to be found... ever?


Out of the Stillness of Source, ALL came forth... Thought, Sound, Light, Form... underlying everything, within & without is what IS the Force of this Cause. There is nowhere It is not. You couldn't get away from It if you tried.

My Own Two Feet

As a child, we used to go to a lake in Indiana for summer recreation.

I remember being on a boat with my parents & some others; dad went skiing & went down in the water. Being so young, i didn't know this was normal... i was afraid he was gonna drown.

I remember a time we were at the beach swimming &, apparently still afraid of the water, Dad picked me up & threw me into deeper water. I freaked out... splashing, crying... i didn't know how to swim!

Dad said, "Stand up, you can reach the bottom."

Words

Words, werds, wordz, wurds... no matter how you spell it, words are tricky. They are letters put together to convey a thought, meaning, concept, idea. One word can have many meanings and you could use any number of words to convey the same meaning as a single word. Sometimes it helps to use several to clearly convey a meaning. A thesaurus comes in really handy for this.

Different languages use different words to describe the same thing or idea. Words that have a specific meaning at one time, may not have the same meaning several years later, let alone decades or centuries later.

Sometimes a word in one part of the world will have a totally differnent meaning in another part of the world, even if the base language is the same. For example, fanny in the USA means the rear end, the butt, the hiney, the muscle groups consisting of gluteus maximus & gluteus minimus... whereas in the UK it means the female groin area, the vaginal area. There are also examples in Spanish words, where Spanish in Spain differs from the Spanish that is spoken in other areas of the world and the Spanish in Mexico is different that that of... say Peurto Rico.

Each person has their own history, their own understanding, their own perspective on what a word means. How i define a word may not be the exact same as you do... they may be similar to each other and to what a dictionary says... but they may not be exactly the same... and sometimes they could be quite different. Depending how one is raised, what experiences have been had, what has been witnessed... we may have completely different views of the same word.

In understanding these things, taking all of this into consideration, i turn to writings of the past. What kind of writings, who wrote them, when, what language, under what conditions, and for what purpose. Well, any writings are done by man... some are done under a supposed inspiration of God. Still, man is not infallible... the one receiving information, interpreting it & writing it down nor the ones who are reading it and re-interpreting it in their own minds or their own languages. The original information given may (or may not, depending on where the info. actually came from) have been good, but the one who received it understood it from his (or her) own perspective, and then wrote, unless guided to "write these exact words". This perspective is filtered by the personal ego... one who may or may not have a clear connection to a valid Source of Truth. How would we know this thousands of years later after many translations, edits, & others trying to put in their own interpretations? How could we trace back through the languages to figure out the original situation? How could we possibly know this person who wrote it, their spiritual level of understanding or connection? We can't.

We are depending on someone else to tell us that thousands of years ago someone wrote something and this person somehow knows the history of all of the years of translations, mistranslations, edits, what's missing, etc. and that the way they understand it right? Really? Are we sure about that? We can trace back writings, find original writings, find out possibilities about why some weren't included to be given to the public... but we are still depending on someone else, some other human's gathered & written information from the past. Fallible.

Why, besides mistakes or misunderstandings? What else could possibly play into it? Motivation, maybe? Why would this happen? Who has been involved that would do this and why would they do this? What could they possibly gain? What would they have to lose if the whole Truth was given as it was received? Oh boy. Well, contray to popular belief, it's not all bad. At least, not as i see it. Sure, there have been some who have kept the Truth from us for their own power, greed, politial gains, but there are also some who have kept some things hidden (occult) to protect us from the former. The latter is not "bad"... neither the ones doing the hiding or the word occult itself... look it up... not in a biased religious text, but what the word really means. Some who knew (gnostics) about this type of thing held it very sacred & knew it's power, this is why it was hidden for so long & kept such a secret by them. They knew that if this information was just given out willy nilly to every Tom, Dick, & Harry that there would be the potential for misuse. And we see that it has, indeed, fallen into the hands of some who do misuse it, who keep it to themselve to use against others. If we look closely, we can see those protectors have put clues out here & there all over the place to help us along if we are searching to know... you will recognize them when you see them. If you don't understand them, you will likely just think they are random art or symbols, some even think they are evil... some of them have been used that way, but that's not necessarily what the origins are. Evil people do evil things with otherwise neutral or even good things or symbols. One example is the swastika, Hitler gave that a bad name, it wasn't originally a bad symbol... look it up. Another is the pentagram, especially if it's inverted... look it up, it's been used in a bad way by some, so now everyone thinks it's evil. The word lucifer... another one... look it up... it means "light bearer" or "bringer of light" & was used to refer to stars, the morning star, & Venus. Now most equate lucifer with Satan (anthropomorphized by most but simply means adversary) and then equate lucifer with evil. These are the types of perversions that have happened over the years.

I'm not placing doubt on the Word of God that is given to people directly. I'm casting doubt on how we can know it really was from the Source of Truth that we may call God, the way we may have come to understand it & how we perceive it. I'm saying that it is time that people really think about it. Use your Heart in balance with some reason & discernment and see if it is just possible that there might be some things that have been misunderstood & perpetuated for a very long time in a very skewed fashion. Investigate, connect the dots... make the Heart connection with the Source of Truth yourself, earnestly seek the Truth (not for the purpose of being "right"), and it will find YOU. Have the experience yourself, don't depend on others to tell you what you have the ability to know First-hand, directly from the Source of Truth.

It's possible... many have done it, Great Masters like Buddha & Ramana... even Mother Teresa... besides, Jesus said so & he showed the Way & left that Christ energy with us... it's in the Bible, duh. ;o)

OR since this is just a bunch of words written by another "fallible human"... nevermind... just continue believing whatever someone else told you, who told them, that someone else told, etc... if you're sure they're right. It is you who has to do the living, answering to whomever it is you choose to believe in... you stand alone before the only One who has a right to judge you. So, it's your choice... always has been, always will be. But then, you don't have to believe that either. ;o)

Don't Read This If You Can't See

I really didn't know how to start writing, but after reading and listening to several things this week, some things have occurred to me & i feel the need to express them.

It seems there is much confusion around. So much so that it could be compared to storms. Mental storms.

I think most who consider themselves "spiritual" realize that what is outside of us is a projection of what is inside. If you don't, then think about it & come back later. ;o)

Anyhoooo, many are experiencing the increase in energies & possibly any number of phenomena. If you haven't yet, you may... or you may not. It all depends on what we haven't dealt with yet; what we may have repressed or what fears, resentments or guilt we may still hold. All this stuff will come up one way or another. Some deal with it in dreams, others may manifest it in phenomena in the waking consciousness. Either way, it has to be faced & dealt with appropriately. If you run from it or continue attaching to it in some way, it will not go away. It will continue to come up & you will never be free from these things.

I know some of you may think that some of the phenomena is pretty cool, why care if they are around or not? It is still part of duality, still part of whatever is internal that is projected outward... still some part of you that you have not dealt with that is holding you back from moving forward on your Path... that's why. Now, if you'd like to continue going in circles playing with phenomena & never moving forward, never "evolving" or "ascending", by all means, have at it. It's your choice & as we all know, in duality we always have a choice. Just keep in mind that cause & effect and Karma are still in place... always... even if you don't know the cause or see the effect personally & even if it takes a long time to come to fruition. Be careful what you do, what you say, & for what you are wishing.

As for here... i'm feeling that since the eye of the storm is where it is calm, that's where i wanna sit. Just sit, be still & know that what moves around me is just a projection of what is inside. How i perceive it is my choice. Sit & observe how things go... what is beneath it (reason it is here)... as the stillness leads me home... ever forward on the Path.

What i say isn't for anyone in particular... or maybe it is. It may strike you as profound or just the same ole crap that's been out there since the beginning of time. It may be new to you, something you've known for a long time, or something you've been feeling & just now it has been confirmed for the first time. Whatever the case, anything said is just what i feel compelled to say... take it in whatever way it works best for you. If it means nothing to you or you don't agree, frankly, i don't care... that's not why i put it out there. I put it out there for the ones who DO want or need to hear it.

Maha Shanti & Metta

(Much Peace & Loving Kindness)

Step One

I keep thinking about how to start this. Should i start with first memories, first truth-seeking memories, what's on my mind today? Then i think of the quote, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." Okay, i'm here. I'm taking that step. Maybe just a baby step, but at least it's a step, right? Now what? Which way do i go from here? Any suggestions? Maybe someone has a question or comment that will start some momentum.

Procrastination

Trying to figure out how to start really writing here...one of these days i'm actually gonna just do it.

Today is not that day.

Pathway Prayer

Vajra Nirvana Marga
Pathway Prayer

May i walk the Path in humility
May my mind be focused on my goal.
May i see and correct my own faults,
leaving my brothers and sisters to correct their own.
May my lips speak only wisdom.
May my hands give only kindness.
May my feet walk in peace.
May my eyes see purity wherever i look.
May my heart find joy in all that i do...
May my constant prayer be that all beings find a Path
to God and enlightenment.

~ Guru Swami-G

http://www.guruswamig.com