...we shift attention from "what is" to what we think, and this is the "fall from grace" described metaphorically in the Bible. We begin to imagine that we are separate beings living in an external world, and we spend most of our time comparing, judging, fantasizing, remembering, projecting, calculating, hoping, wishing, seeking, and reflecting. Our perspective becomes self-centered, and "I", "my," "me," and "mine" becomes our reference throughout the day. We live in our heads while the truth dances around us unseen.
To find the "garden of Eden," the real world, we have to shift attention away from ideas, images, and symbols and stop believing what we imagine. Jesus reportedly said, "The kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the the world, but men do not see it." This is true. Who we think we are is imaginary; who we really are is unimaginable. We are the infinite field of all being-- "what is."
After the illusory world of the mind is seen through, we discover the living truth--THIS. We are not only standing on solid rock; we ARE the solid rock. When thought is relegated to its proper function, everything makes sense, and even a burned body can be seen as beautiful.
The gateway to the garden is always open. Look at the world in silence until mind drops away and only YOU remain. YOU are THIS, and THIS is all.
To find the "garden of Eden," the real world, we have to shift attention away from ideas, images, and symbols and stop believing what we imagine. Jesus reportedly said, "The kingdom of the Father is spread out upon the the world, but men do not see it." This is true. Who we think we are is imaginary; who we really are is unimaginable. We are the infinite field of all being-- "what is."
After the illusory world of the mind is seen through, we discover the living truth--THIS. We are not only standing on solid rock; we ARE the solid rock. When thought is relegated to its proper function, everything makes sense, and even a burned body can be seen as beautiful.
The gateway to the garden is always open. Look at the world in silence until mind drops away and only YOU remain. YOU are THIS, and THIS is all.
