Oh what great and wonderful observers we are. We see so much and sometimes understand so
very little. The good news is, we have
much capacity to learn. After all of
this time we still seem to understand the human interactions of others as well
as our own through the eyes of our little “c” consciousness, the ego and not
the good part. If we could learn to
understand more from the origins of our Big “C” Consciousness, we could
change. We use words most often in our
limited language and we hear only what we truly wish to. We might see strident attention where only
the tired and weary are crying for help.
We might see aloof, lonely and shy where there truly dwells peace and
self-confidence enough to remain silent.
The question not all of us seeming willing to ask or truly understand is
why?
With our focus placed only upon our little “c”
consciousness, we hear only the threat our minds must quickly rally against in
some way shape or form. If we let go of
the little “c” consciousness precisely during human interactions and opened
ourselves up to the Big “C” Consciousness, we might hear the truth of what
someone really needs during an interaction rather than focus too intently on
the words they used and how. We can
shift our focus between these two points of reference if we would only take the
time to learn how. I promise you it is a
worthy endeavor, a game-changer for certain.
When we can hear with out hearts and not with out minds, we then can
begin to understand and through that understanding relax into our lives. In such a state, we do not have to engage
this world with the throttle stuck on full into our fight and flight responses
just struggling to survive physically, emotionally or mentally. When relaxed we are by far better able to
truly hear and truly see what is both within us and right before us. We get to chose for the most part, how we
operate. You can learn algebra and
decide never to use it. It is the same
with compassion and understanding I suppose.
I think that once I crossed the threshold and spent so much time
studying; learning those lessons one by one, I could never go back. I could never unlearn compassion and
understanding. I may have been incredulous at first before I truly understood
the lessons but now, now I see only love.
I see now only battles for energy and fighting to steal the light of
others when every spirit and soul contains this bright sparkling beautiful light
on their own.
I understand the harsh actions, I understand the pain and I
hear what they need and even if what they need was right before them, they
could not understand. They have chosen
not to make the shift to understanding and I suppose we have to accept that
free will just isn’t ours to take but rather to understand for ourselves and
then choose to exercise or not.
This world can seem such a complicated place and with words
and feeble explanations that may be true.
There are fields of study and disciplines great all focused on their
“slice of the pie” to go deeper. Great
effort but little rewarding result without being open to the Whole and
realizing every person, in every
station, from every walk of life, from every discipline, from every socioeconomic
group, from every religion and every culture is, in fact, your brother or
sister. Once you come to this true
understanding, I suppose you could go back but I think that you wouldn’t want
to. The freedom this brings is beyond
measure. The sense of understanding is
unending. Life is transformed in a
single moment when you seek the truth and find it. When you look with a heart that wants to
understand and then find it.
In love and in light may you greet this day and every day of
your lives. I’m rooting for you, for all
of you for no other reason, than I know that you can do it. I know you can find the deeper meaning in
your lives…to life in general.
Blessings.
Rev. J.L. Harter, PhD, M.Msc., B.Msc., Author, Blogger, and Spiritual Counselor, Editor of the JMCC. See Bio section for more information.
© 2014 Rev. J.L. Harter (photo, random but fortunate Google image
find)
