Week of Oct. 16-22
Both appear as easy fits for me and why not? How can I not as an open and loving being here and now in the presence of so much beauty in this world that we have created not find myself stopping to pray to, give thanks to, and notice the out-picturing wonders that surround me. I didn’t do this alone- You are there too! It’s a joint effort. Do I see God in everything? It’s a learning edge, that I thankfully have shifted in my life to “ so much more” than a time of “less than or not at all.”
I do and will I pray to a God and an infinite power source? Yes, of course and there’s no languaging involved that I need to be concerned with personally, unless there is a particular course or audience in which I am speaking to with an intended purpose to remove a distant and a “separateness.”
There is a difference, however in the “to” part. The God- power of my youth was completely separate; one of a distance and far removed. Now, in my reference to a God- power in the cosmos and opening to an infilling of Spirit, it is more of a reminder that God is here and now and works amazingly through me and each person. This statement comes more as a reminder point and a “filling station,” also a place where I can stand in awe and see the magnificence of creation.
Centering on the Spirit within and allowing it to emerge- this is how I live and breathe.
I am a child of God and I am also the parent and we are One.
When I experience the recognition of this which is so much more than an old thought, it is easier for me to see through my own eyes the emerging Spirit that comes from within me- the very vessel of God. I am the papa and the baby, learning and growing from both sides and within. I am the body and the action in which God works and dwells and so is everyone. Our actions, although sometimes clouded by the circumstances and our knee jerk reaction to our physical world can be startling at times, but it’s an easy reminder to look around and find God outside or inside.
I identify with your comments. I too had an "outside" god as a youth. Something "clicked" for me when I pondered the word "omnipresence" and grasped the implication that "everywhere" meant within as well!
ReplyDeleteI find it much easier to connect within than without - although I utilize both approaches at this point.
Hi Doug,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your willingness to both allow the Ocean of Existence to come in and fill your cup, and also the willingness to allow your cup to spill over into the Ocean of Existence. Both concepts have worked wonders for me, and both are beautiful approaches to the divine. Our limited intellects have trouble grasping such vast ideas due to the fact that the intellect itself is a limited framework. Whatever the inspired intellect guides us to perceive, I have found, is simply a steppingstone to lead us into our own deep personal experience, beyond the mind. The we step back away from that experience and engage the intellect in order to teach and are again subjected to the unbelievable limitation of words and concepts. In this "back-and-forth" process, I have found that new clarity, and crisper explanations can come forth that help us move into the experiences beyond the mind much more quickly. In short, it is not a futile process, but one which helps all of jump into divine experiences much more quickly. Enjoyed your post:)