Doorway into the Now
Doorway into the Now
by Gina Lake @ radicalhappines..s.com
..The present moment is where we meet our true Self. It is where we can discover who we really are. The Self resides and abides in the present moment, not in some thought about the future or the past or even the present. Who we really are is not who we think we are. Who we really are has nothing to do with thinking and everything to do with not thinking. It is in not thinking that we can experience the present moment and, consequently, who we really are.
The egoic mind runs from the present moment—the now—whenever it encounters it. It can’t survive in the now. It disappears as soon as it encounters the now. It is revived and survives through thought, particularly through thoughts about the past and the future, but also through thoughts about the present. The mind tells a story about the now whenever it encounters it, and this takes it out of the now and into the mind’s made-up reality. The mind lives in its interpretation of reality, not in reality. It lives in its explanations about what is, what was, and what will be. These stories spun by the egoic mind take us away from the living reality of the present moment.
NOTICING - To experience the now, we merely have to notice what is true about the present moment, without our interpretations.., opinions, judgments, beliefs, or concepts about what we are experiencing. This may sound difficult, but all that is required is a shift from giving our attention to the mind and its ideas about the now to noticing the ideas that the mind spins about the now. In addition to this, noticing whatever else is present—again, without interpreting or judging it—brings us into the now and can keep us there as long as we continue to notice. However, once any judgment or opinion or belief is considered and not just noticed, we are back in the mind and identified with the ego again rather than with the Self, our true nature.
Whenever we notice and become fully involved in what is without becoming involved in the activity of the mind, the Self—our true nature—becomes apparent. Noticing is a doorway to experiencing who we really are because noticing is the nature of the Self. The Self is often referred to as “Awareness” because who we are is this Awaring Presence that is conscious and aware of everything that is going on. It is joyously participating in its creation by being aware of what it has created—this world of illusion, including itself manifesting as an individual.
When we stop and ask, “Who am I?” what we find is no-thing. We find only Presence, Awareness, Consciousness, which is aware of the thoughts, feelings, sensations, and experiences of the individual that we assume we are. This Awareness—this noticing of everything—is who we really are! We are the Self that created the illusion of separation. The Self created the illusion of separation by programming the egoic mind to see itself as separate and to forget its true nature as Oneness. Once we realize that we are this Awareness—this noticing—it makes sense that noticing is a way back to the Self. The Self also intended that we would re-discover our true nature someday; so although the Self is hidden by the mind, it has always been there, noticing. How could it be otherwise, when it is everything?
ALLOWING - The Self not only notices but allows whatever is being created by its creations. Once we have realized the Self through noticing, allowing is necessary if we are to stay in contact with the Self. Our noticing must be infused with allowing. This noticing and allowing is without any mental activity; or if there is mental activity, then that is noticed. The mind, on the other hand, does the opposite of allowing. When it notices something, it immediately labels it, evaluates it, and relates it back to me—to how it will affect me. As soon as we become engaged with the mind, allowing stops; and when that happens, we become identified once again with the me—with the illusion, rather than with who we really are—the Self.
The Awareness that is our true nature is aware of everything that is part of the present moment: the thoughts, the feelings, the sensations, the energy, the sights, the sounds, the inner experiences, and much more. When we are noticing and allowing, we too are aware of all this; and from this, a knowing may arise about actions that might be necessary in the next moment. Activity inspired by the Self naturally arises from awareness of what is present in each moment.
The mind has its version of each moment and attends to only part of what is possible to experience in any moment. It acts in keeping with its limited perceptions and sense of separateness. These actions might be very different from the actions the Self would choose. The Self will allow the individual to follow the ideas and feelings generated by the mind if this doesn’t interfere with the Self’s intentions because part of what the Self intends is that the individual explore the world and create according to his or her ideas and feelings. The Self is interested in seeing what the individual will create, but it also has goals of its own. When it wishes to steer the individual in a certain direction, it has many ways of doing this. It also participates in creation by inspiring spontaneous action—action that arises without prior thought.
So, you could say there are two types of activity: activity instigated by the egoic mind and activity instigated by the true Self. Both are often going on simultaneously... As we evolve, the Self begins to live through us more, and mentally-..driven activity structures our life less and less.
Noticing is an important spiritual practice for getting in touch with the Self and how it is moving us through life. The Self is very active in our lives and can be more active the more we acknowledge it as a motivating force. The less attention we give the mind and its suggestions for how to live our life, and the more attention (notice) we give to the Self and its intentions for our life, the more smoothly and happily we will move through life. Noticing and allowing are key spiritual practices that both align us with our true nature and support its intentions for us.
by Gina Lake @ radicalhappines..s.com
..The present moment is where we meet our true Self. It is where we can discover who we really are. The Self resides and abides in the present moment, not in some thought about the future or the past or even the present. Who we really are is not who we think we are. Who we really are has nothing to do with thinking and everything to do with not thinking. It is in not thinking that we can experience the present moment and, consequently, who we really are.
The egoic mind runs from the present moment—the now—whenever it encounters it. It can’t survive in the now. It disappears as soon as it encounters the now. It is revived and survives through thought, particularly through thoughts about the past and the future, but also through thoughts about the present. The mind tells a story about the now whenever it encounters it, and this takes it out of the now and into the mind’s made-up reality. The mind lives in its interpretation of reality, not in reality. It lives in its explanations about what is, what was, and what will be. These stories spun by the egoic mind take us away from the living reality of the present moment.
NOTICING - To experience the now, we merely have to notice what is true about the present moment, without our interpretations.., opinions, judgments, beliefs, or concepts about what we are experiencing. This may sound difficult, but all that is required is a shift from giving our attention to the mind and its ideas about the now to noticing the ideas that the mind spins about the now. In addition to this, noticing whatever else is present—again, without interpreting or judging it—brings us into the now and can keep us there as long as we continue to notice. However, once any judgment or opinion or belief is considered and not just noticed, we are back in the mind and identified with the ego again rather than with the Self, our true nature.
Whenever we notice and become fully involved in what is without becoming involved in the activity of the mind, the Self—our true nature—becomes apparent. Noticing is a doorway to experiencing who we really are because noticing is the nature of the Self. The Self is often referred to as “Awareness” because who we are is this Awaring Presence that is conscious and aware of everything that is going on. It is joyously participating in its creation by being aware of what it has created—this world of illusion, including itself manifesting as an individual.
When we stop and ask, “Who am I?” what we find is no-thing. We find only Presence, Awareness, Consciousness, which is aware of the thoughts, feelings, sensations, and experiences of the individual that we assume we are. This Awareness—this noticing of everything—is who we really are! We are the Self that created the illusion of separation. The Self created the illusion of separation by programming the egoic mind to see itself as separate and to forget its true nature as Oneness. Once we realize that we are this Awareness—this noticing—it makes sense that noticing is a way back to the Self. The Self also intended that we would re-discover our true nature someday; so although the Self is hidden by the mind, it has always been there, noticing. How could it be otherwise, when it is everything?
ALLOWING - The Self not only notices but allows whatever is being created by its creations. Once we have realized the Self through noticing, allowing is necessary if we are to stay in contact with the Self. Our noticing must be infused with allowing. This noticing and allowing is without any mental activity; or if there is mental activity, then that is noticed. The mind, on the other hand, does the opposite of allowing. When it notices something, it immediately labels it, evaluates it, and relates it back to me—to how it will affect me. As soon as we become engaged with the mind, allowing stops; and when that happens, we become identified once again with the me—with the illusion, rather than with who we really are—the Self.
The Awareness that is our true nature is aware of everything that is part of the present moment: the thoughts, the feelings, the sensations, the energy, the sights, the sounds, the inner experiences, and much more. When we are noticing and allowing, we too are aware of all this; and from this, a knowing may arise about actions that might be necessary in the next moment. Activity inspired by the Self naturally arises from awareness of what is present in each moment.
The mind has its version of each moment and attends to only part of what is possible to experience in any moment. It acts in keeping with its limited perceptions and sense of separateness. These actions might be very different from the actions the Self would choose. The Self will allow the individual to follow the ideas and feelings generated by the mind if this doesn’t interfere with the Self’s intentions because part of what the Self intends is that the individual explore the world and create according to his or her ideas and feelings. The Self is interested in seeing what the individual will create, but it also has goals of its own. When it wishes to steer the individual in a certain direction, it has many ways of doing this. It also participates in creation by inspiring spontaneous action—action that arises without prior thought.
So, you could say there are two types of activity: activity instigated by the egoic mind and activity instigated by the true Self. Both are often going on simultaneously... As we evolve, the Self begins to live through us more, and mentally-..driven activity structures our life less and less.
Noticing is an important spiritual practice for getting in touch with the Self and how it is moving us through life. The Self is very active in our lives and can be more active the more we acknowledge it as a motivating force. The less attention we give the mind and its suggestions for how to live our life, and the more attention (notice) we give to the Self and its intentions for our life, the more smoothly and happily we will move through life. Noticing and allowing are key spiritual practices that both align us with our true nature and support its intentions for us.
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