In this article we are going to touch on the topic of how we can live a peaceful life through indifference. We can also call this a peaceful life through non-discrimination.
This is more than just an idea that comes and goes. It is a way of seeing and a way of living that comes through insight and understanding.
This understanding is not an idea based on other ideas and concepts, but a direct understanding that is revealed to us by our True Nature. It is a Hidden Treasure.
However, if this has not yet been our direct understanding, we can still contemplate this and have an intellectual understanding. This intellectual understanding will be like a compass that will guide other understandings and thoughts.
This experience of the world that we have now, is the creation or the manifestation of consciousness. It is the dream of consciousness.
But, if there is a so-called manifestation of consciousness, what about when it is unmanifested?
Unmanifested does not imply non-existent. It is the same as when we sleep deep, and after waking up we say that we slept well. The world and the body were not present during deep sleep, nor was the 'I' we usually relate to, but we were certainly there to enjoy it and to speak about it after waking up, right?
If we recall the words of the Heart Sutra, it says that "form is emptiness and emptiness is form...". This means that whatever is manifested, comes from the unmanifested, and it is of the same essence as the unmanifested.
Also, the unmanifest has unlimited potential and capacity to create everything and everything!
Therefore, all forms of life are the direct expressions of consciousness and are not separate from consciousness. Another way of saying this is that everything is God's creation, and absolutely everything we see, feel, know and experience is an expression of God and Her qualities.
Now, let's translate this into our direct experience of life...
Judging and discriminating, we become entangled in the world. We feel like we have to fix things, that we have to stand up against this and be an advocate for that. This can bind us to an ongoing conflict that will never end as long as we live. We will never be able to find inner peace in such a way.
We, at our core, possess the same potential to be just as 'evil' or just as 'saintly' as the most 'evil' or the biggest 'saint' we know. These qualities lie dormant or unmanifested in our Being, and we never know when they may manifest.
Considering that we as 'individuals' are not really the doers of any actions, we can say for sure that we do not know what God may manifest at any given time. We are Her instruments and we never know what tune will be played through us.
The good news is that we are also not the owners of our deeds or their consequences, so we do not have to be afraid of the fruit of 'our' actions. The fruit also belongs to God and She will take care of this as needed, when needed.
We can peacefully observe this from the standpoint of consciousness.
What we can consider, is that if all actions and manifestations are solely the manifestations and qualities of God, how can we judge them as good or bad? If we consider ourselves to be a 'separate self' then who are we to judge the Divine Will of God?
We can turn silent and turn inwards, and we can investigate our own Being. Our True Nature will reveal to us all that there is to know, and even more so, beyond knowing.
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This is more than just an idea that comes and goes. It is a way of seeing and a way of living that comes through insight and understanding.
This understanding is not an idea based on other ideas and concepts, but a direct understanding that is revealed to us by our True Nature. It is a Hidden Treasure.
However, if this has not yet been our direct understanding, we can still contemplate this and have an intellectual understanding. This intellectual understanding will be like a compass that will guide other understandings and thoughts.
Unmanifested
In life, we see many names, forms, and varieties, but there is only one consciousness that underlies the 'many'.
This experience of the world that we have now, is the creation or the manifestation of consciousness. It is the dream of consciousness.
But, if there is a so-called manifestation of consciousness, what about when it is unmanifested?
Unmanifested does not imply non-existent. It is the same as when we sleep deep, and after waking up we say that we slept well. The world and the body were not present during deep sleep, nor was the 'I' we usually relate to, but we were certainly there to enjoy it and to speak about it after waking up, right?
If we recall the words of the Heart Sutra, it says that "form is emptiness and emptiness is form...". This means that whatever is manifested, comes from the unmanifested, and it is of the same essence as the unmanifested.
Also, the unmanifest has unlimited potential and capacity to create everything and everything!
Therefore, all forms of life are the direct expressions of consciousness and are not separate from consciousness. Another way of saying this is that everything is God's creation, and absolutely everything we see, feel, know and experience is an expression of God and Her qualities.
Now, let's translate this into our direct experience of life...
God's Will
Being indifferent to what happens in the world, means that we do not discriminate between what is 'good' and what is 'bad'. We do not judge others for their actions.Judging and discriminating, we become entangled in the world. We feel like we have to fix things, that we have to stand up against this and be an advocate for that. This can bind us to an ongoing conflict that will never end as long as we live. We will never be able to find inner peace in such a way.
We, at our core, possess the same potential to be just as 'evil' or just as 'saintly' as the most 'evil' or the biggest 'saint' we know. These qualities lie dormant or unmanifested in our Being, and we never know when they may manifest.
Considering that we as 'individuals' are not really the doers of any actions, we can say for sure that we do not know what God may manifest at any given time. We are Her instruments and we never know what tune will be played through us.
The good news is that we are also not the owners of our deeds or their consequences, so we do not have to be afraid of the fruit of 'our' actions. The fruit also belongs to God and She will take care of this as needed, when needed.
We can peacefully observe this from the standpoint of consciousness.
Turning inwards
Despite this article being quite short and simple, it is a topic that is very vast. The intention of this article is not to elaborate on all of this in detail, but to offer us an opportunity to reflect on what is shared and to consider the possibility of this.What we can consider, is that if all actions and manifestations are solely the manifestations and qualities of God, how can we judge them as good or bad? If we consider ourselves to be a 'separate self' then who are we to judge the Divine Will of God?
We can turn silent and turn inwards, and we can investigate our own Being. Our True Nature will reveal to us all that there is to know, and even more so, beyond knowing.
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| Just as the sun illuminates everything, the Bright Light of Consciousness illuminates everything and shines in and through everything. |
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