| What is the true nature of reality? What you see, hear | | | | know about yourself. Spiritual awareness is similar |
| and touch is a reflection of energy organized into | | | | except consciousness does not end with death. |
| forms of matter. Your senses perceive energy waves | | | | Spiritual awareness is never lost; your path to self |
| through nerve reactions in the brain and it creates the | | | | awareness is a one way track in that sense. However |
| thoughts about what you see, hear and touch. These | | | | spiritual growth is not going to come to you without |
| thoughts are your experience of the world. The world | | | | your active seeking. Self awareness, the knowledge |
| of form changes constantly. All living things are | | | | and the experience of living in unity with the creative |
| changing s they go through their life cycle, Non Living | | | | force of the universe, is self generated. There are |
| things also change based on their environment. The | | | | many spiritual teachings to learn from, but only you can |
| mind has a hard time comprehending the absolute, | | | | assimilate the knowledge into your life. |
| from which all things flow. | | | | What you bring to your world is your interpretation of it, |
| Words are limited in describing the vast field of energy | | | | nothing more. You have choice because awareness is |
| that is the basis for all. In meditation you can free your | | | | always allowing the opportunity to connect with the |
| mind from attachment to thought, and begin to | | | | creative force. As you experience life, you make |
| experience that realm. In waking states of | | | | choices to do this or that, but for the most part |
| consciousness, the sensory perception of sight, sound | | | | choices are made based on your beliefs, Beliefs that |
| and touch, flood the mind so that you are just reacting | | | | have been built over time from family, society and |
| to events as they occur. This level of awareness is | | | | education. In a field of all possibilities, your mind filters |
| not able to see the difference between the event and | | | | the stream of energy from sensory perceptions of |
| the reaction to it. When you can slow down the | | | | sight, hearing and touch. In the same way the mind also |
| reaction thoughts, then you have the opportunity to | | | | filters your consciousness to create thoughts for your |
| see the difference between the experience of an | | | | decisions and subsequent actions. Young children can |
| event and your reaction to it. For example when you're | | | | easily take on imaginary roles and play act cowboys, |
| on a roller coaster, the sensory experience so | | | | Indians, monsters and princesses because their ego |
| completely overwhelms the mind; there is no room for | | | | self is no so strong yet. Good actors can lose |
| anything else. Contrast that with sitting in a library | | | | themselves in portraying a character that is totally |
| reading a book. This sensory experience is not so | | | | different from their own true identity. |
| overwhelming and the mind can explore creative | | | | Flexibility in thinking is often lost as you grow more set |
| thoughts more readily. | | | | in your ways, this is a reflection of your beliefs and |
| Meditation is the practice going into deep states of | | | | how you allow the ego to control your thoughts. In |
| awareness and limiting the thoughts that flow through | | | | order to bring more imagination and flexibility back to |
| your mind. As you go in to deeper states of meditation, | | | | your thoughts, you need to question your beliefs and |
| the vast field of energy that under lays all creation | | | | how you react to life. The ability to question beliefs |
| becomes apparent. Every culture and religion has a | | | | about your decisions is at the heart of growing |
| name for the mysterious creative energy of creation. | | | | awareness. Start with yourself, what is your opinion of |
| God is the name most religions use, Great Spirit is a | | | | yourself? What do you believe about your self image |
| name native people used, energy is another name that | | | | and your abilities? What are your beliefs about health, |
| science uses to label the unknown. What name do | | | | diet and exercise? All areas of life and relationships |
| you give that force that is the underlying field of all | | | | can be examined. What do you believe about |
| creation? | | | | spirituality and your relationship to the creative force of |
| The evolution of awareness is your ability to | | | | the universe? Do your beliefs create stress and |
| understand and experience different levels of | | | | conflicts or do they promote peace and harmony? |
| consciousness. The mind is the software for the | | | | Eventually you realize that you are free from |
| hardware of the brain to run on. The mind receives | | | | controlling ego and have a choice about which |
| thoughts and with the brain creates your experience | | | | thoughts you believe. |
| of the world. The mind makes you believe that you | | | | See your thoughts as they flow in your mind and start |
| are living in a world of solid objects even though at the | | | | focusing on the space between the thoughts. This |
| quantum level all form is a fluid flow of particles and | | | | silence is your portal into the world of awareness. It is |
| energy. This is your stage on which to play out the | | | | the ability to connect with the silence of consciousness |
| human experience. Humans have evolved on this | | | | and bring it forth into the world. Silence and thoughts |
| plane of experience for millions of years. Each | | | | go hand in hand to create your life experience. The |
| generation learns and grows in awareness of itself. | | | | more you can visit the deep well of silence and bring |
| Evolution is not only the physical changes that all | | | | the presence of that serenity into your daily activity, |
| species experience over time, but also awareness of | | | | the more you will bring peace and harmony into your |
| itself. Think about your own awareness as you have | | | | life. |
| grown from a baby to an adult, how much more you | | | | |