Reality Unveiled

by Ziad Masri

To the contrary, it’s only when you release your attachment that you can truly love selflessly and unconditionally, because that love will no longer be distorted by fear.

and your perceived shameful aspects of self are the perfect tool to help you do that. In truth you are perfect and any perceived darkness is

Embrace it, and allow it to dissolve in the light of love.

The darkness I see within is not a defect, but my teacher, to which I am grateful.” Rest in this fearless appreciation for as long as you

Let the pain or hatred come up, but don’t get stuck in a mental story that justifies your irritation, hurt, or anger. Instead, look beyond appearances and try to see the pain inside that person.

Acknowledge that no one acts in a hurtful way without being in deep pain. The hurtful actions, while seemingly targeted at you, are not really about you. Instead, they are a projection of the unbearable pain that person is feeling within. And even if the pain is not apparent to you, and you see no reason why they should be in pain, realize that this is not an emotional pain that is related

has suffered much throughout many lifetimes, and we all carry an immense amou...

See them not as they are, but as their small child self, lashing out because it is in pain and feeling fear.

To help you do that, you can imagine kneeling down to this little child and telling them that it’s OK. That you know they’re in pain and aren’t purposefully trying to hurt you, and you’re here for them. Give that small child a hug and feel your compassion healing them. Whether you know it or not, both of you are being deeply healed in that holy moment.

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” – LEONARDO DA VINCI

And because it feels so small and alone and fears for its existence, it feels a massive desire to control its life and destiny.

but just because we’re not all aware of the Spirit Self on a conscious level doesn’t mean that we aren’t subconsciously drawing inspiration from it.

fear. For instance, most romantic relationships are not based on real love but rather on fear masquerading as love. It is the fear that “I am not enough” and therefore need the love of another person to feel complete. And the acts that seem loving are often (unconsciously) acts that are actually seeking approval from the other person.

Only if the act is triggered from an unconscious fear that “I am not enough” will it cause such feelings to arise, because the lack of acknowledgement and reciprocation seems to confirm the very fear that gave rise to the act.

But (and this is a big but), none of this is cause for judgment.

your Spirit Self planned this life in such a way as to provide the best lessons for practicing fearless, unselfish love in highly challenging conditions.

You planned it all. You are the writer of this play. You are also its director, the actor, and the audience.

is gently planned by a greater part of yourself that knows what

ultimately best for you and knows what you need to learn on a soul level? How much would you resist the events of your life then?

And so, to live a truly awakened life and to find deep meaning and purpose, look at your entire life as what it rightfully is: a curriculum. Your life, and everything that happens in it, is your curriculum in this university-level education. Moreover, you customized the entire curriculum for yourself, knowing exactly what you needed to work on and learn. And this curriculum does not only show up when one of life’s major challenges or tragedies arise. Every single moment of every single day of your entire life is part of the curriculum. Why? Because each and every moment you have the choice of whether you’re going to unconsciously reac...

we go through life reenacting a conditioned set of unconscious responses.

judgment toward it. From another perspective, I also understood my anger to be due to not receiving unconditional love in my childhood. This is not because my parents were unloving. On the contrary, I have wonderful and very loving parents. But the reality is that none of us received unconditional love as children because we were all raised by parents who were lost in the role of their physical selves and therefore unconsciously acting out of fear rather than true love much of the time. In addition to this, physical reality, by its very nature, cannot be unconditionally supportive. Parents cannot possibly respond to every single need of a child instantaneously and, on an emotional level, each unmet need results in strong emotions becoming trapped in the very cellular structure of the growing child. When this is also added to the fact that we all come into each incarnation with the soul memory of many previous lifetimes and all the pain and suffering that they entailed, it’s not surprising that anger is a common denominator among so many people. And if it’s not anger, then it’s some other limiting emotion that we judge as bad and shameful, and want so desperately to get rid of.

awareness. The way to do it is to go about your day not so absorbed in the events of life but rather watching your feelings with awareness, even in the midst of all the busyness of life. When something seems to trigger you into an unconscious pattern of acting in an unkind manner, catch the rising emotion in the moment as quickly as possible and don’t judge yourself for it. Realize that it is normal and a valid part of being human. Remind yourself that being a spiritual person and living an awakened life does not mean that you won’t have negative thoughts and feelings. Rather, simply feel the feeling fully without judgment. Let it be there. And realize that it’s just a feeling. It, in itself, is not a problem.

yourself, “How would love respond?”

as Freud showed us, gets unconsciously projected onto others and causes nothing more than the repetition of the same pattern over and over.

To be truly free, we must feel our emotions with full acceptance. Willingly embrace them no matter how uncomfortable. What you’ll find is that they quickly dissolve. Why? Because embracing and fully accepting them is an act of unconditional love, and darkness dissolves in the light of love.

And this brings me to the final concept I want to share here, which is that it is not what happens in our life—nor the emotions we experience—that is ever a problem, but our resistance to them.

We understand that life truly is not about manipulating and controlling circumstances to fit our desires but rather about surrendering and fearlessly accepting whatever arises in the moment, whether that is a seemingly negative or positive event or emotion. It is this equanimity toward life (both externally and internally) that is true freedom.

And in this light, our greatest enemy is our greatest teacher, to whom we should be very thankful. Of course, I’m not implying that any of this is easy to do.

matters in your life. And when that happens, you remember, “It’s OK.” It has always been OK.

So relax. Relax, and learn the beautiful lessons of love.

all the while realizing that it is you embracing yourself.

Feel the compassion that your Spirit Self has for all the limitations that your human self has to deal with. Notice the nonjudgment and unconditional acceptance.

If there is pain or discomfort, be with it without resistance. Allow it to be there and gently welcome it.

Now notice any emotions you are feeling. Let them be there. Just be with them and invite them to do whatever they’d like to do. They are a part of your energy and they have every right to be there, even if they happen to be uncomfortable or painful. They are just as valid as the positive emotions.

Stay with the feelings in a state of acceptance, being the silent eternal observer, and experiencing this heightened state of...

This practice allows you to re-parent that child that still exists within you energetically—healing old wounds and clearing the way for the experience of lasting peace and fulfillment.

Tell your child self that although you’ve abandoned him or her for so long, you’re sorry and you’re here now. You didn’t know any better, but now you’re ready to give the unconditional love that they needed.

Let your child self know that you will slowly gain their trust again and consistently give all that they require from now on.

Start by thinking of someone you harbor resentment and anger toward. Feel those feelings, but before you get stuck in the mental story of how they wronged you and why your feelings are so justified, see that person as you in another form. They may seem like a completely separate person, and on this level of physical illusion they are, but beyond the illusion they’re not only one with you—they are you. Remember, there’s only One of us really here appearing to be many. We are all aspects of the One Infinite Creator, and every other aspect is really us in another illusory form. You are always looking in the mirror when you interact with anyone.

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Now ask yourself, “Would I offer myself hate or love?”

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Bestow that love on this seeming other. Let it pour forth from you to them keeping in mind you are the one receiving this love. For in a universe where all is truly One, what...

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” – RUMI

I understood this purpose early on. I knew that inside me existed a portal to a place of infinite love. I didn’t know how I knew; I just knew. I knew that there was an infinitely loving Creator, and I wanted to connect deeply with It. I wanted this so strongly that I would often spend hours a day meditating. I would sit or even lie down in stillness and just focus within myself on a point of singularity and feel it as deeply as possible. I knew that if I was somehow able to funnel the focus of my consciousness on one point within me, then I could connect to something far beyond myself. I did this for months on end, each day with a strong desire to unite with that love that I knew existed.

Keep reminding yourself of the true physics of reality that you learned in this book, and

see everyone not as limited by their physical body, but as energy that has chosen to become seemingly solidified, but which still extends beyond the physical body at one with everything, including you.

Indeed, awakening is not a destination. It is a beautiful unending process that takes you deeper and deeper into the heart of eternity, which is your true Self.

Rather, your very life becomes the curriculum of your higher learning. You live a normal life in the world, but you live it from beyond the veil. You don’t have to