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Since the source of everything doesn’t come and go, it must be here right now,
Whatever you bring your attention to becomes lit up by this Awareness.
We think that if there isn’t this “me” taking care of life, it’s going to fall apart, but it never has been “you” that has been taking care of your life. So, what will you trust? Will you trust this fantasy that has never accomplished anything or this Mystery that has actually been living every moment of life?
This is a good question! This is a huge mystery, which has been going on every day of your life. Choices have happened without your having anything to do with it. This raises the question, who or what is living your life?
All that is required is to show up in your life. If you go for a walk, show up for the walk; if it is time to brush your teeth, show up for that. To show up in your life, you just have to pay attention to it. Just
The trouble is we think that the mind is who we are and that it has something important to tell us.
When you meet judgments with gratitude, they can become a doorway to the Mystery, to something not yet seen, rather than a sticky trap.
You trust by just giving your attention to what is rather than to your ideas about what should be or what you would like to have happen or to trying to figure out what you will say and do ahead of time, which we do in hopes that there won’t be any surprises.
This insight I got from JKR in Ojai. I saw that all you had to do was be present for it was all before you. You did not need rules to live.
The good news is that even before you trust this deeper knowing, it has been working perfectly all along. The difference is that when you trust it, when you surrender to it, you don’t suffer anymore.
In the end, you have to be willing to go beyond recognizing it and even beyond experiencing it to being it.
Not-knowing is the place where life happens.
Let the Heart Be Your Guide
Look even deeper than your thoughts, feelings, and desires.
One quality, or indicator, of being aligned with the truth is that it expands your being.
Another quality, or indictor, of truth is that it relaxes and quiets your being.
