November 12, 2012
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remembrance and recollection
We are ever seeking that which is inside us and yet unseen,
Always whispering to us, I am here! I am here!
Find me in your heart, for thus I have always been.
I am the essence of you, betwixt the objects
Between the eye and that beheld in the distance
There is only you, multifaceted and many
Yet Only One, everywhere and nowhere
The illusion of self is a preponderant consciousness
There is no eye, nor distance, only mind, All within You
The many is One and the one is Many...
You are never alone... I am here...It has been said we grow and become a new self
I say it is better to grow and become the self of our beginning
As a newly born child we are so very innocent. The only conditioning we had in the womb was from our Creator. The only "will" we had was in that of our Creator's. We had no desire for material possessions. We had no negative thoughts of ourselves, or expectations. We knew we were loved, if by no one else at least by our Creator. Our family, friends, educators, bosses, etc have not yet begun to form our self-image. All our lives we are programed by our environment and the people around us. So to change us we must change the way we think. Negative thoughts conjure up negative imaginations, and negative imagination causes negative feelings.
Emily Coue, a great French metaphysician wrote, “Our actions spring not from our will, but from our imagination.”
I believe that the way to begin this journey, to travel back to the beginning, is to start by pay attention. To pay attention you need to learn to relate to the world using your conscious brain and unconscious mind, your heart, keeping them both in balance.Paying attention will guide you into "remembrance and recollection," which will bring you back to not only who you truly are, but also back into a relationship and back into a union with your main source of nourishment, your, Creator...God, Goddess, Allah, Jesus, Yahweh, Elohim, or whatever name you choose to worship. To me it is perhaps the All or simply our Creator. All is one word to refer to, and honor All of his/her names.
Paying attention doesn't involve analysis or comparison. You have to release all prior prejudices, abstain from subjectively incorporating your pass experiences into what you perceive through your senses. You must remain objective. You must open your heart and mind to the object of your attention and become receptive to it, rather than imposing your will on the object. You need to put your will back into the service of your Creator, then you can begin to see things as they really are: not as you would like them to be.
We cannot remember the pureness of the womb, or what the child like conditions were like. So to regain our true selves we need see the world as it is, and in the process we will remember who we are. We need to stop trying to alter things and become receptive instead.
“Bring us back to our center and we will return there with gladness. Renew us now as you have in days gone by.”
These are just my thoughts, now what are yours?
Be Blessed,
Lady of Avalon
Comments (3)
This is deep and I am shallow. My wife is the deep thinker, but I tinker.
My reaction.
When Jesus came to town, the children rushed to jump on his lap. He wants us like that.
My childhood was marred by mom' abuse. My older brother confirmed by earliest memories before he died. They are way to wierd to go public.
I was stabbed in the back by a girl and that affected my view of women.
I was sadistically abused in grade school, and that actually warped my mind.
You have correctly included all religions in this post. I was born again on Feb. 13. 1965 and that changed me.
First--profanity left. I started dealing with my polluted mind. I made strides.
Now to your point.
The real me was probably a little boy born a business man. I loved going places all of the time. I saw the humor in life even as a kid. I was empathic by nature.
I would have been a calm considerate person if I had been damaged by some.
I think about my dad holding me up in his arms after letting me jump in bed---he loved me. I somehow remember that.
Very good post. Wish I could do it justice.
frank
@Frank, thank you so much for sharing with us, and I am so glad your were born again, I hope that helped the pain you experienced in your early life. Remember " Whosever shall not receive the kingdom like a little child shall in no way enter it." Luke 18:17. It is our new born innocence, non-judgmental, state, surrendering to ways of our God....and experiencing ourselves in our proper roles and our proper life path, that will heal us and strengthen ourselves. Sounds like you have learned this in your life. Thanks again for sharing and for commenting, blessings.
Beautiful post!
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