Self-Inquiry

Self-inquiry: 

and so really, A Course in Miracles is the deep practice of jhana, the yoga of self-inquiry, but with a bit of a twist to this ancient practice. In traditional jhana we might ask the question "who am I?" in a curious and persistent fashion, allowing silence to eventually supply our sought out answer. The Course asks us to rely upon out internal teacher, the Holy Spirit, to reinterpret the world through our inquiry - we ask 'what is this for?" and the Holy Spirit has the single reply:

salvation.

all inquiry ends with a revaluation, we're shown the soft shine of holiness that resides beneath the surface of the world, our innocence is revealed through the practice of forgiveness, and we know exactly what everything is for - we are here in service of salvation. That's it. 

everything serves to bring us home.

~

I love you, Eric 

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God-Aligned

God-Aligned; 

and there's a reason we try and be a little kinder, of course there's many really, but for the sake of our practice it all comes down to seeing the tender expression of God hidden just beneath the surface within each other - and that becomes the mirror of our own true existence. What I find is that kindness is my natural expression when I'm God aligned, flowing freely as a choiceless love affair through and with my every small encounter. Sometimes though, it seems that the little cruelties of life add up and I get lost in self-absorption, momentarily forgetting who I truly am. But kindness always brings me home, serving as a reminder of my God-alignment, drawing me back from self- absorption to being a loving participant in the world - in whatever way that I am guided. So kindness is a practice, but only briefly, until I am again realigned with God's will...and love is all that's given.

~

I love you, Eric

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Overflow of Kindness

Overflow of Kindness: 

so I appreciate the metaphysics of A Course in Miracles, it's cosmological story of how the world came to be, and then tying it all  together into a logical necessity for the practice of true forgiveness. This might be singularly unique to the Course as a spiritual system, providing a solid foundation for the reason of a particular practice. The metaphysics are important for the consideration of forgiveness, they help us make sense of a illusory world and the suffering that entails - and with that logic in place we're given an all important tool for our awakening. 

but I don't practice metaphysics...

I practice forgiveness. 

and kindness is the natural outcome of forgiveness, an end result of letting go of every previous judgement and simply resting in the spaciousness of their absence. I don't have to try and be kind, it's not an act, but just an overflow of love's awareness that's now being offered to the world. So everything becomes a reason for forgiveness, a continuous practice of seeing reality in place of the illusion of separation, and genuine kindness is it's ultimate expression. 

I appreciate the backdrop of the metaphysics.

but I love the overflow of kindness that's given to the world.

and so my practice is forgiveness.

always.

~

I love you, Eric

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Unseen Arms

Unseen arms: 

every once in a while my morning yoga aligns for the near perfect expression of vrksasana, as if gravity itself cooperated with my body and allowed for this experience. Tree pose is my bellwether posture, it's often a measure of trust  and my willingness to surrender to the present moment's grace. It's sometimes a shaky experience even after decades of practice, a single thought can cause me to sway and bring my entire foundation down. But not too often anymore, it's a reliable pose most morning, steady, firmly rooted to the ground as I reach my arms skyward. 

and sometimes there's a certain grace that's given.

a slight suspension of gravity.

everything aligns.

I love those moments, being a rare gift through decades of practice - and yet I know that they're always possible, that at any moment the weight of thoughts can drop away and I'm left with what feels like an endless reach towards heaven. It's a blissful experience, calm, as if nothing can ever sway me and cause me to lose this sense of balance. Rare moments indeed. But here's the thing, a gift is most truly appreciated through the trials of learning to trust in their arrival. It's my practice that most often brings me here. Grace itself is ever present and only waits for my acknowledgement. I'm learning this, developing trust in the eternal grace of spirit and surrendering to the daily practice of remembrance. 

and my real practice is the yoga of forgiveness.

it's seeing the softest light shine through my every sway and shift of balance, being unafraid of falling from any of life's endless postures. Forgiveness is my return point, rooted in trust and a firm knowing that this is exactly where grace will meet me. 

right here,

now.

and then even if I should  fall...

especially so,

I trust in the unseen arms of grace to catch me. 

and they always do.

~

I love you, Eric

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On The Battlefield

On the battlefield: 

sometimes there's still a bit of lag between situations and forgiveness, it isn't quite an instantaneous practice for me as of yet - but more often now it's a soft underflow throughout my day, always present and available, being a constant returning point that brings an immediate sense of peace. I'm reminded of the lesson that Krishna offered Arjuna on the battlefield, that we're entitled only to our actions, the choices we make within any given moment, and that whatever falls after belongs to God alone. Forgiveness is my choice, the option of purest action...

and the peace that follows is God.

it's my battlefield choice most often, and much sooner now,

finally.

~

I love you, Eric

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Joining Liechtenstein's Army

Joining Liechtenstein's army: 

sometimes even a social media meme can offer some deep insight - and an amusing one the other day informed me that Liechtenstein's last military engagement was in 1866 when 80 men were deployed to their border and upon return their unit had increased by one. Apparently they had made a new friend who accompanied them home. This is a true story, my doubts caused me to do some quick research, and indeed, on deployment during the Austro- Prussian war, the Liechtenstein's army increased by the count of one due to friendship. 

there's no reason why they couldn't happened now.

of course not in the same details, the world is much more complex and complicated now, and warfare has gained a sophistication of easy use that seems to make it a ready made solution to certain affairs. But this isn't about  geopolitical issues - it's about friendship, increasing the number of those we love by a single digit. Every war begins with the decision that we would rather destroy instead of extend love. It's a choice, with even the smaller battles that we face everyday in our personal lives being chosen in an instant of forgotten options. Every one of them. Warfare is also the abdication of personal responsibility, surrendering our goodwill to political leaders in an easy shrug for battle. 

so obviously, I have no solutions for such complex issues.

I'm not a soldier, nor politician.

but I do have a choice -

and I'm joining the, now defunct, Liechtenstein army.

I'll simply make friends. 

I'll be kind.

and leave my battlefields behind.

~

I love you, Eric

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Nothing Unreal Exists

Nothing unreal exists: 

and at a certain point the metaphysics of A Course in Miracles prove themselves true, what at one time felt like a workable theory to guide my practice shows itself to be of ultimate value. The introduction of the Course gives is away completely and provides the most useful tool throughout the entire book for my awakening. 

nothing real can be threatened.

nothing unreal exists.

those words have become a lifeline meditation for me, a connection to reality, pulling back from the dreaming of the world to the safety of the peace of God. They're a continuous inquiry into what is real, a gentle probe into the solidity of all my problems and every fear. And it's this practice that eventually shows the falsity of the world, that while it might still appear solid in existence, reality becomes more and more apparent as the dream begins to flickers and waver through the day. That's the value of practice, taking the metaphysics to the extreme of proof, applying and testing concepts to see if they hold true. A Course in Miracles says the world is unreal - is that true? 

nothing unreal exists.

and all that feels and appears to be threatening is there to reveal if this is so. We don't wake up from a dream by believing in the dawn. It's the actuality of the experience that proves itself as light. Nothing unreal exists is the working premise of my life, a gentle test of my every belief system, an inquiry that actually takes me from the unreal to reality. 

it's a continuous waking point,

dawn, 

a guideline through the dark. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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