fly by

As newly born space seedlings, we fly into the sociosphere and psychosphere of Earth; we complete X number of orbits, then spin off, out and away again, enriched, battered, and transformed. While orbiting through this density, we absorb and reflect, continuously transmitting messages of our ongoing orbital impact to all and to the Source of our seedlingship. Then we leave. Mission fulfilled.

i know this

I know this: that we are the Cosmos Itself embodying, that the challenge of this age is to open to the voice and the action of the Cosmos that we are, to shed our simple little cha cha mind, our personal soap operas, our quest for security in a world on fire, and to open to our Larger Being.

the human guitar

Strut and fret: Characteristics of a guitar and of a human.

diaphor

We live in accord with the metaphors we have adopted. They now form the shaping of our consciousness. (Folk with differing clusters of metaphors find it hard to understand each other.) Few open to diaphor, the seeing through, the making transparent of metaphor, the widening and expansion of consciousness.

prancing on a pony

Every one of us has a story
of who we are, of what's going on.
Every one believes their story to be true,
other's stories as unreal, and give explanations
that convince no one but themselves
and their fellow story inmates.
Very few dwell outside of story.
The story of no story is still a story.
Few know how to just be
without prancing on a pony.
This is my story.

no problem

Whatever you believe, you believe, and as the current phraseology exclaims, no problem. As for me, I take things personally. God plays the scales on my harmonium and occasionally bursts into a symphony of joy. We merge and there is no we. No indulgence in self-exiled cosmosturbation.

Atom and Eve

Each of us is an Atom in the cosmic body upon the Eve of reconciliation.

Breaking Out of the Drain Suck Into the Radiant Sun

Consciousness is formed by life turning back upon itself, producing a reflection. A seemingly endless series of "selfies" begins. This is what is called the formation of the ego, of a separate self so sweet and so fragile, so self-condemnatory and self-justifying. If this is all that happens, the continuously reverberating self-gaze, this Narcissus, falls into a hypnotic trance and is bypassed by the ongoing flow of Life. All spiritual practices are designed to break one out of this drain suck, form a non-suck center, a center of balance and openness that radiates outward in all directions with simultaneous outflow and inflow. This "sun" that we become shines its light on everything without prejudice and simultaneously gives and receives with no or little effort on its part. We become an interflow, an interflow with a firm and open center.

spiritual energy

Spiritual energy is powerful. The spiritual energies of Moses, of Jesus, of Buddha, of Khidr who lived so long ago continue to reverberate, to circulate, to influence this very moment. We all have and are spiritual energy. What is spirit? Spirit is the Life Force itself, that which moves through and as all living things. And every "thing" is alive -- from the metagalactic to the subatomic. We humans appear to be the ones most aware of the energy we are, with the ability to transform its quality, to direct it. We have and are spiritual energy. We are embodyings of the Life Force itself. We are spheres of influence with the power to change all around us with the quality of our radiance. This is what we do. This is who we are. This is how we transform the world.

Evolve or die

We are somewhat intelligent apes who are conquering the earth and in so doing are destroying it. We must evolve or die. Either way we will not stay the same as we are now. Evolve how? Evolve a greater awareness of our interflow with all that is. And more than that, evolve a greater skill of relationship, of actively relating with all that is while doing no harm. A tall order for the crude consciousnesses of today. I see it in individuals, in neighborhoods, in communities here and there: this transformation of awareness and skill. Tough times ahead while those who refuse or are incapable die off and the ones of greater awareness move on.

Uprising

The uprising of the energies of Life have been in play for longer than any of us can remember or precast, beyond our scope, beyond our comprehension. The errant strivings of a relatively small number of fleshy bipeds will not divert its course. Life has birthed consciousness and consciousness will prevail. The humans that are the bearers and the radiance of this consciousness have the powers of Life with them and cannot be dissuaded, discouraged, or defeated. A silent evolution / revolution behind and above the clamor of the world. Awareness rising upward and outward grounded in the Origin.

On Christianity

Jesus is the bell star sounding the way for those lost at sea in the great flotational unfolding of the cosmos, of this universe which began its slow motion explosion some 15 billion years ago. Little blips having forgotten that we are the Origin originating, the Source sourcing, the Wellspring springing, turn to him, to his sounding. We shed all doctrinal clothing. He pulls open his chest and reveals his heart. We dive in, dive in to the heart of the cosmos. Ah! Now we remember, re-member. We are the community, the communal, one of the infinite number of centers re-presenting the Father, the Mother. We are the Father furthering, the Mother mothering. We swoop and dive like porpoises in the Infinite Bliss. We are the Bliss Itself.

Everything is Possibility!

Everything is possibility! Whether we dilute this to meaninglessness or amp it up to highest meaning is up to us. Everything is possibility!

our destiny is here

A prophet from yesteryear spoke it clearly: The medium is the message. The medium IS the message. And what is the medium, as we approach and are in the flashpoint of civilization, but direct access of all to all, of instant communication of every human on Earth who can gain access to one of the various forms of computer, whether in private possession or at local libraries. The medium, instant communication of all with all, is the message, the message to all humankind. We are in increasingly strong connection. Whether we use this connection to post photos of cats, salve our ego selves, delight in each other's accomplishments and very existence, spear perceived ignorance, post apocalyptic doom, or create a shared vision of possibility is up to us. The point is: the medium, this medium of instant shared communication IS the message. We are in communication. And at one of the most exciting and fearful and awe-full times on Earth. Our destiny is here, not even waiting to knock on the door or ring the doorbell, but is here, in this room, with us now.

Dear People of the Earth

Dear People of the Earth,

We have tried the world view where everything is seen as a product to be bought and sold. Everything. In this world view we chomp up the Earth and turn it into money. The trouble with money is that it is either almost indiscernible electronic blips or a form of paper that cannot be eaten and is even totally useless for wiping one's ass.

It is time we open to a different world view. One in which we see that we proud humans are not isolated protoplasmic blobs (IPBs) but are interwoven in the fabric and the destiny of all that exists. All. From the subatomic to the metagalactic.

Sincerely,
Your Pal
George

Two Consciousness States

Two consciousness states: Formational and Transformational. Formational consciousness is the continuous forming of self and world through self-talk (thoughts). Transformational consciousness is opening to the vastness, mystery, and ongoing Dance of That-Which-Breathes-Us. The first is for doing busy-ness as an isolated protoplasmic blob (IPB) with other IPBs. The second is becoming and being the Dance Itself.

consciousness transformation

The only way out of our predicament is through spiritual development or, in terms more palatable to some, consciousness transformation. First, you have to acknowledge, claim, own who you are. No hiding. Ruthless acceptance. Bare ass naked awareness. Notice your thoughts. As long as you keep thinking the same old thoughts, you will be the same old you. (Hence the old Zen saying I made up: How many times must you jump on a pogo stick?) Notice what your hands are doing during the day. As long as your hands keep doing the same old things, you will be the same old you. Notice your breath, your breathing in, the pause, the breathing out, the pause, the breathing in. Breathe out to the far horizon. Breathe in to your core infinity. As long as your breath goes unnoticed, you will be the same old you. Notice your attitude toward others, toward the day, toward life, toward this moment. As long as your attitude is negative, you will stay negative. As long as your attitude stays the same, you will stay the same. Notice the tightness of your jaws. Open and close and open your jaws. Make ludicrous expressions with all the muscles of your face. As long as your jaws stay tight and your facial expression rigid, you will be the same old you. Notice where you put your attention. Whatever you attend to, you become. If you keep attending to the same old things, you will be the same old you. There! If you want consciousness transformation, that should be plenty enough to start. 

Embodying

Run it up the chakra ladder: Hara - Heart - Head - Beyond. Then run it back down into your embodying. Be the whole ladder and move through the day.

Split Land and the Seamless Whole

The rules that apply in Split Land, the land of duality, of me versus you, of us versus them, and so on, do not apply in the Seamless Whole, the realm of the nondual, of the nonduel. But the principles of the Seamless Whole do apply in Split Land. Split Land is a subset of the Seamless Whole. Our physical bodies are residents of Split Land. Look at your opposing sides, your two hands clapping, your jaws aflapping. The Seamless Whole births Split Land. Split Land, no matter how much it stands on its hind legs and howls, is the lesser domain.

the truth shall make you free

"And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free," says Jesus. What is the truth? The truth is that we are Awareness. Awareness is grounded in the continuous Unknown, is a continuous unfolding. The Unknown longs to be known. The extent of its known-ness depends upon my and your Awareness. Or rather, the realm of our Awareness with which we identify.

For example, thoughts arise. When I identify, make myself identical with the thoughts, I restrict Awareness. With no clinging to thoughts, Awareness opens.

Awareness is composed of the dark and the light. Light arises out of the dark. Known arises out of the Unknown. We are the Unknown knowing, becoming known.

We are the light of Awareness arising out of the dark Unknown. The Unknown is closer to us than our very breath. We are the Unknown knowing. We are this Mystery endlessly repeating itself yet never the same. Jesus embodied this and told us this: "You are the light of the world."

We are the light of Awareness. The ways to dim it are well known. So are the ways to let it shine. "Deep calls to deep."