Q'uote of the Day
May 18th, 2003
"It is very helpful…to place within the consciousness little helpers that bring the mind back to the vital questions…'Who am I? What am I doing here?' Usually when that question is asked it is in the context of a relationship. And we may say that a shortcut to the second question’s answer is to know that love is always the reason that each entity is in a given situation at a given time. Consequently, the question becomes, 'Where is the love in this moment and how may I witness to it?' When that realization comes, the ensuing action carries with it the energy of soul growth. For in dealing with the practicalities of the small significant life, the fundamental bases for that life have been invoked and, consequently, the energy body is balanced within the awareness of identity and purpose."
https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/2003/0518
The question "who am I" inevitably reminds me of Sri Ramana Maharshi and the method of self-enquiry. And re the love in the moment - I was recently blown away by something that Flo wrote (hope you don't mind my saying that dear Flofrog ) -
she wrote something similar to "it is impossible for me not to see the love in the moment - even if there is no love and the entity seems traumatized by circumstances - then the absence of love" or something like that (I dont remember exactly but it was something to the point of "even if there does not seem to be love I see the love - this time in the "absence" of love)
so that is really a great state of being - to be so focused on love it becomes impossible to not see it
Thank you Flo for inspiring me.
now back to the Q'uote:
"The structure of memory, similarly, is such that the true memory is being harvested to the soul quality essence or higher self of each entity and only the shadow of the experience, or shall we say a copy of the data, remains within the biocomputer of the mind. Consequently, much that floods the awareness is the result of poor or actually incorrect information. Therefore, the task of untangling one’s organs of awareness from pre-assumption is a difficult one, a lifelong one, and one that cannot be done without help.
We encourage each in this wise, then, to pursue those resources that will aid in allowing the mind to reassess each pre-assumption that can be found within the mind, assessing it anew for its accuracy, its place within the value system which you enjoy and so forth, giving the self the chance to look anew at all of those things which you are quite sure you have gazed at already and concerning which, [you have] come to a settled opinion. Always, there is new truth for you in situations which are puzzling you. "
This is very important imo - we all have our preconceived notions and biases that limit us. Important to sometimes take a step back and re-evaluate things
A happy love-filled day full of new and brilliant discoveries I wish all of you!
P.S. for those who have not heard of Maharshi and the self enquiry, here a brief explanation:
no matter what happens to you, always enquire "to whom does this happen? who is going thru this experience. who am I" and then wait. Never answer the question! do not say "I am a man, a woman , an accountant" etc because these come from the mind and we want to go beyond the mind.
The goal is to distance yourself from what is happening (very effective also when going thru rough and challenging times) - and ultimately, to find realisation of our real nature. Beyond the physical attributes of the outer appearances. According to Ramana Maharshi, this is the quickest way to reach enlightenment
May 18th, 2003
"It is very helpful…to place within the consciousness little helpers that bring the mind back to the vital questions…'Who am I? What am I doing here?' Usually when that question is asked it is in the context of a relationship. And we may say that a shortcut to the second question’s answer is to know that love is always the reason that each entity is in a given situation at a given time. Consequently, the question becomes, 'Where is the love in this moment and how may I witness to it?' When that realization comes, the ensuing action carries with it the energy of soul growth. For in dealing with the practicalities of the small significant life, the fundamental bases for that life have been invoked and, consequently, the energy body is balanced within the awareness of identity and purpose."
https://www.llresearch.org/channeling/2003/0518
The question "who am I" inevitably reminds me of Sri Ramana Maharshi and the method of self-enquiry. And re the love in the moment - I was recently blown away by something that Flo wrote (hope you don't mind my saying that dear Flofrog ) -
she wrote something similar to "it is impossible for me not to see the love in the moment - even if there is no love and the entity seems traumatized by circumstances - then the absence of love" or something like that (I dont remember exactly but it was something to the point of "even if there does not seem to be love I see the love - this time in the "absence" of love)
so that is really a great state of being - to be so focused on love it becomes impossible to not see it
Thank you Flo for inspiring me.
now back to the Q'uote:
"The structure of memory, similarly, is such that the true memory is being harvested to the soul quality essence or higher self of each entity and only the shadow of the experience, or shall we say a copy of the data, remains within the biocomputer of the mind. Consequently, much that floods the awareness is the result of poor or actually incorrect information. Therefore, the task of untangling one’s organs of awareness from pre-assumption is a difficult one, a lifelong one, and one that cannot be done without help.
We encourage each in this wise, then, to pursue those resources that will aid in allowing the mind to reassess each pre-assumption that can be found within the mind, assessing it anew for its accuracy, its place within the value system which you enjoy and so forth, giving the self the chance to look anew at all of those things which you are quite sure you have gazed at already and concerning which, [you have] come to a settled opinion. Always, there is new truth for you in situations which are puzzling you. "
This is very important imo - we all have our preconceived notions and biases that limit us. Important to sometimes take a step back and re-evaluate things
A happy love-filled day full of new and brilliant discoveries I wish all of you!
P.S. for those who have not heard of Maharshi and the self enquiry, here a brief explanation:
no matter what happens to you, always enquire "to whom does this happen? who is going thru this experience. who am I" and then wait. Never answer the question! do not say "I am a man, a woman , an accountant" etc because these come from the mind and we want to go beyond the mind.
The goal is to distance yourself from what is happening (very effective also when going thru rough and challenging times) - and ultimately, to find realisation of our real nature. Beyond the physical attributes of the outer appearances. According to Ramana Maharshi, this is the quickest way to reach enlightenment