Thursday, August 12, 2010

Who We Are.

According to Buddhist psychology, pain is inevitable. While inhabiting a human body we will experience a continuous ebb & flow of pleasure & pain, gain & loss. It is a part of our world experience. Suffering on the other hand is different from pain (suffering is our reaction to the inevitable pain). The thought continues that the cause of suffering is grasping (more on this one day). Grasping gives birth to aversion and delusion, and from these arise all the other unhealthy states such as jealousy, anxiety, hatred, addiction, depression, shamelessness, etc. So (I'm trying to connect this, but hope it's not getting too confusing...read on...).

There are a variety of delusions we get stuck in, but the deepest delusion of all is forgetting who we ARE (not who we want to be or where we want to go, but who we ALREADY ARE).

Parley P. Pratt said, "[Man] sees in part, and he knows in part; but never while tabernacled in mortal flesh will he fully awaken to the intelligence of his former estate. It surpasses his comprehension, is unspeakable and even unlawful to be uttered."

As we awaken (slowly and in layers) to our true identity we find it to be familiar. When we touch & accept the truths of who we are we feel the body vibrate in connection with it. Here are some of the descriptions my clients (my fellow travelers) use when they have a moment of awakening to their truth (the core of their reality, under the chaos, pain, pride...etc)

-an opening in my chest
-like someone just turned the light on in my mind
-warmth moving up and down the body
-tingling
-I feel like crying
-tension just left my body

How does your body respond when you have a moment of remembering. Remembering your goodness, your compassionate dreams & desires, your love of self or others?

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