Trying to Know the Knower....

After we have assessed our need for spiritual guidance where do we move from there? Typically when We have reached that point of need it is during or after some manifested form of chaos or life changing event. This may be from a series of unfortunate events, as you know when it rains it pours. At some defining moment during this storm a small spark of illumination compels us to question our existence. After wiping our tears of destruction, we sit in silence and ponder our divine purpose. Some may return to their religion of birth, where they find comfort, refuge or solace. The place of traditional peace that leads us to the sacred text for words of wisdom and instruction. In this traditional cavern we may find our friends, families, elders and neighbors to assist and guide.

Yet for some there is no such refuge, no traditional text, words, guidance or prophets to turn to. They may be believers just non-followers. Where are they to turn, confused, possibly scared and maybe even alone? The search for the Great Source may now begin, for those who feel unguided fear not your guide is close at hand. No it is not me I am but a mere fellow follower on the path. I tread along with you but your guide is that soft voice that whispers in the dead of silence. Away from the chaos, the mayhem and confusion, far from the heavy thumping music, IPHONE and reality-tv. The best guide is your soul, the spark of the One that connects us All. The one that has never been absent, always watching and ready when you are. When you sit in quiet meditation or contemplation be sure to listen out for the One Knower.

Closer than you think closer than you may Know!

Not religious...but Spiritual

What does this mantra mean to you? Yet for modern man, especially the young American this is his personal cry. Does this imply something better than or worse than? I too have been guilty of asserting the same idea and with it the confusion that it conveys. There is an uncertainty and  weakness in this thinking. What was I really saying, what was the story behind this perception?  At first I knew is was that I stood against one thing and was for another. I also knew that it meant I was not longer held to certain traditional standards. I no longer held beliefs that I did as a child or that others in a particular group believed. But I also knew that I still believed in prophets, messages and teachings from more than one source. Was that a good thing? Was that a bad thing...should I only believe in one prophet and one message, what if there were truths that ring true in many different teachings?

Should I need to convert to Islam, Taoism or Buddhism but this would be too confusing? And I can not make my own religion of pieces of the ones that fit my agenda, could I? The answer is NO …. this would lead me nowhere. As we find that things are changing, times are changing, perceptions are changing why should mine not? The discovery and beginning of my search would need to begin. But where? One must seek in silence the knowledge required to open the gates of truth. Here is my suggestion to the neophyte (new student) dealing with a similar situation. Go to a local bookstore or even online but I suggest the store as it holds many mysteries the older it is. Go to the section of the store where the dust has settled, past the novels and literature most common to today’s reader. For what you seek is not advertised in the storefront it is away from the common traveler. For what you seek lies in the metaphysical section, esoterics, spiritual or the occult, hidden away from the fast paced society of the day. It is an ancient wisdom that has been there all along awaiting your readiness and awakening to the prompts of your soul. It is where Spirit lies dormant guiding you back to the Source.

Treasures are everywhere~TMG

Find the treasures in the book that speaks to the soul, purchase it and allow the wisdom to resonate with you, enchant your senses, open your mind and stir intrigue. At it’s inception your mind may resist but persist. You may feel the urge to sleep, reject or debate its validity but press on and continue to listen to the story that it is conveying whether you believe or not, at best it is simply knowledge. If it is not for you then “Begin again ...begin again...begin again”. Seek further into other knowledge you  must penetrate deeper….Over and Over you must seek until you find.

Til we speak again my Friend,

                                               Me

Solitude in Solidarity

Life is mysterious indeed, for how to know great companionship than through true solitude. 

Intimacy is short of a craving. It is human nature and a personality-driven desire longing for touch, camaraderie and mutually inclusive engagements. Yet there is a responsibility and consequence to companionship, one many may take for granted. How can one enter a new relationship or revitalize an existing relationship with emotional baggage from times past? Here is where solitude becomes a vital key in recovery. Man at times, refuses to acknowledge his past mistakes while moving impulsively on to his next impending error. There should be a committed time of relaxation, inner-peace and contemplation to allow for reflection. This reflective period will allow you the time to regain your own personal thoughts and perspectives while realigning your behavioral patterns to return to a state of balance. Lack of solitude may be contrary to maintaining and sustaining long term commitments if we refuse a chance to recommit ourselves back to ourselves. Back to our personal goals, spiritual task, daily responsibilities and total well-being. Without a recovery period from past wounds how can one asses what truly went wrong or where we miscalculated? Surely every failure can not be at the hand nor blame of others ALL the time. Our arrogance and denial are not so heavy that we can see nor admit to no weaknesses or faults? In every battle there are two opponents with two objectives, goals and points of view, acceptance of our part helps to douse the fire that strengthens the flames that separate us. For you can not be assured that your way is always the correct way at any and every given moment. 

Solitude, the period, state or situation of being alone, is the time where we can no longer run from ourselves. Where we face our inner demons and resolve to come to terms with them. We vow to no longer allow them to haunt nor control our thoughts, speech, emotions and our fragile mind. We as a collective are influenced by so many outside distractions it is difficult to know our true thoughts and feelings, if we have any at all. Some of us are not feeling anything any longer as we become numb to human plight and destruction. Desensitized by what we see, what we know as unreal, what we deem as agendas or propaganda that influences the true reality of ALL THINGS! Solitude clears the mind, wipes the slate clear and allows us to focus on what is priority. Be grateful for solitude that period where the mind sits quiet ready to receive impressions from your higher self. This is how we discern our next move and figure out a new life path. This can not be created out of old scars unhealed and still swore,  unless the old is rectified and delved into with cleansing, clarity, acceptance and with a new agenda..

Solitude is where the work is to be done, it is how the work begins and it is where the past is reconciled. So Stop, reflect, recover and heal in order to begin the path anew!