I am Life
Submitted by David Bruneau on January 1, 2012 - 9:05am
The event of being diagnosed with a possible physical "problem" became the material for some inquiry into my true nature. Why should the body continue? Am I the body? Am I the "I" thought that wants to survive, to continue? Why should this "I" thought continue? What is the problem with the dissolving away of the physical form or of the thought-created entity that says "I"?
After some contemplation it became clear, not just as a thought but as a direct insight, that I am not just the body or the sense of "I" but am more truly the Life which is flowing into expression and out of expression, appearing as the idea of a separate entity and then dissolving back into the Source, which it never actually left because it IS that Source. "I" will not (or may not) survive as a form of any kind but the realization that I am that Life - or that only that Life is - brings a subtle, sweet experience that satisfies my "soul" completely and consummates the whole inquiry into life, death, and self.
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Submitted by Robert Keegan,
Submitted by Robert Keegan, January 24, 2012
I’m happy, happy, happy
Several years ago, when I was in the nutriceutical biz. (natural supplements)…I attended a group training session in Toronto. The guest speaker was a colleague named Todd Smith. He was expounding on the fact that he had earned in excess of a million dollars a year for over ten years and how his lifestyle had changed for the better.
Out of the blue somebody asked, “So, Todd are you happy?”
I’ll never forget his response.
He looked with a deadpan stare and said…
“I’m happy, happy, happy!” Then quickly changed the subject.
Now, of course everybody could sense that he was less than sincere, but then this too is His way of reminding everybody that happiness is not ‘out there’.
I don’t know why this thought came up, but perhaps it had to do with watching the robins just now and how happy they seemed to be that the snow was gone and the worms were back.
But then I also thought they were happy yesterday when they were enjoying the red berries that God had provided to tie them over.
This of course brought some contemplation as to why I was so happy.
Was it the beautiful woman who I am in a loving relationship with? Was it the pleasant surroundings I find myself in...new condo overlooking the ocean?
But, the realization was that there was this underlying joy just below the surface, so to speak, and by not paying attention to the mind it just keeps popping up unexpectantly and totally without cause.
So, there ya go…
More ramblings from a happy, happy, happy guy!
Robert
I very much enjoyed this
I very much enjoyed this beautiful response, Robert: thankyou.
David