The essence of life is
consciousness. The “purpose” of life is to become as conscious as possible. The
human form is the result of this “purpose.”
Out of the morass of
unconsciousness arises, little by little, the spark of consciousness and
through constant effort and grace, becomes the raging fire of full
enlightenment, full conscious liberation.
The “I am” emerges fully
after all that hinders its full expression is dropped, either through one’s
personal efforts, supported by grace, or through outer circumstances, also
supported by grace.
What is grace? Grace are
fortuitous energies that break through on occasion to help life find its true
purpose of full conscious liberation in a living form.
It is not a “being conscious
of something other,” but a “being conscious within oneself and of oneself.” The
meditation is directed only towards the Self, not towards another.
What you see in the mirror
of consciousness is only you. “I am, therefore I am.” There is the knowing of
one’s own existence, nothing else. There is awareness of “other” things, but
only the consciousness of one’s own being.
This experience is pure
and singular. It is the blissful knowing of one’s own existence. It is instantly
liberating. It frees one from the confines of one’s mind. That is the best way,
at the moment, for me to describe it.
It is the direct
experience of knowing of one’s own existence. That is truly phenomenal! Life
knowing that it exists. What could be more astonishing!
The simple fact that life
exists is already extraordinary. And then life itself knowing that it exists is
the icing on the cake. What can top that?
What does one do with that
realization? One continues to live one’s life to the best of one’s abilities
with the survival skills nature provided that were sharpened through the daily
interactions with one’s surroundings.
The important thing in
life is to direct one’s intentions always towards something higher, more
perfect, more exalted, to reach the pinnacle of existence, which is the perfectly
pure Self-realization in blissful consciousness.
And then follows the blissful
interaction with others that are also on the path of more and perfect
realization. Purity is called for. Perfect purity in mind and heart and deed.
There is the feeling that what
one did just a moment ago was less than perfect, and that only in this
moment eternal perfection is achieved. So, in a sense, perfection is a passing
experience, like the scene outside a moving train, where new objects continually
come into focus.
The passing perfection of
consciousness. Even so, the blissful scent lingers on. And so there is a
continuation of life’s experiences, one blissful step after another, one
blissful moment after another. That is how life progresses. Satisfaction guaranteed!
