Stillness of Mind

Stillness of mind is experienced when the focus naturally concentrates on the potency of the moment. In this quiet moment there is only the potency of the moment and nothing else.

That is really all there is to the “Art" of finding peace. What is peace but the harmonic fusion of all energies involved at a particular moment in time and space? Peace is the being in balance.

The Potency of the Moment

The potency of the moment should not overwhelm the mind. Mind should be able to contain it. By potency I mean the near overwhelming power of existence, of being, of the Divine.

By divine power I mean the direct experience of what I have called “sweet brutal consciousness.”

It is a blissful experience, and also brutal in that it reveals all the weaknesses of the mind with brutal honesty. Only the truly pure at heart can withstand the flow of this power through the mind/body system.

Those with an impure heart will suffer from the onslaught of this divine revelatory and cleansing power.

The divine power is absolute in the sense that it is the greatest power in existence. And it supersedes all other powers that followed its manifestation. All human powers are subjugated to it.

Each new thought energy arising in the mind is in a way a version of the Big Bang, having the power to create a whole new world out of seemingly nothing.

It is important to cut through the thinking mind to the origin of the mind’s energies and find the place of still potency that is at the heart of the mind. And one needs to cut deeply and mercilessly. Something important lies there and it needs to be discovered.

Use the ax of dispassion or the scalpel of discrimination to get to the deeper layers of the mind. Use the tools that are most in line with your personality. Finding the truth is not a cookie cutter affair. One size does not fit all. Being born to particular parents at a particular place and time do not determine your path towards this divine power.

Ask for help and it will arrive. Be open when it does. Dogmas are not helpful on the path. Neither is the constantly thinking and evaluating mind. The divine has many forms through which it may appear. But then, it appears in all of them. Although to some of them certain minds have an affinity and respond better than to others.

The Struggle

The struggle for consciousness to express itself. I know that I am, but how does that manifest in the world? Others see what I do, but not who I am. I am me. There is always a slight uptick to me, no matter how dark the clouds are that have gathered in the mind. This is not the effect of positive thinking, but the effect of life, which always seeks new ways of expressing itself.

So, I am never completely alone. I am always with my deep inner sense of being. I am by myself, but not lonely.

Inspiration

Inspiration is the key to everything. Without it nothing ever changes. Inspiration is like a force that gets applied to an object and propels it in a new direction.

The question science, religion, philosophy, etc, are trying to answer is this: “what is the inspiration behind this creation?”

I know that I exist. That is the only indisputable fact. Everything else is relative. “You” are relative. “This world” is relative. “My thoughts” are relative. “My knowing” of my existence is absolute.

Seeing a table is relative, because it depends on sense organs and a mind. Knowing that something is there is absolute.

The questions regarding me are: “Who am I?” “How did I get here?” “What am I doing here?”

The question regarding the table is: “What is it?” “How did it get here?” “What is it doing here?”

Questions like these are inspiring to me. They cause me to us my mental energies to explore the mystery of existence.

I listen, I read, I meditate, I write. Those are the means of my exploration.

And then, whatever I produce must provide inspiration, otherwise I am wasting creation’s “time.”

The Mind

The mind seeks explanations to what is going on. That is understandable, since the mind is life’s best survival tool. Mind interprets what is going on. Mind takes the inputs from the sense organs and interprets them. Mind uses memory and in-the-moment impressions to create a picture of one’s existence. This picture shows “Who I am.”

Mind is limited to sense experiences and stored impressions. Mind cannot tell me about the mysteries of life. The wonders of life. Mind doubts that life is mysterious.

Mind can only operate in the area of phenomena. But life begins beyond perceivable phenomena. Life begins long before mind comes into existence. Life, like a very subtle intention, is unmanifest. Once it becomes manifest, it can be observed by the mind. In fact, the observations themselves help create the mind.

Energy Field

The state of one’s energy field is important. Active people cannot sit still for a long time, and their energy field will always be reflective of that.

Quiet people have to force themselves to be active in order to compete with the active enthusiasts of this world.

I believe that at this point in time, the energies of this universe are outward going and active. The point has not yet been reached where the universe will begin to contract again toward a state of less and less activity.

But, both these forces are at work at the same time. There is expansion and there is contraction. The forces of expansion are stronger than the forces of contraction right now. This will change at some point in time. The active outward going energies generated during the Big Bang explosion will weaken and eventually a great silence will again be established in the field of Being.

From stillness to stillness. That is the journey of creation. The miraculous journey of life.

Focusing and Energy

I learned to focus my awareness on a small spot on the wall next to my bed when I was about 12-13 years old. One night I had a blissful dream that I was as concentrated as the point of a needle and as wide and expanded as everything.

I still practice this focused concentration on a small point or spot or object. It allows my mind to flow continuously in a concentrated way. My “best” meditations have been with my eyes open, when I concentrate on something concrete.

I also had good meditations during the time when I looked at the flame of a candle, although the flame is larger than a spot and therefore the eyes have a chance to wander about. This can disturb the concentration.

The smaller the spot, the better the concentration.

Some objects of concentration emit certain energies on their own. One can concentrate on those energies instead of the object itself.

It is important to learn to decipher the energy language of these objects. How is the energy affecting me?

Various metals affect me negatively and I want to push their energies away. They are not compatible with my energy. They can actually hurt my hands.

Lava rocks appeal to me at this time. I like their energy. It makes me happy. The reason, perhaps, is that I have a strong emotional connection to an island of Hawaii, where an active volcano is located. I feel that Lava is like the lifeblood of this planet and flows freely under the surface. At certain places on this planet it breaks through and helps with the creation of life on this planet. I feel that one should not remove Lava from those places. In a way, I feel like I am “protecting” these several small lava rocks that I found in the street by taking them in.