Shar Jason
Embodying Truth
​​​We are unable to be separate people, but we can (and have) created the illusion that this is true.
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​As we come into human form, we forget who we truly are. Our boundless, eternal selves - now squashed into a finite vessel. Feeling confused, separate and small, we go through the motions of the character - we have no reason to do otherwise. We find happiness where we can, we endure the mundane, and we suffer, sometimes a lot. We wait with great hope that something will change, yet the satisfaction always feels just beyond our reach.
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Most of the characters of humanity stay lost in this trance - in the illusion of separation. Perhaps intuiting there is something more, but never uncovering the Truth.
Others get a glimpse - or even a deep dive - back into themselves, instantly remembering the bizarre truth of the masterful charade. Only to succumb to the trance once again, perhaps yo-yo-ing back and forth across the gateless gate.
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Eventually, a time comes when the trance of the illusion loses all momentum. The power of our formless vast core, dissolves the once sticky hypnosis and we are no longer able to believe in what once seemed so real. We laugh at how we fooled ourselves (yet again) and see our true face in everything around us. ​​​​​
Early on during the spiritual awakening process, we begin to observe that we can witness our thoughts. We feel a sense of space or distance from the automatic thinking process, revealing the delight that we are no longer completely entranced by the mind. It feels wonderful to have this deeper perspective and be able to notice the conditioning of the mind, but there is a greater reason for this shift. It activates the dormant awareness within us that is ready to be made conscious.
We explore this other side to ourselves, an unknowable yet familiar essence, deep within us. We discover we can’t objectify it, hold onto it, or even activate it, all we can do is notice that it is already there and surrender to it. We learn how to bathe in our formless silent selves, remembering our immensity.
Over time, worldly desires and the inner narrative become less important. Old unconscious patterns and repressed emotional content arise and dissolve into the vast aware space. What we focus on, we get more of. Our commitment to deepening our connection to our essential selves, is rewarded through more clarity and joy.
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With enough consistent practice, a willingness to accept whatever challenging content or tests arise, and a little bit of grace, the position of awareness or beingness, takes the front seat. This noticeable shift happens where you have the permanent realization that 'I am that" - that unexplainable but very alive, divine emptiness. This shift is sometimes known as the end of seeking and can be thought of as the halfway point of the awakening process.
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