The concrete, loving consciousness of one thing leads to pure consciousness or "objectless consciousness" of all things.
Richard Rohr's Daily Meditation
Non-Dual Consciousness
"Sabbath Meditation"
Saturday, 6 September 2014
Remember:
It seems that God is asking humanity to live inside of a cosmic humility, as God also does. In that holding pattern, we bear the ambiguity, the inconsistencies, and the brokenness of all things (which might be called love). (Sunday)
According to the great spiritual teachers, ignorance does not result from what we don’t know; ignorance results from what we think we do know. (Monday)
For centuries, the mystics of all religions have tried to lead people to a higher, non-dual level of consciousness.
(Tuesday)
Non-dual consciousness is a much more holistic knowing, where your mind, heart, soul, and senses are open and receptive to the moment just as it is. (Wednesday)
We have been trying to solve so many of our religious, social, political, and relational issues inside of the very mind that falsely framed the problems in the first place. (Thursday)
Non-dual consciousness is about being present to the Presence of God in yourself and beyond yourself too. (Friday)
"Rest: Practicing Awareness"
With your senses (not so much your mind), focus on one single object until you stop fighting it or resisting it with other concerns. The concrete is the doorway to the universal. This should lead to an initial calmness in your body and mind.
You must choose not to judge the object in any way, attach to it, reject it as meaningless, like it or dislike it. This is merely the need of the ego to categorize, control, and define itself by preferences. You will thus learn to appreciate and respect things in and for themselves, and not because they profit or threaten you. This should lead to a kind of subtle, simple joy in the object and within yourself.
“Listen” to the object and allow it to speak to you. Speak back to it with respect and curiosity. You thus learn to stop “objectifying” things as merely for your own consumption or use. You are learning to allow things to speak their truth to you as a receiver instead of the giver. This will lead to the beginnings of love for the object and a sense of loving kindness within yourself.
A kind of contented spaciousness and silence will normally ensue. This is a form of non-dual consciousness. The concrete, loving consciousness of one thing leads to pure consciousness or “objectless consciousness” of all things.
Adapted from The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See,
pages 170-171
Gateway to Silence: It is what it is.
For Further Study:
Beginner's Mind (CD, MP3 download)
Exploring and Experiencing the Naked Now (CD, DVD, MP3 download)
The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See
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