Book 8: Epilogue

It is what it is, but its not what it seems—–the voice of intelligence and spiritual discernment

The Truth is free, but ignorance will cost you everything—Elisha Scott

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free–Jesus of Nazareth

“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.”—Edgar MItchell, astronaut.

I have been asked, if I could condense my entire works down into one or two paragraphs, what would I say?  Is that not the equivalent question to asking me if I can capture lightning in a bottle?

First of all, I would say that to answer this question is counterproductive. The reader will assume that by just reading these one,  two, or twenty paragraphs that they have the message, but it will just slide on through their minds like water through a sieve, like all of our other cultural and religious soundbites, and nonsense. We will not find our greatest good in just reading biblical scripture or other supposedly sacred texts, daily 5 minute meditations, or in practicing yoga, while bypassing the profound inner healing work necessary.

But since you have made it so far through this vast work, I will offer this much to you.

When mankind mythologically left the Garden of Eden, they became entrapped in the labyrinth of the human mind.. That is what knowledge does for us!  The “word” is not innocuous, but instead creates a division between the “knower” and the “known”. And, our unenlightened self is that very division, and totally steeped in unreality, illusion, and delusion. The profound implication here is that the “word” literally creates an awareness of our ‘self’, with its almost infinite subject/object associations, dividing us into fragments.  All of our knowledge creates the great labyrinth, or winds a great web, or cocoon around this now limited self awareness.

There is always a Minotaur awaiting in our minds, seeking to feast on all of our creative natures. Mankind, through its collective and individual mind, creates walls between itself and others, and even between itself and its SELF. The mind, being what it is, weighs and measures EVERYTHING by naming and defining, and creating concepts. This is neither good nor bad, it just is what it is. Through our minds, we fix, or merge, a dynamic process infused with the energy of infinity and eternity into mortal concepts, which are forever limited and stuck in time, and foreign to our hearts, or to Truth.. Through this process of creating these conceptual walls, the mind becomes inspired to create ladders over the walls, to try to reach others, and even to try to reach back to  itself. It even creates religions to bridge the gap between the Divine, the Universe, Mother Earth, and to its own limited sense of self, which it also created through its own misunderstanding. How then may we escape the labyrinth, defeat the Minotaur, and return to the Garden of Eden?

STOP CREATING WALLS. STOP CREATING THE FLAMING SWORDS OF THE CHERUBIM.

This can only happen through slowing down the verbal and perceptual creation mechanism within our minds, which has been subjugated by habituated stimulus/response patterns inculcated into us during our development as human beings.  if we can find and cultivate this gap between thoughts, we can regain control of our minds through insight and mindfulness.

Otherwise, darkness will continue its predetermined course. Ignorance, stupidity, resentment, hatred, and divisiveness do not readily give way to love and sanity.  Fear of death,, suffering and an alienation from peace of mind, a faulty connection with our body and with Mother Earth, and oppression and thought control exercised over us by our wayward family, religion, and culture will attempt to keep us from our greatest good, while promoting the idea that their way is the only way..

Here are the top five regrets from people who are nearing death:

1. “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”

2. “I wish I didn’t work so hard.”

3. “I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings.”

4. “I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.”

5. “I wish that I had let myself be happier.”

People that can’t deal with life’s harsh realities , and thus do not try to bring compassion and healing to them, devise new variations on religion, politics, and misunderstanding. The lies spawned from denial of our shared essences inspires all manners of evil.  This darkness runs in herds, and creates lemmings out of unaware humans.

All that we see, or will ever see, unto eternity, is our Self. The illusory and hypnotic quality of our thinking makes us believe that others are responsible for our own perceptual errors. When we stop trusting the thoughts that create walls, judgements, religions, and false bridges back to our SELF, our humbled minds will finally  find a measure of peace. Focus on that peace, extend it out as far as possible, through meditation, contemplation, prayer, walks through NATURE, yoga, Pilates, tuned breathing exercises, communing with other spiritually minded souls. Listen to the whispers within our SOUL.

There WILL BE A TIME, when the Universe, God, Love, Truth, Peace will speak to us.

When we learn to entrain ourselves with this SILENCE, it will speak through us, and then we are home again, in our own unique spiritual garden..

This is our spiritual heritage.

This is our starting point, and this is our destination.

Jesus or the Buddha will not work out our salvation for us, unless our name is also Jesus, or the Buddha.  Our salvation is dependent upon our intentions, personal work and understanding, and our own movements back to our SILENCE. If we live in the pseudo-Christian fantasy world of the rapture, or playing a harp in heaven with Jesus, we might want to get a little more grounded in reality for this work to have any positive impact upon us, but it is up to each of us as to what to believe.  Never forget, even creating and nurturing the idea of “God” creates yet another subject/object relationship, and objects, no matter how revered, get exiled within our infinitely fragmented mind.

The TRUTH has never left us. We just let our minds, our past, our traumas and wounding, our hubris, and our social dependencies upon others’ points of view overrun its eternal music, and replace it with our perception driven  noise. When we let go of the controls of our parents, our culture and our wounded history, we can stop thinking damaged thoughts, and travel upon the enlightened new paths of a healing, spiritualized consciousness. We can practice gratitude for who we are, and settle into the mystery of our unique identity, as well.  There will be moments when only awe, wonder, and gratitude fills our minds, and our hearts.  Love will become the stream that carries us into eternity.

There can be a new Conspiracy Of Silence within our humanity, where the SILENCE conspires with our memories, knowledge, and insight, to create a new reality, and a wider sense of wholeness within our self, and within our world. When our civilization allows the evolution of its Common Knowledge Game to fully embrace collective dignity, love,  and freedom for all,  our world will be a safer place, and humanity will finally reach its potential for greatness.

Remember, because of the way our brains are wired, and programmed,

WE FIND WHAT WE LOOK FOR,

whether it is good, bad, or a complicated mixture of both assessments..

We are the very emanation of that God for which  we so vainly seek through our misunderstanding.

Are we looking for freedom, for liberation, and for INFINITY? 

We all have to see the entire matrix of the illusion that we have become imprisoned within, to find our own unique clue for exiting it. Our narcissism and self absorbed reality can finally be replaced by a more collaborative, Earth and humanity saving reality

Cease this fruitless search through knowledge and religion,  and settle into the truth of our true self.

Our infinitely patient Self awaits!

In our true essence, we are spiritual empaths, and mystics.

We will find all of the support we will ever need once we have returned home.