Dig deeper and see what remains

Notice what occurs as you investigate who is the doer of your apparent actions. Reflect on the process, perceptions and the unfolding. Observe how much real control you have over each step. Discover 'Who' wants to know. What is the truth about the 'me' and the 'I' ?  Notice the impact on any spiritual seeking.  What reveals itself?

Consider the implications of concluding no individual is responsible for any action. This basic concept echoes in the Advaita. What if every moment, what unfolds is viewed as the prevailing will of God or Source or Cosmic Law? Where does this leave 'you'?

"Understand that the body Is merely the foam of a wave, The shadow of a shadow."
- Buddha

Share a mantra or prayer

Notice whether a particular mantra or prayer stands out for you.  What is the heart telling you? Share your own revelations about this moment and what message a mantra or prayer offers. Observe the impact on your focus of attention and more.

"The mantra becomes one's staff of life and carries one through every ordeal. Each repetition has a new meaning, carrying you nearer and nearer to God."
- Mahatma Gandhi

“The person who regularly recites mantra attains liberation from the fears of disease and death.” - Yajur Veda

Be the compassionate universe

Be aware that energy creates reality.  Be aware of what is real.  You nurture what you see with thoughts and emotions. Nature remains as you let go of all that is nurtured. Go within. Feel connected to everyone and everything and the truth reveals itself.  You exist to evolve your consciousness.  Notice whether you listen to the heart (intuition). Allow yourself to be in the empty space that exists within the heart. Be that in silence.

Consider what happens from the moment you choose to live in empathy, to help, serve or empower others with love and appreciation. You begin to sense what it feels like to do the right thing and intuitively do it. You begin to go deeper within yourself and know the universe you are.  Interconnected universes are held together with compassion. You are the fabric of everything that has ever existed and all that is in this moment.  All that is unfolding invites you to let go of what stands in the way of accepting the real you.

"I allow my intuition to lead my path." - Manuel Puig 

Stop waiting & truly see

Notice how you hijack your own attention and in doing so, drain your energy.  When you believe you have to wait for something to change, your focus cannot be fully in this now.  What happens from the moment you recognize your mind only ever thinks it has to catch up with an imagined vision of a balanced and fulfilled state of being? 

Notice how easy it is to get caught in webs of thought that invite you to re-examine, set goals, focus on waiting for events to happen, or or get somewhere. Notice it is never too late to shift focus.  Ease into the state of being forever present. You are this gift.

From the moment you shift your complete attention to this moment, notice what happens.  Something and nothing is waiting.  You have the impression you move from 'here to here.'  Thinking stops.  Sensations are unleashed and then revelations unfold faster than the speed of light, time and space.  Where is everybody?  As you see and recognize yourself as it is, things are no longer as they appear. True nature of everything is equal and revealing itself every instant to anyone ready and willing to see.

"Whatever you bring into this aware nothingness, whatever presents itself, frees itself." -Adyashanti

Follow the thread of love

Notice you always encounter apparent strangers and strike up conversations for reasons the heart knows even when the logical mind does not.  Intuition is always a silent guide. Notice how you think, feel or interact with others sets off a domino effect. 

As you follow the thread of love, who is helping who? Do you invite a stranger into your life or does the person energetically beckon you? Notice what happens as you see everyone is interdependent, satisfying needs before they arise.  All needs are met in acceptance and mutual appreciation.  Any sense of difference or division falls away. 

You might say memories, perception and emotions are teachers. They distract your attention away from the compassionate being that is forever present and aware. As attention shifts, home speaks for itself in silence. All is well and invites you to just be.

"There are threads that help you find your way back, and there are threads that intend to bring you back. Mind turns to pull, it's hard to pull away." -Jeanette Winterson