It's all a set-up

The only thing Life wants from us is cooperation. There is a well-known saying in spiritual circles that goes something like this: "Life is taking care of you far better than you could ever imagine."

So, what does this mean? To me, it means that what it is that I want- more than anything else-which is to be in perfect alignment with all that is happening (on all levels), is being perfectly orchestrated by Life. If I get out of the way enough,  sooner or later what it is that I want more than anything else, will happen.

The only issue here, for most people, is that they are not perfectly clear what they want. They THINK they want the Truth, but when Life shows up in just the right way, these people don't really want the Truth. They only want their version of the Truth. They want Truth to be nice to them.

But Life is showing up anyways. And each moment it is giving us the perfect opportunity to SEE the invitation to be broken open, again and again. Resistance to this being broken open happens when we think we know how Life should be. And if we cant find Life fulfilling our expectations, then we look somewhere to place the blame. Life doesn't care. We can blame others, God or the universe for all the resistance and pain we feel in our being. Or we can open up. Its super simple, and if we start allowing this to happen, we will get better at it. We become masters at our own ability to leave Life alone, and just open to whatever is happening, be it pain, heartbreak or fear. Its all the same.

You see, Life itself is highly intelligent. And it knows how to open us up. It is also extremely patient. It has all of eternity to wait for us to stop all our resistance to it and start recognizing what is really happening. This is when we get to see if we really want Truth, or we just want things to feel good. But feeling good doesn't necessarily open us up. Only Life can do that. The nitty gritty of Life. And when we stop putting all the blame onto Life, it will show up in a different way, an open way. A way that is full of grace and Light. And when this happens more than resistance happens, our being begins to recognize that this is what we want. This is the Truth that we want to align with, because Grace feels so damn good. Not in a nicety, nice way, but in a blow-your-reality-away way.

Get out of the way of Life, so it can show you the Truth. Because if you think you know Truth, you are blocking the possibly of aligning with the unknowable.

Enter, Beloved

This body knows Love. In the highest sense. The body was made to be a vehicle for Love, but sometimes it forgets, and so Life happens in order that the body can keep remembering. When the body remembers, it can open deeper and fuller to the entire cosmos that is the Beloved.

The body knows how to let the Beloved enter. Some people call this process surrender, or allowing. When the body relates to the entire Totality of all of Life as the Beloved, it is possible for the body to feel what it is to be entered by the Totality. The body was made for this. The mind is also included in this whole body communion with the Beloved Totality. And so when the body lets go so completely to the Totality of Life, the mind doesn't need to go into its own process of mental surrender, because it already feels what complete surrender feels like. And this feeling is way beyond what the mind may talk itself into.

We can only let go to the level that we know Love. So nurture the sense of Love for the Divine in your body. Let it feel what that really does for the body/mind. And when the Beloved wants to enter, it will use that Love like an open doorway.

Our Greatest Contribution

The greatest good we can bring to the world isn't going to come from maintaining any "awakened perspective" or believing we know what the world needs. Our greatest contribution will be when we can let go of needing any perspective to believe in. Because it is Pure Love that the world needs, and if we are clinging onto needing anything for our self, in any way, that Love is not pure. So this is what we are all working towards, is it not?

The purest flow of Life comes through those that are quiet in their devotion to Truth. They don't need big followings, with people clinging onto every word they may say. Because to these few people, their Love for Truth, is far more important than what others think of them. Their relationship with the Totality is far more precious and rewarding than having success at being a "teacher" or someone that knows something. And as a result, they are far more open to the pure flow of Grace that is continually making more space for itself within their beings.

There is a great danger in spiritual circles that not many are talking about. After an awakening there can be a strong tendency for folks to create a belief around their own perspective. This creates a "landing place", or a fixed perspective. And that's all it is. And some of these people are very good at persuading others that their perspective is a valid one, or an awakened one, or one that everyone else should "believe in." When a teacher is attempting to convince others in his/her perspective, they are taking away the opportunity for the student to find their own way- to be able to feel into their own intuitive sense that lies in their own body/heart. Of course, if a teacher's and a students beliefs are the same, that fixed perspective can become even more rigid. And it might never find its way out.

But a true enlightened flow of Life, will never "land." It is the absence of a need for any perspective. Any need of a landing spot, is simply a lack of surrender. Complete surrender is made possible through our absolute Love of Truth. It is not possible without this deeply devoted way of Life. To be free of the need of a "landing place", or perspective, is a direct result of our Love for Truth. So as a result, our need to maintain any perspective is absent.

The authentic path is wanting to lead each of us in its own authentic way. And that way leads us right into our own heart. It is within our own hearts where that pure Love of Truth resides. It is resting there, and it is also maturing and becoming purer as our Beings are being flushed of any needs from the world. It is this intense Love that is waiting to be released in service to the world. This Love is absent of any need for a landing place; any need for any kind of awakened and holy perspective. There is no moral high ground in this Love. It is beyond any ideology that the mind could ever come up with.

Eventually, one day, it is our heart that will be our guide, our teacher, and our ultimate source of offerings to the world. So nurture that Love, and allow your entire Being to feel it as deeply as possible. And see if you can stay there, and allow everyone else to do the same.