11.21.07
The Glamour of Spiritual Seeking…
There are things that grab our attention. These are sensational and different from our ordinary experience. They are perceptions that act as sign posts to call us forward.
It is good to pay attention to these sign posts and follow them. Too often though, people just want the shiny sign posts and forget about their intrinsic value.
In my experience most are drawn to spirituality because their lives are not what they ideally want. I know this was the case with me. I saw myself as a puny little human and wanted to experience the boundless bliss of cosmic consciousness. Because really, that was so much more special than my present experience.
So I read the works and studied with the masters. I followed the path outlined by them, always looking forward to that day when my little self would vanish into puff of scintillating light. Meditation experiences rose and fell. Life continued. There were still good days and bad days, but in the center of all that calmness descended.
As time passed, it became clearer that right now I already am and have always been one with the all. What I am right now is it. There is no escaping.
Masters speak of transcending duality, and the dualistic nature of the world. That IS the nature of this world. Things rise and they fall. Things are born and they die. Moods change. Thoughts come and go. That is the nature of the world. But you see, our real Self is not the world. It is timeless and the support of all these things.
To transcend duality does not mean to destroy the world, or to escape from it. It means to see what really IS, to identify with that which we really are.
So what does all of this have to do with glamour? Well, I just wanted to share that it is great to be pulled in a certain direction by sensational spiritual experiences, but don’t mistake those for the source of the experience. Getting caught up in the sensationalism is no different than getting caught up in TV dramas, or exciting adventures in life. It’s all entertainment. In the end, there is nothing special about spiritual discovery. It is as normal as your day to day existence. So find peace there, and know that all of that is IT. Let your worship and your prayer be the remembering that every little thing has the Divine under the surface. Every little thing is fantastic if you let it be that way.
