Support building awareness, Change happens automatically!
We all want to Change something in our self or the other.
Rather than focus on change, bring focus to understanding. This understanding
happens by trust, by rapport, by empathy. Begin with a conversation, but only
use the conversation as a device, rather go beyond listening to the words.
Listen to the voice, the language of the body, and to the language of silence.
It is this that increases your awareness. Listening needs hearing and
attention. When you truly listen you become aware.
Awareness is crucial. It is awareness that helps you
understand the ‘thing’ out there and the ‘thing’ within. It is awareness that
helps you stay connected. Gradually, as you become aware, you notice that you
are attached to things – a few things or several things, or some kind of
things. You realize that you feel happy or sad, when you merely think about
these things. Some of us are attached to thoughts (not many I believe). We live
in our inner world of thoughts constantly coming up with one hypothesis or
notion or other. We go on refining one notion with another. Finally, there are
some of us who are attached to ourselves. In a subtle way, we cling to our
ego! We try and think we have an evolved
self, better than most others.
Someone said quite beautifully, you can count the number of
seeds in an apple, but you cannot count the number of apples in a seed. We are
born with infinite potential. Yet there is no journey. The alpha exists in the
omega- there are one. The travel is the goal itself. There is no need to travel
someplace. You are aware when you see and feel the truth. You are aware, when
the truth within, dances and celebrates with the truth out there. For all truth
is One. Truth is eternal. It exists in all times. When you deeply listen, you
melt into the truth. You leave behind your pre-conditions and judgments. You
listen totally. If it is untrue, you will realize it, if its it true you will
see it. And the ‘truth shall set you free’. Awareness does not need plans, no
preparation is required. When you feel the truth, you become aware, the
awareness itself, creates a spontaneous action. You embrace freedom. Your
actions will be relevant, responsive and authentic. You act with energy,
creativity and awareness – all the forces of inner good unfold.
In the meditative state,
the mind ceases to differentiate between existences,
and that which may or may not be. It leaves them well alone,
for they exist,
not differentiated, but as one, within the meditative mind.
(The Tao Te Ching)
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Join me with your reflections, observations and perspectives. Please do share. Thanks, Steve