In the ultimate analysis, our resentments and hostilities are not against others. They are against our own alienation from our native state, which is cosmic consciousness. -- Eknath Easwaran, "Words to Live By," June 5.
Cosmic consciousness is simply our consciousness once we decide and do turn our will and our lives over to a Power greater than ourselves. Which does not mean that we have turned our will over to some outside force...no, the Force is and has always been within us. We can then live in peace knowing that God has our back...from within out and back again. And our consciousness is raised.
Getting in arguments, building resentments is simply lowering our own consciousness to our reasoning mind, a.k.a., self-will, level. And God bless the child who is still living in the belief that his reasoning mind is her protector.
Our reasoning mind is our guide for day-to-day living, but, if we expect to live a reasonably happy life, we do learn to discipline our reasoning mind to think of others' needs first. In other words, learning to live by the Sermon rather than by the dictates of our own wants dressed up as needs.
Here's my rule for getting out of reliance on my reasoning mind: Learning from experience that what I give I get back...the good, the bad, the ugly and the pretty. Once I experienced that enough, even my reasoning mind could realize, good and pretty are the way to go...only of myself, I am incapable of living there. It is the turning within that allows the Force to flow and do the good for me...if I'm still into the bad and the ugly, I'm on my own.
It is the turning within that allows the Force to flow and do the good for me, and my consciousness is raised...if I'm still into the bad and the ugly, I'm on my own...and I'm back into self-will consciousness.
A cheap and easy reminder for staying in cosmic consciousness: Every time I sling mud at another, I sling mud in my own face...and it does leave stains for all my world to see.
Thank You.
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