GOD, EINSTEIN, US...A CIRCLE OF COMPASSION

A human being is part of the whole, called by us 'universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separate from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. -- Albert Einstein

I've read that in my Easwaran daily every November 9 since 1996...with my underlinings and highlights as proof...yet just today it bloomed as mine. Here, the fruit of the bloom: Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison...this kind of optical delusion of consciousness.

Yes! For this I have yearned...I have sought...I seek yet...to be free from this prison of delusion.

To me, this is what the November 5 Daily Meditation of Fr Richard was about: Unless and until we understand the concept of God’s unmerited favor, God’s unaccountable love, we will stay stuck in the material mind....It is, without a doubt, the key and the code to everything transformative for a raised consciousness...from the material to the spiritual.

Clearly, this is neither new nor news...I've been expounding just this since I began seeking still more spiritual growth...this is the nature of the spiritual growth I seek. 

In short, Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison...this kind of optical delusion of consciousness.

Oh, blinding flash aborning: What if my already knowing the truth of this is the freedom I continue to seek? What if, as I now suspect, my own idea of freedom is my optical delusion of consciousness? I do not consciously seek rainbows and roses, but not getting the equivalent self-determined objective, doubtless is my block.

The answer is the same as it was when first I wondered how to be a grown-up sober lady...as my beloved mentor said, "You act like a grown-up sober lady...God will do the rest."  

I do, and God does.

Thank you.