Breaking out of Black and White Having the ability to quickly react to any given scenario with a yay or nay response can be quite useful in every day life.
Breaking out of Black and White
Having the ability to quickly react to any given scenario with a yay or nay response can be quite useful in every day life. 
Things such as "Should I start crossing the street exactly now?" Or "should I touch this glowing object?" I wouldn't tell anyone to think otherwise- but when it comes down to things we all know should be thought out in proper, most people do tend to still fall into knee-jerk reactions. This isn't anything new for us as humans. The foundations of many ancient esoteric practices are at least in part designed to combat these sorts of reactions. Practices such as Taoism, Buddhism, Hermetics, and even Christianity. Eastern practices tend to lean farther towards speaking directly about dispelling the thought patterns that give rise to these types of reactions. But any spiritual path that includes "Unity" or "Onenes" involves dispelling what is most commonly known as "duality". The black and the white. Left and right. Up and down. These are all things that do in fact exist, and have their place and beneficial use in our world. But when they become absolute in our minds- we end up assuming that EVERYTHING falls into a preset category that you are already aware of. Unity however, is not the only method of removing ourselves from dual thought patterns, and in fact, can be detrimental to one's progress if taken into consideration too frequently. Many practices work with the idea of "elements". This is the easiest way to produce non-dual thought in the early stages of one's awakening. The four elements tend to be the halmark of western schools, although they are used in many eastern practices as well. But in fact, just adding one more element to the spectrum is capable of breaking the binary "code". The alchemic primes- Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury, are representitive of Body, Soul, and Mind. Although, the words Soul, Spirit, and Mind are used interchangeably across many different systems, the point is to realize that we are comprised of many more moving parts than just "Light and Dark" "Left and Right" or "Good and Evil". We, in fact are compromised of whole kingdoms of hierarchical energies and beings/entities. But that is far too complex for the student just starting off. I have been in the practice for over ten years now and I am just beginning to understand how we are "made up" and that too is but a fleeting dream. The point being, don't beat yourself up for being at the beginning. We are all still there in some way, and when it comes back to that point there is a strange sense of comfort in knowing there is still much to learn. That very feeling is one of my oldest and most cherished friends, and should be welcomed gracefully with open arms. The system of "Chakras", meaning "wheel" in Sanskrit (in a very basic sense I do not claim to fully understand) is most likely the most effective tool we as modern humans have to get "attuned" to multiple different archetypal energy pathways, their mechanisms and interactions. There are innumerable systems involving many different numbers of Chakras, the most common ones using seven and twelve. Most people just starting off will find a strange sense of nearly musical internal harmony when approaching any level of attainment in the standard seven chakra system. This (in my professional opinion) is due to the fact that we yearn to be something more than we have been told we are allowed to become. And it does the trick. Separating ourselves into more than one or two pieces allows us to keep track of multiple intentions at the same time. Our base desires can either overcome or be drowned out by higher intentions such as love or friendship. Desire can be placed into more than just our materialistic tendencies. The need to eat is one that is required to stay alive, but can also end up hurting yourself or others. What is good for one may not be good for another. One man's medicine is another's poison. It is best to report only to one's self when trying to figure out what it is exactly that you need. That is not to say we can't help each other, but make sure to take yourself (and others) with a grain of salt in stages where one is aware of significant internal progress being made. This brings us back to the beginning, dispelling duality with Unity. When approaching any situation when we must truly think of what must come next. Situations where one knows that what they decide will have a major impact on their life or the lives of others, the realization that we are all part of one continuous system that has never been broken is possibly the greatest tool to have. It can do everything we have ever seen it do. Break apart and mend back together. Live and decompose. Write and erase. All as part of this one great work that weaves itself. You are here- and you are beautiful for doing so. There are times where one must understand that the pieces we break ourselves into cannot be truly taken apart. There is no "self" because there is truly no need for one. We are all moving parts of this great machine called whatever we so wish.
Things such as "Should I start crossing the street exactly now?" Or "should I touch this glowing object?" I wouldn't tell anyone to think otherwise- but when it comes down to things we all know should be thought out in proper, most people do tend to still fall into knee-jerk reactions. This isn't anything new for us as humans. The foundations of many ancient esoteric practices are at least in part designed to combat these sorts of reactions. Practices such as Taoism, Buddhism, Hermetics, and even Christianity. Eastern practices tend to lean farther towards speaking directly about dispelling the thought patterns that give rise to these types of reactions. But any spiritual path that includes "Unity" or "Onenes" involves dispelling what is most commonly known as "duality". The black and the white. Left and right. Up and down. These are all things that do in fact exist, and have their place and beneficial use in our world. But when they become absolute in our minds- we end up assuming that EVERYTHING falls into a preset category that you are already aware of. Unity however, is not the only method of removing ourselves from dual thought patterns, and in fact, can be detrimental to one's progress if taken into consideration too frequently. Many practices work with the idea of "elements". This is the easiest way to produce non-dual thought in the early stages of one's awakening. The four elements tend to be the halmark of western schools, although they are used in many eastern practices as well. But in fact, just adding one more element to the spectrum is capable of breaking the binary "code". The alchemic primes- Salt, Sulfur, and Mercury, are representitive of Body, Soul, and Mind. Although, the words Soul, Spirit, and Mind are used interchangeably across many different systems, the point is to realize that we are comprised of many more moving parts than just "Light and Dark" "Left and Right" or "Good and Evil". We, in fact are compromised of whole kingdoms of hierarchical energies and beings/entities. But that is far too complex for the student just starting off. I have been in the practice for over ten years now and I am just beginning to understand how we are "made up" and that too is but a fleeting dream. The point being, don't beat yourself up for being at the beginning. We are all still there in some way, and when it comes back to that point there is a strange sense of comfort in knowing there is still much to learn. That very feeling is one of my oldest and most cherished friends, and should be welcomed gracefully with open arms. The system of "Chakras", meaning "wheel" in Sanskrit (in a very basic sense I do not claim to fully understand) is most likely the most effective tool we as modern humans have to get "attuned" to multiple different archetypal energy pathways, their mechanisms and interactions. There are innumerable systems involving many different numbers of Chakras, the most common ones using seven and twelve. Most people just starting off will find a strange sense of nearly musical internal harmony when approaching any level of attainment in the standard seven chakra system. This (in my professional opinion) is due to the fact that we yearn to be something more than we have been told we are allowed to become. And it does the trick. Separating ourselves into more than one or two pieces allows us to keep track of multiple intentions at the same time. Our base desires can either overcome or be drowned out by higher intentions such as love or friendship. Desire can be placed into more than just our materialistic tendencies. The need to eat is one that is required to stay alive, but can also end up hurting yourself or others. What is good for one may not be good for another. One man's medicine is another's poison. It is best to report only to one's self when trying to figure out what it is exactly that you need. That is not to say we can't help each other, but make sure to take yourself (and others) with a grain of salt in stages where one is aware of significant internal progress being made. This brings us back to the beginning, dispelling duality with Unity. When approaching any situation when we must truly think of what must come next. Situations where one knows that what they decide will have a major impact on their life or the lives of others, the realization that we are all part of one continuous system that has never been broken is possibly the greatest tool to have. It can do everything we have ever seen it do. Break apart and mend back together. Live and decompose. Write and erase. All as part of this one great work that weaves itself. You are here- and you are beautiful for doing so. There are times where one must understand that the pieces we break ourselves into cannot be truly taken apart. There is no "self" because there is truly no need for one. We are all moving parts of this great machine called whatever we so wish.
BUT! But! We have to come back from this realization. Or else we may find ourselves standing in the middle of the street, becoming one with all, a bit quicker than intended. This is the reason why sitting in a quiet place is so highly recommend during meditation. The realizations can, in fact, be quite dangerous for one to have in public spaces. Insanity itself is but one moving part of this grand system, and shouldn't be taken lightly. Not that one should be condemning themselves for feeling as such. It is best (but not always) to be "broken" and know how to heal than to have never felt at all. Paraphrasing from the Tao de Ching- One who knows nothing, feels nothing, fears nothing, cannot die. For they already contain death, and cannot hold any more. Feel free to draw and erase lines upon yourself as you see fit. When it comes time to speak with others, see where they intertwine before rewriting yourself. All people speak their own internal language to what they deem as Spirit, and we all have much to teach and learn to and from one another. We are all single elementary parts of the All, or what is called "God". And he/she/it/whatever wouldn't and can't have it any other way. We are all here now, and that's a guarantee.
Comments
Post a Comment