spiritual truths seem contradictory in
nature they are contradictory because
the universe is comprised of different
dimensions and on these different
dimensions the different rules apply for
example at the most fundamental level we
are all one and yet in the physical
dimension we are temporarily
experiencing our lives through an
individual perspective so is it true
that we are one yes is it true that we
are individuals yes
depending on the perspective you take in
essence both are true from a certain
perspective there are two distinct camps
within the spiritual tradition the first
is to create your own reality camp the
second is the present moment of
awareness camp the philosophy behind
create your own reality is that you
being an extension of source itself are
imbued with that same ability to create
and you create with the mind
you came here to earth to facilitate the
expansion of source consciousness
through your individual life expansion
that is the byproduct of continually
deciphering what is wanted and following
your emotional guidance system in the
direction of those desires in this
philosophy desire is seen as good
it can seem as if people in the create
your own reality camp are allowing
themselves to escape the now in favor of
something in the future those wanted of
course they will tell you that if you
focus on what is all you get is more of
what is
the philosophy behind present moment
awareness is that all desire is a
byproduct of aversion and therefore that
cannot be wanting or seeking without
pain
the continual movement away from
unwanted towards wanted is a state of
unconsciousness being a part of source
consciousness you are capable of not
just experiencing life but of observing
yourself experiencing life
remaining in the subjective nonreactive
perspective is the goal consciousness
exists outside the illusion of time
we're all there is is that now and
because the goal is to become fully
conscious and objectively aware we come
into the now with no need to be anywhere
else by coming into the now and being
fully present with what is fully
embracing what is you stop the endless
cycle of aversion and craving there is
no need to create a different reality
than what is ironically it can seem as
if the people in the present moment
awareness camp are removing themselves
from the game of expansion called life
of course they will tell you that they
are more present for real life than
anyone else
so how do these two seemingly
contradictory truth which are both true
fit together
all there is is now no other reality
actually exists even if you are thinking
about the past you are thinking about
the past in the now even if you are
thinking about the future you are doing
it in and out the question is how aware
are you of what you are thinking about
and feeling in now
often we focus on something that we want
because of something that is unwanted
about the now we have an aversion which
is resistance to something and so we are
pushing against what is unwanted when
this is the case the best thing to do is
to embrace the very thing you are trying
to escape from or avoid and to become
completely present with what is we are
plagued by painful thoughts that spiral
with momentum we can stop the momentum
by becoming present so we are observing
our thoughts and emotions instead of
becoming lost in the illusion that we
are our thoughts and feelings by doing
this we settle squarely into the
perspective of our eternal self we are
fully conscious of all aspects of
ourselves we become nonreactive and all
seeking stops
before we go on you must understand that
you are the junction where two main
aspects of you meet the eternal self and
the temporal self when you are
completely present in the now observing
your temporal self you have settled into
the perspective of the eternal self pure
beingness what does the state of being
in the now afford us
the answer is choice the choice of what
perspective to take the choice to play
the game of desire and expansion or to
not play the game at all
this is the real freewill that people
were meant to discover that they have by
coming into this physical life
until you reach the point where you are
capable of stepping out of the temporal
perspective of the ego and being
completely present with yourself in your
world and then now subjectivity or
objectivity is not a choice subjectivity
was the prison you inherited upon your
birth
you could not perceive the gap between
your real self and your thoughts your
real self in your feelings and so you
mistook yourself for them you mistook
everything you thought as truth you
lived entirely from the ego it is an
identity you would have defended at any
cost this is the cause of the reactivity
you experienced for so long as well as
the limited perspective that you had the
ego wanted to get away from what was
unwanted by virtue of seeking wanted
your whole life was spent in pursuit of
something other than what is the minute
that you learn how to step into the
place of present moment awareness you
are no longer subject to the ups and
downs because you see that you are not
the ups and downs you are the perceiver
of those ups and downs you see that you
are the space or the stillness in which
thoughts and feelings take place this
brings an immense state of peace and
here is where one begins to live in a
state of self actualized godhood from
this point on you are free to create
your reality with your mind
intentionally through the use of
deliberate focus but now your choices
are no longer the byproduct of aversion
and so there is no craving
you choose which thoughts to follow and
allow to gain momentum and thus attract
experiences into your reality your mind
is a tool of yours instead of you being
at the mercy of it
instead of craving we recognize our
Infinite Creator nature and choose we
choose to be wealthy or not and we do
not choose so from a place of pain in
other words I don't want money because
I'm poor I want it because I'm saying
yes to that perspective inspiration is
what causes our movement towards things
that we choose the ego our individual
identity that we call by our name
becomes a choice like a tight skin that
we are no longer stuck to we can now
choose in any given moment to live life
through its perspective or to instead
slip out of it and live through the
perspective of the eternal self we are
now exercising free will
we are completely in a now we are making
choices from the now we are aware of why
we are making those choices we are
creating expansion in the universe
consciously we begin to create a reality
by virtue of choice and free will
instead of by virtue of resisting or
hating the one we are currently living
we see all things as transient we see
that the now is a byproduct of thought
that has come before we embrace it we
see the beauty of creating new so we
embrace that also we focus on things we
wish to see created in the now so they
may manifest in a now for us to observe
an experience which used to live we are
no longer here by what feels like
default
he was truly free it's not absent of ego
the goal should not be to get rid of ego
it serves a purpose and it can also be a
lot of fun after all without it
self-actualization could not ever take
place our goal should be instead to
recognize and acknowledge ego for what
it is and then use it in a way that is
beneficial you go as part of you but
it's not all of who you are he who is
truly free has the choice to experience
ego or a step back from ego or slip out
of its again he who is truly free has
the choice to embrace what is or focus
on what is preferred in the now choice
is why these seemingly contradictory
spiritual paths are in fact
complementary they fit together
perfectly like peanut butter and jelly
provided their unfolding within a person
who is aware of their ability to
consciously choose
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