When the gaze of the physical eye is allowed to soften
it can receive external light, allowing us to see, rather than to
look or try to peer into that which is around us, moving us
into a more natural state of being. This creates a present moment
awareness of our human experience, allowing us to move
from a hostile environment into a more friendly one,
and giving us a more accurate perception of reality.
This technique also allows the mind to return to the heart which
allows for unification of the heart to occur. The mind can only
apprehend God when it is joined back to the heart. In it's truly
natural state, that is the minds function - to operate from the heart
- not the head.
Further more when there us a softening of the physical eye,
quite responsively and automatically, there is a softening of the inner eye -
the eye of the heart - Allowing the internal Light of God's Spirit to illumine the
Way and create a movement of the heart towards God - a movement of Joy
and a journey into His Kingdom. (and consequently away from the essence of hell -
anger, fear, etc..)
The mind cannot make this journey on it's own. When the mind takes a journey
with movement that is from the head it will see things, but they will be distorted.
The mind will only see with clarity when it makes it's journey by bowing/submitting
itself back into the heart. As the heart softens and opens up into the Kingdom of
God vision becomes clear and Grace is apprehended.
One can also make this journey in a different way. We can bow the mind into the
heart by simply thinking about the heart -Energy follows thought. With the
intention firmly in place to enter into the Kingdom of God, expecting God
to reveal Himself and with prayerful intent, we can reclaim our true humanness
and in doing so we will also find God.When we rediscover our true nature - we find God
because we are a reflection of Him -Created in His image - and in
finding our self we stumble into He who holds us and sustains
and us through ever abounding Grace and Love.
If we take the journey into the heart in this way we
find, that the gaze of the physical eye is naturally
and automatically softened and that we begin to receive the
natural energies of our surroundings in a way that is more supporting
to our human frame, allowing us to experience the physical realm
and the spiritual realm as an integrated joyful experience.
Which ever way one takes this journey, allowing ourselves to truly
take up the task of coming back to our self and God in an integrated way
is where true freedom lies.
Wish for nothing... not life, not death, but abandon yourself in the moment
to the absolute will of God and all fear will be eliminated. Absolute freedom
and Joy will be all that is left
My thoughts during Great Lent
May your path be well lit
Blessings
