Ben, Poet is more your style than, say, educator. So many of your words are "so wide" that I feel less resonance. Your call to arms leaves me asking, "What arms?"
At the 1971 Humboldt course, a hippie got up to the mike and braced Maharishi with the fact that (I think it was) Krishnamurti was insisting that nothing -- NOTHING -- could be done to reach God, and that "one must not have a futile intent." Maharishi said, "You notice this word "must." We all laughed. You call to us, Ben, but what did you use as your EXACT method to rise to the subtle airs to which your kite has soared? I've attached a paper cup to the string that anchors your wood and paper soul. I'm placing that cup to my ear now . . . Edg --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ben Gilberti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many years ago I discovered that wholehearted surrender to "Thy will be done" can result in a very deep awareness of God's allness. Why? Because that's what God wills that His Allness be known. And once it was known, my life became wonderful in many great ways. When you're sure God is all there is, your experience becomes rich with harmony, freedom, discovery, revelation, wonder, delight, love, healing, miracles, beauty, all that stuff. > > But then I eventually came to rest on my laurels and fell back to sleep. My deep awareness of God's allness shriveled into just an idea, an idea that became diluted with other ideas that made me dream illusions, until the illusions became dreadful enough to motivate me to surrender once again. > > That's happened four times in 30 years. The last time it happened I sank so deep into despair that my friends had to work hard to get me out; nudging, wooing, inspiring, nuking, encouraging, confronting till I finally could see what I needed to do. What I needed to do was become humble enough to dump the baloney and return once again to wholehearted desire that "Thy will be done." > > When I listen, God reveals His will to be always the same. What God wills is awareness of His allness, not just as an idea, but as a deep realization. It can only happen by listening, because only God can reveal it. But I listened. And it happened. > > So, with a new deep awareness that God is all, it was once again clear there's nothing to be concerned about, no reason to despair, and that released the illusions that despair and concern held in place, and allowed my life once again to reflect God's intent. > > Now if I get sloppy again, I'll fall back asleep. The only way I'll be able to stay awake is to keep listening to God. That's the only way awareness of God's allness will remain deep enough to allow His will to be done. That's simple enough. So why didn't I keep listening before? > > Well, listening right now, here's what I hear, "don't look back or you'll turn to a pillar of salt." > > Thanks for listening, > > Ben > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. >
