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“Consciousness HumAuto. Wrench speaking. How may I help you?”
“Oh, hi. I’d like to schedule my holographic human for a tune up.”
“Haha–holographic human. Is there any other kind?”
“Good one. No, guess not.”
“Anyhoo, what can I-Am-That-I-Am do you for?”
“My human’s been acting up.”
“How so?”
“Well, it’s always been a little problematic–but even more so, lately. It runs hot or cold. Sometimes it brakes hard and pulls to the left–as though driven by fear; and sometimes it suddenly accelerates and veers right–as though chasing pleasure. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that it had a mind of its own.”
“If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that,” said Wrench. “Sounds like a governor issue, to me.”
“Oh, and another thing, for the last forty years or so, I’ve been hearing a loud tick, tick, ticking–kind of like an internal voice. It’s begins when the alarm goes off in the morning and it doesn’t quit until deep sleep.”
“Is your human judgmental?”
“It wrote the book! It’s also got a really bad shimmy–seems to worry about everything.”
“Humph, it sounds as though it’s picked up an ego-stone in your hubcap. Anyhooo, bring your human in to the shop; and I’ll lift it up on the hoist and give it a good going over. How’s Thursday at 1:00 work for you?”
“Perfect. See you then.”
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Thursday at 4:00. Ringgg, ringgg, ringgg
“Yelloooow.”
“Hi, there, it’s Wrench calling from Consciousness Humauto. You can come over and pick up your human.”
“Oh, great, how’d you make out?”
“Let’s just say that’s it’s a miracle you were still keeping that human of yours on the road.”
“You don’t say. What did you find?”
“Well, I put it on the dynohumanometer–ran a battery of tests. The harder I pushed that human of yours, the more it resisted. Timing was wayyy off. It was back firing regrets about the past, and belching fears about the future that made my mechanics blush. I did the best that I could to center it in the here and now.”
“I apologize. Thanks for doing all that you could.”
“It’s all good. The main problem was that your Spirit Reserve was dangerously low–your I Am That I Am barely registed on the dip stick. I strongly suggest that you knowingly fill that up again–but that’s up to you. We can’t do it for you.”
“Really? How do I do that?”
“You gotta get out of your mind. I recommend daily meditation, even for just a few minutes. Second choice would be to go for a walk in nature. Just be. That should help put an end to that shimmy.”
“What about that ticking sound.”
“I guessed that one right–your human had picked up an ego stone. That’s what was causing the loud ticking. Yeowee, it was a big one! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen an ego that big. It thought it was running the show. No wonder your human was veering all over the place.”
“How much do I owe you?”
“No charge. This One’s on the House. Trust me, you’re doing the Universe a favour by getting your human in order.
“Thanks, I’ll do my best.”
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Note: Contrary to public opinion, that loud and often annoying tick, tick, ticking narrative of your human isn’t the real YOU. That’s an ego-stone attempting to make your life miserable. The sooner you regain control of your human, the better. Just know that it’s going to rebel. It’s going to tell you that it’s the driver; that it’s normal to brake hard or suddenly accelerate right or left. It isn’t. There’s a balanced way to live in harmony; but to experience that you have to re-cognize (know again) your Divine Center. A word of advice: Don’t waste time searching for the Center outside of yourself. Turn within–it’s the only place you’ll find It; because you are It. Your essential nature has just been overshadowed by the false driver that goes by your name, form, and description. If all else fails, you can phone us at Consciousness Humauto and ask for Wrench. (If you’re eager to learn more about true Self, you’ll find the content of my YouTube video entitled “Awaken–Your Essential Nature is Consciousness” helpful.)
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Strange; this life can feel so strange. We are born into an environment that seems to compel us to reach and continue to reach. As children, we learn the rules early: Kindergarten is meant to lead to Grade 1, Grade 2, and so on. We are explicitly and implicitly taught that we should strive, become more, and make something of ourselves; and with that goal firmly established, we often unwittingly sacrifice a greater gift to the false gods of materialism, success, and wealth. The price of our innocent ignorance can be very steep.
Several years ago, the content of this article would have seemed nonsensical–it would have been impossible for me to understand. The idea of being “right,” (meaning, satisfied, content, or at peace) where I am would have been paramount to capitulation. Without a figurative mountain to climb or a vision to fulfill, I would have felt lost. Logic would have decreed that without purpose there would be no sense in living. At that time, my understanding of Be-ing was nebulous; for the nectar of life seemed to be in the dreaming, doing, and achieving. My misguided approach toward life seemed to offer only two paths, labelled Success and Failure; and who of us desires to tread the latter? I spent a lifetime trying to succeed, and in the process discovered that I had missed Be-ing Present.
Now (when I become still), I realize that everything is, was, and always will be “right.” Freed from the machinations of the mind, I realize that I don’t need to go anywhere, or attempt to be other than “I Am.” Here and now, I also know that I’m not alone. The One is with me; in fact, “is” me. One: pervading everything, everyone, everywhere. One: beyond space-time, eternal. One: within family, friends, and permeating so-called foes. One: in every rock, tree, and butterfly. One: the All in All, including me; how beautiful to know.
What does it mean to be “right” where I Am? It means that I’m fine with, and fine without. It means accepting that which is, and that which is not. It means living peacefully, without needing to change anything. It means creating joyfully, from the detached perspective of wisdom. It means resting easy and being grateful to the Creator; for I know that “right,” where I am; so, too, is God. (If you’d like to dive deeper into your essential nature, I offer more information through my YouTube video entitled “Magnify Awareness.”
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I’m sure that most readers are probably familiar with the expression “down the rabbit hole,” which suggests “following a path of curiosity or investigation that becomes increasingly deep and complex.” When I was a teenager, I unwittingly fell into a metaphysical rabbit hole by following my instincts to read books about the law of attraction and our spiritual nature. I had no idea where my strong interest would lead.
Since 2017, following an experience that’s commonly referred to as enlightenment (meaning: to awaken from the dream of personhood), that rabbit hole has dramatically deepened. Habitual patterns and conditioned ways of interpreting experience and the “world” occasionally still pull my perspective back into Maya (Sanskrit: “illusion“); but such occurs much less frequently now. I know my true Self is Consciousness. In part, I am helped by many priceless quotes that I’ve collected during years of study. Some of the most potent are taped to the inside of my kitchen cupboards, to serve as reminders of the deeper level of “reality” whenever I view them. It’s my hope that the following quotes will help to elevate your understanding and be valuable pointers to your essential nature:
“Mind is the creator of everything.”
– Parmamahansa Yogananda, The Law of Success
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“What you are seeing and hearing right now is nothing but a dream. You are dreaming right now in this moment. You are dreaming with the brain awake.“
– Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements
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“However much you seem to be living in a material world, you are actually living in a world of imagination.“
-Neville Goddard, The Power of Awareness
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“Everyone is sleeping. When you see other, when you see otherness, when you see duality, it is called dreaming. Only in the dream do you see objects.“
– Papaji, Wake Up And Roar, Satsang With Papaji, by Eli Jaxon-Bear
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“Our entire experience arises in awareness. Is that clear to you?“
– Rupert Spira (noted author and teacher of non duality), Youtube
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“Remember that your perception of the world is a reflection of your state of consciousness. You are not separate from it, and there is no objective world out there.“
– Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
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“Nothing comes from without; all things come from within–from the subconscious. It is impossible for you to see other than the contents of your consciousness.“
– Neville Goddard, Feeling Is The Secret
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Note: (If you earnestly desire to investigate your essential nature, which is Consciousness, my YouTube video entitled On The Count of Three–Wake Up will be helpful.
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Times change; they surely do. In fact, change is paradoxically one of the constants in this changeful realm called “Earth.” On a daily basis, perpetual change is witnessed–minute to hour; morning to evening, and year to yesteryear. We know with absolute certainty that what’s popular and apparent today–in science, medicine, politics, and culture–will surely change. It’s just the way of expression here.
As a teenager, I once wrote a poem about the nature of time. Curious then, as I still am, I wrote that I didn’t want to know what made the clock tick–I wanted to know what made the tick tick. From my unaware perspective, I suppose I was searching for meaning in this mysterious clockwork mechanism in which we’re apparently enmeshed.
Initially, we may be somewhat unaware of the flow of time; for we, who are seemingly being swept along in it, barely notice its movement. From the perspective of the “person,” our attention is almost always focused on objects of fancy, or those which we wish to avoid. One year, such may be a goal to achieve business success; the next year, a romantic relationship; and the following year, plans to travel the world. Change, change, change–all of which we’re accustomed to labelling favourable or unfavourable.
What if, however, our habitual understanding of our “self” and time is all backward? What if we’re not the “person” within time in a great big world, but actually the true Self in which the apparent “person,” time, and the world appear? This shift makes a tremendous difference in how we process experiences and interactions with “others.” From my understanding, there’s only one thing (not a thing) that holds eternal value. The knowing of it, at least to me, is what makes the tick tick. Through all of the changing times and seasons, I believe the only tick that gives REAL MEANING to our lives is this: to express, and exemplify, the quality of our true Self, which is LOVE.
Note: (If you’re eager to investigate the deeper dimension of true Self, you may find my YouTube video entitled “Children of The Light” helpful.)
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As we delve into the nature of our true Self, please imagine, if you will, what it’s like for a newborn baby to look upon the “world.” Everything would literally seem new, fresh, and alive. Without the function of higher mental faculties, the baby would be incapable of discerning the difference between its arm, foot, or hand and the sides of its crib. The baby would be innocent; it would not have learned that it was a “baby” and that it was different from “other” babies. It, would, thus interpret everything through it unique focal point of I Am.” True to its essential nature, the baby would naturally be Love, Being Love.
So, the point, Mr. Russell? My point is that our mask, or avatar of name and form, is a learned perspective. It’s an apparently physical-psychological costume comprised of name, gender, race, nationality and other downloaded bits of data related to an Earthly “i”-dentity. It’s not the foundation of our essential nature. Before I ever knew that my full name was Ronald Arthur Russell, “I” was and still “Am.” My true Self is that irreducible essential nature that’s impossible to remove. In spite of all the triumphs and tribulations that Mr. Russell may have taken so seriously, I remain “I Am.” Such also applies to the real “YOU.”
While its understandable that we must don a costume in order to assume our role in this Earthly play, it becomes problematic when all that we know of ourselves is the costume. It leads us into temptation to use “others’ for our own benefit and is the cause of great suffering within Consciousness. Depending on the environment into which we are born, we learn all or some of the following:
I’m different from “others.”
I’m more special than you or, sadly, believe to be not as good.
“They” aren’t our kind of people.
I must compete, and win, to have value.
I can only love people of my same colour, race, nationality, and creed.
I will take from “you,” so that I (the “person“) can thrive.
Due to our identification with a purely conceptual “i”-dentity, actions are performed against “one another” that Love would never knowingly do. Most “humans” don’t realize that when we harm another, we literally harm ourselves. Why? Because…
LOVE recognizes that we are all One.
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Every Being that dares to dive deep into Self inquiry and knowingly recognize his/her essential nature elevates the expression of God on Earth; and where there’s more God Awareness…
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Many, if not most, of us are familiar with the children’s rhyme: “I’m the king of the castle, and you’re the dirty rascal!” It relates to a children’s game in which boys and girls race to the top of a hill and defend their right to proclaim that they’re the king or queen of the castle. The origin of the game seems unclear; but by some accounts, it was played in 16th-century France and 17th-century Scotland and, perhaps, earlier.
Let’s investigate the rhyme and discover if it could possibly refer to an underlying spiritual meaning related to our essential nature. In support of this, I offer the following verse found in John 8:58:
“Jesus said to them, Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I Am.”
To be clear, the verse doesn’t state that Jesus said, “Before Abraham was, I, ‘Jesus,’ was”–it states “I Am.” I offer that Jesus was conveying that “I Am” (Consciousness) is prior to physical form (as illustrated by mentioning Abraham). Consciousness is the very foundation of our Being. Objects, both physical and mental, appear in Consciousness and are known by Consciousness. Research into the field of consciousness adds weight to this assertion; for try as they might, scientists have been unable to determine how physical processes give rise to consciousness. Ancient teachings assert that the body-mind arises in Consciousness; not the other way around, as materialists assume. In other words: “I Am” (Spirit, Consciousness) is the Reality (Castle) of each apparent King or Queen. A similar message is stated in 1 Corinthians 6:19:
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.”
My dirty rascal, “Art,” had it backwards for apparent years. “He” fooled everyone, including “himself.” Due to ignorance, ego “me” declared that he was the king of Being. Such seemed to occur only because the Real King–“I AM“–hadn’t, as yet, been recognized. Because of the veil of amnesia, which is an inherent mechanism of our apparently human journey, we must set out on a spiritual journey to knowingly rediscover our True Self. When we do, we knowingly assume our rightful “place” as Universal Consciousness, which is our eternal nature.
To realize the Ruler of the castle we must be It. When such occurs, it is not a pretense made by the mind; it is a “remembering” or re-cognition of that which is our true Self. The realization can be facilitated through meditation. Psalm 46:10 directs us clearly to the method: “Be still and know that I am God.” In John 14:6, the following is stated: Jesus saith unto him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” Can you see the parallel message contained in the nursery rhyme (“I Amthe King of the Castle“) and the Biblical verses mentioned?
What can we do with this recognition? Live by it, as it. By being That, the quality of life will improve dramatically. Old energies related to the perspective of the false self will fall away as we remain as “I Am” Awareness. And when “I Am” notices thought patterns related to fear and competitiveness, we can turn away and deliberately focus on our positive visions. “I Am” is intended to be the ruler of our kingdom. As Spirit, our essential nature is beyond name and form. (For those who would like to delve deeper into this subject, I offer my YouTube video entitled “Children of The Light.“)
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Recently, I, Heart, heard several rapid-fire knocks on my door. When I opened it, I saw Mind dressed in a loud plaid suit and holding a briefcase. Mind told me that it had some information of great importance to share and that it would appreciate a few minutes of my time. As I didn’t wish to be rude, I invited Mind to come in. We sat across from each other at my kitchen table.
“This is your lucky day,” said Mind, as it snapped opened its briefcase, “because I have a plan for your life; and I think–rather, I know–that you’d be wise to follow my advice. At FollowTheCrowdInc., we have a monthly installment plan that makes payments easy and affordable.” Mind then slid a colour brochure toward me that was filled with graphs, glossy photos, and gobbledygook. “It seems to me,” said Mind, with a few judgmental glances, “that you could use some help putting your life in order. How lucky you are that I stopped by–chuckle, chuckle, hack, hack! Here’s a few questions to get you thinking:
“Are your taxes in order? What about savings? Income property–do you have one? Have you considered multiple streams of income? And what about the Joneses down the street–can you not only keep up with them but also outdo them? I noticed that your car looks a little long in the tooth–can you afford a new one? What about your children, if you have any–can you help them financially? Retirement, whew, now there’s a topic! How many years before you get the golden handshake? Do you have continuing benefits? Dental coverage isn’t cheap you know–you don’t want to be gumming it at the golf course. And what about funeral arrangements? Have you made them? Are you thinking burial or cremation? What about plans to travel before you’re too old and doddery? Have you got your name on a nursing home waiting list yet? And last but not least, have you filed your GYBTB-4321-Yellow Form yet? Don’t want to be late with that one! As you can see, there are so many details to be arranged. Thoughts?” asked Mind, as it surfaced for air.
With a soft smile, I, Heart, handed the brochure back to Mind and said, “Yes, I do. I plan to live my days to the fullest, without carrying the burden of an illusory past or anxiety about a future that never arrives. I keep my focus on being present, enjoying this wonderful experience called life. I keep my worries low, and my enthusiasm high. I frequently wake early to view a sunrise and occasionally go for a walk in the rain. I make sure that I watch what I think, not a television. I eat well, love myself, and live by the Golden Rule. I write and paint when I feel inspired. Oh, and I sing in the shower and have been known to skinny dip at midnight. But that’s probably a little too much information, isn’t it?
“Yes,” said Mind, gagging forth an awkward smile, “I think it is.”
And with that, I politely showed a very glum-looking Mind to the door.
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Dear Readers: Now is all there ever “is.” Do you, Awareness, really want to let Mind (ego) dictate how to live? If you’re curious about our essential nature beyond name and form, my YouTube video entitled “The Nature of Reality” may be of interest.
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