“It wasn’t until the doorway was opened and I fell into the abyss of unknowing, met my undoing, faced the root fear of non-being, and slowly emerged from this profound process of awakening, that I recognized what I had sensed and had been expressing in my life all along. We are already that for which we seek….
“There is a portal to remembering who we really are, and it is always forever available here, now. All we need do is attunes our hearing to its subtle voice, and fall into the love affair of life.”
– Ronda LaRue 2001
People often say to me: “I have no artistic ability”. To which I always reply: “Nonsense” or worse! “You are at the very deepest core of your being, first and foremost, an artist. You are the brush and the canvass and the color and the hand – and that which conspires to bring these together into creative relationship and expression!”
We are not who we seem. We are not what we seem. We are the living creative moment. We are creation engaged in the evolving awareness of being. Or to put it another way: We are God’s realization of creative potential — arising out of nothing, and with-in us finding expression – and thus seeing.
Creativity is it! I mean the “it” that all we seekers are seeking, called by some God, or enlightenment, or unity-consciousness, or source. Creation itself is the holy one. Creation isn’t just something that happened once upon time with the Big Bang – an event for us to go about uncovering, explaining and “managing.” Creation is spontaneously giving birth to realization each and every single moment! We are here to express and delight in the blooming of conscious creation. We are here for the living relationship of this.
Sacred Relationship
Creation is a verb. Creation like all forms of art is the expression of aliveness drawn into being, breathed into being through the miracle of relationship. It is that which is spawning right now in a dynamic rapport between subject and object, creator and form.
When an artist is engaged in moments of true creativity, it is impossible to distinguish what is instigated by subject and what by object; impossible to say which is the “doer” and which is that “being done to.” In true creating of art, a dialogue occurs; a dance takes place in which both the creator and the created are changed and swayed within the dynamic of the relationship as it unfolds. In the creative process, the lines between “I” and “It” drop away. Subject and object disappear into a pooling relationship in which potential arises from the unique dance occurring in each moment of now. It is an alchemy of moment blending with form. And so is the dance of creation!
Dance of Creation
Life is a vital and living, moment-by-moment, coming together of God and man of the lover and the beloved, of thought and form in order to celebrate the creating of offspring from the partnered pairing; in order to know itself in the process and the content of creation itself. That’s it.
In metaphysical terms, the moment of creation is the apparent separating of “the One into the many” in order for the One to know itself through the relationship of seeing. In the relationship of seeing which can only occur now, I and Thou disappear into a synchronistic exchange. Here, as advaita author Tony Parsons puts it, “there is only seeing. There is only this.”
There’s lots of talk these days about unity-consciousness, stilling the mind, killing the ego, being no-body, loving what is – all pointers toward the paradox of truth. Words are of course tricky and a real set up for misunderstanding. Still, let me try and say it this way: It is perfect just as it is. We are meant to feel separate. We are meant to fall into separation in order to re-unite with/in the embrace of source. We are meant to experience the sacred relationship of creative loving between matter and circumstance, creature and God-Consciousness, subject and object, unity and dualism. In the moment of relationship, not in the objects themselves, is the seeing…and so is the dance of creation!
All this that is, is divine intelligence birthing itself into expression within each eternal moment of now. It is this paradox on which creation rests: the one appearing as two in order to know itself as the love affair.
The Love Affair
Life is a love affair. God is not object or subject; not source or substrate. God is relationship. We are that experiencing of relationship as it is happening – right now. We are both art and artist lost (and found) within the embrace of this creative moment of now.
How do we find enlightenment? …We don’t. Enlightenment is what simply is when we see past subject-object and realize the a priori relationship of this; when our sense of separate self-identity and its running commentary is seen through as a construction (or as temporal reality), the spiritual realization of God-in-us is simply seen.
When we see through and let go of our whole-hearted “buy in” to the object-oriented, security-driven perspective of “self”, there is simply seen and lived, the relationship with/in what is. With this seeing comes the recognition that we are not merely an object-identity nor a subject-source, not duality nor unity, but the very movement of creation itself. We’re not object. Neither subject. We are both and neither. We are on a playing field of paradox. We are particle and wave – and that which the dynamic interchange is creating. We are what is arising through relationship.
The Art of Realized Living
When we come to live our lives as a creative process of art – when we come to each moment of now with the open trust and daring confidence of the artist engaged in relationship with the material of now – we enter into spiritual realization. More precisely, we don’t “enter” or “become” anything. Simply, when the relationship is realized, what is and always has been, is simply seen. Not seen “by someone” – just seen.
It is here in the seeing that the lover and the beloved embrace. It is here that “enlightenment” simply is. It is here that the mystics’ call truth. It is here that unity and duality simply fall away into everything – and nothing at all.
Here, the living is easy, natural, flowing and free. Here too, the magnificent artistry of creation continually blooms with ever-new potential, delight and surprise.
We are the movement of creation itself – not merely its object or subject, but a continual relationship unfolding, in love.
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Ronda LaRue is an emerging spiritual author/mentor living in Ojai, California, USA. http://www.rondalarue.com
Ronda works from a novel and contemporary approach to the ancient tradition of one-on-one sacred apprenticeship for facilitating radical transformation., healing wholeness, and direct Self-Realization. Her book “Remembering Who You Really Are”, is a contemporary classic on the journey to true self Realization and Wholeness. (available from Amazon.com) See more about her private retreat programs at http://www.OjaiSoulArts.com or order her book at http://www.rondalarue.com
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Find The Endless Love – Part 4 – Loving Yourself
Perhaps we should consider those people who seem to live their lives in an apparently altruistic manner, dedicating themselves to conservation, charity, public service, learning, research, and so on. Could this be an illustration of the unconditional love that many of us hope to discover? Of course, the most important factor isn’t what these people actually do, but the reasons why they do it. If their conduct is truly altruistic, then that must mean that their key motivation is to work for the benefit of others, an outlook which clearly suggests a certain lack of concern for the various personal rewards which may be gathered while fulfilling these particular roles.
This description would seem to open up the possibility of anyone living their life in an altruistic manner. In other words, anyone can choose to move in this direction if they so wish, regardless of their social position or status. Whether they benefit others on a large scale or a small scale really doesn’t matter, only that this is their prime motivation as they engage in their various activities. Clearly, very few people are truly advanced in this respect, perhaps only those rare individuals who are able to approach all people with the same generous attitude. Kindness and generosity of spirit will distinguish such a person, qualities that each one of us should surely be striving to attain in ever larger measure.
You cannot, therefore, identify the genuinely altruistic person by simply looking at the type of position that someone holds. Even though their work may appear to have great benefits for the community, their involvement may be based on largely selfish considerations. Their principal motivation may be something other than the benefit of others, for ex
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ample, the pursuit of power, or praise, or even, perhaps, an escape from serious personal troubles. Conversely, the person who holds no position of note may be very advanced in this regard, even though their efforts may be entirely unnoticed.
This analysis seems to suggest that each one of us has the potential to move towards that unconditional love in our life. Two elements seem to play a major role in this process: understanding and forgiveness. Starting with ourselves, we need to become more detached and impartial, qualities that will allow us to see ourselves as we really are, while avoiding the great sense of disappointment that this process often brings. We shouldn’t judge the qualities which we uncover, simply acknowledge them, accepting that they are a natural product of the various experiences which have come our way in our lifetime. The unconditional love that we seek must start with ourselves. If we can’t accept ourselves, we will hardly be able to accept anyone else.
The truth is, most people carry a pretty distorted view of themselves, refusing to acknowledge those qualities which they find regrettable. The reason for this is quite simple. From a very early age we feel a very natural need to feel good about ourselves, a requirement which is absolutely crucial to our healthy development. We need to feel that we are good, that we are valued, that we are loved. We then look to all those around us to see whether this is the case or not, taking note of the many positive and negative reactions which constantly come our way. In other words, how we actually feel about ourselves is completely out of our control, entirely dependent on the various fragments of feedback that we receive from others.
Those who experience rejection, who are attacked for their faults and weaknesses, who are mocked for their failures, tend to become victims of anxiety, and are forced to adopt a wide variety of coping mechanisms. The pain which they naturally feel is frequently repressed, placed somewhere in the background of their mind, allowing them to carry on as if unaffected. The anger that usually results may then be displaced, shifted to someone or something other than the original cause, a process which is likely to produce even more negative feedback. The guilt of having behaved badly is then repressed, and so on. Unless addressed, these painful feelings may stay with us throughout our entire lives, affecting all our relations with others, and preventing us from realising our highest potential as a human being.
There are many people, however, who have no personal knowledge of the problems just described. This can be illustrated by using the fictitious example of one very lucky young boy. He was brought up in a good home, where there was no serious conflict and he was treated with love and kindness. Every single day he received a generous amount of positive attention from at least one loving adult, allowing him to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence which would prepare him well for school.
Being a happy child, with good social skills, school proved to be a very enjoyable experience. He was able to concentrate on his various activities, his behaviour was under control and he was very popular with his classmates and teachers. He performed very well, was praised for his talents and conduct, and continued to receive excellent support at home. Not surprisingly, he was very successful and many qualifications were gained.
He made friends easily, pursued a successful career, settled down in a stable and loving relationship, and so on. Naturally, he felt good about himself and the life he was building. He had no inner conflicts, no repressed memories, due to the fact that life had treated him so incredibly well. He had a calm, relaxed manner and couldn’t remember the last time that he was angry. What a fortunate fellow he clearly was! Although this may all sound very ideal to most people, there are many people in our society, both male and female, who wou
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ld have little problem identifying with the essence of the story just presented.
Does this mean that he had attained that unconditional love in his life? No, it certainly does not. Given that there had been such a steady abundance of good fortune in his life, we simply don’t know how he would react to the kind of severe setback that seems to happen to so many of us. The serious consequences of failure, rejection and guilt remained a complete mystery to him, something that he couldn’t really relate to since they were completely outside his realm of experience. His excellent background meant that he hadn’t yet encountered the darker side of his own nature, a potential which still lay dormant within him, resulting in a self-knowledge which was clearly only partially developed.
The main danger that this situation presents is the problem of pride. When we feel good about ourselves based on our qualities, abilities and achievements, there is a strong probability that we will have little understanding for those of apparently lesser ability and character. We will judge them by our own standards and values, making no effort to consider the deeper reasons for their less admirable conduct. It is only when we are willing to take the necessary time to understand that we are all essentially the same, each with the potential for good or evil, that the problem of pride can gradually be overcome.
By: Luke Within
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Any comments?
I can be contacted at this email address: billynicol@aol.com
How did I find that love? Well, you can have a look at these 2 websites: www.contact-info.net and www.tprf.org
People from the UK can visit this website: www.wordsofpeace.net
Good luck!
“our love is all of God´s money”?
What´s the meaning of the expression “our love is all of God´s money”?. I heard it in Wilco´s song “Jesus, etc”. Could you help me, please?.
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