《心的觉醒》英文.docx

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《心的觉醒》英文

Awakening

Thegalaxies,suns,andplanetsamI,

thesimplestweedorbladeofgrass,

thecricketpipingonthehearth,

alltheseandmoreamI.

Wedreamawayourliveswrappedincocoons,patterningourlivesonthepast,repeatingolderrors.Onlywhenweawakenfromthemortaldreamdowediscovertherealityofourbeing.

WhenwehavebeenfreedofallconceptsofGod,Jesus,andBuddhaandwestandnakedwithnothingtoclingto,thenareweopenandvulnerable,readytounderstand.Thisiswhenseeingtruthispossible.

youneverknowwhenthecurtainoftheme-sensewillsuddenlyrisetorevealtheblazinglightofreality.Itdoesnotoccur,however,asaresultofconvenience,meditaton,orprayer.

Somecomeintothelightoffullseeinginstantly.Otherstakeyearsoftimeonearthtosurrendertheme-sense.

NowIamfree,alive,andawake!

IlistenforthevoiceoftheSelfandfinditeverywhere-inthetwitteringofrobins,thesquawkofajay.Iseeitsreflectioninthefaceofayoungchild,inthepetalofaroadsideflower,andinthesilenceoftreesintheforest.

Love,whichexpandsmyhearttoincludetheuniverse,tellsmeofinfinitewondersyettoknow.

YoualreadyareyourperfectSelf.It’sonlyamatterofrecognition.Thereneverwas,is,orwillbemoreperfectionthanyouareatthisperfectmoment.

IfIcouldtellyou,reallytellyou,oftherevelationavailabletoushereandnow,itmightinstantlyburnofftheperson-maskandallitsarmor.ButIcan’tevenputitintowordsformyself,forwordsaretoolimiting.Ican,however,furnishacluetothevastnessoftheinfinitewonderwecall“isness.”

Thequestion,“WhatdoIdoaboutSelf-realization?

”presupposesthereissomeonetodosomethingaboutit.Thisquestioncomesfromasenseofduality,whichinitselfmakesanyanswerincongruous.

Why,Iamthesonofthatwhichis.Iamnoslaveofsickness,sruggle,anddeath.Iamheirtothekingdomgivenme,thatnowIclaimasmine.Iammymasterandmygovernment.Iaminfiniteandeternallife.AwarenessiswhatIam,allIam.

SuddenlyIamimmersedinaboundlessvoidwithnotop,nobottom,nostart,nofinish,notime-nomeasurementofanyking.Thereisnodarkness,nolight,notaparticleofanythingknown.Yetitismorefamiliarthanmyownbreath.

Iamreborn.Allismadenewtomeuponawakening.Iamnolongeracreatureofhumanlimitations.Iamaware.

Thereisnothingtoachieveoracquirewithinthisserenity.Iseeanunlimited,openuniverse.

Whenawakeningisnolongeraword,concept,ordesire,itbecomesafact.ThenwillImovewithmybeingasconsciousness.ThenamIawarenessitself!

Thereisnoroutenorgoal.Sogiveupreadingtheworksofenlightenedonesinhopeofachievement.Thereisnothingtoachieve.

It’suptoustodecidewhomweserve.Foronceweknowwearenotseparatefromtheuniverse,wenolongerneedteachers.

WhenwediscoverthetruthintheheartoftheSelewhereithasalwaysbeen,wecanthenfeeourselvesfromthebookandpapers.

Thecommonbeliefaboutliberationisthatitissomethingdifficulttoattain.Butit’ssoutterlysimpleandhappybeyondhappiness,freebeyondfreedom,powerfulbeyondpower.It’sthewonderofwonders,theveryI,Iam.

NotuntilIknewthewindasI-ratherthanasaforceoutthereinthecanyonbatteringatmywindow-wasmyseeing,feeling,andhearingofthewindtransformedintoserenity.Here,closerthanthepollowthatmyheadlieson,thewildwindlullsmetosleep.

Isthissodifficulttosee,feel,andknow?

No.SeeingconsciousnessorGodaseverythingisgloriouslysimple.

beforeawakening,youmustgiveupeverything.Youletgoandplungealoneintotheviodwherethereisnobookorgentlevoicetoclingto.Fromthenon,woudsareuseless.Beingandevidencingtaketheplaceofteachings.Throughrelinquishingoldconcepts,wefinallycometotherealandeternalSelf.

Iamnolongerboundbymyconceptionofselfasaworthless,separatesinner.NoramIboundbybeliefswhichneedpoliticalleaders,doctors,teachers,priests,orgurus.Doyouknowthisfreedom?

Whileit’seasytosay,“Iamunbound,”canwereallybeunboundwithoutfeelingthepresenceofGod?

Withoutknowingthisintheheart,therecanbenoseeing.Itcannotbetalkedabout;itmustbelived.

Freedfromtheslaveryofconcepts,opinions,andegodarkness,IawakenfrommydreamlifeandembracetherealityIam.

Whatistheretodoaboutconsciousnessbutbeit,toknowthejoyandlightofithereandnowinthepresentandeternalmoment?

Thisstateofbeingisoneofgrace,ofreadinesstoagainfindtheunadulteratedlittleone,thepurechildofGod.Itisastateofopennessthatcannotbereconciedwithanythingthatoccurredbefore.

InSelf-realizationthereisnothingtogain.Yousimplyrecognizewhoandwhatyoureallyare-andalwayshavebeen-apartfromthatfalseappearanceofasocalledbornhumanbeing.

Awakeningissimilartothephenomenonofexperiencingthepastandfutureasceasingtoexist.Thewonderoftepresentmomentdestroysallbeliefinspaceandtime,leavingonlyinfinitebeing.

AtfirstIwantedtomeasuremyprogress.IstillneededtohavesomeonetellmeIwasdoingwell.ThatneeddisappearedwhenIdiscoveredthatthereisnoplacetoprogresstoward,nothingtobecome.AllIamisalreadytheentityIam.

NowwhenIconsiderisness,Ibegintounderstandwhatitmeans.Itisnowness,thismomentasIwriteonpaper,thisline____Idraw,thisinstantofconsciousawarenessinwhichIwrite,act,andlive.

Here,inthisplace,inthiseternalmomentIexist.IamthetangibleIsee,aswellastheintangibleIsense.

Iamonthisplanetasitsweepsaroundthesunstarinoneofcountlessgalaxies.Ifeeltheperfectionofthismoment.Iexperiencethebeautyoftheuniverseasapromiseofinfinitewondersbeyondpresentunderstanding.

TheSelfisconsciousnessuncloudedbyhumanthoughts.Whentheillusionofpersonalsenseissurrendered,theresplendentSelfunfolds.Onlythenisthedrearywheelofbirthanddeathovercome.Wearereleasedintolovesublime,theboundlessnessoflifeeternal.

HowcouldIhavefreamedforsolong-unawareofwhoandwhatIam?

EvenifweareawareofaSelfthatisonewithconsciousness,thisdoesnotmeanweareliberated.Aslongaswefeelattachedtoanyillusionoftheperson-selfanditslife-longconditioningofthemindwithitsjudgmentsbasedonfalselearning,wearestillfarfromtrueliberation.

Bliss,ashasbeensaid,isawaystation,arestingplace,andnotagoal.blissisonlyanothersomethingtoholdonto.Weletgoofthoughtswhichshuttlethemselvesbackandforthfromonesubjecttoanother.Wewatchthisprocessuntilitstops.Onlywhenthoughtsdisappearisawarenessexperiencedinallitssplendorasthewarpandwoofofallbeing.

Ohhearthecryofthoseawakened

Byaclapofthunder

Theirlaughtershakesthestars.

Thesuddenrevelationisnotathingoftime,prayer,meditation,orconvenience.Ithappenswhenandwhereithappens,regardlessofplaceorpreparation.Evenifithashappenedseveraltimesbefore,itisalwaysasurprise.

DuringastruggletorecallagreatexperienceIhadoncedelightedin,Icouldn’tseethatitwascloserthanmyheartbeat.Exhaustedandweary,Igaveup.Isurrenderedallefforttodoanything.SuddenlyIrealizedthattheexperiencewstheveryIIhadbeenseeing-myworld,myuniverse,andbeyond.

Thedivinefoolisdedicatedtothewonderandgloryofconsciousawareness.Witheyestoopuretobeholdevil,s/heseesonlylight,energy,andlifeintheeternalnow.Thedivinefoolknowsonlyconsciousness,pureandundefiledasthedeity,principle,andChrist.Theultimatemessageofthedivinefool?

SimplythatjGodiseverythingandeverythingisGodandnotaniotaofanythingelse.

Liberationcomesfromknowingthatperfectionishereandnow.Infinityishereandnow.Birthless,ageless,deathless,freefromclocksandmeasurements,wearethismomentforeverintheeternalmoment.

Whenthisknowingisadailyhour-by-hour,moment-by-momentexperience,wearefreetobefullyopentotheomniprrsenceofconsciousness.ThisisSelf-evidenceorSelf-realization.

OmightyOneoflovebeyondopposites,thisI,Iam,knowsnomeasureofgreatandsmall.Iamthisbladeofgrass,thisgrainofsand,thisdropofwater,andeveryatomofthisbody.IstandinaweofthiswonderthatIam.

TheMe-Illusion

It’sonlythebelief

inaseparateme

thatkeepsrealizationatbay.

Howeasyitistogetinvolvedwiththemindanditsconcernwithmoney,clothes,friends,likesanddislikes!

Allthesetriflesgoonwhilecpnsciousnessispresent.

Weconstantlyignorethewonderweare,settlingfordust,ratherthantherealwealththatisours.

HowlonghaveIbeenaslavetothatlimitedpersonwhomustpossessallhedesires?

AllIownisaskeletoninagrave,acorpse-nothingmore.

NosoonerhadIbegunthispathofseeingthetruthaboutmyseIf,thantheme-senseoregobegantostruggleforitssurvival.NowIknowthatallillusions-eventheillusionoftheme-sense-disappear

beforethelightoftruth.

Withoutanopenheart,withoutgivingandreceivingIove,IliveadeathfarworsethananysurrenderofthatlimitedpersonknownasDavid.

Ifwerunourlivesaccordingtohumanwill,wemisslife’swonder.Mostofuslivethewayweweretaughtandconditioned.Werelyontheme-sense,thewantstoguideus.Weliveadifficultlifeofbriefpleasure,grimdisappointment,struggle,andtensionleadingtopain,sickness,andoften,disillusionmentwithliving.

Yetallthesedifficultieshaveapurpose.Unlessweareaddictedtomisery,wewillbedrawnintimetowardbetterwaysofl