The Pilgrimage for Truth (Part 2) 12/10/2009
Awakening in the “Kingdom of God.”  When we touch upon our true nature, the boundaries and sense of being a separate one begin to dissolve. We awaken from the dream of our egoic conditioning and the thoughts we believed were keeping us from Freedom, realizing that even these boundaries were never real. Then we see the teachings of the Buddha: “Form is Empty, Emptiness is Form.” The Universe is contained within us, revealed in the sound of the bird singing, a rainbow of light, or in the gust of wind that enlivens us. Or, as Achaan Chah said, “Once you understand not-self in your heart, the burden of life will be lifted…” We have always been walking in the “Kingdom of God” or in the “Land of Buddha.” Our spiritual path was never taking us anywhere but back to ourselves. Finally, Ramana Maharshi taught, “The whole of Vedanta is contained in the two Biblical statements ‘I am that I am’ and ‘Be still and know that I am God.’” With a single breath into the silent space of the heart, we can know the Truth. Awakening is experientially knowing we are what we have been seeking. The search is our homecoming. As we return to our own hearts, our pilgrimage to find “enlightenment” ends. We awaken in the “Kingdom of God” and realize we never went anywhere. Comments02/26/2011 10:55pm
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