First, instead of trying to examine life and the nature of reality mentally, do so sensually. Experience! Live in the body holistically, utilizing all the senses as tools for awareness. While some mysteries may remain outside of our current capacity to experience, it is not necessary to live with blind faith. By attuning to the awareness of bodily sensations we naturally increase the spectrum our field of awareness. The truth is within. It's up to each individual to experience.
- There is no inherent meaning in any thing, experience, or sensation. It is always our choice to give meaning. Truth is the law of nature.It is the objective observation of what is felt within the framework of the nervous system.
- Learn to observe the sensual experience by feeling objectively; without ego. Try not to react to sensations with aversion/ignorance or craving/attachment.
- Listen. Improve the capacity of silent intuition and knowledge to observe the nature of reality, as it is: Every thing and experience, thought and feeling is changing; it arises and passes away into a new moment, always anew.
- Any sensation, whether pleasant or unpleasant, whether seeming to arise from past or future is always experienced now. To develop awareness and clarity(the experiential result of objective presence) we must practice equanimity with what is, moment to moment.
- This will help quiet the ego - the sense of self that perpetuates a feeling of being more or less/higher or lower than others. It is the "Me, My, Mine" identity; the owner of cravings, habits and addictions, illusions, delusions and aversions.
- At times, challenges will arise that are very difficult and enduring. Use these challenges as a fuel for the flame of consciousness. Learn to surrender to what is, with equanimity and balanced, objective observation.
- When we take action we must do so with compassion and loving kindness. To Love is to give selflessly, with the consciousness of unity and oneness. When we are careful to not fuel ego, this comes naturally, intuitively and with ease and grace.
- This is the "higher" self, free from the chains of ignorance and ego. This is the Art of Living.
- As is the art of life so is the art of death. The experience of so called "heaven and hell" is here on Earth, in this lifetime, in this body and mind. Every moment is as an opportunity to become unattached to the highs and lows; the extremes of and craving and clinging; the bondage of suffering from aversion to pain and attachment to bliss.
- This is one purpose in living and dying. This is liberation.
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