"The realized observe with detachment the natural processes of entropy as elements disorganize and organize and disorganize again; persons not realized suffer the slings and arrows of the outrageous fortunes of the chaos to which they are addicted."
F.: "So there you have it. Before we end this last session, I have some final considerations to offer. First, know that instability is a curse on 'relationships' in the relative existence. The realized have no 'relationship concerns' because there is no 'a' trying to relate to 'b.' Consciousness does not relate to consciousness. Consciousness is consciousness. End of story. The at-one-ment is known because it is known that I Am That and You Are That and all that is, is That. Differing vibrational frequencies that account for differing appearances suddenly mean nothing. For the realized, should a feeling like anger arise, it will be witnessed as it rises and falls. Such is the AS IF life in the relative. Realized, no ego-states exist that can trigger the emotion of anger that results in a reaction, and then in a reaction to that reaction, and then in a chain of reactions afterwards. For persons not realized, the instability of duality will continue until the consciousness is no longer manifested, and the relative existence will be marked by a series of actions inspired by ego-states and the subsequent acts of emotional intoxication. The realized observe with detachment the natural processes of entropy as elements disorganize and organize and disorganize again; persons not realized suffer the slings and arrows of the outrageous fortunes of the chaos to which they are addicted. Pure consciousness watches entropy happen; persons 'experience' chaos. [Turning to one participant] Imagine how different your 'experience' would have been when your wife left if you'd understood that some 'relationships' can even be affected by the law of entropy. You'd have witnessed the process of entropy rather than allowing the ego-state of 'husband' to drive you to suicidal or homicidal thoughts. 'Witnessing' vs. 'thinking.' [Participant nods in agreement. To group...] All instablilty occurs in the movement of contaminated consciousness. Impure consciousness can be known to be in chaotic movement because it's marked by the sense that 'I am close to some power' but later 'Now I am not as close to the power' or by thoughts that 'I am more fit at some times than others' or the idea that 'clarity has come but has gone' or 'I am better after that last experience' or 'after doing all my rituals I am far better than before.' With that constant movement, persons shift from the belief that they have 'got it together' to later deciding 'I don't have it as together as I thought and thus need to do some more stuff.' That’s the result of the consciousness of truth 'coming and going' as the 'mind' fights to cling to its identification with the body-mind-personality triad while the 'True Self'—the pure consciousness—tries to answer the question, "Who am I?' If the relative problem centers in 'the mind,' then to be at peace 'the mind' must be stable. But a 'mind' can never be stable for it is the 'storehouse' of the very lies and beliefs and ideas and attitudes that generate chaos in the relative. 'The mind' cannot be stable for it is searching, always on the move, always looking for something to bring happiness by satisfying desires and alleviating fears, all of which are illusory. To abide in perfect, inviolable peace is to reach, and then be firmly stabilized in, the 'destination.' When we reach our destination on a trip, we stop movement, right? As long as we are 'on a path' or 'on a journey' or 'seeking with great effort,' or 'doing The Work' or 'regularly engaged in never-ending religious or spiritual exercises,' persons cannot realize that We Are the destination and What We Are is That, which is so stable that It has remained unchanged for infinity and will remain unchanged for infinity. Of course, all of the 'exercises' above can be required by some persons in order to finally realize. [Pause] Now, if you know that the manifested consciousness lacks that stability, then know that impurities remain. Certain vestiges of conditioning and programming remain. You are not completely out of your mind, which is not your mind at all but is actually theirs. They have co-opted the 'mind' that they created in the first place. The journey does not involve taking back your mind from them. The journey involves seeing there is no mind. There is only a collection of ideas and emotions and beliefs that are all lies. Peace doesn't come when you 'take control of' your thoughts and your mind. Peace doesn't come when you find 'positive' thoughts to replace your 'negative' thoughts. Peace doesn't come when 'right thinking' replaces 'wrong thinking.' All thinking is a lie. Peace comes when you realize that all that you've ever been told is a lie, when you realize that all thoughts and ideas and concepts are lies, and when all the lies are seen to be lies. Then, the 'mind' ends and its influence on your relative existence ends. Peace and stability come when the last belief in their concepts goes."
Q.: "So if we can't continue to come here each week, and I know that the consciousness that I Am is not yet fixated in that state of peace and stability...?" [Lift hands, shrug shoulders]
F.: "Then more 'work' is required before all 'work' will naturally end, but no more visits here can happen. What you needed to hear has been heard. Now, it but needs to be understood. Should the understanding not be fully established, then I have a cassette tape of the vision that I suggest you use daily until the realization explodes into full consciousness. [Site visitors: click on Non-Duality CD above to see the reference.] Also, I'm writing a couple of meditation guides that lead the reader step-by-step to the full realization. You can get a copy of the manuscripts and use those on a daily basis until the understanding is firmly fixed." [Site visitors can see the reference by clicking on Non-Duality Meditation Guides above.]
Q.2: "I don't want these sessions to end!"
F.: "Then you've just told me that you need more 'work.' Use the tape and the guides. When it all ends with no attachment, that is the beginning...the 'new' beginning. Then you'll know that there is no end and no beginning and only an uninterrupted continuum of cyclings. See the cycles, witness all that rises and falls, attach to none of it, and have fun in the remaining relative existence. Know that 'it don't mean a thing.' [Laughter] And in knowing it don't mean a thing, there too ends the search for 'meaning.' When all searching ends, the rest begins. Now, go, and just be, or do until you can just be...in peace." Please enter the silence of contemplation.
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