The animals and birds and insects and fish—that is, all life forms on the planet—all “come and go” and live naturally…except humans. Hundreds of millions of trillions of life forms exist on the planet. Birds and animals and fish and insects outnumber the seven billion humans by the millions of trillions, and another part of realization involves seeing that the birds and insects and animals and fish fare far better than humans. Looking at the lake from the deck yesterday…
…a few examples bore witness to the fact that, while billions of trillions of birds and animals and fish and insects live naturally and do just fine during the entire period that the consciousness is manifested in the space which they "appear" to be, humans don’t function nearly as well. Yesterday it was observed that, during the hours before dusk, the heron had stood watch and ate once; some insects had been seen to land on the water, only to have a fish strike the surface and consume them; earlier in the day, other flying insects such as wasps had been searching for a location for their new nest; squirrels chased each other about as they played their love-making games, as did the ducks; and some birds flew alone while others moved in unison in swooping patterns of synchronicity. All those activities with the birds and fish and insects and animals merely happened, and it all happened without stress or annoyance, unlike two angry boat owners who were cursing the engine that have gone dead during the winter sojourn. All of those life forms which live in an opposite fashion from humans live a natural, peaceful existence right up until the instant that the consciousness unmanifests. Why are they all more adept at sane living than humans who live insanely?
Birds and insects and animals and fish are never driven to accumulate, so they never know the stress of trying to maintain accumulations. They neither desire nor want, so they never experience dissatisfaction or perceived “needs.” They are not driven (as a result of their fears) to rob, steal, overwork, or marry for support. They are not inspired to give gifts to fictional entities in order to receive gifts in return. They are not concerned with this life, much less with “an afterlife.” They do not give a portion of what they forage for in order to gain rewards that have been dreamed up by the humans around them. They have no dogma, so they do not hate and do not kill other species that do not agree with their dogma. They all live just as the deer lives.
The deer can be startled by a human walking into its territory, but it will move away to extend the consciousness that it is. It will not claim ownership of land, nor will it be trapped in fear for days or months or years as a result of the encounter. It will move away from trouble and then just be. It will do the minimum that is required to sustain the consciousness. It will eat only enough, so it will never overeat and will never use food to provide “comfort” or “a sense of feeling full.” It will not become insane as a result of accumulating concepts and beliefs. It will accumulate nothing. No animal or bird or fish or insect has to pray or meditate to try to be at peace. They do not want or desire. Because they automatically do whatever is required to extend the consciousness for its period of manifestation, they are not concerned about the future, about “good vs. bad,” or about being accepted or rejected for now and for eternity.
Thus, they live in the NOW because they have no concept of a “past” or a “future.” They live naturally and are free of unnatural or supernatural beliefs. They merely are. All that happens with them happens naturally. They do not plan or expect, so they do not suffer the misery of foiled plans or unmet expectations. They have no faith in anything at all but do just fine, and early humans lived exactly in that same style. Only when nonsense and faith were introduced did humans stop living in the natural style. Only then did all of the insanity among humans come about, and only then did humans begin to believe that they needed supernatural intervention in order to survive now and “later” as well. Only then did humans begin to experience what neither humans nor fish nor animals nor insects nor birds had experienced before: desire, want, fear, need and frustration. So now, the few billion humans on the planet who egotistically take themselves to be members of the “superior species” or who think they represent the “highest life form” cannot pull off what billions of trillions of small-brained insects, mindless fish, no-intellect birds, and no-mind animals can pull off: living naturally with a predominant sense of ease and comfort. Movement along the “path” to Realization continues after persons are freed of their egotism. One way to become free of that egotism is for persons to see that small-brained insects, mindless fish, no-intellect birds, and no-mind animals live more sanely than persons have lived so far. Please enter into the silence of contemplation. [To be continued]
TOMORROW: Nonsense
