Awakening sense

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Who awakens? Not you or I but our inner true Self, that core that is covered and encrusted by who we think we are.

Themes presented in the eBook Awakening's Treasure continue to unfold in these weekly posts.

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vestiges of life

Are we buried in a cosmic illusion,
Without awareness of spirit, dead men walking?

Perhaps hypnotic state or coma would better describe it,
For even in coma there are vestiges of life.

Yet some bear the brunt of suspecting or knowing our situation,
Open to the onslaughts divine desperation and longing.

For isn't there some knowing beyond what I think I am,
And profound, deep joy in such recognition?

eating away

What's the nature of that special longing,
But that it eats away at who we think we are.

Methodically, undeniably, unrelentingly as termites,
Eating away at our foundations from the inside out.

Though such longing may first appear as sweet comfort,
There's a special poison hidden within.

Once under your skin the corrosion is non-stop,
The only remedy hidden within itself.

one step ahead

What difference do you see between spirituality and metaphysics?

To some they're the same, to others different, depends on definition.

OK, let's say metaphysics deals with whatever is beyond the physical world as we see it.

Sure, you can say there are finer levels of energy, of mind and of consciousness with their attendant phenomena that one can experience. If so, you could say spirituality is always one step ahead of that, dealing with the elimination of a separate self that does the experiencing.

So whether you're doing your taxes or dealing with angels you still could be wandering in the desert of self veiled to Self?

I guess depends on the emphasis, how much juice you invest in whatever you experience. Still, realizing one is adrift is a big step. So too much focus one phenomena can be distracting, like the sights and sounds of a new city, when in fact you really would like to find your way directly to the train station. You could say metaphysics provides a general map and that the path of spirituality dispenses with everything but the most direct route.

square one

You talk a lot about remembrance. Is there a way to look at it in terms of steps or stages?

One way to look at it is as a continual or recurring process, meaning that it's constantly interrupted or disrupted. In that case, one just keeps returning to square one without any regrets.

Seems like this step would cover a lot of territory.

An entire lifetime. What can change is more depth and frequency of those instances of remembrance, more ease of shifting those gears, more immediate locating of that place where remembrance occurs in one's inner geography.

And what's square one that you mentioned?

Square one is actually that very place, that location, the starting point as well as the ending point.  Periodically setting aside time during the day, before or after actions or during activity helps us approach that point. This makes it practical, not unattainable.

And beyond that step?

Beyond that would be better described as a leap where remembrance is continuous. That's where there would be a full integration of a transitional ego with ego-mind's activities, where the usual attractions and distractions no longer interrupted.