In yesterday’s tip, we saw that we cannot go so deep into darkness that we exit consciousness or its benevolent intelligence. This is true for us, and this is true for everyone. When you look at the world and see people doing things that seem dark, confused or out of harmony with truth, those people and what they are doing are within the light—within consciousness and the realm of its benevolent intelligence.
For that reason, there is no cause for concern about the world or the choices of others. Everyone and everything is within the light and made up of the light. This is important to realize, because as long as we become concerned about the world and others—as long as we judge the world and others by our self-centered ideas of what should or should not be—we miss seeing the light.
The best advice for one who seeks Self-realization is:
Leave the world alone.
Let others be as they are.
Watch out for yourself.
See that you are seeking within.
Be of service by being tuned inward.
Everything else will take care of itself.
If you feel there is a world issue or family issue that needs your participation in order to resolve itself, look at the idea of that issue for a moment. Think about what is wrong now. Think about what needs to be done to make it right. Think about the current obstacles to change. Think about the others who will not do what you want them to do so that the issue can be resolved the way you think it needs to be resolved.
The longer you look at the issue that you think needs to be fixed, the more conflict you will find in yourself. That conflicted state is the state of separation. You cannot abide in the state of separation and know the truth. That’s why you need to leave the world alone. Only by letting everything else be—only by letting it be as it is and only by leaving it alone—can you see that everything is the light.
As you read today’s reading, contemplate this quote from Ramana Maharshi:
“Take care of yourself. Let the world take care of itself. See your Self. If you are the body, there is the gross world also. If you are Spirit, all is Spirit alone.”
Thoughts of Awakening # 104
Take a moment to get in touch
with what you truly want.
Then sit in quietness,
and bring your stories to the heart.
Call it as you see it.
Tell the Heart your stories,
and tell of your feelings,
your frustrations and your pain.
Do not hold back.
The Heart can hear it all.
And then when you are done,
rest in the message of the Heart.
Trust that the message of the Heart
is clearer than you may realize,
and the clarity the Heart gives
will most certainly dawn on the mind.
