http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/173 a dialog with Higher Consciousness Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:50:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/173/comment-page-1#comment-31 admin Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:46:23 +0000 http://www.manifestingsource.com/?p=173#comment-31 Great question! As for ease, that's the kicker. The mere recognition that what we've believed is an illusion is innately an uncomfortable and disorienting experience. The only way I'm aware of to ease that discomfort is to release attachment to what we know, to use our beliefs and knowledge of the world as a working theory rather than defending it as ultimate truth. By proceeding in theory mode, by default, we leave ourselves open to inquiry and that is when we create the possibility of new awareness and the path to unraveling the illusion. As for steps, you might engage in taking some time daily to actively observe, to focus your attention on the object of one of your senses; something you see or something you hear. Ask yourself, what would I see if I could see what's really there? What would I hear if I could hear what's really there? Close your eyes and ask to see what is there to see. Simply observe. And be alert to unfamiliar aspects of your experience. Be attentive. We are pretty well conditioned to disregard a large portion of our awareness. As you allow yourself to expand your conscious awareness to include previously unrecognized subtleties and nuance, you will penetrate more and more of the illusion. Great question! As for ease, that’s the kicker. The mere recognition that what we’ve believed is an illusion is innately an uncomfortable and disorienting experience. The only way I’m aware of to ease that discomfort is to release attachment to what we know, to use our beliefs and knowledge of the world as a working theory rather than defending it as ultimate truth. By proceeding in theory mode, by default, we leave ourselves open to inquiry and that is when we create the possibility of new awareness and the path to unraveling the illusion.
As for steps, you might engage in taking some time daily to actively observe, to focus your attention on the object of one of your senses; something you see or something you hear. Ask yourself, what would I see if I could see what’s really there? What would I hear if I could hear what’s really there? Close your eyes and ask to see what is there to see. Simply observe. And be alert to unfamiliar aspects of your experience. Be attentive. We are pretty well conditioned to disregard a large portion of our awareness. As you allow yourself to expand your conscious awareness to include previously unrecognized subtleties and nuance, you will penetrate more and more of the illusion.

]]> http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/173/comment-page-1#comment-29 Hewhois Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:59:36 +0000 http://www.manifestingsource.com/?p=173#comment-29 How do i conquer the illusion in steps, and how do i do this with the most ease? How do i conquer the illusion in steps, and how do i do this with the most ease?

]]> http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/173/comment-page-1#comment-21 admin Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:48:38 +0000 http://www.manifestingsource.com/?p=173#comment-21 I'm thinking that the natural impulse is to fill that space, no? Or perhaps it becomes a dynamic of filling and emptying over and over again. I hope to have occasion to find out. I’m thinking that the natural impulse is to fill that space, no? Or perhaps it becomes a dynamic of filling and emptying over and over again. I hope to have occasion to find out.

]]> http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/173/comment-page-1#comment-20 james Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:27:36 +0000 http://www.manifestingsource.com/?p=173#comment-20 How does one face the awesome empty space of the possibility manifested by purifying thinking? How does one face the awesome empty space of the possibility manifested by purifying thinking?

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