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Originally Posted by janielee
Thank you, I would love to be. I am so inspired by you, Starman. Thank you so much.
My question though is how - is it the silence of the mind, Starman? The meditation?
Love and bless,
JL
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The silence is thick and rich but for the mind it can be very scary. It is only the ego that freaks
out because the ego always has something to say. That is why humility is so important.
Meditation is always happening, it is like a flowing river and all we do is jump into that river with
our awareness and flow with it. It carries us in the stillness of its’ silence. Meditation is with us
even if we know nothing about meditation. It is just in giving it our attention that we speed up
the process.
Whatever you are going through right now is your particular way through, you would not be going
through it otherwise. We each have our own unique puzzle to unravel and each person will unravel
their puzzle in their own unique way. Still waters run deep is a saying river boatmen used to say.
If the water had ripples in it then it was considered shallow. We are all making ripples in the water.
To go deep we have to be still inside. With that silent stillness comes a very natural patience,
not one which questions how long it has been.
That silent stillness also nurtures and expansion of consciousness. Along the way you are liable to
encounter a lot of love and humility, as well as and ocean of wisdom. But don’t look for these things;
let them come without grasping for them.
Gradually climbing the expansiveness of consciousness, you most likely will look back at where you
once were with fondness, and smile at the joy, pain, and confusion you may have previously experienced.
I cringe at my own past ignorance, and even deeper than that, I was so arrogant and did not even
know I was ignorant. I laugh at that too. What a journey it has been. Upon leaving this physical
existence you will look back on your life here and it will appear to you, and feel very much,
like a dream.
