Future love, future happiness, future freedom–these do not exist more than just imaginations and machinations of your ego. “I will be thankful when I have this.” “I am so close to being happy.” “A little more work and I’ll achieve my goal.” These and more are false manifestation of our ego.
Life is now and it is to enjoy now, not to suffer for what you do not have or have lost and want to recuperate. Accept your life as it is now, whether your ego labels it pleasant or unpleasant; and enjoy what you have now, do not follow dreams and neither fall into memories of past losses.
If you do not accept your life as it is now, then you will suffer more anxiety and live on psychological suffering, which will manifest on physical suffering as illnesses. There are people in the world who are homeless and have less than you; but they still live happily in the moment day by day. There are people in the world who have lost more than you and have suffered much more than you; but they, nevertheless, do not allow depression to bring them down.
Now, this is wisdom; to celebrate your life each day, each moment, because life is now. So, whatever you lost, you lost. Whatever is gone, is gone. And whatever will be, will be. Learn to wisely live with it.
But, do you know what is under your control…?? Do you know what builds your experience of love and happiness…?? The wisdom is Now, the happiness is Now, the choices are Now; so, however you choose to live your life, remind yourself that there is only Now.
So, you must find the joy, the good side of things now, whatever you experience seek in there something good; for there is ALWAYS something, for he is wise who finds the hidden joy in the moment. Find the hidden miracle.
Confidence is the strength we gather through faith and commitment, and this confidence must be born within; therefore, it is something you must discover within and not without.
If confidence is obtained from your environment, from your job, from the people who surround you, from your looks, then it is not confidence; because it will not last, you are chained to time and to outer circumstances, and when you lose people around you, or lose your job, your looks, etc. etc.–what is left of that confidence…??
Confidence is the strength within you saying that you can be patient, work on yourself and on your goals, and be fully aware of where you are going without any external expectation. Expectation then is what slowly kills confidence, because expectation is an attachment to something, and confidence is a part of your Higher Self which must be truly free and without attachments.
Attachments bring suffering, frustration, doubt, confusion; but confidence has no attachments whatsoever, because confidence lives in The Now–i.e., where there is absolute freedom and pure love.
So many times people confuse confidence with intellect due to our education system, such education system in society which values a human creature based on the content of their egos–i.e., on their knowledge.
And, sure, knowledge, a good education, can open doors in society; however, knowledge, education, I.Q., cannot give you happiness, cannot give you the experience of true love, for only your inner commitment and strength to achieve something can.
So, anything which is spiritual or of high morals and ethics can and will wake up your conscience for you to discover your own confidence and stand up on your own, through patience and faith, and through keeping your attention within you and not on your environment comparing your life to that of others.
Understanding cannot happen in any relationship until the “need” for winning and controlling, for trying to change someone and criticizing that same someone, is gone from your mind. The ego in ourselves always wants to control, show off, intimidate, and compete; however, this is exactly what destroys a relationship, so a relationship has to be born out of pure love if it is to truly work.
That pure love has nothing to do with your ego, because love is not a concept your mind creates, or a certain way things should be, or your desire to control and design your personal view of the perfect relationship. Pure love is understanding, and understanding goes beyond intellect; therefore, understanding is of the brave and truly intelligent, because understanding takes seeing past your anger and pride, past your desires and ambitions, and to understand is to be truly patient and respectful of someone else.
Each one of us is different, molded by different experiences which give us different views on life; but, that is why to mature is to step out of your own ego and see the experience of another, so you can understand and accept another, and so love can be allowed to be born in your human experience.
After saying certain prayers and observing certain fast days, a Polish Jew made the figure of a man from clay, and when he pronounced the miraculous “Shemhamphoras” (“the name of God”) over it, the clay figure came to life. He couldn’t speak, but he understood well what was said or commanded to him.
This was The Golem, and his new master used him as a servant to do all sorts of chores. On his forehead, he wrote “emeth” (“truth”). Every day, this Golem regained weight, incredible muscle mass with strength and rapid stature or height; and this happened as a result of all the food and drink his master gave him.
The Golem was then becoming far bigger and stronger than any other human, and obviously towering over his own master. For fear of him growing so big and strong one of the letters should be erased, so that the first letter is erased and we are left with “meth” (“he is dead”); whereupon he collapses and turns to dust or clay again.
But this Polish Jew hadn’t done this because he had grown fond or used to his Golem, and now the creature was too tall and strong to reach his forehead and erase the first letter. So, in terror he ordered his servant Golem to take off his boots, thinking that when he bent down he could reach his forehead and erase the letter.
And indeed he did just that, he successfully erased the letter leaving just “meth”; however, the whole heap of clay fell on the Jew as the creature melted and crushed him.
He had gotten used to his Golem, even grown fond of the creature, and so it happened that he crushed him. Has he crushed you yet…?? Has he brought you health problems yet…?? Has he altered your moods and ways of thinking yet…?? Stress, frustrations, anger, beliefs and expectations are your Golem, are they not??
All this intellectual process of overthinking and creating more problems, worries and expectations, always wanting to be in control–all this brings down your immune system, affects your nervous system, and it distorts the way you think and even feel. Can you even see reality with your mind so clouded and darkened…??
Quite often, this Golem is left in your mind, nay, in your whole being, just growing taller and stronger, heavier and more intense, just to wreak havoc and poison you without your awareness. Then, one day, you realize you are depressed and unhappy, and you feel a failure and emotionally reactive to anything which you experience.
So perhaps you should see the Golem you carry before this happens and you get crushed.
The world, its societies, its religions, has taught you that the purpose of this life is to do for others, to “go the extra mile for others”, to “put the other cheek”, to make others feel loved and happy; however, this is very simplistic and ignorant, sanctimonious and founded on religious beliefs.
You, as an individual, as a human being, experience love and happiness through your mind, thus your mind (including your whole body) being the sacred temple you must worship and which you must take care above all other things; therefore, your attention must not go to others, must not go to the world, it must stay in your own mind and working on itself in order to create love and happiness as real experience for yourself.
If your attention is directed outwardly then you will neglect your own temple. And even, to love others and bring happiness to others you must be and feel whole yourself, which is to keep your attention inwardly; and now, once you are truly feeling whole, you may help others and give your example. The only great mistake or “sin” is to worry and be depressed for the world while you neglect your own mind–i.e., your source for freedom, love and happiness.
Forget about the stupid commandments invented by average men in The Bible, because these commandments may only be acted as true if you are whole yourself first; thus, the first and foremost commandment, The Father of ALL Commandments, is to “TAKE CARE AND WORK ON YOUR OWN MIND”–i.e., which is loving yourself and the divinity of your own temple.
This first and most important commandment is what shall truly give you capacity to fulfill all the other commandments. This first and most important commandment is what shall keep you self-aware, healthy, in love and in bliss to experience the best life–i.e., to create the best life. And this first and most important commandment is what brings true conscience and moral values to your very own human existence.
“There are people in a cave who have been chained and are unable to turn to any other direction except for the wall they are facing. Because of the chains they cannot see anyone besides themselves, nor can they see the cave’s exit; such exit which is directly behind their backs. The only source of light in the cave is a campfire. Beyond the chained people and this fire there is a cover behind, where there are other people that go about on their own business. They are walking past, carrying stone and wooden statues of men and animals, etc. The chained ones are observing a blank wall and can see, because of the fire, the shadows of themselves and of that which is happening behind them–i.e., the movements and the shadows from the other side…
As they are walking by, some of the people behind the cover are talking to each other while others are silent. The voices echo in the cave while the shadows dance on the wall; so this activity makes it appear to the chained ones as if the shadows are real and talking. Those in chains have no other things to do except for talking about the shadows they see and hear, judge the shadows, gossip and invent stories about these same shadows, and even add their own ideas for the origin of these shadows. So they try to guess which shadows shall pass next and in what order, and in ignorance they even invent all kinds of beliefs about the shadows. Those that are the best at guessing and inventing are granted with honors, praised for their fantastical stories, and get more acclaim than the others.” ~ Plato, allegory of the cave.”
So, what does this tell you…?? It is your reason, your conscience chained in a cave still…?? Are you trapped by your own opinions, conspiratorial philosophies, dogmatic beliefs, cultural superstitions, ignorant ideas of the world and of what truth really is…?? Or do you dare exit the cave in which you live to explore the outside knowledge and free yourself…??
The truth is out of this cave. Exiting the cave means the soul’s rising into a world of ideas and facts, truth and higher conscience. One can accomplish this by learning with reason and a mind clear of delusions. And you must be your own teacher for this, explore alone, have your own curiosity guide you; do not ask others, do not follow others, but seek and find yourself.
Some of us will remain in the cave with fear of exploring and learning new things outside which can make us feel uncomfortable in our egotism. Some of us will break the chains and explore out there, but when the sunlight of truth hits us we will run back inside the cave, back to our ignorance and comfortable beliefs and ideas with the rest of the slaves.
But the superior amongst us will grab that strong desire for moral and ethical growth, smash the chains, and INDIVIDUALLY run outside to learn all the factual knowledge and expand our minds, so enlightening ourselves until our last breath on this earth; because we realize that life is a chance to free ourselves, create our life, and walk ALONE into enlightenment.
We are not satisfied with the gossip and stories about the passing shadows told by other chained people inside the cave, so we decide to live that cozy imprisonment to seek the truth and stand up for the superior human creature within us (for The Higher Self within). And we do not do it to follow other groups in the search for truth and knowledge, but we do it, each one of us, INDIVIDUALLY, to explore the ability in us to perceive and think differently–i.e., a revolution of the mind.
Now, reason and conscience, the main sources of spiritual awakening and all godliness (human moral and ethics), seem to be obsolete in most people. Angels, demons, possessions, curses, the wait for blessings from somewhere outside themselves, etc.–these toxins and others infest the minds of people, due to their vain and irrational egos filled by religions and societies and the influence of them.
And you do not even have to belong to a religion specifically to be infested by this, because it floats in the air like nuclear fallout–i.e., it is in books, it is online, it is passed on through family traditions and lifestyles, it is present in truly uneducated minds (minds who do not seek truth but to fill their desires of fantasy), it is on TV shows and movies, etc. etc. No one thus actually respects the journey into awakening, but it all becomes a game between good and evil for these asleep people.
It is easy to blame something outside yourself, isn’t it…?? Then whatever happens, you distance yourself from it and you can escape responsibility. But it is also foolish, stupid, irrational, because by running away from responsibility you are making it worse upon yourself to become conscious, awakened, and thus to grow as a person, morally, ethically, and in connection to your soul or to your Higher Self.
Life can be a roller coaster if you create gods and demons outside yourself, and the suffering you design because of this distance. To live the best life, to make the best choices, you must embrace responsibility and step up, own whatever happens in your life, leave old traditions and personal beliefs aside. Use reason and conscience, expand your mind and see that you are good and evil, god and devil, your greatest accomplishment and your most extreme failure.
Own yourself and realize your own mind’s activity.
What is conscience…?? What is understanding…?? Is understanding the philosophical comprehension of tolerance but then becoming intolerant in your everyday life with the people around you…?? Is understanding to have intellectual knowledge of love but then argue and become stubborn with others…?? Is TRUE understanding the freedom of the soul or conscience….??
What is to be god-like if not to possess great understanding…?? The divinity of things, of existence itself is in a deep understanding of nature and of the great things in life; however, this deep understanding is not based on memory, not based on knowledge–i.e., the past. Knowledge is intellect you have acquired from the past, and intellect does not give you understanding to actually change your life. How many people have great knowledge of divinity, love, myths, The Bible, The Kybalion, The Koran, the human mind, etc., and how many people actually are enlightened or awakened because of this….??
Knowledge, as important as it is, is of the mind, of the ego; but it does not change the behaviors of people, unless they apply this knowledge in their everyday behaviors. Behaviors rich in higher principles, rich in morals and ethics; and this, exactly this, frees the soul, creates a superior human being. Better, authentic behaviors are one with our soul, because to embody the soul and to free it from our vain egos and intellectual pursuits is to have greater understanding.
So, the excellence of the soul is this, to become us in the flesh through higher principles in our daily behavior, morals and ethics; opposite to this, to have great knowledge and speak it, to vainly read all day and then gloat about it, is indeed to remain asleep.
To behave in a way that the soul can free itself is to liberate our conscience from the tyranny of the ego.
—The end time (also called end times, end of time, end of days, last days, final days, or eschaton) is a future time-period described variously in the eschatologies of several world religions (both Abrahamic and non-Abrahamic), which teach that world events will reach a final climax.–
Our Age– Kali Yuga: The final age lasts only one tenth of the cycle, however, that is certainly long enough as it is the age of darkness and ignorance. People slide further down the path of dishonesty, with virtue being of little value. Passions become uncontrollable as unrestrained sexual indulgences and manipulations run through society. Liars and hypocrites rise (specially in politics and religion institutions). Important knowledge is lost and scriptures become less and less common. The human diet is now ‘dirty’, and people are not even close to being as powerful as their ancestors in the Satya Yuga (another, prior age). Likewise, the once pristine environment is now polluted. Water and food become scarce, as do family bonds.
Besides all the natural disasters around the world like the melting in the Antarctica and others, The Trump Administration leaving global treaties like environmental peace and animal welfare, the secret usage of extraterrestrial technology (originated from The Roswell Crash) to build weapons and better flying technologies by United States, famine and massive injustice around the world, Religion has been outed and slowly falls from grace…
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. ” ~ Psalm 127: 3 “But Jesus said: Let the children come to me, and do not forbid them, because of such is the kingdom of heaven.” ~ Matthew 19: 14… And yet, the world remains asleep to the divinity and importance of children…
The abused include mostly boys but also girls, some as young as three years old, with the majority between the ages of 11 and 14.
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color (this being immorality and sin), and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls (this is the wealth and pride of the churches and nations most powerful), having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, ‘Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth’.”
And so, the judgment of The Whore of The World is prophetic in the scriptures. “And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials (these being the seven virtues: 1. ‘Humility’ against pride, 2. ‘Kindness’ against envy, 3. ‘Abstinence’ against gluttony, 4. ‘Chastity’ against lust, 5. ‘Patience’ against anger, 6. ‘Liberality’ against greed, and 7. ‘Diligence’ against sloth), and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore (The Catholic Church and all the little religions birthed from it)that sitteth upon many waters(these waters are the peoples and nations influenced by them)…
With whom the kings of the earth(all politicians and rulers with a thirst for power)have committed fornication (have joined in the building of wealth and of power over the suffering of the world), and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication(people have been dulled and influenced by their lies and ignorant interpretation of God, love, and justice). So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet colored beast, full of names of blasphemy (the political and religious lies and ignorant interpretations of holy scriptures), having seven heads (this can be interpreted as the seven hills on which Rome was built: 1.Aventine Hill, 2.Caelian Hill, 3. Capitoline Hill. 4. Esquiline Hill, 5.Palatine Hill, 6.Quirinal Hill, 7. Viminal Hill)and ten horns(this represents The Wheel of Destiny, The Age of Kali Yuga, The Karmic 10,000-year age, this age on which we are now)…
And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet color(this being immorality and sin), and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls (this is the wealth and pride of the churches and nations most powerful), having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, ‘Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth’.”
This is telling us that at the end of times (a period of time, perhaps this Kali Yuga) the judgment from awakened people, that is of people who can see the wickedness in The Whore of The World), shall destroy it, and so they shall liberate themselves from their blindfolds. And it is also communicating to us that all this pain and wickedness is “pre-destined,” that it has to happen this way; for nothing happens randomly in terms of human evolution or consciousness evolution. Soon consciousness shall be liberated from the tyranny of the religious believers’ ego, and so this is the age for this to manifest; so one must accept, understand, see the lesson of it.
It is truly important to understand that humanity is asleep, lives asleep, works asleep, forms families and grows old asleep, and finally dies asleep. Living just like under a magic spell, it sounds funny but it is actually true; because they have created religions, different views of love, political divides and hatred, and each person or group has their own view of morality and of that which is divine–i.e., if people really consider anything in life to be divine, IN ACTUAL APPLICATION, not in philosophy and empty words. And why are they asleep…??
One word:“FASCINATION.”Fascination which becomes obsession and ignorance in their unruly minds without them knowing it. People live fascinated and absorbed by the world, its attractions, and by their own selfish desires–which most of the time are not considered selfish by their egos:
The petty drunkard (including all kinds of drugs) lives fascinated by alcohol, women, parties, and all carnal and psychological pleasures. The average woman lives fascinated by her own reflection in the mirror, and so she lives her life shopping and thinking about beautifying herself more in sheer vanity, while her mind suffers her neglect and remains empty her whole life. The plain worker is honest and faithful, but blindly fascinated by his/her job and his/her family. The religious person remains fascinated by his own beliefs, scriptures, rituals, and teachers.
Everybody lives in their own little world. Everybody focuses on what is outside of them, like a little child in front of blinding lights they cannot deviate their attention from it. Meanwhile, the consciousness, the true ticket to love, happiness, to divinity and understanding remains trapped behind their tyrannous ego full of themselves and their own beliefs and selfish views–all due to the fascination with the mundane world.
There must be a RADICAL revolution in the mind of each person in order to stop all this fascination and study the self. A radical revolution is not just knowledge but the APPLICATION of this factual knowledge, as most people deceive themselves by thinking that knowing what is good makes them good; thus, a fool remains asleep by not applying the knowledge he acquires.
And that is what you must do if you truly desire to awaken from this sleep: Teach yourself. Apply your knowledge. Seek and empower yourself by becoming your knowledge. Otherwise you cannot claim to be awaken.
- Asa Rodriguez - 