Traveling the spiritual path is hard for the conscious mind to do. The energy ebbs and flows, rarely acting on schedule or in a direction that leads directly to a desired result.
For me, it feels almost like riding a wave in the ocean, sometimes being in the flow of its currents and sometimes not, but always bobbing up and down trying to keep my head above water. In this instance, it is the flow of light from Creator, a flow that often goes unrecognized by the limited perceptions of our minds.
In my case, it often manifests as periods of silence punctuated by intense creativity in various forms. Being within that flow is one of my great joys (and sources of longing and discontent when I am not and my attention is focused elsewhere).
Today seems to be one of those days I’m looking in the right direction, because suddenly it’s broken a recent silent spell with various things to see and posts for you to ponder.
Foremost at the moment is the concept of allowance as it relates to the exercise of free will. As my good friend Dr. Peebles says, “Allow all things to be as they are created.” In short, it means accepting your reality for however it presents itself and whatever it brings, assuming a divine purpose behind it meant for your expansion and that of your world.
Or as many spiritual believers say, “Let go and let God.”
This does not mean not trying to change it; that effort is part of the experiences we’re here to get. Rather, any effort at change should be motivated by inspiration from within, as free of the egoic distortions of beliefs, biases and such as can be mustered in the moment.
But it does mean giving the current reality its due, accepting the way things are and getting the most from all they offer in the various harmonics and levels of perception available in the now. Only after that has been duly received will we be ready for more.
Unfortunately, the mind that must practice such allowance is often more-focused on the struggles, suffering and conflicts of the outer world, and less upon the subtle nuances of their inner one.
Where those two meet, however, is our topic for consideration. How does free will in achieving a mind’s desire see and interact with the free will of another who wants something different?
I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up we called it buttin’ heads. One wants one thing; another wants another. And so the clash begins, each trying to find a way to impose upon the other its will, its desires, or its views. A mind has to be right, after all.
Free will, you’ll remember, is the first distortion of separation from the wholeness of Creator. Each aspect of the One retains the choice over its manifestation and what to allow into its awareness, the direction of its focus and efforts, and how it all will be engaged and processed. So both sides are just applying the principle to their own affairs.
That’s where love comes in, the second distortion. It moderates the exercise of free will, and redirects it from ones self toward others in need. And even more importantly, back toward the Creator from which it emanates.
If you are actively aware you’re on the spiritual path, you are probably also aware of the possibility that all things are created for a purpose, a purpose known only to Creator. This is one of the great mysteries of creation that can be hard for some to accept, especially for those who think that manifestation (the process of creating) is a result of the conscious direction of their mind and control over its processes.
But from my limited perspective, all experience is created to allow us to better know and grow ourselves toward the light of Creator. We do this by opening our hearts and learning to love and be loved by all things as aspects of that same Creator, just as we love ourselves. For there is only One.
Conflict does not have to result in one winning and another losing. It can be resolved by gifting the “victory” to the other(s) as an expression of love of the I Am presence this is in us, others and all that is. And since there is only One, I Am what you are and what all is — the Presence of Creator in manifestation. And by loving you, I show my love for Creator as well.
Ceding the field of battle is then not defeat, but a choice of how best to love in the moment — by allowing others not only to have an opposing position, but gifting them its attainment and whatever experience it may bring.
I don’t know if I’m making sense. Let me put it in practical terms that I don’t practice often enough.
If my wife and I disagree on wanting to do something, we’ll usually butt heads for a while until we’ve had enough and reach some accord. After all, that’s what lawyers do, even after they’ve stopped lawyering.
But if I can bring the presence of mind to love in that moment, I might just give in and let her have her way, without further (if any) argument. Keeping the peace is in that moment more important than having my way, and I assert my will by loving her enough to allow her to be right (even if she isn’t).
Then again, I might not. Being human can be so much fun sometimes.
You get the picture. Go with love.
God bless you indeed.