The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment

by Thaddeus Golas

Table of Contents
Foward.......................................................................................................................................................2 Who are we?...............................................................................................................................................3 Look, Ma, I'm Enli h!ened........................................................................................................................" #ow !o $eel ood........................................................................................................................................% Li$esa&ers.................................................................................................................................................'( #ow we o! here......................................................................................................................................'' )el$*im+ro&emen!.....................................................................................................................................'3 Time and &ibra!ions..................................................................................................................................'" Goin !hrou h ,han es............................................................................................................................'Wha! is real?.............................................................................................................................................2( #ow you e! !here....................................................................................................................................22 . Fable.....................................................................................................................................................2/ E&en La0ier..............................................................................................................................................2/

Foward
I am a la0y man. La0iness kee+s me $rom belie&in !ha! enli h!enmen! demands e$$or!, dis,i+line, s!ri,! die!, non*smokin , and o!her e&iden,es o$ &ir!ue. Tha!'s abou! !he wors! heresy I ,ould +ro+ose, bu! I ha&e !o be hones! be$ore I ,an be re&eren!. I am doin !he work o$ wri!in !his book !o sa&e mysel$ !he !rouble o$ !alkin abou! i!. There is an odd ,han,e !ha! !his is wha! someone needs !o read in order !o $eel be!!er abou! himsel$. I$ you are a kind +erson and wan! !o know wha! !o e1+e,! when enli h!enmen! s!rikes and why i! ,omes !o you, wi!h or wi!hou! +sy,hedeli, hel+, !his is $or you. These are !he rules o$ !he ame as I see !hem. I reali0e !ha! many o$ us are o+enin u+ &ery $as! !hese days, and one o$ !he mos! ,ommon delusions we $a,e is !he belie$ !ha! our sense o$ re&ela!ion is uni2ue. The $eelin o$ knowin !he !ru!h is no! enou h. My in!en!ion is no! !o +re!end $inal !ru!h, bu! !o su es! ,er!ain sim+le a!!i!udes !ha! will work $or anybody and s!ay wi!h you in !he mos! e1!reme $reak*ou! or s+a,e*ou!, e&en when your mind is ,om+le!ely blown. These a!!i!udes are so sim+le !ha! I'm surroundin !hem wi!h a +i,!ure o$ !he uni&erse !o show why !hey work e&en when you don'! belie&e !hey will. The uni&erse is so &as! and ,om+le1 !ha! i$ we needed books like !his !o be,ome enli h!ened, we'd ne&er make i!. 3u! on !he o!her hand !he uni&erse is so sim+le in desi n !ha! !here's no reason $or anyone !o be +u00led or unha++y. I!'s easy !o ,on!rol your e1is!en,e, no ma!!er how ,om+li,a!ed i! looks. I'&e abandoned !he idea o$ wri!in !his a number o$ !imes, on !he round !ha! +eo+le didn'! know i! be,ause !hey didn'! wan! !o. 3u! in !he end !here is no more reason $or no! wri!in i! !han !here is $or wri!in i!. I am wri!in wha! I will wan! !o read someday when I am s!u,k in a weird +la,e. )e&eral !imes on bummers I'&e !hou h!4 Wha! ,ould I say !o someone in !his s!a!e o$ mind !ha! would mean any!hin ? Tha!'s !he kind o$ !es!in !his in$orma!ion has had. There isn'! a line in !his book !ha! is !here 5us! be,ause i! sounds beau!i$ul. The in$orma!ion is +ra,!i,al and reliable. I! has !aken me and o!hers sa$ely !hrou h some e1!reme s!a!es o$ mind, and ,an be redu,ed !o a $ew +hrases !ha! are sim+le enou h !o re,all in any ,risis. The $irs! ,ha+!er be ins wi!h a brie$ly s!a!ed idea abou! how !he uni&erse is made, and !he res! o$ !he book dis,usses our li&es $rom !ha! &iew+oin!. I! is a $ar*rea,hin idea, e1!endin in!o e&ery $ield o$ knowled e, and sin,e i! !ook me many years !o e! i! s!rai h!, I ,anno! e1+e,! !ha! anyone else should ,asually a,,e+! i!. .ll I ,an do is ask !ha! you +lay !he idea ame, see where i! leads, and ,he,k i! ou! a ains! wha! you know. Wha! has !o be !rue $or !he uni&erse !o look !o us as i! does? Is !here a ,redible brid e be!ween ma!!er and s+iri!? Like many +eo+le, I wres!led wi!h su,h ,on,erns $or years, and !his book ,on!ains some o$ !he ,on,lusions. 6erha+s !hese ,on,lusions will be meanin $ul !o you only i$ you $ollow your own +ro,ess o$ ,he,kin and +ro&in . I$ so, !he $irs! ,ha+!er ,on!ains all you will need !o kee+ you busy $or a lon !ime. 7n !he o!her hand, i$ all you wan! is a handy !ri+ uide, you'll $ind !ha!, !oo. I'm really no! e1+e,!in anyone !o !ake !hese sen!en,es and e1+and !hem a ain in!o a $eelin o$ reali0a!ion. 3u! i$ one o$ you whom I ne&er hear abou! e!s a li!!le hi her and ha++ier, !hen I would wri!e all !his a ain a !housand !imes o&er. I ho+e you $ind !he &ibra!ions +leasan!.

Who are we?

We are e2ual bein s and !he uni&erse is our rela!ions wi!h ea,h o!her. The uni&erse is made o$ one kind o$ en!i!y4 ea,h one is ali&e, ea,h de!ermines !he ,ourse o$ his own e1is!en,e. Tha! is really all you need !o know !o unders!and !his book or wri!e your own. E&ery!hin I say has i!s roo!s in !ha! $irs! +ara ra+h, and i! is +ossible !o resol&e any 2ues!ion by oin ba,k !o i! and !hinkin i! !hrou h $or yoursel$. The uni&erse is made o$ one kind o$ wha!e&er*i!*is, whi,h ,anno! be de$ined. For our +ur+ose, i! isn'! ne,essary !o !ry !o de$ine i!. .ll we need !o do is assume !ha! !here is only one kind o$ wha!e&er*i!*is, and see i$ i! leads !o a reasonable e1+lana!ion $or !he world as we know i!. The basi, $un,!ion o$ ea,h bein is e1+andin and ,on!ra,!in . E1+anded bein s are +ermea!i&e8 ,on!ra,!ed bein s are dense and im+ermea!i&e. There$ore ea,h o$ us, alone or in ,ombina!ion, may a++ear as s+a,e, ener y, or mass, de+endin on !he ra!io o$ e1+ansion !o ,on!ra,!ion ,hosen, and wha! kind o$ &ibra!ions ea,h o$ us e1+resses by al!erna!in e1+ansion and ,on!ra,!ion. Ea,h bein ,on!rols his own &ibra!ions. . ,om+le!ely e1+anded bein is s+a,e. )in,e e1+ansion is +ermea!i&e, we ,an be in !he 9same s+a,e9 wi!h one or more o!her e1+anded bein s. In $a,!, i! is +ossible $or all !he en!i!ies in !he uni&erse !o be one s+a,e. We e1+erien,e e1+ansion as awareness, ,om+rehension, unders!andin , or wha!e&er we wish !o ,all i!. When we are ,om+le!ely e1+anded, we ha&e a $eelin o$ !o!al awareness, o$ bein one wi!h all li$e. .! !ha! le&el we ha&e no resis!an,e !o any &ibra!ions or in!era,!ions o$ o!her bein s. I! is !imeless bliss, wi!h unlimi!ed ,hoi,e o$ ,ons,iousness, +er,e+!ion, and $eelin . )+a,e is a le&el o$ e1+erien,e !ha! any o$ us ,an rea,h, bu! i! is di$$i,ul! !o !alk abou! on our +resen! +lane +re,isely be,ause i! is unlimi!ed. I! is !ha! whi,h ,hooses limi!s and makes de$ini!ions. We mi h! say4 all e1+erien,es are a&ailable !o !he 7ne Mind, and !he 7ne Mind is all o$ us or any o$ us a! !he hi hes! le&el o$ e1+ansion. 7r we mi h! !heori0e4 God ,ould no! ,rea!e any!hin more limi!ed !han #imsel$ !ha! would +ersis!, bu! i$ #e du+li,a!es #imsel$, #e ,an en5oy a +ersis!en! uni&erse. Ea,h en!i!y, !here$ore, is a du+li,a!e o$ God, 9made in #is ima e.9 I! doesn'! ma!!er wha! words we use4 we e1is! and !he uni&erse e1is!s, and i! is +ossible !o !es! !his e1+ansion*,on!ra,!ion idea wi!hin !he limi!ed s,o+e o$ wha! is real !o us as human bein s, es+e,ially in a!omi, and sub*a!omi, s!udies. When a bein is !o!ally ,on!ra,!ed, he is a mass +ar!i,le, ,om+le!ely im+loded. To !he de ree !ha! he is ,on!ra,!ed, a bein is unable !o be in !he same s+a,e wi!h o!hers, so ,on!ra,!ion is $el! as $ear, +ain, un,ons,iousness, i noran,e, ha!red, e&il, and a whole hos! o$ s!ran e $eelin s. .! an e1!reme he has !he $eelin o$ bein ,om+le!ely insane, o$ resis!in e&eryone and e&ery!hin , o$ bein unable !o ,hoose !he ,on!en! o$ his ,ons,iousness. 7$ ,ourse, !hese are 5us! !he $eelin s a++ro+ria!e !o mass &ibra!ion le&els, and he ,an e! ou! o$ !hem a! any !ime by e1+andin , by le!!in o o$ all resis!an,e !o wha! he !hinks, sees, or $eels. When a bein is al!erna!in e1+ansion and ,on!ra,!ion, he is ener y. My uess is !ha! a! !he middle +oin!, $i$!y +er,en! e1+ansion and $i$!y +er,en! ,on!ra,!ion, a bein would be lo i,al, non*sub5e,!i&e, e oless, and +redi,!able. This may be !he 90ero9 whi,h is one side o$ ener y e2ua!ions in +hysi,s, as well as !he 9e o*dea!h9 we o !hrou h in e1+andin !o hi her le&els o$ awareness. I! is im+or!an! !o no!e !ha! ener y is no! a 2uan!i!y o$ any!hin 9ob5e,!i&e.9 Ener y, like s+a,e and

ma!!er, is wha! a lo! o$ li&e bein s are doin . Ener y bein s usually rea,! !o !heir nei hbors in a way !ha! is o$!en +redi,!able and a++aren!ly au!oma!i,, like $allin dominoes. While rela!in !o s+a,e bein s, ener y bein s will a++ear !o be hi h, &ibra!in ra+idly, wi!h a sense o$ in,reasin sub5e,!i&e $reedom. 7rien!ed !o mass bein s, !hey will be low ener y, &ibra!in more slowly wi!h a rowin $eelin o$ sub5e,!i&e ,om+ulsion and disorder. The uni&erse is an in$ini!e harmony o$ &ibra!in bein s in an elabora!e ran e o$ e1+ansion*,on!ra,!ion ra!ios, $re2uen,y modula!ions, and so $or!h. There is a +ar!i,ular se! o$ $eelin s and ideas !ha! oes wi!h e&ery &aria!ion, e&ery ,ombina!ion, e&ery &ibra!ion le&el. There is also a di$$eren! +er,e+!ion o$ how o!her bein s are rela!in $rom e&ery di$$eren! &iew*+oin!. The !hou h! o$ !hese +ossibili!ies is so s!a erin , !ryin !o ,on!ain !hem in wri!in is so ridi,ulous, !ha! i! is hard $or me !o mo&e my +en any $ur!her. #owe&er, wha! we are a$!er is !o isola!e some basi, a!!i!udes !ha! will re,o&er awareness o$ our $reedom !o mo&e around in !his ma0e:or o s!rai h! !o !he !o+. Wha! we need !o remember is !ha! !here is nobody here bu! us ,hi,kens. The en!ire uni&erse is made o$ bein s 5us! like oursel&es. E&ery +ar!i,le in e&ery a!om is a li&e bein . E&ery mole,ule or ,ell is a !ribe o$ bein s. Ener y is a lar e number o$ us &ibra!in !o e!her. )+a,e is an in$ini!e number o$ our bro!hers and sis!ers in +er$e,! bliss. There is no im+or!an! di$$eren,e be!ween li&e and dead ma!!er, sin,e bo!h are made u+ o$ li&e en!i!ies. ;o! only is mass ,on&er!ible in!o ener y, bu! ener y is ,on&er!ible in!o s+a,e, and &i,e &ersa. I! is our own wi!hdrawal $rom awareness, our own mass ,ondi!ion !ha! makes us see our bro!hers and sis!ers as ob5e,!i&e ma!!er, ener y, and s+a,e. We always ha&e !he e1+erien,es and +er,e+!ions a++ro+ria!e !o our &ibra!ion le&el. The same rules a++ly !o all o$ us. The rules do no! ,ome $rom anywhere ou!side oursel&es. They ,ome $rom !he !ru!h !ha! we are all e2ual, we all ha&e !he same ran e o$ +ossible beha&ior and e1+erien,e. We are $ree !o do any!hin we wan! !o do, wi!hin !he ne,essary laws o$ our rela!ions as e2ual bein s. .nd lo&e mus! be !he $irs! law. Lo&e is !he action o$ bein in !he same s+a,e wi!h o!her bein s, whi,h means !ha! lo&e is real, as real as we are. Lo&e is no! a limi!ed idea, i! is some!hin we do, ul!ima!ely wi!h our whole sel&es. 6erha+s many o$ us do no! like i! where we are in !he uni&erse now, bu! we ,an all be ,er!ain !ha! we o! where we are by our own de,isions !o e1+and in lo&e or wi!hdraw $rom i!. The kind o$ brain and body you ha&e, !he $amily and so,ie!y, !he !ime in his!ory you were born in!o, all !hese and more were de!ermined by you yoursel$, by your de ree o$ e1+ansion, by your willin ness !o lo&e. ;o one did any!hin !o you. ;o one $or,ed you. There is absolu!e 5us!i,e in !he e1+erien,e !ha! ea,h o$ us is ha&in e&ery se,ond o$ !he day. In one sense we ,an all rela1, be,ause no!hin is se,re!, no!hin is los!, no!hin is $or o!!en, no one is abandoned. Ea,h o$ us is !he same kind o$ bein , ,a+able o$ ou!$lowin a!!en!ion and awareness, or wi!hdrawin i!. .nd !ha! is all we need !o do4 Gi&e $ull, +ermissi&e, lo&in a!!en!ion !o absolu!ely any!hin !ha! we see in our minds, in our bodies, in our en&ironmen!, in o!her +eo+le. E1+ansion in lo&e is an a,!ion !ha! is a&ailable !o e&ery bein in !he uni&erse all !he !ime. . willin awareness will !ake us !o hea&en, a lo&in a!!i!ude will make us $ree. ;o!hin else ,on!rols our $a!e. Good or bad beha&ior is se,ondary. Wha!e&er you are doin , lo&e yoursel$ $or doin i!. Wha!e&er you are !hinkin , lo&e yoursel$ $or !hinkin i!. Lo&e is !he only dimension !ha! needs !o be ,han ed. I$ you are no! sure how i! $eels !o be lo&in , lo&e yoursel$ $or no! bein sure o$ how i! $eels. There is no!hin on ear!h more im+or!an! !han !he lo&e whi,h ,ons,ious bein s $eel !owards ea,h o!her, whe!her or no! i! is e&er e1+ressed.

There is no +oin! in worry or wonder abou! worse or be!!er s+iri!ual ,ondi!ions, al!hou h !ha! ame is a&ailable. <ou will no! be able !o rise abo&e your +resen! &ibra!ion le&el !o s!ay un!il you lo&e !he way you are now. ;o ma!!er wha! your s+iri!ual ,ondi!ion is, no ma!!er where you $ind yoursel$ in !he uni&erse, your ,hoi,e is always !he same4 !o e1+and your awareness or ,on!ra,! i!. .nd you ha&e !o s!ar! where you are. There is no!hin wron wi!h bein where you are:i!'s one o$ !he in$ini!e e1+erien,es a&ailable !o us. Wha! you are, I ,an be. Wha! I am, you ,an be. Wha!e&er we ha&e done in wi!hdrawin $rom $ull ,ons,iousness o$ !he 7ne Mind, we are doin now. Wha!e&er we are doin will always be wi!hin us !o do, e&en when we are no! doin i!, and !here$ore is no! !o be resis!ed, bu! !rans,ended. These are reminders I $re2uen!ly use4 "That's always within me." "This, too, can be known with a fully expanded awareness." We ,an !rus! !he $low o$ !he uni&erse. I$ !hese rules o$ lo&e are !rue, !hen !hey are e$$e,!i&e whe!her we a ree wi!h !hem or no!, whe!her we are ,ons,ious o$ !hem or no!, whe!her or no! we use words !o !alk abou! !hem. The reali!y o$ lo&e is some!hin you do $or yoursel$, wi!h or wi!hou! words, and 5ud e !he resul!s $rom your own e1+erien,es. .ll in$orma!ion like !his e1is!s in s+a,e all !he !ime, and doesn'! need books $or i!s reali!y. I!'s always wi!hin you. I! $ollows !ha! I am no! wri!in !his book ou! o$ any sense o$ ob5e,!ion !o wha! anyone belie&es now. 3eyond all reason is !he mys!ery o$ lo&e4 you know we are all e2ual, no one in !ru!h needs any hel+ $rom anyone else, no one needs !o be !old any!hin or i&en any!hin :and !hen you do !he mos! ,om+assiona!e a,! anyway, do !he bes! $or your bro!hers and sis!ers !ha! you ha&e in you. I'm relayin wha! was i&en !o me when I $el! I needed i!4 i$ I $el! !ha! way, maybe someone else does, !oo. This is a le!!er !o my bro!hers and sis!ers, a lo&e no!e !o !ry !o show how, when we !hou h! lo&e wasn'! workin , i! was workin +er$e,!ly. I!'s an in!eres!in men!al e1er,ise !o !urn !he whole ame u+side down4 !he +roblem is no! how !o $ree yoursel$ $rom !he mass le&el, how !o e! enli h!ened. The real 2ues!ion is4 i$ you are a ,om+le!ely $ree and sel$*de!ermined bein , how did you lo,k yoursel$ in!o a body !o +lay ames on !he ma!erial +lane? #ow did you e! yoursel$ and o!hers !o a ree !o !his ame? #ow did you e! i! !o be ,om+ulsi&e? )e&eral !imes when I'&e s+a,ed ou!, I $lashed4 Well, i$ i!'s !ha! easy !o e! ou!, I mi h! as well o ba,k and +lay !he ame. Maybe !ha!'s !he ul!ima!e !em+!a!ion. .nd maybe no one really wan!s !o know how easy i! is, nobody wan!s !o u+se! !he ame. We may all be +layin le!'s +re!end, hide*and*seek. 6hysi,al reali!y is one o$ !he bi es! horror mo&ies o$ all, and you know how we lo&e horror mo&ies. I$ !he uni&erse as we see i! $rom our &ibra!ion le&el is illusory, only +ar!ially !rue, !hen !ha!'s all !he more reason $or en5oyin i! and lo&in i!, ins!ead o$ e!!in $reaked by i!. E&ery!hin !ha! ha++ens on ear!h ,an be e1+erien,ed on any o$ !housands o$ di$$eren! &ibra!ion le&els, $rom !he mos! eu+hori, !o !he loomies!. We are en!irely $ree !o em+hasi0e any le&el we wish. We need ,han e no!hin bu! our own a!!en!ion and lo&e, our own e1+ansion and lo&e. )in,e !he uni&erse is no!hin bu! li&e bein s, ea,h ,on!rollin his own le&el and his own rela!ionshi+s, !here is absolu!ely no!hin in !he uni&erse !ha! needs !o be ,orre,!ed in any way. We don'! ha&e !o do any!hin abou! i!, wha!e&er i! is. There is ,ons,iousness e&erywhere in !he uni&erse, and we ,an !rus! all bein s !o handle !heir own de,isions. ;o ma!!er how i! looks !o us, lo&e ne&er loses ,on!rol4 !he laws o$ our rela!ions are as hones! and e1a,! as !he laws o$ +hysi,s. I ,an'! say I know a! !his momen! wha! all !hese laws are. 3u! on some le&el e&erybody knows !ha! we are all e!!in e1a,!ly wha! we deser&e. The harmony is in$ini!e and one and di&ine. Where do you $i ure you $i! in!o i!? =on'! be !oo hard on

yoursel$. . li!!le bi! o$ lo&e oes a lon way.

Look, Ma, I'm Enlightened

Wha! do you do !o be,ome enli h!ened? Wha! are !he si ns !ha! you are su,,eedin ? #ow does your li$e ,han e as you be,ome more enli h!ened? There is nothing you need to do first in order to be enlightened. .ll +o!en!ial e1+erien,es are wi!hin you already. <ou ,an o+en u+ !o !hem a! any !ime, $as!er !han ins!an!aneously, 5us! by bein !here. 3u! !here's no hurry. To!al e1+ansion is always !here, beyond !ime, wi!hin and around you. <ou need only o+en your awareness a! !he +a,e you $ind sa$e and ,om$or!able. I$ L)= is !oo $as!, o slower. This is home. We all belon in !he uni&erse. ;o!hin e!s in our way, bu! mos! o$ us are likely !o o+en u+ in s!a es, radually. We !end !o o u+ in ,y,les o$ emo!ion4 a$!er ea,h burs! o$ eu+hori, reali0a!ion, we may hi! a new and di$$eren! kind o$ ne a!i&i!y, !he ne1! !hin we need !o learn !o lo&e. 3u! !he hi her you o, !he easier i! e!s. The e1+erien,e o$ ,om+le!e awareness bein s+a,e, does no! mean bein +resen!ly ,ons,ious o$ e&ery de!ail in !he uni&erse, e&ery +ossible rela!ionshi+ be!ween limi!ed, wi!hdrawn en!i!ies. 3ein s+a,e is a readiness !o be aware $ully o$ any!hin ,on,ei&able. I! means we ha&e no resis!an,e, no denial o$ any ,on,e+! or rela!ionshi+. There$ore, !o a,hie&e enli h!enmen!, we are no! re2uired !o a!her any +ar!i,ular se! o$ ideas or e1+erien,es, &ir!ues or su$$erin s. .ny!hin !ha! e1is!s ,an be e1+erien,ed wi!h a ,om+le!ely e1+anded awareness. >e ardless o$ how you ha&e limi!ed your awareness, you are a $ree and sel$*de!ermined bein . ;o o!her li&e bein , nor any rou+ o$ bein s, ,an ,on!rol your &ibra!ion le&el so !here is no!hin in !he uni&erse, es+e,ially !he +hysi,al +ar! o$ i!, !ha! ,an ,oun!er your $ree will. Tha! means !ha! !he +hysi,al world has no +ower o&er you wha!soe&er4 i! doesn'! !em+! you, i! doesn'! ,orru+! you, i! doesn'! e! in !he way o$ enli h!enmen!, 9i!9 doesn'! do any!hin !o you. You are !he sole ,ause o$ your le&el o$ e1is!en,e. <our in!ernal ,ondi!ion is ne&er +ro rammed. The e1+erien,e o$ bein $or,ed or ,on!rolled a ains! your will ,an o,,ur only when you make yoursel$ dense, when you ,on!ra,! your awareness. 7ur reali!y a! any le&el ,onsis!s o$ wha!e&er uni2ue ,ons,ious bein s we +er,ei&e as ali&e, and !he +ro,ess o$ enli h!enmen! is e1+andin our ,om+rehension o$ o!her bein s, un!il we e1+erien,e e&ery!hin as a li&e in!era,!ion. The more we wi!hdraw $rom lo&in o!her bein s, !he more o$ a 9+hysi,al9 world we will ,on!end wi!h, !he more mass*obsessed we be,ome. 7n !he o!her hand, !he more we o+en u+ !o our bro!hers and sis!ers, !he less solid !he world be,omes. Enli h!enmen! is any e1+erien,e o$ e1+andin our ,ons,iousness beyond i!s +resen! limi!s. We ,ould also say !ha! +er$e,! enli h!enmen! is reali0in !ha! we ha&e no limi!s a! all, and !ha! !he en!ire uni&erse is ali&e. The di$$i,ul!y in wri!in abou! i!, and in all e$$or!s !o !ell how !o a,hie&e i!, ,omes o$ !ryin !o use limi!ed !erms !o !alk abou! oin beyond limi!s. To be enli h!ened is !o be in a s!a!e o$ $le1ible awareness, an o+en mind. Enli h!enmen! is !he &ery +ro,ess o$ e1+andin , no! o$ arri&in a! a di$$eren! se! o$ limi!s.

There is no one ,orre,! way o$ lookin a! li$e 9a$!er9 enli h!enmen!. We are no! obli ed !o be or no! be any!hin , as lon as in our hear!s and minds we are whole. Wha! does i! mean, !o be whole? I! means !ha! we mus! be willin !o ,on,ei&e o$, !o ,on!ain wi!hin oursel&es, wha!e&er is 9o!her !han9 any limi!ed idea. I! means knowin !ha! when we em+hasi0e a +osi!i&e, we are a! !he same !ime ,rea!in a ne a!i&e. When we ,hoose an ideal o$ knowled e, !hen we mus! deal wi!h !he i noran,e !ha! is other than !he knowled e. When we em+hasi0e an ideal o$ holiness, !hen we mus! li&e wi!h !he sin !ha! is i!s ,om+anion, and a,,e+! our res+onsibili!y $or ha&in ,rea!ed i!. I$ we deny doin so, !ha! is a ,on!ra,!ion o$ awareness8 we be,ome dense, we be,ome mass*le&el en!i!ies, we are in,arna!ed in +hysi,al bodies. .nd we ,anno! ,on!rol wha! we ha&e denied ,rea!in , i! is $or,ed in!o our a!!en!ion whe!her we like i! or no!, and so we li&e in a world o$ sin and i noran,e. #owe&er, i$ we remain ,ons!an!ly o+en and unresis!in !o su,h ne a!i&es, we are no! ,om+elled !o dwell on !hem4 I$ we allow !ha! u liness is always wi!hin us, !hen we are $ree !o ,rea!e beau!y. I$ we know !ha! s!u+idi!y is always wi!hin us, !hen we are $ree !o em+hasi0e !his in!elli en,e. Lo&e is !he hi hes! and holies! a,!ion be,ause i! always ,on!ains !ha! whi,h is no! lo&e wi!hin i!sel$, i! always and e&er mo&es !o in,lude !he unlo&in . #ow o$!en we !ry !o $i ure ou! a ,ause*and*e$$e,! se2uen,e in our e1+erien,es, when wha! is ha++enin is merely a swin o$ al!erna!in ,ondi!ions. We may ,hoose a ne a!i&e !ask, like monas!i, dis,i+line, and !hen $eel rewarded. 7r ,on&ersely, we may +ursue a sedu,!i&e +leasure, and !hen $eel ,hea!ed. We ne&er s!and ba,k !o see !ha! we are 5us! swin in like +endulums. .nd many o$ us insis! on !hinkin o$ oursel&es as only kind, ood, and wise4 we !ry !o be +endulums !ha! swin only !o one side. The remedy $or !his ,on$usion is !o be lo&in , !o e1+erien,e li$e wi!hou! men!al resis!an,e, un!il we rise abo&e mass and ener y !o !he s+a,e le&el. 7n !ha! le&el, where lo&e is ,ons!an! and our awareness is o+en, we will more easily ,om+rehend !he mira,le o$ ,on!ainin ,on!radi,!ions, o++osi!es, and +arado1es. We will be $ree !o e1+erien,e wha! we ,hoose, be,ause we will no! deny !ha! we always ,on!ain e&ery!hin other than our ,hoi,e. ?arma is no! 9+ayin $or9 e1a,!ly wha! you did in !he +as!. I!'s 5us! !ha!, as you raise your &ibra!ion le&el, you may en,oun!er !he kind o$ e1+erien,es you wi!hdrew $rom in !he +as!, or you may run in!o any!hin other than wha! you are insis!in on now. I$ you !ry !o ,lose your mind, you will dro+ ba,k !o a lower &ibra!ion. 3u! i$ you look ,almly a! undesired e&en!s, absorb !hem men!ally, and love yourself for disliking them, you will kee+ oin hi her. <ou mi h! say !ha! $or a while you mus! !ake your bum !ri+ wi!h your hi h. .s you deal wi!h and lo&e ea,h new dis!urbin +henomenon, you will be in !o reali0e !ha! none o$ !he !hrea!enin e&il !ha! bo!hered you has disa++eared $rom !he world. 3u! your ,om+ulsi&e $eelin s o$ dismay and hel+lessness will be one, you will learn how !o s!eer your way around or !hrou h !urbulen! &ibra!ions and in !ime !hey won'! ha++en !o you any more. <ou will see how you ,an ,han e your emo!ions and e1+erien,es by unders!andin !heir rela!ion !o your awareness le&el. For ins!an,e, i$ your $eelin s $ade a$!er a dee+ly lo&in e1+erien,e wi!h someone @whi,h is es+e,ially likely i$ you were hi h on mari5uana or L)= a! !he !imeA, you ,an unders!and i! as a $adin ou! o$ bein in !he same s+a,e now !ha! you are bo!h &ibra!in on a lower le&el a ain. When you know !ha!, and know !ha! !he low mood ,an +ass 5us! as easily as i! ,ame on, !hen you are less likely !o make bi de,isions and e! in!o ar umen!s be,ause o$ i!. <ou 5us! rela1 your mind and wa!,h i! o by. Burren!ly many o$ us are e1+erien,in !em+orary hi hs and $lashes o$ illumina!ion, es+e,ially wi!h +sy,hedeli,s a&ailable. I$ !hin s e! weird in new ways a$!er su,h eu+hori, !imes, you need no! be

dis!urbed. I! may be a si n you're oin hi her s!ill. Meanwhile we should reali0e !ha! we !end !o re!urn !o !he &ibra!ion le&el where we $eel s!able, some!hin we ,an 9li&e wi!h.9 I!'s !he le&el o$ s!abili!y, !he le&el where we $eel oursel&es !o be ,om$or!ably on !he same &ibra!ion wi!h o!hers, !ha! needs !o be ,han ed. .nd !ha! ,an be done only !hrou h an unresis!in s!a!e o$ mind, a ,ons!an!ly e1+andin lo&e. I! is 2ui!e na!ural, in +ursuin enli h!enmen! or 5us! in !ryin !o be ha++ier, !o look !o your e&eryday e1+erien,es $or si ns o$ resul!s. Indeed, your daily li$e is no!hin else bu! an e1+ression o$ your s+iri!ual ,ondi!ion. <our li$e will ,han e as you be,ome more lo&in , bu! no! in ways !ha! you ,an e1a,!ly +redi,!. Wha! ha++ens is no! as im+or!an! as how you rea,! !o wha! ha++ens. There is a ood a!!i!ude !o !ake !owards any oal4 I!'s ni,e i$ i! ha++ens, ni,e i$ i! doesn'!. Lon be$ore you e! !o where you ,an ,on$iden!ly make ,hoi,es $or !he $u!ure, you may $ind !ha! you are no lon er in!eres!ed in +redi,!in mu,h. <ou won'! mind le!!in o o$ one beau!i$ul e1+erien,e be,ause lo&e will make !he ne1! one 5us! as rewardin . )imilarly !here isn'! mu,h s+e,i$i, ad&i,e !o be i&en abou! wha! enli h!ened e1is!en,e should be on Ear!h, and I am relu,!an! !o make lowin +redi,!ions abou! wha! is +ossible. .s we ha&e seen, as soon as we are ,om+le!ely willin !o ,rea!e a ,ondi!ion, i! ,han es in!o some!hin else i$ our minds are blo,ked !o al!erna!i&es. 7n our mass le&el, !ha! 9some!hin else9 is o$!en likely !o be un+leasan!, and as soon as we !ry !o wi!hdraw $rom our $eelin s abou! i!, we are s!u,k wi!h i!. Tha!'s one way !o e1+lain why ideal and beau!i$ul e&en!s &anish $rom our li&es, and bad and dull ones las!, and !he same a++lies in +redi,!in a rosy $u!ure. 3u! no ma!!er how &a ue and unwieldy !ha! +ro,ess seems, lo&e will o&er,ome i!. I! ,an be sa$ely +redi,!ed !ha!, as you row more lo&in o$ yoursel$ and o!hers, you will in !his li$e!ime be in seein e&ery +erson and ob5e,! as a +er$e,! $orm, 5us! !he way !hey are now. <ou will $eel a ri,h +leasure in e&ery momen!. .nd sin,e beau!y really is in !he eye o$ !he beholder, your &ibra!ions will be beau!i$ul, !oo.

How to eel good

I!'s all ri h! !o ha&e a ood !ime. Tha!'s one o$ !he mos! im+or!an! messa es o$ enli h!enmen!. We should !ry !o ,om+rehend !he hi hes! +leasure le&el, !he +leasure o$ God, so !o s+eak, in all !ha! we +er,ei&e. ;o one in hi her ,ons,iousness wan!s any o$ us !o ha&e a miserable !ime on ear!h. There is a +aradise in and around you ri h! now, and !o be !here you don'! e&en ha&e !o make a mo&e, no! e&en li$!in your eyes $rom !his +a e. <ou ,an o+en yoursel$ !o !he diamondlike +er$e,!ion o$ e&ery!hin you see and $eel. I$ you don'! !hink i! ,an ha++en !ha! easily, 5us! be lo&in , momen! by momen!, and !rus! !ha! i! will ,ome !o you. ;o one on !he s+a,e le&el e&er +u!s barriers or !es!s in !he way o$ someone who is !ryin !o raise his s+iri!ual le&el. #indsi h! may make i! look as !hou h you were bein !es!ed, bu! in !ru!h you are always bein allowed !o de,ide $or yoursel$, !o de$ine !he uni&erse !ha! is real !o you. #i her bein s are only !oo ha++y when you show yoursel$ lo&in enou h !o rise. <ou will be i&en e&ery hel+ and ,han,e when you ask $or i!, whe!her you ask by !akin L)= or any o!her way, be i! sim+le +rayer or wri!in a le!!er !o )an!a Blaus. <ou are ne&er asked !o !ormen! or $rus!ra!e yoursel$. <ou don'! ha&e !o +ro&e any!hin . <ou can't +ro&e any!hin 4 your &ibra!ions always s+eak !rue, you ,an'! lie abou! !hem. .nd i! is easy !o rise on !he win s o$ lo&e. ;o ma!!er how ,on&in,in any +er,e+!ion o$ any le&el o$

reali!y, no ma!!er how o&erwhelmin , in!ri,a!e and ,om+le1, you are s!ill seein only a $ra men! wi!hin our !rue reali!y4 bein 5us! us, unresis!in , una!!a,hed, lo&in all. I! is also all ri h! !o ha&e a ood !ime in se1ual rela!ions. In !ru!h, a sa!is$yin or asm is a s+iri!ual reali0a!ion more !han a !e,hni,al a,,om+lishmen!. The $lesh is no! a+ar! $rom !he s+iri!. The body is an e,s!a!i, ,rea!ion o$ many bein s &ibra!in on o!her le&els o$ ,ons,iousness. . dee+ or asm is a reali0a!ion o$ lo&e on many le&els, in,ludin !hose whi,h many o$ us now !hink o$ as 9animal.9 Lo&e, e!!in in!o !he same s+a,e or on !he same &ibra!ion wi!h o!hers, is !he round o$ our bein , and !akes an in$ini!y o$ $orms. .s in all o!her e1+erien,es, we always ha&e !he se1ual e1+erien,es we deser&e, de+endin on our lo&in kindness !owards oursel&es and o!hers. The e,s!asy o$ se1 ,an be ,onsidered a mirror !o our +sy,hi, dissolu!ion in !he s+a,e o$ our di&ine bro!hers and sis!ers in !he hi her le&els o$ e1+ansion. Makin lo&e is one demons!ra!ion o$ how s+a,e rela!ions ask us !o surrender in lo&e, and absorb !he di$$eren,es and im+er$e,!ions and beau!ies o$ o!her bein s. I$ !his is so, why is as,e!i,ism so o$!en re,ommended as a s+iri!ual +a!h, and why does i! some!imes a++ear !o work? .s we saw in !he +re,edin ,ha+!er, when you +ush hard in one dire,!ion, you are likely !o be swun in!o a s!a!e o!her !han wha! you in!end. When you insis! on ha&in only sensual +leasure, you will, unless your mind is o+en, be !hrown in!o a s!a!e where as,e!i,ism seems like !he ri h! ,ourse. .nd when you o $ar enou h in as,e!i,ism, you may be !hrown in!o bliss and e,s!asy, as many sain!s ha&e !old us. .lso, i$ you ,om+lain loud enou h, you will be i&en a $lash o$ insi h! in!o hi her ,ons,iousness. I$ you deny yoursel$ $ood, se1, ,ommuni,a!ion, or slee+, you are in a way re+or!in !o head2uar!ers !ha! your li$e $orm isn'! workin , and you may be allowed a brie$ re!urn !o s+a,e !o ,he,k i! ou!. 3u! su,h $lashes, !hou h !hey +resen!ly make u+ mos! o$ wha! humani!y knows o$ s+a,e, are no! !he en!ire li h!, no ma!!er how ,on&in,in !hey $eel. .nd !hese $lashes are uns!able, !hey are no! !he mos! ,om$or!able way !o e! home. <ou will no! be able !o s!ay on hi her le&els when you e! !here !hrou h su,h ne a!i&e em+hasis. ;o ma!!er wha! hi h*minded ra!ionali0a!ions you ,om$or! yoursel$ wi!h $or ,omin ba,k !o ear!h, as,e!i,ism will kee+ brin in you ba,k !o !he +hysi,al +lane un!il you lo&e enou h !o rise abo&e i! on a +osi!i&e +a!h. Indeed, i! is lo&e i!sel$ !ha! is !he +osi!i&e +a!h !o s+a,e. There is no wisdom or holiness !ha! is e&er an e1,use $or !he $ailure !o lo&e, in oursel&es or o!hers. .nd in se1ual rela!ions, a ain, lo&e o&er,omes !he +endulum e$$e,!, !he yin*yan o$ ,on,e+!s, and a! las! we ha&e a ra!ional way !o e1+lain why lo&e mus! be !he $irs! mo!i&e in se1. 3u! lo&e in !his in!en!ion is mu,h broader !han roman!i, +assion, and i! mus! be in wi!h lo&in yoursel$. I$ you lo&e e&ery!hin you $eel and do, in,ludin your emo!ionally dry and em+!y moods, your +leasure will kee+ ,omin ba,k. I$ you $ind se1 unrewardin , i! 5us! means !ha! in !his li$e!ime or ano!her you insis!ed !oo mu,h on !he o!her side o$ !he balan,e. I! is !he a,!ion o$ ,on!ra,!in your awareness !ha! makes any ,ondi!ion ,om+ulsory. .lso i! is im+or!an! no! !o 5ud e o!hers $or !heir +leasures o$ !he $lesh. Wha! you deny !o o!hers will be denied !o you, $or !he +lain reason !ha! you are always le isla!in $or yoursel$, all your words and a,!ions de$ine !he world you wan! !o li&e in. 7ne o$ !he ne,essary laws $or our rela!ions as e2ual bein s is !his4 Wha! you say, oes:bu! only $or you and !hose who a ree wi!h you. I$ you say a man should no! re,ei&e hel+ undeser&edly, i! may no! a$$e,! his li$e mu,h, bu! i! will hold $or you4 you will no! e! undeser&ed hel+. I$ you say o!her +eo+le's se1ual +leasures are &ul ar, i! won'! ,han e !heir e1+erien,es, bu! your +leasures will be,ome &ul ar. I! is +re,isely your unlimi!ed +ower !o ,on!rol your e1+erien,e !ha! han s you u+. #ow mu,h ,om+assion and $or i&eness do you wan! $or yoursel$? Gi&e i! !o o!hers. Go !o !he e1!reme4 $or i&e all bein s $or !heir karmi, deb!s !o you. Gran! !o o!hers !he

$reedom, !he lo&e, !he ,ons,iousness !ha! you wan! $or yoursel$. Musi, shows us how !o main!ain +leasure and e,s!asy. ;ormally we !end !o !hink o$ a momen! o$ eu+hori, reali0a!ion as unbearable and im+ossible !o ,on!inue. I! sli+s away and !hen we +ursue i! a ain. I! does so be,ause we are unwillin !o le! i! o, we are unwillin !o ,on,ei&e o$ bein away $rom i!. 3u! i$ we !ake !he e1am+le o$ musi,, le!!in o o$ one no!e !o hear !he ne1!, !hen our +leasure ,an be ,ons!an! !hou h !he &ibra!ions ,han e. I$ we 9lis!en9 !o !he world, and le! i! a,! on us wi!hou! ei!her*or 5ud men!s and ideas, !hen we ,an learn !o ,om+rehend ea,h $lash o$ +leasure as a !one in !he in$ini!e harmony. The or,hes!ra o$ !he world +lays !he $amiliar melodies a ain and a ain, and !he old $olks s!and around and !a+ !heir $ee! while !he youn ones dan,e.

Li esa!ers
3e$ore oin $ur!her, le!'s e1+and on some o$ !he basi, a!!i!udes sal!ed away in wha! has one be$ore. I! is no! my in!en!ion !o ha&e anyone remember all !he !ransis!ori0ed !hinkin in !his book, bu! I hi hly re,ommend memori0in !he i!ali, lines below. They are sim+le enou h !o s!ay wi!h you and will work in any men!al ,risis. ?ee+ !hem handy in your mind. 7ne o$ my +sy,hedeli, e1,ursions had o!!en o$$ !o a bad s!ar!, and I was sinkin in!o a really sa!ani, bummer. .s I looked abou! me a! +eo+le !urnin e&il, shrunken, ,olorless, old, and weird, I suddenly !hou h!, "Well, What did you think it was that needed to be loved " .nd 5us! like !ha!, !he doors o+ened and I was in +aradise. !o resistance. This does no! mean !ha! you mus! be +hysi,ally +assi&e or meekly +u! u+ wi!h bad &ibra!ions or ri+*o$$s. This means no resis!an,e in your mind. 3e $ree in your head, a,! ou! o$ lo&e, and do wha! $eels ood. There is no a,!ion !ha! is always ri h! or wron 4 !he only !rue &ariable is !he lo&e wi!h whi,h you a,!. .s you o+en your awareness, li$e will im+ro&e o$ i!sel$, you won'! e&en ha&e !o !ry. I!'s a beau!i$ul +arado14 !he more you o+en your ,ons,iousness, !he $ewer un+leasan! e&en!s in!rude !hemsel&es in!o your awareness. "ove as much as you can from wherever you are. This line is es+e,ially ood !o re,all when you $eel $ri h!ened, ,ra0y, or ha&e !aken some bad do+e. Wri!e i! on !he wall o$ your room. <ou may no! wan! !o lo&e wha! you $eel or see, you may no! be able !o ,on&in,e yoursel$ !ha! you ,ould lo&e i! a! all. 3u! 5us! de,ide !o lo&e i!. )ay ou! loud !ha! you lo&e i!, e&en i$ you don'! belie&e i!. .nd say, ''I lo&e mysel$ $or ha!in !his.9 "ove it the way it is. The way you see !he world de+ends en!irely on your own &ibra!ion le&el. When your &ibra!ion ,han es, !he whole world will look di$$eren!. I!'s like !hose days when e&eryone seems !o be smilin a! you be,ause you $eel ha++y. The way !o raise your &ibra!ion le&el is !o $eel more lo&e. )!ar! by lo&in your ne a!i&e $eelin s, your own boredom, dullness and des+air. I!'s hard !o belie&e, bu! ,han in !he content o$ your mind does no!hin !o ,han e your &ibra!ion le&el. For !he +ur+ose o$ raisin your awareness, i! is useless !o ,han e your ideas, your $ai!h, your beha&ior, your +la,e o$ residen,e, or your ,om+anions. I! is no! arbi!rary nor an a,,iden! !ha! you are where you are, so you mi h! as well e! your a!!i!ude s!rai h! be$ore you make a ,han e. 7!herwise you mi h! $ind yoursel$ ,hasin all o&er ,rea!ion lookin $or !he ri h! +la,e, and no! e&en !he )ea o$ In$ini!e 3liss will $eel ri h! !o you. <ou !ake yoursel$ wi!h you where&er you o. .s !hey say in Cen4 i$ you ,an'! $ind i! where you're s!andin , where do you e1+e,! !o wander in sear,h o$ i!? There is ne&er any+la,e in !he uni&erse !o be

e1,e+! amon your e2uals. The dire,!ion o$ ,han e !o seek is no! in our $our dimensions4 i! is e!!in dee+er in!o wha! you are, where you are, like !urnin u+ !he &olume on !he am+li$ier. "ove yourself. 3u! isn'! !he de$ini!ion o$ lo&e bein in !he same s+a,e wi!h others .,!ually mu,h o$ wha! we now !hink o$ as our sel&es: our bodies, our minds, our emo!ions:in&ol&es billions o$ o!her bein s. 3ein !he e o ,ons,iousness o$ a human body is a li!!le like bein Mayor o$ ;ew <ork Bi!y. The e o is no! !he only awareness ,on,erned wi!h !he sur&i&al or $un,!ion o$ your body. We are $ree, as indi&idual, uni2ue en!i!ies, !o lea&e any rou+, su,h as !he rou+ !ha! $orms !he body, bu! we will $ind o!her bein s !o harmoni0e wi!h on any le&el we o !o. When you lo&e your self you are in !ru!h e1+andin in lo&e in!o many o!her bein s. .nd !he more lo&in you are, !he more lo&in !he bein s wi!hin and around you. 7n all le&els we are mu!ually de+enden! &ibra!ions. 6lay a ha++y !une and ha++y dan,ers will 5oin your !ri+. In ano!her sense, lo&in yoursel$ is a willin ness !o be in !he same s+a,e wi!h your own ,rea!ions. #ow ,on!ra,!ed would you be,ome i$ you !ry !o wi!hdraw $rom your own ideas? Lo&in yoursel$ is no! a ma!!er o$ buildin your e o. E o!ism is +ro&in you are wor!hwhile a$!er you ha&e sunk in!o ha!in yoursel$. Lo&in yoursel$ will dissol&e your e o4 you will $eel no need !o +ro&e you are su+erior.

How we got here

We ha&e a $lood o$ ideas and names $or many di$$eren! kinds o$ human beha&ior, bu! mu,h o$ wha! we do obeys ,er!ain ,ommon rules o$ e1+ansion and ,on!ra,!ion. .s I said, !he rules do no! ,ome $rom anywhere ou!side oursel&es. I$ we ,on,ei&e !ha! we are e2ual bein s, !hen ,er!ain !ru!hs mus! $ollow abou! our rela!ionshi+s wi!h ea,h o!her. We may ,all !hese !ru!hs !he sour,e o$ $airness and 5us!i,e, bu! su,h names do no! ma!!er. I!'s 5us! !he way i! has !o be i$ !his uni&erse o$ li$e is !o e1is! a! all. I! seems +oin!less !o !ry !o be ,on&in,in abou! !his in words, ,om+ared !o wha! you will ,om+rehend when you $lash on !his di&ine order and 5us!i,e $or yoursel$ when you are medi!a!in or hi h on +sy,hedeli,s. I ,an o$$er only limi!ed s+e,ula!ion on how !hese rules show u+ in our human e1+erien,e. The idea o$ e2uali!y has o$!en been !aken !o mean dro++in !o !he lowes! ,ommon denomina!or, or se!!lin $or !he ,hara,!erless ,ommon middle. E2uali!y as I am su es!in i! is our ,omin !o e!her a! !he le&el o$ hi hes! awareness, +ure s+a,e, wi!hou! a!!a,hmen! or resis!an,e, wi!h ,om+le!e $reedom o$ e1+erien,e and ,ons,iousness, mer in wi!h o!hers in wha!e&er e,s!asy or ,alm we ,hoose. In all !he &ibra!ion le&els less !han !he hi hes!, !here are illusions o$ 2uan!i!y and &alue, o$ rea!er and lesser lo&e, in!elli en,e, and +owers. We a++ear !o ea,h o!her a,,ordin !o !he &ibra!ions we ,hoose !o em+hasi0e, bu! we are e2ual in +o!en!ial. I$ !ha!'s !rue, how did we e! so dee+ in!o mass !ha! +hysi,al reali!y looks like !he only reali!y? .nd !ha! !hese ,ommen!s on s+a,e sound like a +e,uliar and un&eri$iable $an!asy? .s ,on,erns &eri$i,a!ion, I belie&e !ha! !he ,on,e+! o$ e2ual en!i!ies ,an lead !o a rein!e ra!ion o$ ,urren!ly a&ailable da!a in +hysi,s, and !ha! we may !hen e1!ra+ola!e $rom !ha! in$orma!ion !o des,ribe !he laws o$ our rela!ions on a uni&ersal s,ale. Meanwhile I mus! indul e in some rou h uesswork abou! how we o! !o !he mass le&el in !he $irs! +la,e. We ,an s!ar! wi!h a +arado1 a! !he hi hes! le&el4 e1+anded bein s, ,om+le!ely unresis!in , are also ,om+le!ely irresis!ible. )+a,e bein s are en!irely +ermissi&e !o o!her bein s, bu! when one o$ us ,on!ra,!s, he be,omes dense !o !he e1!en! o$ his ,on!ra,!ion, and is !hen in a++earan,e propelled by !he s+a,e bein s. The e1+erien,e o$ bein +ro+elled and la!er ,om+elled is due en!irely !o !he densi!y o$

!he ,on!ra,!ed bein s. )+a,e bein s ha&e no in!en!ion !o +ro+el or ,om+el anyone !o do any!hin . .ll ,on,ei&able uni&erses in all ,on,ei&able dimensions e1is! in !he 7ne Mind as +ure idea or ar,he!y+e. When any o$ us wi!hdraws $rom a willingness !o ,rea!e any as+e,! o$ !ha!, we dro+ !o a lower &ibra!ion le&el. For !his illus!ra!ion, ima ine we are a rea! number o$ ener y bein s who are indi$$eren! !o !he idea o$ 6lu!o !he =o . )in,e we are denser !han s+a,e bein s, !hey would +ro+el us, and we would a++ear in s+a,e as a $lowin , $lashin ima e o$ 6lu!o !he =o , lookin like a $ireworks dis+lay, +erha+s. Ima ine, !hen, some o$ us, more !han indi$$eren!, who deny !he ,on,e+! o$ 6lu!o !he =o , wi!hdrawin !o !he mass le&el. 7ur mass, bein e&en denser !han !he ener y, is ,om+elled !o !ake !he $orm denied, and behold !he +hysi,al mani$es!a!ion o$ 6lu!o !he =o . In !his manner, wha! is denied on !he ,on,e+!ual le&el, !he s+a,e le&el, be,omes mani$es! on !he +hysi,al +lane. 7$ ,ourse, !he !ru!h is no! 2ui!e !ha! ,u!*and*dried, bu! i! will i&e you !he idea. )+a,e a++ears !o +ro+el ener y, and ener y a++ears !o ,om+el ma!!er. 3u! !hese rea,!ions ,anno! o,,ur wi!hou! !he densi!y o$ !he more wi!hdrawn bein s. 3y denyin your ,a+a,i!y !o ,rea!e a ,on,e+!, or by denyin someone else's $reedom !o do so, you dro+ !o a &ibra!ion where no! only 6lu!o !he =o is e&iden!, bu! a lo! o$ o!her ma!erial $orms also. =enyin !he !ru!h is wha! o+ens 6andora's bo1. <ou don'! ha&e !o assume !ha! you +ersonally denied e&ery miserable !hin !ha! ha++ens on ear!h4 when you deny ,o$$ee you also be,ome ,om+ulsi&ely in&ol&ed wi!h !he reali!y o$ !ea and ,o,oa. There was something !ha! $reaked you, or more likely a whole series o$ ideas !ha! you were unwillin !o ,on,ei&e o$ or lo&e, so !ha! radually your &ibra!ions dro++ed !o a mass le&el, and you $ound yoursel$ bein a body. 3u! !here's no!hin holdin you down !o a mass le&el, re ardless o$ all your e1+erien,es o$ bein +ushed and +ulled by o!her masses, by ener y, and by s+a,e. I!'s your own i noran,e, your densi!y, !ha! makes i! +ossible $or you !o be +ushed. <ou ,an'! $eel +ain un!il you're s!u+id. 6ain is !he e1+erien,e o$ no! bein able !o e! in!o !he same s+a,e wi!h o!hers. 3u! all you need do !o e! $ree o$ +ain, !o e! un*s!u+id, is !o be willing !o be aware o$ any!hin !ha! en!ers your ,ons,iousness. There are many e&en!s ,loser !o ear!h in whi,h we ,an see !he ,om+ulsion*by*denial +ro,ess workin . 7$ all !he +arado1es wi!h whi,h we s!ru le on !he ma!erial le&el, !he $ailure o$ ood in!en!ions is +erha+s one o$ !he mos! ba$$lin . Good +eo+le !ry !o do ood !hin s and e! bad resul!s. 6ea,e$ul you!hs are 5ailed, s+iri!ual ,ommunes are a!!a,ked, and $lower ,hildren be,ome bombers. 7$!en in his!ory s+iri!ual re&i&als ha&e been $ollowed by bloodshed and +erse,u!ion. 6erha+s we ,an now unders!and why !hese !hin s ha++en. Wha! you ,anno! !hink abou!, you ,anno! ,on!rol. Wha! you ,anno! ,on,ei&e o$ in your awareness, you will s!umble o&er in your +a!h. Diolen! human bein s are +re,isely !hose who re$use a! some !ime !o ,on,ei&e !ha! !hey ,ould be &iolen!. I! also ha++ens !ha! i$ you are unwillin !o ,on,ei&e o$ +eo+le bein !he &i,!ims o$ &iolen,e, you may be,ome a &i,!im yoursel$, $or you will no! be su$$i,ien!ly aware o$ how i! ha++ens !o a&oid i!. E&ery!hin !ha! is mani$es! be ins in !he s+iri!4 e&ery e&il !ha! is mani$es! !o us is !here be,ause we re$used !o ,on,ei&e o$ ,ausin i!, or denied someone else !he $reedom !o ,on,ei&e o$ i!. The way ou!, as hard as i! may be !o belie&e, is no! by resis!in $ur!her, by mo&in !he $urni!ure around, bu! by bein willin !o ,on,ei&e o$ i!:by lo&in i!, in shor!. .s we should ha&e done in !he $irs! +la,e. En$or!una!ely, mos! +eo+le wi!h ood in!en!ions are !ryin !o deny or elimina!e wha! is already mani$es!. .nd many s+iri!ual re&i&als are a dee+er denial o$ !he $a,!s o$ our &ibra!ion le&el. Wha! ,an we do abou! e&il? . rea! deal, i$ our heads are ,lear. My ,a!,h*all +hrase is4 9I wouldn'! deny that e1+erien,e !o !he 7ne Mind.9

7n,e you ha&e ,leared your head on !he ma!!er, !hen do wha!e&er $eels ri h! !o you. E&il o,,urs as a se,ondary reali!y, a$!er you ha&e wi!hdrawn !o a low &ibra!ion le&el. The sedu,!ion o$ e&il is +re,isely in !ha! i! in&ol&es us in !ryin !o elimina!e i!. When your ,ons,iousness is o+en, any a,!ion you !ake in re$eren,e !o e&il has no more si ni$i,an,e !han di in a di!,h !o ,hannel $loodwa!ers away $rom a house. 3y all means, o !o !he do,!or when you are si,k8 disable someone !ryin !o hur! you8 ask un+leasan! +eo+le !o lea&e your house8 s!ar! a re&olu!ion4 5us! kee+ your awareness o+en all !he while, and know !ha! your e&il has mani$es!ed i!sel$ in your li$e be,ause o$ your la,k o$ lo&e. The !rue enemy, i$ !here is one, is in yoursel$, in your $ailure !o lo&e enou h. 3u! !here is no moral 5ud men! in our in&ol&emen! wi!h e&il. I$ you re$use !o admi! !ha! au!o*mobiles e1is!, you're oin !o e! hi! by ,ars, no! be,ause you are sin$ul or neuro!i,, bu! 5us! be,ause you are no! lookin a! au!omobiles. <ou won'! see !hem ,omin . )ome +eo+le !hink !ha! 9!hou h!s are !hin s9 and !ha! you mus! a&oid ne a!i&e !hou h!s or !hey will ha++en. .s we ha&e seen earlier, !hou h!s are ,er!ainly +ower$ul when ,on,ei&ed by e1+anded bein s. 3u! !ryin !o wi!hdraw $rom !hou h!s is wha! o! us in,arna!ed on a mass le&el in !he $irs! +la,e. I$ you a&oid ne a!i&e !hou h!s, !hey will sooner or la!er mani$es! !hemsel&es +hysi,ally. I! is your resis!an,e !o !he ne a!i&e !hou h!, whe!her you brin i! !o ,ons,iousness or no!, !ha! makes i! mani$es! in your li$e. What am # doing on a level of consciousness where this is real Tha! is !he $irs! 2ues!ion !o ask yoursel$ when you be,ome aware o$ some!hin u ly or e&il or s!u+id. We are always in a ,on!e1! o$ our e2uals, and !he 5us!i,e o$ lo&e is always +er$e,!. The uni&erse is an in$ini!e !a+es!ry o$ +er$e,!ly ordered lo&e rela!ionshi+s, and when you are lo&in enou h, you rise. I!'s no! e&en a ma!!er o$ wai!in un!il your li$e!ime is o&er. <our mo&emen! as a bein is no! hori0on!al !hrou h !ime, so !o s+eak. .ll s!a!es o$ ,ons,iousness are a&ailable ri h! now. E&ery +ossibili!y in !he +as! and $u!ure e1is!s !imelessly, i!'s always !here, and you a,!i&a!e your le&el o$ reali!y by your own &ibra!ions. There is a 5ewel o$ +er$e,! e,s!asy o$ bein who you are. <ou are a! !he le&el o$ ,ons,iousness !ha! has !he rea!es! +leasure and e,s!asy you are ,a+able o$ a,,e+!in . >e ardless o$ wha! I !ell mysel$, or wha! I ha&e a! !imes e1+erien,ed, my rea!es! +leasure ri h! now is !o be +enniless in a room in )an Fran,is,o wri!in !his book. Try !hese sayin s durin medi!a!ion4 # surrender to this reality. # have no resistance to this reality. # am one with this reality. # surrender to the $ustice of our e%uality. # have no resistance to the $ustice of our e%uality. # am one with the $ustice of our e%uality.

"el #im$ro!ement
I ho+e you will $ind i! en,oura in !o learn how !hese eneral ideas a++ly !o elimina!in e&ils in yoursel$, !o s+iri!ual sel$*im+ro&emen!. The more bad !hou h!s and $eelin s you !ry !o weed ou! o$ yoursel$, !he more !here will be. )in,e I mysel$ ha&e ,er!ain +re$eren,es $or wha! I wan! !o do, I mus! be wary o$ +assin !hese on as ha&in !he di ni!y o$ law. There$ore I mus! ne,essarily be,ome e&en more +ersonal in !his ,ha+!er, and make my bias ,lear. I am la0y, and i! bo!hers me !o see +eo+le s!renuously +ursuin sel$*im+ro&emen! oals by me!hods !ha! will no! work, and ur in me !o do !he same. They are o$!en !he lo&elies! o$ +eo+le, and I would lo&e !o 5oin !hem i$ I !hou h! !hey would su,,eed. 7n !he o!her hand, +erha+s !hey know !he oal will ne&er be rea,hed by !heir means, and I am !he $ool $or e1+osin wha! e&eryone se,re!ly knows. I$ we didn'! ha&e !hese ames, !ha! would lea&e a Doid, wouldn'! i!? I am +layin !he

ame o$ re$usin +oin!less ames, whi,h may be !he mos! +oin!less o$ all. 7b&iously !here is a dan er here o$ wanderin in ,ir,les, bu! i$ someone else knew wha! was in !his ,ha+!er, I would wan! him !o !ell me, so I mus! !ake a small risk. . s!ru,!ure is any rela!ion be!ween en!i!ies !ha! a&oids dissol&in . The sel$ !ha! you know as a human bein is a s!ru,!ure, an or ani0a!ion o$ billions o$ en!i!ies. .n odd !hin abou! s!ru,!ures is !ha! !hey will dissol&e bo!h $rom su,,ess and $ailure, so !he +roblem, i$ you wan! a s!ru,!ure, is !o main!ain a !ension somewhere be!ween !he !wo. The idea !ha! s!ru,!ures will disin!e ra!e when ,om+le!ely su,,ess$ul s!ru,k me as +e,uliar, and I made a lis! o$ has!y e1am+les4 a &i,!orious em+ire ine&i!ably breaks u+ in!o +ar!s or ,olla+ses when i! rea,hes i!s +eak and is uno++osed. . man inheri!s weal!h and 9ruins9 himsel$ wi!h dissi+a!ion. The enius oes insane. 96ower ,orru+!s.9 9The ood die youn .9 >eli ions break in!o s,hisms and heresies. . dominan! s+e,ies mys!eriously be,omes e1!in,! . ,ell di&ides in !wo. The ma i,ian oes mad. #en,e +eo+le are ,au!ious abou! su,,ess or +ower !oo easily ained on some le&el. 7n some le&el, !he s!ru,!ure in&okes a sel$*im+osed limi! on su,,ess, in,ludin su,,ess in +ursuin s+iri!ual awareness. )+iri!ual leaders kee+ !ellin us !he e o mus! die !o be reborn, bu! we hold ba,k. The s!ru,!ure +reser&es i!sel$. The e o, !he men!al s!ru,!ure, 9$eels be!!er9 when i! has !o ,on!end wi!h !he !ension o$ !hrea!s !o i!sel$. We $eel 9hi h9 and ener e!i, when !es!ed by ne a!i&e +ossibili!ies4 hard work, dis,i+line, sky*di&in , ra,in , wars @un!il Die!nam:!he ;or!h Die!namese o! hi h o$$ !ha! one:!he E.). didn'! be,ause i! wasn'! !hrea!enedA, illness, $as!in , as,e!i,ism, amblin , dru s, ,areless dri&in , ar uin , +aranoia @in&en!ed !hrea!sA, ,on!endin wi!h !he de&il and bla,k ma i,, and so on. 7$ ,ourse, i$ !he ne a!i&e de$ini!ion oes !oo $ar, !he s!ru,!ure will ,olla+se, bu! somehow !ha! doesn'! bo!her us. We lo&e !o worry abou! dan ers !o human sur&i&al. @Enless i! is a real one, like !he a!omi, bomb or erm war*$are. Then !he risk is 9unreal,9 we are relu,!an! !o !hink abou! i!.A .s a normal +ro,ess, we de$ine oursel&es, we $ind ou! who we are, by wha! we disa ree wi!h. .nd we iden!i$y o!hers by wha! is wron wi!h !hem4 we kee+ lookin un!il we $ind some di$$eren,e be!ween 9us9 and 9!hem.9 Dir!ues in o!hers are in&isible, no! really in!eres!in . We human bein s, almos! alone amon s+e,ies, ha&e sol&ed !he +roblem o$ main!ainin ne a!i&e !ension by bein our own wors! enemies. We ,an ne&er ,om+le!ely o&er,ome 9human na!ure9 in oursel&es or o!hers, so !he ame oes on. I! is +lain !ha! we are e!!in a reward $rom all !he has!ly $a,!s o$ li$e we ,om+lain o$4 !ha!'s wha! sells news+a+ers. ;e a!i&e em+hasis resul!s in an in!ensi$ied s!ru,!ure and a s!ron er e o. E&en !hou h some o$ !hese a,!i&i!ies, like sel$*denial, are ,arried on under !he banner o$ s+iri!ual sear,h, !he resul! is !he same. 7n a sub!le le&el we know !ha! mos! s+iri!ual endea&ors will no! su,,eed, bu! we o on main!ainin !he $an!asy !ha! !hey are admirable. Many o$ us ha&e no in!en!ion o$ really su,,eedin in dissol&in our a!!a,hmen! !o s!ru,!ure and oin !o ano!her +lane o$ e1is!en,e. 3u! wha! o$ !hose, wise and serious, who 0ealously +ursue enli h!enmen! by !radi!ional me!hods? )in,e we know !ha! ne a!i&e me!hods o$ e!!in hi h will no! lead !o a s!able e1+erien,e o$ s+a,e, wha! is i! !ha! makes yo a rewardin ? The reason yo a works when i! does is in !he lo&e e1+ressed be!ween !ea,her and s!uden!, and in !he s!uden!'s willin +la,emen! o$ a!!en!ion. I$ you limi! your e1+erien,e !o +henomena you are ,om+le!ely willin !o ,on,ei&e o$, su,h as !he ,on!en!s o$ a ,a&e in Tibe!, you will ,er!ainly e! hi h sooner or

la!er. 3u! as soon as you walk ou! o$ !he ,a&e, you will $ind +eo+le beha&in 5us! as !hey did be$ore. .nd i$ you are no! willin !o be !he ,ause o$ !heir beha&ior, and lo&e !hem as !hey are, your &ibra!ion le&el will dro+. .nd !hen you may +rea,h abou! how e&il !he world is, how ,orru+! ,i!ies are, how sin$ul +eo+le are. Inso$ar as we are seriously ,on,erned abou! e&il, no! 5us! as a ne a!i&e*!ension ame, we should see !ha! we need no! be ,on,erned wi!h e&il as a physical mani$es!a!ion4 i! is !ha! su,h mani$es!a!ions ha&e !heir sour,e in s+a,e*le&el ,on,e+!s !ha! e1is! in !imeless +ossibili!y. I! is as a concept !ha! e&il is real and is always wi!hin us. I$ we ,anno! learn how !o deal wi!h i! on ear!h, we will be +la ued wi!h i! e&en in hea&en. E&en i$ you are no! 5us! !es!in your s!ru,!ure, !he motive $or +uri$yin yoursel$ :!ha! you $eel s+iri!ually im+ure:will +re&en! any enuine ain un!il you learn !o lo&e !he im+uri!y you s!ar!ed wi!h. Ban any bein seriously !hink !ha! he is oin !o +ass !hrou h !he in$ini!y o$ !ime wi!hou! e&er makin ano!her mis!ake? Fui!e o$!en a $lash o$ enli h!enmen! will i&e you !his messa e4 Go ba,k !o where you s!ar!ed and learn !o lo&e i! more. There is ano!her handi,a+ !o ,on&en!ional me!hods o$ sel$*ele&a!ion4 i$ you iden!i$y wi!h a s!a!us sys!em o$ s+iri!ual &alues, i! ,an +rodu,e unlo&in snobbery !owards your bro!hers. The 5us!i,e o$ our rela!ions is e1a,!, and i$ you are unlo&in !he resul!s will mani$es! e1+li,i!ly. <ou may !hen ,om+lain, 9I$ I'm workin so hard !o be +ure, why do !hese !hin s ha++en, why do +eo+le ha!e me?9 3u! !here is no +uri!y rea!er !han lo&e, e&en when i! is ,orru+! and unwashed. The +osi!i&e way !o de$ine your e o is !o be one wi!h !he ,ause o$ i!4 lo&e i! !he way i! is, !hen $reely ,hoose wha!e&er beha&ior $eels ood !o you. <ou won'! blow away8 you ,an e1+erien,e your +resen! s!ru,!ure as a s+a,e*le&el in!era,!ion, and !hen o hi her only i$ you wan! !o. Bhan in your &ibra!ion le&el, raisin your lo&e le&el, is !he only a,!ion !ha! resul!s in a real ,han e $or !he be!!er. Grou+ en,oun!ers, se1ual $reedom, re&olu!ion, yo a, die!s, as,e!i,ism, ro,k musi,, do+e, all means are de+enden! on your in!eres! and ,rea!i&e +ower !o be e$$e,!i&e. These are all ood ames, bu! don'! !ry !o $or,e yoursel$ +as! !he !ime when you are really in!eres!ed. They work only while your a!!en!ion !o !hem is aroused. .nd when !hey work !oo well, !oo su,,ess$ully, you are likely !o 9lose in!eres!.9 When you $eel your s!ru,!ure !urnin in!o ener y and !hen s+a,e, you are likely !o +ull ba,k, unless you a,,e+! wha! is ha++enin and s!abili0e a! a new le&el. There really are more lo&in ames !han im+ro&in yoursel$ or re$ormin o!her +eo+le, or o!herwise usin ne a!i&e !ension !o harden your s!ru,!ure. ?ee+ in mind !ha! your sur&i&al does no! de+end on any s!ru,!ure. <ou are a uni!y, an en!i!y 5us! like all !he o!hers in !he uni&erse. When you ain'! o! no!hin you o! no!hin' !o lose. There isn'! any!hin 9wron 9 wi!h usin ne a!i&e e&en!s !o de$ine your e o, as lon as you do i! ,ons,iously, be,ause you wan! !o. The only wron ness in any a,!i&i!y is bein wi!hdrawn $rom awareness o$ wha! you are doin . We ,an +lay !hese same silly ames wi!h a lo! more +leasure when we are aware o$ wha! we are really doin . When you o$$er +eo+le s+iri!ual solu!ions :or solu!ions o$ any kind $or any!hin , $or !ha! ma!!er:you are askin !hem !o i&e u+ wha! makes !hem $eel a,!i&e, ali&e, de$ined: !heir e o s!ru,!ure. 3e ,are$ul :it's dangerous& Well, 5us! $or s!ar!ers, !ake i! !ha! e&ery human bein is a +er$e,! wha!e&er*i!*is ri h! now. E&ery s!a!e

o$ ,ons,iousness is +er$e,! and ,om+le!e, and does no! need !o be ,han ed. .nd e&ery ,han e o$ ,ons,iousness is +er$e,! and ,om+le!e, and does no! need !o be s!a!i,. I ha&e !ried !o ,o&er all !he +ossibili!ies a! on,e wi!h a ,ou+le o$ ma1ims4 Whether # am conscious of it or not, # am one with the cause of all that exists. Whether # feel it or not, # am one with all the love in the universe.

Time and !i%rations

We ,an &ary our e1+erien,e o$ !ime by ,han in our &ibra!ions, 5us! as we al!er our +er,e+!ion o$ !he res! o$ !he +hysi,al uni&erse. 7ur ,on,e+!s, $eelin s, and limi!ed rela!ions ha&e be innin s and endin s in !ime, bu! we do no!. 7n !he s+a,e le&el, when we are ,om+le!ely e1+anded, !he !ime is always now. When you look a! a lake, !here is no wa!er in your mind. 6u! ano!her way, !he awareness o$ a hard ob5e,! has no hardness in i!. The awareness o$ ,on$usion is no! ,on$used. The awareness o$ insani!y is no! insane. The awareness o$ !he +assa e o$ !ime !akes no !ime, !here is no !ime in i!. We 9measure9 !ime by !he ,om+ulsi&e re+e!i!ion o$ in!era,!ions on !he mass le&el. .nd !he more e1+anded our ,ons,iousness, !he less ,om+ulsion we are in&ol&ed in. 7ur sub5e,!i&e awareness o$ !ime is o$!en a! &arian,e wi!h !he ,lo,k. Many o$ us by now are $amiliar wi!h dis!or!ions o$ !ime when hi h on mari5uana, and o$ ,ourse !he s!ron er +sy,hedeli,s o !o rea!er e1!remes. #ow does !his ha++en? . brie$ uess a! !he sour,es o$ !he !ime e1+erien,e is hi hly wor!h while, be,ause i! su es!s how +ra,!i,al i! is !o look !o your own &ibra!ion le&el be$ore rea,!in !o wha! you !hink is an e1!ernal reali!y. Think o$ +er,e+!ion as a kind o$ radar4 your wa&e oes ou! and boun,es ba,k $rom an ob5e,!. ;eedless !o say, !he $a,!s are more ,om+le1 !han !his illus!ra!ion, bu! i!'s ,lose enou h !o ser&e. Le!'s say someone is shakin a !able and a ,u+ is s!ar!in !o slide o$$. I$ your +er,e+!ual &ibra!ions are &ery slow, your wa&es will i&e you one messa e abou! where !he ,u+ is when i! s!ar!s $allin , ano!her $lash when i! is hal$way !o !he $loor, and ano!her when i! hi!s. 3u! i$ you are &ibra!in 2ui,kly, you will e! many messa es as !he ,u+ s!ar!s !o $all, !ellin you !he dire,!ion i! is oin , and you will $eel as !hou h you ha&e +len!y o$ !ime !o rea,h o&er and ,a!,h i! i$ you wan! !o. ;o!e ,are$ully !ha! when your &ibra!ions are slow, e&en!s seem !o ha++en $as!, and you will $eel !ha! e&en!s are ha++enin !oo $as! $or you !o ,on!rol !hem. .nd you may !here$ore $eel im+elled !o !ry !ha! mu,h harder !o e1er,ise ,on!rol. <ou may !ry !o es!ablish habi!s o$ orderly beha&ior, and you may resen! disorderly +eo+le. This is one ori in o$ !he +ower !ri+. <ou may !ry !o e! away $rom dis!urbin e&en!s by mo&in !o !he ,oun!ry, or !urn o$$ your ,ons,iousness wi!h hard dru s or li2uor. 3u! !he $as!er you are &ibra!in and !he more messa es you e! ba,k $rom your en&ironmen!, !he slower e&en!s will a++ear !o be ha++enin , and !he more you will $eel you are in ,on!rol. The more you lo&e, !he $as!er you &ibra!e, !hen !he less need you $eel !o ,on!rol any!hin , and you are no! $ear$ul o$ ,han e and &arie!y. <ou e1+erien,e e&ery!hin dee+er and slower and more lo&in ly. The hi her !he ra!io o$ e1+ansion !o ,on!ra,!ion in yoursel$, !he more e1+anded and lo&in you are, !he $as!er you &ibra!e. The se,ondary reali!y is use$ul in !he sense !ha! i! will always i&e you a ,lear +i,!ure o$ your &ibra!ion le&el. I$ !he world looks beau!i$ul and sa$e, you are &ibra!in $as!8 i$ i! looks loomy, dull, or $ri h!enin , !hen you are &ibra!in slow, and you need !o lo&e yoursel$ $or &ibra!in !oo slow.

Inside yoursel$ or ou!side, you ne&er ha&e !o ,han e wha! you see, only !he way you see i!. I! is useless !o !ry !o es,a+e any di$$i,ul!y by ,on!ra,!in your ,ons,iousness. <ou will ha&e !o ,limb ba,k u+ any hill you roll down, you will ha&e !o do i! sooner or la!er, in !his li$e!ime or ano!her, be,ause our !rue na!ure is beyond !ime. ;e&er +ull your a!!en!ion away $rom a s,ene im+ulsi&ely be,ause i! looks u ly, un+leasan!, or +ain$ul. Make a ,ons,ious de,ision, !he words are enou h, !o lo&e yoursel$ $or seein i! as re&ol!in . I$ +ossible, kee+ your a!!en!ion on i! un!il i! !urns beau!i$ul, or a! leas! un!il you are indi$$eren! !o i!. <ou don'! ha&e !o o lookin $or bad s,enes !o !es! yoursel$, or remind yoursel$ o$ all !ha! is wron in !he world, bu! on,e a s,ene mani$es!s i!sel$ in your +resen,e, be,ome as $ully aware o$ i! as you ,an. )!ayin wi!h i! is im+or!an!. <ou may hide in your room or lea&e !he ,i!y, bu! you as an en!i!y will s!ill be s!u,k on a low &ibra!ion le&el o$ denial i$ you +ull away suddenly. I! will seem like !he s!ran es! o$ ,oin,iden,es when, ha&in wi!hdrawn your a!!en!ion shar+ly $rom one un+leasan! s,ene, you kee+ runnin in!o o!hers like i!. Tha! will ba$$le you, and kee+ ha++enin un!il you ,ome !o an un+leasan!ness you ,an !olera!e or lo&e, and your &ibra!ions o u+. Look a! i!, lo&e i!, and then e! awayG I!'s all ri h! !o ,hannel your a!!en!ion !o wha! is +leasan! $or you. Wha! else is $reedom $or? .nd as lon as !here is $ree will, !here are always oin !o be some bein s ,rea!in &ibra!ions you do no! like, no ma!!er wha! le&el you are on. The +oin! is !o !ake your lea&e in a way !ha! doesn'! han you u+. .$!er a $ew e1+erien,es wi!h lo&in weird e&en!s, you will be !uned in enou h !o e! early warnin when someone is likely !o ri+ you o$$ or o!herwise s!ir u+ bad &ibra!ions, @when !he ,u+ is s!ar!in !o $all, so !o s+eak,A and you will be able !o make !he ri h! mo&es be$ore i! e!s !oo in&ol&ed. =on'! $eel !ha! i! is 9uns+iri!ual9 !o +er,ei&e unwholesome +ossibili!ies in o!her +eo+le4 i! isn'! +aranoia i$ !he ob5e,! o$ your $ear is real. I!'s 5us! ,arelessness karma i$ you i nore early warnin s. ?ee+ your mind o+en and unresis!in !o any +ossibili!y4 !ha!'s wha! i&es you !he in$orma!ion !o kee+ e&il $rom mani$es!in in your li$e. 6ay a!!en!ion, here and now. I!'s all ri h! !o say ;o. ;o ma!!er wha! o!hers are doin , you are !he only one who is res+onsible $or wha! ha++ens !o you. There is no!hin in !he e1!ernal e&en! !ha! in !he leas! way de!ermines your $eelin s and e1+erien,es4 your li$e is en!irely o&erned by your &ibra!ions, wha! !hey !ell you and how you res+ond. The slower your &ibra!ions, !he more un+leasan! your li$e4 you will ,on!end wi!h more ,on$li,!, mass, and +ain. E&en!s will ha++en !oo $as! $or ,on!rol, ye! !ime will seem in!erminable be,ause you ,an see no way ou!. 3u! when you raise your &ibra!ion le&el, you ,an nea!ly sides!e+ ,ollisions, bo!h +sy,hi, and +hysi,al, and 2ui!e li!erally ,han e !he world $or !he be!!er. Lo&e is !he s!ron es! ma i, o$ all. When you learn !o lo&e hell, you will be in hea&en.

Going through &hanges

I$ no!hin is holdin us down !o !he +hysi,al +lane, !hen wha!'s holdin us? Why are we a!!a,hed !o s!ru,!ures? Why do we s!i,k !o our &ibra!ion le&el? Why do we $ear ,han e? To answer !hese 2ues!ions, le!'s s!ar! a! !he !o+ on,e a ain. There are a lo! o$ words $or how i! $eels !o be ,om+le!ely e1+anded4 !o!al awareness, ,om+le!eness, $reedom, lo&e, e,s!asy, ,er!ain!y, s!abili!y,

su+reme in!elli en,e, ,om+assion. I !hink i! will be leas! &a ue in !his ins!an,e !o dis,uss our in!era,!ions in !erms o$ s!abili!y. .bsolu!e s!abili!y e1is!s na!urally a! !he s+a,e le&el, be,ause all relationships are persistent to the degree that the beings involved have the same expansion. 3u! on !he more ,on!ra,!ed le&els, where !here is by de$ini!ion some wi!hdrawal o$ awareness, we a,,ordin ly ha&e less ,on!rol o&er how lon !he s!able ,ondi!ion las!s. .nd when we are rela!in !o bein s whose &ibra!ions are hi her or lower !han ours, we $eel uns!able and un,er!ain. In an uns!able rela!ionshi+, we ha&e basi,ally !wo ways !o o, re ardless o$ !he sub!le!ies o$ !he ,han es4 one way is !owards s!abili!y, rea,hin a ,ommon le&el o$ &ibra!ion, !he o!her way is !owards disin!e ra!ion, e!!in so $ar a+ar! in &ibra!ions !ha! we are no lon er aware o$ ea,h o!her a! all. )in,e we are un,om$or!able in !he +resen,e o$ &ibra!ions hi her or lower !han our own, we !end !o make ,er!ain 9na!ural9 res+onses. I$ !he o!her +erson is lower, we will enerally !ry !o e! him u+ !o our le&el, !o hel+ him and ,heer him u+. 3u! i$ !he o!her +erson is hi her, we will o$!en, a! $irs!, !ry !o brin him down and e! him !o lower his &ibra!ions. ;o!e !ha! when you !ry !o hel+ someone you are workin a ains! his na!ural, +erha+s un,ons,ious e$$or! !o brin you down. The lower &ibra!in +erson @and !his ,ould be any o$ us de+endin on !he ,ir,ums!an,eA will a++ear !o be drainin !he ener y o$ !he hi her +erson, o$!en wi!h !he bes! moral and so,ial mo!i&es. This e$$or! ,an !ake !he $orm o$ e1a era!ed +raise, sly +okes dis uised in +oli!e words, +leadin $or hel+ wi!h +roblems, showin $ear and de+ression, $reakin ou!, s!ar!in an ar umen!, 2uo!in be!!er au!hori!ies, and a !housand o!her $orms, all !he way down !o +u!!in !he hi her +erson in +rison or killin him. 7n !he o!her end, i$ you are $a,ed wi!h su,h beha&ior, !he remedy is !o kee+ on ou!*$lowin lo&e, !o ha&e no resis!an,e in your mind. The lower &ibra!in +erson may rea,h $ar!her and $ar!her !o brin you down, bu! when he $inds you will no! ,ome down, when he senses !ha! you ha&e no in!ernal resis!an,e !o him, he will ha&e !o rise !o your &ibra!ion le&el !o $eel s!able and ,om$or!able, i! is !oo +ain$ul !o s!ay where he is. .nd he will rise unless o$ ,ourse he oes !he o!her way, and disin!e ra!es $rom !he rela!ionshi+. <ou are no!, howe&er, obli ed !o wai! him ou!4 i$ you sense !ha! he is no! oin !o do any!hin bu! !ry !o brin you down, you are $ree !o e$$e,! !he disin!e ra!ion when you ,hoose. In ,urren! lan ua e, 5us! s+li!. =on'! dwell on i!, and don'! $eel uil!y abou! i!. I!'s in !he na!ural order o$ !hin s. I$ you are oin !o !ake +sy,hedeli,s or medi!a!e and o+en yoursel$ !o ,ommuni,a!ion wi!h bein s on hi her le&els, you should be aware o$ !he im+li,a!ions o$ !hese au!oma!i, in!era,!ions be!ween &ibra!ion le&els. <ou are likely !o $eel o&erwhelmed, dri&en, ,om+elled, de raded, $ull o$ +sy,hi, !error @!he bummerA un!il you dro+ your resis!an,e, e1+and in lo&e, and mo&e u+ !o !he &ibra!ion o$ !he hi her bein s. They ha&e no in!en!ion !o s,are you or !es! you, i!'s your own densi!y !ha! is makin you ha&e !hose $eelin s. .ny!hin !ha! really $ri h!ens you may ,on!ain a ,lue !o enli h!enmen!. I! may indi,a!e !o you how dee+ly you are a!!a,hed !o s!ru,!ure, whe!her men!al, +hysi,al, or so,ial. .!!a,hmen! and resis!an,e are a++earan,es wi!h !he same roo!4 when you resis! by +ullin away your awareness, !he emo!ion is one o$ $ear, and !he ,on!ra,!ion is e1+erien,ed as a +ull like ma ne!ism or ra&i!y8 !ha! is, a!!a,hmen!. Tha! is why we o$!en $ear !o o+en our minds !o more e1al!ed s+iri!ual bein s. We !hink $ear is a si nal !o wi!hdraw, when in $a,! i! is a si n we are already wi!hdrawin !oo mu,h. #ere are some lines !ha! ha&e made me $eel medi!a!ion4 # am nothing, # am empty, # am silent. ood, bo!h in !imes o$ emo!ional !urmoil and in

# have no resistance to the vibrations of other beings. # have no resistance to the expansions and contractions of other beings. When we are a$raid !o see wha! is hi her, we may !hen !ry !o buy a $eelin o$ sa$e!y or +ower by kee+in our a!!en!ion on wha! is lower. This +ro,ess !akes many $orms in human li$e. Bhari!y ,on,ei&ed as an im+ulse !owards !hose lower !han oursel&es o$!en has unha++y resul!s. Many o$ our im+ulsi&e $eelin s ha&e !heir sour,e in erroneous assum+!ions abou! !he s!a!us o$ o!her +eo+le. There is no!hin wron wi!h $eelin s:!he $eelin s on !he s+a,e le&el are in,redibly ri,h. 3u! i! is wise !o +ay a!!en!ion !o where our $eelin s are ,omin $rom, and where !hey are leadin us. We may be sedu,ed by a $eelin o$ $reedom, +ower, or amusemen! by rela!in !o !hose we !hink are weaker8 or we may re,oil $rom !he $ear and de+ression we $eel in !he +resen,e o$ !hose we ,onsider s!ron er. The +rin,i+le o$ e2uali!y is a sa$e uide, bo!h in sa&in us $rom $oolish ,ondes,ension !o dis!urbed +eo+le, and $rom sel$*limi!in awe !owards su+erior +eo+le. The solu!ion !o all our +ush*+ull !ensions is !o !rea! e&eryone, e&ery bein you re,o ni0e !o be ali&e, as e2ual !o yoursel$. .lways look dee+er !han any e&iden,e !ha! you are une2ual. I$ ano!her +erson dis+lays rea! wisdom or enius, +rodu,es rea! +ain!in s, or e&en in$la!es himsel$ !o wri!in books o$ ad&i,e like !his one, 5us! =7;'T 3ELIEDE i! is any e&iden,e !ha! his +o!en!ial is hi her !han yours. ?now !ha! any!hin he has done, you ,an do:no! in !he sense o$ debasin him bu! o$ ele&a!in yoursel$. =on'! 9admire9 him e1,essi&ely:!ha! se+ara!es you. Le! him be wha! he is, lo&e him as your bro!her, en5oy wha! he +rodu,es, !rea! him as an e2ual. .nd wha!e&er you see on a +sy,hedeli, !ri+, 5us! say, "#'m e%ual to that' we are all e%ual to that." 7n !he o!her side, i$ a +erson dis+lays si,kness and insani!y, de rada!ion and emo!ional dis!ress, hel+lessness and des+air, 5us! don'! belie&e i! is any e&iden,e !ha! his +o!en!ial is lower !han yours. ?now !ha! any!hin you are doin , he ,an do. =on'! blindly a ree wi!h his ame8 don'! rea,! as !hou h wha! he is doin is real. Le! him be wha! he is, lo&e him as your bro!her, ha&e ,om+assion $or him, !rea! him as your e2ual. 3e in wi!h !he knowled e !ha! he ,an brin himsel$ ou! o$ i!. =on'! i nore him ne,essarily, unless you know !ha! he has been runnin !he same mo&ie o&er and o&er and are bored wi!h i!. <our a!!en!ion is always li$e* i&in 8 i! will make him $eel s!able and lo&ed, and he ,an o u+ $rom !here if he wan!s !o. <ou ,an e&en !ell him in words !ha! you don'! belie&e his ame4 do i! while you are banda in his wounds or $eedin him or i&in him money. =on'! a,! su+erior !o him4 you aren'!, you're his e2ual. I nore !he sin and lo&e !he sinner. I! is no! a +ersonal a$$ron! !o you when someone is bein dis,ordan!, i! is a measure o$ his +ain. #e's showin you how mu,h he hur!s, and how mu,h ,om+assion he needs. 3u! kee+ in mind, !oo, !ha! no! all &i,!ims are inno,en!. In a ,er!ain karmi, sense, no &i,!ims are inno,en!, bu! !ha! doesn'! mean we shouldn'! hel+ !hem, $or i! is our $a!e !o e1is! in a rela!ion !o !hem, and how we beha&e de!ermines our own karma. 3u! we should i&e hel+ in a way !ha! does no! e1!end our a!!a,hmen! !o low &ibra!ions. Tha! means we should i&e wha! we would e1+e,! !o e!, ood or bad, in !he same ,ir,ums!an,e, and be in wi!h !he knowled e !ha! all bein s are e2uals. While we s!ill belie&e !here are +eo+le rea!er or lesser !han oursel&es, we will !end !o han on all !he more !i h!ly !o our ,urren! &ibra!ion le&el, we will be $as!ened !o !he +eo+le who make us $eel a! home. We will be s!u,k wi!h our ideas, our emo!ional habi!s, our 5obs, our bodies. We will be a$raid !o ,han e be,ause we will $ear !he uns!able e1+erien,es we ha&e when we !ry !o rea,h a 9hi her9 le&el. We will be a$raid o$ $allin !o a 9lower9 le&el i$ we le! o o$ our ,urren! s!abili!y. 7n,e you be in !o beha&e in !he knowled e !ha! no bein is rea!er or lesser !han you, !hen you are $ree !o ,han e, be,ause you will $eel s!able no ma!!er wha! le&el you are on. <ou will $eel ,alm and sure o$ yoursel$ wi!h or wi!hou! a body, wi!h or wi!hou! a 5ob, a brain, a book !o read, or a book !o

wri!e. Wi!hdrawin awareness $rom !he e1+ansions o$ o!hers, and kee+in a!!en!ion on !he ,on!ra,!ions o$ o!hers, $as!ens us !o !he world o$ ma!!er. I! is reassurin !o know !ha! !his +ro,ess, whi,h o! us in,arna!ed in bodies in !he $irs! +la,e, is also ha++enin in our daily li&es, and ,an be re&ersed &ery easily, s!ar!in now. I! is a ni,e !ru!h !ha! !he way !ha! will relie&e your woes on !he +hysi,al +lane will also !ake you !o !he hi hes! s+iri!ual reali0a!ions. .nd !he way is sim+le4 !o resistance.

What is real?
The ,on,e+! !ha! we li&e in a uni&erse o$ e2ual bein s ,an make sense o$ all reli ions, and ,an ,on!ain all me!a+hysi,al a!!i!udes. I! is !he easies! ra$! !o dis,ard when we rea,h !he o!her shore !ha! is no shore. I! ,an !ell us how !o li&e on !his +lane, i! ,an in!e ra!e our s,ien!i$i, knowled e, i! ,an show how our +hysi,al e1is!en,e is !he e1+ression o$ s+iri!ual laws. I! i&es us an absolu!ely ,on$iden! unders!andin o$ wha! is !rue and wha! is real. E2ual and uni2ue li&e bein s are all !ha! is $ully !rue and real in !he uni&erse. We are !he uni&erse. We e1+erien,e !he dee+es! sense o$ reali!y only a! !he hi hes! e1+ansion in +er$e,! lo&e. 7n lower &ibra!ion le&els, we see o!her bein s rela!in !o ea,h o!her in a way !ha! is no! en!irely !rue or real. For a down*!o*ear!h e1am+le, le! us ,onsider !ha! !he +eo+le in an audien,e are real, bu! 9audien,e9 is a name $or some!hin !ha! will disa++ear when !he +eo+le o home. In !his sense, !he audien,e is an illusion4 a !em+orary, +ar!ial and limi!ed reali!y:i! has no inde+enden!, ,ausa!i&e e1is!en,e. We ,an ,ons!ru,! a s!a!is!i,al +robabili!y abou! how !he audien,e will beha&e, bu! ea,h member is $ree !o ,ome and o a! will, 5us! as !he a!oms $ormin our bodies ,ome and o. I! is in !his meanin !ha! we ,an say !ha! !he +hysi,al uni&erse, in,ludin our bodies, is an illusion. We are real4 !he bein s +ar!i,i+a!in in !he uni&erse:us, !he +ar!i,les in !he a!oms, !he ener y and s+a,e bein s, all are real, all are e2ual, all are o$ one kind. 3u! !he rela!ionshi+s, rou+in s and massin s are illusory as we see !hem $rom any i&en &ibra!ion le&el. Thus, as !he audien,e is $ormed o$ +eo+le, illusions are $ormed ou! o$ real bein s. Indeed, !here is no o!her way !o $orm an illusion e1,e+! by usin wha! is real, !here is no o!her ma!erial around. #owe&er, ra!her !han s+eak o$ !he world as illusory, whi,h ,an be in!er+re!ed as a li,ense !o s!eal and be o!herwise unlo&in , and ,an only be annoyin when you $eel s!u,k where you are, i! is be!!er !o ,all i! a se,ondary reali!y. The world is real enou h when we are &ibra!in wi!hin a +ar!i,ular ran e, bu! only while we are doin so. Fa,!s are limi!ed !ru!hs4 !he way rela!ionshi+s be!ween o!hers look !o us when we ha&e limi!ed our own awareness and lo&e, or when !hey ha&e limi!ed !heirs. 3u! $a,!s ha&e roo!s in !he !ru!h4 we may ha&e only a limi!ed &iew o$ !he bein s in&ol&ed in wha! we see as ma!!er, bu! !hose bein s are real, !hey are sel$*de!ermined and are a,!in in harmony. #owe&er, we don'! need $a,!s !o be wise and lo&in . =i$$eren! se!s o$ $a,!s are real a! di$$eren! &ibra!ion le&els. The !ru!h is !he same $or e&eryone, !he $a,!s are always a li!!le di$$eren! $or e&eryone. Fa,!s are ,er!ainly $as,ina!in , like ossi+4 who's doin wha! !o whom, wha!'s doin wha! !o wha!. 7$ !he a!herin o$ $a,!s !here is no end. )ome!imes we $eel !ha! i$ we had enou h o$ !hem, we ,ould e! a! !he !ru!h. )ome!imes we madly !ry !o deny !hem e&en !hou h we are a!!a,hed !o a &ibra!ion le&el

$rom whi,h !hey will no! disa++ear. Illusions, $a,!s, are reliable !o !he e1!en! !ha! !hey ha&e !ru!h in !hem, bu! !hey are also somewha! delusory. =elusions are denials o$ !he !ru!h. I$ we use !he +hysi,al +lane !o deny hi her reali!y, we are deluded. 3u! i$ we deny !he reali!y !ha! is in !he ma!erial world, we are deluded also. We ,anno! rise abo&e !he +hysi,al +lane by denyin i!s reali!y4 we mus! lo&e i! and a$$irm !he reali!y o$ !he li&e bein s who $orm i!. )ome o$ us row dis,oura ed wi!h s+iri!ual e$$or!s be,ause enli h!enin e1+erien,es don'! always hel+ us handle !he $a,!s o$ +hysi,al e1is!en,e any be!!er. We may e&en mess u+ more4 an L)= !ri+ may show us how &a+orous !he world is, and !hen we e! annoyed be,ause hard, mass*le&el reali!y is s!ill !here when we ,ome down. Enli h!enin e1+erien,es ,an hel+ in dealin wi!h $a,!s by showin you !ha! you are a ,om+le!ely $le1ible wha!e&er*i!*is, ,a+able o$ e1is!in on many di$$eren! &ibra!ion le&els, bo!h wi!hin and abo&e !he +hysi,al +lane. 7n,e you know !ha! !he $a,!s will be di$$eren! on e&ery le&el, you are less likely !o $i h! !he $a,!s o$ any +ar!i,ular +lane. .s your awareness o+ens u+, you will be able !o ,hoose !he le&el you wan!, and you will ha&e more en5oyable $a,!s !o deal wi!h. There is no bein in !he uni&erse more +ower$ul !han you, bu! !here are also none less +ower$ul !han you. This should be !he s!ar!in +oin! o$ all your beha&ior !owards o!her +eo+le. I o$!en say !o mysel$4 "et my intentions not attempt to contradict the necessary laws of our relations as e%ual beings. @. lon sen!en,e, bu! I do say i!.A )in,e e&ery bein is sel$*de!ermined, you ,anno! ,han e anyone else's &ibra!ion le&el a ains! his will, nor are you obli ed !o. <ou ,anno! in reali!y hur! or hel+ o!hers wi!hou! !heir a reemen! !o +lay !he ame, nor ,an anyone hur! or hel+ you wi!hou! your a reemen!. Indeed, your +er,e+!ion o$ o!hers is ,olored by your own limi!ed &ibra!ions un!il you rea,h !he hi her le&els, so you ha&e no way o$ knowin e1a,!ly wha! i! is you are !ryin !o ,han e. 7n !he o!her hand, you do ,on!rol your own &ibra!ion le&el absolu!ely, and !ha!'s all !he $reedom you need !o o&ern your own rela!ionshi+s and e1+erien,es. <ou are $ree !o be anywhere you wan! !o be in !he world !ha! is real !o you now. .nd beyond !ha!, you are ,a+able o$ bein in any !ime, on any &ibra!ion le&el, in any sys!em, wi!h whome&er you like. >e ardless o$ how !ra++ed you $eel, how wei hed down by one day a$!er ano!her, your $undamen!al $reedom is no! a$$e,!ed. I$ you look a! your en&ironmen! now, you may see a rea! deal o$ 9reali!y9 !ha! makes you $eel se,ure e&en when i! hur!s or !ires you ou!. I!'s all ri h! !o hold on!o !ha! while you !hink !his o&er. ;o!hin is oin !o ha++en une1+e,!edly 5us! as a resul! o$ readin abou! how $ree you are. In any ,ase, you're ne&er alone:!here are many bein s aware o$ you a! all !imes, lo&in you, ready !o make you $eel i! whene&er you are ready !o o+en u+ !o i!, !akin ,are !o see !ha! you don'! e! in !oo dee+, en,oura in you !o lo&e yoursel$. The world you see is in !ru!h a reali!y o$ ,on&enien,e:in a sense, !he uni&erse will ,om+assiona!ely arran e i!sel$ in!o any!hin you need i! !o be !o work ou! your +re$eren,es. <ou ha&e an in$ini!e ,hoi,e o$ worlds !o li&e in. <ou are also $ree !o li&e a,,ordin !o many di$$eren! ,osmi, +lans. The $a,! !ha! you ,an ,hoose doesn'! make any one o$ !hem less &alid. <ou may li&e in a uni&erse in whi,h !here is a God a! !he !o+, wi!h a

hierar,hy down !o souls in ou!er darkness. 7r a ma!erialis!i, world in whi,h you e1+erien,e no li$e a$!er dea!h, 5us! a ,om+le!e wi+e*ou! o$ !he +as!. <ou may ha&e a hea&en and hell. Wha!e&er your ,hoi,e, wha!e&er &ibra!ions $eel ri h! !o you, you will !une in and s!abili0e wi!h o!hers belie&in !he same !hin . 7n !he s+a,e le&el, like usually a!!ra,!s like. <ou ,an !une your &ibra!ions !o Bhris! ,ons,iousness or 3uddha ,ons,iousness and e1+erien,e su+ernal ,om+assion. <ou ,an !une yoursel$ !o bla,k ma i, and li&e in a world o$ weird sha+es and &iolen! $or,es. <ou ,an !une in on Mi,key Mouse or Mr. ;a!ural in !he ,osmi, ,omi, book. <ou ,an be,ome one wi!h !he =i&ine Mo!her and dwell in in,redible sensuous lu1ury. <ou may ha&e all !hese e1+erien,es and more when you medi!a!e or !ake +sy,hedeli,s. <ou may no! remember !his book !hen, bu! you will be able !o remember !wo words4 !o resistance. These !wo words a++ly e&en more im+or!an!ly on !hose le&els !han on !his one, i$ any!hin . >emember !hem es+e,ially when you are dyin . )in,e we aren'! oin anywhere, wi!h s!abili!y, any $as!er !han our lo&e will !ake us, and we ha&e !o lo&e i! where we are $irs!, !here is some!hin !o be said $or no! e!!in !oo ambi!ious abou! !he in$ini!e +ossibili!ies. 3u! i!'s ni,e !o know !ha! !here is more !o i! !han wha! you see in $ron! o$ you now, and !ha! you ,an e1+erien,e your +resen! reali!y on mu,h dee+er le&els o$ +leasure and ease.

How you get there

There are many +a!hs !o enli h!enmen!. )ome o$ us who ha&e e1+anded !o a de ree o$ illumina!ion ha&e !herea$!er +rea,hed !he do ma!i, ,er!ain!y o$ one +ar!i,ular +a!h. 3u! enli h!enmen! doesn'! ,are how you e! !here. .nd i$ you aren'! oin !o be !hinkin abou! i! in +aradise, !hen don'! worry abou! i! now. My su es!ions in!end only !o show why you mus! a,!ually do i! yoursel$. .,! $rom wha! you know !o be !rue. My own a!!i!ude, arri&ed a! wi!h an e1,ess o$ labor and doub!, is !ha! I will no! se!!le $or any +a!h !ha! makes i! di$$i,ul! $or mos! +eo+le as I know !hem !o be, or +erha+s e1,ludes !hem en!irely $or li$e!imes !o ,ome. For mysel$, I mus! !ake !he +a!h !ha! is a&ailable !o e&eryone. When I e! !here by L)= or o!her +a!hs, I $ind mysel$ ,omin ba,k !o hel+ !hose who are no! s+iri!ual a!hle!es. 3y !akin !he +a!h o+en !o all, I will know !ha! !hose who ha&e s!ayed behind are doin so o$ !heir own $ree will, and I won'! ha&e !o ,ome ba,k a ain. .s !here is +er$e,! enli h!enmen!, so !here is a +er$e,! means !o enli h!enmen!4 a sim+le +a!h !ha! is a&ailable !o e&ery bein in !he uni&erse all the time. Lo&e is !he +er$e,! means !o enli h!enmen!. I! is a&ailable a! all !imes !o e&ery bein 4 no!hin , no one has !he +ower !o s!and in !he way. .nd as soon as you ,hoose !o !ake !he +a!h !ha! is a&ailable !o e&eryone, !ha!'s i!4 you are on !he +a!h !ha! is a&ailable !o e&eryone. This book re&ol&es around !he hy+o!hesis in !he $irs! +ara ra+h o$ Bha+!er 7ne, bu! le! i! be ,lear !ha! I ha&e many !imes a,!ually been in all !he s!a!es o$ ,ons,iousness dis,ussed, as ha&e many o!her human bein s. I'm no! 5us! uessin . These s!a!es are no $ar!her $rom us !han a brea!h o$ air. .nd o$!en I ha&e had !o le! o o$ !his ,on,e+! i!sel$, and ,an !here$ore say wi!h ,on$iden,e4 Go beyond reason !o lo&e: i! is sa$e. I! is !he only sa$e!y. Lo&e all you ,an, and when you are ready all will be shown !o you.

The s!a!e o$ mind !ha! mos! needs enli h!enmen! is !he one !ha! sees human bein s as needing !o be uided or enli h!ened. The sin !ha! mos! needs !o be lo&ed and $or i&en is !he s!a!e o$ mind !ha! sees human bein s as sinners. Those o$ us who arri&e a! a $lash o$ s+a,e !hrou h a ne a!i&e em+hasis may !ry !o ,om$or! oursel&es !ha! we are on a 3odhisa!!&a !ri+, ,omin down !o hel+ o!hers. 3u! we should be !hen e&en more dis,rimina!in o$ our mo!i&es. E&ery +erson who allows o!hers !o !rea! him as a s+iri!ual leader has !he res+onsibili!y !o ask himsel$4 7u! o$ all !he +er,e+!ions a&ailable !o me in !he uni&erse, why am I em+hasi0in !he i noran,e o$ my bro!hers? Wha! am I doin in a role where !his is real? Wha! kind o$ s!andards am I ,on,ei&in , in whi,h so many +eo+le are seen !o be in su$$erin , while I am !he enli h!ened one? These 2ues!ions ,ame !o me wi!h a rea! sho,k, and !his is one way I mi h! answer $or mysel$4 E&ery!hin !ha! is ha++enin in your body is ha++enin on an in$ini!e ran e o$ &ibra!ion le&els. I$ you lo&e your la,k o$ in$orma!ion be!!er !han I lo&e !his knowled e, !hen you are on a hi her le&el !han I. There is absolu!ely no e1!ernal e&iden,e !ha! will !ell me how mu,h you lo&e yoursel$, be,ause I am seein you wi!h !he limi!ed &ision o$ my own &ibra!ions. In !ha! sense, wha! I see is mysel$. ;o ma!!er how ,on$used or s!u+id or unlo&in o!her +ersons may a++ear !o us, we ha&e no ri h! e&er !o assume !ha! !heir ,ons,iousness is on a lower le&el !han ours. They may be reali0in $ar dee+er dimensions o$ lo&e. The way we see !hem is an e1+li,i! measure o$ our own &ibra!ion le&el. The &ery +eo+le we now see as &ul ar, unenli h!ened, s!u+id, ri+*o$$s, insane:!hese +eo+le, when we learn !o lo&e !hem and all our feelings about them, are our !i,ke!s !o +aradise. .nd !ha! is all we need !o do:lo&e !hem. We may e1+ress !ha! lo&e or no! as we wish, in any way we wish. I! doesn'! e&en ma!!er how we !rea! !hem. 3u! we mus! see !hem and lo&e !hem as !hey are now, $or we ,anno! deny !hem !he $reedom !o be wha! !hey are, 5us! as we mus! lo&e oursel&es as we are now. Le! us remember !ha! ea,h +erson is some kind o$ o++osi!e o$ wha! he insis!ed on in !he +as! or ,ould be in !he $u!ure. .s lon as we ,on,ei&e o$ oursel&es as limi!ed bein s, we are all !he same dis!an,e $rom !he ,en!er, whe!her we are ood or bad, sane or mad. I$ a man has some awareness o$ hi her le&els and knows !ha! he is $ree !o be anywhere in !he uni&erse, he may !hen seek !o 5us!i$y !akin +ar! in a +hysi,al ame. The mos! sel$*$la!!erin way !o dis uise his a++e!i!e is !o see himsel$ as a brin er o$ enli h!enmen!, o$ +uri!y, o$ &ir!ue. ;o one, no! e&en he, will 2ues!ion his mo!i&es and resul!s4 isn'! he doin wha! he says he is doin ? I$ o!hers $ail !o rea,h his hei h!, i!'s no! his $aul!:and !hus he kee+s !he ame oin $ore&er. I!'s sel$*renewin as lon as he is unwillin !o see !ha! his own &ibra!ions em+hasi0e !he e&il and i noran,e he sees. The more he ha!es e&il, !he more e&il !here is !o ha!e. The more he ad&ises +eo+le !o resis! !he ma!erial world !he more he binds !hem !o i!. .nd e&en !hese ,ommen!s are !he ,onse2uen,e o$ my own resis!an,e !o !he 9error9 o$ resis!in e&il. This is a +er$e,! e1am+le o$ how we are always uil!y o$ wha! we ,ondemn in o!hers. Wha! we see is always oursel&es. I! is useless !o ,orre,! anyone's beha&ior. I$ he knew wha! he was doin , he wouldn'! be doin i!, !rue enou h, bu! he is 5us! as ,a+able o$ knowin i! as we are. I$ he doesn'! see i! o$ his own $ree will, is he any more likely !o do so when we !ell him? 3y denyin him his $reedom !o be wron , we are e2ually wron . Gi&in o!hers !he $reedom !o be s!u+id is one o$ !he mos! im+or!an! and hardes! s!e+s !o !ake in s+iri!ual +ro ress. Bon&enien!ly !he o++or!uni!y !o !ake !ha! s!e+ is all around us e&ery day. Those o$ us who +re!end !o rea!er knowled e !han our bro!hers, who re+or! more enli h!ened e1+erien,es, ha&e more !o e1+lain +re,isely be,ause we know more.

This book is !he des,ri+!ion and edu,a!ion o$ my own i noran,e. .nd beyond !he in$orma!ion herein, I am !ryin !o show how a human bein ,an handle !he kind o$ e1+erien,es I ha&e had wi!hou! layin s!ran e !ri+s on his bro!hers and sis!ers. Whene&er we hand on wha! we are shown, we mus! do so wi!h !he same di&ine lo&e wi!h whi,h i! was shown !o us. We are bu! ,hannels o$ s+iri!ual 5oy, and !o ,on!inue !o ha&e i! we need only be o+en ,hannels. I$ we always s!and $a,in !he hi her li h!, like lookin in!o !he sun, our &ision o$ !he +eo+le around us will be dis!or!ed. 3u! i$ we ha&e !he li h! ,omin o&er our shoulders, shinin !hrou h us, we will see !he beau!y o$ o!hers, we will be o+en !o !he li h! ,omin !hrou h all $orms, and know !he lory o$ !he ,rea!ion. .nd I say i! o$!en4 Thank you, brothers and sisters, for letting my consciousness be in this place. While we ha&e humili!y and +ride enou h !o a,! on !he knowled e !ha! we e1is! in an in$ini!e harmony, !ha! we are nei!her rea!er nor lesser !han any o!hers, we ,an en5oy e12uisi!e s+iri!ual weal!h and +leasures. Le! e&ery 5ewel remind you o$ !he diamond li h! o$ lo&e. ?now !ha! !he smalles! kindness is a $a,e! in !he in$ini!e 5ewel o$ enli h!enmen!.

' Fa%le
7n,e u+on a !ime !here dwel! an old ?in in a +ala,e. In !he ,en!er o$ a olden !able in !he main hall,
!here shone a lar e and ma ni$i,en! 5ewel. Ea,h day o$ !he ?in 's li$e !he s!one s+arkled more res+lenden!ly. 7ne day a !hie$ s!ole !he 5ewel and ran $rom !he +ala,e, hidin in a $ores!. .s he s!ared wi!h dee+ 5oy a! !he s!one, !o his ama0emen! !he ima e o$ !he ?in a++eared in i!. 9I ha&e ,ome !o !hank you,9 said !he ?in . 9<ou ha&e released me $rom my a!!a,hmen! !o Ear!h. I !hou h! I was $reed when I a,2uired !he 5ewel, bu! !hen I learned !ha! I would be released only when I +assed i! on, wi!h a +ure hear!, !o ano!her. 9Ea,h day o$ my li$e I +olished !ha! s!one, un!il $inally !his day arri&ed, when !he 5ewel be,ame so beau!i$ul !ha! you s!ole i!, and I ha&e +assed i! on, and am released. 9The 5ewel you hold is Enders!andin . <ou ,anno! add !o i!s beau!y by hidin i! and hin!in !ha! you ha&e i!, nor ye! by wearin i! wi!h &ani!y. I!s beau!y ,omes o$ !he ,ons,iousness !ha! o!hers ha&e o$ i!. #onor !ha! whi,h i&es i! beau!y.9

E!en Lazier
( selection of reminders from the text) We are e2ual bein s and !he uni&erse is our rela!ions wi!h ea,h o!her. Wha! am I doin on a le&el o$ ,ons,iousness where !his is real? ;o resis!an,e. Lo&e as mu,h as you ,an $rom where&er you are. Whe!her I am ,ons,ious o$ i! or no!, I am one wi!h !he ,ause o$ all !ha! e1is!s. Whe!her I $eel i! or no!, I am one wi!h all !he lo&e in !he uni&erse.

Lo&e is !he only dimension !ha! needs !o be ,han ed Go beyond reason !o lo&e4 i! is sa$e. I! is !he only sa$e!y. .ll s!a!es o$ ,ons,iousness are a&ailable ri h! now. I!'s always wi!hin us !o rela!e !his way. Enli h!enmen! doesn'! ,are how you e! !here. Wha!e&er you are doin , lo&e yoursel$ $or doin i!. There is no!hin you need !o do $irs! in order !o be enli h!ened. This, !oo, ,an be e1+erien,ed wi!h a ,om+le!ely e1+anded awareness. I wouldn'! deny !his e1+erien,e !o !he 7ne Mind. Wha! did you !hink i! was !ha! needed !o be lo&ed? When you learn !o lo&e hell, you will be in hea&en. Thank you, bro!hers and sis!ers, $or le!!in my ,ons,iousness be in !his +la,e.