Loving Awareness

Letting go

Posted by matthew on January 8, 2008  |  64No Commentshttp://www.loving-awareness.org/2008/01/08/letting-go/Letting+go2008-01-08+11%3A15%3A53matthew

You may have noticed that amidst the bustle of the holiday season, it’s easy to forget the turning of the seasons. Beyond gift giving and family, we have a fundamental connection as living being to this earth, and its movements move us. The wintry season with long nights, hibernation and repose, offer us time to reflect, re-evaluate, and release. Without dark nights, we would not awaken to a day that is new and transformed from those in the past. Letting go is emphasized by nature in this season, and listening to the nourisher of life on this planet provides deep nourishment in itself.

Trusting Perceptions and Higher Communication

Posted by matthew on December 26, 2007  |  636 Commentshttp://www.loving-awareness.org/2007/12/26/trusting-perceptions-and-higher-communication/Trusting+Perceptions+and+Higher+Communication2007-12-26+16%3A21%3A49matthew

One of the most fundamental aspect of any growth or spiritual path is the trust in one’s own perception. There is no question it is an incomplete perception; so long as you have a body, you will not see even a minuscule fraction of the totality of the universe, or that of your Self. But it is still your perception. It is your link to your soul. It is the basis for all growth, for if you rely on someone else’s eyes and intuition, you are not living your own life, discovering your own Truth, but are being a guinea pig for other’s experiments with Truth. As J. Krishnamurti said,

“All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought and understanding, is the most destructive, evil thing. Leaders destroy the followers and followers destroy the leaders. You have to be your own teacher and your own disciple. You have to question everything that man has accepted as valuable, as necessary.”