There is a thread of truth that all spiritual masters touch on. And that's the pureness and the goodness of the original self. The idea is that you are the light of the world, and that light shines from within you. It comes from God, but it is you, you in the likeness and image of God.
The light within you is love, you can remember it if you can recall the expansive nature of being a child. As an adult it's not about getting or understanding something that brings us back to our original self, it's about un-getting, or unlearning. We start to build up layers, defense mechanisms, addictions, wrong beliefs, etc, that cover our light. And our light connects with other people's light, and the light of the planet and the ethers. When our own light dims, we lose the connection between god and others, and these universal energies. We start looking for it outside ourselves, forgetting that the receiving end of the light comes from within, and we've severed the connection.
What's integral to any successful spiritual practice is to have some way to start breaking down those barriers, so we can reestablish a connection. So we aren't alone in our own cave of consciousness, anymore. The true cause of suffering, in my very humble opinion, is separation. It's loneliness. Take it from someone who spent 14 years under a rock. Nothing more lonely than that.
So this is the hardest part. The only solvents for these barriers are loving, compassionate, playful, creative, and childlike. We have to find ways to fall in love again. Stories matter, and we can't thrive off the idea that hardness is wholeness. We have to believe in everyone's goodness, in beauty, in revival. All the things we threw off and discarded as we made our way into our adulthood as childish are usually the things that will set us free.
If you weren't love to your core, if you weren't a part of god and of great worth, then you wouldn't get extremely sick and depressed when you are cut off from it. That's the proof of who you are and where you belong right there. An infant left alone, untouched, eventually dies. It's because we are meant to be connected. We're part of a web. And the adult heart is much the same. The adult body may endure, but there are a lot of walking dead out there, seeking out and feeling the need for a tremendous amount of power outside of themselves. The most power hungry people are the most removed from their true selves, and the power of the light that shines within it.
Being a person who's light is covered is a dead person walking. This is where the idea of new life comes from. It's from getting free from those layers, being alive again. When your light is covered, it effects your perception. The world looks very different. You don't see people anymore, you see and judge people by their outer shells. You start counting people's worth by how thick and well crafted their outer shell is. And you miss the living. You become attracted to the most shut down individuals. And you may even become cruel and judgmental of souls who are still free. You create more division. This is why "judge not or you will be judged." As you shut down the light in others, you shut down the very connection you have been searching for to set you free.
So the antidote? Give into love. It's not easy, in fact, it's the very hardest thing to do. Giving into love takes courage. It means not serving the ego. It means being brave enough to not listen to the heckling zombies who want you playing an endless game, dead just like them. It means being brave enough to find connection. It means being exposed. It means giving into your authentic self. It means that we are all worthy of love, and it means giving up the competition.
It also means, finding yourself, and finding rest. It means walking into a more expansive atmosphere. It means ascending above the bullshit, it means true individuization. It means gaining the capacity to hear and see God, it means having a new inflow of energy and creative inspiration, it means becoming a hero.
There are two worlds on this planet, and that's the tension you have been feeling. There's the world of the dead, and the world of the living. From each vantage point, reality looks different. The rules are different, and so are the rewards. It's a choice between opening inward, or outward, and nobody, no matter what religion, sex, educational status, race, or monetary status is exempt from making their choice. We chose every day.
Chose life.
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