The Book (Part 3) - How to Develop Self-Awareness

Written by Adrian Newington

At one instant, you had a collective identity of being... that is, both of you lived in that Moment... that was the common Truth. But go back and talk to each other about that Moment and there will be no identity. His past will be different to your past. This illusive Truth then!... why does it all seem so slippery ? Where did it go you might ask. I tell you it went nowhere. Ask the Ant, he knows. Say to him, "Where does your Truth lie ?". He will not say... "In knowledge of engineering the nest". He will not say... "In the growing abundance of the Larder". He will say... "In my Duty".

He is wise, for like him, you will also find that your Duty and your Freedom reside in the Moment. There is no work or task that can be done in the past or future of the Mind, and there is no freedom to experience any newness. The past and future are not places that you can go to and be truly alive. Let ME assist you with your tasks and duties. I can Still the Mind if you choose to focus on what calls for you presence; your dedication and your Love.

There is true freedom in my abode, and I would always welcome you with Open and Loving arms. Stay with me. The Lure of that which can take you out of the Moment is furtive and very strong. Enticing as it may be, it is not the Truth. Be watchful of drifting away from me. Be diligent in your efforts in refusing to succumb to the Play of the Waking Dream.

Stay with Me in the Moment. Here!.. right Now as you take in these very words of mine.

Breath in... Stop!... hold your breath for a time and listen.....

Listen to the silence within.

You are here with me. You are truly in my company

Breath out!... Stop!...Listen!....................

Yes!.. it is me you are embracing. I am alive. I am not images or sounds. I am not that which brings on sadness. I am not that which prompts you to zealous joy. I am not that which will enrage you to fight a cause for me. These are either your own fantasies or copies of things that no longer exist. I am the eternal Truth. I am always being born. I am always new, though I am older than you and younger than you. I am Truth. I am Now. I am the Heart and I always speak the Truth

HEART!!!... what is this barrage of metaphors you throw at me. Enough!... I am dizzy with concepts. I am cluttered and complicated. Concepts... Concepts... who needs them!

Ahhh... Thy wick has ignited from the spark of my Love. Indeed, concepts... who needs them you say. Who needs the weight of complicated mental gymnastics. Who needs volumes of formulae or shelves of reference material for living. But I ask you Mind... what have you been doing for most of your life. Let us visit your library once again. Tell me... what is it that we see. I will tell you. It is rows upon rows of concepts. Some based on ignorance. Some that have served a purpose and should have been thrown out long ago. And many established from fear. Again I say to you, Clear out this library of yours and stay with me.

Do not fear the process of coming to new understandings. I ask you not to remember what I say word for word. Contemplate and digest. In time the pure essence of my words will dwell permanently within you, and you shall act naturally with the Moment. Go to your distant memories and dwell in them if you must but remember that the Truth is alive. Why choose the company of ghosts who only give the illusion of Truth. Shall you continue to choose these foolish ways upon an awakening by knowledge ?

Tell me... can you conjure up such magnificence as a living Sunset? Can you match the tranquility that touches the Soul from the living sounds of Flutes and Violins?... or of the purple haze of morning's twilight where faint stars are still to be seen. Can you swoon in delight by smelling an imaginary Rose ?

Upon the dissolution of the Moment, Truth ceases to exist. But we are Blessed beyond our wildest dreams since the Moment is continually being re-created. Possessing this eternally renewed awareness is the greatest gift that God can give, for if there is no awareness, then not even Love can be given or expressed. Remember... beyond the Mind, there is no past or future. There is only the Now. It is your Life. It is your Joy. It is your Truth.

Oh Heart, your ways are so powerful and full of Love. Now I see how you guide me. With such gentleness, you reflect my foolishness until I can no longer stand it. You intensify my wayward manners to such a degree that I end up tripping over them. To think that I could entertain a notion that regards your words as insignificant. Such is the vanity of ignorance.

I see now that the best lessons come through our own ordeals. Words will always assist, but they will never take the place of an experience that allows the Inner Bell of Truth to be struck. And the way you bring a lesson home. Oh Heart... it is nothing short of perfect. Since you Love me so very dearly and so very truly, your perfect Love stands unperturbed by the wheels you have to set in motion to bring about the necessary understanding.

Only perfect Love is mighty enough, and only perfect Love is serene enough to allot the task. But Heart... there still remains a mystery for me. All this talk of the living moment being the only reality, what about the truths and teachings of great beings and scholars of days gone by. Have their efforts suddenly become false overnight? Does the Truth decay like rotting fruit? If I come to an understanding today, will I be held in ridicule tomorrow?

Oh Mind... The Truth is always the Truth, and it is alive in the hearts of mankind. It also lives in the Sunsets, and the Waves, and the Flowers. It can live in no other place than the Moment. Do not consider the History of Mankind as becoming false overnight. Though the events of History have long since passed to take up residence in people's minds, the learning and experience gained lives on as the Truth. Such Truth has survived the ages intact because it lives in people's hearts. Like the Moment itself, the Truth is continually being renewed and refreshed... passed from Moment to Moment, Generation to Generation, Age to Age. There is no Truth outside the Moment. I am the Heart and I always speak the Truth