I concluded it’s simply a matter of timing. The right response for the right moment. However much I may speak from Self and joy, there are moments when things mesh on a larger scale. When the group calls it. That’s when it seems to resonate most.

All I can do is write when called and wonder at when it speaks to people. And thank those that brought the moment into being. Thanks, Uzma

The journey brings surprises , as Davidya says. Somewhere this post is a milestone, or so its seems.

Davidya I found you through Takuin’s site:-) so yes, your valuable comments on others site help better than Stumble etc as your aim is sharing your insights etc and not gaining popularity alone. That is another way.

Keep walking and sharing. We’re all learning and re-discovering awareness.

Blessings.

The process is very curious though. Recently, I’ve become more aware of how much person is still present. This is actually progress but feels like I’ve gone backwards. Greater clarity feels like less. (laughs) Something new to be seen and found OK. Some value of person needs to be present to express our unique qualities and perspective as long as we’re embodied.

When one wonders the value of this, the feedback is appreciated. Thanks everyone!

For this blog, I’ve found commenting on other blogs has brought me more quality readers than social networking sites like Digg. A highlighted article there can bring large volumes of what I call “skimmers” – few of who stick around or follow links.

That said, I’ve only had time to follow a small number of blogs actively. And some of those have changed quite a bit, like Tom’s going non-interactive.

I can relate to the challenge with your friend. The story is very tricky and wants to be heard. The more attention it gets, the stronger, like a self-reinforcing bubble. When we begin to see through it, sometimes it can really kick up a drama. Rather like a child in the “terrible two’s”. Sometimes, the clarity is good and we can easily choose. And sometimes we’ll have periods when the clarity is less so. Where the story comes up again.

Adyashanti talks about a ‘honeymoon’ period after awakening where everything is grand. But the mind can then try to come back. I’ve seen people refuse it. And people step right back into it, like a comfortable old smelly coat. Notably though, they now see it’s a drama but still may choose to continue for a time. Lorne doesn’t talk about this much as it can create expectations that this is normal. The idea is to see there’s a choice and take it.

While being awake is very different from being trapped, the mechanics are then conscious and becoming more so. This makes talking about it much easier. The mechanics are the same.

In the example you give for yourself, there was an expectation it would be hard yet the experience was easy. It does not take any doing. Just allowing. But each of us has places where we can allow more easily than others. You may find something less easy down the road. What you could count was what was conscious. You’ll find other layers become conscious over time and the dynamics will be progressively subtler. Not to create further expectations or anything. (laughs) Just take the same approach.

At some point, you will become the world. All of it. Then you’ll not be able to count the resistances. (laughs) Then you just deal with what’s on your plate.

The path is always a surprise. Whatever ideas we have of it, our own journey will be unique. It will never meet our expectations. Fortunately, it will often vastly exceed them. Sometimes astonishingly so.(laughs)

Never underestimate the power of your simple presence. We sometimes feel we have to do something. Especially men. But if you can simply be present in the peace with her, you are modeling what she seeks. She may not feel it but it will enliven it in her. It is not only the great saints who give darshan. All of us do, in our own little unintended ways.

Time is very curious. We seem to have a past and future, but they exist only in mind. Only the moment is real. And yet, the moment is always changing and everything happens when it should. There is a deep perfection in that. Within that perfection is the remarkable idea that she can awaken from her story. That you and I can talk about it and see the possibility. Before, this was only a dream.