By Shunyamurti |
Yes! Everything that happens is a blessing! Once you understand that the world is nothing other than the infinite imagination of an inconceivably vast intelligence that is both benign and benevolent, then all the incorrect interpretations you have projected on reality, yourself, the cosmos, the social order, and the geopolitical situation can be dropped, so that the hidden blessings are fully revealed.
But a further step must be taken in order to shift your paradigm of reality. You must recognize that you are a manifestation of that infinite Self, not a separate entity. If you mistakenly believe you are a bodily being in a real world, then you have doomed yourself to suffering, even if you believe in a Supreme Being. The body’s operating system is without free will and is subject to the law of karma. To escape this illusion of mortal existence, your intellect must extract its capacity for discernment from identification with the ego narrative, and establish your locus in total presence, the ground of consciousness.
Once the chattering mind is silenced for a significant period, the awareness returns to unity with the infinite Self. The ability to accomplish this is also a blessing, as it requires the grace of the Self to abide in stillness. But the grace is always present when the drive to realize the Self is wholehearted and one-pointed. In fact, everything that happens is designed to motivate you to activate the drive to transcend the ego and return to the blissful Light of the Absolute.
Wisdom comes with stillness. You will clearly perceive that the world is unreal—a fictional holographic cinematic masterpiece, entirely scripted, directed, and acted in by the One Self. Wisdom reveals that no one has ever suffered. No one was ever even born or created. The final proof of the benevolent nature of the Self is that every apparent being is redeemed and absorbed in the Light at the end of the cycle of linear time. That end is very near, because the benevolent Self cannot tolerate a long extension of even the appearance of unhappiness. The blessing of the Eschaton is dead ahead. And after that will come a new kingdom of heaven. You are invited to apply for a visa.
May you take advantage of every blessing that is offered.
Namaste,
Shunyamurti
