The world is a stage. Five words everyone knows but only a few truly comprehend and actually put into practice. Those that do reap the rewards and the ones that don’t are little more than puppets on a string that are moved, that way and this, by whims they just don’t get but acquiesce to, nonetheless.
How many of your thoughts are actually your own? Not many, says me, based on imperience and introspection. If you haven’t looked within then its quite difficult to see what I mean by this because so many folks invest in the narrative which unfolds via a constant stream of suggestsions via that voice in their head. Newsflash:
You are not it. How can you be when you are obviously that which listens. This state is what I call the Witness. Once this clicks then its a straight line in Tetris movement as the rest of the blockages and obstacles melt, with a quickness. Check:
Imagine, right now, at this very moment, that you are reading from a script. You look at the ink and the handwriting then nod your head saying “Yes that is me, those are my thoughts, my observations and my interpretations”. That is the way of the Slave who possess no Knowledge of Self as they are too busy skimming the surface and attempting to manipulate the external realm from a position of ignorance that it is merely an effect, not the prime cause. That is the stage in question. Lets say if you hear what I’m saying on FM and look closer at the script. Suddenly something very amazing happens as you start to discern different shades of ink as you realize:
“Wait a minute, I made up that interpretation based on an interaction with an ex from back when. That one I gained from something my parents told me when I was impressionable and the other is based on what I saw in a flick that really resonated and I integrated into my subconscious”.
That brings the first sprigs of freedom and from then on its up to you to nurture and develop them. This process is akin to increasing the resolution of an image and one of the most interesting side effects is you click that external people and events are simply projections of your state from within. If you change how you relate to this the outer world is interpreted different and your interaction shifts. Does that show you how powerful your consciousness is and why the relationship with Self is the most important one in this realm as we literally interact with figments of our imagination ergo each one offers the potential for enlightenment as you can choose to create a response instead of merely reacting. Same letters, different flip and thus you beget a higher wavelength.
Just applying this method to your relationships can bring such wonderful things because it becomes Self evident that you are surrounded by teachers whose chief intent is to make you aware of this process. If it were a test how many on the planet, at this moment, do you think have passed? Better yet, now you Know this the next time you feel your Self sliding into a well worn groove of a relationship that doesn’t fulfill you can choose to pick different responses. Dice life is a great way of putting this into practice and that is akin to taking on a new role on the stage and that ties back into acting which is the key to this performance in which many people are miserable and feel so powerless as they are dragged, that way and this, via various impulses.
Why is it like this? Well, that is a really deep topic but it comes down to the programming language of this realm which makes the Game interesting because, left to their own devices, most people wouldn’t do much of anything without these factors being present. Being cognizant of this is the main difference between playing the Game of being played by it. The easiest way I can put it to you is by referencing an opening from The Simpsons where you see Marge in the whip with Maggie sitting there with a steering wheel that isn’t connected. To her, in her world, she simply ticks the boxes where her actions match the outer realm as she edits the ones that don’t fit. Some of you may have noticed this is the exact thing that happens when people visit psychics. Lets say she comprehended this was happening by disengaging and doing nothing. Suddenly she would become aware that the outer realm (which references the thoughts in your head) keeps on doing what it did and from this she can develop discernment.
This, in a nutshell, is one of the main tenets on the Path of Power because by realizing this you can finally take charge of the vehicle of your consciousness instead of being set adrift by socially programmed awareness that offers its default mode of being that many find quite unfulfilling. Apply it to your day to day, see what happens. Start getting used to just watching the thoughts in your head and you’ll notice they come and go as they wish like images on a television. You are the Witness, that which is watching. The more investment you pour in the stronger they get as they drag you into their resonance and then its a simple case of going through the motions with no emotion aka being a meat puppet. That isn’t a very happy life because it feels so disempowering therefore the cure to this socially sanctioned problem is being willing to look within and increase your resolution in order to make better decisions via the skillful application of wisdom.
Till we meet again
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