DECEMBER 11 ~ DAILY REFLECTION ~ from: ALONG THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT ~ by: Dr. David R. Hawkins. ►Devotion dissolves fear, doubt, and hesitation and clarifies uncertainty. Intention also becomes ever stronger as does trust in God. Then arises the inner decision to totally abandon oneself to God.◄ From: “Discovery of the Presence of God: Devotional Nonduality” (2006), Chapter 13: Transcending Identification with the Ego/Self, p. 219 --------------------------------- With Additional Context: --------------------------------- Q: The pursuit of Enlightenment appears to be a very major decision with possible major impact on ordinary lifestyles. A: This may seem to be a source of worry or anxiety when it is first heard. In due time, resolution occurs as a consequence of recontextualization and a shift in values. What may be perceived as disruptive by the ego at calibrated levels below 600 is not experienced as such at 600 or over when relinquishment of worldly life is natural and welcomed as a relief. The Self manages the transition. Most questions about adjustments or seeming sacrifices do not take into consideration the power of decision itself, which increases in intensity as the barriers are removed. ►Devotion dissolves fear, doubt, and hesitation and clarifies uncertainty. Intention also becomes ever stronger as does trust in God. Then arises the inner decision to totally abandon oneself to God.◄ The evolutionary pathway is self-reinforcing and self-confirming as it progresses. The ‘you’ that anticipates the future now is not the same ‘you’ that will have to later adjust to very different conditions. Identification shifts from the content of personal self to the contextual field of transcendent Self. What is seemingly impossible to the self is easy and simple to the Self. Q: All doubts and questions arise from the ego’s perceptions and projected values. A: That is true. Therefore, all anticipations and projections into the hypothetical future are illusory because the Self that emerges becomes progressively dominant and is free of worldly attachments or projected values. It has no ‘needs’ to worry about and is autonomous and sufficient unto itself. It has no ‘wants’ that need to be sacrificed so none are necessary. A butterfly no longer needs a cocoon. Q: That is reassuring. A: Divinity is Infinite Love. Within its Presence, even relinquishment of bodily existence is not a ‘problem’ or even a source of resistance. If it serves Divine Providence, physicality walks on to fulfill its karmic destiny and commitment. If, on the other hand, it just falls over and quits breathing, that is just fine also. As the ego dissolves, so do all its fears and presumptions. The Inner Reality is immune to considerations or doubts. The Self is Certainty. Q: Despite dedication to the goal of Enlightenment, the mind seems reluctant, resistant, or even too lazy to go through the necessary process. How can that be overcome? A: Resistance is to be expected and accepted as an innate quality of the ego. Part of its function is stabilization in order to facilitate performance and reliability. It does not like to feel out of control or off balance and is thus resistant to being questioned or examined, which is perceived as a potential threat to its sovereignty. The ego has a vested interest in its positionalities, presumptions, and assumptions. There is therefore an ambivalence regarding change—on the one hand, it is exciting and interesting, but on the other hand, it can be viewed as an unwelcome challenge and resented. From: “Discovery of the Presence of God: Devotional Nonduality” (2006), Chapter 13: Transcending Identification with the Ego/Self, pp. 219–221 ---------------------------- Related Teachings I: ---------------------------- From “Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender” (2012), Chapter 17: Transformation, p. 238–240: We will also notice that, as the mind contrasts the lower level of life with the higher level, a peculiar resistance to the description of a higher level of functioning will occur at times. The mind will get critical and try to save face by ridiculing a higher state. This is a golden opportunity because this is the very attitude that prevents a person from reaching that higher state of life. The very process of reading this material is invaluable, for it will reveal precisely what the blocks are and exactly why these goals are impossible at the present time. As resistances, criticisms, and disparagements come up, we can begin surrendering them and letting them go right now in the process of reading about them. It is a great opportunity to identify the inner blocks to fulfillment. As Pogo said, “We have identified the enemy, and it is us.” As a professional psychotherapist and psychiatrist with many decades of clinical experience and training, these higher levels of functioning were considered to be impossible for most people. However, learning how the mechanism of surrender works on the practical level and watching hundreds of families, friends, patients, and ex-patients transform their lives has totally changed this view. Now, higher levels of functioning are seen to be automatic, easy to achieve, and available to everyone, often in a surprisingly short period of time. As a matter of fact, some of these levels of success and happiness will seem impossible, but the higher level will already have occurred by the time you have finished reading this book. You can tell yourself right in the beginning that these high levels of functioning are not only possible, but they are an inherent birthright. They are the natural state of which you have been deprived by all the programming that the mind has been subjected to since birth. Before reading on, it is advisable to sit quietly and make an inner decision to let go resisting higher levels of functioning. This means to make a decision to stop denying the higher levels to yourself, and to make a decision to let go of all blocks to happiness, success, health, acceptance, love, and peace. By doing this, the deed is already done, for you have set the whole experience into a context that will automatically begin to unfold. ----------------------------- Related Teachings II: ----------------------------- From “2004 Lecture Series: Transcending the Mind”, April: Emotions and Sensations, (Paraphrased): Surrendering to God means without considerations. When you let go, you let go of considerations. So many people are aligned with the Truth, except for the considerations they have. The mind has considerations. It’s not 100% in agreement with your spiritual intention. So, how can you tell when your mind is completely made up? Your mind is 100% made up about a thing when the intention manifests. Spiritual work is, then, finding out what those considerations are and being willing to let them go. All vilification necessarily calibrates below 200. Don’t attack vanilla because you like chocolate. Just sell me on chocolate. Being critical is below 200.
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