What is stillness?

Stillness is not an acquired practice. Stillness just is.  It comes naturally when you have order. You may ask, what is this? Complete order is complete quietness of the mind.  This is the perspective of pure consciousness.

Now, man is conditioned to think he must seek things.  His quests, his efforts to become or arrive, distract him from the stillness inside.  Action may be viewed as resistance and a cause of disorder.  How does perception of disorder bring order?  That is, you may ask, how can the senses get you closer to the truth?

Feeling brings you closer to alignment than thinking.  Exerting effort is not the same as being aware.  Going aginst the flow brings disorder.  Where the perception of 'me' exists' in the mind, you sense division, difference and thus, conflict.  To be aware what is going on inside and outside is to begin to grasp the disorder, let go and transcend it.

In order to be unconditional love, it is first necessary to understand where and why you are provoked. Liberation only comes as you learn to feel negativity and what it tells you about the inner self so you can  detach. Realize everything tests you so you realize how much you can endure.  As you gain insight into your perceived thresholds or limits, you gradually remember why pain, suffering or anything only exists as long as you believe in it.

As Kahlil Gibran says, 'The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.' Angry or irritating people empower you more than you realize.

Comments

[Miruh]

To be able to live in the stillness no matter how chaotic the world around is, may the greatest gift of compassionate grace.

Sending you much love and blessings for a happy new year, May you and yours abide in the stillness within.

Namaste

[Alexys Fairfield]

Hi Liara,

May you have enlightening moments of stillness and a fantastic new year full of love and amazement.

[Bern ~ Walking in Stillness]

If we are stuck to something such as negativity, or even something that may appear positive, one often has to feel the vibration to its core where it can be plucked from one's energy field or mind. People ususally distance themselve from negativity when it comes up in their minds. It is there because it is attached to them and has been activated. People then usually run instead of compassionately listening to or feeling the source of the discomfort. One can learn to face everything in life with bravery which then may transition to seeing love in all that we are attentive towards. Bravery is therefore transcended to just allowing and flowing with that which we attract in the Moment.

[suzen]

Hi Liara!
Wonderful post! I've found that stillness is the best place to be - there are no problems, stress or worries there. We have this capacity to be in this stillness, absorb it's peace and perfection yet so often we are caught up in the spin cycle of life, sometimes without even realizing it. Thanks for writing about this, especially today!

[Hilary]

Hi Liara - when you have order, you have peace and thus stillness, I guess.

Just being .. will help.

Interesting the idea of feeling negativity and being able to detach. I realise that I have been tested and have come through in recent years, and actually in past years - but obviously sometime I'll be able to ignore the pain as I will no longer believe it.

Kahil Gilbran's saying is very good; interesting point about being empowered by angry or irritating people.

Liara - all the very best for a very Happpy and Successful 2010
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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[Liara Covert]

Miruh, no matter how similar events might seem, no two moments, like no two snowflakes, are ever alive. To recognize the nuances of vibration and awareness and to reach new levels of self-understanding is to open you to endless possibilities. Every situation and circumstance is beautiful in its own light. Linear time is an illusion. As you move beyond linear thinking, you cherish every moment. All of life is a timeless gift that teaches us about peace, harmony and love. NO expression is more powerful or important than another. Blessings!

[Liara Covert]

Alexys, it is an empowering process to remember how not to distort the world into something it is not. As people move beyond seeking answers outside the self, people remember how to reconnect with love and timeless answers within. Life invites our revelations. Continue to be your effortless self. You remind people how to experience and incredible lightness of being by going within.Thanks for inviting everyone to rediscover who they are. Everyone empowers everyone, always. Savor every moment by aligning self with self.

[Liara Covert]

Bern, each breath is a vehicle that allows you to experience the effortless sensations of peace deep within. You find what you need when you are not looking. This can also be said about other aspects of physical life. Simply let go of everything. Let go of the desire to accomplish anything but relax. The real you slips into the timeless experience of effortless being. To be right here, right now is your experience. All else is frosting.

[Liara Covert]

Hilary, rather than ignore or avoid pain, it s meaningful to invite it in, to understand it and let it go. To awaken the observer is to be aware and choosing not to be emotional. Everyone you encounter is actually a teacher.

[Liara Covert]

suzen, when the mind is open, you are in the process of remembering what it feels like to free yourself from a sense of the past. Only as you move outside the mindset of linear time is it evident that the essence of you is only ever present in the moment. To feel stillness is to realize forgiveness is not needed for perceptions of the past . There is no guilt or attachment to memories. You sense you are more present than ever.

[soulMerlin]

Hi Liara ~ thank you for visiting "a summer's day" and leaving such a warming comment. Co-incidentally :)
I have just created a new blog "stillPoint" which was inspired by a quote from TS Eliot

"At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is ~"

Your words about stillness are profound - the more I order myself and my life, the more stillness and Peace I find and experience.

xhenry

[Liara Covert]

henry, serenity is within reach for everyone. Some people sense it is the only true reality that exists.