Silence offers answers

The ego exists through comparison.  When you introduce polarity, you bring opposition into being.  That which is not is purely imagined and can be shaped and corrupted. That which is remains untouchable, indescribable and unfathomable, and is what exists beyond the mind.

Consider a man who shares his sense of identity.  His ego grounds his judgment in what mind conceives and accepts.  He speaks of what he thinks he is and what he believes he is not.  He limits his scope of awareness to his familiar five senses.

Imagine one with no sense of self. As the ego disappears from view, one has no substance. One is only pure space. Hindrances are not perceived. Thought does not exist here. Insults have no effect when thrown at someone who is truly at peace in silence. Such sounds are not even heard. Notice if your focus of attention is not on a tree, you cannot hear it fall. So, you sense silence when not looking, listening or doing, but being. Silence is transparent by nature.

Be aware

One perspective is that different stages of awareness exist.  If you perceive and experience life in terms of past, present and future, then you can be aware after you have done something, as you are doing something and before you are going to do something.  Reflecting consciously on an experience allows you to be more fully  awake.  You gain insight and understanding. Whenever awareness penetrates deeply, you grow more mindful, foresee possibilities, and recognize you shape what unfolds.  Take responsibility to Transform your Life.

When the questions disappear

As questions that form in the mind fade away, you may forget the original purpose in asking.  You may conclude that silence is where the answers exist and suddenly trigger your own revelations.  There is no time like the present to notice what you imagine and why.

To grasp where and who you are is to be in harmony with all that is.  To realize you are in conflict with something or someone reveals you resist the harmonius state of being, that you choose to struggle against full acceptance.  Whenever you do not feel at peace, step back.  Observe.  Situations and perceptions do not punish anyone.  We only ever choose to punish ourselves and imagine reasons for all that.

Notice opportunities for freedom

In between emotions and, even before any emotion arises, you can notice a gap of emptiness.  This is a period where one is aware of the true nature of mind and everything, where ignorance does not exist, where one feels the reality of timeless stillness and peace. Then, something happens. The spell is broken by the conditioning of everyday distractions.  What can be done to awaken more fully?

The mind would have you believe you have to do something to get somewhere or to awaken.  Watch what happens as you stop thinking and doing.  As you step back, you begin to realize you spend enormous amounts of energy thinking and doing and rarely step out of the prison of the mind. 

Every moment, new levels of self-awareness are open.  You walk through or disregard the opportunity.  Depending on how you choose to experience life, you notice patterns and gain some measure of control over the mind, or not.  Recall what truly serves you and do that.

"If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also light your own path." -Zen saying

Remember to see through the self

Ever feel like you are in the presence of someone or something that sees though you? Many people temporarily forget that they are transparent energy and have capacity to see through their conditioned behaviour and motives.  Right now, you are invited to awaken to why you think and feel as you do and discern the treasure hidden within. It is possible to respond to everything above and below, without a sense of past or future.  Notice what leaves you speechless.  As you penetrate the false walls of inner self, you also penetrate all places.  Even now, you grow wise to the nature of self-absorption. Tame the wild forces that prompt you to forget who you are and why you exist.