The goal of contemplation is to experience the unity of ourselves, with creation, with our neighbor, our enemy, and with God. Here and Now! God is in all things and all things are in God. God is not as transcendent as we first imagined, He is closer than you think.

Stay out of your thoughts. Rest in your base animal contentment. Feel nothing, emptiness. Stay at the cellular level, without shame or fear, long enough for the Deeper Source to reveal itself. 

We are addicted to our need to make distinctions and judgments and we act out of compulsive, repetitive, habits.

Contemplation is a way of observing yourself from a place of non judgmental compassion in order to live your life from a calm inner awareness and acceptance. It is a way of seeing yourself with the eyes of God. 

Your life is not really about you; you are a part of a much larger flow called Life Itself—or simply God.

In order to be truly conscious, it’s necessary to observe “self” or “me” from a distance, taking a broader view from our isolated self. We must learn to see from the view of the Indwelling Spirit. Then we see with eyes much larger and other than our own.

Growing up is more about education, psychological and emotional maturity, coming to grips with reality and developing a heathy social integration. Waking up refers to a much deeper enlightenment, and is much more than merely being 

educated. 

You have to stay with your pain, no matter what it is or how hard it is, until you’ve learned its lessons. When you can consciously hold your pain, you enter a liminal space that will allow you to break through to a much deeper level of consciousness and awareness.

Your life is not about you; you are about Life. The eternal life of God is living in you and through you. The problem is most of us, don’t care; aren’t interested. It’s too overwhelming to grasp, but the truth of the matter is, you have never been separate from God except in your mind.

To be present to something is to allow the moment to influence us and even change us. We must allow ourselves to be vulnerable. Instead, because of our fear, we allow the event to control us.