When the mind is free of all of its content, all of its
conditioned thinking, it enters into the solitude of silence. That silence can
only arise when one sees the limitations of one’s thinking. When one sees that
his or her thoughts will not bring truth, peace, or freedom, there arises a
natural state of silence and inner clarity. And in that silence there is a
profound solitude, because one is not seeking a more advantageous relationship
with thought or with the accompanying emotions that are derived by thought.
In that solitude all ideas and images are left behind, and
we can intuitively orient ourselves toward the unborn and uncreated ground of
being. In that ground we find our true being; and in the same manner in which
our being is uncreated, it is also undying. Therefore, all that we will ever be
or can be is found in our solitude (within ourselves) and is timelessly present
in its fullness and completeness, now and eternally.
It is within our deepest solitude, where we take leave of
every image and idea of ourselves as well as of God, that we come upon the
fullness of our being. And in that fullness of being we recognize the divinity
of all things and all beings, no matter how great or small. For divinity is not
something earned or given, but lavishly present within all. To have the eyes to
see the divinity of all beings is to bring light into this world.
So we are given this one small task: to cease being what we
are not, and to be what we eternally are. Such a task would seem to be a gift
of Love, but how often is it denied in favor of the blind security of
conforming to the dictates of our fear and blame? If we would only see that all
limitations are self-imposed and chosen out of fear, we would leap at once into
the arms of grace, no matter how fierce that embrace might be.
It is Love that leads us beyond all fear and into the
solitude of our being. There we find our utter aloneness because we stand free
of all the false comforts of illusion and find the capacity to stand where no
one else can stand for us. We are alone not because we have isolated ourselves
behind an emotional defense or false transcendence, but because we are no
longer held captive by either the mind or fear.
To stand alone in true solitude is to stand in the
recognition of the absolute completeness and unity of all manner of existence.
And from that common ground, where nothing and no one is foreign to you, your
love extends across the magnitude of time and embraces the greatest and
smallest of things.
© Adyashanti 2012
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