Some musings about “God”…
I suppose it is presumptuous to even use the word “God” in
some ways… most mystical teachings as well as institutional religions tend to
have some word or symbol for “God.”
All religions have their teachings and their doctrines about
the nature and characteristics of “God”… and all atheists have their defined
beliefs about who “God” is not.
To many, the sense of the spiritual and essence of Life is
in the beingness and oneness that is sensed in a natural setting… and “God” in
this sense can be considered the largest and all inclusive form of this
beingness… the source of Life… the Spirit of Life Energy.
When we sense this essence of the spiritual, it comes in
many forms and thoughts and feelings to each person… Indeed there is something
to be said for the Great Mystery of Life. For once we pronounce our ideas and
experiences and beliefs about this “God,” we must by the inherent nature of who
we are, impose our subjective interpretation.
It may perhaps be much easier to say what “God” is not… and
in so doing we will surely offend someone since their own concepts and beliefs
may assume “God” to be what others have decided “God” is not.
Many of us can at least agree that there is much more going
on than what our mental constructs and beliefs might conceive or imagine.
Paranormal and psychic phenomena have shown that
consciousness extends beyond the constructs of our personal or egoic conscious
mind.
Much in science points to the essence of the physical world being
energy, frequencies, and the transforming of energy. Some have described this
Life Energy as Spirit… In this sense, “God” may then be considered the
mysterious Source of all this transforming energy. We surely get into trouble if we try to
define the direction that "Source" will move this energy or pretend we know
the outcome.
In many ways it is at least useful to understand the
movement of Life Energy in the world as a co-creative process. We see many
decisions made on varying beliefs as to the best direction to take. We see it
in political parties, in various religious movements, in most councils and
committees. People have differing ideas, wants, desires, goals, and needs.
I have been schooled both informally and formally in aspects
of the Christian religion. Yet, I do not specifically refer to my beliefs as “Christian.”
At best we can find some words, ideas, or teachings that we agree with and
apply them to our lives. I might say that I agree with the teachings of Jesus,
but that is also understood in the context of realizing the teachings of one
man where transcribed my others and ultimately by an institution which was far
different perhaps than what Jesus actually had in mind.
I doubt that Jesus actually ever intended there to be “Christians”
in the world… but rather folks who did their best to love and serve others…
Energy-work and hands-on healing has been around a long time and I suppose
Jesus was quite good at it according to the reports we received, as was true of
many spiritual teachers across the ages.
Jesus, it is suggested, spoke of the kingdom being present…
and for me this can be understood as the perfect combination of compassion in
this moment. For the quality of Love is timeless and the present moment is
quite different than the concrete mental structures attributed to time. The
future and the past exist because our mind can create them. Yet the miracle of
life exists in the present moment.
Most modern and mystical teachers from various backgrounds
seem to come to the importance of Life in the present… Not this month or this
day… but this moment… the essential Now…
It is in this moment that the Essence of the Living Spirit
can be sensed and felt. It is in this moment that decisions can be made… It is
in this moment that we can choose to respond and act... It is in this moment we can open and listen... It is in this moment we receive answers from the "unknown"...
Herein lies the mystery of Life… we co-create with Life in
this moment…
Of course we make our choices based on values either
absorbed from our environment or consciously chosen by our own search,
learning, and life experience. Values of kindness and love are properly best
taught through example and words. And so we co-create the next moment from the
past moments… and it happens here, right now, in this moment…
If we continue to use our mental energy to replay the past,
we deprive ourselves of living in the present. Of course, there are times when
we are unconsciously controlled by our past and this may take some work,
counseling, letting go, forgiveness, and or acceptance in order to heal the
past and return home to Now… to the present moment…
Likewise, if we live in fear about the future, or obsess
over trying to control the future or avoid certain things in the future, we are
also lost from being at home in the present moment…
The past was… the future will be… and the present moment In
and outside of time bring the “kingdom of God” to earth in the practicality of
Now… It is now, when we chose to be kind... It is in the Now, we Love...
So, these are a few musings about "God" and Life... I truly believe and have experienced that when we have a
need, we shall find guidance… not ahead of time, but rather as we need to know…
in this co-creating process in which the Oneness and Source of Life is always
and ever present… To me this is the essence of “God” and Life Energy…
With Blessings and Love to All...
John Hutchinson
Sundance Center for Conscious Living
April 21, 2014
April 21, 2014
