Bringing Awareness to Everyday Life
Some people say they can be conscious only when they sit quietly. Some people also say “I can be spiritual when I sit alone at home, but as soon as I go out into the world, I seem to lose it.”
Do not put much emphasis on periods of meditation — if you do meditation, it’s fine — but the important thing is to bring the awareness into everyday life, into every little action that you do, into the varied challenges of everyday life. So, you do not have one compartment in your life that’s spiritual here and then the rest of your life is over there.
One way to become aware many times during the day is to take a conscious breath. Doing so breaks the stream of thinking. A different level of consciousness comes in. Try a conscious breath, a conscious action, walking consciously across the room, opening the door consciously, putting something in your mouth consciously — but not as a means to an end — or taking a sip of water consciously.
For most people on the planet, consciousness can be equated with thought. They haven’t experienced what it means to be conscious without thought, or they have only for very brief instants.
You simply have to surrender to the present moment. Be alert. Watch something in a state of alertness. Always, continuously, bring that into everyday life, not spirituality here and getting on with your life there.
In the world of form, everything changes and evolves. So, there was a certain evolution of the learning. Different pointers came in, different stories, different approaches to the truth, which always is the same.
Significant things often happen when you are present. Things come to you, and then you respond to what is required. The response very often comes without a premeditated idea of what you want. It is simply a response to the situation. And that’s beautiful.
