Our conscientious actions expand our consciousness of who we are, why we are on earth, and our role in the universal plan.

An analogy: The higher we climb up a mountain side, the more our view expands. First, we see other hillsides enclosing us--continuing the uphill climb we at last look way beyond other mountain tops, freed of barriers to our vision.

The air at the mountain top is clean and clear and the actions of a clear and clean mind are simple and pure, loving and expansive--no hills of ego or self-centeredness blocking our view point and actions.

Why stay down in the tangled undergrowth of self-centeredness when by walking upward, and looking outward from our self-centered interests, we can enjoy the panorama of unlimited consciousness?

Creator--Creation

To create an enjoyable dinner, we first visualize how the meal will look and taste--we then buy and eat the food.

On the universal scale we see the visions that have been brought into physical form--the sky of stellar objects, plants, animals, ourselves--everything.

All the aspects interrelating through exchanges of energy that complement and support each other. All the parts harmoniously compounding one upon the other in their various roles, forming the whole.

We are curious about the nature of the Universal Creator that has manifested the physical-mental dimension--harmonious, rhythmical, cyclical, growing, diversified objects, and the higher forms of intelligent existence.

In the foregoing example, we saw that our dinner began as a vision, followed by a thought process directing the physical action necessary to produce it. Following this logic, we see that our precisely planned and harmoniously functioning physical universe came about from a well thought out and implemented vision.

The creator of the universe used methods we do not wholly understand--as our minds are part of what was created. But we can come to experience our existence as an essential interlocking part of the harmony of the large universal home by living in the way that allows us to function easefully within the natural rhythms and cycles of everyday life. We do this by caring, sharing, and loving--with all forms of creation touching our life.

The more consciously in tune we become with the basic principles of creation--which comes down to living our part harmoniously--the closer we come to experiencing our Creator.

Rhythms

We observe the harmonious patterns of the natural universe--flowing, mixing, moving. But as with the swirling of oil and water, all retain their individual characteristics.

The harmonious rhythms of music, pleasing to the ear, inspire us to dance--to move. And within every atom of every musical note, microscopic atoms dance around each other in continuous patterns, gracefully using space, place, and time as their dimensions of expression--just as we can in all of our daily interactions and activities.

Dualities

Wisdom, which comes from analyzing what we've been through and applying the insights, is what helps us maintain our balance and harmony during rough times.

The dualities of life have a common heritage--they are part of the changing physical and mental creation. We claim what is ours beyond duality--harmony and balance--by applying wisdom and acting lovingly for the highest good of the situation.

Part of the One

Harmony is the product of lovingness. When we take time and energy to act lovingly, events fall easily into place--each loving act adding to our awareness of having an expansive nature.

Article ã 1998 Susan Kramer

Flower Artwork from the 'Blossoms of California...' collection ã 1998 Susan Kramer

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