Whole body attention on sensation, relaxation and presence steps in. ‘I’ am present.
There is another step. I can enter His presence.
When ‘I’ am present there is a feeling of being here as the being ‘I’ have always been. When ‘I’ surrenders, a larger Presence steps in. This is not a matter of effort but, rather, a deep release of effort. The heart reflexively turns up to invite this larger Presence.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, they say the child jumps into the mother’s lap.
The Universe experiences itself through me.
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July 17, 2024
Tags: His Presence, in presence, present, work notes
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February 9, 2018
Zikr is never the same twice. Sometimes, as I begin, I am looking for the openings in that moment. Where can I begin the journey towards Him? What is the first step?
Last night was not like that. He was there before me, waiting, ready to entice, delighted to join in, happy to help.
Sit. Can I sense that I am sitting? He was sensing the sitting, inside of my sensing. Was I sitting for Him, so He could sit? I was conscious of being in His Presence. He was conscious of Himself in me. Was I looking for Him, or was He looking for me, or looking for Himself in me? I spoke the words of the Invocation and He seemed to enjoy them immensely.
I was praying for His pleasure. He was at play in the sound and the rhythm.
Then I felt that I was facing Him. My face was my original face, neither young nor old. His Presence was the sun on my skin. I remembered myself as I have always been.
Tags: His Presence, invocation, remember, remember myself, sensing, sitting, zikr
