JANU: We are working on what you might call ‘peace of mind.’ We visit this subject from time to time for it is a valid foundation for exploring the larger life. You ask, “What is a mind at peace?” Using words to describe this is a limitation for common usage of ‘peace’ is based upon being an alternative to a mind in conflict, troubled, disturbed, frustrated, questing, angry. So the model for peace is ‘opposed to’ not ‘what it can become.’
A mind at peace is alive in the sense of being open, observing reality without prejudice, condemnation, judgement. A mind at peace is pregnant with the potential of discovery, miracles of understanding, natural joy, happiness and beyond, essential nature and the wonder of potential. A mind at peace is not consumed with finding fault or compelled to fix parts of life.
A mind at peace is not obsessed with time constraints or even the measure of it, you see. It is timeless. Urgency does not disturb it. Acceptance of life and its creations, a strong sense of ‘isness,’ observing and engaging cycles of life and its creations is from the perspective of timelessness. This too shall pass and more will come to be is a theme.
More than the absence of violence, a mind at peace is at one with life. It understands the true power of being and sees the beauty in everything. So many in your world are not at peace, but they could be. But they feel justified in their anger and frustrations, lack of justice, not being heard or listened to. Those who talk over each other do not listen, yet they want to be heard. Yet they do not hear themselves or understand their current frame of mind. They are expressers of patterns they do not own nor are masters of. They are like recordings, playing over and over, and being activated by the patterns of others.
Peace of mind understands this but is not possessed by it. True Power, our brother, is freedom. Freedom to be in harmony with life and the life that you are. Choose freedom from the prison, the confinement of these recordings in your consciousness, in your memories, that replay endlessly. Recognize them when they occur and make choices.
Awakening, our brother, is remembering, rediscovering who you truly are and its inherent freedom to be. Being at peace while exploring all of life is balance, equilibrium, a reference from which to explore everything. Be not identified by these old patterns, or new ones that look the same or have the same effect. Your true identity is free of this but understands it all. “Who am I?” is a worthy question. Listen for the truth of the answer. Namaste.
Sept. 27, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross
This is a series exploring the associations and collaborations possible through awakening to the larger life. These are my experiences but it is hoped that these will inspire you to take your own journeys of awakening and exploration. Awakening II set 6 contains all prior attunements in this series.