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JANU: We are connecting with the concept: Going within for understanding. Let us first speak to this subject as to its validity and benefit to humanity.

“What is going within, then?” some would ask, some having heard of this but not owning the experience or understanding it. ‘Going within’ is being in a state of listening, being alert and sensitive to inspiration. There is a world of reality with many elements and nuances and capabilities that are part of the being that you are. Now, this world includes the so-called outer life as well, for when ‘going within’ one is listening to and communicating with all of life. So ‘going within’ is sensitizing, quickening your consciousness to attune to the life that you are.

You ask, “Why is ‘going within’ more successful than seeking your answers only in the life around you?” The life around you is not the source of who you are, or the source of creation or the source of the life that creation manifests from. When one wishes to understand the behavior and awareness of any animal or creature, the core truth of that animal must be connected with and, in a sense, to a degree, take a stroll in their life as they see it. The same principle applies to your own. To understand the nature of your concerns, and related possibilities, one must attune to your True Nature, the source of your being, that that lives within you, and explore your life or any part of it.

Many will ask, “How does one accomplish this?” It is by asking the question in your life, about anything that you care about, and listening. And open your mind and your heart to the reality that there is an answer, and you are part of the life designed to answer it truthfully. This life we speak of is intelligence and information. It is always present, always available. As you develop the art of listening, and not just with your mind but with your emotions and your spirit, your understanding deepens and becomes more immediately available.

Now, this does not exclude moments of understanding inspired by observations of life around you. These are not separate realities and both can be beneficial, but the inner journey reveals, with less distraction, a more direct response to your inquiry. Now, it is possible, once developed, to observe life in motion around you and, with that listening sensitivity, see the truth that is taking place. Using both to gain insight and understanding simultaneously, discovering the inner and outer life are one. When developed to a comfortable degree, one no longer fears transition, but realizes they’ve been walking through that process of living both in the outer and the inner life, as they more freely experience any reality.

July 14, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross
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JANU: Let us examine, then, the transmutation of memories, their pattern energy, recall, and influence upon emotions, state of mind, peace, and decision-making. How does one transmute a memory, and then, completing its mission and purpose, take full advantage of what it offers?

Memories are the result of experience, our brother, a record if you will to return to in order to complete the experience and make it your own, to own it in other words. The opportunity and challenge here is to reconnect with the experience, the memory, the record of, this time with the advantage of objectivity and a more conscious approach to that experience. Many memories are connected in one way or another, both empirically and horizontally. So the processing of one can lead to the processing of another, probing the depth of meaning, lesson learning, and achievement of new perspective and ownership of who you are. The experience can be relived as if real in the moment and dealt with in different ways, experimenting with possible outcomes. Much to be learned in this way. This way a memory becomes an evolved memory, transmuted, if you will, by the process. So, in a sense the memory remains but it is a new one, no longer the same. Building, then, an improved foundation for engaging life, serving life and understanding it.

So see these memories, then, as they arrive, as undeveloped portions of experience, records of experience awaiting the transmutation process. These are contributors to your growth, our brother, and not there to haunt you. Be grateful that you have many. They are there to serve you and they are your own creation. So, own the record of life of your own creating and grow in the wisdom of those experiences, applying the wisdom gained to experiences to come.

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‘Going within’ for understanding

The transmutation of memories