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January 10
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Today's
quotation:
The majority of people are not awake; it is only
here and there
that we find one even partially awake. Practically all of us,
as a result, are living lives that are unworthy almost of the name of lives,
compared to those we might be living, and that lie within our easy
grasp. While it is true that each life is in and of Divine Being,
hence always
one with it, in order that this great fact bear fruit in
individual lives, each one must be conscious of it; he or she must know it in
thought, and then live continually in this consciousness.
Ralph
Waldo Trine
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Today's
Meditation:
What
does it mean to be "awake" in the sense that
Ralph is talking about? I think we all could come up
with different definitions and explanations, but I think
that the most important element that he wants to get
across to us is that we must recognize, accept, and live
life with the fact that we all are part of Divine
Being. Our oneness with God-- whatever we perceive
God to be-- is the fact of our lives that most of us refuse
to live. We fool ourselves into thinking that we're
separate from divinity and somehow unworthy of it, but
the fact is that the Divine is in each of us, and since that's
true we are living lives that are connected to all other
lives.
All
major religious leaders talk of connection to one degree
or another. Some seem to want to stay short of
actually empowering people, so they put limits on the
connection. But the connection is there, and we all
feel it in our hearts. The question is whether or
not we recognize the feeling for what it is and whether we
honor that knowledge through the ways in which we live.
My
greatest difficulty is maintaining constantly the awareness of
the Divine in
me. My consciousness of that holy part of myself
often ebbs lower than any tide I've ever seen as I get
caught up in my day-to-day living and simply forget to be
aware. Other things have my attention, after
all. And as I get more caught up in the daily life
and become less aware of the holiness that abides in me, I
act less in line with how I would like to act, and more in
line with societal expectations and norms.
In
other words, my consciousness fades. But I do know
that I am a part of the Divine, and I am confident
that one day I will act the part. After all, I
continue to work at improving my awareness and maintaining
it, so one day I'm bound to meet with success. And
when that happens, I'll finally be treating all other
people as they deserve to be treated. And that in
itself will be reward enough for all my efforts.
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| Questions to
consider:
Why do we like to deny the idea that we all have a
Divine part of ourselves?
What might you do to help yourself grow more aware of
the holiness that is a part of you?
If we truly have oneness with the Divine, then
which is more important: that or the other things
that we make a part of our lives? |
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For further
thought:
Look
deeply. Don't miss the inherent
quality and value of
everything.
Marcus
Aurelius
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