Innocent Revelations Guide Us

“By being in the Heart, there’s nothing we need to do from here.  

Our only “work” is to just sit here in the Heart. 

Keep this as your foundation, as your base, and no longer let the body-mind and its experiences or thoughts be the basis of being. 

Keep your choice, your vigilance to live this Truth … be this Truth.”   - em

This communication with you seems to be continuing from our last few blogs. 

In continuing our exploration into unchartered territory, we  opened to the inner expanse of our being and posed a question: “I am open and ready to receive now ... what is it that YOU would have me do?”  It can be as huge as a shift in our expression in life, to a day-to-day choice that needs to be made, or clarity in a relationship situation.

We also talked about formulating a Master Mind with those who are "in perfect harmony" to be a part of the unfolding of this idea and assist in the exploration process.

Now, we are at a place to see the mechanism of how to remain fully surrendered throughout the unfolding of this or any idea.  This is an essential aspect in order to be connected to the pulse of Life and remain true to what the Heart, God, the Divine wants to create through us.  Being in integrity with the Heart, we are open to being an instrument for what is good, true and beautiful to express through us, that is a win-win for ALL.

So, how do we remain completely surrendered in the Heart to this pulse of Life?  What is the mechanism?  Many years ago, I realized that when we can see “how” something works, all we have to do is continue to do what works. It is so simple that it can elude us.  We realize, this exploration is actually essential for full freedom to occur in all areas of our lives.

Ramana Maharshi shared with us how to awaken and align with the Heart even in the most intense time of our lives.   His realization came as a young boy of sixteen during a death experience.  For our own 'AHA' experience,  let's take each significant aspect of his experience to discover the underlying process.  The following is quoted from “Ramana Maharshi and the Path of Self-Knowledge." 

Ramana was in a place of innocence, not knowing what death is.  The questions began to arise, naturally, from within him: 

“With the death of this body, am I dead?”   

The questions and responses began to arise quite spontaneously:  “Is the body ‘I’?  It is silent and inert but I feel the full force of my personality and even the voice of the ‘I’ within me apart from it  ...  I am Spirit transcending the body ...  The body dies but the Spirit that transcends it cannot be touched by death ...  That means I am the deathless Spirit.”  

His revelation continued to arise within him without thinking about it:  “All this was not dull thought; it flashed through me vividly as living truth which I perceived directly, almost without thought-process ...  ‘I’ was something very real, the only real thing about my present state, and all the conscious activity connected with my body was centered on that ‘I’ ... 

  

From that moment onwards the ‘I’ or Self focused attention on itself by a powerful fascination.  Fear of death had vanished once and for all.  Absorption in the Self, (the Heart), continued unbroken from that time on.  Whether the body was engaged in talking, reading or anything else, I was still centered on ‘I’.  Previous to that crisis I had no clear perception of my Self and was not consciously attracted to it.  I felt no perceptible or direct interest in it, much less any inclination to dwell permanently in it.”  

As we can see for ourselves, questioning is the key to continued surrender into the Heart, the Source of all intelligence, clarity, and ultimate freedom -- as Ramana has exemplified here.  The Heart has a pulse on what is best for us in all situations -- even death itself -- through our willingness to simply ask questions.  

“Ask and the door will be open…” Christ shared with us. 

What’s the hesitation?  What happens when we are in new, unfamiliar territory, what is the first response that arises?  As a young boy, Ramana, was faced with the fear of death.  For me it was fear of appearing stupid, especially when my position as Mother, Executive Director, older sister, and meditation practitioner and instructor, etc. depended on what I have come to know and understand.  Due to this subtle fear, don't we then quickly bring up what knowledge we have gathered to answer the question?  In Ramana’s case there was no prior experience to glean from, he was in a child-like innocence.  

“Unless you be as a child, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”   Christ’s words to us come alive now.  

The Current of Awareness awakened through a series of questions that Ramana had no prior knowledge of.   These questions just arose in him from an Intelligence that knew exactly where to go and what to do.  In this case he made the ultimate investigation and we can benefit from his experience immensely.   

While I was in India visiting the home of Ramana Maharshi, an insight occurred to me about this questioning process he gave us.  I realized the focus is not on the answer to a question or even on the question, it is about surrendering into the organic process of questioning itself and letting go completely into this vast open space of Innocence … Not-knowing … and see what revelation arises quite naturally. 

Since this innocent revelation came, it feels like I’m home and everything is taken care of.  Life happens, questions arise, and my only “work” (which is now pure devotion), is remaining true to the Heart and its direction.

Is this what Christ meant when he shared, The son of man has no where to lay his head?  

When we live in and from the Heart there are only innocent revelations wisely guiding us each step of the way.  We are always open to what arises in the moment … clinging to nothing.  How simple and yet so practical in all situations.

Heart-felt Love,

Elizabeth