—Samskaras and Meditation, Part Two—Go to Part One
How many of us are anywhere near this evolved in terms of development? Do we even agree that this where we want to be? Do we not wish to be absolutely free? Not “free from” or “free for” but simply free? So we must want to stop wanting. How do we move beyond these polarities of wanting and not wanting? There is something greater than both.
My guess is that peace of mind comes when we are not prompted by our mind but simply witness it. As I understand it as long as we are acting on behalf of our personalize identity then we are slaves to the perpetuation of idea. Each kingdom and species must make its way in the world of form. All these many creatures recognize both prey and predator through imprint.
Are We Slaves to Imprinting?
As human beings we also operate by imprint. We recognize the shapes and colors in our lives as being specific things. They are ultimately only energy—energy infused with purpose—and we have names for them all. We have our cars. What are our cars but energy and purpose? Even thoughts have a life—a shape—a form. We have our ideas—our nuances—our impressions—our inklings.
These inklings are comprised of images of these named things. We have programmed ourselves to perpetuate what we “know” and dream of how we might re-arrange them all to our satisfaction. We are bound to these imprints and images. We are living in a vast cinema-like dream of shapes, sizes and colors all invested in emotionally.
Recovering Wonder and Innocence
Can we really and truly experience the boundless one? There are those who say “Yes” to this and insist that it is possible. According to these masters who claim to have gone beyond “things” and “ideas” we must give up our Samskaras. We must learn to exist without imprint. We must learn the experience beyond thought and desire. We must drop our dependence on shape, size and color.
This is not to suggest that we must no longer appreciate all these things. The brilliance of the blue sky and the green forests would increase with our new found freedom. Our assumptions would disappear and be replaced by full wonder. It is desire that will have dropped. Projected meaning would be replaced with a bright openness to meaning. Innocence would replace imposed value.
Continue with Samskaras and Meditation, Part Three
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