{"id":16161,"date":"2020-03-16T08:26:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livinglibrarian.com\/new\/?p=16161"},"modified":"2020-03-16T08:26:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T14:26:52","slug":"the-secret-of-enlightenment-maria-chambers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinglibrarian.com\/new\/the-secret-of-enlightenment-maria-chambers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret of Enlightenment ~ Maria Chambers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The secret is out. \u00a0The way to enlightenment and realization is total acceptance of self. \u00a0Of the dark, and the light, of the masculine and feminine, of the human personality with the mind and heart. \u00a0It\u2019s the acceptance of the soul, and the divine eternal self, the I AM. \u00a0It\u2019s the acceptance of all the facets and aspects from all of our lifetimes, past, present and future.<\/h2>\n

<\/span>That\u2019s it, in a nutshell. \u00a0So, we\u2019re done here. \u00a0Nothing more to say about it. \u00a0It\u2019s simple. \u00a0Don\u2019t even need to write it down, \u00a0it\u2019s easy to remember. \u00a0Enlightenment is total acceptance of the self.<\/p>\n

But, wait. \u00a0Is that even possible? \u00a0Isn\u2019t the human by nature a self-critical being? \u00a0It\u2019s more apt to criticize itself than love and accept itself. \u00a0The human has fallen from grace. \u00a0He has spent lifetimes trying to prove worthiness. \u00a0He doesn\u2019t feel worthy of love. \u00a0If he did, why would he create such a judgmental god?<\/p>\n

I hear people talk about the human race with such disdain sometimes. \u00a0Like we are less worthy than any of a number of gods and angels, and archangels. \u00a0Or that other species on other planets are somehow more evolved than us,<\/p>\n

No matter how accomplished, how much money, good looks, or whatever a human has attained, I guarantee they still do not feel worthy. \u00a0Even if they are philanthropic. Even if they give up their worldly possessions, and become a recluse, and follow a spiritual path, there is something within them that feels they are still not enough.<\/p>\n

They believe the must prove worthiness in some way or another.<\/p>\n

So people try to feel worthy, by using human criteria. \u00a0By trying to become better as the human. \u00a0Which as we know is a trap. \u00a0It\u2019s a trap of the mind.<\/p>\n

COMPASSION FOR THE HUMAN SELF<\/strong><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s understandable. \u00a0The mind has been running the show for lifetimes. \u00a0It\u2019s been the one responsible for our health our financial security, and our joy. \u00a0And now it\u2019s trying to achieve enlightenment and embodied realization, too.<\/p>\n

Yes, that\u2019s really true. \u00a0But we can\u2019t expect the human to do any of the above, at least not by itself.<\/p>\n

The most important step in our realization is accepting the human, and all of its addictions to trying, doing, and to judging. \u00a0 Even to pain and suffering. \u00a0Stepping out of that role will not happen over night. \u00a0Nor should it. \u00a0The human has been traumatized by life. It\u2019s going to take patience to let go of those behaviors that led to being so traumatized.<\/p>\n

But, the secret is to accept that the human is a bit stubborn. \u00a0She is not so willing to let go of the control. \u00a0She\u2019s scared. \u00a0He doesn\u2019t trust life, his soul, or his body. \u00a0She still believes that her human self is her identity.<\/p>\n

And the sooner we can be o.k. with that, the faster it transforms the human. \u00a0There is no point in re-traumatizing the human. \u00a0Being gentle works so much better.<\/p>\n

So what part of us does the accepting and has the patience? \u00a0Mostly the human heart, the soul, and the eternal self. \u00a0But the human mind needs to allow to the degree it can, so that it opens up the door for the divine self to enter and bless our mind and our body and our life with its radiance.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very transformative. \u00a0And then the mind has something to count on. \u00a0It begins to trust more that the soul has its back, and that the body is able to rebalance itself.<\/p>\n

So when things come up, emotions, pain, disease, anything, it\u2019s imperative to allow it to be. \u00a0Not to try to fix it, or to blame the human for not being able to. \u00a0Allow the divine self to just be with the emotions or the condition just as it is.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s profound. \u00a0And not so easy, is it?<\/p>\n

But, the secret of embodied enlightenment is to just allow everything to be as it is. \u00a0And in that allowing comes also the Eternal Self, and all of its love and its transformative energies.<\/p>\n

The consciousness we call our soul, and our eternal self do not contain any energy, but energy is harnassed to use for whatever is in our heart to create.<\/p>\n

The eternal self has no emotions, only sensations. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t have the ups and downs, the dualistic thoughts of good and bad, right and wrong, happy and sad. \u00a0But it has deep compassion for its human aspect, with all of its emotional and physical trauma.<\/p>\n

Which is why this embodied enlightenment thing is so tricky. \u00a0The human has to become used to the soul not participating in drama. \u00a0In the tumultuous emotions from the mind. \u00a0And the soul has to get used to being intimate with a human that doesn\u2019t trust that there is an easy way, a graceful way to create.<\/p>\n

But none of that is necessary to know. \u00a0There is nothing the human needs to know, other than total acceptance of self. \u00a0And that the human isn\u2019t responsible any more for creating their life.<\/p>\n

That last one is a whole other post.<\/p>\n

Enjoy\u00a0It\u2019s A Good Life<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n