We as students of higher ideas and truths love to catch glimpses of this other world. It comes all by itself whenever it wants to reveal itself to us. We can not make any ‘successful’ demands on it. It may come when something in you catches your mechanical behavior, and you receive it as a rush of ‘awareness energy’ which brings you back to presence, the shock being, you already thought you were in presence. Or, you may see yourself preform something you have done a 1000 times before and you forget a much needed step completely, and wreck the whole thing. Or you may even find the book you were reading in the refrigerator, surprised, you have been alone all day and remember reading it earlier in the day.
All Healthy shocks!
This is known as catching yourself asleep in life. Your pride, arrogance, and egotism hate these discoveries, but you have had enough. You have been working for years to understand yourself and you realize catching yourself is a great thing. Inspiration and a light hearted spirit flood your being. Your “catching” places a smile on your face, and you feel happy. This is not a thrilling happy, but a peaceful, relaxed happy. You also realize, this other world is the only thing that brings you real contentment and peace, why?, because you have tried everything else and they always come up short.
You hunger for rightness.
There is another higher inner state within every human, no exceptions, and our task is to develop ourselves, and grow. To receive more we must welcome all the truths that come our way. Everyday we receive thousands of impressions, and our happy task is to not let negative impressions in. And yes, we must embrace the nice impressions. Impressions are like healthy and unhealthy food. The good ones keep you happy, while the bad ones make you feel bad. Vernon Howard’s Teachings help you in your personal growth to a nicer, happier life.
Without a doubt, finally, you will know you are heading the right way.
There is Another Higher World to Live In! So, I will seek and find what is now hidden. I must come to a new understanding of what is meant by the parable, “The pearl of great price.” And, the deeper meanings of writings by men such as; Emerson, Thoreau, and Marcus Aurelius (and many more). “I understand,” my inner psychic structure will be replaced into a new order. I will know, even with this crazy world which surrounds me, all is well.
Keeping your search and seeking alive, requires you to go into action with your escape plans. Work on these everyday, looking very closely at and tossing out wrong ideas and welcoming new unknown ideas!
There truly is a “higher world” available NOW. It never ceases to surprise me how I try to drag and convert my “lower world” thoughts and beliefs into the higher world, which immediately blocks entrance to the “higher”. Over and over again I see how I don’t want to give up negative patterns, I think I can have both “worlds”. Over and over again I see that “my way” is pure suffering and will never change, I have to let go of everything to allow the new to enter. As I practice the Vernon Howard exercises my hunger to reside only in the “higher” grows, and the clinging to the old fades.
Yes, we have to use what is given to us daily (prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread”). So, anything that awakens us is good, and anything that puts more attention on ourselves in this moment is the path out. Not some silly thought that we imagine will rescue us (a false trail). So lay down thought. Remember to Let the truth do the work for us. Our task is to stay present, and receive, by staying alert right now, and right now and again, right now. Sleep not! This is where the gold is. Seeing the negative is good, it’s not you or me. Less talking, more walking.
I like what Steve said, “less talking, more walking.” Even hearing that we must see the bad first, without self-condemnation, is positive since it leads to getting rid of all the junk that is hurting us, which can only be good. Now I have to do it, not just repeat nice quotes.