In these dystopian times in which we live, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many, to maintain a sense of peaceful calmness and balance. We seem to get pulled every which way by all manner of intrusions - mainstream news and social media being the main protagonists. This 'information', dressed up as factual, but much of it propaganda based, arising from beliefs or current opinions, (along with some genuine knowledge and wisdom) is forever challenging our own understanding of how we believe the world is and how we wish it to be.
Short of totally disconnecting from all social interaction, it can be difficult to avoid.
Of course, we have little or no control over many of the events that occur, either globally or within our own sphere of perception and this proves to be frustrating to say the least, especially when we can see injustice or sense an obvious solution where none seems to be apparent.
We may be forgiven in thinking that we are powerless pawns in a game in which someone else is in control.
Yet this is untrue.
With knowledge comes wisdom and thus, power. We may not be able to change the world, but we can change ourselves and our understanding of the world and the reality in which we exist. The Non-Dual understanding reveals the true nature of our being and the oneness of all existence. This is not simply an academic understanding or mental construct, but rather a fundamental truth that exists beyond the level of mind. It points to the simple, yet profound knowing of ourself as a facet of infinite consciousness. There can only be one whole - there is no 'other'.
When we fully recognise this understanding and know it as a lived experience, then we become a light in the world. Fear, self doubt, ignorance and the sense of being a 'little me', all evaporate and our life is transformed. Call it what you will - enlightenment, purification, soul expansion - these are only labels for the simple knowledge - I AM.
