October 28, 2010

  • Soul consciousness vs. body consciousness

    Reflections

    |Let go of body consciousness and sit here in the stage of soul consciousness

    To be soul conscious is to realize, know, and believe that I am soul and not this body.

    Body consciousness is believing that I am this body and nothing more.

    When we are body conscious we tend to relate everything that is of this body as our truth. We give in to the pressures of everyday life and we burden ourselves even with mundane concerns, like what people would think of your looks or of the kind of phone that you are bringing. Because of this we spend all our time finding the means for us to be able to meet all the demands of our bodies. And so we experience a lot of sorrow.

    To be soul conscious, on the other hand, is to realize one's destiny and one's worth. With soul consciousness comes the consciousness of one's original qualities of peace, love, power, bliss, wisdom, purity, and truth. Soul consciousness brings about self esteem and self respect, because despite one's standing in life this would not be a burden for him knowing his true nature, his real value. So what if this body plays the role of a beggar? Am I a being lower than that of a king?

    All our bodies are made up of the same elements, but if we see the body and if we relate to the body more than that with the driver of this body, the soul, then we would easily lose our respect for ourselves.

    Always, when we say "I" we refer to this body, but is it the body who says "My hair," "My eyes," "My nose," or "My body"?

    We are souls and we are the driver of this body. To realize this and to accept this allows us to experience our relationships in a different way. We see people not as their bodies but as who they really are, and so we begin to let go of seeing their physical attributes, their smell, and their accomplishments. Love becomes free flowing and acceptance of one's weakness is natural.

    This would take practice, but by keeping this awareness in front of us allows us to remember this profound truth of ourselves.

    So, who are you? Are you the driver or the car?

    Don't let the vehicle be the captain of the ship. It's time for us to start claiming our right as the captain of our ship.

    Just imagine if you let go of the steering wheel of your car and just let it drive itself, what would happen? Well, perhaps in the near future this is possible, but for the sake of this discussion, I surely would not want that to happen to me.

    Today, my effort is to keep on reminding myself of this simple truth and go about playing the roles of this body with this awareness. This would take a lot of effort, but I am sure it would be worth it.


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