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Thursday, 21 August 2008
Archives 2006 A Pilgrimage
| A Pilgrimage | | Print | |
| Written by Rev Kris Collins | |
 To learn how to think is to learn how to live, for our thoughts go into a medium that is Infinite in Its ability to do and to be. The dictionary defines a “pilgrimage” as a journey to some place deemed sacred ––the journey of human life. To See the Unseen! “To see light, when apparently there is only darkness; hope, when there is seemingly nothing but despair; faith, when it is crowded out by fear; the hint of joy, when it appears there can never be anything but sorrow; victory in the shattering hour of defeat, and love when all seems engulfed by hate! Give me that vision, for that which I see is that which unalterably comes to pass!” ––Marcus Bach, The Power of Perception Every building has a foundation which supports the walls and, through the walls, the roof. It is the foundation that gives the building strength and keeps it from falling down. Our foundation consists of the spiritual principles on which we base our lives. The Unity of All Things… In Buddhism, Oneness is seen as Indra’s Net. The story has been passed down this way: “In the faraway heavens of Indra, the King of the Gods, has devised an intricate and amazing net. This web stretches out infinitely in all directions. Within the net, at each point where the threads cross and interconnect, there is a jewel. Each jewel symbolizes an individual existence. Each glitters elegantly from its place within the web. If we draw near to look into one such jewel, we see not only its exquisite and personal beauty, but also all the other jewels reflected in its polished surface. It is a mystery to contemplate such beauty, such infinite connection, such magnificent reflection––totally individual and vastly whole at the same time. When one jewel is touched, or seen, or honored, it begins to move and the whole cosmos/net is set in motion. So it is with all of us, each one interrelated with all the others.” ––Jean Houston The Mystery of Making a Difference Modern physics is discovering this same world view. Moving from Newtonian Physics––which believed there were basic building blocks of matter––one school of thought within particle physics is developing ideas basing its understanding from quantum theory on an essential and universal interrelationship of events. Geoffrey Chew has developed the “bootstrap” hypothesis: “In this new world view, the universe is seen as a dynamic web of interrelated events. None of the properties of any part of this web is fundamental; they all follow from the properties of the other parts, and the overall consistency of their mutual interrelations determines the structure of the entire web.” ––Fritjof Cara, The Tao of Physics In this view, no one part is more important than another. Instead of individual units, we see a complicated web of relations between the various parts of a unified whole. Notice that each individual unit has an influence on the whole and no one part has a greater influence than another. Together the structure of the whole is created. This awareness of the basic unity of the world, and the interrelatedness of all people, things and events, is the most important characteristic of our evolving world view. David Bohm has proposed the theory of the holographic universe. Working from the idea of the interconnected web of interrelated events, he starts with the idea of an “unbroken wholeness.” Bohm “explores the order which he believes to be inherent in the cosmic web of relations at a deeper, ‘nonmanifested’ level. He calls this an ‘implicate’ or ‘enfolded’ order in which the interconnections of the whole have nothing to do with locality, in space and time, but exhibit an entirely different quality––that of enfoldment.” “Bohm uses the hologram as an analogy for this implicated order, because of its property that each of its parts, in some sense, contains the whole. If any part of a hologram is illuminated, the entire image will be reconstructed, although it will show less detail than the image obtained from the complete hologram. In Bohm’s view, the real world is structured according to the same‚ general principles, with the whole being enfolded in each of–its parts.” “Think good and it will be good,” wrote Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the last master of Chabad mysticism. This is true, not merely because of the psychological power of positive thinking, but also because every imagining gives birth to something real that eventually manifests itself in the universe. Quantum physics has stated that the observer is not a simple observer, but in fact is a participant in the experiment, influencing the outcome by decisions of what to look for in the experiment. We come to realize that the universe is a participatory universe and we are always part of the creative process. We start this process with our own thoughts, beliefs, choices, and intentions. Using our imagination, we give form to these mental concepts, and this creates our world. Webster’s Dictionary defines “intention” as determination to act in a particular manner; purpose; design; any mental apprehension of an object. The power of intention is based in the Creative Law, which takes our thoughts and acts upon it to create results in our world. Ernest Holmes tells us: “To learn how to think is to learn how to live, for our thoughts go into a medium that is Infinite in Its ability to do and to be. Man, by thinking, can bring into his experience whatsoever he desires, if he thinks correctly, and becomes a living embodiment of his thoughts. This is not done by holding thoughts, but by knowing the Truth.” So, the first tool for your pilgrimage is your intentions. What ideals do you want to experience? What questions do you want to ask? What do you desire to realize? If you are not sure, simply be willing to ask the questions and be still and allow the answers to be revealed to you. Begin to look for the good in all things and to give thanks for them and gratitude. Dr. Masaru Emoto, who has studied how water structure reflects our consciousness, says: “There is a special combination––love plus gratitude. These two words together create the most important vibration.” It is a vibration that can strengthen and revitalize the structure of water. And, since the human body is over 60% water...our thoughts have a strong effect on our own bodies. The second tool is to be willing to use your imagination. Marc Gafni writes, “The greatest crisis of our lives is neither economic, intellectual, nor even what we usually call religious. It is a crisis of imagination. We get stuck on our paths, because we are unable to ‘reimagine‘ our lives differently from what they are right now. We hold on desperately to the status quo, afraid if we let go, we will be swept away by the torrential undercurrents of our emptiness. The most important thing in the world, implies wisdom master Nachman Bratzlav, is to be willing to give up who you are for who you might become. He calls this process the giving up of ‘pnimi’ to reach for ‘makkif’. For Master Nachman, pnimi means the old familiar things that you hold onto, even when they no longer serve you on your Journey. Makkif is that which is beyond you, which you can reach only if you are willing to take a leap into the abyss. Find your risk and you will find yourself.” These tools will assist you in changing your reality. It is not in running away that we change our life, it is in applying wisdom where we are and allowing the Creative Law to work. “The inherent nature of man is forever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom. We do well to listen to this Inner Voice, for it tells us of a life wonderful in its scope; of a love beyond our fondest dreams; of a freedom which the soul craves.” ––Ernest Holmes Development of Spiritual Community. The glue for our Spiritual Community is our shared commitment to spirituality, love, vision, community service, education, integrity, financial health, caring and compassion. We convey a way of life based on spiritual practices which build spiritual community. We further express our vision through compassionate service to our members and to the world. REV KRIS COLLINS is Minister of the Sanctuary of Spiritual Living on Citrus in Covina, A Science of Mind Center. 5446 North Citrus Ave • Covina, CA • 626-332-6838 |
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