Leonard Jacobson's Blog - Posts Tagged "spiritual"
Awakening
"Awakening is a journey
from mind to Being,
from the past and future
to the present,
from darkness to light.
It involves awakening
to a deeper level of consciousness.
To a higher level of consciousness.
To an expanded state of Being.
A state of unconditional love
and acceptance.
A state of silence."
~ Leonard Jacobson, Words From Silence
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from mind to Being,
from the past and future
to the present,
from darkness to light.
It involves awakening
to a deeper level of consciousness.
To a higher level of consciousness.
To an expanded state of Being.
A state of unconditional love
and acceptance.
A state of silence."
~ Leonard Jacobson, Words From Silence
http://www.leonardjacobson.com/index.php
The Mind
"At the level of mind,
you are thought, memory and imagination.
You are opinion, concept and belief.
At the level of Being,
you are pure consciousness.
You are silent presence.
You are eternal presence."
~ Leonard Jacobson, from "Embracing The Present"
you are thought, memory and imagination.
You are opinion, concept and belief.
At the level of Being,
you are pure consciousness.
You are silent presence.
You are eternal presence."
~ Leonard Jacobson, from "Embracing The Present"
Awakening
"Awakening is a journey
from mind to Being,
from the past and future
to the present,
from darkness to light.
It involves awakening
to a deeper level of consciousness.
To a higher level of consciousness.
To an expanded state of Being.
A state of unconditional love
and acceptance.
A state of silence."
~ Leonard Jacobson, Words From Silence
from mind to Being,
from the past and future
to the present,
from darkness to light.
It involves awakening
to a deeper level of consciousness.
To a higher level of consciousness.
To an expanded state of Being.
A state of unconditional love
and acceptance.
A state of silence."
~ Leonard Jacobson, Words From Silence
Beyond boundaries
"Awakening is a journey from the
circumference to the centre.
And when you reach to the centre,
you will discover that the
circumference was an illusion.
In reality, there is no circumference.
You have no boundaries.
It is your boundaries which give you
the sense that you are separate.
Dissolve the boundaries
and you dissolve your sense of separation.
And then you begin to enter
the Oneness of all things." ~ Leonard Jacobson
circumference to the centre.
And when you reach to the centre,
you will discover that the
circumference was an illusion.
In reality, there is no circumference.
You have no boundaries.
It is your boundaries which give you
the sense that you are separate.
Dissolve the boundaries
and you dissolve your sense of separation.
And then you begin to enter
the Oneness of all things." ~ Leonard Jacobson
Freedom & Responsibility
"Freedom and responsibility
go together.
You can't have freedom
without responsibility.
They go absolutely hand in hand."
~ Leonard Jacobson, Words From Silence
go together.
You can't have freedom
without responsibility.
They go absolutely hand in hand."
~ Leonard Jacobson, Words From Silence
A Call to Presence
"To be fully awake and enlightened simply means to be fully present in the moment of now. To be present is the simplest thing. It is your natural state.
Every moment, you have a choice. Will you be present in the truth and reality of this moment or will you allow yourself to be seduced into the world of the mind? All thoughts take you out of the present moment. And then if you believe in those thoughts, which most of us do, you get lost in the world of the mind.
For most of us, we have become so habituated to thinking, that now thoughts never end. They have a life of their own. We are not even choosing to think. Thinking is happening all by itself and we are simply pulled from one thought to another, never really experiencing the sacredness of this moment.
The present moment is free of memories of the past and imaginings into the future. And so the pain and limitations of the past magically disappear when you are present. Anxiety about the future also disappears. You are just here now, fully present in this moment. When you are fully present, your inner experience is one of peace, love, acceptance, power, truth and compassion. Separation and fear dissolve. You exist within Oneness.
When you bring yourself fully present, thoughts stop and your mind falls silent. But there is an even deeper level of silence waiting to emerge. As your mind becomes silent, an inner door is opened, allowing an infinite and eternal silence to emerge. This infinite and eternal silence is the very essence of your Being. It is your true nature. It is the essence of all existence. It is the eternal silent presence of pure consciousness. It is the "I AM" of you. It is that dimension of you that exists in Oneness with all that is. It is your Buddha nature. It is the Christ of you, which exists in Oneness with God. It is awakened man. It is awakened woman."
~ Leonard Jacobson
Every moment, you have a choice. Will you be present in the truth and reality of this moment or will you allow yourself to be seduced into the world of the mind? All thoughts take you out of the present moment. And then if you believe in those thoughts, which most of us do, you get lost in the world of the mind.
For most of us, we have become so habituated to thinking, that now thoughts never end. They have a life of their own. We are not even choosing to think. Thinking is happening all by itself and we are simply pulled from one thought to another, never really experiencing the sacredness of this moment.
The present moment is free of memories of the past and imaginings into the future. And so the pain and limitations of the past magically disappear when you are present. Anxiety about the future also disappears. You are just here now, fully present in this moment. When you are fully present, your inner experience is one of peace, love, acceptance, power, truth and compassion. Separation and fear dissolve. You exist within Oneness.
When you bring yourself fully present, thoughts stop and your mind falls silent. But there is an even deeper level of silence waiting to emerge. As your mind becomes silent, an inner door is opened, allowing an infinite and eternal silence to emerge. This infinite and eternal silence is the very essence of your Being. It is your true nature. It is the essence of all existence. It is the eternal silent presence of pure consciousness. It is the "I AM" of you. It is that dimension of you that exists in Oneness with all that is. It is your Buddha nature. It is the Christ of you, which exists in Oneness with God. It is awakened man. It is awakened woman."
~ Leonard Jacobson
