MIND VS HEART SPIRITUALITY

JOHN MCINTOSH

The false self [body-mind-identity] that most call ‘me’, can accumulate enormous resources of what Ramana refers to as ‘learned ignorance’. In 1999 when I jumped off the cliff into the ‘NO MATTER WHAT’ quest to be Free, I had studied spirituality and every aspect of metaphysics I could absorb for 23 years. This ‘me’ entity so-called ‘knew’ a lot. Ultimately ALL of it had to be dropped in favor of EMPTINESS and AVAILABILITY so that living SPONTANEOUSLY through the moment-to-moment inner guidance of the ONE SELF I AM [ALL ARE] became possible.

When two classically trained and expert pianists play the same piece of exquisite music, if one is coming from the ‘mind’ they will execute the piece flawlessly impressing many. If the other one plays the same piece flawlessly through the heart the ‘essence’ of the music will LIFT one into the Awareness of BLISS that is our normal state.

The one who is living ‘authentically’ ALLOWS Truth to flow in each moment through this EMPTY state beyond ‘learned’ information. This could be called intentional ‘INTUITIVE’ living moment-to-moment – NOT just once in a while. As an example, a very well known and respected spiritual ‘authority [so-called], conducted gatherings during the strict covid lockdown phase that required all who attended to be able to prove they had taken the ‘jab’. Had this one been truly OPEN, LISTENING and SURRENDERING to the inner guidance of the ONE SELF … they would have at the very least ‘sensed’ that something was OFF about this requirement and not been complicit with what has since been unequivocally proven to be part of a massive campaign to reduce the global population conducted by the Deep State. [REMEMBER … we are talking about The Grand Dream that seems to be playing out as ‘reality’ for many].

This is in no way a criticism or judgement of that one since the ONE SELF does NOT judge anything that occurs in the Grand Dream. It is simply ‘pointing’ to what is NOT real. At this moment the vast majority of spiritually oriented people, including those involved in conventional religions, are ‘mind’ oriented … despite obvious ‘well-meaning’ intentions that are often genuine. It’s a matter of “I surrender everything … except for this or that” form of spirituality.

To experience absolute Freedom [the full and unbroken awareness of the ONE SELF You Really Are], there must be this NO MATTER WHAT commitment ‘to’ this Freedom. All else is simply moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic hoping it won’t sink. Nevertheless, ALL have eternity to be Free.

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