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The Connecting Fluidity of Life (with an experiential meditative practice) ~~Zacciah Blackburn, PhD The heart is our connecting point for all life. It may seem contradictory, but space, within the heart center
is the connective medium. (We are
speaking of the heart chakra.) Within space is the permeable essence, the Akash, or Akasha
(Hindi,) the Prajnaparamitra (Tibetan,) the sub-stratum of all life, which is
the connective ‘fluid’ and contains the primordial life force for all living
things. Akasha is that which gives space
to, and makes room for, the existence of all substance. What astrophysicists regard as ‘plasma,’ the
charged ‘gas’ which permeates all space, throughout the cosmos, may well be
what meta-physicists have regarded as the Akash. Space is not empty, but permeated by the
connective ‘tissue’ of life (this sub-stratum,) which, when activated, gives
rise to all substance of life. One can consciously reside within this connective fluidity by
meditating on space, on emptiness, or, if easier, resting within a clear sky. This method gives rise to the permeability of
space, which softens and expands our perception, and allows us to embrace and
encompass greater possibilities within our lives. We will offer such a meditative practice at
the end of this dissertation, to help us learn how to abide in space, and
discern directly the benefit of residing in mindful spaciousness. We can charge our experience even further, by
focusing our awareness on pristine content within that space. I shall explain. In Tibetan Five Elemental Medicine, the element of space is
the first, or primordial, element, which all life is built upon. Space resides, also, in the center of many
indigenous cultures’ Medicine Wheel, which represents the Circle of All Life. These typically contain all elements of life,
and are oriented toward four gateways, or directions, which are composed of the
fundamental essence of the other four elements, of Earth, Air, Fire and
Water. Together, these create all
manifest forms of life. Space, also, is the antidote for feelings of compressions,
stress, and chaos. Try sitting in a felt
sense of space in the heart center, and see the outcome. Compression cannot exist where space
resides. It is one, or the other. The healing of stress, and all pain and
suffering, can come simply by focusing upon this antidote, as well as by
letting go, or dissolving, of our awareness and thoughts of stress or other
forms of suffering, as they arise. We do
this by focusing on a felt sensation of spaciousness, within the heart. And breathing that felt sense of space into
other forms of tension, pain, resistance, restriction, discomfort or
compression, as they arise. Again, an in
depth meditative practice will follow. Through entering a felt sense of space, one enters the womb
of Creation, the web, or, matrix of all life, that sub-stratum which connects
us all, all living things, all consciousness, every living cell, every
organism, every star, ever galaxy, and gives rise to all forms of life, even to
our thoughts and feelings. This is an
important understanding to realize, in the process of how our thoughts and
feelings arise, and create the world we live in, or our experience of that
world. There, within the permeation of space within our cells and
atoms, within all galaxies and star clusters, it has resided, all along, the
Akash, that sub-stratum, the Great Mother of Life. All life is composed of 99.9999999999996%
space, according to modern science. Whether
we are talking about a solid rock, or an atom or cell, there, within it, is
this 99.9….% space. And, within that
space is this spectrum of Life itself. We
simply have not recognized it, or focused upon it, in our living
awareness. We have focused upon the
0.0000000000004% that creates matter, and all the ‘stuff’ in our lives,
including the stress, the
chaos, the hurt, pain, and wounded-ness, the suffering and dissatisfaction, instead
of focusing on the primary substance, which is, also, the solution and
resolution of our pain and suffering.
This comes by breathing into, and from space, resting in it, allowing it
to permeate our thoughts, our feelings, and our lives. As well as, by cultivating and nurturing that
space, without impediment, to allow joy, insight, wisdom, compassion, and unconditional
love, to enter, and arise, of their own inherent nature, wherever there is any
diminishing thought or feeling, such as sadness, doubt, attachment, conflict, or
fear. It is by giving space to the
diminishing thoughts, that the expansive thoughts and life experiences arise,
of their own nature. If we stop dis-empowering ourselves by believing these states
of ignorance and oppression have more power over us than we can control, and
focus our attention on the solution, the fundamental element of space (or
ether, or emptiness,) the dissolution of these impediments occurs. It is by focusing our attention upon the
space that allows the inequitable seeds of joy, compassion, and love to spawn
within that space. By focusing on the
space, or by breathing the solution of space into the feelings of oppression,
of sadness or irritation, of loneliness, unworthiness, or isolation, this
allows their compression or restriction to become less restrictive, to release,
and, eventually, to dissolve, in the infinite spaciousness of our heart. It does not mean we ignore these overwhelming
burdens, but that we recognize them, embrace them, then use the power of space
to dissolve and release them. In truth,
it is the balance of the 5 elements which create complete harmony within
us. We, also, need the grounding of
Earth, the transformation of Fire, and so forth. But, for many of us, we have overlooked this
incredible quality of space. And, as we
turn our attention to a felt sense of spaciousness, this allows for the
breaking up and discharge of the spell of these burdensome and habitual
patterns of wounded-ness, resentment, unworthiness, and disempowerment. Their power cannot hold in the state of
space. We then have the power of choice of where we wish to focus
our attention, and build the abundant states of satisfaction and wellness
within us. This is where our focus on
‘pristine awareness’ shall build the seeds of joy, light, clarity, union, or, whatever
quality we choose to focus upon. Our science has mistakenly theorized that space is
empty. But science now knows that all
space is filled with charged gas, plasma.
I suspect this plasma is the infinite source of life force within us,
and within the universe. The proponents
of the Electric Sky theory might agree with this. While not appreciated by most supporters of
the more accepted but unproven model of the ‘Big Bang theory,’ the Electric Sky
theory has remarkable science to back up its postulates. In another quadrant of science, while looking
at the vast energy in ‘space,’ at least one physicist theorizes that one cubic
meter of ‘space’ has enough energy to boil all of the waters of the oceans on
Earth. While others consider this
speculative, science is debating the nature of this “vacuum energy density,”
and even considering that it is the force creating the ‘unexpected’ expansion
of our universe, when prevailing time/space theories based on gravitational
laws would suggest contraction. This
‘force of expansion,’ is what we would like you to focus upon in entering a
felt sense of spaciousness within your heart center. Allow the ‘space’ to grow, focus on its felt
sense, and feelings of compression and unworthy will dissolve, as we connect
through the element of space. This space is a constant, which exists between all cells,
atoms, elements of all form. It is a
permeable space, which can breathe new life into those very tissues and cells
of your body, which hold discomfort, pain, and disease. Its potential as a healing element are
infinite, with right intention and awareness. By focusing on infinite space, our awareness expands, becomes
vast, and we connect to something much larger than ourselves. We become part of the vastness of life, of
the Cosmos. Our pristine awareness becomes the next key to this
understanding. Our pristine awareness is
like a diamond in the sky of spaciousness.
We can bring any jewel of light into that space, and breathe the
intention and awareness of that pristine jewel into our creative matrix, for
well-being, insight, wisdom, and growth.
That pristine light permeates the space we have held within us. Like a star in a clear blue sky, we ignite
the principle of our True Essence and presence, and we feel ourselves luminous
in space, connected to all life, expanding and growing in our infinite
potential. It is that contra-indication of spaciousness, that through
the emptiness of space we connect to all life, we enter the web, the matrix,
the underlying sub-stratum which permeates and connects all life, the conscious
fabric of life, of Creation. This ‘star’
principle of consciousness, pristine awareness, illuminates our life, permeates
our awareness, and dissolves and transforms, further, any impediments, encumbrances
or entanglements we may have had, or that may be dormant and arise when given
space to consider. It is our own power,
our knowing, our focus of attention and awareness, which creates no doubt in
the luminosity of the heart, of pure innocence, pure wisdom, pure brilliance,
of any quality we then choose to bring into that Star of Light. This Light of Consciousness will dissolve any
encumbrances which enter our field of existence, our thoughts, feelings, or
experience, if we but focus our attention upon its star like essence. It holds the Diamond Light quality of
pristine awareness, which means just that, it will dissolve any restriction,
nothing has power over it. So, choose
its quality wisely. This very simple method follows the teachings and wisdom of
Tibetan Buddhism, and Bon shamanism, that by joining the nature of
spaciousness, or emptiness, in the heart, with brilliance, bliss, or the light
of wisdom, one creates a great leap in the road to enlightenment. Here, we have such an opportunity. Many think it cannot be so simple. But, it, also, becomes a matter of practice, as well as, what
we choose to focus our attention upon; whether that is the light of wisdom, and
our own profound abilities to heal and self-navigate the universe of creation,
or the heart of sorrow, pain, regret, discomfort, disconnection, or suffering
as a victim of the forces in life. What do you choose? We have the power. Within the great teachings of the Law of Karma, comes the
wisdom that everything arises in our reality from seeds we have planted in
former times in this life or others.
Though I understand this may be very hard to consider or accept, for
some of the apparent harsh injustices in the world today, whether those we have
suffered, or others we see in the world around us, if we can understand this,
and take responsibility for it, at least as how karma unfolds in our own lives,
we can loosen future ripening seeds of karma by planting good thoughts, good
deeds in every moment we are able. When
we find we are not being compassionate or mindful in this moment, or the next,
the practice comes back to giving space, and letting that clear nature of
spaciousness, or the Light of Consciousness dissolve the next seed, and the
next, until we find ourselves in a higher dimensional state of freedom and
pristine awareness and liberation, according to that state of awareness we have
chosen to fix our attention upon. Once again, what do you choose? Zacciah, And, Those who walk with him.
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Introduction
to the Clear Blue Sky and Diamond Light Practice Clear Blue
Sky, and Diamond Light Meditation Practice Bring your awareness into your heart, and develop a sense of
feeling of spaciousness within the heart.
You can do this by breathing into the heart center (chakra) in the
center of the chest, and allowing or imaging your breath to rise out from
it. Eventually move more and more into a
felt sense of space residing or growing within the heart. You can recall a time in which you
experienced vast space around you, such as on a mountaintop, by the ocean, in a
field at night, to assist you to enter a feeling sense of spaciousness. As you do so, simply let go of any other
thoughts or feelings that arise. As you enter a felt sense of spacious, begin to imagine that
you are resting somewhere on the Earth, perhaps a place that you enjoy, with a
great, clear, blue sky around you. You may, again, imagine yourself to be on a mountaintop, a
high cliff face, or great expansive field, with a distant horizon, but feel the
sky above you, and around you; and dream it, more and more, crystalline blue,
deep, clear, rich in energy and color.
If you are living somewhere where we have been experiencing just such pristine,
clear days, this may help you to enter that felt sense of resting in a clear,
blue sky. As you do so, allow yourself to ‘drift’ into space, deep in
this rich, blue, clear sky, and rest there. Again, take your time for each stage of the practice. Dream nothing else, until you can rest in the infinite wisdom
and tranquility of this perfectly clear, rich, blue sky. Know, also, that you are drinking the
sustenance of the sky, the air, the vitality, the nutrients of the sun, as
well, as you enter this practice. You can
continue resting here for some time.
Realize that you are resting in the deep and infinite peace of the sky,
and the Ones who sustain it. Realize
that any other thoughts or feelings which may arise, can simply be set adrift
in the vastness of this vital blue sky, and it will dissolve them, of its own
nature. Just let them go here.
After some time, you may come back into this clear, blue sky,
which you are resting in, in deep peacefulness, or tranquility. Here you may stay as long as you want.
And, you may stop the practice whenever you are ready. But, if you wish to take the practice a little
further, bring the sun or moon into your heart, as an emanation of pure diamond
light, that you can radiate at any time into the world, with this infinite
peace and wisdom, emanating through the whole field of your being. Over time, allow that radiance to stretch
further out into the world, simply allowing it to radiate, for the benefit of
all. If you wish to journey further, you may rise higher into
space, until you reach the infinite darkness and vastness of empty space. After resting here sometime, realize that all
of the stars and galaxies of the Cosmos are above and around you, and you can
drink in their diamond radiance, to further illuminate your heart. If you wish,
you can illuminate the Earth beneath you, with this diamond heart.
Finish the practice with gratitude for those who brought you
this wisdom, and diamond light. Again, we wish many, many blessings upon you in the path you choose, and the life that awaits you. Zacciah, And, Those who walk with him. ©2015 Zacciah Blackburn, PhD, www.TheCenterOfLight.net You are welcome to share this essay and practice, if you include this acknowledgement. Thank you. For other practices, see also Zacciah’s “Sound Healing” CD’s, at this link, just below. The Light of Creation CD has a sacred sound meditation practice on it, which will follow similar patterns to this practice below the link.
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