Perceptions

"When we perceive without interrupting or mental labeling, which means without adding thought to our perceptions, we can still sense the deeper connectedness underneath our perception of seemingly separate things."         Eckhart Tolle from The Oneness With All Life

Expanding Our Perceptions

What if we wake up one day and think that maybe many of our Perceptions while true may in fact be limited?


Our perceptions are colored by our personal experiences as well as social and cultural lenses, all of which help us over time to create our world view. Beginning when we are young, we look and listen to see what others think and create our own opinions, holding them as true for us at the time which of course they are. As we mature, we may begin to become more open to the possibility that what we have thought all along may be in need of some reconsideration followed by adjustments and in this way, we continue to grow.


For those of us who are students of spiritual teachings whether Eastern, Western, or somewhere in between, we also develop a spiritual viewpoint in our dedication to understanding the vastness of the Universe and how "things really work". It's not unusual for students of the Michael teachings for example to say "this is the way it is" after being introduced to the system, finding comfort in knowing a truth about themselves through the overleaves and life task information, both extremely valuable if accurate. But what if these teachings are really just a beginning rather than an end? Perhaps they provide us with a foundation upon which to build our viewpoint as well as a lens through which to understand others and their choices. All good. A place to start.


The Michael Teachings are a focused aperture through which to view the Universe.


What if you were to open that aperture? Let in more light, more love, more openness. We are each a grain of sand in the Infinitely Creative Universe. Sounds a bit simplistic or even hokey?  Maybe so. But worth a try.





Photo from NASA Carina Nebula

Michael on Choice

"We teach this basic concept because it is the Universal truth which ultimately cannot be denied. We teach that love is the highest truth, and that love is greater than fear. In terms of how we see choice, we understand the myriad of choices which are available at any given time, and this includes the choice to remain seemingly non responsive which of course is still a choice. It has taken us many lifetimes and countless incarnations to fully understand this concept, and we see resistance on the part of many or even most fragments with regard to this concept. When fragments who are in the earlier phases of the evolutionary cycle cling to the personal truth that there is only one truth, "black and white" thinking, and which relate to "right and wrong", then the concept of choice is severely limited because the options are only "this or that", rather than shades of gray and all matters in between. Of course, there are times when choices are less than abundant, but they are there nonetheless. Suffice it to say that we see the larger picture, but it is understandable how a fragment from the vantage point of the physical plane is limited to a more narrow range of choices, primarily due to perception."

Michael Speaks excerpted with permission from a private session.

Artwork by Daniel Holeman www.awakenvisions.com