What is the difference between one person walking in a straight line and another walking in a straight line? On the surface, they both appear to be the same; however, in reality, there is a world of difference between the two.
Take the story of two men walking in a park.
1. The first man walks and does this because he is told that it will make him healthy or that it will get him somewhere. He looks to the activity to provide a solution. And so he walks ... walks ... walks ... totally unconscious to what he is actually doing. He engages in the action to feel productive. He moves with the intention of gaining results. He is going places that he thinks will make him feel better.
The first man stays in the illusion because his stomach, legs and heart might find some benefit. However, the benefit is only physical and is only temporary; at some point it will cease to sustain him. Mentally, he still suffers as he tries to find peace in the goals or activity that he sets for himself. He will always engage in activity, or look to forms to find peace but will never find it.
2. The second man walks with his legs and feet but with each step he feels his whole body. He sees all and observes how his physical viewpoint is constantly changing. He hears all things; the thoughts that come to his mind and the sounds of the wind, trees and birds in the park. He tastes the air as it is in constant motion moving out or into his body. Finally, he observes the space that holds all of this together.
The second man finds that in his motion, all things are moving. He finds that the sounds that surround him are no different than the sounds within. The taste on his tongue is from air that he shares with the world. He sees a world around him and recognizes that it is simply a reflection of him; of his physical observance and his mental perceptions.
As the second man continues to walk he losses all mental images or labels he has placed upon himself. His mind becomes still. He continues to walk and no longer distinguishes between the observer and the observed. Time, space and form (all things which separate him and others) no longer exist. He is always exactly where he is to be; always in the right place. Always perfect.
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Why is the author not cited in the book?
The author is irrelevant to the objective of the book. People must believe in themselves, their power to save themselves, to be enlightened, to be at peace, to live in the Heaven which is now. Not citing a name only reflects the egoless path which the book outlines. http://www.thecollectivetruth.com
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