Picture: Kyoto Okusaga
11:11, November 02, 2011
ZHANG, Cheng:
Dear Emma…...Before I write, I have settled my mind.
Then I ask myself again, “Why do I write books?”
What do I hope such an activity brings about?
At the beginning, I recall my love for the world, the love that I have just come back to.
I used to be disappointed in this world and thought of living a simple life on my own.
And I almost did it.
However, I gradually lose motivation to write.
I think I am doing well in life. I find myself enjoying solitude.
And yet, I have been watching the “Occupy Wall Street” movement since it started.
Later I resolutely took part in the “Occupy Taipei” event on October 15th. After I came home, I felt steady and sure.
Then one day, while I was thinking about whether I should write a book or not—––I was alone in a coffee shop—––tears in my eyes because my love for the world was back.
It turns out that I have strongly hoped everyone to be happy.
I really don’t want to see anyone suffer for any reason.
No matter whether he deserves it or whatsoever, I simply don’t want to see people suffering.
At that time I started to thank God because I had a true motivation to write a book, which was the only motivation I could accept—––that is, authentic love.
However, just before I started writing for today, I asked myself again in meditation,
“Why do I write a book?”
“When I engage in such an activity, what is its nature on earth?
I found the answer closest to my heart is–––– to lead myself home.
Rather than helping others in this world, my writing this book is more about leading myself home through the practice of writing and living as a whole.
My divinity flower is not in full blossom yet.
Through all my activities, including writing books, I learn my own lessons and I also prompt myself for greater releases.
If I say that I write books out of my love for the world, then I seem to have completed my personal development, ready to share my gains. But it is not entirely correct; it is incomplete in it.
Elements such as “continuing to learn my lessons” and “divinity blooming more in my life” must be added, then it can be a complete sharing.
In other words, true sharing comes from what naturally shows in the process of constantly studying, exploring, and releasing myself. In that case, I simply need to focus on my own genuine growth, and that will be the best gift I can bring to this world.
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Emmanuel:
Yes, dear child, the most wonderful gift you can bring to the world is never “what you do”, but “you yourself”.
If humans themselves are not a gift to the world, then no system, no invention, and no blender can bring people happiness; this has been proven numerously and repeatedly in human history.
In other words, all the troubles and suffering in this world come from “people” instead of “money”, “global resources” or "climate changes"...... etc.
No matter how luxurious your wedding reception is, a bad-tempered spouse will not make the marriage a gift, right?
Ha ha! In fact, the truth is so simple:
If you “yourself” are not a gift, then nothing you do will be one.
When you see any invention or creation in this world that enriches people's hearts and brings them happiness, it is all because at the moment the person thinking to invent and create is LOVE in person.
Thus, don't stand still, let yourself continue to bloom.
Your blossom will naturally share with the world correspondingly, which is the best gift this unique YOU can bring to the world.
You can never detach from yourself and think objectively about what kind of sharing is best for the world. There will be falsehoods in this because you will unintentionally enter your brain and go into a state of “Ideas”; you will give thought to what kind of idea is most helpful to people; you will start to focus on the execution and promotion of the ideas; you will forget to look at the person behind the idea—––that is, you yourself.
This is why people with ideas end up with conflicts.
They forget that the true gift is who they are, instead of the right or wrong of their ideas.
The target you are fighting against may be ugly.
But the people fighting also become ugly in the end.
These are repeated cycles throughout your history.
Dear child, it is time to awaken to this point now!
This is why the awakening in this age is different from that in any previous era.
That is, if any activity like “Occupy Wall Street” can truly differ from all previous protests and can break away from the repeated cycle––––Its true basis is––––You must know that your quality is always more important than the ideas you advocate and the things you do.
Many believe that “fighting injustice” is important in itself.
But you overlook the “Ego” that leads to injustices.
In order to inflate their sense of Ego, people will develop various behaviors to ignore others.
However, when your protest is mixed with your own sense of ego, you are doing exactly the same thing.
One day, you will find it hard to let go of your role in this movement, the recognition you have received, and the sense of value you feel, and then…... things will get ugly inside.
Therefore, what we propose is not about “doing anything”, but about paying attention to the “person” himself or herself.
Reflect on ourselves with awareness; then share and act, and keep reflecting on ourselves.
Thus, changes in the world can be something new, not just a repeated cycle.
Many are concerned that movements like “Occupy Wall Street” do not have definite appeals.
This is because they want to see actual results sooner.
However, for us, if such a movement soon has a definite appeal about the external world, it will be a worry because it is likely to be just another repeated cycle.
Please imagine. In this movement, if the person who has maxed out his credit card can introspect himself, and find out how he thought to make the mistake in the course of this era;
if you can check how you’ve voted,
what kind of values you’ve borne in mind,
how you’ve regarded others as competitors,
how you’ve justified the greed in your heart,
how you turn a blind eye to the damage you’ve caused to others,
you will find that in fact, fear, greed, hollowness, and jealousy have been growing in your heart along the way.
Of course, you will see the structural issues from education to culture, and even religion in the entire environment.
Structural issues, however, are also problems about "YOU";
there is no way to separate them.
If every participant of this movement deeply introspects from the mistakes, finds the blind spots, and regains awakening, then they can flesh out what they share; that is real “unmasking” and real “revealing frauds”.
You must know, any unmasking or revealing frauds of external systems, persons and affairs can only bring about the downfalls of some particular individuals, but it cannot produce structural changes because being “structural” is being “human”.
Unless you expose your own evils, reveal your own secrets, let yourself see how the dark side of human nature treats yourself ignorantly, pushes bad results away, and thinks that the outer world should take the blame, so you start to seek outside for “the best interests” in the bitter sea.
Unless people themselves see these––––a personal awakening it is.
When this is what you share, the influence will be explosive.
Only sharing “Introspection on Oneself” can bring about a real structural change in the world.
The reason why the global "Occupy" movements look a bit vague is that many supporters are also introspect-ors.
If this movement has a few definite appeals about political or institutional reforms, then its most valuable part may decrease with them.
However, if “Individual Awakening to Oneself” is the key, then this campaign is something everyone can make at home.
First “Occupy” your own Weibo, and “Occupy” your own Facebook!
Let “Introspection” occupy your heart first!
This is a truly large-scale occupation.
This is a truly beautiful occupation.
As you once said: “Those who must be overthrown need no defeat but loss of support.”
But do you truly not support them?
If each of you truly reflect on yourself and be good yourself, then a large-scale quiet revolution will occur and lead to the least conflict and sacrifice.
Because the person who loses support will directly become insignificant; so simple.
You don't have to manage to catch and kill him, as if he were a big shot.
In fact, without followers, a big shot is just a common person, not so different at all from any old man clamoring in the park in the early morning.
If you are anxious to see something in the material world collapse, you use brute force. At first it seems substantial and fruitful, and many would cheer and celebrate.
However, after a little longer, you will find it to be another repeated cycle, and the situation remains unchanged.
Because your focus on external actions goes beyond that on internal introspection, you might think: “I am already an awakened human being, so now is the time to act. I am going to wake up others.”
No no no. You are just a human being who is awakening.
You do awaken to something, but it does not mean that you will not fall asleep again, nor does it mean that you will be aware all the time.
This structural, human issue will sneak into “the thinking you” at any time.
So, you must be aware of yourself while acting, and your attention to self-awareness should be greater than the pursuit of external actions and results.
In this way, you can actually wake up others in a proper rhythm.
The foundation of the new civilization lies in the essential awakening of the humanity structure, not in the external systems.
In fact, such awakening is not overnight; it has many stages.
In the later period, universal awakening of the humanity structure will bring about universal awakening of divinity.
Then you will enter an incredibly civilized era, compared with the present.
So as pioneers, while waking up others, you must know that you are still a student on the path, and you must be humbly and alertly aware of your inner self so that you will be true leaders.
False leaders rely on past conclusions and personal charm.
In fact, they stop evolving and start to harvest “results” by their “ego”, which is a kind of greed and hollowness.
In the next era, those who want to harvest the fruits of revolution by their personal charm will not be “popular” for long, if anything.
At a certain point in time, this person will become an obstacle to the progress of the times.
Because he, at a certain point, becomes afraid that people will continue to awaken.
However, people do continue to awaken, so he will lose his supporters.
For example, “Religion is to advise people to practice good deeds” is a popular saying.
But slowly you will realize that there is a limit to such practice of religion; that is, you can never awaken to the fact that you do not need religion––––
All good deeds you do within this limit will be commended, especially if you act to win believers for it and send a lot of money to it.
You know, the stronger the structure, the bigger the “ego” because many people project and attach their weak ego to the structure.
Ego’s first priority is not “get you to heaven”, but maintain its existence and strength.
Religion may support certain things beneficial to you, but for your real and greatest benefit, which is to completely get away with all the fear, greed, and sense of insignificance in your heart, they won’t support it. They will not support the fact that “you don't need them.”
Dear child, why am I saying these things here?
Because you have said that you hope this book can point out the essential things for people in this age.
Then this is it!
Do you want any organization to harvest your awakening for their ego?
In this age of awakening, many religions, organizations, groups, and institutions stand out for their ego because they still care about their own expansion.
In fact they are more interested in developing their own organization than their mission.
But they will deceive you with a sense of mission just to include you among their followers.
In their heart of hearts, they use people's sense of insignificance, powerlessness, and ignorance of the truth to obtain their spiritual superiority and material abundance.
In other words, without your hell of fear, where is their paradise?
So they won't help you to attain heaven.
Because they know that you already have the real paradise, they seek everything possible to make you think that you have no heaven, and it is very hard to find it on your own, and then they will provide you with their solutions.
ZHANG, Cheng:
Dear Emma, but you cannot tar all organizations, religions, or organized groups with the same brush! After all, “Unity is strength.”
Emma:
Dear child, be soft a bit. When you are soft, you can recognize ego in the organizational structure.
When a group is established, when an organization is structured, can you perceive subtle changes in your heart?
That is, we hope this organization can go on.
At the beginning you might say, “We are different. When it's time to end, we will end.”
However, is it really the case?
What is “the time to end”?
Maybe you think it should never end!
As long as there is a structural thing, it is easy to take in ego.
Ego hopes to feel spiritual superiority and material security in it.
Then slowly, ego will surpass one's initial intention evoked by awakening.
In the end, the initial intention becomes “packaging” used for deception.
Then, how do you run an organization? Or do you need to join an organization?
Quite simple.
If you keep a soft heart, you can feel the hardness of EGO when you come across it.
ZHANG, Cheng:
Dear Emma, what is a soft heart?
Emma:
As you are feeling now, can you describe it?
ZHANG, Cheng:
Dear Emma, I feel an energy of love, in which there is openness and permission.
There is no worry and fear in it.
If there is worry and fear, members will not be allowed to leave freely and will not be given true blessings.
If an organization is used to serve someone’s ego, then it will make you anxious and afraid when you want to leave.
Organizations that do not serve anyone’s ego say:
“We are not the only path, and no one can be the authority. Your heart can always take you to the most suitable next step. Please listen to your heart. That will be something we feel most wonderful about.”
You can also come together out of love.
Don't you want to build a new civilization and a new way of life with love in the future ?
So a structure is acceptable; however, it will be led by your inner guidance.
This structure will not criticize you in any way.
This structure will believe that your experiences are sacred.
To put it simply, the structure of this new civilization is like a piece of land, without expectation, supporting any seed on it to grow into the way it is.
If the feature of this structure is––––just like the nutrients of a certain piece of land, not suitable for you to grow your flowers and bear your fruits, you totally can choose another piece of land, there is no good or bad in it.
Emma:
Dear child, let your heart be as soft, asking for nothing, non-judgemental……
This way, first you will live in your own joy, and in your own love.
Then in this softness, like a frequency, you can recognize any hard ego, no matter how it is delicately packaged.
Then you will decide for yourself where you go.
You’ll have no worry at all about being bewildered by any organization or religion that serves ego.
In fact, the only thing that can be bewildered is the mind.
Frequency cannot be bewildered.
When your ego seeks reliance, there will be a “sophisticated” religion or organization “to help you listen to your mind”––––that is, your ego.
All the external bewilderment is just an accomplice; you yourself are the mastermind.
If you have true love in your heart, those ego-serving organizations will quickly spit you out even if they have carelessly swallowed you in. ^^––––because if true love stays there, then others will be awakened.
Original Article in Chinese: https://blog.xuite.net/mark001tw2009/twblog/152373633
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