Excerpt Step 2.

Align with Stillness

Due to experiences and a socialization process, many of us identify ourselves with only a meager representation of who we truly are. Instead of powerful beings, we tend to see ourselves as failures and seek approval and recognition from others.

Your mind, like a faithful dog, will protect you according to how you relate to the world. If you perceive the world as threatening, your mind will respond likewise. It will be hyper-vigilant and ready to flee, fight or freeze. It will try to control the people and circumstances around you. This is a state of mind that feeds drama and creates wars.

We need to dissolve our attachment to drama and focus the mind on the truth: I am Spirit, You are Spirit, All is Spirit, and All is Well. As spiritual beings, we took on physical form to bring into manifestation the purest forms of consciousness. We are here to create magnificent lives. That's what our minds need to be focused on. The human mind is a powerful tool, but you need to be in charge: Spirit.

Meditate and acquire the skills to focus your mind and emerge in stillness. Your life will gain peace and balance. Answers to life defining questions will come to you-with ease.

In the depth of stillness, you will acquire the full power of the mind and find answers to all life defining questions.

Hearing the hum of consciousness

Stillness is the beacon that calls me home. It is the warm embrace of the eternal beloved, who whispers delicate inaudible vibrations in my ear; vibrations that resonate with all the sounds in the Universe.  It is the hum of consciousness; it's the jingle of being One with All.

Stillness in this context doesn't necessarily refer to the absence of noise; it refers to the absence of thought.  It is in that state of mind when I experience nirvana: a sense of profound joy and peace.  Most of the time, it is brief. It is like a gasp of fresh air before going under again in the murky waters of a mental rampage.  These brief moments of quietude keep me sane though, they keep me focused. And hooray, I'm learning to come up for “air” more and more frequently and indulge in moments of stillness. Sometimes, I jump into that space between my thoughts and float away in sheer ecstasy.

This practice has offered me something remarkable. Even when my human experience is challenged by a thick drama-soup, I remain aware of another reality that surrounds the craziness. I sense a glorious stillness cuddling each and every moment. I may not be able to fully access stillness in that specific instant, but I continue to be aware. Consequently, the drama, which my unaware ego is tempted to respond to, doesn't take over. I continue to “see” my life from a place of stillness. I simultaneously “play my part” …  and observe.