Perception And The Perceived

I’ve always wanted to realize what the Eastern philosophies call Nirvana but in order for me to “knock and it will be opened,” I’m the temperament type who needs to know what the door looks like, the address and directions for how to get to that door!

I can now say and humbly submit, the I Am is what the door looks like. That is the address, and the 2nd I Am is the direction for how to get to That door! Fully knowing I know all the aspects of I Am That I Am is akin to internalizing the universe.

If only for a brief period, my visual perception incorporated everything in my line of sight as I thought upon this driving toward home. I recognized the I Am as both my perception and the perceived. A powerful moment that stilled the world to a serene pace just as it should have been busy with people leaving their jobs for a 3-day weekend.

We Are The Experience

When you understand something, you begin to own it and when you own it you experience it. Later today, I went to the market. The thoughts from earlier were still fresh. For an humbling moment the Creator let me see through His eyes as I began hearing, seeing and feeling I Am That I Am to everything about me as I drove down the street. The emphasis was on the word That.

Once in the store and then leaving the store, I honored those who passed me by recognizing their Godhead and thinking I Am That I Am. As I approached my car a shiny new penny was on the ground by the driver’s side.

This has always been a sign between the Creator and me, which I borrowed from the song ”Pennies from Heaven” the first time it happened. Out of context, it seems a little corny. To me, it has been a never-failing validation. The tears welled up inside with a rush of gratitude as I got into my car and cried all the way home.