Ancient Statue of a Bodhisattva in Room 33 of the British Museum, originally uploaded by Irish friend of Bill.
Things coming to FRUITION.
Ripening to their inevitable outcome FASTER.
One of the things I tell people who start doing (what I consider to be GOOD) Step 11 practice. With powerful energetic Teachers. (As not all have very strong energy.)
(By the way you can empower yourself by practicing 'constant thought of others, maximum helpfulness' but that's another story.)
Here is a passage from Step 12 section of a guy from my homegroup about how we were 'taught' Step 12.
"AA Service
RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING in AA, we should start trying to adopt AN ATTITUDE OF SERVICE and a what-can-I-contribute approach IN ALL AREAS OF OUR LIVES However, for the alcoholic, it is VITAL that this should include PARTICULARLY (!!) passing on the message of AA’s programme of recovery on to suffering alcoholics.
This can take a variety of forms, direct or indirect, and can be aimed at both alcoholics who are already in AA in the AA group; and those who are outside AA and yet to stop through the Intergroup and General Service structures and even just as we go about our daily lives. The chapter Working With Others in the Big Book is the primary source for guidance here. The Twelve Traditions are invaluable to us in our consideration of how best to carry the message."
This is from the website called miseryisoptional.info
Anyway I digress. As !!! Usual.
Ok .
If you have been 'zapped' by a GOOD step 11
OR
If you have been 'zapped' by EFFECTIVELY helping newcomers.
THEN
You effectively have generated a TON of extra 'energy'.
This has the effect of 'cooking' you FASTER.
So,
The water reaches the boil FASTER than it would ordinarily.
Mind states change more frequently.
Insight occurs more often.
The penny drops more often.
The veil is lifted more often.
Our emotions evolve more often.
The 'furniture in our head' is rearranged more often.
Basically EVERYTHING SPEEDS UP.
NOTHING stays the same!
Its a bit of a rollercoaster ride to be honest. Hold onto your hats!
The furniture thing. Let me explain.
Ok.
Its like you went to bed with all the furniture in the usual place.
Then you got up in the middle of the night to have a pee.
And none of he furniture is in the same place it was yesterday. And you keep bumping into things.
Some stuff is new and you're not sure where you got it.
Other stuff you can't find.
Other stuff you don't even notice was missing till years later.
Well that's what its like IN YOUR HEAD AND YOUR EMOTIONS when you are on a FUNCTIONING Spiritual path.
Well that's what I think anyway. No offence if you know what I mean.
Right I'll get to the point if it kills me!
Reality is in a constant state of flux and IMPERMANENCE is the Hallmark of reality.,
Everything is whirling around at the speed of light. Changing in a nano second.
Reality is very PLASTIC. Hinges on a thought, Hangs on one tiny action.
Its very fragile. Like a butterflies wing. And can change at a moments notice.
"And I'm a million different people from one day to the next"
The Verve. Bittersweet Symphony
Very true. Richard Ashcroft was more accurate than he realized.
Anyway.
Scary huh?
Most of us don't see this very much, because we are too busy hiding in our comfort zones and HABITUAL thinking.
Auto pilot basically. To give us the ILLUSION of stability. Heheh. No such thing!
Reality is MUCH more scary than that. MUCH more delicate and precarious. MUCH more random. Being honest with oneself of the true nature of things is not a 'comfort'. The comfort comes from ACCEPTING that this is how it is. Just making peace with it.Getting used to the sand shifting under your feet constantly.
Anyway! Before I go on for !!!!! Ever!
My POINT IS
Increasing your ? energetic condition, by either (properly) helping others, or doing (a good) step 11 moves you CLOSER to this reality.
Its like you moved closer to the 'fire' and you can feel the 'heat' more.
Things start moving around quicker.
Synchronicity kicks in.
Things just happen at the right time.
The right people show up.
You hear what you need to hear.
You get what you need. Even if it doesn't seem like it at the time.
But IN ADDITION to that.
Things that 'aren't quite right'.
Guess what happens to them?
Yep!
Like I said before.
First you get a pebble.
Then you get a Brick.
Then you get a BOULDER!
Well when you are 'tuned in' and the spiritual path is 'working'
The Boulder comes FASTER
Sometimes MUCH FASTER
Its the law of consequences. Or Karma.
Karma is just another word for the 'fruition' of ones actions.
If I eat a cake every day. Eventually I will get fat. That's a KARMIC CONSEQUENCE of that action.
So don't think I'm being vague here. I'm not. I just like using the word karma to describe this thing. Its the same as consequence.
Why does the boulder come faster?
Well its like God decided to put you in th 'A' Stream instead of the usual 'D' stream.
See. You are no longer a Spiritual 'Nancy', so God figures he can 'up the stakes' with you a bit.
So its cool really. Means you have 'upped' a grade. Well that's how I see it.
By the way, this is NOT to be confused with people who experience CRISIS after CRISIS because their lives are hopelessly unmanageable. This has an ENTIRELY different quality to it.
This will ONLY happen to people who are SINCERELY trying to help others OR doing a GOOD step 11.
Meaning, if you are just some sort of a git, and make crummy choices, then yeah, the s*it WILL hit the fan. But that's not the same thing.
This has MUCH more of a flavor of SYNCHRONICITY about it.
So no. If you are not sincere, or your motives are ego feeding rather than to be of service, then its a different ball of wax.
I don't have time to give examples.
Heres one.
Sometimes the karmic consequence occurs SECONDS after the thought occurs.
I used to ALWAYS ALWAYS pay my travel fares.
One day for some ? Reason I forgot to buy more bus tickets.
THE MOMENT I realized I didn't have a travel pass that included the current day. (It had expired)
THE THOUGHT OCCURRED TO ME that I could just stay in the bus and not buy a new ticket before I got off.
The bus journey was 5 minutes tops.
I was tempted to not pay.
THE MOMENT I thought. Yeah why not. I'm only going to be on the bus for a few more minutes. Its too much hassle to get off the bus and get a new one. Ill be late for work anyway if I do. What the hell, I'll get a new pass when I get off later in the day.
DISHONEST.
GUESS WHAT HAPPENED
About 1 minute AFTER HAVING THAT THOUGHT
A ticket inspector got on. And started checking tickets.
As the bus was waiting to go off. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GET OFF THE BUS and buy a new one or else stay on and get a 10 pound fine. Or whatever it is that these guys do. Gawd knows.
Ok. To put this in context.
I went to that job for nearly ? 5 years.
Every day I got the bus 2-3 stops on the way there. 5 days a week.
Guess how often I saw a ticket inspector on the Bus during those 5 years?
ONCE.
Guess how often I THOUGHT about not paying my fare over those 5 years?
ONCE.
How much Step 11 was I doing then?
LOADS. With really cool people.
So there you go. Too long as usual! No change there!
I will have to do some more examples on another post.
DO YOU SEE WHY I BELIEVE WHAT WE THINK IS SO !! IMPORTANT?
There are plenty other examples. But I quite like that one. It was REALLY fast.
The boomerang came back WITHIN SECONDS.
So yeah. You have to stay on your toes if you plan on 'growing along spiritual lines'
Well that's what I think anyway.
Basically its all about MOTIVE.
So make yours 'For the benefit of all sentient beings' which is just another way of saying 'Maximum helpfulness'. Or "The greatest good for the greatest number'.
Its the BEST motive money can buy. If you ask me.
Anyway. Have a GREAT Thursday.
Sorry if that sounds a bit freaky or odd. Its just the mood I am in today. Whatever.
Please IGNORE it if it does your head in. Or ? it doesn't agree with you for some other reason.
See y'all!
7 comments:
Maybe my motives have been all selfish which is why the s*it hit the fan this week. I do know that something, a Power greater than myself, has been working hard this week.
I wrote you a comment longer than your post, and then decided agianst it!! It was not offensive or anything, just flippin long, and opinionated :D
Heres a summary!
I understand your post, "cooking faster" happens if we CONTINUE, workin it and dont rest on our laurels, and IMPROVE in all areas without delay, as soon as the conscience pricks, take action. well thats how i do it.
When I do the right things, the right things happen, when I let go of what I want and do the NEXT right things, at the time they come up, EVERYTHING SYNCRONISES.
Even when the unexpected comes up, something moves and it all fits again, and continues. And its not frantic, definitely not Frantic, I find NO comfortableness in Frantics, always visibly shifting. Rollercoaster ? nah they are controlled, and its like sit back and ? enjoy the ride! and if am sick along the way itll get dealt with, just hold on tight. no you cant stopuntil the end.
For me its more like a yacht on a round the world trip open to the elements, with a steady well disciplined skipper. still could get scary, but time do and be. That reminds me, I must read ellen Mcarthur's book.
Great post, thanks. Am thanks for your wishes on the exam, It was a challenge... no suprise there then, more furniture rearranging on its way
is it a bit like living a self-fulfilling prophecy? what you think is what you attract???
Thank you for your thought and concerned, my Irish Friend of Bill. Got some bad news for you. My Internet Service Provider (ISP) gone bad. For one week I cannot brows the Internet. The line is connected but I cannot brows the Internet. Grrrrrrrrrr!
I'm at a Cyber Cafe in town right now. Can't help it, I need to read my emails, lol!
Talk to you as soon as the line is ok.
Greetings and lotta loves from your friend from Malaysia.
Syd. nah, no such thing as a 'punishing' God. We ALL have some selfish motives. It is the INTENDED of overarching motive that counts. NOt so much al the stinky motives that pop up in the background from time to time.
Shadow. Sortof. Thoughts are very powerful. What you DO think DOES attract as it happens. See the video in the sidebar called The Secret. But no. This refers to the inevitable consequences of POOR CHOICES visiting us on our 'doorstep' SOONER rather than LATER. Meaning it just happens FASTER than it would ordinarily. Thats all. Its kind of like your HP smacks you back into line SHARPISH. Makes it harder to accumulate bad habits, as a swift kick in the guts, soon gets your attention !! and makes you decide to get back on track! Like a slap on the leg by your teacher. A loud exclamation from a concerned nanny. A warning shot across the bow.
Im tired. probably not making much sense. so I'm off. see you all later..
"Reality is in a constant state of flux and IMPERMANENCE is the Hallmark of reality."
A very wise person once told me, "Emotional and spiritual maturity is the ability to tolerate, accept and,
finally, rejoice in the uncertainty, ambiguity and paradox of life."
Great post! I love it. I once had a splendid practice of the 11th Step. But, of course, being a true alcoholic and having it result in such wonderful feelings of harmony and peace, I couldn't keep it up. I should start again.
Thanks Trinker. If you seeone of my old posts called Give till it hurts. with a utibe video by ken wilber. It shows how helping newcomers can be a legitimate!! enlightenment path. very interesting. well i think so. ken wilber KNOWS his subject!
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