Written by Mathew Naismith
While sitting on a floating lotus flower on
a still pond, one is of the observer and the participator, the observation of
one sitting on a lotus flower on a still pond. The question is, is the lotus
flower big enough to carry you or are you small enough for the lotus flower to
carry you? The answer is of course both as both occurrences are occurring
simultaneously at the same time.
I should point out that this was just of a
conscious state I found myself in recently, don't take it seriously or to
heart.
To be an observer, one has to have
something to observe, as quantum physics has discovered, it's observation that
creates occurrences, not occurrences creating observation. In saying this, what
is observation without occurrences, without participation? One is never without
the other which means participation is as important as the observer.
It is a trick in our present state that
it's either observation or participation; it's quite difficult for us to even perceive,
while in participation, we can also be in observation of our participation.
Also, it's our observation that creates our participation, our reality and
related perceptions and perspectives. Of course being in this state of
observation, while in participation, can only occur while in a different
conscious state than our present state of consciousness, a state predominantly
influenced by participation.
It's also advisable not to perceive that
one state is higher or lower, positive or negative, to another, for one to be
aware therefore experience this state. Any kind of separation simply makes us
less aware, not more aware. In actuality, while in a true state like this, it
is impossible to perceive in higher and lower, positive and negative, for everything
becomes as one.
Floating on a lotus flower on a still pond
is quite significant, especially if this kind of experience was not induced or
desired. The significance being that it just is without separation, there is
simply no desire to be within this state above all other states as all other
states become just is. All states are what they are without bias/prejudice or
separation created by a desire to be of a certain state.
It's amazing what occurs when you are aware
of something you don't desire to experience or be apart of, it just simply
occurs without effort. Effort means to try to be positive over negative, good
over bad, right over wrong. Any desired state experienced in this way is false
in nature no matter how real it might feel, simply let go.......
