Courageously speaking – (re)reading what Adya wrote.

[Guest guest]

Starting right now, this moment, I am

asking myself to become the Buddha.

I am asking myself to take my stand,

to stand absolutely firm in my

intention to awaken to the Truth of my

Self.

 

 

This is what the Buddha did. He didn't

say, " I'll try. " He didn't say,

" I hope I'll find the Truth. " He

didn't say, " I'll do my best. " He

didn't say, " If not in this lifetime,

then maybe next lifetime. " He

came to the point where he didn't look

for anyone else to tell him the

Truth or show him the Truth. He came

to the point where he took it all

on himself. He sat alone under the

Bodhi Tree and vowed never to give

up until the Truth be realized.

 

 

The power of this very simple, yet

unshakable intention and absolute

stand to be liberated in this lifetime

propelled him to awaken to the

simple fact that he and all beings are

liberated-that all beings are

freedom itself. Pure Awakeness.

 

 

The Buddha was no different from

myself. No different. That is why he

serves as a good model, because he was

as I am now. So I don't

worship the Buddha. I don't put him on

a pedestal. I don't even look up to

him. I become him. I have the same

intentions, I take the same stand. I be

the Buddha now! I put an end to all

delaying, to all excuses, to all bowing

down to saintly figures of the past or

present. I Stand up!

 

 

I am the Buddha! I am the freedom

itself! I stop dreaming my dream!

I stop pretending that I am in bondage-

I stop telling myself that

lie! I stop pretending to be someone,

or something! I am no one, I am

no-thing! I am not this body or this

mind. This body and mind

exist within who and what I am. I am

pure consciousness, already

free, awake, and liberated. I stand up

and walk out of my dream. I am

here to say that I can do this.

 

 

I step out of the dream of my concepts

and ideas. I step out of the

dream of what I imagine enlightenment

to be. I step out of the dream

of who I think I am. I step out of the

dream of everything I have

ever known. I step out of my dream of

being a deluded person. I stop

telling myself those lies and dreaming

those dreams. I step out of all

of that. I can do it. Nothing is

holding me back. There are no

requirements and no prerequisites to

awaken. There is nothing to be

done, nothing to think, nowhere to go.

 

 

I just stop all dreaming. I stop all

doing. I stop all excuses. I just stop

and be still. Effortlessly be still.

Grace will do the rest.

 

At each and every moment from here on

out, I have the intention to

directly experience Truth, My true

liberated Self. I don't think about

the Truth-I directly return to my

experience here, now, moment to

moment. I experience Truth. I

experience my Self. I dive into my

experience. My experience! My

experience of hearing, of seeing, of

tasting, of breathing, of my heart

beating, of my feet touching

the floor, of the birds, of the wind.

 

 

I experience the vastness of who I

am. I experience the freedom of who

I am. I am the Buddha- I experience

that. I am the Buddha.

 

 

© 2005 Adyashanti

 

 

 

 

-----

 

 

Ultimately, I AM, all I can ever know.

 

~ Byron Katie

 

 

We say, what we need to hear most.

 

~ Byron Katie

[Guest guest]

Nisargadatta , " adithya_comming "

<adithya_comming wrote:

>

>

> Starting right now, this moment, I am

> asking myself to become the Buddha.

> I am asking myself to take my stand,

> to stand absolutely firm in my

> intention to awaken to the Truth of my

> Self.

>

>

> This is what the Buddha did. He didn't

> say, " I'll try. " He didn't say,

> " I hope I'll find the Truth. " He

> didn't say, " I'll do my best. " He

> didn't say, " If not in this lifetime,

> then maybe next lifetime. " He

> came to the point where he didn't look

> for anyone else to tell him the

> Truth or show him the Truth. He came

> to the point where he took it all

> on himself. He sat alone under the

> Bodhi Tree and vowed never to give

> up until the Truth be realized.

>

>

> The power of this very simple, yet

> unshakable intention and absolute

> stand to be liberated in this lifetime

> propelled him to awaken to the

> simple fact that he and all beings are

> liberated-that all beings are

> freedom itself. Pure Awakeness.

>

>

> The Buddha was no different from

> myself. No different. That is why he

> serves as a good model, because he was

> as I am now. So I don't

> worship the Buddha. I don't put him on

> a pedestal. I don't even look up to

> him. I become him. I have the same

> intentions, I take the same stand. I be

> the Buddha now! I put an end to all

> delaying, to all excuses, to all bowing

> down to saintly figures of the past or

> present. I Stand up!

>

>

> I am the Buddha! I am the freedom

> itself! I stop dreaming my dream!

> I stop pretending that I am in bondage-

> I stop telling myself that

> lie! I stop pretending to be someone,

> or something! I am no one, I am

> no-thing! I am not this body or this

> mind. This body and mind

> exist within who and what I am. I am

> pure consciousness, already

> free, awake, and liberated. I stand up

> and walk out of my dream. I am

> here to say that I can do this.

>

>

> I step out of the dream of my concepts

> and ideas. I step out of the

> dream of what I imagine enlightenment

> to be. I step out of the dream

> of who I think I am. I step out of the

> dream of everything I have

> ever known. I step out of my dream of

> being a deluded person. I stop

> telling myself those lies and dreaming

> those dreams. I step out of all

> of that. I can do it. Nothing is

> holding me back. There are no

> requirements and no prerequisites to

> awaken. There is nothing to be

> done, nothing to think, nowhere to go.

>

>

> I just stop all dreaming. I stop all

> doing. I stop all excuses. I just stop

> and be still. Effortlessly be still.

> Grace will do the rest.

>

> At each and every moment from here on

> out, I have the intention to

> directly experience Truth, My true

> liberated Self. I don't think about

> the Truth-I directly return to my

> experience here, now, moment to

> moment. I experience Truth. I

> experience my Self. I dive into my

> experience. My experience! My

> experience of hearing, of seeing, of

> tasting, of breathing, of my heart

> beating, of my feet touching

> the floor, of the birds, of the wind.

>

>

> I experience the vastness of who I

> am. I experience the freedom of who

> I am. I am the Buddha- I experience

> that. I am the Buddha.

>

>

> © 2005 Adyashanti

>

>

>

>

> -----

>

>

> Ultimately, I AM, all I can ever know.

>

> ~ Byron Katie

>

>

> We say, what we need to hear most.

>

> ~ Byron Katie

 

 

 

 

 

I who am nothing,

 

can only know nothing.

 

'am'ing.

 

aiming..

 

amazing...

 

daytime aphotic....

 

yet noctilucent.....

 

Ho!

 

~ .b bobji baba

 

( 'i' needed to hear that)