It was my intention to explain the word "simple," and by the time I put the thoughts into words it became more difficult. I am sometimes at odds with others when I say that something is simple, and I must remind them that I did not say easy, there is a big distinction between the two terms.
Life is simple and it is as it was meant to be. As we set out to explain "simple," we give it meaning and then it becomes "difficult." It is our meaning that is difficult, not the word itself.
A newly born baby is simple. It is born into nothing, it is nothing and it knows nothing at a conscious level. Everything that it sees, hears, feels, tastes and smells is nothing. A baby can only experience the five senses as nothing and how it interprets these sensations and defines them later on will be unique to this one individual.
Life was meant to be experienced and we are not here to learn anything and Life has no meaning except for the meaning that you give it. The learning is secondary and is a result of experiencing or expressing life, (which is the prime directive).
Nothing is "simple," and it is our definitions that make "simple," difficult.
There are only two words that apply to you when you are born, "I AM." The awareness of your physical life begins with these two words only, and is all that is necessary for life. As we begin to mature in the awareness of "I AM," we add our personal identity to the words and life begins to become more difficult. "I AM? Roy," "I AM? male," "I AM? brother to?, son to?
As I was contemplating the essence of this essay while resting in bed this morning, I wanted only to create a one page explanation of "simple," and by the time I got up and started writing I was half-way to creating a new book on "simple." The farther I move into these paragraphs the more complicated it is becoming and I see no end. It would be very difficult to go back and start over now because I have gone beyond "simple," and have given it life and it is moving in a different direction than what I originally thought.
I wanted to say that life is "simple," and that the secrets to life are "simple." But it cannot be explained simply. As soon as I give the words birth, they demand expression and self actualization. If I gave you the secrets of life now, they would be too simple for you to understand. I would have to make the explanations difficult in order for you to find your way back to "simple." You would have to define "simplicity," in your own terms before you could understand it. For example, these are a few of life's greatest secrets in simple words.
I am.
We are not here to learn anything.
We are all one.
God does not exist.
Life is an illusion.
These are but a sample of "simple," truths that demand human explanation and complexity, they cry out to be defined in terms that we can accept, so it is our responsibility to give life definition and life has no meaning other than what we give it individually. You are a simple being; you are "I AM," what comes after that makes it more complex and difficult.
If you think about what I have written, I have really said nothing. The idea was complete before I started writing and what I am doing now is taking it apart piece by piece to give it some meaning as a whole. I am going backwards. My thoughts were complete while I was contemplating a future article. I had to physically go into the past to recreate the thoughts on paper, and as I try to recreate them they get more complicated as they create their own life. And if this isn't complicated enough? well then maybe it is a good place to stop, because it does not end here.
All things are simple until we try to understand them, and once the process of understanding has commenced the thought is never the same thing again.
Roy E. Klienwachter is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. A student of NLP, ordained minister, New Age Light Worker and Teacher. Roy has written and published five books on New Age wisdom. Roy's books are thought provoking and designed to empower you to take responsibility for your life and what you create. His books and articles are written in the simplicity and eloquence of Zen wisdom.
You may not always agree with what he has to say. You will always come away with a new perspective and your thinking will never be the same.
Roy's style is honest and comes straight from the heart without all the metaphorical mumble jumble and BS.
Visit Roy at: http://www.klienwachter.com
weekly home cleaning Highland Park ..Unconditional love means unconditional freedom. Love and freedom are two... Read More
Once you become saved and born again, the Bible tells... Read More
As a child growing up, whenever I was worried about... Read More
Ever wonder what happened to the family dinner hour? Or... Read More
Rose Ann Schwab is an internationally and world renowned professional... Read More
In looking back at my process over the years I... Read More
Well I had a website that I was posting on... Read More
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ... Read More
Spirit - All Around Us, All of Us, Every One... Read More
As we go through life we all have to deal... Read More
... Read More
Do you ever get into those moods where you just... Read More
... Read More
MOST PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CHANGESad, but true.Some people never even... Read More
The psalms of the Bible are a literary treasure chest... Read More
Angels, those divine beings of love and light, are here... Read More
The lighter side of Tarot deals with games played using... Read More
Carl Jung, 20th century psycho analyst and dream researcher, said:... Read More
Existence of God: facts and figures Does God exist?If you... Read More
When the Bible makes reference to a "yoke" it is... Read More
What type of person grabs your attention and motivates you?... Read More
Fanny J. Crosby's famous hymn, "Tell Me the Story of... Read More
I am not enlightened, and yet,... Read More
Since I awoke from my three month coma in August... Read More
Walls as a blockade seem to be an integral part... Read More
whole house cleaning Park Ridge ..Ok, let's start with the amazing story of Robbie and... Read More
MOST PEOPLE NEVER REALLY CHANGESad, but true.Some people never even... Read More
Hopefully you're reading this article because you're intrigued by the... Read More
"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself... Read More
There was this TV commercial a couple of years back... Read More
My name is Had. You may know me, but you... Read More
Ecclesiasts 5:18 Then I realized that it is good and... Read More
"Ask and it shall be given" is a phrase we... Read More
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances,... Read More
When we find spirituality, or it finds us, the experience... Read More
IS FAITH - NOT VITAMIN C WHAT'S MISSING FROM YOUR... Read More
Want more peace and joy in your life? Daily stress... Read More
Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said unto him, "Thou shalt love the... Read More
Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me,... Read More
The Orisha are the Messengers of Oludumare, the God/dess of... Read More
Spirit - All Around Us, All of Us, Every One... Read More
Breaking with tradition, today's article comes from the 9-23-04 edition... Read More
One of the things I have had to deal with... Read More
There is so much going on in the world around... Read More
Some of my greatest teachers have taught me that faith... Read More
I had the intention of writing about Soul Mates but... Read More
Even though our lives progressively moves forward on occasion it... Read More
An interesting question that frequently comes up is "Which Gods... Read More
In the year 2000, I went on a mission trip... Read More
It's real easy to look at the physical world around... Read More
Spirituality |