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
car service from Midway Burlington .. Lockport Chicago limo O’HareWe all sin. To avoid using the "s" word, we... Read More
Everybody knows that if you stick your hand in a... Read More
Believe it or not most astral Attacks are not caused... Read More
The truth revealed as we read about Hazael also reminds... Read More
There's a Native American belief that before we are born,... Read More
Lonely Song"a box of paints - lament for my da"It... Read More
After first seeing my photography, people... Read More
As we walk along our paths in life, we will... Read More
Fanny J. Crosby's famous hymn, "Tell Me the Story of... Read More
It is within us to... Read More
"Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my... Read More
I beheld the sky and its wonders and saw AstonishmentI... Read More
Over the past years, I have undergone a life-altering transition... Read More
The ultimate purpose of dreaming is to provide you with... Read More
At any given moment, there are 'things' occurring within the... Read More
Sounds like a tall order doesn't it? But I think... Read More
You will become as great as your dominant aspiration...If you... Read More
It seems more people today are using the Christian god... Read More
The Bible tells us that we must be led by... Read More
We are living in highly challenged times. Our mass consciousness... Read More
I know eyebrows are probably raising about now, but let... Read More
Who is the more spiritual person? The woman out on... Read More
Natural laws exist that serve to maintain order in the... Read More
There is so much going on in the world around... Read More
An acrostic prayer poem.The Lord loves me and is gracious... Read More
Granger limo Chicago ..His name sounds as Finn. He has beautiful blue eyes... Read More
What is the purpose of guilt?Well, let's look at it.Some... Read More
There is a specific technique that a Shaman uses to... Read More
... Read More
Now, we all know that we shouldn't be lead by... Read More
There is light at the end of the tunnel, but... Read More
Are you at a crossroad in your life where you... Read More
Religion is "absolute truth of life" of the physical manifested... Read More
We all hear of the concept of the "Enlightened Master",... Read More
With another year full of family events coming upon us,... Read More
In Habakkuk, the prophet cries out in a lament complaint... Read More
As communion was being passed this morning, I listened to... Read More
Unconditional love means unconditional freedom. Love and freedom are two... Read More
Even though our lives progressively moves forward on occasion it... Read More
Does this ever happen to you? You ask God for... Read More
The term spirituality is a confusing term. Usually, when one... Read More
The concept of integrity has arisen often in discussions of... Read More
Observations from the Town Car... "Home James!"The bulk of driving... Read More
Let Your Family and Friends Know That You Are A... Read More
James 1:23-24Anyone who listens to the word but does not... Read More
This question, "what is grace" plagued me more into knowing... Read More
My lady Lydia was a Hawkins of the ancestry of... Read More
What better example than Jesus' life to explain about having... Read More
I would like to tell you the story of a... Read More
As I listen with pastors and preachers in the body... Read More
Spirituality |