Many classical teachings tell us that union with the divine is reached by freeing ourselves of our material body and reabsorbing back into Pure Consciousness.
Some interpretations suggest that life’s purpose is just to get the hell out of this reality.
But what if the embodied life is a sacred gift rather than something we need to escape from? While we are all innately interconnected as a whole, did the universe not willingly choose to manifest diversity?
The tantric tradition teaches that the universe purposefully concealed itself within us for no reason other than its own delight of rediscovering itself. Like a game of hide and seek; consciousness hides for the fun of being found. This is the beauty of duality. It is only through the limited that the unlimited can be known. We are the reflection of divinity. The body is not inferior to spirit; it is the gateway to it.
It is not by disengaging from our surroundings that we learn the most, but from observing our relationship to them. We learn so much about ourselves through our relationships with others; our partners, families, supervisors, food, bodies, and the planet.
We embrace diversity to find a greater unity.
‘You are the point the universe is trying to make.’ (Douglas Brooks)
The universe manifested itself as you. Ah, you are sacred.
Everything is pure just as it is. Even when we feel separated from all that is divine, it is that feeling of separation that fuels the desire to connect. What we can feel, we can heal. The obstructions are part of the sacred 'hide and seek' design.
There is nothing from which to free our selves. We are already free. But what are are we attaching our freedom to? After all, we are equally free to attach to our fears as we are to our divinity.
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