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People often pray for strength to bear their bad karma. Angels say, If you are going to pray, then pray for the strength to bear both the bad and the good. Strength and courage are as necessary to beauty as to difficulty.
This is being written March 2, 2016. I am sitting on an airplane in Orlando, Florida as we prepare to embark to Austin, Texas where I am hanging my hat for awhile. I decided to begin our new lesson now, so I pulled out my trusty macbook, curious what the title would be, and those trusty angels sent it to me instantly. I sort of borrowed it from a movie I once saw called, The Unbearable Lightness of Being.* I’ve always liked that title, so I am glad to use it for this lesson. What this lesson will be about, I do not know, although I feel the energy building. I am feeling the unbearable lightness of earth, but I must close for now, since the plane is about to depart.
Okay, dear students, I am now flying above Florida on my way to Austin this day of March 2, 2016. I flew out of Buffalo, New York this afternoon amidst snow and freezing temperatures. Now I am in another plane of existence. There is something about flying—between places, nothing to do but sit, with someone else completely in control. That could be frightening—and is to some people who are afraid to fly. Or it could be comforting—nothing to do but relax and entertain yourself while someone else pilots the plane.
Life on earth is a lot like being on a plane. Earth is the plane, or more accurately, a spaceship. Who is piloting the spaceship of earth? None of us. Earth moves fine without any help from us. It glides. It rotates. It is completely balanced on what we call its axis. The movement of earth through space provides us with a sense of continuity, a rhythm, a consistency that we can set our clocks by. We do not have to wonder if the sun will appear in the morning. It appears. We do not have to pray for the moon and stars and the dark of night. They arrive.
We exist in an easy natural rhythm of earth revolving around the sun. Even this plane gliding over the earth is held within the gravitational field of earth. Within the embrace of earth we are kept safe and sheltered.
There are many people on this airplane, just as there are many people on earth. Most of the passengers I will not interact with, just as you will not interact with most of the people on earth. Yet, we are here, sharing time and space together.
You are here on earth sharing time and space with other human beings, most of whom you will never meet. You will never know their names or that they even exist, just as they will never know you. The number of people you meet and interact with is quite small, comparatively. Many people you will encounter only once and never again.
What do these words really mean—the unbearable lightness of being, or as we are using them—the unbearable lightness of earth? What I like about the phrase is that it doesn’t mean anything. Someone made it up and I borrowed it, slightly altered. So it can mean anything. We can give our own meaning to it. The words are intriguing, like poetry or a koan. They make me think of how important it is to be here in full appreciation of the present moment. Things change so quickly.
This has certainly been true for me this last year. I just came from spending some weeks sitting with my sister-in-law, Cindy, in her hospital room, where she passed away from cancer. Ten months ago, her husband, Mitchell, my youngest brother, died. Six months ago my beloved Hirth died from cancer, and before that we lost our sweet dog, Penny. In the last years I have lost another brother, a sister, two young nephews, three cousins and my father, as well as other relatives and friends. So I know something about the unbearable lightness of being on earth. Things can change, as they say, in the blink of an eye.
Someone said,
You can’t step in the same river twice.** I remember repeating that to Hirth when he was alive on earth. Hirth had another way with words. He had another way of seeing. He replied,
You can’t step in the same river once.His words are true. You can’t step in the same river once. Everything is always changing. Nothing remains the same. This is part of the unbearable lightness of earth—of being here on our beautiful blue planet revolving somewhere in space—we can’t step into the same river once. Each moment is new and unique, different from the last, even when we are not aware of this. This is what is so exciting about being in the present moment.
In the present moment there is awareness. There is always and only awareness. Of everything. In the present moment you are fully in life. You are life. You are life itself. All of your senses are awake. You see, hear, sense, feel, intuit, and touch beyond your ordinary senses. You are in the present moment. You are the present moment. So is every other person, but they do not know this, just as you don’t. And so we pass each other by or complete our business with a person—the store clerk or the banker—without really seeing each other. When this happens, we miss the soul encounter that is also taking place.
Souls come together upon earth for reasons. Sometimes those reasons take a long time, such as in families, marriages, friendships. Other times we have the chance to learn or heal something in a moment. Even if another person is not aware, you can be. You can be aware of what is happening.
This doesn’t mean you must look for deep meaning in every encounter with every human being. That would be exhausting. But you can use every encounter as a reminder, an opportunity to be present where you are. If you are not present, anything can happen. You can buy the wrong bread or step on someone’s toes.
When you are aware you respond appropriately to the situations in your life. You respond from the wisdom in your heart. In only a few moments you can complete your karma with a person. You can receive a deep and lasting lesson for your soul. You can become free. When you are present for yourself, for the moment you are in, that is all that is needed. Be aware for yourself. Your state of consciousness affects everything and everyone you are with.
As I was sitting on the plane—now I am in Austin, writing to the sound of mourning doves cooing outside my window—a man and his wife entered the plane and sat behind me. I could overhear him talking to her. His words to her were gruff and impolite and I could feel the pain in their conversation. I rose slightly from my seat and looked behind me.
What I saw was an older man with white hair wearing a suit. His face was angry. He was sitting near the window and his wife was in the aisle seat, leaving the middle seat empty between them. I looked directly into the man’s eyes. My look was not harsh or judging, it was just looking, to see who he was, or who he thought he was. It was to let him know that his behavior was witnessed. Then I turned away. The rest of the plane ride the man was quiet.
The Pain of BelievingThis was a chance encounter, yet one that had significance for both of us. I saw the years of anger aging his face with harshness. I looked into this eyes and only anger looked back. Behind the anger I saw the pain. I saw someone who had spent years perfecting his belief in himself. He was believing he was who he thought he was. He was unable to see the pain of believing. He was unaware that something was running his life, not something higher, but something lower.
He was unaware of any of this, just like most people. False beliefs are like cement poured into the mind, around the heart, hardening and solidifying the ego, making the false personality stronger.
Have you come to understand the pain in blind belief? The world encourages us to ‘believe.’ Political candidates do everything possible to make the populace believe in them. This is also what mass media is about. Everywhere we look, there is a campaign to make us believe that this detergent is the best or this drug or this movie. It’s challenging to learn to think for yourself when you are surrounded by a constant barrage of sound and sight, striving for attention.
The unbearable lightness of earth. It surrounds each of us. With so much beauty. Truth. Love. Fragility. Life on earth is so fragile. Take a moment to consider your skin. Touch your skin. Your skin is like silk, strong and soft at the same time, able to cover and protect you.
Think of your bones—your shining white bones that support you. Your bones can be easily broken and yet they are strong enough to support you through life.
The human body is so strong and so fragile. It can be injured, punctured, broken in a moment. The human body is vulnerable to death and destruction at any moment—and yet we are still able to go through life for many years.
Have you realized the great faith it takes to go through life? Have you realized the courage it takes to go through life? When you doubt your faith, when you doubt your courage, try to remember that you walk through life each day supported and protected by shining white bones covered with silken skin, all designed to protect and support you on your journey here.
What gives you this faith? What gives you this courage? Think about it. Maybe stop and meditate upon this or do some writing of your own. You do not have to depend only upon my writing. You have your own. You have your own connection with the angels. You have your Inner Teacher.
Faith and CourageAngels see you in your darkest hour. Angels arrive in your moment of need—angels are that fast—angels are that compassionate—angels are that kind. Angels know you are not angel. You are human with all the qualities of being human. Sometimes you do believe in the negative forms of energy that course through your mind and body, imprisoning you with unfriendly thoughts. Angels understand this. Angels understand the pain that accompanies a human body, so vulnerable to injury, disease, and death. Angels honor your choice to come to earth in such a fragile human body, so vulnerable to hurt and pain. Angels sing your courage, your willingness to experience this human plane of existence.
When you think you lack faith, when you believe you have no courage, remember how much faith and courage it takes for you to step each morning upon the earth in such a fragile human body, never knowing what might befall you. Think about the faith it takes to fall into sleep each night. From where do your faith and courage arise?
The angels say, They arise from the Spirit of God within you. Your spirit is made of light, even though you may be only dimly aware of this light.
What is it that guides you? What is it that holds you up? What is it that enables you to go into the world each day, never knowing what will happen? What is it that allows you to sink into slumber each night, with faith that you will awaken to a new day? What is it that gives you the courage to pass from this earth when it is time for passing? For surely, even death, which you cannot control, takes some courage. Angels assure you, even at the moment of death, courage is with you. Even if you do not feel it now, it will be there when you need it.
Deep within you is the memory of God. You come to earth with this memory. It is not a human memory. It is a soul memory and has nothing to do with a fictitious past. Soul memory is in the present. It is connected to your true and absolute nature.
The Kingdom of Heaven is WithinWithin you is the power of God. This is the power that guides you through life. This power gives you faith and courage to continue your journey on earth, no matter what obstacles you face. How do you know this is so? Because you are here. You are reading these words with a sincere desire to come closer to God.
No matter what obstacles you have faced, no matter the losses, tragedies, and failures, you are here now. You have not given up. Even when it seems as if you have given up, and sometimes it does, you do not have to believe that. You do not have to believe a negative thought that tells you that you have given up, that you have no faith, no courage. You can choose not to believe negative thoughts, no matter how persuasive they are, no matter how they make you feel.
Courage exists for you. Faith propels you forward. The one who believes you have given up does not exist. That one does not exist. It is only a belief—a false belief. Thoughts that you believe create your experience of life, but that does not make the experience real and lasting. It is temporary, based upon a thought.
Think about this. Reflect upon this. Contemplate this. Meditate upon this. This is something worth thinking about—with your heart. It is worth writing about. It is worth discussing with your spiritual companions. It is worth reading about.
The one who believes, ‘I have given up,’ is the one who does not exist. The one who believes, ‘I have no faith,’ is deceived. The one who believes, ‘I lack courage,’ is the one who has no substance, no permanency, no reality. It is not the real you. It is the false you.
Think about this. Reflect upon this. Contemplate this. Meditate upon this. This is something worth thinking about—with your heart. It is worth writing about. It is worth discussing with your spiritual companions along the way. It is worth reading about. It is worth repeating.
The false self has no courage or strength. That is not your true nature. You have been identifying with a false you instead of a true you. Now you know who you are not. Now you can understand. The one you have been identifying with all your life is the one that is not you. Isn’t it a relief to know this? Truth is always a relief.
The one who believes that you are limited, incapable, unattractive, not enough, that you have no faith or courage—that one is not you. It never has been you. It is a deceiver. A false believer. An invader. A criminal. A thief. It robs you of your peace.
It is not real. Listen. It really is this simple. Truth really is this simple. Truth is not, never has been, some complicated difficult task that you are not smart enough or good enough to understand. Truth is in these words. Everything is revealed to you when you have eyes to see, ears to hear, and a heart open to receive.
The spark of courage that you need in order to walk upon this earth came here with you. God did not send you here with nothing. The faith that brought you to earth is with you now. Feel it. You can feel it. You can know it is here now. It is here. You are not alone. God has never left you alone. You have believed a false voice, an unreal voice. The angels have been speaking for many lessons now to your human personality, offering it many lessons to wake from the sleep of believing. It takes many lessons to arrive here. Are you here?
Be here. Be here in your body. Connect to your soul. Use your common sense. Use your practical mind. Then you will know and experience the truth of these words for yourself. Call upon the faith and courage that are within you now. Now. Call now. Now.
Heaven on Earth
We have said in past lessons that you have no courage. We have said that you can be as afraid as you like. Do you remember this? If you have forgotten, no worries—your soul has not forgotten. Your soul never forgets. Your soul is made of remembrance. Divine remembrance.
When we said these words in the past, we were speaking to your human personality. We were awakening you to the truth of the ego, which is made of beliefs. That false self, that ego, has no strength or courage of its own. It has no faith. It can’t have, because it isn’t—it isn’t real. It does not exist. And yet it believes. False believing brings it into existence.
This existence, as false as it is, feels so real and powerful that it covers up what is real. This is called maya. It is called the illusion. It is the veil. It is everything you are not. Because you live mostly from this false sense of identity, the angels must speak again and again to this you.
Now the angels are shaking you up, waking you up. The veil of maya is a shroud. Only the dead wear shrouds, isn’t this right? Are you dead or are you alive? Why do you think zombie movies and shows about the living dead are so popular? Have you ever thought about it?
Shroud: 1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial. 2. a thing that envelops or obscures something.
God is Within You and Without YouGod is within you. So is heaven. Your true nature is heaven. It is peaceful. It is everything that is. It is why you are here. You are born with everything you need to get where you want to go. Where do you want to go?
This lesson has brought you some valuable truths. Everything you need is everything you were born with. A bright spark of courage and faith were born with you. You have forgotten that spark, but it has not forgotten you. It is your soul essence.
Think about this. With Heart connected to Divine Intelligence.You never do walk alone. You are never without courage and faith. You are never without everything you need to realize your divine potential. You are never without everything you need. You can do whatever you must do. You have all the power, all the love, all the courage, and all the faith to do all the things you must do. It is always available to you. It takes faith to know this, especially when the way seems hard. It takes courage to move forward when you can’t feel that courage.
As you go throughout your next days, keep remembering this bright spark of faith and courage that you were born with. Let yourself know it is there. As you come to experience it, you will also come to believe it—not as a blind belief—but as a deep inner knowing that arises from your heart and soul, from the memory of God that brought you here.
Suggested HomeworkAs you go throughout your life remember that a light is shining in your heart like a pure bright crystal. This light gives you all the courage and faith you need to go throughout your day, to meet all obstacles. It gives you the strength necessary to complete the daily tasks of your life.
Try your best to remember and make contact with this Light. That which you are trying to contact is trying to contact you. The angels are God’s divine messengers and they are constantly speaking words of wisdom, truth, and healing to you—singing to you, Remember, remember, remember. Turn towards the Light and remember who you are.
You are not without strength and courage. You are not lacking in faith. You were born with a pure bright crystal of light within you. When you let go of cares and worries, you will see that you have no cares or worries, except those you create with your thinking. You will understand that there is no ‘problem’ without a solution, even though those solutions may take time to manifest. Remember that you do not have to like every solution. Who says you must ‘like’ every solution? Give that idea up.
Who is there to ‘like’ every solution? Answers come in God’s time and design, not yours. The ego attempts to control and create its own solutions and answers to every question, every problem. This is the problem.
The ego is the problem. ‘Ego’ are the problem. Get ‘ego’ out of the way and you will see clearly and purely. You will see God’s perfect design, and in that seeing, you will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. You will dwell forever in the house of Truth, of God, the house of the Goddess, the Divine Mother. Forever takes place only now. Only here. Only in the present moment. Enter the present moment of God, Truth, Reality, and you will be home. You will be free.
You were born with everything you need. The golden key is within you. When you find that key, you will know that no key was necessary. The door was never locked. There was no door. You are free. Now. Eternally. You always were.
With grateful love,
your grateful teacher,
Indira
Psalms 121 Lamsa Bible
A Song of degrees or A Pilgrim Song1. I WILL lift up mine eyes to the mountain from whence comes my help. 2. My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 3. He will not allow your foot to be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD will protect you with his right hand. 6. The sun shall not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. 7. The LORD will preserve you from all evil; he will preserve your soul. 8. The LORD will preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth and even for evermore.
Psalm 121:
New King James Version _NKJV_ God the Help of Those Who Seek Him: A Song of Ascents.I will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.
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*The Unbearable Lightness of Being was a novel by Milan Kundera before it was a movie, though I haven’t read it. It was first published in French in 1984 as L'Insoutenable légèreté de l'être.
The original Czech text was published the following year.
In a note to the Czech edition of the book, Kundera remarks that the movie had very little to do with the spirit either of the novel or the characters in it. In the same note Kundera goes on to say that after this experience he no longer allows any adaptations of his work.
The first English translation by Michael Henry Heim was published in hardback in 1984 by Harper & Row in the US, and Faber and Faber in the UK.
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**"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man." — Heraclitus of Ephesus
*”You can’t step in the same river once.” —Hirth Martinez
