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Thanks Jim Carrey
This entry was posted on 1/28/2010 8:44 AM and is filed under secrets to peace.
Yesterday evening I watched a short video of
Jim Carrey talking about his spiritual
awakening. I liked this four minute
monologue, so I posted it on my blog.
What I found so real about Carrey's talk was
this idea that Oneness or Awareness is not
something one can grasp and hold in his/her
hand. Carrey talks briefly about his
awakening experience; then he related how
much he wants it back. He said something
like, "It comes and it goes." We can
all relate to this.
We may have some moment of absolute clarity
in which we know, beyond any doubt, who we
are and how we fit into the big picture. We
know that the self we imagined ourselves to
be is only a mind trick, an illusion
necessary, probably, for survival up to this
point.
Then life happens. Wham! We are back in the
dualistic mind, taking care of business. When
we try to re-experience the oneness, we
discover that it eludes us. Try as we might,
we can not make it happen.
Awakening is something that occurs through
allowing, it is not something we can "do." It
comes through grace not through discipline.
Consider Richard Rohr's description of Jim
Carrey's dilemma (from The Naked
Now): "The divine indwelling is
never earned by any behavior whatsoever or
any ritual, but only recognized and realized
and fallen in love with. When you are ready,
you will be both underwhelmed and overwhelmed
at the boundless mystery of your own
humanity."
Being ready is about shedding the illusion
and allowing grace to enter your awareness.
Dropping the concept of me as a being,
somehow separate from its source, is the
toughest part of this equation. Consider
these words from Scott Kiloby found in
Love's Quiet Revolution:
"You are not a thought, feeling, experience,
reaction, identity, role, ego, or process.
You are the radiant mystery within which
those things arise. This mystery has been
obscured by a self-centered story and the
illusion of separateness. I invite you to
wake up to this moment, allow this dream self
to dissolve, and discover the Oneness, the
unconditional love that is who you truly
are."
Carrey after having this experience gave voice
to the desire we all feel following such an
awakening; once realizing the Truth of our
nature, we only long to dwell in the constant
remembrance of that Truth.
I can relate to Jim Carrey. Having my first
epiphany over twenty five years ago, I have
spent my life since trying to find a way
of perpetually dwelling in the awareness of
my Oneness. The frequency of these encounters
with the Truth of my being has increased, and
on some occasions the duration has lasted as
long as three days, but always the demands of
form draw me back into my dualistic life.
Oh, I no longer forget who I truly Am.
Once stretched, having remembered the Truth,
even if only briefly,
we never fully fit,
back into the shell of dualism. Having had
this awakening experience we develop current
memories altering our perception of reality.
We are left with an idea or at least some partial
understanding for that which had previously
only existed as some unidentifiable longing.
Remembering who we are changes everything.
It forever alters who we know ourselves to
be, even when
forced back into ego-mind.
Watch the video if you get a chance. I am
willing to bet, most people on this list can
relate to Jim Carrey's experience and his
desire to dwell in the Truth.
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