The spiritual search is often a long and winding road, and in a rapidly changing chaotic world it can be difficult and challenging to commit to a spiritual practice. And yet, authentic practice is not as hard or as time consuming as we are taught to believe. For, when it comes down to the heart of it, authentic spiritual awakening is about finding you and being you, your natural being, for the truth is, you were born with all you need.
So what is natural being? There’s nothing more natural than nature. Take a tree for example; after all it’s a living entity just like you, isn’t it? Okay, so it’s not a walking talking human, but it is another form of consciousness manifesting as a tree. Both the tree and the human are forms of Being.
A tree follows the cycles of nature, goes through the storms of life and lives in the flow. Just like you, it exists within the oneness of Life, for all matter arises from energy, all energy arises from consciousness, so everything that is, is an expression of the one consciousness. So you and a tree are not as different as it first appears, for you are both manifestations within the sacred flowing river of Universal Life.
Do you notice how incredibly resilient trees are, or have you ever considered how deeply their roots must be embedded in the safe home of the earth? Have you ever recognised how each tree is identifiable in a particular way? Each one has a unique look and presence, the oldest carrying the scars of old illness and disease, just like human beings.
In truth, a tree is an amazing being. And so are you.
From a scientific perspective, if you were to count your genes, you’d discover that you share 50% of your DNA with a tree. Yes, it’s true! And humans don’t have the most genes either. Take the common or garden tomato; it has about 7,000 more genes than a human being! Why? Because it’s a tomato being, or Being appearing as a tomato! We are not simply human beings; we are Being in the form of a human. Just as a tree is Being in the form of a tree.
The fundamental secret of existence mystics have spoken of for thousands of years is slowly being recognised by the worldview consciousness. We are all part of the oneness of Life. All life is interrelated. We are all one. And that fundamental truth doesn’t just apply to life on this planet, for it is the same throughout the entire Cosmos.
To quote the words of Shakespeare, the greatest dilemma we face in life is “to be or not to be”. In other words, we have the freewill to live in harmony with inner and outer nature, or to overlook the presence of natural being. We can choose to be and act something other than the opportunities that nature presents us with, or we can learn to go with it, accept it, and embody it in mind, heart and soul.
It’s clear from history that when we overlook natural being, we cause damage and create havoc. It’s only relatively recently in history that we have been waking up to the fact when we act from ignorance or greed (or when we are led by the ego) we tend to manifest destruction, as evidenced by global warming. Global warming doesn’t just mean the planet is heating up, for the extreme weather patterns and varied temperatures are a clear indication the ecosystems can no longer cope and are out of sync.
We are hearing, watching and feeling the planet as it calls us to change, evolve and transform.
And as all existence is connected, the problem runs deeper still. According to the World Wildlife Fund website –https://support.wwf.org.uk/ – the latest effect on other forms of life is devastating;
- The rapid loss of species we are seeing today is estimated by experts to be between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate.
- These experts calculate that between 0.01 and 0.1% of all species will become extinct each year.
- If the low estimate of the number of species out there is true – i.e. that there are around 2 million different species on our planet – then that means between 200 and 2,000 extinctions occur every year.
- But if the upper estimate of species numbers is true – that there are 100 million different species co-existing with us on our planet – then between 10,000 and 100,000 species are becoming extinct each year.
But there is a solution and it’s not as complicated as you might think. If you feel the world needs healing and your heart cries out to be part of the rising wave of authentic change, then the greatest contribution you can make is to be yourself, your truest self, and embody the consciousness you naturally are.
And don’t worry. Natural being knows exactly what to do.
WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY, HEALTHY & INSIGHTFUL 2022!
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Jonathan Harrison is an Elder and regular contributor for More To Life Magazine. He focuses on helping people recognise, realise and actualise their most complete sense of self or Being.
