Written by Mathew Naismith
Everything is of the path of the flow of the water. No
matter of what the water, everything else from this is simply a journey to be
experienced........MG Naismith
Indeed, what are we doing when we are
forcing ourselves to change, forcing our path to be different to what the present
reality determines? Are we living in the present while trying to
force this change upon our own personal individualistic path? Of
course forcing change upon our own path is in hope that this change will engulf
the rest of the world, making for a collective path to be what we personally
perceive to be right and positive. Have we the right to force change upon
another person's path? No, so what right have we to force change upon the
collective path to be more like the path we are trying to force upon our own
path?
Our present reality is all about forcing
one's own path onto others. As it is of this reality to force one's own path
onto others, are we any different to this reality if we do the same, in any
sense? Forget about changing your own path to be different to the collective
path, for all this is of is the reality we are trying to change, the same
mentality using different tactics to force change upon a path.
Spiritually, we are not supposed to be
about forcing change upon other people's path. If we are not of this reality
that is about separation and individualism, why do so many of us force change
upon our own path separate and individualised through our own actions from the
collective path? To force change upon our own path, is the same in forcing
change on other people and the collective path, for there is only one path of
many different journeys.
Yes, it is often said that there are many
different separate and individualised paths of the same human journey. This
human journey is of course different to and separate to other living entities journeys, within
this perception, we have separated the human journey from every other journey
taken by other species on Earth and even Earth (Gaia) itself. This separation
is simply due to us perceiving that we are taking a different path while on the
same journey; this is also while separating our own journey from all other journeys
as if they are not of the same path. Our human journey is perceived to be
different and separate to all other journeys, even though we are of the same path
as the universe!! The human path isn't just of the same path than Earths path;
it's the same as the universes path while experiencing a different journey while
following the same path as everything else.
Look at this way, is experiencing time and
space of the universe a path or a journey? Considering that journeys are of
travelling from one place to another, therefore an indication of time and
space, and that paths refer to an established line of travel or access that
journeys are defined by, is not the journey of the path a line of travel or
access? The journey is only an indication of the existence of time and space
where the path is of time and space and timelessness therefore spaceless. Where
is the universe travelling to? The universe is not travelling from one place to
another, however, the universe is on a path from creation (birth) to a
conclusion or end (death), and so is everything else of this universe no matter
what. The universe is defined by time from its journey from creation to its
end, while at the same time on a path of simply existing or being like
everything else.
Even if we go beyond time and space, meaning
that any journey experienced is not governed by time and space, the journey is
still governed by a path of existence or consciousness. Cannot some people
access a state of timelessness? This state of timelessness is often experienced
through practices like meditation where time has no meaning, this is a journey,
not a path, that can be experienced through accessing certain states of
consciousness. Accessing this state is a line of travel for the consciousness
to experience a journey governed by timelessness within time. It matter not what
path the journey takes, it's still a path taken by a consciousness to
experience. It's the journey that determines the path experienced, not the path
that determines the journey experienced. Once you enter into a state of
timelessness, there is no journey to be taken but a path of being in a state of
timelessness. Everything is governed by the same path while on a different
journey. The human experience is not a path onto it's own but one of many
journeys.
You will notice that a lot of Eastern
literature or philosophy refers to many paths in life, where a lot of Western
literature or philosophy refers to a lot of journeys in life. I am not sure if
the interpretation of Eastern philosophy into Western ideological perceptions
is correct in regards to paths and journeys here. All I can do is define that
journeys are only of time, being that journeys are only experienced in time and
space. A path of travelling and experience is not defined by travelling from
one point to another, like from birth to death; the path is simply a line of
travel in what ever state or reality experienced. Simply, paths are not defined
by travelling from (A) birth to (b) death but a line of travel taken by a
journey experienced.
Yes, there are many journeys to be taken
therefore experienced but while on the same path. Paths are only separated and
divided by the journeys experienced, in other words only while perceiving
through the perceptions of time can we have the perception of many paths. Ask
yourself, what defines different paths? The journey experienced along that
path, it's therefore the journeys experienced that defines a perceived
different path, not the path that defines a different journey. It's the journeys
experienced that defines a different separated path to other paths. There is
really only one path with many journeys to be experienced.
And here we are, trying to force change on
our own and each others paths, when all we need to do is influence a change
upon our journeys to become aware. To become aware that it's not the many paths
we need to force change upon, but to simply become aware of what we are doing
when trying to force change upon what we perceive to be many paths. You simply
need to be aware that everything is of the same path but on a different journey
that are not separate to the path. The path in time and space simply creates
separate journeys to be experienced while still of the path. What is a path
without an individual journey? Singular, it's simply the journey that gives us
a perception of separate individual paths. Simply think the path to be singular
instead of plural, meaning, of many individual paths.
Look at it this way, how many people
following the same path of, for example, materialism or spirituality experience
a different journey even on the same path? It's the journey experienced that
makes a path seem different to all other paths. To people like me, realities
primarily governed by time therefore separation and division seem upside down.
As I wrote some time ago, it's not the questions that formulate (create)
the answers, it's the answers that formulate (create) the questions. Here
we are looking for the questions to the answers when we should be looking for
the appropriate answers to the questions, in actuality, when the answers simply
appear by desisting in our separatist ways, the questions to the answers are no
longer relevant.
Simply influence the way we, not you as a separate entity, experience
the journey.