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by Mary Rocamora As we go deeper into the field of awareness, we encounter the mutable, seemingly paradoxical nature of the structure of the inner world and our movement through it, going from trapped states to free states. What used to feel true now feels like it's just an old story, repetitious and confining. Awareness, we begin to see, is less and less interested in the known than it is in exploring how life could be experienced in the vast unknown of now. It is that quality of fascination, that increased willingness to have a raw, naked experience of life without our patterns in tow that accelerates movement toward a more sustainable experience of the free state. What life presents is the 'meditation practice,' thereby integrating our spiritual intentions into our everyday reality. This requires us to finally grow up spiritually and develop a solid trust in our own ability to access what is true, rather than rely on being dependent children at the feet of "teachers.' Truth is simply what feels right in the moment we access it. This pertains to specific life challenges as well as to views in the field of awareness at a deeper level. Truth, rather than being viewed as something fixed, is experienced as views from within the field of awareness. These views are based on a felt-sense or a knowing that becomes more refined and distinct as we practice using awareness to recognize specific inner states. The authority for truth must now reside in each of us, not in a teacher, an institution, or a body of spiritual knowledge. We must now take on the personal responsibility for finding our own way to the love within us. A heightened level of integrity and acuity of observation take the place of deferring to spiritual authority figures. Our
motivation,
while initially egocentric, must eventually evolve beyond that to
embrace
a larger spiritual role in life. Mary Rocamora, founder and director of The Rocamora School, Inc., has been counseling gifted adults for more than 24 years, plus researching how beliefs and patterns of thinking impact self-actualization and creativity.  **Mary
Rocamora. The
Personal Journey Workbook: A Guide to an Extraordinary Life
[from school description:] "This new self-paced workbook, based on the coursework of the Rocamora School, is a carefully designed exploration of awareness and beliefs using accessible, non-dogmatic information and precisely crafted sequences of inductive exercises... The best attitude to have or to cultivate for this work is one of curiosity, interest, and fascination. Set aside labels ('neurotic', 'co-dependent', 'inadequate', etc.), judgments, theories, archetypes, beliefs and meditation practices. The Personal Journey is to be explored with a fresh mind that is completely present, to seek a precise description of your own inner -- and unique -- experience." ~ ~ ~ |
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