Consciousness is perhaps one of the most mystifying aspects of our existence. When I use the term to refer to being conscious, I usually mean awareness, including self-awareness. The term for me also refers to our most intimate experience of ourselves; that is our encounter with our interiority, giving us our deepest sense of "I am-ness."
Communities contribute to our sense of "I am-ness" in so many ways. They also help us from becoming self-consumed with ourselves and becoming aware of our larger connections to the universe. Both are important: that we are in touch with own sense of being; and that we are in touch with our sense of being a part of it all. The latter is said in many religious traditions to be one of the most sacred and special spiritual realizations.
As I sit in the sunshine watching the ancient boulder rocks in Carefree, Arizona, a glimmer of a feeling of being a part of it all arises within me. Place has a way of helping us arrive at this experience It's simply extraordinary!
5 comments:
BTW, nice photo!
I think of You and Mary there in and as Carefree...
I keep wondering how can contribute in here
Hi Dan and Nasra. Thanks for your comments. Dan, beautiful here. Love it!
Nasra...contribute just like you do elsewhere--through your great open heart.
I remember reading a poem by Omar Khayam: Everybody has a theory about me; / I am what I am.
Better with fettered feet among friends, than reveling in the garden with strangers (Saadi, I think)!:)
Arizona - I read great stories taking place in Arizona. Arise! (Be) One!
Thanks Borut. Beautiful thought. Thank you. Arizona is wonderful!
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