Waking
Up to Life, Gene Brockopp, Ph.D.
During this past year, I have written these 27 essays, based on my spiritual
awareness, realization and personal experience. It is from the fullness of
my heart, and the awareness of what I know to be true, that these essays have
been written.
The essays are not to be considered the “truth”, nor are they
exhaustive of any subject or expressive of one point of view.
Some appear to be internally or externally inconsistent; some
are expository, others are exploratory. All are pointers or signposts
of that which cannot be objectified. For the most part, they
compliment Tolle's concepts. My intent was to explore and expand
on some of Tolle's ideas, clarify and integrate some spiritual
concepts for myself and create a common ground for my groups
to use for our spiritually enlightened discussions.
These essays have expanded and evolved over time and will continue
to do so. They are not a finished project nor is it intended
that they ever will be. They are an ongoing expression of the
conversation that I am having with the form and the Divine in
my life, clarifying, living and expressing the mystery of life
and what I am; the “Oneness” that is beyond words and concepts.
We use words to “circle around the ancient tower” as Rilke says
it. Words can only point to what we know but cannot express in
words, if they point from what we know. Spiritually, words can
be helpful; our hearts and Being can resonate to them. Through
the vibrations of the words and the silence between the words,
we can respond to this felt awareness with a “knowing” or illumination.
This increased awareness, your waking up to your life and the
truth of what you are, is what I hope will be the primary outcome
of your reading these essays.
Read these essays as a part of your spiritual quest and your
conversation with the Eternal in your life. Let the words resonate
with and touch what is true and real, deep inside of you; this
Pure Awareness that they ultimately point to and point from.
Hopefully the words will help you to awaken to life as you continue
to “circle around the ancient tower”. May they illuminate and
clarify your spiritual journey as you stand, as the 11th century
Sufi, Iban Al'Arabi says, “on the endless shore of the ocean
of infinity”.
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