The Dynamics of Falling Upwards III: The Sleeping Giant

Confidently detached, delightfully connected

What happens in meditation is slow, humble, routine, and may go unnoticed for months, if not for years. However, something strikingly momentous is happening there. By simple sitting still and consistently letting go of the normal flow of your thoughts you gain access to what C.G. Jung (and others) called “Self” - your real self; your soul. 

It feels first like coming across a sunlit clearing in a forest, or a cool well; just a surprisingly still space within. As you dwell there, you discover that it is possible to be aware of your thoughts and emotions, yet remain undisturbed, free from compulsion to follow their twittering noise. You cease to identify with feelings, emotions and thoughts, with impulses, defence mechanisms and motives that normally drive your behaviour. You acquire experimental knowledge of the fact that you are NOT these things, and that you can choose whether to act in accordance with their appeal or not. Much of what seemed absolutely inescapable - destiny, curse, fate - appears now as a mere option. This is what confidently detached means: freedom to perceive a choice.

Then you become aware of the connection; you realise that your simple "dwelling within" IS connection whereby you are included, rooted, embraced, held within an incessant stream of reality. A radically new relationship with the world is emerging: you no longer receive your legitimacy and validation from your environment, but from this "being within"; from God. This is like a quiet ocean of light within, a light that has almost material density; a solid ground of peace under your feet. This is the delightful connection that chases away fear and makes you capable of fellowship with everything that exists, enables you to welcome with kindness, accueillir avec douceur. This all-inclusive acceptance will now validate and communicate legitimacy to your environment.  

Yep. Say hello to your immortal soul. The sleeping giant is rising. Be sure, he is on his way to shatter your world.