The Message Within

Some time ago, I was offered the privilege of membership in a WhatsApp group of spiritual seekers. The original purpose of the group was to read and understand an important religious scripture and seek to understand the real message concealed within the words. Since I wish for this Blog to remain largely non-denominational, I shall avoid mention of references which could be deemed sensitive.

I have already mentioned elsewhere the intelligence which pervades everywhere and is embedded within each of us as the core of our being. It is this intelligence which guides us from within and this is the intelligence which inspires special people with extraordinary knowledge. This extraordinary knowledge covers the entire spectrum of human endeavour - art, music, literature, science, mathematics, spirituality... whatever else we can think of or which we will discover in the future.

The upanishads call this vast reservoir of knowledge the akashic record, is given other names in other languages. The knowledge available therein is rich with meaning and complexity beyond the comprehension of human minds. What the inspired individuals can capture from that vast repository and then share with the world in human language is necessarily limited by human conceptual and linguistic capacity. Yet the wonderful scriptures that have been handed down to us have revealed layers of meaning embedded within, which unfold as the student gains understanding and is able to peer deeper into the hidden meanings of the words and sentences.

The Message Within started off as a group dedicated to the study of the hidden meanings in a specific scripture. But as we progressed, some of the members opened themselves to the possibility that all authentic scriptures were from the same source and taught the same realities, using different words and concepts. As we made further progress, it dawned upon some of us that the source of the knowledge was in fact within each of us - that if we sought the message embedded within us, we would be able to directly read the scripture at source and not depend on the limited work done by our predecessors. Not everyone in the group has arrived at this point of understanding so we remain a disparate group of seekers of The Message Within, whatever it means to each individual.

We have some incredible people in this group who share some really fascinating and educational material. As I mentioned at the outset, I will not be sharing content which could be deemed religion specific. But I will happily share things which can appeal to a wide audience without treading on sensitivities.

Today's sharing is a stunning video posted by Ismail Boom called

You Were Never Born, and You’ll Never Die.

It's a long video which painstakingly brings the viewer through the process of understanding who they really are., based on the work of John Wheeler, a notable spiritual teacher. The same idea is examined from many angles to make sure that all uncertainties are covered. It is a video well worth your time so make the time to watch it. You may want to view it in stages, allowing yourself sufficient time to ponder upon the ideas presented and giving yourself the opportunity to digest and grasp what has been explained. View the video as many times and you feel inspired to do.

May it bring you clarity.