Let It Seep

The Word is the Guru, the soul attuned to the Word is the disciple.
_{Guru Nanak, as quoted in Spiritual Discourses, Vol. II}

The mystery of God and the mystery of his creative power, palpable to us through the medium of our Master is a reality that sinks slowly into our consciousness, just like a steady drizzle seeps slowly and gradually into the soil.

At this point, most of us are still in the initial stages of this discovery. We do share a beautiful relationship with our Master, sometimes physically and more often internally, but it is safe to say that we are still far from knowing the Beloved.

Each one of us has a general idea of what relationships should be like and what is to be expected from them. For example, we regard the relationship between husband and wife as the platform on which a family unit is built, and we expect spouses to love, care, understand and be by each other’s side through thick and thin.

Similarly, our perception of the Master is based on an idea of who he is and how he should be rather than on who he truly is. Additionally, the way we relate to him is also greatly influenced by the ways of the world.

Through the glasses of our mind, which are tinted with our limited knowledge, our preferences, our conditions and our restrictions, we have ended up fashioning a Master that is made according to our own likeness and notions.

If we want to truly get to know the Master, we will have to step out of the rigid yet secure confines of our concepts, and open ourselves to the new dimensions that our meditation can unravel for us; dimensions that lie beyond the barriers of the mind. As we learn to live this relationship in spirit, we will realize how limiting it is to love through the mind.

While learning to rise above the mind, it is essential that we cultivate a large heart with a generous capacity for change. Holding on to our old concepts or being loyally wedded to a specific viewpoint can become one of the biggest hindrances in getting to know reality.

As we embrace the deeper and subtler emotions that come with a finer and greater sense of awareness, we will enjoy this relationship as we have never done before. The truth has to be infinitely better than whatever our limited and biased imagination can devise, if only we allow this truth to seep in.

As we allow our consciousness to mature without hindrances, we will be able to let the whole truth slowly seep into our understanding – we will get to know our Master for his own true self; we will get to know the Lord for who he is; and we will get to know ourselves for what we are: the same essence as the Lord.

We do not have to limit God to our present understanding. Each day we can surrender our concepts of God and come to him with empty hands. Knowing God is not a single, static event. It is an unfolding experience. The more we surrender what we think we know, the more we open to what we do not yet understand.
_{Paul Ferrini, Love is My Gospel}