More About Death- By William Samuel

MORE ABOUT DEATH

Death is real only if Deity ceases to be conscious of existing. The Awareness that "sees," "feels," and does all that constitutes Self-consciousness, will never die, will never stop being aware, will never cease being conscious. Why? Because Awareness is Deity's activity, not the personal activity of an opinion-holding ego.

All that "must surely die" is the belief that such an ego exists, capable of being the custodian of Awareness. The possessor is of few days and full of trouble. It flourishes in the warmth of its own concoctions, to be cut down and cast into its own hell of values which it gives to valueless images.

Death is the appearance of the inevitable sacrifice of the possessor's values and opinions. That which man assigns the greatest value often appears to be devalued before him or taken from him, even as all he hates is usually heaped upon his shoulders, until he sees that nothing is good or bad; until he sees that nothing is to be cherished or despised; until he sees that "things" are being just what they are being - "things" - and that perfectly! ________________

"HE SHALL RETURN TO THE DAYS OF HIS YOUTH"

Those who study this "philosophy" with us on Lollygog are always amazed to find a return of youthfulness, not only in outlook but in action and appearance. Why should there be surprise? To be this NOW of UNJUDGING Awareness is to let go the great weight of opinions, notions, prejudices, quirks and idiosyncrasies which, added to personal memory, are all there is to "age." It is the one who acts as though he possesses life who ages and seems to suffer the decline and death of the deceiver.

"Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God (who is Being all there is to the Awareness reading these words) tainteth not, neither is weary? He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength … but they that wait upon the Lord [they who will simply be the unjudging, motiveless Awareness we be] shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint."

When one lets go the worried plans intended to improve the already perfect NOW, he discovers the Self that "turneth the shadow of death into the morning." "The former things are passed away … and there shall be no more death."

"If there be a messenger … an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness … his flesh shall be fresher than a child's; he shall return to the days of his youth … and his life shall see the light!"

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EXPANDING AWARENESS

I

One stays with the Now and lets go the hinterlands, past and future. Surely that one experiences an "expansion" of Now such that it is no longer a sharp edge dividing "was" from "will be." Then, to his amazement, he knows what was and what will be; He lets go fear and sees with new clarity!

II

One stays with Tranquillity and lets go the hinterlands of depression and ecstacy, abhorrence and desire. Surely that tranquil one experiences an "expansion" of Tranquillity, so that the world is no longer divided into good and evil. Then, to his astonishment, he knows what "good" is and what "evil" is. He lets go ambition to be the miraculous qualities of Deity!

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