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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MARCH 2019 | 31 CONTROL The sense or need to control is predicated on the fundamental fallacy that we are separate individuals in the flow of existence. This is not the case – it is really, truly not the case. Having made this false assumption we are compelled to govern our world to protect ourselves. The inner invitation/compelling force (and as such a spiritual law) is to know and follow the Real Controller. Following a path to Self (God) - Realization is the process of finding out who we really are. When we find out we are really not a mind, not a body, and we are convinced of this, which doesn't happen all at once, then we are truly free. There is nothing to defend, for we are not one separate being, but we are only one being, ONE BEING!. Ok, so it takes a while, but along the way, big parts of our misidentification with 'me' are dissolved. Final liberation may take some time, but we get freer and happier along the way. And the truth is there is no arrival point. There is no arrival point because we already are that free Consciousness, without boundaries, and we were never ever other than that. Giving up control happens when we step back, act as a witness to the mechanism that seeks to control, and move into stillness. Moving into stillness means: don't react, don't do, just be an observer, and remain still inside yourself. Don't identify with the actor (yourself ) in the movie drama. Remain still, empty of thought, and you will find yourself coming from a place of wisdom (your true Being), either by remaining quiet, or by feeling and knowing the enlightened action to take in that moment. The same applies if the issue is long-standing. What you are 'doing' is signifying your intent to follow spirit, not ego. In the Stillness the Self (God) acts. That Infinite Intelligence which knows what to do will address the issue in God's most Perfect Way. Your task is to remain still and not identified with the false ego 'I' which thinks it's the boss and the best and only knower of what to do. It is NOT! In this way you will develop a 'track record' with God, and begin to develop trust in that great Power which is Formless and cannot really be described but which is in everything and everywhere, and in this fashion find yourself more open, more trusting, far less fearful, and most importantly, far less identified with the false sense of 'I' or 'me'. SATSANG (GROUP MEETING WITH A SPIRITUAL AIM) begins with a 30 minute meditation (15 min if new people are present) followed by a discourse and a short video presentation offered by a teacher adhering to the teaching of Non-Duality. As always questions are warmly encouraged. We meet in the Multipurpose Room (next to the Library) in the Main Clubhouse on Sundays from 11:30 am to 1 pm This is a FREE offering. My background includes 30 years of formal spiritual practice under the guidance of two masters and 10 years of teaching (eight at Sun Lakes). You need not bring anything except an Open Mind. My name is Gina and I can be reached at gina-sat@msn. com or (951) 846-1220 if you have further questions. Meditation: a pathway to truth

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