Stillness

In Mayan, the term In Lak'ech Ala'Kin is a greeting of great love which translates to "I am another yourself," or "I am you, you are me."

So much of our conflicts come from the program of feeling separated from one another. On a cellular level we hold the memory of oneness.  On the outset, we don't even have to go so far as to speak about this identification in a spiritual way. If we look at human history, that which has been made available to us anyway, there is a pattern of trust and banding together in order to survive.  If primitive man was really as "primitive" as we've been lead to believe, then it is easy to understand why creating mutual partnerships that are based on trusting someone with your life would become advantageous.

In our advanced technological setting of the west, where so many of our needs are met and overmet, our communities have become disbanded. We have been made to become dizzyingly separated...to the point where you could be sitting in a room with someone you love and rather than join them, look at them or speak with them- you both spend time relating more to your electronic devices... the alienation agenda is incredibly pervasive.  The program of our educational system, societal structure and gender roles require us to assume a position in life as an individual that needs to stand firmly on their own two legs in order to be successful.  While there are certainly some variations of this programming to chose from, it isn't widely accepted when you veer too far from the predestined pathways.  Independence of spirit is threatening, while autonomy of state is widely celebrated.

We hurt one another needlessly and are hurt superfluously because we have been made to forget that at our best, we are one.  In our deepest form of independence the unity of spirit, of functioning individually as part of a greater whole, becomes the resounding truth. Over several millennia, we have become disjointed.  Loosing the most valuable asset we could ever possess... knowing that we can trust one another as we trust ourselves because In Lak'ech Ala'Kin.

Trusting is a spiritual practice of stillness, it will deliver you to peace.  You will end up there anyway. Make it easier on yourself.

Be loved,
Nicole