It is said that nowadays many people are 'waking up.' Many people around the world are taking charge of their lives. They are taking a stand on important issues. They are reclaiming their power. They are learning to listen to the 'wisdom' of their bodies and intuition. But what does this really mean? What does it mean to be awakened in a physical body? It is the body that goes to work in our society. The body goes to work while the mind goes off to other things. The body is doing what the mind is telling it to do because the mind has been taught to behave in a certain way. The body is typing away because it has been trained to type and uses this ability when it called upon. But while the body is typing, the mind is doing other things as well. The body is cutting away, walking around, picking up papers, making phone calls, while the mind is thinking about yesterday, or 2 weeks ago, or tomorrow, or lunch hour. It is the body that is always doing something. Unless it is not.
If the body is doing nothing, the mind is always doing something. The mind is never present in the body. Rarely is the mind present fully in the body. The mind is gone. It is not there. The body can be trained to act as a robot. But you are not a robot even though you may act in robot-like ways. The mind is multidimensional. It can be in many places and many times. Can you become conscious of your body being many places and many times?
Somebody is talking to you at the store. Who are they talking to? You are not there. You are somewhere else. You are nodding your head, saying yes to them, while thinking about food, or the little girl that is crying for ice cream, and the parent that is scolding them. Where are you? Who is listening? The body responds because it is taught to act in certain ways in socialization.
When you sleep, your mind travels off to other things. The body is still and the mind wanders. The body is awake and the mind wanders. The mind is thinking about many things, people, and places. It is dreaming. But who is the dreamer? The body=awake + sleep. Is the mind awake? Does your mind sleeps? The mind never sleeps. The mind does not awaken. The mind is there. It is dreaming. But who is dreaming?
When the mind awakens, the body is no longer there. It appears and disappears. An awakened mind doesn’t need the body to be awake. It is conscious of the body as an expression of itself. The mind is never still. It is multidimensional. It flows through avenues of thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The mind is like a river stream flowing endlessly. It looks inside and out. The mind doesn't need the body. It forgets the body many times. The mind likes to play. It enjoys a fertile playground for swinging, dancing, jumping, tossing, swirling, singing, shouting, screaming, rolling, lying, and running.
What happens when your mind is fully present in the body? What do you feel? How does it feel to be awakened in a physical body? How does your body feel when you become consciously aware of the thoughts in your mind? Where is your mind when it is not present in the body?
Watch your mind. Where is it? What is it doing? What are you conscious of at this time? Forget words like 'meditation.' This is not an exercise in enlightenment. You are already awakened. Your body knows. Your awakened mind knows because it is multidimensional. Be free. Have fun. Play and remember.
