Trusting Love

The quest of the spiritual pilgrim is endless. The quest is a longing that draws one forth into the unknown, into the Mystery. We cannot grasp or clearly define what it is we are being drawn toward. We only know we are going from what is known into the unknown. Many try to create controllable boundaries within which to live. Habits and patterns which are passed down become comfortable points of reference for life. Within those boundaries, we have an illusion of some semblance of safety and comfort.

The seeker steps outside the box. The seeker expands the boundaries of what is comfortable and safe. The seeker dives deeply into the void. All attempts to understand, to know and to control are released. In other words, the seeker is liberated from what is already known. In order to become liberated from what is already known, one must return to the pure nature of innocence. Innocence opens the possibility for the mystery to be revealed to us, much like a surprise.

Being in this state of innocence is to trust love. In trusting love, we shed the masks, the performances, and the controls. We expose the uncovered face, and we live from our essential nature and invite wonder into our lives. This is the spiritual journey. The spiritual nature refuses certainty, dogma and social programs. Trusting love is a radical severance from one’s preferences, addictions, and obsessions. It is a persevering willingness to enter and re-enter the unknown. It is a commitment to listening to the voice of one’s soul anew each day.

But what is it that we trust when we are trusting love? What is this love? This love is an absolute acceptance that we are not the initiator; it is a willingness to open ourselves to a higher will. We give up the ego and walk to the water so that we may immerse ourselves in the stream of consciousness, the stream of love, and merge with the infinite Mystery. 

This inner posture is held in every situation we meet. Outwardly, the actions of life look just like everybody else’s. Inwardly, we let life be revealed. Inwardly, we rise to every occasion with acceptance and grace, knowing it is the higher, divine will working through us.  We live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way. Even the simplest act is performed differently by one who is free.

Trusting love is round, intuitive, receptive, and flowing. It moves without obstruction, open to the unknown, asking to be shown, and being endlessly surprised at each revelation. It is simple, clear and honest. Trusting love means that each day we begin anew, exactly where we are. There is nothing special to do, there are no previous requirements, nor do we have to go to any special place. The inner posture of acceptance and trust creates the ability in us to meet life exactly as it is. Trusting love, we can observe and respond to both the mundane rhythms of life as well as to the extraordinary mystery of the eternal quest.

Liberation lies within each one of us. The ability to trust love lies within each one of us. Trusting love is symbolized by the beauty of the perpetually blooming rose. Open to receive the light, it maintains a state of perfect openness:  . . . turn your gaze to the beautiful garden which blossoms under the radiance of light. There is the Rose in which the Divine word became flesh: here are the roses whose perfume guides you in the right ways.*  There is a golden center in each rose. The golden center reminds us to still the mind, breathe in beauty, accept everything, and to trust the love in which we have immersed ourselves. The golden center calls us into the Mystery.

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*The Divine Comedy, Paradiso, 23, 71-75, Dante Alighieri.


Maresha's next blog, "Expanding the boundaries of Love," will be published Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
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