Respecting Your Choices (Part 4 of 4)

Positions. Reconcile what? Well, because as the inner child within me might feel a great deal of pain about something. Yes. So I can move into a Zen perspective. Again, again, again. You assume there's no pain in Zen. Well, okay. I definitely can feel it there. It's just a lot more tolerable. Tolerable. What an interesting experience. All right, I'll tolerate the pain. Does that make me Zen? Well, sometimes I can even enjoy it. I did not even suggest necessarily that you had to enjoy it. But simply pointing out that it is erroneous to assume that there isn't necessarily pain in Zen. Therefore, there is nothing to reconcile. So it's just different versions of the same experience. same experience. Yes, but you can go further than that. Well, I guess that's where I'm confused. Oh, all right, thank you. Can you be more specific about the area of apparent confusion? Um, yeah, like sometimes I'll get in touch with the child within myself and I experience a lot. Well, I'm very sensitive about being humiliated. Oh. Boy, did you just hand us a big button? Oh, like you didn't know it was there. Oh. Of course I did, but you know I'm being respectful. Nevertheless, never the more. I'd like feeling vulnerable. Yes, I know. And I understand that you are learning about the power that does exist in vulnerability. True vulnerability. We understand that and you are doing well with that. Congratulations. Thank you. Stroke, stroke, stroke. And now. Yes. Smack, smack, smack. All right. But I know it's not this or that. It's this and that. And that. And at the same time. And at the same time. Yes, for sure. And at the same time. And at the same time. And at the same time. Are you having fun? Much more. All right. Much more fun at being who you are. The pain, the pain, the inner child. will feel from time to time, yes, to live in it, to accept it, to feel it, to understand why it is there. The Zen of it, again, remember that story works for you in this particular context as well, about the samurai and learning what heaven and hell is all about. Because in a sense being made to feel his anger so strongly by the Zen master, was he not in that sense being given an opportunity to feel all his pain? his pain? Yeah, it's like I won't choose the anger, though. Yes. I'll choose the pain. Yes, I know. But that was the idea, simply that it is a choice. The anger seems fruitless. No, it is not fruitless. But the idea is that if you do experience it, you can still learn from it. And it's all right to experience it because the anger can put you in touch with something you didn't know about yourself and can give you a perspective of the opposite side. opposite side in that circumstantial context.

know. But that was the idea, simply that it is a choice. The anger seems fruitless. No, it is not fruitless. But the idea is that if you do experience it, you can still learn from it. And it's all right to experience it because the anger can put you in touch with something you didn't know about yourself and can give you a perspective of the opposite side. opposite side in that circumstantial context. I know, and a part of me, I did partly enjoy it. Yes. But the idea again is that, yes, you can find that you can learn to respond with some degree of attached detachment and so-called neutrality and calm-centered peace in situations that other individuals may automatically react to with anger. But the idea simply is, is that when you do that, that's fine, and you do that. But if there simply is, still situations in which you react with anger, that's fine too. What happens is I can choose the Zen position, but then I feel it being eroded by other aspects of myself that don't feel that way. How fascinating that you have turned yourself into such an interesting committee. Perhaps you should take a vote on exactly what the majority really feels like doing. Well, right now the child still win. Then does not everyone win? Well, I don't know if that haven't gotten there yet. All right. Well, that's all well and good, but that is, in a sense, what you are working on, is discussing in your committee how everyone can win. All right. And that it can't be ignored. Certainly not. Well, no. Believe me, you will create scenarios that will force you to see it. You will not ignore it because you have already made the commitment to be who you are. And that's how I honor the child within myself. Yes. But that's what integration is all about. It's not the homogenization and the the blending of all those aspects within you, it is the agreement that for every aspect that remains distinct and individually discreet, there is simply a win-win situation for all of them so that they become congruent and coherent and work together because they all know they win. And that simply takes getting down to the fundamental wish fulfillment that every single aspect requires. Instead of getting stuck on the methodology by which many of you think each aspect needs to have its wishes fulfilled. just get into the fundamental wish itself. And you will find that when you simplify it to the fundamental wish, I want to feel loved. Then you can find any number of ways to fulfill that fundamental wish for any and all aspects within you, and they can all come to some form of agreement. Instead of insisting that it has to be done this way or that. Yes, that's all right. It can feel autistic sometimes.

into the fundamental wish itself. And you will find that when you simplify it to the fundamental wish, I want to feel loved. Then you can find any number of ways to fulfill that fundamental wish for any and all aspects within you, and they can all come to some form of agreement. Instead of insisting that it has to be done this way or that. Yes, that's all right. It can feel autistic sometimes. And then I'm sitting there talking about Zen masters and recognizing that concept and suddenly I look up and there's a snake in my office staring at me. And I slept with that snake for two days. Very good. Congratulations. And then it flittered out. All right. And you are seeing a symbol again of ancient wisdom. A reflection of ancient knowledge and commitment to be the self. Conviction to be the self. That is it's just. general symbol, and also that it can slip in between the cracks and get in where other things cannot, which is what you are asking it to do. To snake in there and root out those things that are difficult for other parts of you to discover. But it'll find them, it'll snake them out. Isn't that why you call the idea of one of your plumbing instruments a snake? To go in there and root out the clog? So it still comes down to that fundamental feeling of trust. fundamental feeling of trust for yourself, that whatever you create for yourself so you can get at these things. Well, you know, as you say in your language, bottom line, who else is there to put your trust in? There is the infinite, but that's you. Remember that you are, each and every one of you, is the infinite, experiencing itself as a separate part of the infinite. So who else is there to trust? Right, but being a physical being and trying to make sense of some of the things that happen in what one's life. It's part of the fun. And that's why you chose it. I'm having so much fun with myself, you know. That's why you chose it. Because you knew how challenging and interesting and creative it would be. And boy, did you get what you asked for. You're not kidding. I just hope I have some buffers here. Of course you do. If you didn't, you probably would have combusted long ago. You are all creating the buffers you need. You know what you're doing. Remember. what you're doing. All you need to do is trust that a little bit more, and then you will know a little bit more certainly that you do know what you're doing. And the more you know you know what you're doing, the more you know you know what you're doing. So how do you reconcile that with earlier lifetimes like being a witch? Reconcil, reconciled, reconciled.

you need. You know what you're doing. Remember. what you're doing. All you need to do is trust that a little bit more, and then you will know a little bit more certainly that you do know what you're doing. And the more you know you know what you're doing, the more you know you know what you're doing. So how do you reconcile that with earlier lifetimes like being a witch? Reconcil, reconciled, reconciled. Well, with being, you know, a witch or being burned at the stake. How do you reconcile it? Yeah, because you created that. You reconcile it by not reconciling it. You reconcile it by being in the now. I don't mean ignore it. That's not what I mean by not reconcile. What I mean is you drop the need to have that mechanism of reconciliation by knowing that everything you define yourself to be is here and now. You bring that into the present. That's how you reconcile anything in the past. You don't leave it in the past. You make it now. You make it here. You make it now. And you say, what do I prefer to get out of this experience that I have brought into my presence? So what's changed now that one wouldn't manifest something horrible like that for themselves? Your willingness. and awareness that you are in charge of choosing what you prefer. So by being more conscious now, you don't have to create that. Whereas before, perhaps, you just decided to have the ride and have the experience? Yes, but this is the transformational age wherein you are made aware that you can bring every so-called past incident into the present. And heal it or do whatever you want to do with it, huh? Yes. Would you stand up on your chair for a moment? Are you doing it? Yes. All right. Now, don't do this, but listen to me. Okay. Let's say I asked you to simply fall backwards. Would you choose to do it? At this very moment? Yes. Would you choose to do it? No, I would not. Alright. Why not? Because I'd get hurt. All right. It's as simple as that, isn't it? Is that easy? Yes. Because I'm conscious. You are bringing the choice that you had about the idea of consequences in one situation that you call the past into the present and you're saying, hmm, let's see. Am I going to choose to do that now? No, I don't think so. I definitely have made that choice. I am not very much. Then sit down and stop worrying. It's that simple. There is nothing there that has power to make you fall over backwards and hurt yourself. It is time for you to awaken to the fact that it's all in your hands to choose.

present and you're saying, hmm, let's see. Am I going to choose to do that now? No, I don't think so. I definitely have made that choice. I am not very much. Then sit down and stop worrying. It's that simple. There is nothing there that has power to make you fall over backwards and hurt yourself. It is time for you to awaken to the fact that it's all in your hands to choose. No matter what has happened in the past, no matter what you think might happen in the future, the whole point is to be in the present and simply know that the choices you make are it. That's what it's all about. What you choose. Choose is what you are. That's who you are. Period. If you don't prefer what you have chosen, learn from what you have chosen, accept it, respect it, and then choose what you prefer based on what you have learned from choosing what you don't prefer. That's it. It's that simple. If, if, if you are willing to let it be. But that's up to you too because that's another choice. That's all there is. Choice, choice, choice, choice. Oh no! It's the age of choice. It's the age of choice. Is that why there's so many different things to choose from? Yes! That is exactly correct. That's why everything is coming out in the open. Everything is coming out of the woodwork. Everything is being put on the table. That's why there are so many negative positive choices in so many different directions, because this is the age of choice. Choose thou. Oh, I am. That's what that means. Choose thou. It means you have nothing but choice. That's all. all that has ever been. That's all there will ever be. Reality is choice. That's it. The choices you make are your reality. Your reality is nothing but the choices you make. Never has been anything else. Never will be. That's it. Choose thou. Is the doctrine from the infinite creator, meaning you are free, ultimately, utterly, infinitely free. Choose thou. It sounds like choose. myself too. Yes. Choose thou. And then you will know what thou needs to choose. Because when you choose thou, when you choose you will see that you contain all you need to choose. You are a complete kit. Yeah, it really is a matter of trusting that part of myself much more fully. That bigger, expanded version of myself. Yes. and being that bigger expanded version and not necessarily seeing it as a bigger expanded version, just seeing it as the you you prefer to be and not really making a comparison. That's the point. Stop making comparisons. All of you. Stop making comparisons. Look at the little measuring stick. Oh yes, this, I measure this comparison better than, more than stop making comparisons. Just be who you prefer to be. It's as simple as that. as that period exclamation point. Yes.

not necessarily seeing it as a bigger expanded version, just seeing it as the you you prefer to be and not really making a comparison. That's the point. Stop making comparisons. All of you. Stop making comparisons. Look at the little measuring stick. Oh yes, this, I measure this comparison better than, more than stop making comparisons. Just be who you prefer to be. It's as simple as that. as that period exclamation point. Yes. I sort of experienced my higher self similar to you all in the sense that it knows where the pins are. Yes. And its agenda of acceleration. However, remember, remember, remember, please remember, do not give me more abilities than I actually exhibit. I know where the pins are when I need to know. I need to know. I don't know until I need to know. I have no idea where any of your pins are right now, except the one I need to know about at this moment. It doesn't. It doesn't. That's the point. You get it? I don't know anything. Until I need to know it. Then I know it. But until I need to know it, I don't know it. That's the point. So how does one learn to love and trust that aspect of the world? Learn. Yes. One already love. loves and trusts. Don't you get it? It's just a question of what are you loving and trusting in? You already love and trust. Don't you get it? We have said it countless times. You don't need to learn to love. You don't need to learn to trust. You've got it already. You always do it. The question is, what do you love? What do you trust? I love the intelligence. Then be intelligent. And love yourself. I do love a psychological thriller on a page. Thank you. then that's what you get. That's all there is to it. You all love, you all trust all of you. All of you love and trust. But you are taught definitions and you believe in those definitions and you place your love and your trust in those definitions. But everything any of you do, even murder, is because you're doing what you think, what you have to do. been taught to believe is the act, the only act you know how to do that expresses the idea of wanting to reach out and connect. But that may be the only way you have been taught to do it. When you understand that many of you have been taught destructive behaviors as your expression of attempting to connect to the love of the infinite, you will then realize you have a choice between destructive and constructive behaviors. But most of you, many of you, are not taught the difference. But it doesn't mean you don't love. It simply means you only have one kind of technique to express that love in, and it is only the destructive side. That's the difference.

have been taught destructive behaviors as your expression of attempting to connect to the love of the infinite, you will then realize you have a choice between destructive and constructive behaviors. But most of you, many of you, are not taught the difference. But it doesn't mean you don't love. It simply means you only have one kind of technique to express that love in, and it is only the destructive side. That's the difference. Discerning better and better when you're involved in that as opposed to positive expression. Yes. Choice. Choice. I now choose to say to each and every one of you, once again, our deep and profound appreciation, in allowing our civilization to interact through this gateway and in this manner at this time and on this day, we thank you for the loving gift you give to us, for it is a gift beyond comprehension to us and beyond words, so I will simply say good day. Oh.