I am still at a precipice with the entire concept of God and religion. To me, religion is always man-made; it is always more about traditions and a guiding way of life, which the great teachers preached, and it was usually closer to the prevailing customs and rituals of the times and places where they seem to have originated. I do not know about the concept of creation, but I do know and bow down before the power of this infinite universe that I do not understand. How real are we all? Is all this just a wonderful dream full of adventure, and will I one day wake up and realize my soul just had a momentary dream that seemed like an entire lifetime of experiences?
Religion to me, is a personal choice, very sacred, very private, and always seeking answers. Why do we have so many religions in the first place? At what point did we start categorizing, discriminating, and then hating each other due to religion? How can there be one good and one bad religion? Most importantly, how can religion divide, give you a sense of false supremacy over others, and even inspire you to kill others?
I do believe in the unfathomable, unseen, eternal existence of a force, the nirguna, a formless entity that is the universe itself, or maybe universes. And yet, the Halahal consuming Neelkanth Shiva, or the entire symbolism behind Ganesha’s swaroop, or the sacred feminine forms of Kali, Saraswati, and Lakshmi, still spellbound me with the wisdom behind their forms, their weapons, and physical attributes. Then there are the ascended masters I have been introduced to at a very young age, with all their teachings about the oneness of this universe. Some may argue that I may have been easy to mold and impressionable as a child. I firmly believe that as children, we are more open to the mysteries of the universe because the ways of the physical world have not diluted us, and we are still deeply connected to the spiritual realms.
Yet, the mind is always restless, still seeking answers, still not knowing why we are the way we are! There have been thousands of years of civilization, yet we are still battling each other and not growing consciously. So many masters have graced our earth and tried so many ways to share their wisdom, yet our evolution journey is still in its nascent stages.
In the ensuing political, religious, and economic turmoil that is getting even more complex and dystopian with each passing year, the one truth still rings true: we are still very primal regarding our needs and wants. We are easily manipulated by our desires and based on our personal, social, and economic circle of influence, creating karmic patterns that keep pulling our collective vibrations lower than ever.In the ensuing political, religious, and economic turmoil that is getting even more complex and dystopian with each passing year, the one truth still rings true: we are still very primal regarding our needs and wants. We are easily manipulated by our desires and based on our personal, social, and economic circle of influence, creating karmic patterns that keep pulling our collective vibrations lower than ever. The choices we make, more unknowingly than knowingly, set a chain of events, causing either great heights or great depths to the world we live/exist and leading us to our destruction or redemption.
Spirituality, seeking common ground, celebrating differences, being gentler towards our precious blue planet, all its living inhabitants, and each other as a species – why is all this so difficult to understand and adopt? Is it that our daily rigamarole has rendered us exhausted of thinking beyond sustenance and material goals? Or is it that we have developed this societal apathy by the brutality of war, injustice and abuse of children and women that we keep reading and watching every day?
Evolution is a complex journey with many stages: denial, acceptance, and transformation. Today, we find ourselves on the brink of remarkable technological advancements that allow us to work more efficiently while our lifestyles grow increasingly comfortable and luxurious. Yet, in stark contrast, children still suffer from hunger in other parts of the world. Why does such disparity and division persist? Perhaps, as this gap widens, we are edging closer to an era of darkness, descending into an abyss of despair and conflict. Or, perhaps, we have the power to evolve—one soul at a time—by standing together, finding like-minded individuals, and collectively raising the vibrations of light and positivity in all forms of life.
I believe the choice begins with us individually.
I will always choose Hope!
Mizuki Dreams 