The Youniverse

The Universe speaks to us through events and experiences. Events and experiences are the result of the Universe forming itself into a certain form; that is, they are the Universe’s in-formation. 

This in-formation is created through the spiritual or mental power of desire. Sub-atomic particles (or the energy that composes them) come together through the attractive force of desire to form clumps of matter, which then come together to form different experiences. Every one of our experiences has been created by manipulations in the combination of matter of our environment. In other words, our experience is created by our interaction with our environment and our environment is created by the changing combinations of matter. For example, our experience of home is different to our experience of work because of the difference in the structure of the matter between the two places and the difference in our interactions with each of them. (specifically the buildings, the people around us, the layout of the two spaces…)  

Now, the Universe’s spiritual force of desire (spiritual because it is invisible to us. We see the results of its desire, but not the desire itself) is no different fundamentally from our own spiritual force of desire; they are one and the same, only differing in degree. It is predominantly through the mental and spiritual forces (thoughts, emotions and imagination) of the Universe’s individuations (that’s you and I and every other organism in the Universe) that communication between the whole and the individuations takes place. In other words, it is the in-formation of our mental attitude and emotions that speak to the Universe and everything else within it, and the Universe translates that attitude into the form of events and experiences.

So our understanding now is becoming that It is our mind’s in-formation that creates our experience. If we are to change our experience then, we must change the in-formation our mind is sending to the Universe. Then it is up to us to move with the energy of the Universe in its act of forming itself to reflect our new in-formation. In other words, we must follow our excitement, which is the spiritual flow of the re-forming Universe, to do our part in creating the experiences we prefer. To put it another way, our body is a vital part of our experience- it is the instrument through which we experience physical reality- and it is up to us to move our body in the direction of our excitement, knowing that we are actively going with the flow of the creation of the form of our desired experience. The rest is up to the Universe. The process is: we follow our joy with no expectation, while the Universe automatically and flawlessly forms the rest of our experience, bringing us in contact with whatever we need in order to experience the result of our mind’s new in-formation.

Now, some may think (as I did) that the Universe somehow stops us from experiencing the form of our desire. I only thought that because I got caught up in ideas and definitions of good and bad; difficult and easy, and the definitions of different experiences, without realizing that every experience is neutral and made up of nothing more than props of matter in different formations. It is us that declare one formation of matter (one experience) is more desirable than another, or more difficult to experience than another; as it is our birthright to do so and our very reason for existing. The Universe, on the other hand, does not care what form it takes, and is capable of effortlessly taking any form. It does not care about what types of clothes we wear; how we cut our hair; how we grow our food; how we treat others; how we treat it; how we create our social systems; what we do for work, or any other experience we create out of its form. It faithfully forms itself around the in-formation we give it. We call its faithful formations “consequences” and we call its neutrality “unconditional love”.

Many times our mind’s in-formation has been about what we fear or what we don’t prefer rather than what we desire, and so we have experienced the results of this fear, shaking our fists (a clump of matter) at the Universe and others (other clumps of matter), all the while creating a cycle of similarly formed experiences. It was mainly these doubts and fears that created the failures that we experienced.

But what is failure anyway? If the form of the Universe is not following our desire, it does not mean that our desire has failed. It must mean that there is some learning to do about some in-formation about ourselves, and this leads to the great process of growth and understanding. In actuality, it is only when we truly give up on our desires that we truly fail.

Now, many times we are negatively surprised at what the Universe has to say to us, as is the case with failures, accidents and illnesses, because we refuse to go within ourselves and find out our mind’s in-formation for ourselves. Even then, if the surprise leads us to an understanding of ourselves, isn’t that a cause for celebration rather than despondency?

Until now, most of us haven’t realized that we are the organizing principle behind the form of the experience of our lives. It is up to us and us alone to clarify how we speak to the Universe by clarifying the in-formation we are radiating, so that we may create the form of our experience along the lines of what we desire, rather than what we fear. It is up to us to learn the language of the Universe so that we can interpret its messages and speak with it clearly to create the conversation of our lives.

Creation is not fearful of any of its expressions, because no expression is powerful enough nor permanent enough to ever harm its true nature, which is infinite potentiality. This potentiality can never be diminished and Creation is secure in the knowledge that it can dip into this unblemished potentiality to always create something anew. This is why free will operates in life; Creation is not insecure in the face of its creation and so allows all within it to play and create as they wish. 

You, as your soul self also knew this before incarnating as the person you now are. You were undeterred by the possibility of being overwhelmed by challenges in this life experience because you knew that you will return to the soul self at some point, where the soul self shall dip into its own infinite potentiality and create another adventure, another incarnation anew. You are free to live this life as you wish because ultimately you will not ever harm your true self, nor anyone else’s true self.

Also, because no true harm can be done, you will not be punished nor will you be in need of forgiveness from any god in the after-life for any apparent sins. You are and always have been absolutely free to create your experience.

The Universe is not here because it needs to fulfill any responsibilities or justify its existence. It simply is its magnificent, natural self for its own sake, and in being its natural self it effortlessly supports everything within it.

The same can be said for every other natural system within the Universe. Another example: your own body simply is flawless and in its natural state supports the expression of life that you are. In other words, you do not make your body perform its functions to support you. You do not make it digest your food or pump your blood or breathe the air. You allow it to do so, and in the absence of your resistance, which is what all forms of stress are, it performs beautifully and magically.

Life itself, being the natural and creative flow of existence that it is, can be seen in this way also. You do not make life perform its functions and live through you. You allow it to do so, and in the absence of your resistance, it flows and performs beautifully and magically, supporting you in all the ways it can.

The idea in your own experience is to mimic the natural workings of life by naturally being yourself. This entails releasing resistance and following your joy in thought, word and deed, with no expectations. In this way you are allowing the natural systems of the Universe to work their magic in supporting the being you are. In other words, when you are your joyful, effortless self, you are part of the natural and magical workings of the Universe. In following your joy, you are surrendering to the impeccable natural order of the Universe.

An easy way to remember if you’re being natural: all pain you experience is the result of resisting your natural self.

I find it an unbelievable miracle that no two beings are alike. If the Universe was mechanistic and we are the results of its machinations, as science proposes, where does something as ethereal as personality fit into that view? Where does imagination- the ability to perceive a reality not yet experienced by our physical senses, fit into that mechanistic view? How come we aren’t the exact replicas of our parents’ personalities? How come the Universe doesn’t just churn out the same exact human being over and over again? How come no two babies are the same?

It’s incredible to me that there is no such thing as a “generic” human being. Each of us is unique, and this uniqueness is created through our amazing imaginations. Therefore, I believe human beings, or what makes us “human” is more a product of our imaginations than the physical world around us. Our developed imagination is what separates us from the animal kingdom. Also, each of us has a unique imagination, unlike any other person’s imagination, through which we create our desires, our fears, our perspectives and, by association, our selves. This is an amazing aspect of ourselves that most of us take for granted. 

Not only do we take our imaginations for granted, but I believe we also deny and limit it far too much. Many of us try to fit in with others around us, and so we limit the use of our imagination so that it flows along the same lines as theirs. We may look to dress similarly or we may look to listen to similar music or we may look to have similar goals in life, for example. We also don’t like when someone decides to be different by re-imagining what it means to be a woman, or a person of colour, or a human being. We resisted when women re-imagined themselves and their role in society by joining men in the workforce. We resisted when people of colour re-imagined themselves as equal to any other type of people. Currently, some of us still resist when two men or two women want to re-imagine the concept of marriage. In our uniqueness we attempt to be as similar as possible and make others as similar to us as possible. We ridicule the weirdos. Yet through all this we ignore the fact that it is impossible for us to actually be the same as another. The reality is that each of us is unique and cannot help but be unique. Even if we try to use our imagination in similar ways, they can never actually be the same. 

I truly believe we are here in this Universe, with our wonderful imaginations, not to limit its use by creating one singular personality type, or one single experience of life. I believe we are here to realize that no matter how attached we get to one personality or one experience, we can change it, and will change it. The reality is that we are constantly changing and re-imagining the experience of life anyways, even if it’s in incremental steps.

Our imagination holds infinity within it. Through it we experience our truth as infinite beings. It is the gateway to our true nature and to our freedom to be any type of being we imagine we can be. 

It is due to our imagination that we desire to create unique experiences. It is because we know that we hold infinity within ourselves that we yearn to break free of any limiting idea. Much of the pain and struggle we experience in life is because we attempt to deny the nature of our being by denying the depth of our imagination and limiting ourselves to a small number of ideas and experiences. 

Our imagination is integral to us. As long as we exist, so will it. So why try to deny it by creating ourselves and our experiences along similar lines? Why not break free and really feel the joy of exercising our imagination as fully as we can? Imagination is almost like a muscle in this way; it needs to be used and developed in order to work powerfully. Not using it, or using it very limitedly causes it to atrophy, which causes us to be a shadow of ourselves. 

I think it’s time to celebrate the true reality of our being. I think it is time to know what it means to be an infinite being by using our imagination in as expanded a manner as we can. An expanded imagination is the key to solving many of the challenges we face in our current experience. To solve our challenges we must re-imagine what it means to be a human being and what life is all about. We must take a step back and realize that our experience is a reflection of what we imagine ourselves to be, which means we must change our imagination of ourselves in order to change our experience.

I admit this is a bold step to take, but it is one we will have to make sooner or later. Our very existence on this planet depends on it. It will take the bravest amongst us to take this step. It will take those amongst us who are willing to endure ridicule from others and to keep on going. It will take those who are tired of forsaking their true nature and who are aching to embrace the reality of themselves fully. The question I ask you now is: are you one of these people? 

Everything in the Universe belongs and is intelligently created, except for human beings, the thinking goes. Creation’s only mistake is that we as human beings are cursed with the defect of escaping reality through dreaming and the ability to create our personalities. These aspects of us are mistakes we were created with and we must make every effort to forsake them. We must restrict our free-flowing imagination, get our heads out of the clouds and face reality, or what others tell us is reality. We must limit our identities to what others imagine we should be, because that is the only way to be a “normal” human being. 

For a moment, let’s forget what others tell us is reality and really take a look at the situation. The first truth about reality is it is always changing. Whether we’re talking about the reality of the natural world or the reality of our social systems doesn’t matter. It always changes. So when someone talks about reality as a fixed thing, they are not talking about true reality at all.

The reality of being a human being is that we can dream and that our experience of reality is a reflection of what we dream ourselves to be. We have usually been dreaming ourselves as separate from our Universe, as an accident of sorts, and we’ve played up that idea so much that our experience tends to reflect that idea. The reality is that we are one with the Universe and that it supports us, which is ludicrously lucky, if we are the accidents we may believe we are. The reality is that each of us is a localized point of the Universe, supported by the whole in the experience of ourselves through seemingly separate perspectives. 

The reality is that each of us does choose our identities, by choosing which ideas we resonate with and which we do not. We are not like the animals in this way (not that we’re better), because we have complex personalities consisting of ideas and beliefs, which creates a greater difference between two of us than any two animals. The reality is we use our inherent freedom to choose the idea of ourselves as a limited identity. 

The reality is that our identities are created from contrast, and so we need the lovely contrast provided by other personalities in order to forge our own. This means everything we are not makes us who we are, which paradoxically means we are everything we are not. The reality is that without contrast, each of us would cease to know ourselves as a distinct identity.

The reality is that each of us is in existence and that is proof enough that we belong, as we are. We belong with our ability to dream, to choose preferences and to be free to be whatever type of person we prefer to be. We wouldn’t dare think that it’s a mistake that birds can fly so why do we think this about our ability to dream? Validating our dreams and following them is akin to validating the bird’s ability to fly. It’s the natural thing to do. It is our birthright to desire what we desire and to expand in whatever way we prefer. We may choose to hide our desires and preferences, but they will always remain a part of us.  We are never inherently stuck in a situation; our desire to change the situation is proof of that. 

The reality is that we have created many of the restrictions we think we are born with. Countries, religions, classes and other systems are not the true reality of the world. They are our experience of the reality of the world. This experience is created out of our wonderful imagination of what the world must be like. Our day-to-day experience is created by us, and most of us do not realize it. We create this reality where it is not acceptable to truly be who each of us prefers to be. We create this reality where violence and competition is more acceptable than love and compassion. We create this reality where we work at jobs we hate for most of our lives. We create this reality of pollution and environmental destruction. We create all the experiences of conflict, pain and suffering in our reality. 

The reality is that we can just as easily create experiences of joy, peace and abundance. The reality is that joy, peace and abundance are not pie-in-the-sky ideas with little hope of being applied to our lives. They are experiences created out of our ideas, just as violence, competition and suffering are. 

Allow yourself to live the truth of reality, instead of what we have thought reality must be. Express your inherent freedom to be whoever you prefer to be. Create systems that reflect the ideas you prefer to incorporate within your personality. Allow reality to change in ways you prefer. It isn’t as rigid as you thought it was. 

LOVE YOURSELF UNCONDITIONALLY. The fact that you exist is proof enough that you are loved by the Universe. Don’t argue with the Universe by judging yourself or doubting your deservability. You belong, just as you are.

But WHAT ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU? These are the first questions you must ask of yourself. Are you who you think you are? Are you who others say you ought to be? The answer to the question is deceptively simple: You are who you choose to say you are. That is what it means to be unconditionally loved. You get to be whoever you want to be and the Universe will support you in being that person. So, if you say you are only acceptable if you conform to what others say you should be, your experience shall reflect your declaration. On the other hand, if you say you are who you want to be, you shall instead be that. You are utterly free to choose who you prefer to be. You always have been. You’ve been choosing every moment of every day and you’ve been experiencing the results of those choices. Not happy with those choices? Choose again.

To choose your true preference, however, you must BE HONEST with yourself and with others. Always be honest about what you prefer and what you don’t prefer, for yourself. Lying to gain acceptance from others is an act of allowing others to dictate who you should be, by their acceptance or denial of you. By being honest, you sift through your life experience, choosing what you truly prefer to incorporate into your identity and what you prefer to leave out. You then create an identity based on your honest truth, rather than the truth of others.

To do a good job of sifting of life experience, you need to get out of your head and PAY ATTENTION to that experience. To not pay attention to your experience is to repeat it. Paying attention to your experience, concluding your own preference about it and creating new desires is the process of your life unfolding. Those preferences and desires give shape and direction to your life.

It is then up to you to FOLLOW YOUR DESIRE, which will lead you on the path of being you. Live according to what you have concluded. Follow your own intuition and your own passion. You will then fulfill the reason you were birthed by the Universe. You will have realized the joy of being you.

For you to follow your own desire, however, you must TRUST THE UNIVERSE. The Universe is supporting you in numerous ways, many of them implicit. Your distrust of it has been unreasonable, because if it truly was out to get you, you probably wouldn’t even be here to read this. Realize this and open yourself up in trust to the Universe. Your joyful expansion depends on it.

Lastly, spread this message of wellness, not by telling people about it, but by living it. Be yourself and allow others to be themselves. HONOUR OTHERS’ CHOICES. They are just as free as you are to choose whatever they prefer. Allowance is the key. Allow them to be.