The life of Brahman. What is there to say?
In a meditation discussion, I remembered hearing a couple talking about how the spiritual masters wouldn't bother to show up because they had better things to do. I was amused by this, for who are any of us, while even in latency, the seeds for self-mastery are present. And yet, something about the comment bothered me; it spoke to an inferiority complex and perhaps a misunderstanding of what it means to be in the world and not of it. The reality is that the masters are always present, even when unrealized by the masses.
Manchester, California, is a quaint coastal vacation seclusion where people may walk along the dock, get a coffee, and watch the thousands of purple sea urchins hauled in by local fishermen; meanwhile, witness the glorious sunset. In all my years growing up in California, I have never witnessed so many sea urchins piled up in one heap, and I privately wondered how many were left in the ocean.
Sea Urchins aside, something mysterious was also happening in and around the coffee shop. I witnessed many friendly people with a serenity - open hearts, smiling faces, calming eyes, and a cup of Joe. I was on the spiritual path, too, and wondered what I appeared like to people as I poured myself a dark roast. When the sunset, with light remaining and a slight chill in the air, I walked to my car, coffee in hand.
Mysteriously enough, I passed a woman headed for the coffee shop from the parking lot. She walked about 20 feet past me and then did a double take as I turned to her again. When we saw each other this time, late 1960s New Age music erupted in my mind as if a stereo had switched on. However, I'm pretty sure I was the only one who heard the song, sung by the group The 5th Dimension: " This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius!"
I drove away with my head reeling.
In the Ageless Wisdom, this is called Group Recognition, where members of the same soul family find each other. Traditionally, this is a time of celebration, though in my culture, budding up with strangers isn't as common as it used to be. I remained solace while at the coast but continued documenting my journey, remembering that it's not about what didn't happen in one's travels.
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