There is a God, and that Presence lives inside you.

 God is a an opened ended word - it is vague. It can trigger people, and inspire other people. I like te way Eckhart Tolle talks about God. 

Eckhart talks about the word presence, or being, and uses this in place of the word God:



"The word God has become empty of meaning through thousands of years of misuse. I use it sometimes, but I do so sparingly. By misuse, I mean that people who have never even glimpsed the realm of the sacred, the infinite vastness behind that word, use it with great conviction, as if they knew what they are talking about. Or they argue against it, as if they knew what it is that they are denying."

This presence is our true nature, and the awareness of this presence in stillness, only happens in the present moment. 

I had an experience in January of this year (2024) where I was in the present moment for about 13 hours. I was mentally in no past or no future. I was driving my car, practicing DJ, conversing with friends (with clarity), and I did everything "better" with more clarity. This presence in the moment is the realm of creation. For me it seemed to be the realm beyond karma - where creation, or manifestations speed up. 

I noticed people smiling at me. I noticed the love inside me reflected to the world around me. 

My ego has been resisitant to being in that presence. I have meditated and been as still as possible however it does not stay. When I am meant to be in that pressence long term again it will happen. 

Self inquiry can lead me to what is in the way - what is my ego so afraid of? Well I know conceptually that the ego is afraid it will receive no attention when my focus is in stillness and in the present moment. 

With that I will leave you with a poem about presence:

The breath I take is all I am,
No past to chase, or future plan.
In silence deep, this ego fades,
The present now, a light that stays.

The stillness whispers truth untold,
Where time dissolves, and hearts unfold.
In being here, I come to know—
I am the space where life is flow.


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