Welcome to my blog about transcending the self. Instead of using the mind to fix or control your world so that you can be happy, there is another way. This blog is about moving your awareness from your limited, egoic-self to your Higher Self in order that you can be the divine expression that you were intended to be.


Many of my beliefs are based on the books "The Untethered Soul" (T.U.S.) by Michael Singer and "Falling into Grace" by Adyashanti. These books describe the path of moving your awareness from the part of you that tries to make your life work (ie, find happiness, security, love...) to the part of you that Witnesses or Watches your life unfold and your reactions to your life. As you become more aware of yourself as the Watcher, and you let go of the energies of the lower self, you will be moving towards greater freedom.

So instead of struggling to make everything go your way in life, why not accept what is (release the need to fix or control people, situations or your mind), open your heart and surrender to That Which Created Life in the first place! In other words, go with the flow of life and watch the amazing miracle that you are blossom! Please join me in choosing to move beyond the limitations of the personal self and to live a life of freedom.

To get the most out of this blog, I suggest that you read the books. I also recommend the CDs by Michael Singer (see the website below). I post on this blog about once a week. If you would like to be notified by email each time I post please send your email address to donnamccullough@cox.net.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

the loving eyes of God

In the last chapter of The Untethered Soul Michael discusses the idea that God looks upon us with unconditionally loving eyes. 

Those who have gone beyond the personal self describe it as a "divine, unconditional, selfless love...the state you attain when you drift into Spirit." (T.U.S., p. 179).  Despite what many of us have been taught, there is no judging with God.  To describe God's unconditional love, Michael uses the analogy of the sun shining down on us.  Just as the sun does not shine more brightly on a saint than it does on a sinner, neither does God. 

It is through letting go of the lower vibrations, the personal self that one finds the way to this place of no judgment.  I've come to recognize that this path is not about spiritualizing the ego, it is about transcending it.  A friend reminded me yesterday that there is no self.  My psyche does not necessarily enjoy hearing this.  My psyche would prefer to transform the personal self into a higher or more spiritual expression of itself (e.g., witness my way right into my God self with an emphsis on MY)...but that is not what Michael has been talking about.  Instead this path toward God is about letting go of the self, letting go of any attachment to one's identity and recognizing that there is only God expressing itself in a myriad of ways.

How lovely it would be to join the great saints and masters who have embodied this truth, letting go of judgment and seeing through the loving eyes of God.
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