Aspasia!

Thank you for further exploring with me. This comment stands out for me:

"...I feel that 'the divine' does not exist as an independent truth out there."

The feeling of 'Oneself' as Absolute Presence knows without a doubt that there is no separation from Oneness! I know this feeling well, but it is still fleeting and comes and goes with the challenges of living in the matrix. However, I take heart from Open's assurance that we are seeded for Nirvana. All I have is one moment at a time to self-realize as the One.

“Where are you? Here
What time is it? Now
What are you? This moment.” ~Peaceful Warrior

I love this:

"So, Holy Erotic Love with Nature/oneself/other/world sacralises through the idiosyncrasies, the particulars, the “quirky quirks and unique imperfections” in all their glory. Love universalises, is holistic, it binds and dissolves the self in oneness. Love and Holy Eros together with Compassion (feeling the suffering of others as our own) plus Equanimity – for me- are the components of a freer life that I deepen into gradually."

I feel your loving, passionate, and compassionate heart, Aspasia. I, too, am a passionate and compassionate soul who feels the suffering of others very deeply. Increasingly, I am aligning my heart and soul with love and compassion for myself and others, gradually releasing guilt and self-judgment for perceived failings. Acting on what feels right deep within to help manifest respect and social justice for all life. Even though it's evident to me that industrial civilization is collapsing and is necessary for spiritual realignment. There is great love in planting that apple tree even if it were the last day on earth, as Martin Luther King said.

I feel the energy of "Holy Erotic Love" very deeply. When my babies were born, I couldn't hold and touch them enough. So much beauty around us to see, feel, touch, taste, smell, to merge with. The stars shining through the dark night. The heavenly fragrance of a rose. The divine taste of chocolate! The erotic pleasure and bliss of sexual union!

I have often feel like a misfit here in 3D. Like my frequency is too high. Like I 'should' turn down the volume. Which is what I've done many times in my life to cope. No longer, I declare!

How blessed I am to no longer feel like a misfit and to 'fit' with the Openhand family! Right fit!

Much Love,

Cathy