Notes

Foundations

Love is the energy that powers creation. It is the heart of all existence. Imagine this force as the sun and each of us as a ray of light. We share the sun’s energy, which links us. As rays of light, we are never separated from this energy source. We rely on it for our existence. We have no life without it.

As we venture out into the world as rays of light, we lose a sense of connection to the energy we share. We confuse our bodies with ourselves and attach to the personality we form. Instead of embracing the loving energy we are, we develop a disconnected perspective that mistakenly believes we are separated from our shared light.

Our minds become filled with thoughts that protect, defend, and uphold this perceived separate self. We attach to the barrage of ideas flooding our minds. The thoughts obscure the light within us, clouding our sense of connection. We no longer rely on love to direct us. We allow our fear-filled thoughts to lead us.

We must undo all we perceive through our seemingly disconnected minds. We must recognize our shared energy. We must release the cloud cover we have formed to protect this false sense of self and accept love as our guide. Only as we learn to overlook all of the judgment, defensiveness, and despair our separated selves attach to will we be free to experience peace and joy.

Each moment, we choose between unity and separateness, light and darkness, love and fear. We recognize our purpose by completely undoing all that clouds our realization of the light in and around us. We are one energy that expands as we accept the love we share, rather than the thoughts that separate us. When we live from the heart, we recognize the unclouded path to peace and joy.

Principles

Take Note of the Source

Love is the energy that powers all creation. It is the heart of all existence. We are extensions of this energy and assume a physical form to increase love through our experiences. We enlighten the world through our passions and interests, broadening the scope of our shared energy.

Take Note of Oneness

The source of all is love. Love is the unconditionally supportive, accepting, and nourishing energy in everything. We are not only part of love; we are love. The essence of each of us, our hearts, contains the same loving energy that created us. No personality or seemingly separate self changes the truth that we are connected.

Take Note of Perception

We impose our perceptions upon all we see, hear, feel, touch, and taste, judging everything we sense. Each determination we make is filtered through our mind, which either elicits fear or is enlightened by love. We need only to be aware of the source of our perception and the inspiration of our actions.

Take Note of the Separation

As we seek to extend our loving energy through our unique perspective, our seeming separation confuses us. Instead of sharing love, we develop egos that mistakenly lead us to believe we are independent from each other. This separate self is subjective, defensive, opinionated, judgmental, mistrusting, anxious, and negative, perceiving the world through this limited viewpoint. Our minds fill with thoughts, clouding our perception and obscuring the light within us. We learn to identify with the head and not the heart.

Take Note of the Reflection

The energy of our thoughts has an attractive power, which allows us to create our experience. Everything we think or feel with conviction comes into our experience. Our fear-filled thoughts give rise to fear-filled encounters, while our optimistic thoughts lead to positive experiences. Each moment creates the next. As we learn to take note of the thoughts we engage in, we may choose beliefs that reflect the energy of the love we share. Each moment offers the choice between the head and the heart, darkness and light, fear and love.

Take Note of the Conditions

In each moment, we hold one thought that establishes the condition of our mind. The idea may be positive or negative, loving or fearful, light or dark. Awareness of our state of mind is comparable to assessing environmental conditions. We may think with brightness and optimism or clouds and despair. Realizing our beliefs, overlooking thoughts that do not serve us, and accepting kindhearted ideas lead us to peace and joy.

Take Note of the Undoing

As we learn to overlook all of the judgment and despair our separated selves attach to, we experience peace and joy. The fearful mind attempts to interject itself into every situation. It wants to entangle us in conflict. But the choice is ours. We may ignore the blocks to love by overlooking them, shining light on them, or waiting patiently. The fearful thoughts will pass us by if we let them go without attachment or investment.

Take Note of the Freedom

Freedom from fear is the objective of our attention. Recognizing and releasing negativity is how we disentangle from the nonsense of this world and return to the love in our hearts. When we recognize a thought as evolving from a defensive, subjective, and fearful stance, we can disengage from it. We may replace fearful thoughts with loving ones, bringing us peace and joy.

Take Note of the Moment