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Just as there are keys that can open doors or unlock locks, there are also keys that can open human awareness. These keys are innate and natural for human beings on earth in this time and dimension, however we may not fully realise their benefits, or even use them because our attention is elsewhere.
These keys comprise such things as; connecting universally through mindful breathing; being present in one’s co-extensive presence; cherishing a healthy mind and body which enables conscious awareness to be present and known; entering moments beyond our impermanent life, in the timeless field of infinite expression, we discover the universe is lucidly personal, as we forever cycle and transform between here and the timeless field; looking with eyes of wonder and being innocently curious; enjoying the simple, small pleasures in life that bestow contentment; undertaking new coherent experiences willingly; cultivating a non-personal overview rather than a limited ego-centred view; embracing a greater degree of self-acceptance rather than self-criticism, which allows us to cope and continue to learn; knowing that the common ground between human beings is our humanity; treasuring a heart-centred focus, which allows us to have a more empathic view of others and life; living with gentle eyes, gentle smile and gentle breathing; appreciating that our struggles can liberate new understanding and freedom; finding that compartmentalised thinking and beliefs do not allow us to think humanly, benevolently, universally or eternally; walking slowly in nature and finding unified peace; remembering gratitude for the small and great things in life; discovering that all of our senses are affected to a lesser or greater degree by outer reality, and similarly we also affect outer reality, which reveals the interconnectedness of all life; attuning to other life because we are all interconnected; fostering a coherently open mind; realising that earth and the universe are filled with possibilities, and similarly we too are filled with possibilities when we give generously, yet close and limit ourselves when we take greedily; increasing our awareness from observing pattern recognition in nature, yet also recognising our own routines have previously been responsible for a reduction in our awareness; reaching for authentic purpose and meaning in life; returning to prime beginnings in order to renew coherent order; observing from non-localised perspectives; engaging with loving-kindness, compassion and consideration; illuminating ecstasy spontaneously arises from the harmony-point in human beings, to instantly connect with the unified harmony of the universe; focusing with observance in order to make improvements; asking ourselves regularly if we are perceiving to a greater degree, yet simultaneously knowing that no one knows it all; understanding that infinite beauty playfully reveals itself on earth through finite beauty; loving is the only truly enlightened choice we can make in life; noticing that nothing in life is one dimensional, everything on earth has at least three sides, even though beneath it all, ultimately there are no objects, only subjects; reducing problems to their constituent parts, we find that all answers are held in the universal field; discerning that all so-called mistakes are actually lessons; perceiving that emotions are fundamentally stepping stones to realisations beyond them; watching our thoughts we realise that we are not our thoughts, we are above them; learning that happiness and joy are innate to our true nature, yet are still a choice that need to be activated; recognising that enlightened self-interest is the same as universal interest.
The final encompassing key of all, is to be a lifelong learner of ever deepening experiences of love, truth and wisdom.
Ultimately, there are bound to be keys beyond these earthly keys, which may be beyond the knowing of our current life experience.

© Aaron John Beth’el

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