See

"The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see."

-- Huang Po

You are not who you think you are. The world is not what you think it is. Thoughts are, at best, like the shadows on the walls of Plato's cave -- pale and foggy reflections of reality. To think is to cogitate about what is. To see is to perceive what is directly.

Seeing happens on at least three levels. On the physical level seeing is about perceiving the stuff that is right before our eyes. Simple enough. But how many times in looking for your keys have you glanced right past them? How many times have you failed to recognize a friend whom you pass on the street? Have you ever missed a stop sign, speed limit sign or directional sign because you didn't see it? Remember: Entertaining worry and other negative emotions is one of the major causes of failure to see.

The second level of seeing is best summed up by the phrase "what you see is what you get." In the mind's eye, what you visualize, consciously or unconsciously, is what tends to manifest in your world. This type of seeing, though, is easily polluted by thought and desire. And, contrary to popular belief, visualization is just one component of the co-creation process. This internal seeing, or soul seeing, is in the realm of power and magic, and while you're free to go there and play all you wish, much of this astral level "seeing" has unforeseen results.

The third, and deepest level of seeing, we might call spiritual seeing. It is seeing the spark of the Divine in each and every person, indeed, in each and every thing. Your thoughts -- opinions, judgments and prejudices -- will arise, and those are the very things you need to reject in order to see more deeply into the Spirit. Thoughts are personal; seeing is transpersonal.

So, today, see what you can see. When thoughts arise, gently let them go. Look through them and beyond them. Don't let them define you or your world. Transcend thought, reside in Spirit. The view from There is terrific!