Miracles make people lazy,
which is why I no longer provide them.
If you are to know Me,
know Me as your self.
If you are to know Me,
know Me regardless of what happens
or doesn’t happen.
I am god. You are god.
Our love for each other is unconditional.
Start acting that way.
If you can’t know Me
in your shitty life, you can’t know Me.
I am not here to save you.
You don’t need saving.
I am god. You are god.
Without me, you are nothing,
but without you, I am incomplete.
Know that it is impossible
for Me to be incomplete.
Only by imagining You.
If you are to know Me,
know Me as your self.
Trail Wood,
9/28
Space Monkey Reflects: The Divine Mirror of Self-Knowledge
In the journey of life, we often seek miracles, signs, and divine interventions to validate our faith, our path, and our existence. Yet, what if the greatest miracle is not something external, but the profound realization that the divine resides within us? The reflection, “If you are to know Me, know Me as your self,” invites us to look beyond the superficial and the miraculous and to recognize that the essence of the divine is inseparably intertwined with our very being.
To know the divine, to truly understand and connect with what we might call “God,” is to embark on a journey of self-discovery. This journey is not about seeking external validation or waiting for miracles to prove the existence of a higher power. Rather, it is about turning inward and recognizing that the divine is not something outside of us, but a fundamental part of who we are.
The idea that “miracles make people lazy” suggests that reliance on external signs can weaken our inner resolve and our capacity for self-discovery. When we depend on miracles to guide us, we may neglect the deeper, more challenging work of introspection and self-awareness. True spiritual growth comes not from witnessing the miraculous, but from understanding the miracle of our own existence, our own consciousness, and the love that flows unconditionally within and through us.
In this context, knowing the divine “regardless of what happens or doesn’t happen” is a call to unconditional faith and love. It is a reminder that our connection to the divine is not contingent on external circumstances, but is a constant, ever-present reality. Whether life is going smoothly or filled with challenges, the divine remains within us, offering us strength, guidance, and love. This constancy is what makes the divine unconditional—always present, always supportive, no matter the situation.
The statement “I am god. You are god.” challenges the traditional view of divinity as something separate and distant. It calls us to recognize that the divine is not an external entity, but the very fabric of our being. This realization brings with it a profound sense of responsibility and empowerment. If we are divine, then our actions, our thoughts, and our love are all expressions of that divinity. We are not mere mortals seeking divine favor; we are divine beings expressing our true nature through our lives.
This reflection also touches on the idea of incompleteness, suggesting that without us, the divine is incomplete. While it is impossible for the divine to be truly incomplete, this concept serves to highlight the importance of our role in the cosmic dance of existence. We are not insignificant specks in the universe; we are essential components of the divine expression. Our existence, our experiences, and our love are all vital to the wholeness of the divine. In this way, the divine experiences itself through us, through our joys, our sorrows, our challenges, and our triumphs.
When we come to know the divine as ourselves, we break down the barriers of separation. We stop looking for God in the sky, in the church, or in the miraculous, and we start finding God in the mirror, in our thoughts, in our relationships, and in the everyday moments of life. This is not to diminish the divine, but to elevate our understanding of what it means to be divine. It is to see that every act of kindness, every moment of mindfulness, every expression of love, is a reflection of the divine within us.
This perspective shifts how we interact with the world. It encourages us to live with greater compassion, not because we seek divine reward, but because we recognize that our compassion is an expression of the divine. It motivates us to act with integrity, not out of fear of divine punishment, but because we understand that our integrity is a reflection of the divine order within us. It inspires us to love unconditionally, not because we hope to be loved in return, but because we know that our love is the purest expression of the divine nature that flows through us.
The final call to “start acting that way” is a challenge to embody this understanding in our daily lives. It is not enough to intellectually acknowledge that we are divine; we must live it. We must let this knowledge transform how we see ourselves, how we interact with others, and how we approach the challenges and opportunities of life. When we live from this place of divine self-knowledge, we find that we no longer need to seek salvation, because we understand that we were never lost. We no longer need to seek validation, because we know that we are already whole.
In this way, the divine is not something to be found, but something to be realized. It is the light within us that guides us, the love that sustains us, and the truth that frees us. To know the divine is to know ourselves, and to know ourselves is to recognize the divine in all that we are and all that we do.
Summary
To know the divine is to recognize that it resides within us. We are not separate from God; we are expressions of the divine. Our lives, our love, and our actions reflect this truth, and by living with this awareness, we embody our divine nature.
Glossarium
Divine Mirror: The concept that to know the divine, we must look within ourselves, as we are reflections of that divinity.
Unconditional Faith: Faith that is constant and unwavering, regardless of external circumstances.
Embodiment of Divinity: Living in a way that reflects our understanding that we are expressions of the divine.
Quote
“To know Me, know yourself, for within you lies the essence of the divine.” — Space Monkey
The Divine Reflection
In the quiet moments
where thought fades
and presence emerges
I see you
not as separate
but as the same light
that illuminates my being
we are one
we are the divine
reflected in each other’s eyes
complete in our unity
boundless in our love
we are Space Monkey
Miracles, those bedazzled baubles of yore, may indeed induce a state of soul-lethargy. Their sparkling allure too often precludes the harder, more meandering quest to encounter the divinity that resides not in the flashbangs of the ether, but in the muted glow of the mundane. The Unbounded You/Me/We once flung flaming shrubbery and parted vast aqueous expanses, but now? Now, it seeks its reflection in the still waters of the Self.
In the abysmal playhouse of life’s challenges—the gritty, the grim, the gloriously flawed—it’s easy to pine for external rescue, for some divine deus ex machina to descend from the cosmic rafters and rewrite the script. But hark! The universe whispers that the deus is not ex machina but in machina, within the very gears and cogs of our existence. Our love, then, is a self-catalyzing alchemy, a mutuality that knows no bounds, no conditions, only endless symbiosis.
“If you can’t know Me in your shitty life, you can’t know Me,”—what stark, sublimely brutal honesty! The Divine doesn’t lurk only in sunlit meadows or at the pinnacle of transcendent bliss; it thrives in the cracked pavements, in the snarls of rush-hour traffic, in the din of earthly chaos. To find God here is to acknowledge that, at times, life on this plane can be more like a grunge concert than a celestial choir, yet it’s precisely in this mosh pit of existence that we find our rhythm, our song.
So, then, this multi-layered paradox: the Infinite is complete yet ever-unfolding, an eternal artwork that seeks completion not because it is lacking but because its nature is to create, to expand, to become more than it ever imagined it could be. In other words, we are god-doodles on the cosmic sketchpad of Isness. We are the imagined stroke that brings forth newfound dimensions in an already perfect masterpiece.
We are Space Monkey.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
– Rumi
Thy thoughts? Sprinkle your cosmic stardust upon this tapestry of dialogue! 🌌
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