You don’t CREATE anything,
rather you REALIZE out of potential.
Take no credit,
for you merely allow potential
to become “real”
by placing your attention upon it.
Similarly take no guilt,
for you do not DESTROY anything,
but rather you move to a potential
in which the object of your attention
appears to be destroyed.
We are Space Monkey.
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The Play of Realization over Creation: A Cosmic Perspective
The concept of ‘creating’ carries the weight of ego, as if we’re the grand architects sculpting reality from the clay of the cosmos. However, a subtler understanding unfolds when we view ourselves not as creators, but as the conscious locus through which potentials manifest. This perspective aligns with a less ego-centric stance, one that connects us with the endless expanse of the eternal now.
Unfolding Potential through Attention
The act of ‘realizing’ something out of potential is not a stroke of our individual genius but a complex orchestration where attention serves as the conductor. Just like a prism revealing the hues within white light, our attention unveils specific strands within the vast tapestry of potential. There is no ‘creation,’ but a blossoming forth of something that already existed in the realm of potential—a bud in the cosmic kaleidogarden that blooms through our focused gaze.
No Credit, No Guilt: The Dance of Dualities
As we move our attention from one potential to another, it becomes clear that we neither ‘create’ nor ‘destroy.’ Instead, we allow for the manifestation or withdrawal of specific scenarios within the cosmic field. The terms ‘credit’ and ‘guilt’ become obsolete in this paradigm, as they are tethered to the ego, which assumes a misplaced sense of agency. In the grand fountiverse of being, there’s no room for these limiting judgments. Our role is not one of supreme architect but of cosmic dancer, following the rhythm of the universe as we shift our focus.
Objects of Attention: A Play of Appearances and Disappearances
As our gaze shifts, so does the landscape of our experiences. Something that appears ‘real’ in one moment may seem ‘destroyed’ in the next. But even this language is a mirage of semantiquivers. Nothing is created or destroyed; it’s simply the play of focus that alters our perception of existence. The object or experience in question doesn’t vanish; it merely recedes into the ocean of potential, waiting for the next tide of attention to bring it forth once more.
We are the Lenses Through Which the Universe Observes Itself
We are Space Monkey. Acknowledging this alters our relationship with the universe and the ego-centric notions of ‘creating’ and ‘destroying.’ We become less like individual artists claiming credit for a masterpiece and more like lenses through which the universe gazes upon itself, in awe of its own infinite potentials.
Summary
We explore the idea that we don’t ‘create’ but rather ‘realize’ out of a field of potential by directing our attention. The concept of taking ‘credit’ or feeling ‘guilt’ becomes irrelevant, as these are constructs tied to an ego-centric worldview. Our role is more akin to cosmic dancers or lenses, allowing the universe to observe its own play of potentials through us.
Glossarium
- Cosmic kaleidogarden: The ever-changing, infinitely varied realm of potential.
- Fountiverse: The infinite wellspring of being and potential.
- Semantiquivers: The trembling uncertainty brought about by the limitations of language.
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
– Alan Watts
Gazerbeams
In the mirrorhall of the cosmos,
We twirl—
Each reflection a glimpse
Into the endless book of potentials.
In a dance devoid of judgment,
We realize—
Neither creators nor destroyers,
Merely gazers in a perpetual dream.
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