Many times we run across wonderful quotes that in
their simplicity explain many profound ideas to us in a very direct way. There
are times because the majority of the people are not familiar with some of the
ideas or the words or the way of thinking of these great minds from the past,
so we find it necessary to bring in a little of the ideas of what they are
trying to tell us into a modern language. This is such a case.
“In the beginning, God drenched the Emptiness with
Images.” This is a quote from one of Robert Pinsky’s poems. I thought it was a
wonderful quote the first time I heard it. It spoke volumes of information to
me. Unfortunately, I don’t think everyone would have the same experience in
hearing this quote. So, I thought I would add to that something I picked up in
meditation. I do not want you to think that I am presumptuous enough to feel
that my ideas are on the same level of these great thinkers, but at times it
doesn’t hurt to add your two cents if it is within the context of what the
quote is saying, and I am trying to do that in this situation. So let us put it
together.
“In the beginning, God drenched the Emptiness with
Images.” I have added, “Desires and thoughts are the creative forces for the
creation of tomorrow.”
In our ability to imagine, can you conceive of
looking at a vast area of nothingness and then all of a sudden feeling the
Presence of some great creator throwing out a thought that creates a form in
front of your eyes? Then comes another thought, another image, that adds to the
first, and this continues until all of creation is in place. In our
experiences, in our journey through life, we rarely think of images as a
creative force, but let us look at the word “images.” Couldn’t that be
something like cause and effect? The image is the effect. The cause is what?
Desire, thoughts, are these the creative forces behind the creation of the
image? Anything is possible in the realms of creation in the presence of the
Divine. So if we say that the desires and the thoughts are the creative forces
that stimulated the image that brought about the entire creation of the
universe, then we can take it one step further and say that these images are
the cause of the forming of reality as we understand it. It is no longer images
reflected off a gossamer curtain, gently swaying in a breeze. It has now become
a three-dimensional reality, something solid, something tangible, reality as we
perceive it.
In our ability to create our life, we can form
desires and thoughts that also become creative forces. We too can let these
forces form into images that are projected on this gossamer curtain, a very
thin veil gently swaying, so that the image becomes alive and begins to move,
and yet we know that it is not completely formed yet. It is not in its
three-dimensional aspect. What do we do with this to bring it about as part of
our future, as part of our tomorrow, as part of our journey through life? Well,
since we are not as powerful as this Divine Presence, it means that we must
concentrate a little harder, project with more clarity the image that we
choose. So it may take us many times concentrating on that thought, on that
image. It may take weeks or months or even years, depending on how great that
image is, how broad that aspect of our future life we want. When we attempt to
create like the Divine has, we are creating in a very complex situation, a
creation has already been set in motion, and we must work our creations within
that Great Creation, and we must remember there are many others wanting to
create better things for themselves, a greater degree of spirituality, a
greater kindness of heart.
So, all these things must mesh together,
intertwine, interweave, so that there is an even flow into the future. Those
images will only come to pass when our desire is true enough, our thoughts are
strong enough to become a truly creative force. We cannot be wimpy about what
we want. We must be firm. We must be totally committed to our desires. They
must be strong desires, the thoughts behind the desires or the thoughts that
come from the desires must be very clear, very precise. How well do you know
what you want? How strong are your desires to create that thing?
We have an entire world around us that is filled
with uncountable dramas going on, all at the same time. Directly, these dramas
may not be connected with each other, but yet the ramification of those dramas
will extend way beyond the situation itself.
What do I mean by “dramas”? Well, look at your
life. If you were a third party viewing your life from an outside position, you
could describe it as a drama that you have written, that you are performing. So
in the term that I use “drama,” it is the same thing. There is an uncountable
number of lives in activity, in growth, in motion, that constitute all the
dramas that create our reality today.
It is interesting how we hear a lot of people talk
that they believe that thoughts are things, and yet it is just something that
they are repeating, something they read that sounds good to them, but, the fact
is, it is far truer than what we may think. For instance, how solid is that
piece of paper you are holding in your hand right now, reading this. To you it
feels very solid, very real, and yet there is no reality there at all, as we
perceive it. It is our perception of what reality should be, that is, a piece
of paper that has a thickness to it, has a solidness to it. But it is made of
atoms and where is the solidness in an atom? An atom is nothing more than a
bunch of electrical impulses. Everything we touch, everything we see, even
ourselves, is made of these atoms. So, in a sense, our reality is an
electromagnetic state or, referring to ourselves, an electromagnetic being, and
as such wouldn’t we be more powerful than the inanimate objects around us?
Doesn’t it make sense that if we concentrated enough, thought hard enough,
desired long enough, that we could create a reality that would make us happy?
If we attempt to create a selfish, little reality that centers totally around
us, the chances of that coming into fruition is literally nil. Oh, it may occur
in our minds, but in reality it is non-existent. Yet, if we develop a thought
of peace, of wholeness, of kindness for all of those around us, the chances of
that thought becoming a reality is far greater because it is not just our
thought, it is the basic thoughts of all those who seek happiness, who seek to
better themselves internally, who seek a degree of spirituality, who seek a
communion with their Creator.
If you want to create tomorrow for yourself, if
you want to be like the Divine who drenches the emptiness with images, then
think of terms that would benefit all those around you. Don’t think of what
will benefit you, but what will benefit others. When we wish good for others,
it is inevitable and inescapable that that same goodness will be ours to
experience at some time in the future, not once, not twice, but tenfold. We
find our fulfillment, our greatest creative potential, our greatest ability to
fill our emptiness with images, when we fill our thoughts with compassion, with
love, and with caring. Use your godly ability, and drench whatever emptiness is
around you with the beautiful images of peace, tranquility, love, and
wholeness.
