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    Dr. Marta Adelsman

    The End of Seeking

    July 5, 2013Updated:June 6, 20136 Comments3 Mins Read
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    photo_martaadelsmanBy Dr. Marta Adelsman
    Life Coach in Communication and Consciousness
    www.DrMartaCoach.com 
    (July 5, 2013, 2013)

    A lot of people come to the Sedona area because they seek spiritual enlightenment. One big reason that we pursue spiritual clarity is to decrease – and hopefully end – emotional and psychological suffering.

    At the age of 16, I had a spiritual experience characterized by bliss and ecstasy. Like most spiritual experiences, it didn’t last. Much of my spiritual “journey” since then had been punctuated by longing and searching, trying to get that experience back.

    The longing kept me reading, praying (which looked a lot like begging), meditating, and attending spiritual events. My intellectual understanding grew, yet I couldn’t seem to duplicate the former blissful experience. No matter where I searched or how hard I tried, I felt confused, frustrated and disappointed.

    Recently I’ve realized that the mind can’t possibly grasp spiritual awakening or make it happen. In fact, it’s not a “happening” at all. While my mind had been tying itself into knots trying to orchestrate an enlightenment experience, it had instead been creating the confusion.

    With this realization came the ability simply to stop looking to the mind for answers and to stop seeking an experience. It all suddenly became clear: that I had been like someone looking for the Pacific Ocean, only to have the search end in the realization that I AM the Pacific!

    Imagine a fish saying, “Where’s the water? If I can only find the water, then I will have arrived!” How ridiculous for a fish to say that. We would probably advise the fish merely to open its eyes, shift its focus, and see that the water has been there all along.

    Like that fish, we make it way too complicated. If we simply shift our focus, we see that we are the awareness we have been seeking. The realization is so simple, so close to us, that we completely overlook it.

    John Wheeler, in his book Awakening to the Natural State, wrote, “If you avoid trying to run this through the mind, it is all straightforward and easy to understand. The difficulty comes when we try to employ thinking, which is always limited, instead of simple seeing, which is open, clear and direct.”

    Awakening doesn’t need to take time and it is not an experience. It’s here right now and always has been. You are that awareness. That’s all there is to “get.” No striving, trying, pushing, or forcing. Just looking and seeing.

    It’s the end of seeking – and of suffering.

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    6 Comments

    1. Everett Davidson on July 9, 2013 4:17 pm

      Do you have any classes? I live in West Sedona.

      • Sedona.biz Staff on July 9, 2013 4:57 pm

        Mr. Davidson, yes, Dr. Marta does offer classes and workshops. The next workshop is “Ditch the Drama” on July 20 in Cottonwood. There is also an upcoming Teleclass, “Tricks the Ego Plays” on July 23. You can get more information by emailing DrMartaCoach@gmail.com.

      • Dr. Marta Adelsman on July 10, 2013 6:33 pm

        Dear Everett — Yes, I do teach classes and workshops. If you send me your email address, I’ll add you to my “Marta’s Musings” e-news list and you can see what I offer and how you can register. Email me at drmartacoach@gmail.com. Thanks for your interest!

      • Dr. Marta Adelsman on July 10, 2013 6:34 pm

        Dear Everett,

        Yes, I do teach classes and workshops. If you send me your email address, I’ll add you to my “Marta’s Musings” e-news list and you can see what I offer and how you can register. Email me at drmartacoach@gmail.com. Thanks for your interest!

    2. mary Overm,an on July 9, 2013 10:26 pm

      It’s wonderful to hear your truth. I get it and it is so simple. Love you Mary

    3. Dr. Marta Adelsman on July 10, 2013 6:35 pm

      Thank you, Mary, for your feedback and your support!

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    Dear Sedona,

    The moment is upon us. The time for a united effort to shift the focus back to our community is now.

    The ability to thrive in our community, our environment, our workforce, and the tourist industry, is entirely possible because we have all the resources needed for success.

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    It has been a great honor meeting with each of you. I hear your concerns over the insane and out of control spending and I echo them. A budget of $105,000,000 in a town of 9700 residents is completely unacceptable. A parking structure (that looks like a shoe box) originally slated to cost 11 million, now projected to cost 18 million, is incomprehensible. Especially, considering there is no intention of charging for parking.

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    As Mayor, I will create an agenda to deliberately embody the consciousness of our collective needs here, allowing private industry to meet the needs of our community rather than bigger government.

    I hope to have your vote on Aug 2nd. I am excited and have the energy to take on this leadership role with new eyes, community perspective, and the thoughtful consciousness that reflects all ages of the human spectrum.

    Thank you deeply for your consideration.

    Sincerely,

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