When You Start Waking Up

Chokai channeled by Jaraan Onai
Edited excerpt from a live audience

A belief is no different than the clothes you wear. You can change them at will.

They're quite literally not set in stone, even though it may have been sitting on stone for decades or lifetimes.

One of the first things that happens when people start waking up, okay, so you're in your little cultural context or family dynamic or whatever it is, right? And you start waking up, and when you start waking up, the first thing that happens, you notice that other people don't think like you do. Right?

And then the first thing they notice is you're trying to be different and they try to encourage you to stay the same. Right? I mean, “Oh, you don't want to think like that. No, that’s crazy. Crazy talk, crazy talk.”

Yeah, well, is it?!

So first you've got the whole world supporting you in illusion, your personal world supporting you in illusion because everybody agrees to it.

But then you start waking up, you start questioning status quo.

It’s like, “Wait a minute, that may not be how it is,” but nobody else sees it that way. So it seems like you're the only one who thinks that way. You're not. You're just the only one in that circle who thinks that way.

Well, there are other circles, other people. There are whole communities of people who think exactly as you do.

You just haven't met them yet because you're just waking up. You're just beginning to catch on to some other way of thinking and seeing the world. But, it's different. You know, I may have believed whatever I believed, but if the result of that belief is pain of some kind, I'm quite free to change it.

And it's not the condition that needs to change but the belief I have associated with it.

Whenever you're in conflict, there's three areas that you can look at. You find it very helpful and insightful to look at. It's going to reflect to you what you believe about yourself, what you believe about life as in general in life, what you believe about God or Source or whatever.

Look at those three things because every situation you encounter, every person you encounter, every issue you encounter will tell you something that you actually believe about yourself, about life, about God – that may not be true! Let me add that part. That's not fine print. That's bold. Italicized and exclamations! That may not be true, especially if it's painful in some way.

If you look, you will find things you believe about yourself, life and God, that aren't true – if you're in conflict about something. They seem true until you question them. But the moment you cast a light of doubt on any illusion, it begins to fall apart in front of your eyes.

That's where doubt serves you. It can serve you very well, in fact. While most people are talking about how faith, trust, believe. No, doubt, doubt, doubt, doubt.

If it's a happy time, if things are flowing, if it's working, then leave it alone. It's fine. But if you're challenged, why in the world not doubt it?

If this Universe and everything in it is made out of Love created by Love, from Love, for Love's purposes, and what you're experiencing doesn't feel particularly loving to you, then what's wrong? Love or your perspective?

Which one are you likely to change? Love or your perspective? If you had a choice between things to change, which would you want to change? Love or your perspective?

When you put it that way. Yeah. (chuckles)

So, we see that happen a lot of times with people. You know, they start studying and practicing and learning and, they all try this process or that process or this concept or that meditation or whatever and they'll do it once or twice and, you know, if they're not into ticker tape parades after the first or second time, they're like, “That didn't work for me.”

Okay. If it's based on Principle, it's based on Universal Principle, is it the Principle that didn't work or you? Okay? And it's only human arrogance that assumes that “I did it right the first time and it didn't work” because Principle is infallible.

It's the Principle that's working, but you may not be working the Principle.

You know, it's amazing how many closed-minded, open-minded people we talk to. There's more, though.

Some of the most, the people who believe they are the most progressive, most advanced, most right, are actually the most stagnant.

That's why I'm always starting. So what if it's been 400,000 years? 401,000 years. I just started. That's easier that way. You know, we don't have any massive grandiose illusions to live up to. You know, I can be dumb. That's handy.

[One might say] “Oh, don't talk so bad about yourself like that. I mean, 401,000 years, you must have learned something by then.” Oh yeah! I learned enough to know that there's a whole lot more to learn.

I think it's so inspiring. I really do.

Yeah. It's not that I don't know a lot. But, so what?

(I can drag this on a little further, but I don't want to leave you hanging with a half-truth here. Okay?) It's not really what I know. It's not about what I know anyway.

It's about the Love that I experience. That's really the only thing, the one thing anyone has to know is: Where’s the Love? Everything else, everything else will take care of itself if you know that. And there's the key to everything. That's it.

If you know where the Love is, you don't need anything else. Until you know where the Love is, you're going to need, want a lot of stuff that is usually a very poor substitute for the Love you’re seeking.

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Jaraan Onai is a natural teacher and facilitator, Certified Energywork practitioner, author, and abuse recovery advocate. A spiritual awakening compelled him to understand the mysteries of heart, mind, and soul. Through his personal quest, he discovered that profound hidden Potential exists within each of us, and with the right approach, anyone can harness that Potential to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

Since 1994, numerous students have learned how to access their inner wisdom, transcend difficulties, and express their Heart more fully through the uplifting presence and profound Oneness-based teachings of the ET Ascended Masters and Angels channeled by Jaraan.

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