Spiritual Workout: My SuperActivity

[jimwell]

During my walk and run today, I suddenly thought about runners and walkers who wear earbuds or earphones on busy streets. I was a bit mind‑boggled by that because I never wear earbuds when I walk or run. When I run, I focus on reciting my Signature Affirmations to myself. I also observe my body’s active movements and appreciate the health and strength it possesses. Why would I trade that for music, even if it’s good music? I can listen to music while cooking or washing the dishes. I do my walks and runs in the suburbs or in places where beautiful trees and silence dominate. When I walk, I deeply observe the beauty in my vicinity. I enjoy not just the silhouettes of the trees and stars, but also the sacredness they embody. Silence emphasizes this enjoyment and appreciation.

I actually call this activity Spiritual Walk and Run. I do it not just for health and longevity but also for spirituality. In fact, the reason I’ve been so consistent with it is because of the spiritual component. Walking and running alone can feel boring, but when blended with spirituality, the activity gains depth. It’s the spiritual aspect that makes it much more enjoyable and satisfying.

My Spiritual Walk and Run consists of 3 rounds of running and 2 rounds of walking. In the first and third rounds, I run at an average speed of 6 to 9 km/h for 10 minutes. For the second round, I run at the same average speed for 2 minutes, then transition into a sprint at 10 to 16 km/h. Between my runs, I walk not only to rest but also to engage in spirituality. During these slow walks, I reflect on my life, the universe, and their connection.

Today, during my walking phase, as I enjoyed the beautiful things surrounding me, I remembered the time I sat on the riverbank pondering existence and my own existence. Yes, look at that beautiful riverbank below. That was where I sat, pondered, and became confused 10 years ago.

Aichi, Japan

I became confused because I had always thought the 2 concepts were separate. But as I continued pondering, I began to discover that Existence and My Existence are actually the same thing. I could not comprehend or explain it conceptually, but I could intuit it. I just couldn’t quite put my finger on it.

Today, while walking, resting, and preparing for another round of running, I could easily comprehend and even explain why My Existence and Existence itself are completely identical. I had not pondered this for 10 years, but the insight instantly became available to me.

Existence is the universe. And the universe consists of galaxies and planets such as Earth, and everything inside it: plants, mountains, animals, and people, including me. I call this the external world. So Existence is the external world. But Existence cannot be complete without the other world: my internal world. This internal world consists of my mind, thoughts, beliefs, imagination, emotions, feelings, visions, and ambitions. To simplify it, the universe consists of my external world and my internal world.

But when I shift my focus to my perspective, it becomes clear that My Existence overlaps with the universe’s Existence. The universe is my external world. But my Existence would not be complete without my internal world. So, My Existence encompasses both my external world and my internal world. And the same truth applies to Existence itself.

To further simplify it and make it even clearer:

Existence == the Universe 

the Universe == my external world and my internal world

My Existence == my external world and my internal world

Thus:

My Existence == the Universe

But:

the Universe == Existence

Thus:

My Existence == Existence

Bingo! 🎆

From this realization, I know for sure that I am God. You don’t need a groundbreaking awakening to see that only Existence exists. Think about it: What exists outside Existence? Of course, only Existence or its continuation. Nothing can limit it. Thus, Existence is unlimited. If it is unlimited, then it must be God. How could something unlimited in all directions not be God? God is unlimited even in the domain of time. God is eternal. How could something eternal not be God?

Here’s an additional insight to support the declaration above. When I reached the age of around 20, I often perceived and experienced the divinity and sacredness of nature. It boggled my mind that others took nature for granted. It’s not just a beautiful tree, flower, star, or sunset; it is divine and sacred worthy of reverence. I labeled myself a pantheist because pantheism fit my spiritual worldview. I still consider myself a pantheist, but I have also transcended that.

Nature, rocks, mountains, or Existence are not material, dumb, or soulless. Existence is divine and sacred. If Existence is divine and sacred, then it must be God.

But if Existence is God, and Existence is My Existence, then My Existence must be God.

I am == I exist

I exist == My Existence

As demonstrated earlier: 

Existence == My Existence  

But if:

Existence == God, and My Existence == I am,

then:

I am == God.

Bingo! 🎇

I possess awakenings from my childhood that support this truth, but I won’t add them here because there’s no need. Including them would only make this post needlessly longer.

By the way, here are the details of my sprint (2nd round):

I use Samsung watch. I don't know how accurate its measurements are.

I took 2 sharp U-turns for this sprint. So my actual avg speed must be higher than 11.1 km/hr.

[caspex]

I have a Samsung watch too the distance measurement and heart measurement have been fairly accurate at least to the degree it matters for me.
You post has encouraged me to take a spiritual walk too. Thank you.

I was thinking the other day about what I should be doing when I am in the state of non-doership. A weird question. Of course, my existence and existence are one, there is no doer only the happenings all through and through. I was thinking about this and it came to me what wild animals do in their free time. They either sleep or perceive reality in what I assume a satisfied state. Of course evolutionarily this can be explained as conservation of energy but that's not what the animal thinks about.

Even as I walk in nature and sit and observe the trees and sky, I get these thoughts of productivity or the future or the past or maybe of people. However, you know what I feel when I simply observe nature as I sit there like a satisfied wild animal? That this is the point of life. It's not anything crazy. Just sit there on that rock observing the sky and the trees. That's the point.

[aurum]

Nice!

Sounds like some real insights.