Belong

BELONG = to go along with; to be the property of; to be a member of

QUESTION: Do you belong in the Universe?

STORY: I’ve been a member of The Prosperos School of Ontology since 1970. Here it is 2023 and I continue to resonate with the basic teaching of this school which is based upon Ontology - which is the study of Being. To BE means to exist. We all are BEING here now. But the trouble is we don’t identify ourselves as BEING in the Universe. We identify as physical-mammal-egos habitually reacting with fear or aggression to the world around us.

Gurdjieff was a teacher who inspired Thane, the founder of The Prosperos. Gurdjieff said, “Everyone lives in the basement of a 4 story home - unaware of their Higher capacities. Everyone needs to wake up.” The Prosperos classes offer tools for people who are interested in waking up to our Higher capacities - our Universal Self - our BEINGNESS.

The person in this drawing appears to be looking upward toward the stars - toward the Universe. When we feel that we really belong in the Universe, we get curious and open up and question things. We listen to our Heart and Soul. We begin to look for solutions to our earthly problems. The time is NOW.

QUOTES

“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are. Those who have a strong sense of love and belonging, have the courage to be imperfect.” ~ Brene Brown

"Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ~ Mother Theresa

“I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life — whoever you are, whatever our differences.” ~ John Denver

“I belong to the Universe. I do not belong to a political party or a gene pool or a financial class or to a particular racial identity. I belong to the Universe.” ~ Heather C. Williams

EXERCISE

Stop.

Relax and feel in your bones that you belong here in life. You are a living BEING and you belong in the Universe.

Get your pen and paper and write a few words about your life purpose and why you belong here. And if you have another minute, draw a few lines expressing the flow of Universal Principles flowing as energy through your body, through your identity as a form - and through your identity as a formless Soul, Consciousness, Higher True Self.