Inner Guidance: The Divine Indwelling Presence

Yesterday, in my journal, I spoke of the allegory of the horse-drawn coach from the Upanishads to discuss where I am in my inner process. I have had time to reflect on the metaphor so that I feel ready to consider the ramifications of this development in my life. Yes, I, the driver, am ready to ask the one inside the coach for direction in my life to make use of the metaphor. What does this mean?

I used to think that I would eventually make contact with the Divine within me, only my sense of the Divine at that time was something-other-than-me. I had this sense that I was defective and limited so that contacting the Divine was like communicating with an extraterrestrial being, a being completely different and separate from me. The challenge was to make contact with this other worldly presence. Once the contact was made, I would ask questions and seek guidance directly from the source of Being and font of Wisdom so I would know what to do and understand what's taking place in my life. I would be a servant of the Divine and do what I was told with gratitude and relief. I believed that this would make me happy.

However, that's not how I understand making contact with the Divine within me, now. When I connect with the Divine, it's more like an experience of God dwelling within me as me. As it turns out, I'm not defective or broken. I was confused and misunderstood my relationship with life. It's a little like asking God what to do with my life only to find that God turns around and asks me what I'd like to do with my life. For example, the realization that I love creating music is the same as the Divine Indwelling Presence inspiring me to create music. Creating music requires a lot of knowledge, skill, inspiration, training and technical ability, all of which I have. What a coincidence!

When I turn around and ask the Divine Indwelling Presence where to go, I hear a laugh and a sweet voice asking me where I'd like to go that would be the most fun. I think I'll go there!