A Matter of Faith

Bashar: We are exploring together the idea of going beyond faith into knowingness, which is a far more powerful state, without in any way shape or form diminishing how faith may have served you in the past. We simply wish to point out and illuminate and illustrate the idea that when you gain clear understanding of the nature of existence, the structure of existence, how it exists, how it works, then that knowingness will supersede faith, or the need for faith. Wherein the concept of faith still implies by definition that you are not quite certain about how your reality shall manifest, about where you may be going, whereas knowingness will allow you to experience a degree of certainty, a degree of confidence that faith does not contain. Faith, as we have said, still being based on the idea of belief, so that your belief system can provide you with an opportunity to see more clearly to the point where your beliefs are no longer necessary, you can leave them behind and operate simply in many circumstances in life on pure knowingness, pure understanding.

Now we understand also that there are many different definitions of how you may use some of these terms, so we wish to clarify before we begin going into deeper detail what we actually mean by some of these terms. When we talk about the idea of knowing, we do not necessarily mean that you will know more about things, about stuff, as you say. Just because you go into knowingness doesn’t mean you will suddenly know everything there is to know about a particular thing. The knowingness we are talking about is not just the idea of data or information, although it is not impossible that from a state of knowingness you can access information and know about things. That does not automatically come without you directing your intention to attract that information to you.

The knowingness we are talking about is a familiarity, an intimate familiarity with the nature of existence, that allows you to be at peace within yourself about the existence of your life, about your experience of life. That allows you to settle in to a certainty that you are an aspect of all that is, that you are functioning as you need to, and that by applying this knowing point of view to everything that occurs that manifests in your physical life experience, it will bring you a degree of peace and calm and certainty that you may not have experienced before.

Meditation: The Certainty of “I Am”

Bashar: There are many ways we will go about approaching instilling this idea of knowingness within you. It is really not as complicated as you may think. It is really quite simple the concept, but it must begin with a foundational acceptance of self, a foundational acceptance of your existence. Many of you, because of your experience of self-imposed limitation, have actually created a lack of acceptance of your fundamental existence. Although we find from our point of view this to be an astonishing creation, we nevertheless accept that all that is will experience itself in all the ways that it can.

So we will begin by asking you to relax, to close your eyes, to take a deep breath. Go into a relaxed state. Just relax, just enjoy, just be at peace. Don’t have to think about what’s about to be said. Just muse on it, play with it, let it in. No deep thought for the moment is required. Take another deep breath, and a third deep breath. Become calm, at ease, at peace. No worries, no struggles, no stress, no strife, no obstacles, no problems. These are things that are outside of the reality you are now in. These are the things that do not relate, that do not belong, that are not part of the definition of the reality vibration you are creating now.

In this state, all you need to focus on is this: all you need to be aware of is this—you exist. That’s it. You exist. Just focus on the fact, the absolute fact, that you exist. That’s all, nothing more complicated than that. Just feel your existence and appreciate your existence. Feel how good it is to exist, to be alive, to be aware of anything at all. How astonishing it is that you are aware of yourself, that you have an existence, that you are a part of existence itself, that you are an aspect, a reflection of all that is.

Just feel your existence, sit with it. That’s all. Not what your existence is about, not why you exist, just that you do. Is all that is being asked of you now. Breathe it in. Nothing complicated. Do not think over much. Just be aware: I exist. I exist. I exist. I am existence. I am what is. I am that I am. I need no reason, for I am already here. I need no excuse, for I am already here. I need no rationale, for I am already here. Existence is my natural state. I cannot not exist.

Existence only has one quality: to exist, to be that which is. Isness is my being. Isness is my birthright. Isness is my nature. I am, and because I am, now thus then within any creation, any manifestation of the experience called time, be it labeled past or future, I always am. I am in the past, I am in the future, I am in the present, and all is now. I am now, thus I am in all time, all space, because all time, all space is only within me. I am here because there is only here, and I fill it. I am now because there is only now, and I fill it.

Isness is my fundamental nature. I am. That is a fact. You know that is a fact. This is the certainty of knowing. All you have to do, anytime you may believe, anytime you may feel that you do not know, all you have to do is stop and remember: What I do know is that I am. This is unquestionable. For if it were not so, there would be no me to realize it, there would be no me to ask the question, there would be no me to be in doubt, there would be no me to be confused. I exist. That is the degree of certainty knowingness provides. That is the state of being knowingness is. It is as simple and profound as the statement: I am.

There is no questioning it, there is no doubt about it. Even though you may choose to doubt it, you can experience the idea of doubt, but the only way you can do that is by existing. Therefore, existence is not in question, ever. Allow yourself to feel the absolute unquestionable certainty that you exist. Say: I am. I am. There is absolute knowing in this statement. It is to this degree that all knowing must be experienced for it to have the same effect in manifesting in your life.

So all the things you say you know, all the things you think you know, all the things you would like to know, must have the same quality, the same state of being of knowingness as what you are experiencing right now with the understanding, the simple awareness and recognition that you exist. It all comes down to that: I am. That degree of unquestionability is what is required to be in the state of knowingness. But it’s easy to create that by simply always going to the first principle: I exist. I am. There is no question. I am. In that moment, and in this moment, you are in a state of knowing. Feel that certainty. Feel how that degree of absolute certainty feels, because that is what you want to bring to bear to all situations in your life.

Whether there is empirical knowledge or understanding about what’s going on in your life in terms of the details is not the issue. It is the degree of knowingness that your life is unfolding to your benefit as an expression of your true nature is all that is required for absolute knowingness. And for the quality of knowingness to begin to infuse itself into every single act, and every single moment, and every single thought and feeling and belief in your consciousness, you want to bring knowingness to bear in all aspects of your life. And even when and even if you experience the idea of fear and you experience the idea of doubt, go back at that moment to this moment, to a state of absolute knowingness: I am. There is no question in that state. There is no doubt in that state. There is only absolute being.

Now rekindle that state, realign that state within you. I am. Two words are all that is required to bring you to that state. Because when you realize that you exist unquestionably, that is what you want to draw from and apply to every other situation and circumstance in your life. Take a deep breath and feel I am. Take a deep breath and feel I am. It’s obvious. Take a deep breath and say I am. Relax. Open your eyes when you feel inclined to do so. Continue breathing in a relaxed way. Become more awake, more aware, but stay relaxed. And say again from this state: I am. I am.

The Demonstration of Perspective (The Dot on the Paper)

Bashar: This state, is all knowingness. Faith is faith.

Faith can bring you there as a springboard, but knowingness, shall we say, is the great equalizer. It will supersede every other state immediately when you allow yourself to simply remember I am, and that you recognize in that state there is no question. Question about that, all other questions in that moment will dissolve.

You will go back to zero, back to now, back to here. And then from there, look at whatever situation you were experiencing before. From this state, look at the situation.

You will begin to see it differently. It will change your perspective, and you will see the illusion you were in. States of knowingness allow you to perceive more clearly any state of illusion you may have been under. So anytime you feel fear, doubt, confused, stressed, struggling, striving, at odds, sad, remember I am, and from that state, without question, look again at the circumstance from an attached, detached point of view, and understand the illusion that was there that is no longer there.

We will during this encounter demonstrate a few other ways to lock in the idea of this knowingness, for it is really easy to create, very simple to create, and there are many, many ways to arrive at this state because all paths lead here. All paths lead here and now, because there is no when else, there is nowhere else. You can come here quickly, you can come here slowly. We are talking about ideas now that will allow you to experience a quick transition to this state of knowingness so that you can come from here when you observe anything else. You have done come from the power of the illusion and look at the illusion of power you were under before, and see it for the illusion it was.

Let’s have two volunteers. You, you come up. Stand one there, stand one there, on either side facing each other. Now, does anyone have a piece of paper? Please provide one piece of paper. Does anyone have a writing implement?

Someone take the piece of paper. At the top of one side of the piece of paper, make a large dot. Do the same on the other side at the same top, make a large dot, so that both dots are at the same top end. Have you done this? All right. Place the paper in the channel’s hand with the dot facing up. Is the dot up? With the dot up, thank you. Is the dot up? Can the two volunteers see the dots on their respective sides of the paper? You may stand differently if it helps you. Face each other, look at the paper. Do you see your respective dot that is facing you? Yes.

All right, when I ask you—I will point this way first, then that—please answer the question I will ask you. First you, second. All right. This is a single event. It is one event, but it has completely two different outcomes. Do you see the dot? Yes. Yes. When I ask you, tell me which way the dot is turning, left or right. Once more, out loud, when I ask you, tell me left or right, which way is the dot turning?

(Volunteer 1): Right. (Volunteer 2): Left.

Bashar: But it’s a single event. All I am doing is moving the paper this way, forward. You both agree that it is moving forward from your perspective? Yes. But from your perspective it is moving left? Yes. And from yours it is moving right? Yes. Thank you. You may sit down now.

The understanding in here is relatively obvious. You can have a single event that actually has two completely different perceptions. Both are true, both are true depending on your perspective. So when from your reality you see things moving left, we see things moving right. So if you are saying “all I see is this thing moving left, negative,” let’s just say, what do you need to do to see it moving right, or positively? Look at it from our point of view. That’s all you need to do. It’s that simple. Change your perspective, you change the outcome. Either and both are true. It’s just a matter of what you prefer to experience. We prefer to look at the paper from this side. That’s all there is to it. And as soon as you decide to look at the paper from the same point of view that we are sharing with you, you will see the same reality we do, even if the event hasn’t changed. I am still moving the paper this way, but you will always only see it going to the left if you remain in that perspective. Likewise, if you change your perspective to our point of view, even when the event is the same, you can only see it moving to the right. No other perspective is possible from our point of view. No other effect is possible from our point of view. The only way you can see this dot moving to the left again is to go back to your other perspective.

So anytime you see it moving left, that tells you: “I must be looking at it from that perspective. If I want to see it moving to the right, I have to change my perspective.” Is this clear? This is now something you know. It’s obvious, isn’t it? So obvious you don’t even question it, do you? Is that dot going to look like it’s going to the left to Bashar? No, it’s only going to look like it’s going to the right to him. You don’t even question it. It’s obvious. That is knowingness. You understand the nature of this mechanism. It’s clear to you. And as soon as you understand the nature of the mechanism, there is no more doubt, there is no more question. It just becomes completely and utterly obvious. Did any doubt at all even enter your mind which way the dot was moving from my perspective? Why, it was obvious which way it was moving from my perspective, wasn’t it?

When you allow yourself to understand the laws as they exist, then the true mechanism as it exists with full understanding becomes obvious. There is no more question, there is no more doubt. You don’t go, “Whoa, how is this supposed to happen? How is this supposed to work?” It just becomes obvious to you. It becomes your nature. It becomes something you no longer question. It just becomes who you are. And you can, from that place, you can from that position in life, fly. Yes, you can fly wherever you wish to go, however you wish to go, because nature unfolds before you. Your nature unfolds before you in an obvious way. Let it be that obvious, because it is. It’s as obvious as the fact you exist. It’s as obvious as the fact that the dot looks like it’s going one way to you and another way to me, even though it’s the same event, even though nothing else has changed. It’s that obvious.