Revelations

Those who attended the Albuquerque 2005 T’ai Chi Chih annual conference heard Justin put into words his experiences that he had while in spiritual practice. His talk entitled, “Play Within the Play,” explained some of those revelations. On page two he said, “It was very hard to assimilate them” (the revelations). Reading further at conference he continued, “What am I supposed to do with this information? The only person who has a record of it is Sister Antonia [Cooper], and she’s agreed not to reveal it until after I’m no longer here.” I was rather surprised to hear him share many of the revelations at that conference, which are recorded in this article and the “Play Within the Play” booklet too. Justin expressed his difficulty in using words for experiences that do not resemble this world. Words simply fall very short.

At the recent Portland conference I shared the revelations that Justin wrote to me, and I want to share them here with the wider group of TCC students and teachers. Justin had meditated since 1954 when he wrote, “Certain things were revealed to me” and “Things are as they always have been.”

A few months prior to 2005 conference, Justin had another revelation: “This is not the only universe. There are countless universes.” By entering the state of turiya (no thought, the fourth degree of consciousness), one enters the state of Reality as well. He experienced “Panels of Light that went into Infinity” – according to his 1991 talk transcribed in “Spiritual Life.”

Justin also emphasized spiritual practice through which one can “reach the Vertical Plane to take us to great heights (where we all would like to stay) but it is so important to return to the horizontal – to integrate and come back to the Marketplace, bringing spirituality with you.” That is true spirituality: “Be the big hermit, not the small hermit.”

“Time is a great illusion.” When we are in deep meditation, or deep TCC practice, time plays no role, and we are surprised at how much time has passed. “Knowing who and what you are is recognizing Divinity within” – according to his 1991 talk transcribed in “Spiritual Life.”

“If I wanted to give you a gift, the greatest gift that I could give you is the touch of Reality, to have you enter the state of Reality … [it is] a different vibration. If you do work to raise your vibration, you will experience these things – according to his 2005 talk transcribed in “Play Within a Play.”

“In your ordinary life, it’s very easy to have a good life. One word tells you how: Gratitude. If you live with gratitude, and express the gratitude, you can’t be unhappy.”

Justin further explains: “After the last revelation, which I discussed with Carmen at some length, I said, ‘What am I supposed to do with it?’” After sharing the above with the assembled teachers Sunday morning at the conference, I asked Carmen if there was anything she would like to say. She declined.

You are invited to reread the two talks (available from the New Mexico T’ai Chi Chih Center for a small donation, and free on line at http://www.gkpub.com/talks.php.)

Several teachers shared that they have recently begun to reread Justin’s books and have gained greater insights now then they first read them many years ago. I invite you to go to your private library and reread Justin’s works. If you do not have the books, order them from Good Karma. Spiritual Odyssey, Climb the Joyous Mountain and Gateway to Eastern Philosophy & Religion are available on Kindle through Amazon. Wishing you peace and all good.

Pyramid Poems (from Black Mountain)

stand

up for

T’ai Chi Chih

to bring you joy

to all who

seek out

peace

peace

is yours

if you will

do your pratice

every day

of your

life

life

of joy

will be yours

if you let go

and flow with

vital

force

force

is not

conducive

to feeling Chi

but softness

is the

key

Qi

opens

the door to

the inner realm

and unlocks

our true

self

self

awakes

as Chi flows

thru soles of feet

removing

ego’s

voice

voice

be still

and listen

deep within as

T’ai Chi Chih

speaks your

truth

truth

rises

within us

as the Chi flows

Justin says

take a

stand