Peering into the Desirable

Frontispiece

A series of serendipitous moments led me to a future mentor and wise friend in the late 80s. His name was Khigh Alx Dhiegh. Some might remember him as Wo Fat on a television show called Hawaii Five-O in the 70s. Among his movie and television credits, he also had a doctorate in Theology and was the Rector for a Taoist sanctuary called ‘Inner Truth Looking Place’ when I met him.

In the short time I knew him before his passing, I learned a great deal about desirable and undesirable considerations in life. In one of our conversations he referred to the frontispiece of a book in which he’d found great significance. I thought it would be great to use someday, and so I am. I’ll share some deeper significance of my relationship with Khigh later.

A great deal of what I am today is an assimilation of various people I have known, books read, and experiences of inner and outer situations. Each has affected the way I sense, think and act, often prompting the possibility of deeper discovery and understanding of the matter and function of reality. The feeling of awe-inspired inquiry continually assists the experience of the kid in the candy store, ecstatic toward the soon to be discovered treats.

In the face of developing nomenclature for the ‘new generations’ of planetary pioneers (least of all potentially being one) I would offer yet another label; that of ‘assimilationist’ or better yet, ‘harmonist’ as we harvest our past on the way to the future, hopefully avoiding any catastrophic occurrences that would destroy ourselves and our planet in the process.

I intend to take you on an intra- or trans-dimensional journey, full of trials and tribulations, leading toward a comprehension of the components of consciousness now appearing in your theater of the mind on a growing scale. We are all experience intense trials and tribulations now, individually and collectively. These, too, shall pass.

I have pondered many identities in the process of self-awareness, self-actualization and self-realization, often finding that at the deepest levels of consciousness identity is a moot point. We choose. I’ve met many challenges in this and other worlds; the greatest of which has been my own quest for identity and purpose in this world. I got a hint of that in a spiritual awakening in college, nearly 50 years ago.

Now in the throes of planetary challenges and a new US administration of change there is new opportunity for many to consider how to proceed in personal and professional endeavors. Maybe there is a thread of consciousness that unites our hearts in a wonderful union toward harmony. Harmony isn't the na?ve denial or dismissal of chaos or confusion; it's the effective and wise use of it.

Religious dogma and superstition have come under scientific scrutiny now. I hope to share some deep quandaries and a consideration of realities far greater than our current awareness. Quantum physicists are just beginning to discover what mystics have known for millennia, only now this scientific mirror is opening a door for many to consider possibilities once only offered by spiritual studies or religious pathways. Our world views are changing dramatically as we understand living in quantum entanglement in the unified field.

I’ve been gifted with great intelligence and a plethora of experience, more than one might have in several lifetimes. That alone is enough to handle as one seeks to understand abandonment (orphaned at birth) juxtaposed with love and find harmony within oneself in the dance of life (adopted with unconditional love). I am able to bring a new view of old patterns and how a new world order is evolving, regardless of those who fear it.

This part of me promotes Zendor, the ‘door to what is’ness of aligning spirituality and science with the harmony of people and planet imbued by the mechanisms of M theory, multiple dimensions, and quantum realities through direct experience. I hope your curiosity gets the best of you as you read further. I’ll no doubt confront your previous belief systems as we battle for congruency between inner and outer worlds.

Finding harmony within the two worlds, inner and outer, has been and will continue to be a lifelong experience I am sure. I’ve held council with many beings and persons and I share those throughout the book. For now, I want to share the considerations that went into it as potential discussion points in your internal dialog, perhaps spilling out into the world.

My desire within this work is to present possibilities of how things may work as natural processes in the natural progression of the evolution of consciousness, through the vulnerability of my own observation and understanding in the matter of spirit. I never thought of it, though Jeff Mishlove noted his admiration for my reporting objectively on purely subjective experiences.

I feel that it is a near-impossible task to make sense of everything, yet it is within infinite intelligence that all things are connected somehow according to both mystics and physicists now, so climb aboard the fuzzy logic train and let’s take a trip. Feel free to move about the train's cars and get to know the various aspects of self and perhaps others.

Switching back to my gratitude and thankfulness for a moment, I could not have begun this journey without the wonderful parents I did have, Robert and Louise Benefiel. Their combined effort, personal ethics and lived values provided a foundation for me to grow through inquiry without constraint. Their encouragement gave me a strong desire to learn about life, love and the complexity of human behavior.

I’m thankful for my ex-wife and four children. At this time I have nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, all of whom are at a distance though close to my heart. I sincerely hope that I can help make a difference in their future on planet Earth. I wish for them to understand an evolving consciousness and how to discern congruence with the essence of LOVE beyond personal plight.

I tend to be overly emotional and/or sensitive, a trait of being Cancer and highly empathic, but the fact is the world needs change towards a healthier attitude about our human condition and what can truly be done to improve the way we interact with one another. We are all relation. As relation, even dysfunctional at times, we always love, care for and support the best in and for each of us as an intention.

Although this book is all about my life’s insights, it is written in an attempt to remove the spotlight and offer a consideration for acquiring intelligence that reflects Nature and the Universe in new ways. Obviously my ego is involved or I wouldn’t be writing. I had another dear friend, Michael [RIP], who offered, "There's no ego without Wego." The self transforms to Self in that sense, a participant in the play without attachment to outcome.

The ego is neither good nor bad, absent nor all-powerful and if I’m good, I’ll present more questions than answers. If I’m lucky, you’ll find similar questions to your own contemplation of reality and continue to seek your own answers with renewed exuberance and investigative opportunities. Keep in mind that once you ask a question, an answer will come. Like Rilke, though, you'll have to live with the question as the answer unfolds.

My influences include a plethora of prolific pontificators throughout history. From ancient texts and mystery schools to modern-day mystics and scientists, I’ve hedged the edge of consciousness and physical reality in my quest for congruence. I’ve sought the understanding of how humans are evolving toward self-regulation and a new world order of responsible leadership – a new millennial mindflow.

Hopefully, our shared considerations may lead us toward a new living awareness of collaborative energy in motion, what some may call pure shareable energy; limitless oscillating vibrational energy…LOVE.

I believe in John Lennon’s hopes… and the world will live as ONE. ??????