Clear Eyes
“The eye
is the lamp of the body. If your eye is clear, your whole body will
be full of light.”
Jesus
(Matt 6:22)
Just before waking this
morning, I dreamed that someone was putting contact lenses into my
eyes. When I picked up Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening, and
opened it randomly, the quote above was the heading. Once again,
coincidences matter. So, what's the meaning of this one?
Jesus spoke of light
often—of himself and others as the light of the world, of brides
tending their lamps in preparation for the bridegroom, of the
necessity to let your light shine and not hide it. Our eyes do not
create light, they allow light in. It's interesting, however, that we
can be blinded by too much light just as easily as by too much darkness.
Our eyes are extremely sensitive to light, the pupils open and close
in response to it.
Light, of course, is also
a metaphor for understanding. If you see something clearly, you comprehend it. But, seeing clearly is not just watching with our
eyes, it is also watching with our heart and mind; in other words,
taking in the whole of what our eyes see. Sometimes, what we see and
how we interpret what we see are light-years apart. We can misjudge
any situation if we are only watching with our eyes without knowing
context and history. That information involves “heart sight.”
When we see both with our eyes and with our heart, we understand that
frequently unappealing behavior or personality is linked to past pain; to
shock, or loss, and fear of more pain. Sometimes, metaphorically,
contact lenses are needed to correct our vision.
Also, what we “see”
is often far broader than obvious visual content—our brains, for
instance, register body language, and very slight changes, such as
narrowing of the eyes, a twitch of eyebrow, or a tightening of lips
have significance. We also pick up on the energy of people, places
and situations—we feel these changes by the impact they make on our
own energetic field. We don't “see” them with our eyes, but none
the less, they are clearly perceived. They are “brought to light.”
The lamps of our bodies
are our eyes, our hearts, and our understanding. How clear is your
light today? Is there a situation that needs a new pair of contact
lenses?
In the Spirit,
Jane
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