Opinions come from mind; Love arises in the heart. The first part of the awakening process engages the mind where ‘opinions’ flourish. Once here we want to take everyone on board the truth train with us, save everyone we can from ignorance (we become truly annoying to be around). As we progress through the stages of awakening, we learn to quiet our mind, we listen more, we observe.

“It’s time to evolve, time to transform. Thank the Past for the hard but necessary lessons, you are now dissolving what you believed to be true and waking up to what is: TRUTH; the transparent honesty of it - with TRUTH nothing is hidden, there is no ambiguity, no doubt. You’re able to FEEL TRUTH in your body if you pause to sense it. You can finally understand that you are (and have always been) a receiver that can discern TRUTH from falsehood. There is so much to look forward to, so much to prepare for.”

The key is to not be attached to anything you currently believe to be true, allow the truth to take whatever form is non-illusory and if it doesn’t match your version of reality, let that be okay. You must be just as willing to be wrong, as you are to be right - or your experience will be one of great fear and suffering.

This is how we should use the Precepts; they are the ‘finger pointing to the Moon’ – we should use them to grow into our Awareness but don’t consider for a moment that they are the Truth themselves. We can get caught up on their various translations, which one is right and which version is closest to what Mikao Usui intended, but to me, as long as it remains simple and true to his intention - whatever works for you.