Bridging Intervals: Closing the Gap to Presence

Bridging Intervals: Closing the Gap to Presence

We have posted about the law of octaves in the past, so I will not reproduce all that content here but would like to revisit one key property of octaves, the notion of bridging intervals. The idea is that to escape mechanical, accidental influences, I need to apply a different vibration or energy level to certain parts of the octave. An octave could be any interest I may be pursuing.

The space or vibration frequency between each of the seven notes in an octave is not equal. There are two spots in the octave in which additional energy is needed to proceed on a line or to complete the octave. At these spots, things often deviate, nullifying the pursuit.

In an ascending octave (Do – Re – Mi - Fa – Sol – La – Si - Do), which assumes I “got off on the right foot” or “got out of bed on the right side,” there is an interval between Mi and Fa, and a second interval at Si and Do. According to the Teacher, my efforts to do the Work and bridge intervals create beautiful new opportunities and are miraculous. I am making something from nothing.

The most beautiful thing that can happen to a person is to become the miraculous. − The Teacher

To make this practical and less theoretical, the first interval is that moment when I have lost interest in some project or activity in which I was involved and I stopped or started doing something else. Many books on my bookshelf have a bookmarker at this spot.

The second interval is harder to bridge and harder to detect because it is the spot where I feel like I finished the project, but it is not truly done. Did I move the sofa while vacuuming the room and find the hidden dust bunnies or did I declare, “Good enough.” Did I thank a friend for stepping in to help me at a time of need or did I lazily muse, “He knows I am thankful.”

I would like to apply this idea directly to the effort of being present. When trying to self-remember my attention wanes at the Mi-Fa interval by imagination, distraction, or self-doubt. At this point, I lose my attention, and I’m unable to maintain my presence.

The gap is a chasm as wide as the Grand Canyon. At these Mi-Fa moments, we need reminders, outside help, or valuation based on sustained efforts to cross the divide and close the gap. The Teacher and my friends in the School help me bridge this interval.

At the Si-Do interval, I need to remember to sustain my aim to be present and not waiver, even when it is nearby. The twist here is that anything worldly is a distraction from Presence, even efforts to be present. When you arrive, the trick is to let go and stay there.

The higher Self beholds what it knows wordlessly with presence. − The Teacher

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