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As Carl Jung so eloquently stated, “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
To help you do that, you can imagine kneeling down to this little child and telling them that it’s OK. That you know they’re in pain and aren’t purposefully trying to hurt you, and you’re here for them. Give that small child a hug and feel your compassion healing them. Whether you know it or not, both of you are being deeply healed in that holy moment.
LIVING THE AWAKENED LIFE “Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” – LEONARDO DA VINCI
This brings us to one of the most important principles that can help us live life in human form. Namely, modern science has shown us that time is an illusion, so that the “you” without physical limits that is made of pure unending love and joy (which your soul is evolving toward in the distant future) exists in that state now. There is only now. What we perceive of as past, present, and future are actually coordinates in a three-dimensional structure of time, and regardless of the coordinate you choose, it’s still now there. Only the now exists. The most helpful way I’ve found to understand this often-confusing subject is to think of it from a top-down model. Instead of just thinking of yourself as a human or a soul evolving its way toward higher and higher densities, think of yourself as a vast, limitless being who is already in a state of perfection and unconditional love at the highest planes of existence, looking to expand yourself infinitely by experiencing seeming individuation and separation (i.e., becoming individual souls) and then coming back home to yourself with an expanded and deeper sense of self. Remaining in a state of pure love, while beautiful, wouldn’t provide us with an opportunity to expand that love that we are and fully understand it. Creating the illusion of separation, however, provides us with ample opportunities to learn to express love in the most challenging of circumstances. So experiencing the difficulties of being unconditionally loving serves to expand the love that we are in the higher plane of existence and to understand ourselves more deeply. As this experience is occurring, however, on this level, it’s easy to “forget” our true essence and instead believe we are an individual soul working their way up the ladder of spiritual evolution, striving for expansion and perfection. The ultimate truth is that both (and all) states exist now.
Reality, as it turns out, is far different from what we thought. Not only is it holographic but also nonlinear and multidimensional. The “you” who you think you are is really but a tiny fraction of all that you actually are. You are a limitless being that has “split itself” multidimensionally, and you’re now consciously experiencing one small part of yourself on this level.
Your physical self is the vehicle; your Spirit Self the driver.
Remind yourself every single day that everything that happens to you happens for your own good in the ultimate sense. Your Spirit Self knows what is needed for the evolution of your soul and plans everything, no matter how painful or tragic it seems. You planned it all. You are the writer of this play. You are also its director, the actor, and the audience. It’s only when you get caught up in the role of the actor and forget that it’s just a role that life seems to be scary and fear becomes warranted. But how much fear would you feel, if you knew that everything that will ever happen to you, good and bad, is gently planned by a greater part of yourself that knows what is ultimately best for you and knows what you need to learn on a soul level? How much would you resist the events of your life then? And so, to live a truly awakened life and to find deep meaning and purpose, look at your entire life as what it rightfully is: a curriculum. Your life, and everything that happens in it, is your curriculum in this university-level education. Moreover, you customized the entire curriculum for yourself, knowing exactly what you needed to work on and learn. And this curriculum does not only show up when one of life’s major challenges or tragedies arise. Every single moment of every single day of your entire life is part of the curriculum. Why? Because each and every moment you have the choice of whether you’re going to unconsciously react to life’s circumstances and triggers or if you’ll consciously respond. The difference is that the former is dictated by fear, while the latter is inspired by love.
To be truly free, we must feel our emotions with full acceptance. Willingly embrace them no matter how uncomfortable. What you’ll find is that they quickly dissolve. Why? Because embracing and fully accepting them is an act of unconditional love, and darkness dissolves in the light of love.
Of course, I’m not implying that any of this is easy to do. I often still find it difficult too. It’s all too easy to get sucked back into the busyness of life and to forget about of all of this “deeper spiritual stuff.” And yet, as surely as the breath comes to fill your lungs again, so too will the call of your heart come again to remind you of what truly matters in your life. And when that happens, you remember, “It’s OK.” It has always been OK. You are loved beyond measure, and everything that happens is happening for your own ultimate good. So relax. Relax, and learn the beautiful lessons of love.
Feel love flowing from it to you. There is no limit to this love; it is an endless river. Bathe in it. Let it wash over you completely, all the while realizing that it is you embracing yourself.
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Reality Unveiled by Ziad Masri presents key insights from the Taoism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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