08-10-2011, 12:00 AM
"The spiritual journey does not consist in arriving at a new destination where a person gains what he did not have, or becomes what he is not. It consists in the dissipation of one's own ignorance concerning one's self and life, and the gradual growth of that understanding which begins the spiritual awakening. The finding of God is a coming to one's self."
-- Aldous Huxley
MY COMMENT:
I believe that true Spiritual Advancement comes to those who are future oriented. Those who are determined focus on failures in the past and beat themselves up over those failures are doomed to spiritual stagnation. The wise touch upon problems as lightly as possible and focus upon potential solutions to the very best of their abilities.
If it is true that we are all God equally and that everything everywhere belongs to each and everyone of us equally then the only thing I can see holding us back from reaching our full potential is our inability to remember who we truly are! As long as we are convinced we are this ego, that began at birth and will end at death, we are doomed to be limited by what we have been trained to believe about ourselves and what we can and cannot accomplish.
Supposedly, what we call 'life' is the Divine Masquerade of God; The Divine Puppet Show and we are all willing participants whether we remember this or not. We either believe we chose to come here for some great purpose or we live our lives like leaves tossed around by whatever wind of circumstance may choose to blow us.
I know from direct experience that focusing upon perceived past failures is paralyzing. It stops one cold and hopeless. However, to focus upon the great things I intend to accomplish with my life moves me forward towards greater and greater victory. Ignorant people just need to learn and remember who they truly are to begin to tap into their full potential in life. Some want to realize their full potential and, apparently, most do not. That is indeed their choice, but those who refuse to embark on remembering who they truly are can expect the manifestation of seemingly pointless problems and frustrations that they, in their ignorance, are creating for themselves.
I say we are each responsible for OUR OWN LIVES! If we choose to take risks, for some great purpose, we much take responsibility for the fact that we may indeed be injured or even die! Those who would be truly Spiritually Advanced MUST take responsibility for their actions and their lives. Until we do this there is no hope of any worthwhile Spiritual Advancement.
Three brave warriors made the ultimate sacrifice at the Sedona Spiritual Warrior workshop. We must believe that they entered eternity heroes and are being eternally rewarded for their brave determination to be the very best people they could possibly become. I tell you this much: I would have been honored to die in such a manner. What? Would you rather die at the wheel while some drunk driver plows into you?
"The finding of God is a coming to oneself."
--Aldous Huxley
-- Aldous Huxley
MY COMMENT:
I believe that true Spiritual Advancement comes to those who are future oriented. Those who are determined focus on failures in the past and beat themselves up over those failures are doomed to spiritual stagnation. The wise touch upon problems as lightly as possible and focus upon potential solutions to the very best of their abilities.
If it is true that we are all God equally and that everything everywhere belongs to each and everyone of us equally then the only thing I can see holding us back from reaching our full potential is our inability to remember who we truly are! As long as we are convinced we are this ego, that began at birth and will end at death, we are doomed to be limited by what we have been trained to believe about ourselves and what we can and cannot accomplish.
Supposedly, what we call 'life' is the Divine Masquerade of God; The Divine Puppet Show and we are all willing participants whether we remember this or not. We either believe we chose to come here for some great purpose or we live our lives like leaves tossed around by whatever wind of circumstance may choose to blow us.
I know from direct experience that focusing upon perceived past failures is paralyzing. It stops one cold and hopeless. However, to focus upon the great things I intend to accomplish with my life moves me forward towards greater and greater victory. Ignorant people just need to learn and remember who they truly are to begin to tap into their full potential in life. Some want to realize their full potential and, apparently, most do not. That is indeed their choice, but those who refuse to embark on remembering who they truly are can expect the manifestation of seemingly pointless problems and frustrations that they, in their ignorance, are creating for themselves.
I say we are each responsible for OUR OWN LIVES! If we choose to take risks, for some great purpose, we much take responsibility for the fact that we may indeed be injured or even die! Those who would be truly Spiritually Advanced MUST take responsibility for their actions and their lives. Until we do this there is no hope of any worthwhile Spiritual Advancement.
Three brave warriors made the ultimate sacrifice at the Sedona Spiritual Warrior workshop. We must believe that they entered eternity heroes and are being eternally rewarded for their brave determination to be the very best people they could possibly become. I tell you this much: I would have been honored to die in such a manner. What? Would you rather die at the wheel while some drunk driver plows into you?
"The finding of God is a coming to oneself."
--Aldous Huxley