I hope I find you well. This month's first article is a brief
excerpt from my Higher Self course, to give you a brief taste of
what it is like, as well as to give you some useful tips on
dealing with something we deal all wrestle with: obstacles in our
lives.
The second article from Stuart Goldsmith deals with a question
most people need to ask themselves, but never have: do you know
what you want?. I think you will find it thought-provoking.
The myths and legends are filled with many obstacles that the
hero must overcome before finally achieving the goal of the
quest. In some cases, he or she takes a wrong turn and goes
in the wrong direction for many years. Another trap may be that
the hero ends up in a very comfortable place filled with
luxuries; symbolizing the numerous distractions from the true
goal. All such obstacles symbolize the distractions that we lend
our attention to in our own lives.
Many people on the path do achieve high levels of success and
acclaim. If due caution is not exercised, these may be like those
false seductive resting places in the myths. They threaten
to lull us to sleep forever. In many cases, this is exactly what
happens. People who achieve a high level of success in some
public field, and achieve celebrity status, often give up on the
spiritual journey. It is questionable if they ever seriously
pursued it in the first place.
Others can take wrong turns, and head off to needlessly face
merciless monsters. Perhaps you are in precisely this place, when
you demand that you produce your gift before you continue with
your spiritual quest. You may even demand it before you can feel
good about yourself and your innate right to a happy life. Many
people behave in just this manner.
Interestingly, if you keep on the main road, you are far more
likely to find your gift. Moreover, you are better empowered to
actually give it to the rest of us. However, the key point is
this: it really does not matter one bit in the scheme of things
if you do not. You do not need to feel that your life is a
failure. You certainly do not need to feel that you are unworthy
of being loved, or less worthy of life and joy than anyone else.
We come into this world with only one purpose. That purpose is to
come into a full awareness of who we are, and to live from a
place of perfect Love. You can only give what you have. You
cannot give what you do not have. Therefore, if you seek to
manifest Love to the world, you must first have Love to give. If
you despair of world events and wish everyone would come to their
senses, but yourself remain fragmented and divided within, you
merely contribute to the world’s problems. You certainly do not
solve them. In fact, by even insisting upon this viewpoint -
seeing the world as less than perfect - you merely insist that
your own limited viewpoint and understanding is the correct one.
All this does is strengthen the walls of your ego consciousness.
Yet, you cannot even understand the workings of your own mind!
Therefore, what makes you qualified to judge the state of the
rest of the world?
The teaching of the Mystery Schools is that only by becoming
fully integrated as human beings, and accessing the Source of
All, can we truly effect change in the world. Therefore, our
first step must be to accept things as they are. Acknowledge that
as a finite limited person, you do not have perfect knowledge of
the workings of the universe, or of God’s activities within
creation. Then, begin working upon yourself. Put yourself in a
place where you can be filled with the wisdom of the Higher
Self. Begin also to put yourself in a place where you become
purified of the forces that hold you back from attaining the true
inheritance that awaits.
Only then will the way ahead become clear. It soon becomes plain
what your specific gift is AND how to manifest it for the benefit
of all. Moreover, you also gain insight into why the world is as
it is, and what your specific role is within it at this time.
So, by putting first things first , all things come into proper
perspective and fall into their rightful place.
Copyright Asoka Selvarajah 2004. All Rights Reserved.
Asoka Selvarajah is a writer on personal growth and
spirituality,
and the author of "The 7 Golden Secrets To Knowing Your
Higher
Self". His work helps people achieve their full
potential, deepen their
understanding of mystical truth,
and discover their soul's purpose. Learn more about his work
This question might surprise you! Up until now, you've probably
assumed that you knew what you wanted, it was GETTING IT which
was the difficult part! You probably think that if you only knew
HOW to get exactly what you wanted, then all of your problems
would be solved.
Have you ever considered that you might not know what you want?
You have probably assumed all along that you DID know! But the
surprising fact is that VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY
WANT! Oh yes; most people have a vague, woolly idea about where
they want to be, but HARDLY ANYONE knows EXACTLY where they are
trying to get to, or what they want to achieve.
At best, people have a loosely-formed notion about wanting to "be
better," to "improve their finances," or to "succeed," but when
questioned, they have almost no idea at all about EXACTLY what
they want!
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT THEY DON'T GET IT?
Even people who THINK that they know where they are going, rarely
do! It is not enough to say: "I know what I want....more money."
EXACTLY how much money do you want? WHEN do you want this money?
It is not enough to say: "I know what I want....a better car."
What COLOR do you want the car to be? EXACTLY which model do you
want? By what PRECISE date will you have taken delivery? Will it
have a sun-roof, electric windows, leather seats, stereo,
air-conditioning? Will it be a manual or automatic?
It is not enough to say: "I want to live in a better house." How
many bedrooms/reception rooms/bathrooms will it have? EXACTLY
where will it be located? Will it have a garage/laundry
room/shed/stables/swimming pool? HOW MUCH will it cost?
The secret of Knowing
I will now share another secret with you: UNLESS YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU WANT, (IN THE SMALLEST DETAIL), AND WHEN YOU WANT IT
BY, YOU WILL NEVER GET IT. It sounds hard, I know, but I'm
telling you the truth. You will never get it!
Why am I so sure? Because if you don't KNOW EXACTLY what you want
then you have nothing to work towards, no specific goals to aim
for. You'll just drift along with the vague hope that "things
will get better". I know because I did this for years!
Also, if you don't KNOW EXACTLY what you want, then you
wouldn't even recognize it if someone gave it to you as a gift!
For example, what chance would you have of arriving at the Hotel
Bell Vue, 149 Sidmouth Street, London WC2, if you hopped into a
taxi in Glasgow and told the driver that you wanted to get to a
hotel, but you weren't sure which one? The chances of you
arriving at the correct hotel would be microscopically small!
Put like that, it seems so obvious doesn't it? It hardly seems
worth saying that you must know where you want to get to, before
you can get there! Yet millions of people go through life unhappy
because they "want more", yet they have only the haziest notion
about exactly what "more" is! When, after several years, they
still have not improved their circumstances, they blame it on
'bad luck' or say that they never had a chance.
They know that they don't want to be where they are at the moment
- so does someone standing on a railway platform! But the railway
traveler is clutching a TICKET stating their destination. They
know EXACTLY where they are going and so there is a very good
chance that they will arrive.
I cannot over-stress the importance of knowing precisely what you
wish to achieve. It is one of the key techniques used in this
book to assure your success.
Used properly , it will produce
almost MAGICAL results.
Copyright Stuart Goldsmith. All Rights Reserved.
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