This morning as I walked through the park contemplating life and how my life got to be the way it is I was overcome by a new deeper awareness. Recently "things" have been up for me, meaning that I am at that uncomfortable place of dealing with ME again! I thought that I had dealt with my early childhood wounds of feeling uncared for, unimportant, unconsidered, and worthless, but here they come again, a new round of the same old same old. "You are 50 years old, a minister and spiritual teacher, a mother of 3 grown children - GROW UP!" The voice of the ego is still strong within me - so I humbly pray for love and compassion.
So many people struggle and suffer with their mind; we have all been conditioned to believe the thoughts we think. Our collective and individual conditioning is so strong that it is no wonder why humanity is in the current state of turmoil. What can we do? How can we really embrace the teaching that we are spiritual beings having a human experience? We have to understand the mind, the ego, and do whatever it takes to find a balance between ego and our spiritual Self, our Essence.
As long as we engage our problems at the level of mind we suffer, we must deal with our life from the level of the soul, the heart level. Most of us, at our current level of awareness, are unable to transcend our pain and suffering. We lack the courage to move on because we are still primarily operating at the level of mind/ego. We resist trusting our Essential Self to take the lead. Many of us that have awakened to the fact that we are spiritual being who have a mind, but are not the mind, have moments of "seeing through the eyes of God" or operating from unconditional love and acceptance but still resort to resolving our pain through the mind. Only when we can embrace life, just the way that it is, and not try to fix it and take direction from the mind, will we operate from our authentic nature. Thinking that anyone should act, think, or be any different than they are is a waste of energy - but how much time do we spend there? If your mother, father, spouse, child, or friend triggers you to be mad, sad, hurt, frustrated, angry, disappointed, etc... you will continue to suffer. Until the time comes that you are no longer triggered, you will primarily be living from ego. When living from Essence, one transcends the lower energies of the physical, the mind identified world, and lives, moves, and breathes in a world where everything's a miracle.
Namaste'
Ali
So many people struggle and suffer with their mind; we have all been conditioned to believe the thoughts we think. Our collective and individual conditioning is so strong that it is no wonder why humanity is in the current state of turmoil. What can we do? How can we really embrace the teaching that we are spiritual beings having a human experience? We have to understand the mind, the ego, and do whatever it takes to find a balance between ego and our spiritual Self, our Essence.
As long as we engage our problems at the level of mind we suffer, we must deal with our life from the level of the soul, the heart level. Most of us, at our current level of awareness, are unable to transcend our pain and suffering. We lack the courage to move on because we are still primarily operating at the level of mind/ego. We resist trusting our Essential Self to take the lead. Many of us that have awakened to the fact that we are spiritual being who have a mind, but are not the mind, have moments of "seeing through the eyes of God" or operating from unconditional love and acceptance but still resort to resolving our pain through the mind. Only when we can embrace life, just the way that it is, and not try to fix it and take direction from the mind, will we operate from our authentic nature. Thinking that anyone should act, think, or be any different than they are is a waste of energy - but how much time do we spend there? If your mother, father, spouse, child, or friend triggers you to be mad, sad, hurt, frustrated, angry, disappointed, etc... you will continue to suffer. Until the time comes that you are no longer triggered, you will primarily be living from ego. When living from Essence, one transcends the lower energies of the physical, the mind identified world, and lives, moves, and breathes in a world where everything's a miracle.
Namaste'
Ali
