09-18-2013, 12:45 AM
The World is Your Mirror
Life may seem very unpredictable at times in our modern society; filled with surprises, ups and downs and mixed messages. In actuality, there is perfect order in the world around us; it is like a mirror that is continually responding to our thoughts, feelings and actions. The more that we connect to the greater truth of who we are on the inside, the more we start to see that we have a choice in our thoughts and ultimately in how we view the world.
The universe is forever giving and will constantly provide us with opportunities to see the world anew. Perhaps it is time that we have more self-love and, courage in being who we are, and express ourselves unapologetically to others.
The root cause of suffering is judgment -- the belief that there is something wrong. And what are the fruits of that tree of judgment? It is the world we see around us, a world that is at war with itself, in conflict and in disharmony.
The idea that this one thought -- a barely conscious thought -- could wreak such havoc may seem irrational. That is only because we don't yet fully grasp the power of our thoughts; and that the more subtle they are, the more powerful they are. A subtle underlying judgment can change the direction through which we perceive reality. It can poison the well that we draw from.
At any moment, we have a choice to be part of the solution or part of the problem.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi said it succinctly in the second chapter of his translation of the Bhagavad Gita, "Analyzing a problem to find its solution is like trying to restore freshness to a leaf by treating the leaf itself, whereas the solution lies in watering the root... ignorance of one's own self is the basis of all problems, sufferings and shortcomings in life." Or as MSI put it, "From growth of consciousness, one merges completely into the Absolute and separates completely from illusions."
Life may seem very unpredictable at times in our modern society; filled with surprises, ups and downs and mixed messages. In actuality, there is perfect order in the world around us; it is like a mirror that is continually responding to our thoughts, feelings and actions. The more that we connect to the greater truth of who we are on the inside, the more we start to see that we have a choice in our thoughts and ultimately in how we view the world.
The universe is forever giving and will constantly provide us with opportunities to see the world anew. Perhaps it is time that we have more self-love and, courage in being who we are, and express ourselves unapologetically to others.
The root cause of suffering is judgment -- the belief that there is something wrong. And what are the fruits of that tree of judgment? It is the world we see around us, a world that is at war with itself, in conflict and in disharmony.
The idea that this one thought -- a barely conscious thought -- could wreak such havoc may seem irrational. That is only because we don't yet fully grasp the power of our thoughts; and that the more subtle they are, the more powerful they are. A subtle underlying judgment can change the direction through which we perceive reality. It can poison the well that we draw from.
At any moment, we have a choice to be part of the solution or part of the problem.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi said it succinctly in the second chapter of his translation of the Bhagavad Gita, "Analyzing a problem to find its solution is like trying to restore freshness to a leaf by treating the leaf itself, whereas the solution lies in watering the root... ignorance of one's own self is the basis of all problems, sufferings and shortcomings in life." Or as MSI put it, "From growth of consciousness, one merges completely into the Absolute and separates completely from illusions."