Seeing into darkness is clarity.
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.
(Tao 52)
Do you want a life? Or do you desire your life? Did you know there was a difference? For the longest time, I didn't. In A Course In Miracles it says: "Let Him, therefore, be the only Guide that you would follow to salvation. He knows the way, and leads you gladly on it. With Him you will not fail to learn that what God wills for you is your will. Without His guidance you will think you know alone, and will decide against your peace a surely as you decided that salvation lay in you alone. Salvation is of Him to whom God gave it for you. He has not forgotten it. Forget Him not and He will make every decision for you, for your salvation and the peace of God in you."
What does this mean?
Spiritual maturity or what I have come to call "self-actualization" calls us to claim our life and in effect let go entirely of what we want. Said differently, if we choose to grow into our "self" - life truly becomes more about tuning in and listening, while ultimately letting go of our own agenda. As a spiritual seeker, I used to think we had some kind of say in the course for our lives. Now I would amend this thought.
Although I do believe we are part of our co-creation with the divine, I now recognize that our outward life reflects only the life we live within. To let go of expectation and claim the life that is ours then, we must hold fast to the divine within and follow its light to show us the way. As I see it, for true spiritual seekers, you will need to know three "rites of passage" on your journey. I call these steps: Embracing Choice, Embracing Necessity and Surrendering to Divine Intention.
Step One: Embracing Choice
Knowing how to yield is strength.
Use your own light
and return to the source of light.
This is called practicing eternity.
(Tao 52)
Do you want a life? Or do you desire your life? Did you know there was a difference? For the longest time, I didn't. In A Course In Miracles it says: "Let Him, therefore, be the only Guide that you would follow to salvation. He knows the way, and leads you gladly on it. With Him you will not fail to learn that what God wills for you is your will. Without His guidance you will think you know alone, and will decide against your peace a surely as you decided that salvation lay in you alone. Salvation is of Him to whom God gave it for you. He has not forgotten it. Forget Him not and He will make every decision for you, for your salvation and the peace of God in you."
What does this mean?
Spiritual maturity or what I have come to call "self-actualization" calls us to claim our life and in effect let go entirely of what we want. Said differently, if we choose to grow into our "self" - life truly becomes more about tuning in and listening, while ultimately letting go of our own agenda. As a spiritual seeker, I used to think we had some kind of say in the course for our lives. Now I would amend this thought.
Although I do believe we are part of our co-creation with the divine, I now recognize that our outward life reflects only the life we live within. To let go of expectation and claim the life that is ours then, we must hold fast to the divine within and follow its light to show us the way. As I see it, for true spiritual seekers, you will need to know three "rites of passage" on your journey. I call these steps: Embracing Choice, Embracing Necessity and Surrendering to Divine Intention.
Step One: Embracing Choice
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