Honour the Self

Notice facing and honouring yourself is the most direct route to piercing through the veil of illusion. Everything is pointing toward Reality, though its not Reality itself. Would it not be curious if someone could give you who you really are? Everybody has given us what is on load-our personalities. When the body is given back, we realize who we are but we can also realize this before. To be a seeker is to imagine a gap between "here" and there. To maturely integrate a spiritual teaching requires you apply it, not simply believe, write about or work toward it. This knowing and being activates cosmic alchemy. Tune into what makes you feel most alive. The ultimate solution to a problem is to realize you do not really have any problem. This is the Truth of who we are. To awaken to this is to be truly satisfied. Its a spontaneous happening. It happens when the well-intentioned self-will takes a vacation. Beautiful things in life simply happen without effort. Falling asleep is effortless. Falling in Love is beyond you. Falling into you and the Truth cannot be forced. It is effortless. Let go of all that is self-centred.

Honour your Soul journey

Notice the physical world suggests shortcuts exist to reach goals and flourish. Zig Ziglar echoes, "there is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs." Similarly, there is no cutting corners in spiritual practice. Contrary to popular belief, one cannot fast-track spiritual progress to reap imagined rewards and instantly access what one is not ready to energetically handle. The very thought this is possible is itself ego delusion. All attempts to dodge the messy world of difficult relationships, uncomfortable emotions and anything else we would avoid, only sidetrack and obstruct the true Soul journey of authenticity which beckons. The nature of suffering draws us back to the steps we skipped, pondered or missed. We exist to identify, honour, digest, embody and integrate Soul lessons of our lives. Every choice has alchemical conequences that alter our frequency & experience. Reclaim the power and free will to consciously create your own happiness. Hence the Zen proverb: when the student is ready, the master appears. In other words, when the student has the mindset, has their eyes and ears open and stops acting like they know everything, then a teacher will appear. Teachers present as guides at different stages until one blossoms into the Master and weilds the power of a white lotus.

Honour the journey of Light

Notice we are each on a journey to obtain, absorb or experience more light. As we honour every journey, it dawns we each have the freedom to determine our own Truth by taking in all that is presented and tuning into what resonates. Resonance is recognised on a cellular level. Letting go of disharmony allows true nature to reveal itself. As it dawns what it is to connect with the energy of creation within ourselves, we awaken and illuminate ourselves. Aligning with Higher Consciousness expands reality. This is about allowing cellular and DNA shifts to receive, decode and transmit more light. Imagine your vehicle is a quantum circuit-board activating with an enormous cosmic upgrade. 

Walking the Path

A path is made by walking it. This is about recognizing life takes on the meaning it is given.  Its easy to be positive or optimistic yet being overly positive doesn't allow feeling deeply. In fact, it blocks out shadows or another side of who we are. We are often taught to rush through adversity to avoid pain.  This does not allow us to get through pain or allow feelings entirely appropriate for different situations. Is it always desirable to rush turning a frown upside down?

A true Yoga perspective would say no.  Each person's truth ought to be honoured. All feelings in the moment deserve love and acceptance. Healthy emotional stages allow for shock, anger, disappointment, sadness then acceptance and reorientation to a more balanced focus.  Eventually, its useful to be more fully open to the unknown or new possibilities. To allow everything to flow, and seeing this is part of wholeness, this is truly walking the path.  The truth is only ever felt directly.

10 Ways to respect every moment

To persevere under trial is to realize you are required to stand various tests in this lifetime. Call them what you will. They arise without warning. These events are not required to make sense to your human mind. Begin teaching yourself to look beyond what you have been conditioned to see.

At times, you feel treated unjustly for no obvious reason. You may feel confused to be singled out. In truth, everyone is chosen yet, interprets a calling differently.  Each experience teaches you a new level of respect for self, for authority and for higher awareness that trials themselves trigger in the soul. Consider 10 ways to respect every moment you are given;

1) Do what is right. This does not mean related choices have no cost or consequences.

2) Nurture a loving attitude. This enables you to gain wisdom from reasons for discomfort and disappointment.

3) Believe for the best. Higher forces have the power to turn any situation around, at their pace.

4) Trust in the unseen. You may not see a way out of a predicament. This is just limited vision. You are not yet conscious of all that is.

5) Sustain faith. Such mental energy gets you through anything. Setbacks catapult you ahead.

6) Support the hurting. A human being truly lives when he does deeds that cannot be repaid.

7) Express the truth. Sooner or later, dishonesty catches up with anyone who follows this path.

8) Open your heart. Take steps to encourage others and inspire them to create fresh attitudes.

9) Rise above deception. Thoughts and feelings of worry, inadequacy or insecurity are not you.

10) Honour your true self. To raise awareness helps rediscover who you are and why you exist.