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The Path
3... The path is
a joyful one. Each further step brings an instant feeling
of lightness, of hope. When does one really feel good?
When one no longer fights reality, when one flows with
the Universe, when one thinks, feels and acts in a
positive way without effort, in an almost involuntary
way, just as the heart beats, and the lungs breathe, as
the waves of the ocean roll towards the shore, yet being
fully conscious of these movements. It means being
receptive and expanding, active and passive, in an
intuitive way; not stemming against the flow of the
Universe, but being with it. For this we have to learn to
let go of the little ego with its self-will, and the less
we have to defend ourselves against real or imaginary
hurt by trusting that we can cope with it, by trusting in
the inner guidance that is always at our disposal, the
more we can let ourselves be immersed in this universal
flow. That part of us which sincerely wants this, which,
actually, is part of this universal flow, is our Higher
Self. And this Higher Self is our best guide on this path.
It is always available, IF WE WANT IT, if we want to make
contact with it. We always activate it in our meditations.
Let's imagine, for instance, that we feel restless in a
vague way, we don't know what's bothering us. We decide
to meditate, but our thoughts won't let us. In such a
situation I can say: I want to activate my Higher Self to
help me to find out the truth. What is the truth of the
moment? The answer may be: I don't really want to
meditate, I don't really want to find out the truth
because it might be very uncomfortable. When you express
this, which is the truth of the moment, you are already
meditating. You can even clench your fists and beat the
mattress to take responsibility for the spite, anger, or
frustration that you are experiencing. This will activate
more energy. Then maybe you are ready to sit down again
and express the first wish once more: to be in truth. Why
am I restless and frustrated? You can instruct your
Higher Self to let your lower self manifest, so that you
can look at it, acknowledge it, and work with what you
see. This is a very down-to-earth kind of meditation, but
it is most useful, because instead of taking us away from
ourselves, from our responsibility, it brings us closer
to it. The answer of the moment might be - as it often is
with me - that I ought to be doing something and I'm
procrastinating. I don't really want to hear this. I'd
really like to hear that it is because when I was a
newborn baby my mother didn't have enough milk, but alas,
this is the reality. I ought to be doing what I avoid. So
I'm this far in- my meditation, in my search for truth.
What now? Why am I avoiding doing it? Is it out of spite?
Whom am I spiting and why? Is it worth it? What is the
price I am paying for this spite? Am I ready to pay it?
The answer will probably be, No. I want to get away with
it, without paying the price. At this point I recognize
in how many other areas I also want exactly this, and
what a high price I am paying. Now I have a choice.
Either I do it, or I don't, but then I consciously accept
the price I have to pay. In either case I am in truth, I
am honest. The restlessness and vague anxiety will have
passed.
We consider this-kind of meditation very spiritual. It is
not difficult to try it out. But to do it, just as to
enter this path and stay on it, requires a positive will,
a sincere wish to change, a letting go of our little,
puny ego, a trust in the Universe, in its abundance, that
is available to us, if we open ourselves to it. As the
Guide says, to let go - to let God. We could also say
that on this path we work towards emotional maturity,
that is, towards the capacity to love and to give. This
capacity is in all of us. It is for us to open the doors.
End
Presumed to have been written by Eva Pierrakos (rather
than the Guide) Copyright 1976, the Center for the Living
Force, Inc.
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