2. WHAT IS SUCCESS?WHAT IS SUCCESS?
• Continued expansion of happiness &
realization of worthy goals
• Ability to fulfill our desires effortlessly
• Spiritually, success is our ability to co-
create with the universe efficiently and
without effort
3. SPIRIT- SOURCE OF ALLSPIRIT- SOURCE OF ALL
ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS
• Ancient sages of India realized that spirit
lies at the source of all achievement in life.
• Spirit is defined as pure potentiality which
is unmanifest consciousness.
• Our desires are manifestations of the
unmanifest consciousness.
• Practice of the seven spiritual laws align
us with nature’s intelligence and our
desires are easily fulfilled.
4. 1. The law of pure potentiality1. The law of pure potentiality
• We exist in a state of pure potentiality or
pure consciousness which is the field of
infinite creativity and all possibilities.
• Knowing who we really are gives us the
ability to fulfill any dream we have.
• When we are in harmony with nature, we
create a bond between our desires and
the power to materialize these desires.
5. Practicing the law of purePracticing the law of pure
potentialitypotentiality
• Take time each day to be silent, to
connect with your spirit, to just be.
• Practice nonjudgment. Begin the day with
a resolve to not judge anything that occurs
• Commune with nature. Watch a sunset,
listen to the ocean, or simply smell the
scent of a flower
6. 2. The law of giving & receiving2. The law of giving & receiving
• Everything in the universe operates through dynamic
exchange
• Giving and taking are different aspects of the flow of
energy in the universe
• If we stop the flow of energy, we interfere with nature’s
intelligence
• If we want love, learn to give love, if we want material
affluence, help others to become materially affluent.
• By our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep
the abundance of the universe circulating in our life
7. Practice of the law of giving &Practice of the law of giving &
receivingreceiving
• Give a gift to everyone you encounter, be
it a compliment, a flower or a prayer
• Gratefully receive every gift that life offers
you. Be open to receiving, whether it be a
material gift, a compliment or prayer
• Silently wish everyone you meet
happiness, joy, and laughter
8. 3. The law of cause & effect3. The law of cause & effect
• What you sow is what you reap
• If we want happiness, sow the seeds of
happiness
• This law of Karma implies conscious
choice making. When we choose actions
that bring happiness and success to
others, the fruit of our karma is happiness
and success.
9. Practice of the law of cause &Practice of the law of cause &
effecteffect
• Witness the choices you make in every moment.
Be fully conscious of the present
• When you make a choice, ask yourself “what are
the consequences of this choice?” and “will this
choice bring happiness to everybody?”
• Ask your heart for guidance and be guided by its
message of comfort or discomfort. Go ahead
only if the message is comfortable
10. 4. The law of Least Effort4. The law of Least Effort
• Nature’s intelligence functions with effortless
ease, care-freeness, harmony and love. It does
less and accomplishes more
• Least effort is expended when our actions are
motivated by love, because nature is held
together by the energy of love
• Harmony and love enable creative use of energy
and easy achievement of our desires
11. Practice of the law of least effortPractice of the law of least effort
• Accept people, circumstances, and events as
they are in this moment. Remember “this
moment is as it should be”
• Take responsibility for your situation without
blaming anything or any one, including yourself.
Every problem is an opportunity to take this
moment and transform it into a greater benefit.
• Relinquish the need to defend your point of view
and be open to all points of view
12. 5. The law of Intention & Desire5. The law of Intention & Desire
• Intention is desire without attachment to
the outcome. By releasing our intentions
and desires in the field of pure potentiality
we activate its infinite organizing power to
work for us.
• Relinquish our attachment to the outcome.
Expect our desires to be realized when the
time is right.
• Let the universe handle the details
13. Five steps in the Law ofFive steps in the Law of
Intentions & DesireIntentions & Desire
• You can harness the power of intention to fulfill your
desires and dreams through the following 5 steps:
• 1) Center yourself in the silent space between thoughts-
state of being.
• 2)Release your intentions and desires with the
expectation that they will bloom when the season is right.
• 3) Keep your desires to yourself, do not share them with
anyone
• 4) Relinquish your attachment to the outcome
• 5) Let the universe handle the details.
14. Practice of the law of intention &Practice of the law of intention &
desiredesire
• Make a list of your intentions and desires. Look
at this list before going into silence, sleep, and
after waking in the morning.
• Release your desires to the field of pure
potentiality, trusting it to handle all the details
and bring you the results when the time is right.
• Practice present moment awareness in all
actions and refuse to allow obstacles from taking
your attention.
15. 6. The Law of Detachment6. The Law of Detachment
• The way to acquire anything in the world is
to relinquish our attachment to it.
• We do not give up the intention or the
desire, we give up only the attachment to
the outcome.
• Anything we want can be achieved
through detachment, because detachment
comes from our unquestioning belief of
the power of the self.
16. Practice of the law ofPractice of the law of
detachmentdetachment
• Practice detached involvement. Let go of
your idea of how things should be. Be alert
to the opportunity within every problem.
• Accept uncertainty as an essential part of
your experience. Solutions will appear
spontaneously.
• Remain open to all possibilities and enjoy
every moment of your life.
17. 7. The Law of Dharma7. The Law of Dharma
• According to the law of Dharma or Purpose of
Life, we are spiritual beings who have taken
physical form to fulfill a purpose. It has 3
components:
• 1) Each of us has to discover our true self.
• 2) Each of us has a unique talent that no one
else has.
• 3) We are here to serve our fellow beings with
our talent so that we experience the ecstasy and
exultation of our spirit. This is the goal of all
goals.
18. Practice of the Law of DharmaPractice of the Law of Dharma
• Nurture the divinity within you, the spirit
animating your body and mind by being
conscious of timeless Being in the midst of time-
bound experience.
• Make a list of all your unique talents. Then list all
the things you love to do while expressing these
talents.
• Ask yourself daily “how can I help?” & “how can I
serve?”. Let your actions be according to the
answers. Serve your fellow human beings with
love.
19. EpilogueEpilogue
• These seven spiritual laws govern the actions of the
universal mind which choreographs everything in this
universe.
• By practicing these laws we can manifest anything we
want. These are also the spiritual laws of life.
• Everything in life is an expression of the miraculous
unfolding of spirit.
• True success is to witness the unfolding of the divinity
within us and experience every moment of life as
miraculous expressions of divinity.
• Share everything with love and caring so that we create
abundance and joy for one another
Hinweis der Redaktion
Deepak Chopra is he author of several international best sellers on holistic health and human potential. His books have been translated into more than 50 languages. He travels widely throughout the world promoting peace, health and well-being. More details about Mr. Chopra may be found at his website;
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Success is a journey, not a destination. Wealth is only one aspect of success which makes the journey more enjoyable. Success includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, and a sense of well-being.
Success has always been considered to be a process requiring hard work and at the expense of others. A more spiritual approach of success is the abundant flow of all good things to us. Hard work, struggle, and frustration are the opposite of what ancient sages taught- spirit lies at the source of all our achievements in life. This source is defined as pure potentiality, unmanifest consciousness. In every seed we have the promise of a forest. The physical laws of the universe governs the process by which the unmanifest, unknown and invisible is transformed into the manifest, known and visible. Our most cherished desires are pure consciousness seeking expression from the unmanifest to the manifest. If we give our deeper instincts a chance, success in life is not only possible, but ineitable.
Pure potentiality or consciousness is the field of all possibilities and infinite creativity. Everything in the material world comes from it. This field of energy is our self. When we know that our essential nature is one of pure potentiality, we align with the power that manifests everything in the universe. When we know who we really are, we will be able to fulfill any dream we have, because the same energy nature uses to create the universe can bring about the fulfillment of our desires. Hence, success in life depends on knowing who we really are.
Our ego or self image cuts us off from our source and creates fear and doubt. Ego thrives on the approval of others. It wants to control because it lives in fear. Ego is our social mask and not the real us. Ego is based on external power and not on the power of pure potentiality or self-power. Self-power draws things that we want to us, it magnetizes people, situations, and things to support our desires. This support from the laws of nature is the state of grace.
One way of experiencing the law of pure potentiality is through the practice of silence and meditation, i.e. turning out the world and taking time to simply be. Stillness is the first requirement for manifesting your desires because in stillness you connect with the field of pure awareness and infinite organizing power.
When you throw a little stone into a still pond, you can see rippled spanning out. The same thing happens when you go into silence and introduce your intention. Even the faintest intention ripples across the field of universal consciousness that connects your desire with everything else. If your mind is like a turbulent ocean, no ripples can be seen even if you throw a mountain into it.
Practicing nonjudgment is another way to experience the law of pure potentiality. Through this you silence your mind and access your inner stillness.
Spending time in nature is yet another way. By observing nature you begin to sense the harmonious interaction of all the elements and forces of life. The lavish display of abundance in the universe is an expression of the creative mind of nature. Just by tuning into the mind of nature, you will access the field of pure potentiality and spontaneously receive creative thoughts.
Every relationship is one of give and take. We must give and receive in order to keep money or anything we want, circulating in our lives. Currency, the name we call money is a symbol of life energy. Like a river, money must keep flowing, otherwise it begins to clog and stagnate. If we stop the circulation of life energy, we stop its circulation back into our lives.
The intention behind our giving and receiving is of paramount importance. When we give joyfully, unconditionally and from the heart, then the energy behind giving increases many times over. But if we give grudgingly, there is no energy behind that giving. In your willingness to give that which you seek, you will keep the abundance of the universe circulating into your life. What really circulate is consciousness.
Even the thought of giving, blessing or a simple prayer has the power to affect others. Thought has the power to transform.
The best way to experience the law of giving & receiving is to give a gift to everyone you come into contact with, be it material things, caring, affection, appreciation, or love. Whenever you meet a person, silently send a prayer for him/her. This kind of silent giving is very powerful. Give wherever you go, and as you give, you will receive. You are inherently affluent no matter how much or how little money you have, because he source of all wealth is the field of pure potentiality.
Giving & receiving is the flow of life. Everything that comes to you is not something you earn, but a gift freely given by the universe. Feeling gratitude for the things you are given allows you to participate in the law of giving & receiving. Nature supports your every need and desire. Seek these things first, not only for yourself, but also for others, and all will come to you spontaneously.
“Karma is the eternal assertion of human freedom”, said Swami Vivekananda. Our thoughts, words and deeds are the threads of the net we create around ourselves. Karma is both action and its consequence. Good deeds create good effects and bad deeds will lead to bad consequences. So Karma implies conscious selection. Every moment we have access to an infinity of choices. A lot of our choices are made unconsciously and often triggered by people and circumstances and give predictable outcomes. The law of Karma tells you to make conscious choices so that the consequences are good.
The best way to use this law is to step back and observe the choices you make. Make only correct choices every time. This can be done by paying attention to sensations of comfort / discomfort in your body. Make only those choices which produce comfort in your body.
The law of Karma says that no debt in the universe ever goes unpaid. If you want to transform your karma to more desirable experiences, look for the seed of opportunity within every adversity, and join that seed to your dharma or purpose in life. This will convert the adversity into a benefit and transform the karma into a new expression.
You can transcend the seeds of karma by becoming independent of it. This can be done by going into silent meditation to experience your self/spirit and coming out. By repeating this cycle you come out of the effects of your karma.
Every action is karma because action generates memory, memory generates desire, and desire generates action again. Being conscious of these seeds of manifestation you become a conscious choice maker, and the actions you generate will be evolutionary and the fruits of karma will be happiness and success.
Nature ’does less and accomplishes more’. It is the nature of the sun to shine as is the nature of human beings to make their dreams manifest into physical form easily and effortlessly. A ‘miracle’ is actually an expression of the law of least effort.
When we seek power and control over other people, we spend energy in a wasteful way. Heb we seek money for personal gains only, we cut off the flow of energy to ourselves and interfere with the expression of nature’s intelligence. We waste our energy chasing the illusion of happiness instead of enjoying happiness at the moment. Following the whims of the ego consumes the greatest amount of energy. But when we follow the spirit, our actions are motivated by love and there is no waste of energy. Our energy multiplies and the surplus energy can be channeled to create anything we want.
Practice defenselessness, discard the need to convince others of your point of view. By this you get access to enormous amounts of energy that have previously been wasted. When you have nothing to defend, you stop fighting and resisting, and you can fully experience the present. You begin to experience the spirit within everything that is alive, and joy is born within you. You become light hearted, joyous, and free. You will know that what you want is available to you whenever you want it.
This law assures that there is always a simple, natural path to fulfillment which is of least effort and no resistance. When you combine acceptance, responsibility, and defenselessness, your life flows with effortless ease. Your dreams and desires flow with the nature’s desires. Then you can release your intentions without attachment, and when the season is right, your desires will blossom into reality.
This law states that in every desire there are mechanics to its fulfillment, and these mechanics apply to desires reaching far beyond the physical body. Energy and information exist everywhere in nature. At the level of pure consciousness, there is nothing but energy and information. There are no well defined edges between our physical body and our extended body-the universe. We can consciously change the energy and information of our own body and influence the energy and information of our extended body-our environment, and cause things to manifest.
Consciousness has two inherent qualities, attention and intention. Attention energizes, and intention transforms. Whatever we put our attention on grows stronger in our life, and whatever we take our attention away from withers and disappears.
Intention triggers the transformation of energy and information, and organizes its own fulfillment. The quality of intention on the object of attention orchestrates an infinity of details to bring about the intended outcome. In nature everything is connected with everything else. Nature is a symphony that is silently orchestrated at the ultimate ground of creation. As long as we do not violate the laws of nature, we can use conscious intent to literally command the powers of nature to fulfill our dreams and desires.
Attention is in the present. Present moment awareness is powerful, because the future is created by our actions in the present. If we practice present moment awareness, then the imaginary obstacles-almost 90 % of all obstacles-disappear. The remaining obstacles can be transformed into opportunities through one-pointed intention. Holding our attention to the intended outcome with unbending purpose, we can refuse to allow obstacles to consume our attention. This is the power of focused intention and detachment simultaneously.
Remember that your true nature is one of pure potentiality. You do not need to look at yourself through the eyes of the world or allow others’ opinions to influence you. Remain established in the awareness of your true self. Carry the awareness of your spirit wherever you go. Gently release your desires, and the universe will orchestrate all the details for you.
Combine our pointed intention with detachment for the outcome. The self is the source of everything in the universe. So all we need to do is nurture our deepest intentions in our heart and go with the flow.
Attachment implies doubt and distrust in the nature’s intelligence and its infinite organizing power. Those who seek security chase it for a lifetime without ever finding it because security can never come from material wealth alone.
Search for security is an attachment to certainty, the known which is the prison of our past conditioning. Freedom from our past lies in the wisdom of uncertainty. Without uncertainty, there is no evolution & only stagnation and decay.
Attachment to a specific outcome freezes our desire into a rigid framework and this interferes with the process of creation.
Detachment allows us to step into the unknown and surrender our desires to the creative mind which orchestrates the universe. Unknown is the field of all possibilities and always open to the creation of new manifestations. Detachment is synonymous with wealth consciousness which is the ability to have anything anytime with least effort.
Detached involvement: whenever you encounter a problem, stay grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty, while expectantly waiting for a solution to emerge. You won’t feel compelled to force solutions on problems. This enables you to stay alert to opportunities, and then powerful and exciting things emerge.
Every problem is the seed of an opportunity for some greater benefit. Once you perceive this idea, a whole range of possibilities open up and keep the wonder and excitement alive.
Detached involvement gives you joy and laughter, and spontaneous creation of wealth.
Your every intention or desire is like a melody in nature’s symphony, all you have to do is to sing your song. Thus you participate in the law of detachment and nothing will be able to stop the force of your intentions.
The experience of our spirituality coupled with the expression of our talent in service of humanity gives us access to unlimited abundance.
Ask “how can I help” and not “what is in it for me?”.
This law is more than just seeking work we love, but seeking our destiny, our place in the cosmic plan. We have to align ourselves with our highest vision, and then become the manifestation of that vision. The force that serves as a bridge to such a transformation is Dharma.
Life cannot succeed without a vision. What is the meaning of our lives in the scheme of the universe? When we become part of the cosmic plan the universe upholds and supports us. Every person is a never ending project of the universe. We are like ships in the night, and the current tht holds us up and carries us forward to the dawn is dharma.
1) Seek your higher self through spiritual practice and discover your divinity. 2) Find your unique talents. 3) Serve humanity with the expression of your talents.
If you had all the money you need and all the time, what would you do? If you would still do what you are currently doing, then you are in dharma.
How are you best suited to serve humanity? Find out and put it into practice. You can then generate all the wealth you want. When your creative expressions match the needs of your fellow humans, wealth spontaneously flows from the realm of the spirit to the world of form. You begin to experience your life as a miraculous expression of divinity and you will know true joy and true meaning of success.
