Reinventing The Body, & Resurrecting The Soul

1. REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOULBY DEEPAK CHOPRA

2. WELCOME TO THE INTRODUCTION OF "REINVENTING THE BODY, RESURRECTING THE SOUL!“ BASED ON DEEPAK CHOPRA’S BOOK. THIS COURSE WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH 5 BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE BODY AND SOUL THAT WILL FOREVER TRANSFORM HOW YOU VIEW YOUR OWN PHYSICAL EXISTENCE AND YOUR OWN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSE. HERE ARE THE BREAKTHROUGHS YOU WILL BE GOING THROUGH: BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE BODY: 1.YOUR PHYSICAL BODY IS A FICTION2. YOUR REAL BODY HAS ENERGY3. AWARENESS HAS MAGIC4. YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR GENES5.TIME ISN'T YOUR ENERGYBREAKTHROUGHS OF THE SOUL: 1. THERE'S AN EASIER WAY TO LIVE2. LOVE AWAKENS THE SOUL3. BE AS BOUNDLESS AS YOUR SOUL4. THE FRUIT OF SURRENDER IS GRACE5. THE UNIVERSE EVOLVES THROUGH YOUAS A FINAL CONCLUSION, DEEPAK CHOPRA WILL PRESENT 10 STEPS TO WHOLENESS THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU FURTHERGUIDANCE IN YOUR ONGOING SPIRITUAL JOURNEY ON THIS EARTH. .

3. LESSON 1: THE FORGOTTEN MIRACLEREINVENTINGTHEBODY,RESURRECTINGTHESOULISBASEDONBREAKTHROUGHIDEASTHATHAVERECENTLYCOMETOUSFROMTHEWORLDSOFBIOLOGYANDPHYSICS.WEKNOW-ANDHAVEKNOWNALLALONG-THATOURBODYISNOTASTRUCTURE.RATHER,ITISAPROCESS.WHENWEEXPERIENCETHEBODYASAPROCESS,WERECOGNIZETHATITNEVERSTANDSSTILL.THEFACTISTHATTHEBODYWEHAVERIGHTNOWISNOTTHEBODYWEHADONEYEARAGO. OURSTOMACHRECYCLESEVERY5DAYS.OURSKELETONRECYCLESEVERY3MONTHS.EVENTHEDNAWHICHSTORESMEMORIESOFMILLIONSOFYEARSOFEVOLUTIONARYTIME–THEACTUALRAWMATERIALOFOURDNACHANGESEVERY6WEEKS. SO,YOUDOINFACTREINVENTYOURBODYONCEAYEAR.BUT,YOUREINVENTITTHESAMEWAYOVERANDOVERAGAIN.ITRETAINSTHESAMEPATTERNS;ITHASTHESAMEILLNESSES;ITHASTHESAMEPROBLEMS. REINVENTINGTHEBODYISBASEDON5BREAKTHROUGHIDEAS: 1.YOURPHYSICALBODYISAFICTION. 2.YOURREALBODYISENERGY. 3.AWARENESSHASMAGIC. 4.YOUCANIMPROVEYOURGENES. 5.TIMEISN'TYOURENEMY.

4. LESSON 2: FROM BREAKDOWN TO BREAKTHROUGH•Yourbodyisboundless.Itischannelingtheenergy,creativity,andintelligenceoftheentireuniverse. •Areyoureadyforaradicalchangeinthewayyouseeyourbody? •Beforewecanreinventourbodies,wemustbewillingtoletgoofouroldlimitingbeliefsaboutourbodiesthatcontinuetoimprisonus. •Considerthefollowing:Ifthebodyisjustamachinethatwearsoutovertime,thenwhydomusclesgrowstrongerwithuseandbonedensityincreasewithweightbearingexercise? •Ifthebrainismerelyabiologicalcomputer,thenwouldwebeablechangeitthroughlearning, meditationandtheexperienceofcompassion? •Ifourbodiesareonlyapassiveproductofourgeneticcode,thenwhywouldourbehaviorbeabletochangetheexpressionofsomegenes? •Youshare60%ofyourgeneswithabanana,90%withamouse,andmorethan99%withachimpanzee.Whatdoesthisfacttellusaboutouruniquenessinphysicalandnon-physicalterms?

5. LESSON 3: YOUR PHYSICAL BODY IS A FICTION•Howweliveandrelatetoourbodyisbasedonourunderlyingbeliefsaboutourbody.Fromthebody’spointofviewallideasareequalandthebodyiswillingtoadapttoanyofthem.Wecanchooseideasthatlimitthebodyorliberateittoitsfullpotentiality.Yourbodyisalivewithunknownabilities,butitlookstoyoufordirection. •Tocreateanewbody,youmustunderstandthatyoucanchangeyourbodyinconsciousness.Whenyoumakeashiftinconsciousnessabouthowyouperceiveyourbodyandtheassumptionsyouhaveaboutit,changesaremanifestedinyourphysicalbody.Tomakeachangeyoumustfirsthavetheintent,andthenyoumustfollowthroughwithsubtleaction. •Subtleactionworksby: •Goinginsideandmakingyourintentionknown•Believingingettingresults•Notresistingtheprocessofchange•Repeatingthesubtleactionofintentionuntilthechangehasbeenaccomplished•Itisnaturalforthebodytoreverttooldpatternsofbehaviorwhengoingthroughchange.Ratherthangetfrustratedorstressedbythis,takenoteofnegativeimpressionsandmemories.Bylooking,watchingandbeingaware,notjudging,rejectingnorcondemning,youwillbegintoheal.Alwaysrememberthattherealyouisseparatefromyourbody.Therealyoushapesyourbodywhichhasthepotentialtobeaflowingriveroflove,joyandwisdom,effortlesslyflowinginperfectbalancewiththeentireuniverse

6. LESSON 4: YOUR REAL BODY IS ENERGY•Yourcellsconstantlymovebackandforthacrosstheborderbetweenthevisibleworldofthingsandtheinvisibleworldofenergy.Everydayyouareexposedtoawidearrayofenergyfromotherpeople,situationsandcircumstance-nervousenergy,lovingenergy,healthyenergy,excitement, negativeenergy. •Yourbodyisinahealthystatewhenitsenergyisinahealthystate.Allharmcausedtothebodyistraceabletodistortedenergyinyourlife. •EasternspiritualtraditionsunderstandthisflowofinvisibleenergyasQi, pranaorshakti.Thebalancedandunrestrictedflowofthisenergyisseenasbasictotruehealth.Everythinginourenvironmenthasanunseenenergeticvaluethatimpactsustowardbalanceorimbalance,whetherwerealizeitornot.

7. LESSON 5: AWARENESS HAS MAGIC WATCH•Thislessonteachesusthatbyengagingoursilentawareness,wecanmanagethebody’senergy,andconsequentlytransformourbody.Ifyouwanttochangeyourbody,achangeinawarenessmustcomefirst.Awarenessiswheremeaninghappens.Whatyouareunawareofwon’tchange.Ifdistortedenergyistherootofallproblems,itcanbebroughtbacktoitsnormal,healthystatebyaccessingourinnerintelligence—pureconsciousness.Asyourawarenesschanges,yourenergychanges,andthenyourbodychanges.Thechainofeventsmovesfromtheinvisiblerealmtothevisibleonthispath:AWARENESS-->ENERGY-->BODY.Awarenessthatislimitedbyfear,doubt,anger,lack,addiction,insecurity,andjudgmentisconditioned.Conditionedawarenessdoesnothealthebody,itmerelyrepeatsthepatternsfromthepast.Ineveryonethere’salevelofawarenessthatisn’tconditionedorlacking.Thisisyourrealself,fullawarenesswhichautomaticallymasters. •WhenYouAreFullyAware•You can center yourself at will•You are familiar with a place of peace and silence inside•You aren’t divided against yourself by inner conflicts•You can transcend local disturbances and remain unaffected by them•You see the world from an expanded perspective•Your inner world is organized•Oldconditioningkeepsusfrombeingfree,becausetimeandagainwefallintooldpatternsthatruntoodeep,whileournewbehavior,theonewewishwecouldhave,hasnogroovetofollowatall.Thisstateobeingtrappedinoldconditioningcreatesitsownkindofawareness.WhenYourAwarenessIsConditioned.Youcan’tfindyourcenter,soimpulsespullyouthiswayandthatYouaren’tfamiliarwithaplaceofpeaceandsilence, sothere’sconstantrestlessnessConflictingimpulsesfightagainsteachotherdisturbancesdisturbanddistractyouseetheworldfromacontractedperspectiveYourinnerworldistotallydisorganizedTherearethreewaystobreakdownoldconditioning:reflection,contemplation,andmeditation. Theirpowerincreasesinthatorder.Wealltendtousethesewordsinterchangeably,buttheyhaveseparateimplications.Reflection--takingasecondlookatoldhabits,beliefs,andassumptions.·Contemplation--focusingonathoughtuntilitexpandsasfarasitcan.·Meditation--findingthelevelofthemindthatisn’tconditioned.Considerthebestuseofthesemethodsforyourselftomaximizeyouraccesstofullandunconditionedawareness. Thechainofeventsthatendsinthebodybeginsinconsciousness.Bymovingstuckenergy,thefreeflowofconsciousnessisrestored,andthatisenoughtobringthebodybackintoahealthystate.

8. LESSON 6: YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR GENES•Thegeneralperceptionisthatthebodywehaveisaproductofourgenes,andwehaveallbeentaughtthatgenescan’tbechanged.However,genesonlyaffectyouiftheyareswitchedon;theyhavenoeffectiftheyareswitchedoff. Whatdetermineswhenandifageneswitcheson?Itcanbeanautomaticbiologicalresponseonafixedschedule,oritcanbethroughourlifeexperiences,oracombinationofboth.Thismeansourchoicescanplayasignificantroleinwhatkindofabodyourgenescreate. •DNAisamemorybankstoringeveryexperiencefromthepastthatmakesushuman.Insteadoflettingthosememoriesuseyou,youcanlearntousethem.Justlikeyourphysicalbody,DNAisalsomadeofenergy,andyoucanchangeitsenergypatternsthroughachangeofawareness.Youwerebornwithsomepredispositionsthatwilldeterminehowyourbodyturnsout,yetasyouinjectyourowndesires,habits,andintentions,afixedtraitwillturnouttobeverymalleable–amerewispofdesireisenoughtoaffectDNA. •Thebrain’shiddenpotentialcomesdowntothegene’shiddenpotential.Abraincellcan’tmakeanewmoveunlessitsDNAsendsoutnewchemicalsignals.Foreverytraitthatisfixed,suchaseye,hair,andskincolor,myriadgenesareweavingacomplexpatternofresponsetoyourthoughts,feelings,andactions.Thismeansthatourfears,expectations, relationships,lifestylesandhabits,allplayasignificantroleinyourbody’smakeup. •Epigenes,thecomplexofproteinssurroundingyourDNA,aretheinterveningmechanisminturningourgenesoffandon.Whentheepigeneisaffectedbybehavior,thatimpactstheresponseoftheDNA.Thatbehavior,goodorill,isthenpassedtofuturegenerations.Thekeytoswitchinggenesonandoffisawareness,thethingthatunderliesourbehavior,feelingsandthoughts.Thisistheawarenessoftuningintothebody. •Tuninginistheskillofbecomingmoreaware,moresensitiveandresponsivetoyourbody

9. LESSON 7: TIME ISN’T YOUR ENEMY•Thislessonaimstobreaksusfreefromtheeffectsoftimeanditsseeminglyinevitableconsequencesoaginganddecay. Wecanturntimefrombeinganenemytoanally.Timeisn’tworkingagainstyou,itdoesn’tcauseyoutoage.Everyoneneedstoovercomethisoutwornbelief.Wecanstopgivingintotimeasifitrulesourlives. •Toresetouragendaforthebody,wemustshiftourattitudetounderstandingthechangesinourbodyasprimarilyevolvingforward,notonlyerodingaway.Theseconstantinvisibleforcesvaryindominance.Whenevolutiongainstheupperhand,wefeelexpansive,optimistic,forward-looking,eagertodiscovernewthings.Inthatmode,there’sallthetimeintheworld.Wecanforgettimeandliveasifitdidn’texist(asloversdo,orpeopletotallyabsorbedinworkorplay). •Atothertimeserosiongainstheupperhand.Timeisn’tenoughtogetthingsdone,andwhattimethereisexhaustsus. Boredanddepressed,welongtostopmoving,perhapseventostopliving.Thetwofacesoftimearesilentlybattlingforsupremacy. •Whenyouage,erosionslowlywins.Yetsomethingmuchdeeperisgoingon.The“newoldage”provesthaterosioncanberesistedatthelevelofbeliefsandattitudes.Thereisnoneedtobuyintoanybeliefthatpromoteserosion.Farbettertoassumethatawarenesscanchangeanyenergypatternatwill. •Natureallowsforcreativeleapsinevolutionarygrowth.Furthermore,thereisnoindicationthatmemoryhasanylimitseither.It’sevolutioncouldkeepunfoldingwithoutend.OurlifeandevenourDNAdefiesthephenomenonofentropywhichcausesenergytodisperseandbreakdown.Bytakinginmoreenergythanyougiveoff,youarestoppingtime. Timerunsoutonlywhenenergyrunsout.

10. MASTERY OVER TIME IS BUILT INTO ALL OF THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS THAT GOVERN YOUR BODY. IF WE ALLOW THESE NATURAL RHYTHMS TO FUNCTION WITHOUT INTERFERENCE, THEN TIME IS OUR ALLY.HOWEVER, IF WE FORCE OUR OWN LIMITED CONCEPTION OF TIME AND DEADLINES UPON OURSELVES WE DISRUPT THESE RHYTHMS AND BECOME A VICTIM OF TIME. WHATEVER BREAKS DOWN YOUR BODY’S TIMING, CREATES AGING. INVISIBLE FACTORS OF EROSION AND AGING. 1. UNPREDICTABILITY –RANDOM EVENTS DISRUPT YOUR BODY’S RHYTHMS. 2. DISORDER, CONFUSION--A BREAKDOWN OF EXTERNAL ORDER LEADS TO INNER DISORDER. 3. ACCIDENTS –MISTAKES IN YOUR LIFE LEAD TO MISTAKE IN YOUR BODY. 4. TRAUMA, SICKNESS--WHEN WOUNDED, YOUR BODY LOSES TRACK OF TIME. 5. VIOLENCE –WHEN ATTACKED, YOUR BODY’S TIMING IS SHATTERED. 6. CHAOS --WHEN ALL SENSE OF ORDER IS DESTROYED, YOUR BODY CANNOT MANAGE TIME AT ALL. MAKING TIME YOUR ALLY1. KEEP REGULAR HOURS, EAT AND SLEEP ON A REGULAR SCHEDULE. 2. AVOID DRASTIC CHANGES IN DIET AND ACTIVITY. 3. SET UP AN ORDERLY WORK ENVIRONMENT. REDUCE DISTRACTIONS. 4. REST QUIETLY ONCE TO TWICE DURING THE DAY TO LET OUR BODY RETUNE ITSELF. 5. TAKE YOURSELF OUT OF STRESSFUL SITUATIONS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. 6. TAKE YOUR TIME; DON’T RUSH. 7. MAKE DECISIONS WHEN THEY ARISE. DON’T PROCRASTINATE OR GET DISTRACTED. 8. PROTECT YOURSELF , AVOID THE TEMPTATION TO PLUNGE INTO HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS. 9. PUT YOUR HOUSE AND FINANCES IN ORDER. 10. ADDRESS UNDERLYING ANXIETY AND UNDERLYING ANGER. LEARN TO DOTHIS WITHOUT LOSING CONTROL ORHURTING OTHERS. 11. BECOME MORE RESILIENT EMOTIONALLY. 12. LIVE AS IF YOU HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD.

11. LESSON 8: THE SOUL IS YOUR SPIRITUAL BODYOURAPPROACHTOTHESOULISNOTTOSEEKAMETAPHYSICALDEFINITION,BUTRATHERTOLOOKTOITSFUNCTIONASTHATWHICHCONNECTSUSTOGOD.THESOULACTSLIKEASTEP-DOWNTRANSFORMERFORTHEUNLIMITED,UNIVERSALSPIRITUALPOWEROFGODANDOURINDIVIDUALHUMANLIFE.THESOULSERVESTOGETUSPASTTHEBLOCKSPUTUPBYMATERIALISM,BUTATTHESAMETIMEITGETSUSPASTTHEFAITHDEMANDEDBYRELIGION.THESOULPUSHESOURUNDERSTANDINGJUSTFARENOUGHTHATITREMAINSUSEFUL, BUTWITHOUTDEPENDINGONFAITHBECAUSETHESOULCANBEMAPPED,EVENTHOUGHITISINVISIBLE.FUNCTIONINGASYOURSPIRITUALBODY,THESOULGENERATESANDORGANIZESTHEENERGYOFLOVE,THEENERGYOFCOMPASSION,THEAWARENESSOFTRUTH,THEAWARENESSOFCREATIVITYANDINTELLIGENCE.ITFULFILLSNEEDSTHATAREJUSTASBASICASTHENEEDFORFOODANDOXYGENTHATYOURPHYSICALBODYSERVES. SIMPLEMAPOFSOULGOD=INFINITEENERGY,LOVE,CREATIVITY,INTELLIGENCESOUL=STEPPINGDOWNOFENERGY,LOVE,CREATIVITY,INTELLIGENCEMIND/BODY=HUMANLEVELOFENERGY,LOVE,CREATIVITY,INTELLIGENCEANYLIMITATIONOFTHEMINDCANBETRACEDBACKTODISTORTIONSOFENERGYATASUBTLELEVEL.THEBODY’SENERGYISDEPENDENTONTHEMIND,ANDONCEWEFINDOUTWHYOURTHOUGHTS,BELIEFS,WISHES,ANDASPIRATIONSARENOTBEINGFULFILLED,REMOVINGTHOSEOBSTACLESWILLONLYSERVETOLIBERATETHEBODYEVENMORE.APRACTICALORIENTATIONTOTHESOULFREESUSFROMTHEDISTURBINGIMPLICATIONSOFTHERELIGIOUSANDSCIENTIFICVIEWSOFLIFE’SPURPOSE.WITHRELIGION,WEAREFACEDWITHAGODTHATMAYREJECTANDHATEUSFORSINSEVENIFWESTRIVETOOBEYORMAKEUNWITTINGMISTAKES.WHILESCIENCETELLSUSTHATEVENTHEMOSTCHERISHEDASPECTSOFOURLIVES,LOVE,COMPASSION,BEAUTY,ANDJOYAREBASEDONRANDOMBRAINACTIVITY,GENETICMUTATIONSANDSURVIVALINSTINCTS.ANEWUNDERSTANDINGISNEEDEDFORTHESOULLEVELASWEFOUNDFORTHEBODY.ANDFLAWEDUNDERSTANDINGLEADSTOBREAKDOWNSOFTHESPIRITUALBODY,ASITDOESFORTHEPHYSICALBODY.ASBEFORE,WEWILLUSEBREAKTHROUGHSINUNDERSTANDINGOFTHESOULTOHEALTHEBREAKDOWNS.TRUEKNOWLEDGEOFOURSPIRITUALNATUREWILLFULFILLOURDEEPESTHUMANASPIRATIONS.TORESURRECTYOURSOUL,YOUMUSTDOTHEOPPOSITEOFWHATYOURPASTCONDITIONINGTELLSYOUTO.INSTEADOFTURNINGTOAHIGHERPOWER,YOUTURNTOYOURSELF.INSTEADOFLEAVINGYOURBODYBEHIND,YOUTAKEITONTHESPIRITUALJOURNEY.INSTEADOFCONDEMNINGPHYSICALDESIREANDTEMPTATION,YOUFOLLOWDESIREINTOTHEUNKNOWNREGIONWHERETHESOULRESIDES.ONITSOWN,THEBRAINCAN’TPRODUCECHANGE.ITMERELYADAPTSTOYOURINTENTION.TAKEANYTHINGTHATYOUWANTOUTOFLIFE.YOURSOULCONTAINSFORTHEPOTENTIALFORITTOCOMETRUE.YOURMINDBRINGSTHEPOTENTIALTOTHELEVELOFWISHING,DREAMING,WANTING,ANDDESIRING.YOURBRAINTHENPRODUCESTHERESULT;YOULEARNHOWTOACHIEVEWHATYOUWANT.FLOWCHARTOFLIFE:SOULCARRIESTHEPOTENTIALÀMINDCARRIESTHEINTENTIONÀBRAINPRODUCESTHERESULTMASTERINGTHESKILLOFSUBTLEACTIONREQUIRESTHESESTEPS: 1.INSPIRATION-BECOMINGGENUINELYINTERESTED2.TURNINGINWARD-PURSUINGYOURINTERESTSPONTANEOUSLY3.DISCIPLINE-PRACTICINGUNTILYOUSEEIMPROVEMENT4.PATIENCE-STICKINGWITHPRACTICEUNTILTHENEWSKILLISMASTERED

12. LESSON 9: THERE’S AN EASIER WAY TO LIVE•THISBREAKTHROUGHTURNSOURASSUMPTIONTHATLIFEISDIFFICULT,ONITSHEAD,ASFOLLOWS:CONNECTINGTOYOURSOULISEASIERTHANWHATEVERYOUAREDOINGRIGHTNOW.ITTAKESEFFORTTOKEEPYOURSOULATADISTANCE.SOSTOPWHATEVERYOU’REDOINGTHATMAKESYOURLIFEHARD.WHENYOUSTOPSTRUGGLING,THEPATHTOTHESOULISAUTOMATIC. •EVERYTHINGYOUWANTTOACHIEVEWILLAPPEARASANATURALUNFOLDING.WHENYOUMEETWITHDAY-TO-DAYOBSTACLES,YOUHAVEPUTUPINNEROBSTACLESFIRST. THESEOBSTACLESBLOCKTHEFLOWOFLIFEFROMSOULTOMINDTOBODY.IFTHEFLOWWEREN’TBLOCKED,ITWOULDBRINGEVERYTHINGTHESOULHASTOOFFER.THESOULOFFERSANOPENCHANNELTONEWKNOWLEDGEINTHESAMEWAY. •IFYOUASKFORTHETRUTHABOUTSOMETHING,THETRUTHDAWNS.IFYOUASKFORTHESOLUTIONTOAPROBLEM,THESOLUTIONAPPEARS.IFANYCHANNELINAWARENESSISCLOSEDOFF,ITHASBEENBLOCKED.THETRAPISTHATSOMUCHOFTHISBLOCKAGEHAPPENSWITHOUTBEINGNOTICED. •WEHAVEALLADAPTEDTO“LIFEISDIFFICULT”BECAUSEWESAWNOALTERNATIVE.LIKEPLAQUEBUILDINGUPONARTERYWALLSUNTILTHEWHOLEBLOODVESSELISCLOGGED, THEBUILDUPOFSTRUGGLEANDSTRAINHAPPENSBYTINYDEGREES.ONLYININNOCENCECANYOURECEIVETHEGIFTSOFTHESOUL.ONCEYOUACCEPTTHATYOUARESUPPOSEDTOSTRUGGLEINORDERTOSURVIVE,THATPRESUMPTIONBECOMESYOURREALITY.ITGATHERSITSOWNENERGYANDMOMENTUM. •YOURBRAINQUICKLYLEARNSTOCONFORM.ONCEYOURBRAINISCONDITIONED,THELOOK,FEEL,ANDSOUNDOFTHEWORLDHAVEBEENFIXED–UNTILYOUESCAPETHATCONDITIONING.BYTUNINGINTOTHESOUL,YOUCANINCREASEITSAWARENESS.TUNINGINISALSOHOWYOUCLEARACHANNELTOTHESOUL.YOUARETUNINGINTOYOURSOULANYTIMEYOUCHOOSETOGROWANDEXPAND.ONTHEOTHERHAND,WHENYOUTUNEOUT,THESOULCONNECTIONISBLOCKED.ANYTIMEYOUCHOOSETOCONTRACTINYOURAWARENESS,THECHANNELTOYOURSOULISSQUEEZEDSHUT. •EVERYONEEXPERIENCESBOTHSTATES.WHENYOUARETUNEDINTOYOURSOUL,LIFEFLOWSEASILY.THINGSARECALM,CLEARANDOPENTOALLPOSSIBILITIES.WHENYOUARETUNEDOUTLIFEISCONFUSED,CONFLICTEDANDEMPTY.TOTUNEINTOYOURSOUL,YOUMUSTPARTICIPATEINTHISPROCESSOFPURIFICATION. •PEOPLEHAVELOSTTHEIRABILITYTODOTHAT,HOWEVER.THEN,ITWASONLYNATURALTHATTHESOULSTARTEDTOSEEMABSTRACT,REMOTE,WISPY,ANDALOOF.PEOPLEHAVETOGOTHROUGHAPROCESSOFREFININGBEFOREGODWILLBEREALINTHEIRLIVES.FORTHEMINDTOBEPERFECTLYCLEARANDPRESENTINTHEMOMENT,WITHNOOBSTACLESANDBLOCKAGES,THEBRAINMUSTCHANGE. •BEINGPARTOFTHEBODY,YOURBRAINHASITSOWNHEALINGMECHANISMS.BUTOLDCONDITIONING,ONCEITGETSIMPRINTEDINYOURBRAIN.FROMYOURSOUL’SPERSPECTIVE,THESEIMPRINTSAREALLSUBJECTTOCHANGE.MOMENTSOFREALIZATIONOCCUR,ANDTHENTHEBRAINADAPTS.THEPHENOMENONOFMIRRORNEURONSSHOWSUSTHATTHEBRAINCANBECHANGEDTHROUGHVICARIOUSEXPERIENCEASWELLASDIRECTEXPERIENCE.THISCOULDBEHOWTHESOULLEARNSFROMEXPOSURETOSAINTSANDOTHERSINHIGHERSTATESOFCONSCIOUSNESS.HIGHERCONSCIOUSNESSISAFIELD,LIKEELECTRICITYORMAGNETISM,ANDWHENAPERSONCOMESINTOCONTACTWITHTHATFIELD,THEBRAINMIRRORSTHEFIELD.

13. LESSON 10: LOVE AWAKENS THE SOUL•LOVEISANENERGY,ANDYOURBODYMUSTBEREADYTOADAPTTOHIGHERLEVELS.MOSTPEOPLEDREAMOFMORELOVEINTHEIRLIVES,YETINREALITYTHEAMOUNTTHEYHAVERIGHTNOWISWHATTHEYAREADAPTEDTO.ANONRUSHOFUNCONDITIONALLOVE.THEYWOULDASKTHEMSELVESIFTHISNEWKINDOFLOVECANBETRUSTEDWOULDBEDISTRUSTEDANDMAKEUSWORRYIFWEWERETRULYDESERVINGOFSUCHOPEN,COMPLETELOVE. •THESEDIFFICULTIESDEFINEWHATWECALLCONDITIONALLOVE.YOURSOULFACESINBOTHDIRECTIONS,WITHUNCONDITIONALLOVEONONESIDE–THELOVEASSOCIATEDWITHGOD--ANDTHELIMITATIONSOFHUMANLOVEONTHEOTHER.SINCEWEAREALLACCUSTOMEDTOCONDITIONALLOVE,ITTAKESABREAKTHROUGHTOBECOMECOMFORTABLEWITHANYRADICALCHANGE.MANYPEOPLEHAVEMADEMOMENTARYCONTACTWITHTHESOUL’SMOREINTENSE,PURERLOVE.WHENTHEYDO,THERE’SAWONDERFULSENSEOFAWAKENINGTHAT’SVERYREAL.LOVEAWAKENSTHESOUL.THISHAPPENSBECAUSELIKEISATTRACTEDTOLIKE. THESOULISN’TPASSIVE.ITVIBRATESINSYMPATHYWITHYOUANYTIMEYOUTRYTOFREEYOURSELFFROMLIMITATIONS.THERE’SASIMILARSENSEOFEXPANSIONANDLIBERATIONWHENYOUEXPERIENCEBEAUTYORTRUTH. •YOUAREFREEINGUPPOTENTIALENERGYANDLETTINGITFLOW.THESOUL’SREALITYNEEDSTOUNFOLDLAYERBYLAYERSOTHATYOURBODYHASTIMETOADJUST.YOUROLDCONDITIONINGHASFORMEDNEURALPATHWAYSANDIMPRINTSTHATRESISTCHANGE.YEARAFTERYEARTHEBRAINHASADAPTEDTOAWAYOFLIFEINWHICHITISNORMALTOBEMUCHLESSTHANLOVINGANDJOYFUL.TOUNFOLDTHESOUL’SREALITYWEFOLLOWOURNATURALDESIRE.THEDESIRETOLOVEANDBELOVEDCONSTANTLYURGESEACHPERSONFORWARD.WHENTHATDESIREISMOSTALIVE,WESEEKTHEMOSTFROMLIFE.WHENTHATDESIREFLICKERSOUT, LIFEBECOMESSTATIC.DESIRECOMBINESWILL(“IWANTTO”)WITHINCENTIVE(“I’MGOINGTOLIKEIT”).IFYOUDON’THAVETHEWILLANDTHEINCENTIVE,YOUWON’TCHANGE. •THESPIRITUALPATHUNFOLDSBYDOINGTHENEXTTHINGYOULOVETODO.INSIDEEVERYONETHEREISAPLACETHATINTIMATE,ALIVE,ANDFULLOFYEARNING.ITDOESN’TWANTGODORSALVATIONORUNCONDITIONALLOVE.ITJUSTWANTSTHENEXTTHINGITDESIRES.IFTHATNEXTTHINGISFULFILLED,THEREWILLBEANOTHERNEXTTHING,ANDONANDON.BUTWHATIFTHENEXTTHINGYOUWANTISTRIVIAL?THESOULDOESN’TJUDGE.ITWORKSWITHWHOYOUAREANDWHEREYOUARENOW.THETRICKISTOTURNTHEPATHOFDESIRE,WHICHFORMOSTPEOPLEISFOCUSEDONWORLDLYTHINGS,ANDREDIRECTITTOAHIGHERPLANE.ASYOURSOULSEESIT,DESIREDOESN’TWANTTOBEREPEATED.ITWANTSTOGODEEPER.ITWANTSMOREINTENSITY,MOREMEANING,MOREEXPANSION. •DESIRETHATDOESN’TGODEEPER,THATCIRCLESAROUNDREPEATINGTHESAMEPATTERNOVERANDOVER,HASSOMEHOWBEENDIVERTEDFROMITSNATURALCOURSE.DESIRETHATPURSUESITSOBJECTWHILENEVERGAININGGROUNDISSTUCKWITHINBOUNDARIES.ABOUNDARYACTSLIKEANINVISIBLEFENCEORALINETHATISNOTSUPPOSEDTOBECROSSED.WHYDOWEPUTBOUNDARIESAROUNDOURDESIRES?FIRST,TOKEEPOUTUNCOMFORTABLEEXPERIENCES.YOUALSOPUTUPBOUNDARIESTOPROTECTYOURCOMFORTZONE. •INSIDETHISZONEYOUFEELSATISFIED,SAFEANDPROTECTED.BUTWHATEVERKINDOFBOUNDARYYOUHAVEPUTUP,YOUAREMAKINGITMUCHHARDERTOALLOWCHANGEINTOYOURLIFE.BOUNDARIESAREOURCONDITIONEDSELVES,PARTOFOURIDENTITY.THESOULCANCHANGETHATIDENTITY,ANDTHEPROCESSBEGINSBYNEGOTIATINGWITHYOURBOUNDARIES.YOUKNOW,INYOURHEARTOFHEARTS,THATYOUAREN’TTRULYSAFE,PROTECTED,ORFULFILLED.THATSAFETYISANILLUSION.THEREALITYISTHATTHEYARESTUCK,IMMOBILE. •TOACHIEVEAWAKENYOURSOULWITHLOVE,YOUMUSTDISSOLVETHEOLDBOUNDARIESBYDEVELOPINGNEWASSUMPTIONS: O YOU ARE NOT SO AFRAID OF RISK. O YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE RIGHT ALL THE TIME. O YOU TRUST THAT LOVE IS MEANT FOR YOU. O YOU WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND. O YOU SEE ABUNDANCE AS NATURAL TO LIFE. O YOU DON’T EXPECT ANYTHING.

14. LESSON 11: BE AS BOUNDLESS AS YOUR SOUL•WEBELIEVEWEHAVEASOUL,BUTTHISIMPLIESWEOWNITASIFITWEREANINVISIBLEOBJECTTHATCOULDBEPOSSESSED.INPALACEOFASOULTHATYOUOWN,WHICHISMYTHICAL,THERE’SANUNBOUNDEDSOULTHATEXISTSEVERYWHERE.THESOULISPUREAWARENESSALINKTOTHEINFINITE;ITISUNBOUNDEDASTHEUNIVERSE. •BUTWEREVERTEDTOANOWNABLESOULTOMAKEITEASIERTOCOMPREHENDANDLIVEWITH.BYGIVINGUPTHEIDEAOF“MYSOUL”WECANBEASFREEANDUNBOUNDEDASCREATION.ASLONGASYOUCLINGTOANYTHINGBYSAYING“MINE,”YOUCAN’TBEFREE.YOURSOULISN’TATHINGYOUCANCLINGTOANDMAKEYOUROWN.YOUCANONLYWINYOURFREEDOMBYLETTINGGO.THEMYSTERYOFTHEUNBOUNDEDSOULISWRAPPEDUPINTHOSETWOTHINGS: •HOWTOLETGOANDHOWMUCHYOUWANTTOBEFREE.WELEARNTOLETGOBYSEEINGTHROUGHTHEEGO’SINSISTENCEUPONBEINGRIGHT.LETTINGGOCOMESDOWNTOADOPTINGBETWEENTHEVALUESOFTHESOULOVERTHEVALUESOFTHEEGO:SOULEGO.ACCEPTINGREJECTING.APPROVINGCRITICAL.COOPERATINGOPPOSING.DETACHEDCLINGING.CALMAGITATED.FORGIVINGRESENTFUL.SELFLESSSELFISH.PEACEFULCONFLICTED.NON-JUDGMENTALJUDGMENTAL•IT’SNOTTHATYOUREGOHASATOTALLYNEGATIVEAGENDA.UNDERNORMALCIRCUMSTANCESITDOESN’T.MAINLYITACTSOUTOFSELF-PROTECTION.SOMEPEOPLEHAVECONSCIOUSLYLEARNEDHOWTOCOPEWITHTHEWORLDWITHOUTPROTECTINGTHEMSELVES.THEYRELYONAHIGHERPOWERTOPROTECTTHEM,ANDTHAT’SWHATYOUANDIMUSTLEARNTODOBYIDENTIFYINGWITHOURUNBOUNDEDSOUL. •WECANNOTTRANSFORMOUREGOBYCONDEMNINGITANDLABELINGITASBAD.ITHASNOMOTIVATIONTOCOOPERATE--QUITETHEOPPOSITE.WHATEVERYOUFIGHTAGAINSTTRIESTOSTICKEVENHARDER.AFTERALL,YOUARETHREATENINGITSSURVIVAL.LIKEWISE,THEPARTSOFYOURSELFTHATFEELJUDGEDAGAINSTWILLNOTRELENT.THEYWILLTRYTOCONVINCEYOUEVENHARDERTOBESELFISH,JUDGMENTAL,ANDRESENTFULWHENEVERYOUFACEOUTSIDEOPPOSITION. •SPIRITUALTRADITIONSHAVEN’TTAKENINTOACCOUNTTHATTHERE’SAPROCESSINVOLVEDINWEANINGTHEEGOFROMITSSELF-DEFEATINGWAYS.BYPUTTINGTHEISSUEINTERMSOFMORALITY,SIN,ANDTHETHREATOFGOD’SWRATH,CHRISTIANITYHASTAKENTHEOPPOSITEOFANEFFECTIVEAPPROACH. •MAKINGASTARKCONTRASTBETWEENTHELOWERANDHIGHERSELFISFUTILE.THEREISNOSEPARATE,ALL-GOOD,ALL-WISEPARTOFYOUTHATYOUMUSTEITHERWINORLOSE. LIFEISONEFLOWOFAWARENESS.NOASPECTOFYOUWASCONSTRUCTEDOUTOFANYTHINGELSE.IT’SWRONGTOTHINKTHATTHEREARETWOCREATIONS,ONEDARK,THEOTHERLIGHT.FEARANDANGERAREACTUALLYMADEFROMTHESAMEPUREAWARENESSTHATLOVEANDCOMPASSIONAREMADEOF.ERECTINGABARRIERBETWEENEGOANDSOULFAILSTORECOGNIZETHISSIMPLEFACT. •INTHEEND,LETTINGGOISACHIEVED,NOTBYCONDEMNINGWHAT’SBADINYOURSELFANDTHROWINGITAWAY,BUTBYAPROCESSTHATBRINGSOPPOSITESTOGETHER.YOUREGOMUSTSEETHATITBELONGSTOTHESAMEREALITYASYOURSOUL.ITNEEDSTOFINDSOMUCHINCOMMONWITHYOURSOULTHATITLETSGOOFITSSELFISHAGENDAINFAVOROFABETTERWAYOFLIFE.

15. LESSON 12: THE FRUIT OF SURRENDER IS GRACE•GRACETRANSFORMSHUMANNATUREWHENTHEPROCESSOFSURRENDERINGORLETTINGGOEVENTUALLYCOMESTOANEND.BUTTHISEND-POINTISVERYDIFFERENTFROMANYTHINGONEWOULDANTICIPATE.INTHEULTIMATESURRENDERYOUGIVEUPALLNEEDS.FORTHEFIRSTTIMEYOUWILLBEABLETOSAY,“IAMENOUGH.”YOUWILLFINDYOURSELFINAWORLDWHEREEVERYTHINGFITSTOGETHERASITSHOULD.BYLETTINGGOCOMPLETELY,APERSONCANACHIEVEANEWIDENTITY.THEFRUITOFSURRENDERISGRACE,THEALL-EMBRACINGPOWEROFGOD. •GRACEISTHEINVISIBLEINFLUENCEOFTHEDIVINE.ONCEITENTERSAPERSON’SLIFE,THEOLDMEANSTHATWEUSETORUNOURLIVES–REASON,LOGIC,EFFORT,PLANNING,FORETHOUGHT, DISCIPLINE–ARETHROWNAWAYLIKETHETRAININGWHEELSOFABICYCLE.GRACEABOLISHESLIFE’SLIMITATIONS.THEREISNOTHINGTOFEAR,NOTHINGTOBEGUILTYOF.THEWHOLEISSUEOFGOODVERSUSEVILDISAPPEARS.PEACEISNOLONGERADREAMTOBECHASEDBUTANINNATEQUALITYOFTHEHEART.THESETHINGSARETHERESULT,NOTOFSUPERNATURALINTERVENTION, BUTOFCOMINGTOTHEENDOFAPROCESS.BEFOREITISTOUCHEDBYGRACE,RELIGION’SMORALISTICVIEWISTHATHUMANNATUREISFALLEN,CORRUPT,SINFUL,ANDIGNORANT.INFACT,WEARESIMPLYBOUNDBYTHEEGO’SCONCEPTIONOFIDENTITY.THEWORD“BOUNDARY”ISNEUTRAL;ITSIMPLYREFERSTOASTATEOFLIMITATION.IFYOUTAKEAPERSONANDFORCEHIMTOLIVEINSEVERELIMITATION–SAY,INTHEDUNGEONOFAPRISON–ALLKINDSOFFLAWSWILLDEVELOP,FROMPARANOIATODELUSION.BUTTHEYAREN’TBECAUSETHEPRISONERISMORALLYDEFECTIVE.THEYRESULTFROMBEINGBOUNDUP.THEDIFFERENCEBETWEENAPRISONERCAPTIVEINHISCELLANDYOUORMEISTHATWEVOLUNTARILYCHOSETOLIVEINSIDEBOUNDARIES. •THEPARTOFOURSELVESTHATMADETHISCHOICEISTHEEGO.THEROOTCAUSEOFALLSUFFERINGISTHEFALSEIDENTITYOFTHE“I”THATHANDLESEVERYDAYLIFEANDMASKSTHEREALSELFATTHESOULLEVEL.THISFALSESELFHASANAGENDA.ITTHINKSITKNOWSHOWTORUNEVERYDAYLIFE,ANDWHENTHREATENEDWITHDISASSEMBLY,ITFIGHTSBACK–AFTERALL,SURVIVALITSELFISATSTAKE..TRANSFORMINGYOURIDENTITYISLIKESURGERYONYOURSELF.YOUMUSTACTASBOTHDOCTORANDPATIENT.ANIMPOSSIBLETASKPHYSICALLYBUTENTIRELYPOSSIBLEINAWARENESS.THEEGO’SVISIONOFLIFEISUNWORKABLE.WHATITPROMISESASACOMPLETELYFULFILLINGLIFEISANILLUSIONYOUCANCHASEALLYOURLIFEWITHOUTEVERYLAYINGHANDSONIT.WHENYOUBECOMEAWAREOFTHISDEFECT,THERESULTISFATALFORTHEEGO.ITCAN’TCOMPETEWITHTHESOUL’SVISIONOFFULFILLMENT.WEHAVEALLBEENCONDITIONEDTOBELIEVETHATIT’STHEEGOTHATISPRACTICALANDREALISTICINITSAPPROACHTOLIFE,WHILETHESOULISUNATTAINABLEANDDETACHEDFROMEVERYDAYAFFAIRS.BUTTHATWASACOMPLETEREVERSALOFTHETRUTH.TWOVISIONSOFFULFILLMENTTHEEGO’SVISION: •IHAVEEVERYTHINGINEEDTOBECOMFORTABLE.IAMSERENEBECAUSEBADTHINGSCAN’TCOMENEARME.THROUGHHARDWORKANYTHINGCANBEACHIEVED.IMEASUREMYSELFBYMYACCOMPLISHMENTSIWINMUCHMOREOFTENTHANILOSE.IHAVEASTRONGSELF-IMAGE.THESOUL’SVISION:.IAMEVERYTHINGINEED.IAMSECUREBECAUSEIHAVENOTHINGTOFEARINMYSELF.THEFLOWOFLIFE’SABUNDANCEBRINGSMEEVERYTHING.IDONOTMEASUREMYSELFBYANYEXTERNALSTANDARD.·GIVINGISMOREIMPORTANTTHANWINNING.·BECAUSEI’MATTRACTIVE,IWINTHEATTENTIONOFTHEOPPOSITESEX.·WHENIFINDTHEPERFECTLOVE,ITWILLBEONMYTERMICANFINDPERFECTLOVE,BECAUSEIHAVEDISCOVEREDITFIRSTINMYSELF.IHAVENOSELF-IMAGE;IAMBEYONDIMAGES.OTHERPEOPLEAREATTRACTEDTOMEASSOULTOSOUL.IT’SFAIRTOSAY,ITHINK,THATTHESECONDVISIONDESCRIBESLIFEINASTATEOFGRACE. ITSTANDSFORLIFETRANSFORMED,NOTLIFEASPRESIDEDOVERBYTHEEGO.YETLOOKINGATTHETWOCHOICES,MOSTPEOPLEWOULDFINDTHEEGO’SVERSIONEASIERANDMOREREASONABLE.FORONETHING,THEYAREALREADYQUITEUSEDTOIT. •THEEGO’SVISIONOFFULFILLMENTISUNATTAINABLE,BECAUSEEACHISOLATED“I”ISONITSOWN,CUTOFFFROMTHESOURCEOFLIFE.THESTEADYIMPROVEMENTBEINGPROMISEDCANONLYBEEXTERNAL,BECAUSETHERE’SNOSECURITYINSIDE.FULFILLMENTISNOTAMATTEROFSELF-IMPROVEMENT.ITINVOLVESASHIFTAWAYFROMTHEEGO’SAGENDA,TURNINGFROMEXTERNALSTOTHEINNERWORLD.THESOULHOLDSOUTAKINDOFHAPPINESSTHATISN’TDEPENDENTONWHETHERCONDITIONSOUTSIDEAREGOODORBAD.THEPATHOFTHESOULLEADSTOAPLACEWHEREYOUEXPERIENCEFULFILLMENTASABIRTHRIGHT,ASPARTOFWHOYOUARE.YOUDON’THAVETOWORKFORIT;YOUONLYHAVETOBE.GRACECOMESFROMACLEARVISIONOFWHOYOUREALLYARE.

16. LESSON 13: THE UNIVERSE EVOLVES THROUGH YOUTHISBREAKTHROUGHREVEALSOURTRUEPURPOSE.WEAREABSOLUTELYNECESSARYINTHEGRANDSCHEMEOFTHINGS.THEUNIVERSENEEDSYOUINAUNIQUEWAY,BECAUSEONLYYOUCANHAVETHEEXPERIENCETHATYOURLIFEREPRESENTS.YOURINDIVIDUALITYMAKESANABSOLUTECONTRIBUTION.BECAUSEREALITYISBASEDONCONSCIOUSNESS,THEUNIVERSECANNOTSPAREAUNITOFCONSCIOUSNESSWITHOUTHARMTOTHEWHOLE.YOUCANJOININTHEEVOLUTIONARYFLOWOFTHEUNIVERSEORNOT,IT’SYOURCHOICE.EITHERWAY,EVOLUTIONWILLPROCEED,BUTIFYOUOPTOUT,ITWON’TPROCEEDTHROUGHYOU.INTHEPAST,LIFEWASMADEEASIERBYKNOWINGWHATGODHADINSTOREFOREVERYONE.THEUNIVERSEWASPURPOSEFUL.YETASPOWERFULANDCOMFORTINGASTHISMIGHTBE,RELIGIONHASALWAYSBEENSHADOWEDBYASERIOUSCONTRADICTION.EVERYONEISCONSIDEREDPRECIOUSTOGOD,BUTNOONEISREALLYNEEDED.INDIVIDUALLIVESARETHROWNAWAYINWARBYTHETENSOFTHOUSANDSEVERYYEAR.UNTOLDMORELIVESARELOSTTHROUGHDISEASEANDFAMINE,ORBARELYGETASTARTBEFOREINFANTMORTALITYSTRUCK.IT’SONLYHUMANTOREALIZETHATWEALLNEEDEACHOTHER.BUTIFTAKENTOOFAR,THISBECOMESASYSTEMOFCODEPENDENCYINTHEWORSTSENSE:IONLYEXISTTONEEDANDBENEEDED.BUTFROMYOURSOUL’SPERSPECTIVE,YOUAREASGREATANADDITIONTOTHEWORLDASAGANDHIORMOTHERTERESA,ANDSUBTRACTINGYOUFROMTHECOSMICEQUATIONWOULDBEJUSTASGREATALOSS.COUNTLESSPEOPLEACCEPTTHATLIFE’SPAINANDSUFFERINGCOMESRANDOMLY.THEYHAVEACCEPTEDTHATTHEREISNOTHINGTHEYCANDOTOCHANGETHEIRLIFE.THISISLEARNEDHELPLESSNESS.WITHOUTASENSEOFPURPOSE,WEDECIDETHATBEINGHELPLESSMAKESSENSE,SINCEEITHERGODISN’TTHEREORHEDOESN’TCAREWHATHAPPENSTOUS.TOESCAPEOURLEARNEDHELPLESSNESS,THEREHASTOBEASENSETHATWEMATTERINTHELARGERSCHEMEOFTHINGS.THEPLANTHATGUIDESYOURLIFEMUSTTAKETHREELEVELSINTOACCOUNT. 1.)GOD’SLEVEL,ISUNLIMITEDINITSPOTENTIAL.EVERYTHINGISPOSSIBLE.NOCHOICEISDICTATEDINADVANCE.WECANALSOCALLTHISTHECOSMICLEVEL. 2.)SECOND,THEREISTHESOUL’SLEVEL,WHICHSTEPSDOWNINFINITEPOSSIBILITIESTOTHEHUMANLEVEL.ATTHESOUL’SLEVELTHEREISSTILLOPENCHOICE,BUTCONDITIONSSTARTTOBEPLACEDONWHATISREALLYFEASIBLE. 3.)FINALLYTHEREISTHEHUMANLEVEL,WHERECHOICESEEMSFARMORELIMITED,ANDWEFINDOURSELVESNEGOTIATINGHOWMUCHFREEDOMWEHAVETODOWHATWEWANT.THEPLANTHATUNFOLDSTHEUNIVERSESTANDSRIGHTBEFOREUS,EVENTHOUGHWEFAILTOSEEIT.WE’REBLINDBECAUSETHEPLANISUS.ORTOMAKEITPERSONAL,YOUARETHECOSMICPLAN–ORTHEDIVINEPLAN,IFYOUPREFER.THEREARENORULESOUTSIDEYOURMIND,NOACTIONSOUTSIDEYOURBODY.WHATEVERYOUCHOOSETODO,THEPLANBENDSTOACCOMMODATEYOU.WHENYOUHAVEANEWDESIRE,THEUNIVERSESHIFTSACCORDINGLY.ITHASNOCHOICE,BECAUSETHEREISNOPURPOSETOCREATIONBEYONDYOU,HEREANDNOW.ALLYOURLIFEYOUHAVEABSORBEDAWORLDVIEWTHATPUTSYOUBELOWAHIGHERPOWER.IFITISN’TTHEPOWEROFGOD,IT’STHEPOWEROFNATURALFORCES.IFITISN’TTHEPOWEROFAUTHORITYFIGURES,IT’STHEPOWEROFHUMANNATUREANDITSSELF-DESTRUCTIVEIMPULSES.NONEOFTHATISTRUEONCEYOUDISCOVERYOURREALSELF.ULTIMATELY,TODISCOVERYOURPURPOSECOMESDOWNTODISCOVERINGWHOYOUREALLYARE.THECOSMICPLANTHATWASBUILTINTOYOUFOLLOWS5INVISIBLEGUIDELINES: 1.EVERYTHINGISCONSCIOUS.CONSCIOUSNESSISANACTIVITYOFTHEENTIREUNIVERSE.THISMEANSTHATWHENYOUAREAWAREOFANYTHING,THEUNIVERSEISBEINGAWARETHROUGHYOU. 2.EVERYTHINGFITSTOGETHER.THEREARENOLOOSEPARTSTOTHEUNIVERSE,NOTHINGISALEFTOVER.WHENANYTHINGLOOKSRANDOM,YOUARESEEINGONEPATTERNMOVINGINTOANOTHER. 3.THEWHOLESCHEMEISSELF-ORGANIZING.NOOUTSIDECONTROLLERISNEEDED.ONCEAGALAXY,ABUTTERFLY,AHEART,ORANENTIRESPECIESISONTHEMOVE,ITSINNERWORKINGSKNOWWHATTODO. 4.EVOLUTIONUNFOLDSWITHINITSELF.ONCESOMETHINGGROWS,ITSEEKSTHEHIGHESTFORMOFITSELFTHEBESTSTAR,DINOSAUR,FERN,ORAMOEBA–THATITCANBE.WHENTHATFORMISEXHAUSTED,ITMAKESATRANSITIONTOANEWFORMTHATISMORECREATIVEANDINTERESTING. 5.FREEDOMISTHEULTIMATEGOAL.YOUDON’TWINBYGETTINGTOTHEEND;YOUWINBYFINDINGANEWGAMETHEINSTANTTHEOLDONEISOVER.THISISN’TANEMPTYFREEDOM.YOUNEVERFINDYOURSELFFLOATINGINAVOID.RATHER,THISISTHEFREEDOMOFPOSSIBILITIESTHATNEVERRUNOUT.

17. LESSON 14: 10 STEPS TO WHOLENESS AND CONCLUSIONWHOLENESSISTHERESULTOFCONNECTINGBODY,MIND,ANDSOUL.INWHOLENESSYOUAREN’TDIVIDEDAGAINSTYOURSELF.THEREFORE,THECHOICESYOUMAKEAREBENEFICIALATEVERYLEVEL.ONCEYOUREALIZEHOWTHESOULFUNCTIONS,THEREWOULDSEEMTOBENOREASONTOTURNBACKANDLIVEANYOTHERWAYTHANFROMTHELEVELOFTHESOUL.YETLIVINGWITHOUTTHESOULHASALSOBEENEASY.THESECRETISTOLIVEINWHOLENESSNOW,BEFOREYOUCOMPLETELYACHIEVEIT.WHAT’SNEEDEDISALIFESTYLETHATKEEPSYOURVISIONALIVE.AHOLISTICLIFESTYLESHOULDSUSTAINTHETIESTOYOURSOULEVENWHENTHOSETIESFEELFRAGILE.SPIRITUALTEACHERSHAVEWRESTLEDWITHTHISPROBLEMFORCENTURIES,WONDERINGHOWTHEYCANBRIDGETHEGULFBETWEENTHEOLDANDTHENEWLIFE.TEACHINGANDPREACHINGAREN’TENOUGH.SHOWINGBYEXAMPLEISN’TENOUGH.YETMANYHUMANBEINGSHAVECROSSEDOVERTOTHELIGHTANDWHATTHEYHAVEACHIEVEDISREAL.IFWEDISTILLTHEIRSTORIES,ALIFESTYLECOMPOSEDOF10STEPSTOWHOLENESSEMERGESTHATISSIMPLEANDCANBEFOLLOWEDWITHOUTANYONEELSENEEDINGTOKNOWORAPPROVE10STEPSTOWHOLENESS1.NOURISHYOUR"LIGHTBODY."IFYOUFEEDITWITHFRESHENERGYEVERYDAY,ITWILLPROVIDEYOUWITHINSPIRATIONANDGUIDANCE. 2.TURNENTROPYINTOEVOLUTION.WITHCONSTANTINPUTFROMYOURSOUL,YOURMINDCANGENERATENEVERENDINGCREATIVITY. 3.COMMITYOURSELFTODEEPERAWARENESS.ASKFORNEWVISION,NEWBELIEFS,ANDANEWSENSEOFSELFEVERYDAY. 4.BEGENEROUSOFSPIRIT.GENEROSITYBEGINSATTHELEVELOFTHESOUL,WHICHNEVERRUNSOUTOFTHETWOTHINGSTOTALLYNECESSARYTOLIFE:ENERGYANDAWARENESS. 5.FOCUSONRELATIONSHIPSINSTEADOFCONSUMPTION.WHOLENESSDEPENDSONRELATIONSHIPSTHATAREWHOLE.YOUCANNOTBEWHOLEINISOLATION.ASYOURSOULSEESYOU,YOUARECONNECTEDTOEVERYTHING.TOBECONNECTEDMEANSTOBEINRELATIONSHIP. 6.RELATETOYOURBODYCONSCIOUSLY.EVERYDAY,YOURBODYCONSCIOUSLYTENDSTOYOU,NEVERLOSINGFOCUS.CANACKNOWLEDGETHISFAITHFULSERVICEBYCONSCIOUSLYRELATINGTOYOURBODYINTURNWITHTRUST, CONSIDERATION,HONESTY,MUTUALCOOPERATIONANDLOVINGAPPRECIATION. 7.EMBRACEEVERYDAYASANEWWORLD.THERESEEMSTOBEAGAPBETWEENMINDANDBODY.SINCETHEMINDSETSTHEBODY’SAGENDA,IFYOUWINTHETINYBATTLESAGAINSTROUTINE,INERTIA,ANDBOREDOM,THISGAPWILLCLOSEANDEVERYDAYWILLSEEMLIKEARENEWAL. 8.LETTHETIMELESSBEINCHARGEOFTIME.YOURSOUL’SFRAMEOFREFERENCEISTIMELESS.LIVEFROMTHATTIMELESSPLACE.ATYOURSOURCEALLEVENTSARELAIDOUTWITHPERFECTTIMING.TIMESUBMITSTOYOURDESIRE,NOTTHEOTHERWAYAROUND. 9.FEELTHEWORLDINSTEADOFTRYINGTOUNDERSTANDIT.THEFLOWOFLIFEREFUSESTOBEANALYZED.YETYOUWEREDESIGNEDWITHSENSITIVEAWARENESSTHATGOESFARBEYONDTHINKING.INSTEADOFTRYINGTOUNDERSTANDTHEENDLESSLYCHANGINGWORLD,YOUCANFEELYOURWAYANDTRUSTTHOSEFEELINGS.ONLYTHENWILLYOUKNOWWHATISUNFOLDINGAROUNDYOU. 10.SEEKAFTERYOUROWNMYSTERY.YOUMUSTWANTWHOLENESSASFERVENTLYASYOUWANTAJOB,HOUSE,CAR,ANDFAMILY.YOUMUSTBEWILLINGTOWALKTHEPATHALONE.THEANSWERLIESINSEEKINGYOUROWNMYSTERY, NOTAMYSTERYHANDEDTOYOUBYANYONEELSE. NONEOFUSKNOWSWHENTHEFIRSTDAYONTHEPATHWAS--ORWHENTHELASTDAYWILLBE.THEREFORE,THEBESTTHINGISTOLIVEEVERYDAYASIFITISTHEFIRSTANDTHELAST.LIFEISPERPETUALLYFRESH,ANDSOYOURPATHCANBEJUSTASFRESH.OTHERWISE,IFYOUPOSTPONEYOURLIFEWAITINGFORAGREATANDGLORIOUSGIFTTOBEBESTOWED,THEGIFTMAYNEVERCOMEONSCHEDULE,ANDLIFEWILLBEPOSTPONEDFOREVER.WHOLENESSMUSTBESEIZEDATTHISMOMENT,BECAUSEWHENETERNITYDAWNS,ITDAWNSONLYINAMOMENTLIKETHISONE.THEGOALOFTHEFOLLOWINGSTEPSISTOMAKEWHOLENESSADAILYPOSSIBILITY.VISIONANDREALITYWANTTOCOMETOGETHER.THETIMETOMAKETHATHAPPENISNOW.TOKNOWWHEREYOUBELONGINTHEWORLDYOUNEEDTOKNOWWHEREYOUCAMEFROM.THETRUTHCANONLYBEFOUNDBYEXPLORINGWHOYOUARE.WHENWEHAVEEXPLOREDCREATIONTOTHEPOINTOFGOINGBEYONDLIGHTANDSHADOW,GOODANDEVIL,INNERANDOUTER,WEHAVEREACHEDCREATION’SSOURCEATTHELEVELOFTHESOUL.WECREATEOURSELVESATTHELEVELOFTHESOUL-THEJUNCTIONPOINTBETWEENINFINITYANDTHERELATIVEWORLD.THEANSWERISTHEJOURNEYANDTHEJOURNEYNEVERENDS.

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