In the book of Chinese wisdom, the I Ching, it is said, “Have an acceptance of fate and be open to being guided.” This to me is spirit led living. This can also be called living in the meditative state.
We may not always be able to change our fate. We may not like what the vicissitudes of life bring to us; however we can make our movements through the terrain of our life path with an inner connectedness, inner knowing; as well as peace and calm. In fact the more we are connected to our inner knowing, the more peace and calm we will experience.
Meditation is a tool and aid for this. Through a consistent use of meditation as a tool for self-development one learns to accept “what is” in life. This acceptance of “what is” naturally brings an inner peace. In the “meditative state” we are able to connect with the aspect of our being that always retains it’s interconnectedness to the Universe, everything and everyone. It is hard to not feel safe when we feel this interconnectedness. In this state of being we develop a higher state of inner knowing and trust. Living from this place of inner knowing and inner trust we experience a deeper sense of belonging, meaning, and understanding of our challenges; as well as life passages.
Meditation is a tool, a doorway into deeper realms of awareness. It is within the deeper realms of self-awareness that we begin to understand the deeper meaning of our life. Meditation is a practice; similar to how a musician or singer practices scales. Eventually, the singer or musician uses what they have learned in vocal or music practice to sing a beautiful song, or play a heart-moving piece of music. In this way let your meditation practice be the foundation to living in the meditative state. If there is a goal in meditation, it would be to live in the meditative state more consistently; and the way to do this is to have a consistent meditation practice. This practice is as diverse as the individuals that practice meditation. More important than long durations of meditation is the frequency. The more you meditate the more you live in the meditative state and the more you experience peace and calm.
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It is absurd that self-awareness seems to be disappearing amongst us, so that to know ourselves we must seek and absorb other people’s observations in regards to us, but more often than not their observations are critical, negative, and misleading, guided by unwholesome, perverse expectations and teaching the economic system has inflicted upon them; hence, we are lost, scarcely aware of our very own natural natures, perpetually in distress respecting our identity. “Be yourself,” we are constantly reminded, but the unanswered questions are “How is that achievable? Who am I, or what am I, that I am not myself and must be reminded to be myself?”
I agree with you that meditation, reflection, must answer these questions. What is the need to learn anything at all without meditating or reflecting deeply about it afterwards?
Hi Peter – great observations and I agree, with mindfulness comes the need to self-reflect. As you say, people state: “Be yourself”…. but what is that? Ego? False-self? Most people do not even know who they really are or what they are really capable of. There is a lot of miss-guided information out there. Really there is this other world that we were born into: A world driven by organized religion, money and ego. This process of self-discovery comes to only a lucky few. Many never have the gumption or the foresight to raise their vibration or level of consciousness. Life just is…. As you know it is a gauged process; an evolution that takes years to mature. For me, it was small little shifts in perspective, attitude and reactions that has made all the difference in the world. Small little victories that took power away from the ego and allowed me to connect more with True Nature. I am a changed person because of meditation and mindfulness. It is the inner wisdom that speaks the truth; coupled with good tips from our great teachers of self-discovery JCB.
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