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Necessary Ingredients to Transformation
July 3, 2003
Author: Sebastian
Article:
Urge for Wholeness, Love of Truth You might think this goes
without saying, but many people are content to live within
the social norms and pursue happiness through acquisition
or fame or power etc. In other words, "love of the world".
If you find yourself longing for something more, something
deeper, something real, then this quality is operative in
you and you simply need to honor it. If you do not feel a
longing for completion, why are you reading this? This
flame of longing for Reality, Truth & Wholeness is the
field that contains the ‘pearl of great value’. Be ready to
‘sell everything else’ to buy it. Allow it to be your
guide. Express it through your actions and endeavors.
Tired? At some point in your journey you may find yourself
saying: "Enough already!" Or, "I need a rest". I think this
is to be expected and may be related to the need to gather
more energy (see below). But it could also be complacency
or indulgence. Cultivating the Love of Truth or the Urge to
Wholeness may serve to wake you out of an unconscious
indulgent sleepiness. If you find yourself becoming
spiritually lazy, using Inquiry & Radical Honesty can help.
(see below) Seeing the truth about our motivations will
‘set us free’. The less resistance, the sooner it can work.
Basic Trust, Faith, Courage Transformation is change.
Genuine Awakening involves changes on all levels of our
lives. Weathering the insecurities & turmoil of a
constantly changing sense of self and our perception of the
world requires some kind of anchor or stabilizing
influence. We must find a resource within to get through
the storms of emotional turbulence, mental confusion and
possibly disconcerting energetic releases. If we lack this
quality, what can we do? Boiled down and simplified? Turn
Around! Almost every human directs most of their energy
towards resisting or avoiding painful feelings or
situations and seeking secure or ‘pleasurable’ ones. One
thing most haven’t tried is to Stop Resisting! Accept
Chaos. Open up to and fully experience negativity and
darkness. On the other side of chaos is a new level of
peace. To radical?
OK, more compassionately… Are you stuck in a place where
you value security and stability? Is it blocking your
ability to seek Truth or accept what is Real? You probably
need to do some work on healing your wounded child,
desensitizing your narcissistic reactivity & neediness. The
'holding environment' you experienced as a very young child
has a lot to do with how well you can trust the universe to
sustain you. All types of Emotional Clearing work can help
you gain more trust. You could find a spiritual teacher you
can totally trust and allow that person to guide you
through periods of turmoil. Using a symbol such as Jesus,
the Holy Spirit or Buddha or a Higher Power can help you
get through rough times during contemplation when you are
uncovering disturbing aspects of your ego at work. Symbols
such as these are repositories for a higher Truth. If we
cannot find basic trust in our own being, we can reach out
and Trust the Symbol that represents this Truth. This can
work for certain people who have enough trust to place in
the symbol in the first place. This is how faith works.
Using any kind of method or system that involves projection
can breed dependence which must also eventually be
overcome. If you cannot muster enough trust in a symbolic
representation, you can begin to change your perceptions
through many types of therapy where you are guided closely
by a professional. Energy & Stamina In the 'Teachings of
Don Juan', Carlos Castaneda’s mentor told him that a
warrior's most important task early on is the gathering of
power (energy). This can be done in many ways on a few
different levels. Basically, I see four main categories: 1.
Physical (the body). Hatha Yoga is a first rate method.
Aerobics can help a lot to increase endorphins. 2. Mental
(contemplative). You gain mental energy or power when your
conflicting beliefs are resolved. Mindfulness practice
reduces chaos. 3. Emotional / Energetic. Emotional clearing
(again) Practices like Tai Chi & Reiki etc. harmonize your
energy system. 4. Spiritual. Spiritual 'energy' is
transformative energy itself. When you rest fully in the
Ground of Being or Stillness (as in deep meditation) the
process of evolutionary transformation is taken to a new
level.
Support & Confirmation If you were going to jump off a
cliff into unknown waters wouldn't you want to be able to
speak to someone who has already jumped off that cliff? For
years I languished at the edge of this cliff feeling
alienated from the world, but not knowing how, or feeling
able to move on. One day I met someone who was ready to
leap as well and immediately we were both launched into a
rapid series of transformational experiences... I don't
think it would have been possible without the mutual
support we gave to each other. This is the main impetus
behind the founding of WFIH (Worldwide Fellowship of
Integral Humans). I urge you to use the resources on the
site to hook up with others on the Journey, and to share
your experiences. It could make all the difference to
someone at a critical time. The Course In Miracles says,
"To have peace, give peace"... and we can extrapolate... to
have Love, give Love. To have a friend, be a friend. To get
support, give support. You do not have to feel you are far
advanced to reach out and give support or information or
just a loving acceptance or embrace. Just as importantly,
someone who is new to the Path or even a child can reveal
an enlightening truth at any time. Out of the mouths of
babes... It is spiritual pride to close yourself off from
the possibility of seeing Truth in anything and everything.
Inquisitiveness & Radical Honesty Develop the ability to
question everything. Bring every motive and avoidance of
reality to the light of truth in a radically honest way.
Learn to face life with open arms and open eyes. This will
rapidly change your perception of the world and yourself.
Deep contemplative inquiry allows us to discover and
dismantle our story and our programs or patterns.
Questioning works especially well on belief systems that we
have adopted through our cultural / social conditioning.
For an excellent book on 'self inquiry' see the book by A H
Almaas on the Self Stream page.
All of these avenues can be explored further in different
places on the WFIH website... see the Body Work page, the
Energy Work page, Emotional Clearing page & Integral
Spirituality page. There are courses and tests and
information available as well. (see below)
About the author:
Sebastian, Founder of Worldwide Fellowship of Integral
Humans (a grassroots organization encouraging personal and
global
evolution) Student of Spirituality for 35 years, Writer &
Spiritual Counselor. sebastian@integralhumans.org
http://www.Integralhumans.org
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