You are the One
Love is a choice, or the denial of it. Evil is not the opposite of love but a disconnection from God. It is the denial of the love that you are. All choices have consequences, and this is true of the choice of love or the denial of it.
We spend much of our lives looking for role models, mentors, teachers, and gurus to guide us on our path. There is nothing wrong with this; finding the right person at the right time can shorten the learning curve on some of life’s lessons. However, it is important to realize that in the absence of such a person, we can very soundly rely on ourselves. We carry everything we need to know to progress on our paths to enlightenment.
The outer world serves as a mirror. Or, to use another metaphor, our inner world has a magnetic force that draws to us what we need to evolve to the next level. All we need to do to see that we already have everything we need is to let go of our belief that we need to seek to find. I know everyone tells us, “Seek and ye shall find.” Jesus and the disciples are reported saying it, as are many other masters, so reading this might cause you to pause a little.
The soul's path is often defined as a journey with a goal, such as becoming awakened or enlightened. A person begins a search for something they want but do not have, and then they find it. This finding is often seen as the happy ending. Buddha is an example; he seeks to end suffering.
Most people nowadays are searching for material objects—cars, houses, vacations. Most of us know that getting what we want only makes us ‘happy’ for a moment, and then the happiness passes until a new object of desire presents itself. Joy, however, is a permanent aspect of our inner selves and is not separate from us at any point. We do not have to travel to find it or imagine that it resides in some possession or person outside of ourselves. In fact, what the best teachers will do is point out that this very precious gift, JOY, is something we already possess.
We can turn to ourselves when we find ourselves on our path, not knowing which way to turn and desiring guidance.
We may not know the correct answer at the moment, yet if we ask, let go, and patiently wait, an answer will come: that is how grace flows. The more we practice this and trust this process, the less we will look outside ourselves for teachers and gurus, for we will have successfully become our sovereign.
Ultimately, you are the one.
Everything is up for transformation. Don’t anchor yourself into fixed conclusions, dim your LIGHT, deluded that every area of your life must be figured out—it doesn’t. Discover the higher truth of giving yourself space to experience your full luminous DIVINE self. Discover the FREEDOM that enables you to expand and ultimately serve something more significant than yourself, the light of an eternal LOVE of the Divine.
