You are the One
We spend a lot of our lives looking for role models, mentors, teachers, and gurus to guide us on our path. There is nothing wrong with this and, in fact, 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 upon ourselves. We carry within us everything we need to know to make 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 in order to find. I know, everyone tells us, “Seek and ye shall find,” so reading this might cause you to pause a little? Jesus and the disciples are reported saying it, as well as many other masters.
The path of the soul is often defined as a journey with a goal such as becoming awakened or enlightened or whatever. 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, his was a seeking to end suffering. Most people now-a-days are searching for material objects—cars, houses, vacations. Although, 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.
When we find ourselves on our path, not knowing which way to turn and desiring guidance, we can turn to ourselves.
We may not know the right answer in the moment, yet if we simply 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 own—sovereign.
Ultimately, you are the one.
Everything is up for transformation. Don’t anchor yourself into fixed conclusions, or dim your LIGHT or delude yourself that every area of your life has to be all 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 much greater than yourself, the light of an eternal LOVE of the Divine.
