To seek Enlightenment is to seek entrainment to the most powerful attractor patterns. Entrainment to a certain energy field on the Map simply means that one is under its influence, similar to a gravitational pull. When the energy field is below 200, the entrainment has a destructive effect. This is clinically observed in the failure of cocaine addicts to recover if they continue to listen to violent rap or heavy-metal music. The entrainment of a negative energy field is possible to escape only through consistent exposure to a higher one, as is said: “Just keep coming back—you’ll get it by osmosis.” Recovering addicts who leave the supportive energy field of their self-help programs rather predictably relapse, for now there is no counterbalance to the downward pull of the negative habits. Their assertion that they can “go it alone” is a notorious symptom of the ego’s arrogance and Pride, calibrating at 175, which is below the power of the energy field required for healing.
Spiritual aspirants, on the other hand, are seeking to align themselves with powerful energy fields that can lift them out of entrenched ego habits. The key is will, a constantly repeated act of choice. Here, the chaos-theory principle of sensitive dependence on initial conditions (a slight change, over time, can have a major impact) provides a scientific explanation of the traditional way of spiritual progress. In all spiritual disciplines, the opening wedge predicated for advancing one’s awareness is described as “willingness.” History shows what has been clinically known as well: persistent willingness is the trigger that activates a new attractor field and allows one to begin to leave the old. We may visualize a lesser attractor field approaching a greater one, at which point the introduction of a third element (such as free will) suddenly creates a crossover (a “saddle pattern”), and the change takes place.
When someone suddenly goes from the influence of a lower attractor field to that of a higher, it is often proclaimed a miracle. The unfortunate verdict of human experience is that few escape the energy fields that gradually come to dominate their behaviors. A currently popular spiritual program designed to facilitate such escape is the Workbook (cal. 600) of A Course in Miracles. The purpose of this course of spiritual psychology is to lay the necessary groundwork to precipitate a sudden jump in consciousness through encouraging a total change of perception. In more traditional fashion, prayer and meditation also provide points of departure to rise from the influence of a lower energy field into a higher.
In Eastern spiritual disciplines, it is accepted that the devotee alone, unaided by a guru or a teacher, is unlikely to make much progress. Guidance is required. The AA experience is that an addict or alcoholic is unable to recover without the help of a sponsor. In sports, great coaches are sought-after because their influence inspires maximum effort. Devotees can aid their own progress by merely focusing on an advanced teacher and thereby aligning with that teacher’s energy field; in our testing, it was shown repeatedly that holding in mind the image of an advanced spiritual teacher made every subject go strong, irrespective of their personal beliefs.
It is helpful to remember that neither Truth nor Enlightenment is something to be found, sought, acquired, gained, or possessed. That which is the Infinite Presence is always present, and its realization occurs of itself when the obstacles to that realization are removed. It is therefore not necessary to study the truth, but only to let go of that which is fallacious.
When the clouds are removed, the sun shines forth. Moving away the clouds does not cause the sun to shine but merely reveals that which was hidden all along. Spiritual work, therefore, is primarily a letting go of the presumably known in favor of the unknown, with the promise of others who have done it that the effort is more than well rewarded at the end. On the earthly level, gold is not created but merely revealed by chipping away that which obscures it.
One of the main spiritual tools is intention, which sets up priorities and hierarchies of values that energize one’s efforts. Spiritual work is a commitment and also an exploration. The way has been opened by those who have gone before and set the possibility in consciousness for others to follow. Biologist Rupert Sheldrake has demonstrated the influence of morphogenetic fields (M-fields); that is, when someone advances in a particular area, this success increases the likelihood that the rest of the species can do the same. Just as Roger Bannister broke through the “M-field” of the four-minute mile, so have beings of advanced consciousness left markers for others to follow.
Every advance we make in our awareness benefits unseen multitudes and strengthens the next step for others to follow. Every act of kindness is noticed by the universe and is preserved forever. When seen for what it is, gratitude replaces spiritual ambition. In traditional Buddhism, one seeks Enlightenment for the good of all humankind; all gifts return to their source.
In due time, one’s spiritual intention and focus come to replace worldly ambitions and desires. It is as though one is progressively drawn into the Self, as if there were a spiritual gravity acting by attraction. A style of knowingness replaces reason and logic, and intuitive awareness focuses on the essence of life and its activities rather than on goals or the details of form. Perception begins to change, and the beauty of creation literally shines forth from all persons and objects. A simple scene may unexpectedly suddenly become overwhelmingly beautiful, as though revealing itself in three-dimensional Technicolor.
A: By intention, your entire life becomes devotional. You yourself become the prayer. By virtue of that, Divinity is invoked, and then through the heart, through that devotion, through the alignment with Divinity, all humankind is empowered. There is no value in keeping a scorecard on yourself: How far have I come? How far do other people think I have come? The only person you have to answer to is yourself. When you do everything you can to fulfill your potential, knowing you are answerable for who you are and what you have done with that, even your mistakes are sanctified. It is assuring to know that the motivation to seek God is God. It’s by the Grace of God that you are even interested in spiritual truth. Nobody seeks God except under the influence of Divinity, because left to their own devices, people would never think of it.
A: The approach to spiritual progress is not one of “getting somewhere,” as there is no “where” to get. Instead, authentic spiritual teachings guide you to transcend the ego and shed all illusions so that Truth stands revealed. The work is to surmount and transcend the common human failings inherent in the structure of the human ego. Whatever defects you have are not personal; they are not just yours but in fact are the problem of the human ego itself. The ego itself is not personal. You would like to think, Oh, me and my progress, or Me and my sins, or Me and my difficulties, but what you are talking about is not your personal self. The problem is the ego itself, which you inherited by becoming a human being. The ego is a product of the brain and the function of the brain; details of how this expresses itself differ based on past karma.
A: Humor is one of the most valuable spiritual tools, about which, historically, little has been said. Laughing at the melodrama of the ego puts us way ahead of its game. Comedy arises as a result of the comparison that is made between perception and essence. For example, the comedian says, “What’s a New-Ager?” Pause. “Somebody who goes to the store and buys all the Venus flytraps, then wants them to become vegetarians!” We get the absurdity of trying to convince a carnivorous Venus flytrap to become a vegetarian: “You like cucumbers, don’t you, sweetheart? Here—try a piece of tomato!” The joke helps us laugh at the ego’s naïveté and immaturity, wanting others to conform to its spiritualized ideals and morality.
Humor is quite different from ridicule or malice, as it is compassionate in accepting human limitations and foibles as being intrinsic. It therefore assists in “wearing the world like a light garment” and illustrates that, in being like the reed that bends in the wind, you survive by being lighthearted, instead of being broken down by rigidity. The capacity to laugh at yourself is essential to positive self-esteem. To respond to everything as though it were highly important is a result of the vanity of the narcissistic core of the ego (for example, being “sensitive” or “offended”). “Don’t take yourself so seriously” is wise guidance.
Humor is an expression of freedom and joyfulness, and laughter is biologically healing. While guiltiness and “sackcloth and ashes” penance were emphasized in past centuries, it can be seen that on the Map of Consciousness, they calibrate quite low. God is found at the top of the Map, not at the bottom. Faith, Love, and Joy are the high road; doom and gloom merely lead to sadness and despondency. Self-hatred blinds awareness of the Self as a reflection of Divine Creation.
A: None of these is necessary. It’s useful to recognize that religions have their own agendas and limitations. The spiritual pathway to Enlightenment is unique. It is not the same as “practicing a religion.” Religions tend to emphasize historical events, their geographical locations, and past cultures with political alliances. Enlightenment happens in the present moment and is outside time, history, or geography, which are therefore irrelevant. Theology is concerned with the consciousness level of the 400s; Enlightenment is concerned with the levels of 600 and over.
A: These are inspirational and supportive of a spiritual and reverential mood and attitude and help to remove the focus of attention from thought content. Beauty is uplifting and calibrates in the high 500s, which is akin to perfection.
A: The downside of spiritual education is the buildup of the vanity of “I know” and the devaluation of people who are “not spiritual.” The ego takes personal credit for spiritual comprehension instead of realizing that the capacity for understanding itself is a spiritual gift from God. Gratitude is the antidote for pride. If one acquires information and feels grateful about it, then spiritual pride doesn’t gain a strong foothold.
Spiritual pride can work in two directions, either by augmenting vanity or, paradoxically, by your taking the position that you’re worse than others. The position of I am just a worthless worm is just a vanity in rags instead of robes.
A: Once you cross the critical line of Courage (200), the rest becomes accessible. The more you advance, the more you are likely to further advance; and the more you advance from wanting to advance, the more advanced you get to be! Once you even begin to become interested in spiritual matters, you’re already on your way and there’s no need to worry. Nobody would be interested in a book like this unless you were destined for its truth, any more than you’d be at diving lessons unless you were planning to go deep-sea diving. The Buddha said that once you’ve heard of Enlightenment, you’ll never be satisfied with anything less. To merely have heard of it already imprints your consciousness.
People often ask, “What are the qualities and attitudes needed to advance in consciousness?”
Start with certainty and a feeling of security instead of self-doubt or timidity. Accept without reservation that you are worthy of the quest, and be resolved to totally surrender to the truth about God. The facts that are to be unreservedly accepted are simple and very powerful. Surrendering to them brings enormous spiritual advancement.
Evolution on the Map of Consciousness is aided by following certain spiritual principles, which, over time, unravel the ego’s perception: The way I see the world is exactly the way it is. The “way” of spiritual advancement through consciousness is actually uncomplicated and simple.
1. Look at life not as a place to acquire gain but as an opportunity for learning, which abounds even in the smallest of life’s details. The primary spiritual quality is really one of overall attitude. A spiritual attitude leads one to be friendly, kind, and well-meaning to all life. We find ourselves walking over an ant carefully rather than squashing it, not as a compulsive “must” or a religious rule but out of a greater awareness of the value of all life. All animals will be discovered to actually be individuals who respond to respect and attention. Even plants are aware of when you love and admire them.
2. Develop humility, with the awareness of the limitations of the mind and appearance. You become increasingly aware that life is filtered through perception and that what you witness in the world are primarily attitudes and perceptions rather than self-existent, external realities. Every single “happening” is consequent to countless conditions, unseen and unknowable, as the “cause” of anything is the totality of the universe up to that moment. Only someone with omniscience would be able to ascertain the significance of it, and thus out of humility, you acknowledge your lack of omniscience! “I know” gives way to “I don’t know.”
3. Be willing to overlook and forgive. This willingness allows the serious spiritual student to resign from the self-appointed duties of being the one to judge, correct, control, direct, and change the world, and express opinions about everything. As a serious spiritual student, one is no longer obligated to continue these chores; instead, they are turned over to divine justice. Inasmuch as the mind has no idea of what Reality even is, relinquishing these former duties will be a relief and also bring an end to a lot of guilt. It is therefore quite helpful to give up “causes” and rallies for the oppressed, downtrodden, other victims, and sentimentalities. Each person is merely fulfilling their own destiny; allow them to do so. With detachment, it will be observed that most people enjoy the melodrama of their lives.
4. Observe people with compassion. Observation reveals that physical appearance is a great deceiver. Most people look like adults but are not really adults at all. Emotionally, most are still children. The emotions and attitudes that prevail in kindergarten and on the playground continue on into adult life but are hidden in more dignified-sounding terminology. Within most people is a child who is merely imitating being an adult. The “inner child” we hear so much about is actually not inner at all; it is actually quite “outer.”
As people grow up, they take on various identifications and copy what they conceive of as adult behaviors and styles; however, it is not the adult who is doing this but the child. Therefore, what we see in daily life are people acting out the programs and scenarios that they identify with as a child. The young child, as well as most animals, already exhibits curiosity, self-pity, jealousy, envy, competitiveness, temper tantrums, emotional outbursts, resentments, hatreds, rivalries, competition, willfulness, and petulance. Seeking the limelight and admiration, blaming others, disclaiming responsibility, making others wrong, looking for favor, collecting “things,” showing off, and more are all attributes of the child.
As we watch the daily activities of most adults, we realize that nothing has really changed. This realization is helpful for compassionate understanding rather than condemnation. Stubbornness and opposition, which are characteristic of the two-year-old, continue to dominate personalities well into old age. Occasionally, people also manage to go from childhood to adolescence in their personality and become endless thrill seekers and challengers of fate; they are preoccupied with the body, muscles, flirtation, popularity, and romantic and sexual conquests. There is a tendency to become cute, coy, seductive, glamorous, heroic, tragic, theatrical, dramatic, and histrionic. Again, this is the child’s impression of adolescence being acted out. The inner child is naïve and impressionable, easily programmed, and easily seduced and manipulated.
5. Cultivate curiosity about and familiarity with the nature of consciousness. Doing so makes it easier to stop reacting to people internally as well as externally. Human life is very difficult, even in the best of circumstances. Frustrations, delays, lapses of memory, impulses, and stresses of all shapes and forms beset any individual. Demands often exceed capabilities, and life is pressured by time requirements. You will notice that everyone’s ego is about the same as that of everyone else.
The mind is inherited and has a brain run by genes and a genetically determined personality “set.” Research shows that many of the personality’s major characteristics are already present at birth. Few people can actually be different from what they are. It is only the minority who seek self-improvement or spiritual growth. This is because whatever their self-criticisms, most people secretly really believe that their way of being is probably the only correct one. They believe they are fine as they are, and all problems are caused by other people’s selfishness, unfairness, and the external world.
6. Seek to give love rather than to receive it. Most humans believe that love is something that you get, that it is an emotion, that it has to be deserved, and that the more they give away, the less they will have. The opposite is the truth. Lovingness is an attitude that transforms our experience of the world. We become grateful for what we have instead of prideful. We express our lovingness when we acknowledge others and their contributions to life and to our convenience. Love is not an emotion but a way of being and relating to the world.
7. Avoid creating “enemies.” People fall into the trap of getting even or making constant remarks “pushing buttons.” They create enemies and animosities. These preclude a peaceful life. Nobody needs enemies. They can retaliate in ways unseen and so bring on unfortunate consequences. There is no such thing as winning a conflict; it only results in hatred by the loser. It serves spiritual progress to always accept responsibility for all that befalls you and avoid the trap of being a victim. From a higher view, there are no victims. Nothing in the world of appearances has the power to cause anything.
8. Choose a benign role and view of life. Harsh viewpoints are not conducive to spiritual growth. Even if they are “right” or “justified,” a spiritual seeker cannot afford them. One has to give up the luxury of revenge or enjoying that “justice has been done” when a supposed murderer is executed. One cannot violate basic spiritual principles without paying a price. The spiritual seeker sees through the illusion and therefore gives up the role of judge and jury. Nobody goes “scot-free,” as people indignantly protest. With kinesiology, we can quickly affirm that not one iota is missed by the universe; literally, every hair is counted, every fallen sparrow noted. No kind word goes unnoticed. All is recorded forever in the field of consciousness.
9. Give up guilt. Guilt is an attempt to buy salvation, manipulate God, and purchase forgiveness by suffering. These attitudes stem from the misinterpretation of God as a great punisher. We think we will assuage God’s righteous wrath by our pain and penance. There is actually only one appropriate “penance” for wrongdoing, and that is change. Instead of condemning the negative, choose the positive.
To make progress and to change oneself takes more effort than feeling guilty, but it is a more appropriate response. We note from the Map of Consciousness that Guilt is way down at the bottom, whereas God is way up at the top. Consequently, wallowing around in guilt at the bottom of the field of consciousness does not get anyone to the top!
Humility means that we see our own lives as the evolution of spiritual consciousness. We learn from mistakes. “It seemed like a good idea at the time” is maybe the most useful of all quotes to revise whatever the past behavior is. Later, of course, in retrospect, it becomes recontextualized, and if we see the error, then wisdom can follow. We are all intrinsically innocent, because that is the nature of consciousness.
Along with giving up guilt, it is also very helpful to give up “sin” as a reality. Error is correctable; sin (that is, ignorance) is a mistake and is forgivable. Most of what people call sin is an attachment, an emotionality stemming from the child within. It is actually the child who lies, steals, cheats, calls other people names, and hits other people; therefore, sin is really immaturity and ignorance of the true nature of Reality and the nature of consciousness. As spiritual values replace worldly ones, temptation diminishes and error is less likely to occur.
10. Let go of resistance and find the joy of giving 101 percent. Willingness is the keystone to all spiritual progress as well as success in the world. Unpleasantness is due to resistance, and when resistance is let go, it is replaced by feelings of strength, confidence, and joy.
In any endeavor, there is a point of resistance that becomes a block. When this is overcome, the endeavor becomes effortless. Athletes often go through this discovery, as do physical laborers. There is suddenly the release of enormous energy, an emergence into an almost enlightened state in which all is happening of its own. There is a peace, a serenity, and a stillness. The exhausted ballerina or laborer is closer to the discovery of God than they think. The awareness of the presence of God is preceded by surrender. It is often in the pit of despair that the ego lets go, so that all crises can be turned into the opportunity for spiritual discovery.
11. Realize that “Truth” is dependent on context. All truth is only so within a certain level of consciousness. For instance, to forgive is commendable, but at a later stage, one sees that there is actually nothing to forgive. There is no “other” to be forgiven. Everyone’s ego is equally unreal, including one’s own. Perception is not reality.
12. Practice nonattachment, which is an attitude of withdrawal of emotional entanglement in worldly affairs. It leads to serenity and peace of mind. It is supported by refusing the emotional seduction of other people’s upsets and problems. It also involves a willingness to allow the world to work out its own problems and destiny. Reactive involvement and intervention in the world can be better left to people who have a different calling.
A “good person” is one thing; Enlightenment is another. You are responsible for the effort and not the result, which is up to God and the universe.
Nonattachment is not the same as indifference or detachment. Misunderstanding it to mean that the development of detachment is required often ends up as flatness or Apathy. In contrast, nonattachment allows full participation in life without trying to control outcomes.
13. Accept that everything serves a purpose. Acceptance is the great healer of strife, conflict, and upset. It also corrects major imbalances of perception and precludes the dominance of negative feelings. Humility means that we will not understand all events or occurrences. Acceptance is not passivity but nonpositionality. The development of a spiritual ego can be avoided by the realization that spiritual progress is the result of God’s Grace and not our personal endeavors.
14. Avoid false gurus. This cannot be overemphasized. The naïve spiritual initiate is easily swayed by trappings and reputations of spiritual figures and the charisma of those who have many followers. Without the spiritual awareness of advanced states of consciousness, the spiritual seeker has no means of guidance, and popularity clouds judgment.
At this time in human history, not a single guidepost can be relied upon other than the kinesiologic test of the actual calibration of the level of consciousness of a teacher, organization, or teaching. The naïve are impressed by outward piety and claims of supernatural powers, paranormal feats, and fanciful titles and special “spiritual” garments. Serious spiritual students are encouraged to verify each teacher or teaching according to the calibrated list of “Characteristics of Integrous Teachers and Teachings” in Chapter 8.
A: Within your aura is much that you have learned in this world, most of it nonverbal, which you cannot share. You don’t have enough time to sit down and describe to everybody everything you’ve ever known about life in a linear way. The total of your entire life and all the collective wisdom and experience exists as an energy field. When you share that which you have become with others—simply by being with them—they pick up the energy field of all that knowingness.
That’s how it is that the spiritual teacher transmits the state of Enlightenment via an energy field. The aura of the advanced, realized teacher has within itself the collective wisdom throughout all time. There is no amount of world time in which all of this can be laid out in a linear lecture. You could extract some principles from it, but the principles are only basic ones. Whatever is speaking to you right now is the accumulation of the influence of teachers going back to the Buddha. So the energy field of the Buddha is here, now available (calibrates as true). That which is speaking to you right now is empowered by all the great teachers who have ever lived. Every great teacher who has ever lived leaves the power of that field within the collective consciousness of humankind. That is why humanity progresses. Otherwise, if every generation had to start from scratch, humanity would not be where it is today.
A: Nothing at all. The listener’s interest is more than sufficient. The only obligation you should accept is the obligation to your own self to institute the wisdoms that were learned and to practice them in order to transcend the ego. Respect the teacher, but save reverence only for God.
A: It is the way of the mystic and represents “devotional nonduality.”
A: Yes, that would be correct. It is the way of radical truth.
A: Great leaps in consciousness result from surrendering yourself to God. This is seen in our society in people who have “hit bottom.” Willfulness/Pride is surrendered and transformation occurs. From the pits of hell, paradoxically, heaven is close by. We see this in so-called conversions, where a convict is transformed into a peaceful, loving, and almost saintly person. Prisoners frequently go through major realizations and become transformed into the opposite of their former selves. These sudden revelations also occur concomitant with near-death experiences. Thus, many levels of consciousness can be suddenly transcended. These are often preceded by long periods of inner agony. A true conversion is corroborated by a major jump in the calibrated level of consciousness.
When spiritually oriented people are exposed to the information provided here, they show a measurable elevation of consciousness. After each lecture on this material, the calibrated consciousness level of the audience generally shows an increase, on average, of between 10 and 40 points for the group as a whole. This may vary individually from a low of four points to as high as hundreds of points. Within the group, there is great variation due to “karmic ripeness.” Given that most people only advance about five points during a lifetime, these numbers are significant.
A: The more advanced seeker has heard that there is no “out there” or “in here” and thus takes responsibility for all that happens. There is the dawning awareness that all that seems to occur really represents what is being held in what was previously considered “within.” Thus, the proclivity to project is undone. The “innocent victim” positionality, with all its spurious “innocence,” is unmasked.
Adversity is thus seen to be the result of what had been previously denied and repressed into the unconscious. By looking within, you find the source of adversity, such that it can be addressed. Beliefs are the determinant of what you experience. There are no external “causes.” You discover the secret payoffs that are obtained from unconscious secret projections. Your underlying programs can be discovered by simply writing down your litany of grievances and woes and then merely turning them around into their opposites.
People hate me stems from your own inner hatreds. People don’t care about me stems from your narcissistic absorption with your own happiness and your personal gain, instead of that of others. I don’t get enough love stems from not giving love to others. People are rude to me stems from lack of cordiality to others. People are jealous of me arises from inner jealousy of others. Thus, if you take responsibility for being the author of your world, you come close to its source, where you can correct it.
By being loving toward others, you discover that you are surrounded by love and lovingness. When you unreservedly support life without expecting gain, life supports you in return. When you abandon gain as a motive, life responds with unexpected generosity. When you perceive in this way, the miraculous begins to appear in your life. Harmony manifests as the unexpected discovery, the fortuitous coincidence, and the lucky break, and finally the realization occurs that these are the ripples coming back to you from the seat of consciousness.
A: In addition to the ego/mind’s presumption that it “knows” something because it has heard about it (reading a book on golf does not make one an expert golfer), there is the error of mixing levels of truth or abstraction. Sometimes spiritual students have a picture in mind of what higher states look like, and then the ego attempts to produce or perform it. That is very different from actually “being” it.
The apparent realities of a specific level of consciousness are not necessarily those of another level, as is indicated by the numerical designations of the calibrated levels of consciousness. As an example, a person might quote the well-known saying of Ramana Maharshi that “there is no point in trying to save the world, because the world one sees does not even exist.” That is the truth and experiential reality of consciousness calibration level 720, but it’s not the experiential reality of consciousness levels below it. It’s best to simply “be as you are” and be true to the reality that is experientially valid and true at your level of development.
Each level also has its concordant capacities as well as its limitations, which are quite different. For example, perhaps Ramana Maharshi could safely walk across a busy highway with his eyes shut, but that is unlikely to be the experience of the average person, who is probably not able to imitate the same behavior without getting run over!
A: To endeavor to evolve spiritually is the greatest gift you can give. It actually uplifts all humankind from within because of the nature of power itself. Power radiates and is shared, whereas force is limited, self-defeating, and evanescent. All society is subliminally and subtly influenced by every kind and loving thought, word, or deed. Every forgiveness is a benefit to everyone. The universe notes and records every action and returns it in kind. Every kindness is forever.
A: Moralistic exhortation and “justice” seeking bring about the opposite as counterforce, whereas lovingness radiates power of which there is no opposite. With humility comes the willingness to stop trying to control or change other people or life situations or events ostensibly “for their own good.” To be a committed spiritual seeker, you of necessity relinquish the desire to be “right” or of imaginary value to society. In fact, nobody’s ego or belief systems are of any value to society at all. The world is neither good nor bad, nor defective, nor is it in need of help or modification, because its appearance is only a projection of one’s own mind. No such world exists.
The realization of absolute reality and truth is one’s greatest gift to the world and all humanity. Spiritual work, in its essence, is therefore a selfless service and surrender to the Will of God. As your awareness increases, the power of that field of consciousness increases exponentially in logarithmic expansion, and that, in and of itself, accomplishes more than all effort or attempts at relieving the suffering of the world. All such efforts are futile, because they are necessarily misguided by the falsifications and illusions of the perceptual function of the ego itself.
The spiritual power and inner integrity of every individual helps raise the sea and thus all the ships on it. Because everything is connected, that which you become automatically uplifts all life.
If you frame yourself as a thankful gift of God to the world, then you are a gift of God to the world. If you frame yourself as a miserable worm, then you are a miserable worm, because you become what you say you will be. Everyone needs to own the infinite dimension of that which they are for the sake of the world. In surrender, we hold out our hands to God and own the Divinity within us. That which is within us is the Source of the salvation of all humankind, for which “we thank Thee, O Lord. Amen.”
A: Ask to be the servant of the Lord, a vehicle of Divine Love, a channel of God’s will. Ask for direction and divine assistance, and surrender all personal will through devotion. Dedicate your life to the service of God. Choose love and peace above all other options. Commit to the goal of unconditional love and compassion for life in all its expression, and surrender all judgment to God.