My partner and I were having a conversation today about life and she was saying that if this or that was different then we would be doing different things in a different place but I am a firm believer that things are the way they are for a reason.
I've been a big fan of Deepak Chopra for almost seventeen years now. In his book The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, he says we should accept that things are the way they are supposed to be. This theory falls under the Law of Least Effort. Deepak says, "This law is based on the fact that nature's intelligence functions with effortless ease and abandoned carefreeness. This is the principle of least action, of no resistance."
In applying this law to our lives, we should accept our circumstances for what they are because things are the way they are supposed to be because the universe is where it's supposed to be. It's all a part of karmic choices and the paths that we have chosen that have led us down the paths we have followed. We are led down these paths by the forces that rule the universe because where we are will lead to events that are supposed to happen as the play of life unfolds as the forces want them to unfold.
Whether you believe in fate, destiny, divine will, predestination or whatever other term fits your description of how you think the future is determined, the bottom line is that you are where you are now because it was predetermined by some force that this is where you are supposed to be.
Sometimes this is frustrating especially when things are not going the way you want them to. But, when we find the silence within and really listen to the inner voice that leads us, we can find ways to change our paths to better places where we hope to be at some point in our lives. Too often we have too much noise in our heads and we make incorrect choices that lead us further from where we want to be and often further from where the forces ruling this world want us to be.
The Law of Least Effort is followed by the Law of Intention and Desire. Think about where you really want to be in your life and meditate on it. You will create a ripple effect that will eventually take you to where you want to be but you have to be patient, things will unfold the way they are supposed to. Remember to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it and if things are happening exactly the way you want them to there's a reason. Namaste.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Multi-sensory perception
I think that one place that many instructional texts lacks is in approaching matters from a single sense instead of multiples. The vast majority of methods and practices I've read about, heard about or encountered favor sight over the other senses, to the point of exclusion. It is described in fairly great detail about what we should look for or see, but not what we might hear, or smell, or touch.
I don't really consider myself a sight-primary person. I used to think that I had good night vision, but I have come to realize that it is more that I don't feel 'blind' at night, even though I might not be able to see anything, because I trust my other senses. When trying to place something unknown, or get a handle on something new, I am much more likely to take in the smell (and sometimes taste) of a thing than to get a good look at it.
I sometimes wonder, how many people who feel they aren't able to do something, feel this way because their preferred sense isn't that of sight. And when they don't see what they are told they should see, they feel they have failed, even when their other senses are giving them the information they sought.
And more than that, I think that even when we are receiving information from one of our senses, we tend to move on instead of opening ourselves to the rest of our senses and getting a more complete picture of things.
I have also found that sometimes I get information in an almost non-sensory manner. I call it intuitive sense....it's just plain old knowing. A lot of the time when I visualize things, I'm not actually seeing them (at least not in a visual sense kind of way). I'll get a complete conceptualization of a thing, but it will be very different from some of the visual images I get (which can be just like seeing a picture sitting on the table in front of me).
It can be really interesting to test yourself, and challenge yourself to do things without the benefit of one of your senses. I am sure many of us have done things (or attempted to) with our eyes closed, but you can also restrict your other senses. The world is quite different with a good pair of ear plugs in. How disoriented are we when we have a cold that plugs up our nose (and makes nothing really taste good!). Have you ever tried to grab something or write when your had was asleep (functioning without the sense of touch is really bizarre!). After an experience in this manner, I appreciate my senses even more than usual.
I don't really consider myself a sight-primary person. I used to think that I had good night vision, but I have come to realize that it is more that I don't feel 'blind' at night, even though I might not be able to see anything, because I trust my other senses. When trying to place something unknown, or get a handle on something new, I am much more likely to take in the smell (and sometimes taste) of a thing than to get a good look at it.
I sometimes wonder, how many people who feel they aren't able to do something, feel this way because their preferred sense isn't that of sight. And when they don't see what they are told they should see, they feel they have failed, even when their other senses are giving them the information they sought.
And more than that, I think that even when we are receiving information from one of our senses, we tend to move on instead of opening ourselves to the rest of our senses and getting a more complete picture of things.
I have also found that sometimes I get information in an almost non-sensory manner. I call it intuitive sense....it's just plain old knowing. A lot of the time when I visualize things, I'm not actually seeing them (at least not in a visual sense kind of way). I'll get a complete conceptualization of a thing, but it will be very different from some of the visual images I get (which can be just like seeing a picture sitting on the table in front of me).
It can be really interesting to test yourself, and challenge yourself to do things without the benefit of one of your senses. I am sure many of us have done things (or attempted to) with our eyes closed, but you can also restrict your other senses. The world is quite different with a good pair of ear plugs in. How disoriented are we when we have a cold that plugs up our nose (and makes nothing really taste good!). Have you ever tried to grab something or write when your had was asleep (functioning without the sense of touch is really bizarre!). After an experience in this manner, I appreciate my senses even more than usual.
