Our thoughts shape our experiences

If you choose to be unhappy, there is nothing in the world that will bring you happiness. Conversely, if you choose to be happy, no one can take that away from you.

“Allow life to enter you. Become more open and vulnerable, feel more, sense, more. Small things filled with such wonders are lying all around.”
~Osho~

Don’t wait for life to fall into place before you choose to celebrate the joy of your existence. One does not need to be perfect to dance with happiness, nor does your bank account need to have a specific amount. You can be in solitude or surrounded by family, and yet… life is filled with wonder.

You are a master in the process of awakening – already whole and complete, able to receive and ready to expand. Once you choose to be happy, life is viewed and experienced from the higher levels of consciousness. It overflows from within and is no longer affected by outside factors.

Rather than being ruled by the mind, learn to utilize it as the helpful tool that it can be. Happiness is a choice that we make over and over until it becomes our natural and effortless way of being.

Today my intention is to celebrate, be grateful, share, love, and dance.

 

The obstacle is the path

When faced with a challenge, choose to see it as a gift that will bring you greater understanding.

“Clinging to notions of how life ought to be, of what you want, of what you hate, always leads to suffering.”

~Ezra Bayda~ 
All of life has an ebb and flow that is natural and necessary. And yet, we have a tendency to believe that any problems that arise are obstacles on the journey or indicators that we’ve done something wrong. Everything in your experiences happens for you, not to you. There is no judgment, no punishment – only opportunities to discover the many facets of love and empowerment.

The inner critic may repeat a script that lays blame for any challenges at your feet; however, as an awakened spirit, you have the ability to see beyond these limiting beliefs to the joyful possibility of great breakthrough and transformation.

When fear arises, see how quickly you can change your thinking. Don’t expect life to always be easy and perfect, but do expect that you have the necessary skills to navigate whatever comes your way. Be present to life. Everything plays an important role on your journey of discovery. Testing periods are an opportunity to see our enlightenment and spiritual skills in action. Remember, you are loved and supported each and every step of the way.

Today my intention is to live a life of spiritual practice.

Practice stillness

Turn off the television, the radio, the mind and listen.

“What is required to truly open to life is dropping the harshness of the judgmental mind.”
~Ezra Bayda~ 
Give yourself moments of purposeful stillness throughout the day. The human condition typically creates a tremendous amount of busyness that seems purposeful but in reality, distracts us from accessing our inner wisdom.

When we listen intently and without commentary, the mind pauses. The world is playing a beautiful symphony and it’s important to slow down and appreciate all that is has to offer.

Notice the beat of your heart and the sound of your breath as it flows through the body. Remember that you are vibrant and alive, part of the whole and become a loving witness to the perfection of it all.

Go inward. Insight awaits discovery. Feel the expansion of your spirit as it fills all the empty spaces.

Today my intention is to be still.

Authentic love

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Authentic love has no opposite.

“Spiritual practice is about increasingly entering into love – not personal love, but the love that is the nature of our being.”
~Ezra Bayda~ 

Ego-driven love creates a life filled with ups and downs. It makes demands, wishes the person would change, fulfill a particular need or pines with longing. Soul-driven love is expansive. It demands nothing, it celebrates and supports. It gives for the joy of giving.

Relationships can often trigger our greatest fears. Not getting what the ego desires motivates us to seek answers and awaken. As we heal our emotional wounds and strip away limiting beliefs and patterns, authentic love becomes possible. Your expression of the Divine transforms your life situations into loving spiritual practice.

Everything is an opportunity to awaken. Make a gentle, consistent effort to allow life to be as it is. Be steadfastly kind and perceptive. Realize that drama keeps you from living a genuine life and purposely choose the transformative path of freedom.

Today my intention is to remember that I am a living expression of the love, light and laughter of the Universe.

Fill your life with light

The light of consciousness transforms all that it is shined upon.

“Just a little bit of understanding can bring a tremendous revolution in your life. ”
~Osho~ 

Relationships provide countless opportunities to grow. They allow us to put our new spiritual insights and ideas into action. We act as mirrors for one another and, knowing this, you can bring light to any situation by going inward, living your soul’s truth and rising above the voice of ego.

Conscious surrender is empowering. It is born of acceptance and creates a space in which a transformation can occur. Fill your life with so much light that being in your presence helps others to see more clearly. This means that you will consistently choose compassion rather than moving into drama. Your words reflect positive expectation and kindness.

Learn how to live without creating attachments to specific outcomes. Having preferences is wonderful, for they allow you to have a unique life experience that is fulfilling and expansive; however, when preferences crystallize into requirements, you create suffering in your experience. Be willing to trust the processing of your awakening. Your light can change the world.

Today my intention is to be an authentic example of kindness, acceptance and unconditional love.

Find your bliss

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This is the moment of your transformation.

“Wherever you feel that life is growing, celebrate it, love it, welcome it, and a great transformation will happen to you. If life is revered in all its forms, you become more alive. ”
~Osho~ 

Nothing is more important than your state of consciousness in this moment – no anger or frustration, no problem, desire or regret. If this were your last moment, how would you spend it? Would you keep old antagonisms alive or want to hug those you love and appreciate one more sunset? Petty differences would become meaningless.

You can choose to put down any baggage that you carry. Once you realize that loving celebration leads to enlightenment, you’ll discover that there is no need to postpone your joy. Live as if each moment were your last because the next is not certain. Find your bliss here and now and choose to embrace it. The choice to be blissful will change your experience of life.

It is said that Zen is the acceptance of the ordinary existence with all your heart. There is no desire for anything to be different than it is and the mundane becomes sacred.

Today my intention is to allow gratitude to open my heart. This is the moment of transformation.

Everything is interconnected

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What harms one, harms all. What heals one, heals all.

“There is nobody who is in any way different from you. Once you understand yourself you have understood the whole humanity. In that very understanding a great vision arises in which we are all brothers and sisters and we are all in the same boat. ”
~Osho~ 

Your state of consciousness matters. Imagine yourself as a pure power source that constantly emits waves of energy outward. Whether spending time alone or interacting with others, you are affecting the world.

This is why your spiritual journey is so profound. As your joy increases, it overflows and lifts others. Living in a state of grace determines how you treat yourself and the world around you. Your actions and choices touch life in a way that is unique and powerful.

We share our breath, our dreams, our resources and the planet. In every moment, observe your interactions and notice if they are in alignment with all that you wish to create. Consistently will bring greater balance to your life experience. Treat yourself with great care. Be kind to the planet, animals, trees and each other. Your life is your message.

Today my intention is to see all of life as my mirror.

Expanding consciousness

There is always something new to discover.

“The progression of the evolution of consciousness is accelerated by the combination of intention plus attention.”
~David R. Hawkins~ 

When interacting with others, it’s helpful to determine and understand the level of consciousness from which they experience life. One cannot expect someone in the grip of fear to suddenly make the jump to acceptance; although, it can happen, spiritual evolution is typically a step by step process.

Those who vibrate under 200 can be exhausting. You may find yourself head-achy or tired after spending time around them. They create high amounts of drama in order to feed off the energy of others (psychic vampirism). Don’t judge them for this because they haven’t reached a place in their development where they can tap into the energy of the Divine and do not know that healthier approaches to life are possible. However, you can negate this drain by purposely taking yourself to the highest level of consciousness possible while operating from a space of detached compassion and kindness.

No matter your level of consciousness, always seek to raise your vibration to the next level. You’ll discover that the higher you go, the easier things become. The journey of awakening uses contrasts in the world of form to advance spiritual evolution. This paradox opens a world of love and possibility.

Today my intention is to allow love to operate in all my relationships.

What else is possible?

Learn to live in the realm of infinite possibility.

“All choices are open to human beings. The more conscious a person becomes, the more his choices will lead him to happiness; the more unconscious he is, the closer he will move towards misery.”
~Osho~ 

On life’s journey one may often the find the voice of ego saying, “What if I fail?” What if you do fail? Will you not learn something incredibly valuable? That little voice of fear almost never jumps to the other end of the spectrum… “What if it turns out perfectly?”

And yet, all possibilities exist simultaneously. When you allow only one idea to repeat, energy flows along that line of possibility and, if permitted long enough, blocks all other possibilities.

One way to open the flow is to ask yourself, “What else is possible?” See how many different outcomes you can imagine, from the worst to the best and everything in between. This shifts the energy from feeding your greatest fears and diffuses it until a shift in consciousness can occur.

When you move into the higher levels of consciousness – willingness, acceptance, love, peace, joy and enlightenment – your inner light, passion and intention become transformative and your thoughts will reflect positive expectation. Every situation offers an opportunity to succeed or to learn; either way, grace is the foundation for your experience.

Today my intention is to be willing to accept a miracle.

The art of detachment

Attachment and desire create suffering.

“To create nothingness in you is the goal of meditation, but this nothingness has nothing to do with the negative idea. It is full, abundantly full. It is so full that it starts overflowing. Buddha has defined this nothingness as overflowing compassion.”
~Osho~ 

Nothingness is infinite. It is not limited by demands or expectation, nor is it apathy. The goal of awakening is to be a joyous expression of the Divine without preconceived ideas or limitation.

When things are removed – attachments, ideas, mental demands – all that remains is pure consciousness. Passion is then transformed into compassion. The formless art of detachment teaches us to become deeply immersed in life with gratitude, joy and wonder.

Without thought, we are able to receive. Detachment allows the experience at hand to penetrate us fully. That is how we are able to put it down and walk forward without any mental baggage. You can choose to be free from the mechanisms of the mind by being here now, completely, joyfully, trusting in the process of your awakening.

Today my intention is to be a pure channel for the love, light and laughter of the Universe.