A Most Profound, Inspiring Spiritual Essay
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Principles of Self-Enlightenment
The self-enlightenment experience is initiated by the realization
that you are capable of direct access to the Divine. This is the realization
that the wisdom of the Divine is discovered deep within your own soul.
There are wide ranges of expressions that can induce the self-enlightenment
experience and liberate the soul from external controls. Inasmuch as
these expressions can vary, the intent of the expressions is quite
narrowly defined as the intent to expand into a state of integration
whereby all aspects of your conscious self become increasingly aligned
with your divine essence.
There are three particular life principles that help to align your
perspective with the perspective of divine essence and thus facilitate
the self-enlightenment experience: 1) seeing the Divine in all; 2)
nurturance of life; and 3) gratitude. When you apply these principles,
a deeper meaning will be revealed to the seemingly random events of
your life experience.
Seeing the Divine in All
This is the principle that the Divine is present and can be seen everywhere
and in all manifestations of life. It is interwoven in all things like
a mosaic whose pieces adhere to the same wall, and are thus unified.
However, it is not the picture that unifies the mosaic, but the wall
upon which its pieces adhere. Similarly, the Divine paints a picture
so diverse and seemingly unrelated that there appears to be no unification.
Yet it is not the outward manifestations that unify. It is the inward
center of divine energy that unifies all life.
Seeing the Divine in all is the principle that all manifestations
of life convey an expression of All That Is. It does not matter how
far the unifying energy has been distorted; the Divine can be observed.
It is the action of perceiving unification even when the outward manifestations
appear random, distorted, or chaotic. The principle of seeing the Divine
in all is the perception that life is perfect in its expression because
it flows from perfection, and that no matter how divergent its manifestations
are, all life is an extension of the Divine.
In light of the obvious turmoil and destruction that accompanies life
on Earth, this is an outlook or perception that may seem naive. How
can life in all its forms and expressions be perceived as optimal or
perfect? This is the great paradox of life, and it cannot be reconciled
with your mental or emotional capabilities. It can only be understood
in the context of the soul, which is deathless, timeless, and limitless.
Calling forth the divine perceptions of the soul is actualized through
looking for the outward and inward manifestations of the Divine. It
is not only that the Divine is found within you and within every individual
manifestation of life; it is also in itself the wholeness of all life.
Thus, this principle calls for seeing the Divine in all its diverse
forms of manifestation, as well as in the wholeness of life itself.
Nurturance of Life
Life, in this definition, is an individual's sovereign reality. It
is subjective and impressionable. Life is the wholeness of experience
flowing past the individual's field of perception in the present moment.
Nurturance of life is the principle whereby an individual is in alignment
with the natural expansion of intelligence inherent within all life.
This alignment enhances the life energy that flows past the individual
with the clear intent of gentle support. It is the action of opening
to the highest motive in all people and in all life and supporting
the flow of this highest intention towards its ultimate expression.
In so doing, the action is performed without judgment, analysis, or
attachment to outcome. It involves simply nurturing the highest energy
that flows from all people and all beings, and thus supporting their
fullest expression of life.
This is a departure from the normal perception that nurturing support
can only be granted when others are in alignment with your personal
will and desires. When, instead, you view everything in your life as
an integrated energy flowing as an expression of ever-expanding Divine
Intelligence, all life is honored as an extension of the Divine. Energy
is an element of life that is so subtly interwoven with form that it
is one, in much the same manner as space and time are inextricably
linked in union. Life energy is always in a state of becoming. It is
never static or regressive in its natural state. You are very capable
of nurturing this natural expansion of energy to forge new channels
of expression and experience.
There are many specific actions that can be taken to nurture life.
Each soul can transform energy through a tremendous variety of means.
Working through your body, your soul is able to collect and store energy
and redirect its purpose or application. This transformation of energy
can occur on both personal and universal levels of expression. That
is, within an individual's field of awareness, energy can be transformed
to conform to a vision of personal welfare, or aligned with a vision
of universal welfare and goodwill.
One of the best methods to transform energy is through one's belief
system. All beliefs have energy systems that act like birthing chambers
for the manifestation of beliefs. Within these energy systems are currents
that direct life experience. Your soul is aware of these currents either
consciously or unconsciously and allows them to carry you into the
realm of experience that exemplifies your core belief system. By cultivating
beliefs that expand and transform energy, you are able to engage energy
systems that are nurturing to life in all its myriad forms. When your
beliefs are clearly defined as intentions, your life energy engages
fully in the present moment. Clarity of intention is essential to engaging
the energy system of your core beliefs, and to allowing the nurturance
of life to prevail in all activities.
Gratitude
If you are aware — or at least interested in having the awareness — of
how perfectly the Divine supports your sovereign reality, there is
a powerful and natural sense of gratitude that flows from you to the
Divine. It is this wellspring of gratitude that opens the channel of
support from the Divine to the individual and establishes a collaboration
of purpose to transform the individual soul into a pure expression
of divine essence. It is principally gratitude that opens you to connection
with your divine essence.
When you project gratitude, regardless of circumstance or condition,
life becomes increasingly supportive. This feeling of gratitude coupled
with the mental concept of appreciation is expressed like an invisible
message in all directions and at all times. Gratitude is an essential
facet of love that opens you to redefine your purpose as a supportive
extension of the Divine, rather than the whimsical outreach of fate
or the exacting reaction of a mechanical, detached universe. Establishing
a relationship with the universe through the outflow of gratitude also
attracts life experience that is transformative — experience
that is richly devoted to uncovering life's deepest meaning and most
formative purpose. When you are aligned with divine essence and live
from this perspective as part of an ever-unfolding reality, you attract
a natural state of harmony. This does not mean that your life is without
problems or discomforts; rather it signifies a perception that there
is an integral purpose in what life reveals. Natural harmony perceives
that life experience is meaningful to the extent that you are aligned
with your divine essence. When your personal reality flows in alignment
with divine essence, you create lasting joy and inner peace.
It is the perspective of divine essence that all life is pure love
in its fullest expression, and that in this single concept, all life
is conceived and forever exists. This becomes the core belief from
which all other beliefs arise. And as these beliefs expand outward,
this core belief system emerges with a clear intent of supporting a
fundamental perspective of seeing, nurturing, and appreciating the
universe as the divine cradle from which all life is created and evolves.
These life principles are merely symbols represented in words and
served to you as a potential recipe to stir awake the embers of light
that tirelessly burn within. There are no specific techniques or rituals
that are required to invoke the power of these principles. They are
simply perspectives. In a real sense, they are intentions that attract
experience that expands consciousness. They do not provide quick fixes
or instant realizations. They are amplifiers of personal will and intention
that clarify how one lives. Their transformative power is contained
exclusively in the intent of their application.
Through these principles of self-enlightenment, you can become a master
of empowering your deeper self. If you choose to apply these life principles
with clear intent, you have the tools to accelerate the emergence of
divine essence within you. Thus, you can feel the perspective, insights,
and empowered abilities of your divine essence to create new realms
of possibility and shape them as learning adventures that liberate
and expand your consciousness. This is the underlying purpose of these
principles, and perhaps the best reason to explore them.
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