Wondersense

You may have noticed that some of my recent posts, have had a much more spiritual tone to them. This is mainly because I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching of recent. This is nothing new to me. I go through waves of this every so often. And most times I come across a person who I think can help me in my endless quest for truth and the betterment of myself (and of course, the world around me). Unfortunately, I am almost always let down by any spirtual leader or teacher. While they present themself as open and flexible, they almost always end up being one the most narrow minded and inflexible persons I’ve ever met. Not necessarily bad persons. Most actual have very good and geniune intentions. But if you don’t buy into their system of “just believe because of faith,” you are very quickly cast aside in favor of those who don’t question them. Their inability to try and “come down” to the average man and translate their teachings, creates this aura of elitism that is barely stomachable. They preach all inclusivnes and different paths for everyone. But the truth is, there is only one path in their eyes…and it’s theirs. And the only people they want to surround themselves with is flaky wannabes, who’s sole purpose is to feed the spiritual teacher’s supposedly non-existent ego.

That’s not to say there are no great spiritual teachers out there. Just like the school system, there are good and bad teachers. But as we are dealing with matters of the soul, we should be holding those who proclaime themselves to be spiritual teachers or leaders, to a much higher standard. Hell…we are not talking just about 12 years of education. We are talking about our eternal fucking soul here! But once again, I am not condemning all spiritual teachers. But there seem to be so many these days that have…well…to coin a phrase, “lost their way.”

You want to know (in my opinion) how to really help your fellow mankind, be the best they can be? Stop hiding behind your faith, your rituals, your crystals, your smudging or whatever other doctrine or symbols you are attached….yes “attached” to. Start remebering what it’s like to “not” be connected to anything higher than your ego. That way you can truly relate to others. Honestly…and earnestly, treat all beings as your equal. Not somone you have to change or “raise” up. Everyone is perfect as they are. Your focus should be just on helping them to realize it. And if they want to better themselves, help them to find their own path and then let them walk it on their own. Accept that what works for you, may not work for them. Your way is not the only way.

If I could sum up all of the above, it would be this…to be a better teacher, let your teachings be more flexible. True teachings are able to fit all shapes and all sizes. They are universal. Spiritual teaching is not about marketing to only a select group of people. It’s about reaching each and everyone out there. It’s about helping all become the best they can be. It’s not about only helping those you deem wothy. It is the fundemental right of every living being, to have the opportunity to be the best they can be. And it is the sole role of any teacher to help them achieve that goal…nothing more…nothing less.

This is a tough one. Faith is a very important and personal topic for a lot of people. And I am no exception. Except for maybe different reasons…I really have a problem with it. Even though faith and trust may at first seem to have the similar belief systems…they do not. The system of trust specifies that evidence is required. I have trust (based on the evidence provided) that the airplane I’m riding in won’t crash because the airplane, the pilot and the overall technology is sound. The system of faith though, by design, specifies that evidence is not required. And this is where I take issue with it. Lets take a look at the same example above. Say we knew absolutely nothing whatsoever of airplanes. Then we are told, that someone just built this 735,000 pound cigar shaped piece of metal, that can fly us to New York from Los Angeles. And then…we are told, that we just have to have faith (without evidence) that it will get us there safely. I don’t know about you, but I sure wouldn’t be taking that first flight. People will say, “What about those times where you didn’t have evidence but you still accepted someones word and that it turned out to be true? Aren’t you taking a leap of faith?” Not really…I’m still trusting them based on set of variables I know about them. It’s not complete evidence, but it’s still “some” evidence. And it also depends on the degree of the possible outcome. To trust someone on whether something tastes good with minimal evidence, is a small risk. But to completely accept anyone’s view without “any” evidence, in my view, is completely insane. Even if the risk is minimal, it still just doesn’t make any sense. Faith asks us to ignore validation and without validation, we have no proof. I think we all can agree, that one of the ultimate pursuits of human existence…is truth. And I personally think, that faith is also asking us to suspend that.

Intent without understanding the actual reason behind the intent first, is just wasted energy. It’s import to know “why” we want something to manifest, otherwise there will be no real energy for its manifestation. Intent without energy is like a car without fuel. The car may be high performance and ready to go from 0 to 60 in 6 seconds. But without fuel…it can’t even move an inch. And for an intent to manifest itself completely, it also has to be true to the one requesting it. If you don’t really believe the intent, it will never get out of the starting gate. This is why it is so important, to know the why behind the intent. When we know the why…we can honestly get behind the intent, whole heartily.

You ever notice why you’re  drawn to someone’s advice over another? One person can give you the most clearest reasons why the path you are choosing is wrong. Yet you sometimes repeatedly, take the path that causes you the most pain. I believe this is because you may feel more aligned with the wrong path. Let me explain. If you have a negative view of yourself, you will tend to be more drawn to the advice of others, that align with that negative view. It is literally the path of least resistance. I think this is why sometimes people stay in abusive relationships. The abuse they receive, confirms the negative view they already have of themselves.And even though friends or family tell them they are worthy of more…they have trouble accepting it, because it is contrary to their pre-established internal view.Ultimately, we need to define ourselves internally and not externally. But what if that internal belief system is already flawed? If we have already internally established that we are unworthy, no little frekin post-It notes of positive affirmations, is going to make any difference. This is because positive affirmations or even our actual positive actions for that matter…are still just external things. And our internal beliefs will refuse to accept them, as they do not align with them. So the key is then… to work on first changing the internal belief systems, that we have already established. And by choosing to create a positive internal space…any growth (be it internal or external) will grow naturally, in a positive and aligned way.