Carl
Jung said: 'We do not become enlightened by imagining figures
of light, but by making the darkness conscious.'
We
need to look at the opposition, see what it wants, work with it
and blend with the energy of whatever is opposing you while still
keeping our eye on our goal. The opposition can be either our
internal fears or an external situation where we may see a person
as a threat.
The
outer enemy and the inner enemy are really the same and we have
to deal with them.
The
Seven Principles of the Spiritual Wary Way
1.
Trust: Honour the flow of life (the greater reality).
Trust it. Align your life with your very highest values and ideals
and trust that whatever happens is for the best.
2.
Choice: Choose to be a conscious cause rather than an
effect. Be the creator of your own life. Set Goals, make choices
and take responsibility for your actions. This means giving up
being a victim which is not always easy.
3.
Awareness: Stay aware of current reality. Face the obstacles
and acknowledge your opponent's (both inner and outer) and know
your own assets and strengths. To move from here to there you
need to know your starting point as well as your goal.
4.
Respect: Respect your adversaries, inner and outer. Beating
your head on a brick wall is not useful behaviour, even if the
wall eventually would fall down. Instead, respect the wall's inherent
nature and work with it instead of against it.
5.
Oneness: When you move to a higher level, there are no
enemies (you may need to go back to principle one - trust)
6.
Action: When action is needed, act and act confidently
without regret or doubt, moving from your own centre and leading
forward to your goal.
7. Surrender: After making the very best decision
you can, using the information and resources available, and acting
on your decision, let go of all attachment to the outcome (again
go back to principle one - trust)
(Taken
from Life Spirit Magazine, May 1998)
Wisdom
is achieved very slowly. This is because intellectual knowledge,
easily acquired, must be transformed into 'emotion' or 'subconscious'
knowledge. Once transformed, the imprint is permanent. Behavioural
practice is the necessary catalyst of this reaction. Without action,
the concept will wither and fade.
Theoretical
knowledge without practical application is not enough. It is as
if humankind were not in its natural state while on earth. It
must reach an altered state in order to fill itself with love
and charity and simplicity, to feel purity, to rid itself of its
chronic fearfulness. How
does one reach this altered state, this other value system.
It
is as if a large diamond were to be found inside each person.
Picture a diamond a foot long. The diamond has a thousand facets,
but the facets are covered with dirt and tar. It
is the job of the soul to clean each facet until the surface is
brilliant and can reflect a rainbow of colours.
Now
some of us have cleaned many facets and gleam brightly. Others
have only managed to clean a few, they do not sparkle so. Underneath
the dirt, each person possesses within his or her breast a brilliant
diamond with a thousand gleaming facets. The diamond is perfect,
not one flaw.
The
only differences among people are the number of facets cleaned.
But each diamond is the same, and each is perfect.
When all the facets are cleaned and shining forth in a spectrum
of lights, the diamond returns to the pure energy that it was
originally. The lights remain. It is as if the process that goes
into making the diamond is reversed, all the pressure released.
The pure energy exists in the rainbow of lights, and the lights
possess consciousness and knowledge.
And all the diamonds are perfect.
