Random Thoughts

A SPIRITUAL WANNABE

I have convinced myself that I am a ‘Spiritual being’ on a Spiritual path because, well... I’m doing stuff that is spiritual. Daily, I practice yoga. I spend hours sitting on a cushion, meditating. I eat almost exclusively an Organic, plant based diet. I take long walks in the forest and spend time out of doors in the nature. I live a simple life and I feel gratitude for all that I have. I greet everyone I meet with a smile. I don’t even swat mosquitoes anymore! This surely must mean that I am ‘Spiritual’...or? Not really.
In my mind and in my heart, I have yet to let go of feeling that anyone who is not like me is on the wrong path. I still have the tendency to judge those, who in my eyes... are ‘Mis-behaving’ and ‘wasting this precious human life’.
This morning, before I even opened my eyes, something extraordinary happened. A feeling of complete peace and surrender washed over me and I felt light-hearted and carefree and suddenly came a soft, whispered voice,
‘You can do yoga until you look like a German pretzel. You can meditate until the cows come home. And no matter how much carrot juice you drink, even if your skin turns orange, you will never be truly happy or free until you accept, unconditionally, everyone and everything else just the way they are. Leave everyone alone. Let them be who they are. Don’t mess around with their life’s journey. No one needs saving except you. Free yourself. Work relentlessly to dissolve your sense of Separate-ness. Rediscover that pure Love inside you which knows... There is no ‘You’ and there is no ‘Them’. Make this your life’s work. Give it everything you have. Happiness as you’ve never experienced will be your reward and pure Love for everyone and everything will pour forth.’ cs