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Changing Our World
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Karen L. Scheel |
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"If we turn our attention to all the crisis in the world, all of the difficulties, all of the sufferings and so on, we will see that many of these problems are direct or indirect consequences of undisciplined negative states of the mind. And where do these come from? This powerful combination of self-centeredness and the belief in our independent existence. By shifting our attention to the wider world in this way, we can begin to appreciate the immensely destructive consequences of such thinking." -- Dalai Lama
A peaceful world living in community begins with honoring and respecting individual diversity, as there can be no one truth for all - there can only be perspective for each. Our world is a mirror for each individual life that is reflected back to us 24/7. The external cues throughout the ages reveal an obvious clash between our expectations and what is actually real. Contrary to our beliefs, the differences in people are not the problem, and trying to manipulate or control this diversity only prevents us from being able to fully recognize, understand, and accept the underlying similarities. Rather than continuing to live from a mechanical mindset, which creates and maintains sides to battle the differences, we need to employ a more authentic approach that embraces and learns from the differences in people - politics, religion, ethnicity, traditions etc.
There would be no great strides in humanity if all shared the same perspective. Evolution and growth requires our ability to interact with one another. Everything in this world is serving a greater power and can be used as a catalyst for change. Differences provide the opportunity for us to push up against and polish the rough edges of our human being-ness. Ignoring, or refusing to acknowledge or validate the differences does not bring people closer together. Living and being in 'right relationship' can only be established by changing ourselves - changing our ways of thinking - changing our approach. Perhaps we do need to begin approaching all difficulties with a willingness to locate, identify and attack the underlying problem - not the people, individuals or country? In order to solve a problem, each individual must acknowledge his or her contribution to the problem and/or conflict. Acknowledging the various points of view without blame or attack requires a high level of responsibility. We must learn to keep our feelings and emotions in check. No one outside of the self can ever be responsible for how we feel, how we respond, or how we react in any given situation. We are always completely responsible for managing and controlling our own emotional states.
Living in right relationship is choosing to live authentically and does not come easy. It is a risk we take. We make a crucial choice to step out of the mechanistic worldview box so that we may discover an ultimate truth. Faith and constant courage replace our need to receive any material proof or validation. In order for our perceptions to change, we must first learn how to think differently. We must totally accept that our knowledge is quite limited and that we are essentially powerless in this spiritual world in which we all live. Understanding and accepting the various perspectives requires a level of emotional detachment along with a diligent commitment to surrender any need for approval or acceptance. Through deep introspection and self-examination we begin to recognize that we have been living an artificial life that is designed to create a false sense of self, and at the expense of our authentic self. As our deepest essence begins to emerge, we begin to confront aspects of ourselves - such as our misguided beliefs that we may not want to acknowledge. Changes here can be difficult as our conditioned 'norm' is challenged. Through inner listening work and acting in accord with our innate heart wisdom, our inner landscape begins to evolve, and the strength of the material worldview rapidly dissolves. We begin to free ourselves from the prison and learn to think on our own. We recognize that we are not separate or distinct from anything, and that All Life every where in this world is interconnected and worthy of respect.
If history is any indication then we as human beings have not been creating peace. Therefore, maybe it is time for us to surrender to the greater power governing our world, and trust that there is a remedy for the mess we have created? In order to change our world, we need to get that there is always an opportunity to discover ways to turn opposition into a win-win situation. It is only through cooperation and well-developed reasoning that we are able to focus our attention on finding solutions to resolve difficult or controversial issues together. However, this may not be fully realized until we as individuals begin the process of relinquishing all sides within our ways of thinking. The challenge for all of us seems to have more to do with our inability to suspend our judgment and let go of all preconceived thoughts and beliefs about what is or what should be. Ending the destructive wars, and resolving the conflict going on throughout the world begins by ending this on a personal level. It is a process of learning how to shift our perceptions so that we may better understand, accept and respect the individual diversity and differences existing within our own little worlds first. Too many of us are focused on changing the worldwide dysfunction without recognizing that we need to work on cleaning this up within all our relationships - our immediate family, our circle of friends/foes, and our acquaintances. The worldwide view cannot possibly reflect anything other than the actual reality of what is. Each individual is a part of y-our community, and each community is a part of y-our society, and each society creates y-our world...
Changing Destiny
Change your thoughts
To change your beliefs
To change your expectations
To change your attitudes
To change your perceptions
To change your behavior
To change your actions
To change your life
To change our world's destiny
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Author's Bio
Karen L. Scheel, CST, CMT, RMT resides in the Philadelphia area where she works as a spiritual healing channel and teacher. She is the founder of Universal Healing Systems (UHS) and provides training programs energy healing, meditation and stress management, along with maintaining a small healing practice for adults, children and animals. Karen just recently introduced her first online training program "A Guide to Stress Management & Spiritual Development", which is an and excerpt from her UHS Shamanic Healing & Energy Medicine apprenticeship program. For additional information, please visit www.universalhealingsystems.com
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