Do you see all the abundance around you? How many trees and flowers
and birds and blades of grass can you count? There is abundance everywhere! And yet most of us fail to
see and allow it into our experience because we tend to focus on what is wrong,
what is missing, or what we don’t have—our attention is on the multitude of
unfulfilled desires that our senses continuously produce and the external world
reinforces.
Infinite
Consciousness knows no limitations; only the ego does because it has a
self-restraining nature and cannot perceive anything beyond its limited
existence. Think about this for a minute. The nature and purpose of the ego is
to keep you trapped in the illusion of individuality to experience life in
human physical form; that is, to prevent you from seeing how everything and
everyone is connected and how in reality we are one and the same Infinite
Consciousness manifesting in a myriad forms and shapes and colors.
The
mind is a vehicle of infinite creative potential, but the ego filters that
potentiality to keep the sense of individuality and maintain you “safe” in the
same emotional place you found yourself when you were a young kid. Why? Because
it was back then that your tendencies and impressions (and your interpretation
of life) were “set” as your psychological foundation.
Now,
why wouldn’t the ego simply stretch as we grow up so that our physical, mental,
and emotional growth would be harmoniously in synch without any aspect getting
stuck anywhere? As a matter of fact, that ideal growth model is what
psychologists use as a point of reference and aim for: they want us moving
forward emotionally to function and integrate in the world. Heck, if we could grow
emotionally in the same manner we grow physically, that is, without any effort
or even thinking about it, we’d be all set and happy, right?
Transcending the Illusion of Me, Myself and Mine
The
truth is that, at least where we are in this highly dysfunctional world,
without the effort it takes to grow and resolve our mental and emotional issues
to transcend the ego-mind, there would be no vibrational contrast and no
consciousness expansion to help us move beyond the dysfunction. In reality,
this is what we are here to do because it is what this human experience is
ultimately all about: consciousness, expansion, and transcendence.
The
ego wants you to believe that life is about self-gratification, but that is an
illusion that cannot bring you peace and happiness. Every time you
satisfy a desire, another one pops up; every time you identify with your
desire, you get attached to the object of your desire; and if you cannot
satisfy the desire, you suffer because of your attachment. Yet if you let go of
the attachment, the suffering disappears and the desire—if true, or aligned
with your true purpose—actually manifests, simply because it’s part of who you
really are.
The
ego identifies with and gets attached to the environment and to the desires
created by the physical senses to maintain the illusion of individuality (the
Me, Myself, Mine). Yet we are not just our physical body or even our psyche: we
are consciousness in expansion. So being a socially functioning, emotionally
grown up, and successful individual is not necessarily enough to find happiness.
This
is why some celebrities can have absolutely everything they desire and still
live miserable lives while poor saints and yogis can reach enlightenment and
experience absolute peace without even dealing with their
psychological makeup. They dissolve the barriers of the ego through mental
self-discipline, self-knowledge, and the absolute focus (or faith) of merging with the
Self, God, or Infinite Consciousness. What gets them to fulfill their purpose
is their undeterred determination.
Transcending Illusion, Fear and Disappointment
What
does this have to do with abundance? Well, attaining
what you truly desire, be it abundance or success or love, or anything at all,
follows the exact same process as enlightenment, although it
demands less effort: it requires your undeterred intention, determination, and
focus. Opening up and allowing abundance or love or anything you want into your
experience means removing absolutely everything that gets in the way, which in
fact translates as relentlessly dissolving the ego—being in the NOW.
In
order to grow internally, you may have to ignore the collective reality and in
spite of it all, agree to do things that perhaps make you feel completely
stupid or naive: to open your heart all the way and give yourself permission to
be vulnerable and passionate and idealistic, and to believe and trust in
something that no one else around you can see or believe in. You must hold fast
to your vision, no matter how many times “reality” brings you down and crushes
your heart.
You
may experience breakdowns, periods of extreme doubt, and painful crises of faith. Yet no matter how
many times you fall, you have to get up and open up again, and allow the flow
of love (i.e., abundance, insight, wisdom) to continue and
expand, even if it looks like you’re just hitting walls and watching and
enduring only pain inside and around you. You have to continue and trust and
believe that things will get better. Because they will.
If
you have been going through this self-exploration and growing process for a
while, you are probably experiencing that it is all beginning to pay off, even
if it still feels like an endless proposition. And if you are just getting
started, well, you are in luck. Divine support is becoming clearer everyday and
our sense of self and purpose is also getting stronger, no matter what the
external reality. But the inner work can no longer be avoided.
You Have to Believe In Order to Perceive Abundance
A
portal of abundance is opening up now and will continue expanding in the months
and years ahead for those ready to receive it, so the more you open your heart
through gratitude for and appreciation of what you have, the more you will
allow it into your experience. It is time to stop holding on to your
disappointments and remember the countless times and ways that Consciousness
(Spirit, Source, God, etc.) has come through for you and supported you in your
endeavors, dreams, and projects.
Do
not allow old limiting beliefs from family members, friends, and the mass media
to invade your mental field, and instead open up to the internal knowing that
everything will be alright, that you will always be supported, and that
abundance—like Infinite Consciousness—is here and now and everywhere for
everyone. You just need to remove what is preventing you from experiencing it.
The
channels of abundance are indeed opening, even if we can’t see the bigger
picture yet. Now, are you ready to open your heart up to a higher perception of
the world and dismiss the ego-mind that tries to hold you to the past and limit
your perception to “what is” and “what has been,” to really start welcoming
better things into your life?
Isn’t
it time to break free from the beliefs that hold you back and the illusions that
veil your true sense of self and prevent you from living a joyful and abundant
life? Contact me if you need guidance and support through spiritual counseling
to understand the whys of your blind spots. Investing in yourself to get the clarity you
need is the very first step toward inner growth, because the Universe can only give you more
of what you give yourself. It’s a vibrational request you are continuously
sending…
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