Perfection is a State of Mind
Amin C
Perfection is a State of Mind
You Are The Architect of Your Life
Have you ever had this experience: Something happens, and your immediate comment is
"I knew that would happen!" Not only did you know it would happen, you predicted it!
Maybe you didn't predict it in the usual sense of the word, but you expected it, you assumed it would happen, In other words, you basically "saw it
because you believed it". Unfortunately, we usually use this creative power - and it is a power - negatively. Generally, we seem to more easily believe that bad things will happen than that good things
will happen.
Because we are creating our experience with our thoughts and our words,
we get what we expect and believe. The good news in that whole concept is that we simply need to change our expectations, our thoughts, and our beliefs, and we will be able to change what we see in our immediate reality. We are, after all, the architect
and builder of our life.
You Answer Your Own Prayers or Requests
Our prayers and requests are not fulfilled by a magical being or cosmic sugar daddy.
The energy of fulfilment is constantly present in the Universe, and we are the ones who control the on and off switch.
Our beliefs, attitude, and expectations decide whether our prayer or request will be fulfilled. For example, when we see someone, win the lottery or get the "perfect" something or other, our comment might be,
"Things like that never happen to me.". Oops, did you hear that door slam when you said that? That's what happens when we negate possibilities. When our beliefs are that someone else will decide if we are "good enough" or deserving enough to get the
new job, new car, new house, win the lottery, etc.,
then we give up our power to that other person or force.
Our job is simply to get clear on what we desire, remove the doubts and limitations that say we can't or won't get what we desire, and then follow our heart as it guides us along the way. When it comes to "the delivery of your request", you are a partner in the manufacturing and distribution center as well as the recipient of the gift.
Everything Travels in Circles
As we can see in nature, things go in circles, or cycles -- whether it is the rotation of the planets, the cycles of the seasons, or rainfall evaporating back into clouds and coming back down as rain. All cycles, all circles.
And we also are subject to this law of circles. Every thought we have is part of a circle. The thought we put out into the world goes out into the energy of the Universe and then returns to us, sometimes magnified
or multiplied. Thoughts of joy and gratitude, bring us more of the same, and of course angry thoughts come back to us as anger as well.
We are well served to remember that everything travels in circles, and thus we might choose to pay particular attention to the thoughts and energy we send out into the world...because they will soon be heading
back our way. While that may seem like a scary thing, it is actually empowering since once we change our part of the circle, the rest will naturally be changed as well as the circle returns to us.
The Law of Cause and Effect
Life is actually very simple. There is a cause and then, there is an effect or outcome. Thoughts, words and actions are causes, and they lead to an effect or result, which then comes back to us to start the
process over again. It's really that simple.
The wonderful thing about this whole process is that when
an energy (or result) comes back to us,
we have the choice, once again, as to how to react to it... thus the potential of creating a different result. We can repeat the old pattern, or we can change it to a new pattern or cycle, or, we can release it and refuse to play that particular game...
The things to be released are usually things like guilt, blame, judgment, anger, hatred, resentment, etc.
We do create our reality in that our reality is the result of our actions.
So change the cause which is your actions (and thoughts and words) and the result (reality) will change. See, it's not that complicated.
Is it easy to do? Well, that depends. Resistance, and all those energies I mentioned earlier like blame, etc., make it difficult. However, choosing our actions and words based on a
pure motive or intention (love) makes it easy.
Opposites Are Needed for Balance
Some days, we might be super active, while other days we may be super relaxed or "lazy". Some days we are cheerful and outgoing, while other days we are quiet and reflective. None of these are good or bad,
they are simply part of the balance of life.
If we look at opposites in Nature -- night and day, rain and sunshine, high tide and low tide -- we see that they are not good or bad, they balance each other out. In the same way, if we were constantly "on the go" we would never get the chance to rest, and
rest is needed as well as action.
So the next time you find yourself judging yourself, or judging others, for an extreme of some kind, stop and try to see how that behavior is simply the other end of the scale for another behavior. Rather than seeing it as bad or wrong, we can instead see it as part of the cycle of life. Balance is sought after, and sometimes it takes bouncing back and forth between opposites until we discover where harmony resides for us.
Perfection is a State of Mind
There is no universal picture or description of perfection. Perfection, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. And
it is based on each person's perception and judgments. Unfortunately, many people try to live up to an illusive and impossible standard of perfection.
True perfection is found with an open heart and an attitude of gratitude for all that is, right here and now. Our life is filled with perfect moments,
yet we may miss them if we are looking for the elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
As this quote from the Handbook for Perfect Beings states: "Perfect isn't a place or the end result of being a good person; it's a state of mind."
All Paths Lead to the Same Place
We are all on a journey of rediscovering who we truly are. We were born innocent, perfect, and a being of love, yet along the way, we forgot who we are.
There is no "right" way, or "wrong" way, to live.
There is only the way you are taking which is perfect for you at this time. You may change directions or method at some point, but that doesn't make the previous experience wrong.
It's simply that you get to make another choice
each and every time you choose to. Whatever choice you have made was perfect for you at the time it was made. and you get to choose again everything the choice circles back around to you.
All paths lead back to Love... inside and out. Some people prefer to take a more challenging route to reach there, others prefer to sit and wait it out for a while, and others just like the smooth sailing route. None of the choices are better than the others.
They are all simply experiences we choose to have.
The end result, for everyone at some point,
will be to rediscover the perfect Being of Love we truly are. We get to choose when and how we will get to that point. The type and length of the journey is up to us.
Best Wishes, Kind Regards & Ya Ali Madad
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السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
(As-salāmu ʿalaykum)
Amin Chunara