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John Morgan"Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time: and not only time but temporalities, not only temporal things but temporal affections, not only temporal affections but the very taint and smell of time." - Meister Eckhart
Our daily life is full of time. We are surrounded by time from getting up in the morning until checking the alarm clock in the evening. At work there are appointments and pressing deadlines. The news come at every full hour. By splitting our mental attention in such a way there is always the possiblity to get stuck in time. Then we take our attention away from the present moment and we lose ourselves by thinking in time.
But being fully in the present moment (or as Eckhart Tolle calls it The Now) is the key to spiritual awakening, or to say the least, to live a happier and more liberated life. So how can we balance the fact that we have to use time so often and also stay more present?
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"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha
I can remember when I first saw the book "The Power of Now". After I got several tools to fulfill my dreams, for instance in goal-achievement and personal effectiveness, I expected the message to be "Don’t procrastinate, do it now!" This is the Now-habit and it is a powerful habit to develop.
But this is not what The Now or in other words the present moment is ultimately about. Although on the surface this is a part of it, it has a far deeper meaning than this. Depending on how much experience one has with spiritual teachings, the present moment has a different meaning.
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ellenkabellen"You cannot transcend what you do not know. To go beyond yourself, you must know yourself." - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
I recently discovered the posting from MonkMojo called The Tony Robbins vs Eckhart Tolle Debate in which he shows Tony Robbins shouting "Feel my Personal Power" opposed to Eckhart Tolle answering calmly with "I am rubber and you are glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you" …
While this is kinda funny, it brings a typical debate to the surface: Do we become happy by fulfilling our deepest dreams and by being the best version of us we can? Or do we just have to awaken to our true self and see that all craving is ego-land and won’t make us happy in the end? It is the debate between Mind-based Power vs. Spiritual Power, between success-oriented doing vs. calm but conscious being. In the example above: Anthony Robbins standing for the first while Eckhart Tolle is representing the latter. It is the debate between an educated and maybe ego-influenced mind and the self-less spirit. At least, it seems so on the surface.
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Steven Fernandez"By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter." - Confucius
For me Self-Reflection is the way to remove inner road-blocks, to first become aware of the things that really holding me back and then tackle them by finding a solution. Of course writing it down into a personal journal is the best way to do it. It’s also interesting to do with a good friend who is open enough to take part. Some forms of psycho-therapy are similar to this approach, where you have a hopefully competent listener reflecting back to you and guiding you to a finally self-found solution.
This is a process of bringing inner road-blocks or wishes to the light is one of the most important things to do for personal inner growth. It’s one of the best ways to attain clarity and by that immense power.
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ogimogi"Failures do what is tension relieving, while winners do what is goal achieving." - Dennis Waitley
I’m currently working on a more detailed post on Goal-Setting. While researching, especially over the internet, I realized that there are a lot of sites on goals, but there are only very few that give a straight and no non-sense way to get goals working fast and effectively.
While I’m usually no supporter of any quick fix tactics, but it is quite interesting to strip a topic down to its core and try to keep it sound and usable. The following is the fastest way I know, to develop real goals that are personally meaningful. The whole process may take 10 minutes to get out at least 3 compelling goals.
A goal is a future achievement with a timely deadline you can work towards to. A compelling goal is something that has a deeper meaning to you. It is the kind of goal that excites you, that lets you grow and the achievement is fulfilling and rewarding.
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tosaytheleast"Writing is only boring to the people who are boring themselves." - Unknown
I’m writing a personal journal for over 3 years now. It is a simple Word-document. Well, at least it started out as simple. I have to say that I am very happy that I started it and I am constantly amazed what a powerful tool it is. I remember when I wrote the first entry saying something like "I wanted to start this some time now, but somehow I always felt a bit childish going for it." Strangely enough I had the limiting belief that writing a journal is something weak. Boy, what a stupid idea :)
Finally I went for it …
The following list describes the greatest benefits to start a journal. I call it a success-journal. And the number one reason to do it is …
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Михал Орела"It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires. It must abandon itself to its master passion." - Dame Rebecca West
I’m curious about your motivation. Are you clear about what you want, are you creating the life that you desire? If yes, you usually have a great amount of motivation and energy towards it. You are here because you know that Personal Development will increase your ability to fulfill your desires and want to connect with people alike. If no, maybe you are here to start and make progress into this direction. If your daily level of motivation is not as you wish it to be, then this is not because that is just the way it is. Although sometimes it may seem so and even people around us may contribute unconsciously to this limiting belief , your motivation is something that you alone are responsible of . It is because you haven’t tapped into your deepest desires and are in the creative act to fulfill them. You don’t need to look outside to find what you want, you need first to look inside and find it and then express it into the world. You use the outside world as a feedback-system, as something that stimulates you and that shows you what works and what doesn’t work. But the impulse comes from your desire inside.
So, what is it that drives you? What do you want to create? What are you here for on earth? And how can you contribute to others?
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