Dear friends,
Sometimes we misunderstand what it means to be spiritually aware. We might think such a person is saint-like or one who never has a negative thought or gets angry. Not so. As long as we are in this physical dimension there will be things that we do not like. There will be moments of anger or frustration. But if we have developed a calmer mind, if we are generally optimistic, if we have compassion for humanity in its ignorance, we will not stay long in the limitation of anger or fear.
Spirituality is a practice. It is something we DO, as much as something we ARE. Living in the realm of pairs of opposites provides ample opportunity for every kind of human emotion. Our practice is similar to eating healthful food. We might have a big fat double bacon cheeseburger with fries once in a while, but that is not a part of our daily diet. With practice, anger and fear are no longer our go-to emotions. They lessen as our first reaction to outer stimuli.
In metaphysical literature, thoughts are represented by birds. They fly around at the superficial level of consciousness (the sky) always circling overhead looking for a place to land. A calm mind will manage those angry birds by either ignoring them or shooing them away with an opposing thought of love and peace. Ernest Holmes, the great spiritual genius of the past century said, “trained thought is more powerful that untrained thought.” He didn’t say it was merely better, he said more POWERFUL. A calm, trained mind, is the best indicator of evolved spirituality, the most desired quality in our leaders. But don’t misjudge. Jesus got mad enough to wither a fig tree, you know.
Stay tuned in,
Carol Carnes www.centerforspirituallivingbakersfield.com
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