If I truly realized that what I see on this earth is nothing more than a reflection of my inner state, I could assume that being at peace depends solely on me.
As if it were a movie, I see my unconscious guilt projected on the big screen of the world, causing me to suffer. What I criticize in others is really self-criticism. When I talk about someone else, deep down I am really talking about myself. The advice I give to others is advice I need for myself. I teach what I need to learn.
This paradigm shift, this new way of looking at life, can help me turn my suffering into a great opportunity for inner growth. With every negative thought I have, every judgment I make, every fear I feel, I will remind myself that what I see is directly related to me, to my inner state. And from there, I will give myself the opportunity to see it differently with the help of my Being. All I have to do is ask and trust in its sure response, which will come when it is meant to, not when I want it to and in the way I want it to.
As if it were a movie, I see my unconscious guilt projected on the big screen of the world, causing me to suffer. What I criticize in others is really self-criticism. When I talk about someone else, deep down I am really talking about myself. The advice I give to others is advice I need for myself. I teach what I need to learn.
This paradigm shift, this new way of looking at life, can help me turn my suffering into a great opportunity for inner growth. With every negative thought I have, every judgment I make, every fear I feel, I will remind myself that what I see is directly related to me, to my inner state. And from there, I will give myself the opportunity to see it differently with the help of my Being. All I have to do is ask and trust in its sure response, which will come when it is meant to, not when I want it to and in the way I want it to.
This change in perception, this new perspective based on love, will bring me peace. I will understand that this person acts this way toward me because they do so out of fear. With my thoughts, I will thank them, since my mental attack toward them has made me aware of how bad I feel inside.
That is why, paradoxically, I affectionately call the people who cause me the most suffering “great teachers,” not because of their elevated state of consciousness, but because their attitude toward me brings out parts of my erroneous mind that are still to be healed and that I was unaware of.
Relationships are the situations that help me know myself the most.
If my erroneous mind were healed, I would not be able to see suffering, as I would not have it inside me. I would see with compassion those who are suffering, or those who attack others, as they are unaware of who they really are: beings of Light, eternal, living a temporary experience on this earth. I would be patient with them, just as I would be with a small child who has yet to mature. I would see heaven on earth.
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