Where am I now? What is my foremost concern at this point in life? What are my fears?
These were the guide questions we asked ourselves as we gathered last Tuesday (Jan.23) at the Inner Work Circle.
Pondering on the questions one participant shared about when he started asking the big questions about “the purpose of existence”. He came to realize that:
“The purpose of the universe is beauty.” He explained that from plants to animals, human and up to the planets-- each one exists and undergoes through the cycles (birth-maturity-harvest-rest/death-rebirth) with only one purpose—to continuously evolve towards perfect beauty, perfect harmony, perfect balance, perfect oneness. His foremost concern now is the cultivation of this consciousness of one-mind.
Another participant summed up the questions into one: “Where is my soul?” He said he (or his soul) is now in the middle of the journey towards discovering his life purpose.
Indeed, the unfolding of one’s divine purpose could be slow and full of uncertainty. As one participant pointed out, we need to learn patience, humility and acceptance.
Uncertainty is what brings out our fears. One participant shared her fear: What if I succeed in my chosen path only to realize that after having gone through so much, I am not happy after all? (Have you asked yourself the same question? Have you the same fear?)
One other common theme that came out from the sharing was that the fears and unhappiness that we face are all products of the mind. And the mind is not what should rule us because it is merely just a tool that we use to understand the world. We—that is, our true self—are not our minds. The mind is just a part of us. If there is one aspect of ourselves that we should allow to rule when we are seeking for purpose, it is our hearts—wherein dwells the divine.
As for our fears of being unhappy, I’d say we should just stop thinking too much. After all, it is just the unsettling mind that is asking the questions. The heart would never ask nor doubt your happiness. The heart does not analyze nor categorize/discriminate between darkness or light, pain or pleasure, happy or sad, success or failure. It just experiences these without prejudice. (You know, I wouldn’t be surprised if your mind doesn’t make any sense of this!) J
We would like to hear from you in this egroup about your own reflections on this topic. Or you may want to comment and give your insights on the sharing mentioned. We look forward to your sharing.
Next Tuesday (Jan. 30), we will not be having a session at the Peacemakers’ office. Instead, we will be on a temple-visit fieldtrip, an out-house Open Evening at the Sri RAdha Madhava Center of the ISKCON (International society for Krishna Consciousness) or Hare Krishna spiritual group. Limited slots only. Please call ASAP 920-7622 or text 0918-7822805 (Orlan) if you wish to join!
See you then!
Namaste,
Orlan
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