Master your mind to master your life
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At around 2:10 in the above video, from the metaphysical movie The Shadow, you can learn a great spiritual lesson (while of course enjoying the cinematic effects).
Every person on this planet is on a spiritual journey of self-mastery, and Lamont Cranston (played by Alec Baldwin) is no exception.
Self-mastery means understanding experientially that the world is only an illusion, and that YOU have power over that illusion.
At 2:10, Cranston finally realizes that physically fighting the Purba (the sacred knife from the Tulku, his former master) is useless. He must concentrate his mind in order to control himself, that is, master his fear of death.
Once he achieves that state of mind, he is in a much better position to control the Purba.
Many of you have, or will experience moments in life when you are faced with a version of the Purba -- an instrument apparently external to you, which SEEMS to threaten you. This invokes great fear within your mind or psyche.
However, in your moment of greatest fear, lies your greatest opportunity for self-mastery.
Self-mastery enables you to grow and EXPAND the boundaries of what you thought was your complete self.
Your self is never complete, and you will always grow BEYOND the limits of what you thought was your definite identity.
But growth is not automatic, and requires consciously facing your fears and doubts. Eventually, you realize you created your fears and doubts, including the external symbols designed to TRIGGER your fears and doubts.
You created all of that, at a metaphysical level, in order to EXPERIENCE your own growth and savor the blissful experience of self-expansion.
My sister Zoonie is finalizing her autobiographical book, titled From Chaos To Zen, and it captures the idea that you must face your own fears and demons, and find peace within (or what she calls "zen").
Only then can you truly embark upon the creative path of creating yourself as you WANT yourself to be, without being at the mercy of fears of self-doubts.
In the video above, it is interesting that only when Cranston has the Purba knife cutting his throat does he finally realize the futility of trying to control things at the physical level. He closes his eyes, as if to force himself to ignore physical reality, and accesses the metaphysical realm where he effortlessly controls the Purba.
The principle here, uttered by many spiritual masters, is that "real mastery requires no effort."
Whatever you are trying to achieve in your life, if you feel that you're working too hard, it is probably not the correct method or path.
Are you working too hard to pay off your debt, or keep your job, or "save" your marriage, or find your soul mate? Then your method or technique might be too "physical" and action-oriented, and will not work in the long term.
There is always an effortless path, a path of least resistance. But first, as Cranston illustrates, one must quiet one's mind and eliminate one's fears.
Once you understand this principle whereby you must first calm your mind and control it before you can use it for creative purposes, you are well on your way to achieving anything you desire in life.
At around 2:10 in the above video, from the metaphysical movie The Shadow, you can learn a great spiritual lesson (while of course enjoying the cinematic effects).
Every person on this planet is on a spiritual journey of self-mastery, and Lamont Cranston (played by Alec Baldwin) is no exception.
Self-mastery means understanding experientially that the world is only an illusion, and that YOU have power over that illusion.
At 2:10, Cranston finally realizes that physically fighting the Purba (the sacred knife from the Tulku, his former master) is useless. He must concentrate his mind in order to control himself, that is, master his fear of death.
Once he achieves that state of mind, he is in a much better position to control the Purba.
Many of you have, or will experience moments in life when you are faced with a version of the Purba -- an instrument apparently external to you, which SEEMS to threaten you. This invokes great fear within your mind or psyche.
However, in your moment of greatest fear, lies your greatest opportunity for self-mastery.
Self-mastery enables you to grow and EXPAND the boundaries of what you thought was your complete self.
Your self is never complete, and you will always grow BEYOND the limits of what you thought was your definite identity.
But growth is not automatic, and requires consciously facing your fears and doubts. Eventually, you realize you created your fears and doubts, including the external symbols designed to TRIGGER your fears and doubts.
You created all of that, at a metaphysical level, in order to EXPERIENCE your own growth and savor the blissful experience of self-expansion.
My sister Zoonie is finalizing her autobiographical book, titled From Chaos To Zen, and it captures the idea that you must face your own fears and demons, and find peace within (or what she calls "zen").
Only then can you truly embark upon the creative path of creating yourself as you WANT yourself to be, without being at the mercy of fears of self-doubts.
In the video above, it is interesting that only when Cranston has the Purba knife cutting his throat does he finally realize the futility of trying to control things at the physical level. He closes his eyes, as if to force himself to ignore physical reality, and accesses the metaphysical realm where he effortlessly controls the Purba.
The principle here, uttered by many spiritual masters, is that "real mastery requires no effort."
Whatever you are trying to achieve in your life, if you feel that you're working too hard, it is probably not the correct method or path.
Are you working too hard to pay off your debt, or keep your job, or "save" your marriage, or find your soul mate? Then your method or technique might be too "physical" and action-oriented, and will not work in the long term.
There is always an effortless path, a path of least resistance. But first, as Cranston illustrates, one must quiet one's mind and eliminate one's fears.
Once you understand this principle whereby you must first calm your mind and control it before you can use it for creative purposes, you are well on your way to achieving anything you desire in life.
posted by Super Peter at 5:50 PM
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