JANU: For this morning’s journey, let us add a bit of insight to the conundrum humanity faces, having to do with a life of peace surrounded by the challenges of society as it is, a society of ambition, power, control, and abuse. Playing the game of life to succeed in current society seems to be in direct conflict with the desire for a peaceful life, rich with opportunity and harmonious relationships. Resolving the two is the conundrum.
Life is flexible enough, adaptable enough, to accommodate the two. Where you stand in either proposed ‘camp,’ if you will, is completely up to you. However, it seems to work best when the individual is conscious of both from a point of view of True Nature, freedom to be, True Power, and the right to live, so to speak. Each moment, each situation, each opportunity and challenge can be appraised from this point of view in a way that allows peace to remain at the core of your consciousness, gaining the insight to function in society effectively by being conscious of the dynamics involved. Everything you cherish in a peaceful life is available everywhere, at all times, in every reality, and becomes your norm for living when your awareness, your consciousness sees the truth in everything. Even another, filled with ambition, grabbing what they can, even at the expense of others, even unaware of the depth of their True Nature.
There is no requirement inherent in life for one to sacrifice their dearest principles in harmony with life to challenges and opportunities to the dealings of societal norms. Allow not your deepest truth and principles to be trampled upon by any circumstance, even to the point of departure from incarnate life, for your life continues, your values and principles, your hopes and dreams that you cherish, whether incarnate or not. It is a wonderful opportunity for wisdom and growth to live these principles while incarnate, a different playing field, with different challenges, than some other venues of life. You will grow in wisdom and experience, whether incarnate or not. But incarnate life broadens the foundation for the wisdom gaining and service to life.
Overcoming the conundrum is accomplished through awakening. The more you are aware of the truth of life, the wiser your choices, and the deeper the wisdom gained. Loving yourself plays a key role in this, for that opens the channel, so to speak, for awakening. Carefully considering this, we bid you namaste.
Nov. 4, 2014 Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross