The Spiritual Growth of Your Life

Spirituality information tells us that when we enter this physical universe as babies we voluntarily forget that we are actually a spirit child of God who is not only eternal but also knows all that God knows.

So following this logic, we see that there is a transition that takes place from the time that we arrive in this world, in a state of pure innocence, to this other state of cognizance and knowledge.

It is a transition from living fully in the present moment to living from the past and the future, according to our experiences. It is a transition from living wholly from the heart to living from the world of the mind. It is a transition from living from the absolute truths of our sacred-self to living from the illusions, strategies and power of our ego. It is a transition from living your life in the knowledge that we are all one to living your life believing that you are separate.

It is in this belief that we are separate that the ego is given free reign to design strategies that are, theoretically, advancing our intentions but ultimately allowing the ego to control our lives.

If you think that you can change this process by continually allowing yourself to be ruled by the mind, you are playing right into the ego's hand. This is the domain of the ego. Your ego has been working at this game for a long time and it is not going to give up its position of power just because you think that it is time for a change.

You have to go where the ego is not in order to set the wheels of change into motion. You need to go to your heart space and allow the message of your sacred-self to see the light of day. Only by some conscious examination of the present moment can you fully relieve yourself of the ego's influence and begin to listen to the ultimate truths about yourself that have been available to you at all times.

When you consider this shift from living totally in your mind to allowing yourself to receive the influence of the heart, remember that this is not a move that is against the ego. The ego is and does what the ego is and does. It is functioning exactly as it was designed to function. You have made choices in your life that may have caused you to give the ego too much power but that is okay. That is just “what is so.” It is neither good nor bad, right nor wrong. It is just “what is.”

You have the free will to choose another way of living your life if you so desire. Remember, this is all a matter of choice.

We are taking a look at the process of life here and that means that it is an on-going process. A process is a continuing development involving many changes. It is not a static thing. It is a dynamic thing. It is a method of doing things and handling ideas.

The ideas that we are handling come to us in the form of thoughts and the mind is constantly bombarding us with these thoughts. That's what the mind does. It is constantly coming up with new issues because we live in an environment that is constantly changing. This is called the process of life.

Life is change. We are all changing moment to moment. If you embrace the concept of change you put yourself into the flow of the process. If you resist change, you are fighting against a flow of never-ending energy and it requires a lot, if not all, of your energy in this resistance.

So, we see that the ego is doing its job by taking on all of these never-ending thoughts produced by the mind and formulating strategies that are designed to protect you in the fashion that the ego has created, according to the choices and beliefs you have made. Your conscious or unconscious choices are the blueprint that allows your particular ego to work in the manner that it works.

Each of us has developed our own egos in a way that works for us. It may not be the most beneficial system for us but it is our particular system and it will only work in the manner that we create it and believe it to be.

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Richard Blackstone is an award winning author and international speaker on Love, Oneness & Creation. Journey into discovery of Self by reading this FREE report; "The 3 Simple Immutable Laws of the Universe" at: www.NutsandBoltsSpirituality.com

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