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INTRODUCTION
Although this book is
titled The seven Spiritual Laws of success, it could also be called
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Life, because there are the principles
that nature uses to create everything in material existence
–everything we can see, hear, smell, taste, or
touch.
In my book, Creating
Affluence: Wealth Consciousness in the Field of All Possibilities, I
have outlined the steps to wealth consciousness based on a true
understanding of the workings of nature. The Seven Spiritual Laws of
success from the essence of this teaching. When this knowledge is
incorporated in your consciousness, it will give you the ability to
create unlimited wealth with effortless ease, and to experience
success in every endeavor.
Success in life could be
defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive
realization of worthy goals. Success is the ability to fulfill your
desire with effortless ease. And yet success, including the creation
of wealth, has always been considered to be process that requires
hard work, and it is often considered to be at the expense of
others. We need a more spiritual approach to success and to
effluence, which is abundant flow of all good things to you. With
the knowledge and practice of spiritual laws, we put ourselves in
harmony with nature and create with care freeness, joy and
love.
There are many aspects to
success; material wealth is only one component. Moreover, success is
a journey, not a destination. Material abundance, in all its
expressions, happens to be one of those things that make the journey
more enjoyable. But also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm
for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and
psychological stability, a sense of well-being and peace of
mind.
Even with the experience
of all these things, we will remain unfulfilled unless we nature the
seeds of divinity inside us. In reality, we are divinity in
disguise, and the god and goddesses in embryo that are contained
within us seek to be fully materialized. True success is therefore
the experience of the miraculous. It is unfolding of the divinity
whenever we go, in whatever we perceive –in the eyes of a child, in
the beauty of a flower, in the flight of a bird. When we begin to
experience our life as the miraculous expression of divinity –not
occasionally, but all time –then we will know the true meaning of
success.
Before defining the seven
spiritual laws, let us understand the concept of law. Law is the
process by which the unmanifest becomes the manifest; it's the
process by which the observer becomes the observed; it's the process
by which the seer becomes the scenery; it's the process through
which the dreamer manifest the dream.
All of creation,
everything that exists in the physical world, is the result of the
unmanifest transforming itself in to the manifest. Everything that
we behold comes from the unknown. Our physical body, the physical
universe – anything and everything that we can perceive though our
senses –is the transformation of the manifest, unknown, and
invisible into manifest, known, and visible.
The physical universe is
nothing other than the self-curving back within itself to experience
itself as spirit, mind, physical matter. In order words, all
processes of creation are process through which the self or divinity
expresses itself. Consciousness in motion expresses it self as the
objects of the universe in the eternal dance of
life.
The source of all creation
is divinity (or the spirit); the process of creation is the physical
universe (which includes the physical body). These three components
of reality –spirit, mind, and body, or observer, the process of
observing, and the observed –are essentially the same thing. They
all come from the same place: the field of pure potentiality which
is purely unmanifest.
The physical laws of the
universe are actually this whole process of divinity in motion, or
consciousness in motion. When we understand these laws and apply
them in our lives, anything we want can be created, because the same
laws that mature uses to create a forest, or a galaxy, or a star, or
a human body can also bring about the fulfillment of our deepest
desires.
Now
let's go over the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and see how we can
apply them in our lives.
THE LAW OF PURE
POTENTIALITY
The source of all creation
is pure
Consciousness. . .
pure potentiality seeking
Expression from the
unmanifest to the manifest.
And when we realize that
our true self is one
of pure potentiality,
we align with the power
that manifests
everything in the universe.
In the beginning
There was
neither existence nor non-existence,
All this world was
unmanifest energy. . .
The One breathed, without
breath, by its own power
Nothing else was there
. . .
-Hymn of Creation, The Rig Veda
The
first spiritual law of success is law of pure potentiality. This law
is based on the fact that we are, in our essential state, pure
consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all
possibilities and infinite creativity. Pure consciousness is our
spiritual essence. Being infinite and unbounded, it is also pure
knowledge, infinite silence, perfect balance, invincibility,
simplicity, and bliss. This is our essential nature. Our essential
nature is one of pure potentiality.
When you discover your
essential nature and know who you really are, in that knowing itself
is that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill any dream you have,
because you are the eternal possibility, the immeasurable potential
of all that was, is, and will be. The law of pure potentiality could
also be called the Law of unity, because underlying the infinite
diversity of life is the unity of all pervasive spirit. There is no
separation between you and this field of energy. The field of pure
potentiality is your own self. And the more you experience your true
nature, the closer you are to the field of pure
potentiality.
The experience of the
self, or "self-referral," means that our internal reference point is
our own spirit, and not the objects of our experience. The opposite
of the self –referral. In object referral we are always influenced
by objects outside of the self, which include situations,
circumstances, peoples and things. In object referral we are
constantly seeking the approval of others. Our thinking and our
behaviors are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore
fear based.
In object referral we also
feel an intense need to control things. We feel an intense need for
external power. The need for approval, the need to control things,
and the need for external power are the needs that are based on
fear. This kind of power is not the power of pure potentiality, or
the power of the self, or real power. When we experience the power
of the self, there is am absence of fear, there is no compulsion to
control, and no struggle for approval or external
power.
In object referral, your
internal reference point is your ego. The ego, however, is not who
you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask;
it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on
approval. It wants to control, and it is sustained by power, because
it lives in fear.
Your true self, which is
your spirit, your soul, is completely free of those things. It is
immune to criticism, it is unfearful of any challenge, and it feels
beneath no one. And yet, it is also humble and feels superior to no
one, because it recognizes that every one else is the same self, the
same spirit in different disguises.
That's the essential
difference between object referral and self-referral. In the
self-referral, you experience your true being, which is unfearful of
any challenge, has respect for all people, and feels beneath no one.
Self-power is therefore true power.
Power based on object
referral, however, is false power. Being ego-based power, it lasts
only as long as the object of reference is there. If you have a
certain title – if you're the president of the country or the
chairman of a corporation –or if you have a lot of money, the power
you enjoy goes with the title, with the money. Ego-based power will
only last as long as those things last. As soon as the title, the
job, the money go away, so does the power.
Self-power, on the other
hand, is permanent because it is based on the knowledge of the self.
And there are certain characteristics of
self-power.
It draws people to you,
and it also draws things that you want to you. It magnetizes people,
situations, and circumstances to support your desires. This is also
called support from the laws of nature. It is the support of
divinity; it is the support that comes from being in the state of
grace. Your power is such that you enjoy a bond with people, and
people enjoy a bond with you. Your power is that bonding – a bonding
that comes from true love.
How
can we apply the Law of Pure Potentiality the field of all
possibilities, to our lives? If you want to enjoy the benefits of
the field of pure potentiality, if you want to make full use of
creativity which is inherent in pure consciousness, then you have to
access to it. One way to access the field id through the daily
practice of silence, meditation, and non-judgment. Spending time in
nature will also give you access to the qualities inherent in the
field: infinite creativity, freedom, and
bliss.
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