How to Live an Inspired and Peaceful Life!
Many
centuries ago, Lao Tzu, spoke of the four cardinal virtues, teaching that when
we practice them as a way of life, we come to know the truth of the universe.
The
ancient Chinese master said that living and practicing these teachings can open
you to higher wisdom and greater happiness, as they realign you to the source
and enable you to access all the powers that source energy has to offer.
“When you succeed in connecting your
energy with the divine realm through high awareness and the practice of
undiscriminating virtue, the transmission of the ultimate subtle truths will
follow.”
Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu means ‘Old Master,’ and he
was believed by some to be a God-realized being. The Four Cardinal Virtues are
found in the Tao Te Ching, a collection of sayings expounding the principal
Taoist teachings.
It has 81 short poetic verses packed
full of universal wisdom for politics, society, and personal life, and aims to
support personal harmony through the right view and understanding of existence.
The Tao (also known as the Way or
the Dao) has baffled its readers for centuries with its cryptic and deliberate
contradictions, yet it offers a profound contemplation to seekers, lending
itself to varied interpretations and inner questioning.
“Ever
desireless, one can see the mystery; ever desiring, one sees only the
manifestations. And the mystery itself is the doorway to all understanding.” ―
Wayne
W. Dyer, Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
The
Tao Te Ching is the basic text of Taoism, but it has also influenced
Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism, and is among some of the most translated
works in world literature.
This
powerful text of the Tao, road or way of life, reflects the force of the
universe and even the universe itself. While many have tried to make sense of
its mystery, one man immersed himself in this text, literally living its
wisdom, and then distilled the essence of these ancient mystery teachings for a
modern audience.
In
2006, the late Wayne Dyer was inspired to spend his entire 65th year reading,
researching, and meditating on Lao Tzu’s messages, going into retreat to
practice them and ultimately write down the insights he felt Lao Ttzu wanted us
to know.
Dr.
Dyer researched ten well respected translations of the text and the result of
that life-changing year was his best-selling book:
“Change Your Thoughts—Change
Your Life”: Living the Wisdom of the Tao.
Affectionately known as the Father of
Motivation, Dr. Dyer says Lao Tzu’s four cardinal virtues represent the surest
way to leave habits and excuses behind and reconnect to your original nature.
“The more your life is harmonized with the four virtues, the less you’re
controlled by the uncompromising ego.”
The Tao encourages us to be in touch with our
own selves, particularly our deepest selves, for when you know who you really
are, that is when you discover eternal peace. Lao Tzu liked to compare
different parts of nature to different virtues.
He said, “The best people are like water,
which benefits all things and does not compete with them. It stays in lowly
places that others reject. This is why it is so similar to the Way (Dao).” Each
part of nature can remind us of a quality we admire and should cultivate
ourselves—the strength of the mountains, the resilience of trees, the
cheerfulness of flowers.
We enter life with a seemingly clean slate, a
spectacular pathway ahead of us with unlimited potentials and choices. To
navigate our lives and get a handle on the challenges and gifts life will throw
at us, it is useful to have some sort of compass so that we don’t end up on the
rocks or lost at sea.
For many people
this may be religion, morality, or the belief systems passed down by their
family, and they may derive a sense of strength and direction through their
strongly held inner compass sourced in this integrity. No matter what happens
in life, they’ll always fall back on that maxim, whether it be, for example, to
lead from the heart, or to be kind.
“To realise the constancy and
steadiness in your life is to realise the deep nature of the universe. This realization
is not dependent on any transitory internal or external condition, rather it is
an expression of one’s own immutable spiritual nature.
The only way to attain the Universal
Way is to maintain the integral virtues of the constancy, steadiness and
simplicity in one’s daily life.”
– Lao Tzu
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In
closing, i believe the wisdom below will serve you in life:
“Thank
you God, for this beautiful day today. Help me to always see your love
reflected in each and every moment, no matter how challenging life may be.
Remind me to always look to my heart for the LESSONS and BLESSINGS in life”.
Jean
Voice Dart!
These
words of Inspirations from the enlightened ones will serve you even more:
“I
wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light
of your own being”.
Hafiz
“Within
you is the light of a thousand suns, within you is unimaginable beauty”.
Robert
Adam
“Don’t
you know it yet, it is your light that illuminates the worlds”.
Rumi
“I
am the light of the world. You are the light of the world”.
Jesus
“Your
heart is the light of the world, don’t cover it with your mind”.
Mooji
Taking
responsibility and recognizing that we cause all of our core issues is not a
reality for most people.
Taking
responsibility to see life differently without justification, judgement and
blame, rejection or anxiety, fear or anger would really help you in the long
run.
Every
condition, disease or disorder is a spiritual condition that has come up for
review and to be dealt with and taken care of. Once the lesson is truly learnt
and absorbed, the conditions or situation reverses itself and clears out and
that’s when we say a healing has occurred and a miracle has happened.
Every
problem preludes a negative thought and mindset so watch your thoughts and
emotions carefully and guard them jealously.
Nothing
can stop you if you have the courage, commitment and the discipline to move
through your limitations.
‘Let
yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love’
The
purpose of life is to discover who you really are, know and create yourself and
experience yourself as who you really are (not the body that houses you) as a
part of the divine source to give and receive love and serve all creatures of
the divine.
As
long as you don’t or you refuse to see yourself as a victim then life becomes a
challenge that you can overcome with commitment and consistent work and it will
pay you back handsomely.
A
lesson you avoided in a past life will be forwarded to the current life until
you get the lesson right or understood the reason for it. Each time the lesson
is more intense, than the last experience until you recognize it.
This
is an interactive universe where we all work together in each other’s lessons
and life whether we want it or not or whether we are aware of it or not.
Our
fears always surface when we least expect it and when it does, its better to
face the lesson and conquer it.
You
can take back control of your life and drive it the way you would rather want
it to be and have things and have things the way you want it to be.
It
takes taking responsibility for all the wrongs that have happened in your life
because whether you agree or not, you are held responsible for all your:
1. THOUGHTS
2. WORDS
3. ACTION
Nobody
wants to listen to your cry of wolf or denial or victim mentality and it won’t
take you far except you sit still, take stock of your life and determine and
desire to turn it around and that’s where and when the answers or solutions
come in.
If
and when you are now truly ready to take back control and look out for the patterns
and lessons in your life to understand the mind aberrations that are causing
your problems and have taken control of your life.
That’s
when the creative centers open within and you can finally have the tools to
help you change the course of your life and manifest your destiny.
To
succeed in life, you must refuse to see yourself as a loser no matter what the
prevailing situation or condition might be and you evaluate what you can do to
succeed.
The
most important qualities are self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence and
that you understand that you are entitled to abundance in your life.
You
can do anything you want to and be anything you want to, provided you believe
that it is possible.
Victims
do not hold that belief!
So
ask yourself – are you a victim?
Sometimes
a little help from a Therapist or Mental Health Consultant like myself and a
host of others can help guide you on this journey into an amazing life that is
yours and yours only.
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