08/03/2021
Being spiritual is NOT about the stereotype of being more enlightened than another person, wearing the “right” clothes, saying the “right” things or acting the “right” way. It’s about being more real. People often think enlightenment is a destination, an achievement gained. Some people think the more expensive classes you take with the most popular teachers will get you there, hanging out with the “right” spiritual crowd or that through their “goodness” they will climb the spiritual ladder. Can you even call it goodness when it is motivated by the desire to achieve a destination and not the pure overflow of love from a heart that is centered in truth of knowing it is Divine?
True enlightenment is the release of the internal light that occurs when you choose to receive Universal, Source, Great Spirit (however you choose to see it) energy, allow it to alchemize with your most real, raw & authentic expression, then allow that radiant vibration to project a million times as strong from your being as purely & uninhibited a way as possible. True enlightenment occurs when we become the most authentic expression of our own being, as it owns/accepts the truth that I AM. It occurs when we do the work of removing the limitations and separation that we have allowed for and created within ourselves, from that ultimate truth. That light projects through our being with acceptance and allowance, not achievement or approval. In an enlightened state not one is “better” or “more enlightened” than another, only wonderfully unique in it’s expression, like a snowflake.
It’s ALWAYS about being more real, more true, more humble, more of service, more loving, more accepting/allowing, more honest, more conscious, more gentle, more kind, etc… And yes, it can be scary. Because I have to do this part alone. I have to choose to not see myself as any of the infinite number of labels that I might choose, but to see myself as a soul. Not “just” a soul, but a soul that is a direct embodiment of Source energy, the I AM. With that truth comes all of the inheritance/birthright of that crown. A crown that only I can ever place on my own head, there is no other way. Another person can never claim your enlightenment for you, they can never do the work for you or claim your truth for you. It will not be found in the halls of a popular yoga studio, retreat center or special classroom. It can only ever be accessed within. You may gain useful tools here, but that is all.
More than ever, it is imperative that we understand this. We must reject anything that tells us otherwise, or we risk never becoming the full vibratory expression of the soul that projects the brightest light possible. It’s the whole point of why we are here. Accessing this space allows us a life fulfilled and an energetic projection that is exactly what the universe needs, right now in this moment. More importantly, it’s for you. It’s so that you can come back to life, so that you can become sensitized to that unique quality of vibration that only YOU will ever manifest & feel how incredible it is. This is YOUR life! There are not words to express how good it feels to know that true vibration of your being. To thine own self be true. That is bliss, that is heaven… and it’s right at your fingertips, but it takes new perceptions, shedding the old and being brave enough to know thyself.