 “You suppose that you are the lock on the door. But you are the key that opens it.” ~Rumi This week’s quote is for those of you who seek the key that opens the door to higher consciousness. What lies behind this door can best be described as infinity or eternity – a blissful realm of pure love and light. The spiritual path is basically the search for the key that unlocks this imaginary door inside your heart. Where exactly is this magical key? And how can you get your hands on it as soon as possible?
Perhaps, as Rumi’s quote suggests, you’ve got it all backwards. You are not the problem that needs solving, you are the solution. Many people believe that there’s something fundamentally wrong inside. They think of themselves as a complicated puzzle that must be solved first before they can be happy. But you can spend your whole life searching for the key to happiness without ever realizing that you are holding it in your hand. You become like a rope that has been tied into a knot. You think of yourself as the knot when, in reality, you are the rope. There is really nothing you can do to force the door to higher consciousness open. No matter how hard you push, you will never get it to budge. Not because the door is locked, but because, as the poet William Holman Hunt once said, "The door of the human heart can only be opened from the inside." In other words, the eternal bliss and infinite light that you seek is who you really are. Instead of pushing on the door to higher consciousness, simply go inside and let yourself in. Ultimately, you will discover that the door to your heart was never closed to begin with. The barrier between you and eternal bliss you seek is just a figment of your imagination. So, stop fixating on finding the key, because you are the key! As Mother Theresa taught,“There is no key to happiness; the door is always open.”
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 “There is no light without darkness – and this troubles many of us – but without it, how else would we tell one from the other? We spend half of every day in darkness; surely we should make our peace with this.” ~ Mark Frost During the recent solar eclipse, the moon passed in front of the sun, casting its shadow upon the Earth. On the surface, this seems like a pretty innocent event. However, there is often a lot of fear associated with an eclipse. What is it about darkness that scares us so much?
Afterall, without darkness there would be no light. Light and dark are more than just opposites, they need each other to exist. It's like how a magnet always has two opposite poles. You will never find a magnet that only attracts or one that only repels. Similarly, you can't have light without the presence of darkness. What would it be like to look up at the stars if there was no darkness? You wouldn’t be able to see anything at all! As Alice Feeney once said, “Stars cannot shine without darkness.” In the same way, the moon could not possibly cast a shadow on the Earth if there were no sunlight present. The experience of light depends on there being darkness, just as the experience of darkness depends on there being light. So, instead of being afraid of the dark, see it as an essential aspect of light. Furthermore, recognize that light and dark are in perfect balance on our planet. In fact, every location on Earth, without exception, averages 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness annually. When you embrace the light and reject the dark, you miss out on half of the experience. |
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About The AuthorNick Hughes is a massage therapist, yoga instructor and co-owner of Well Being. Influenced by the ideas of Alan Watts, Eckhart Tolle, Ram Dass, and Deepak Chopra, Nick presents his unique take on human existence with the goal of helping others live a happier life. Archives
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