Friday, February 8,
2008
QueQui QuintanaRoo
Newspaper
Positive Mind
Genuine
responsibility for
life
We are responsible
for our lives in all
areas open to our
choice; however, I
find that we may
operate self
responsibly in one
context and
passively in
another. For
example, we may be
self responsible
financially but
dependent
emotionally. We may
be proactive when
working for
ourselves but
reactive and
non-accountable when
working for someone
else. We may take
responsibility for
our physical health
while taking none
for the effects of
our irrational
behavior with our
children or spouse.
I suggest that we
need to be self
responsible in 10
categories:
I am responsible for
the level of
consciousness I
bring to all of my
activities. When I'm
working on a
project, listening
to a lecture,
playing with my
child, talking with
my spouse,
deliberating whether
to have another
drink, reading my
performance review,
wrestling with a
personal problem, or
driving my car, I am
responsible for the
level of
consciousness I
bring to the
occasion.
I am responsible for
my choices,
decisions, and
actions. I am the
cause of my choices,
decisions, and
actions. It is I who
chooses, decides,
and acts. If I do so
knowing my
responsibility, I am
more likely to
proceed wisely and
appropriately than
if I make myself
oblivious of my role
as source. If I
accept
responsibility, I am
far more likely to
choose, decide, and
act in ways that
will not later
become causes of
embarrassment,
shame, or regret.
I am responsible for
the fulfillment of
my desires. One
cause of our
frustration and
unhappiness is our
fantasy of a rescuer
who will someday
materialize to solve
our problems and
fulfill our wishes.
This is why I
emphasize that no
one is coming. No
one is coming to
save me; no one is
coming to make life
right for me; no one
is coming to solve
my problems. If I
don't do something,
nothing is going to
get better. The
great advantage of
fully accepting that
is that it puts
power back in our
hands. We are
through waiting and
free to act. As long
as I imagine that
only someone else
can save me, I
disempower myself.
In my avoidance of
self responsibility,
I condemn myself to
passivity and
helplessness.
I am responsible for
my beliefs and my
values. The
responsible
individual strives
to make beliefs and
values conscious so
that they can be
critically
scrutinized and so
that he or she can
be more in control.
Much of the time we
are merely
reflecting what
others believe and
value. Or our ideas
seem to be born out
of our feelings and
instincts. We are
comfortable only
with people whose
feelings are like
our own.
I am responsible for
how I prioritize my
time. Our choices
and decisions
determine whether
the disposition of
our time and energy
reflects our
professed values or
is incongruent with
them. If we
understand that how
we prioritize time
is our choice and
responsibility, we
are more likely to
address and correct
the contradictions
than if we tell
ourselves that we
are somehow victims
of circumstances.
I am responsible for
my choice of
companions.
Naturally, many of
us find it tempting
to avoid this
responsibility. The
advantage is that
then we do not have
to take action. we
can suffer, feel
sorry for ourselves,
and blame others.
And we can fulfill a
subconscious life
script that tells us
pain is our destiny.
The disadvantage is
that then we are
stuck in our
unhappiness,
defeated and
disempowered, all
our power granted to
others. Yet the
power is there. The
price is to
recognize and own
our choices.
I am responsible for
how I deal with
people. Whatever I
choose to say or do,
I am the author of
my behavior. I am
responsible for how
I speak and how I
listen. I am
responsible for the
rationality or
irrationality of my
dealings with
others. I am
responsible for the
respect or
disrespect I bring
to encounters, for
the fairness or
unfairness, the
kindness or
unkindness, the
generosity or
meanness. Whether I
choose to speak to
others' intelligence
or to ponder to
their vices, it is
my choice. Whether I
keep my promises or
break them, it is my
decision.
I am responsible for
what I do about my
feelings and
emotions. If we
accept
responsibility for
the actions we take
on the basis of our
feelings, we will be
less impulsive and
more thoughtful
about our behavior.
But if we operate on
the implicit premise
that whatever
impulse hits us must
be followed, if we
believe that
feelings are to
obeyed without
judgment, then we
become reckless
drivers through our
existence.
I am responsible for
my happiness. If I
believe that my
happiness is
primarily in my own
hands, I give myself
enormous power. I am
not waiting for
events or other
people to make me
happy. I am not
trapped by blame,
alibis, or self
pity. I am free to
look at the options
available in any
situation and
respond in the
wisest way I can. If
something is wrong,
my response is not
"Someone's got to do
something!" but
"What can I do? What
possibilities exist?
What needs to be
done?"
I am responsible for
my life and
well-being. In
taking
responsibility for
our own existence,
we implicitly
recognize that other
human beings are not
our servants. They
do not exist as
means to our ends,
just as we are not
means to their ends.
We are not entitled
to demand that
others work and live
for our sake, just
as we do not work
and live for theirs.
Morally and
rationally, we are
obliged to respect
one another's right
to self interest.
People may choose to
help one another-
voluntarily. But one
is not born with a
"right" to the mind,
work, and energy of
others. Self
responsible people
do not imagine they
were born holding a
mortgage on the
energy and assets of
other people,
although plenty of
politicians and
intellectuals tell
them otherwise.
Today the attitude
of entitlement has
reached epidemic
proportions.
The idea of living
self responsibly has
many applications,
from carrying one's
weight in a marriage
to acknowledging
authorship of one's
actions.
The beauty of
this process
Diksha/Oneness
Blessing is a
transfer of Divine
energy which helps
us to disidentify
from conflict and
suffering, taking us
to states of inner
peace, joy,
happiness and
Oneness
Diksha energy is
universal & useful
in all spiritual
traditions.
It enhances our
ability to connect
from the Heart with
the Divine & with
all of the people
that we love.
Many report that
after receiving
Diksha = Oneness
Blessing they
experience healing
on all levels, as
well as powerful and
ongoing spiritual
awakening. Most
people are seeking
harmony and joy. We
have discovered that
it is possible for
everybody to live in
that state of inner
freedom, even
permanently.
Oneness Blessing
initiates a process
of awakening the
Divine Presence
within you; taking
you towards Oneness,
and enabling you to
see the reality of
what you are in
every moment. Also
healing your body,
your relationships,
and recognizing the
divinity in the
experience of the
present moment….
Conscious awakening
is the ability to
see reality as it
is, without the
layers of
interference and
interpretation
imposed by the mind.
It is a simple
neurobiological
event, and can
happen
instantaneously.
Conscious awakening
is peeling off the
layers of
interpretation from
any given event. To
the enlightened
person, life becomes
very ordinary. You
walk, and you are
walking. You eat,
and you are eating.
Enlightenment is not
about having
extraordinary
experiences so much
as recognizing that
each ordinary moment
is extraordinary in
itself.
Before, there were a
thousand
interpretations in
the mind for
everything you
experienced. Now,
there is only the
experience.
In this Divine state
you consciously
experience your
divine self and
become one with God.
This can be
experienced as a
great explosion of
love or joy, which
is much more
profound than any
worldly pleasure.
When someone reaches
this state of being,
this connection with
God, the Divine, the
Absolute, they will
surely have achieved
the ultimate that
being on this earth
can offer.
You, your freedom
and your liberation
is what is most
important to me.
Experiences
These are some
experiences from the
Mexican Armed Forces
who have received
Diksha = Oneness
Blessing:
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Sgto.2/o. Inf. Paulino Pérez Maldonado.
I felt very tired and stressed out when I entered the room for the lecture with the young lady, Alexis. When the relaxation session began, I immediately felt a deep relaxation and tranquility. I saw dazzling green and blue lights as if I was in another dimension, one of complete and total silence. By the end of the session, I was feeling a bit tired. -
Alexis, I want to confess that I saw a green light with white sparkles, and from what you explained to us, I know that is very good. The truth is that before entering the room I felt really stressed, as I felt that the whole world was against me. Since the session, I don’t why or even how to explain it, but my whole way of seeing life with this new sense of tranquility and peace that I now have, is distinctly different. Thank you so much and please take care of yourself.
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I don’t know how to explain what I felt because I don’t know much on the subject, but what I felt was very pleasant. I am very grateful to you because I now feel an inner peace that I truthfully was missing & needing very badly. I wish to thank you and tell you with all sincerity to take care of yourself.
