Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
Spirituality and Intelligence
In order for your spiritual practice to be truly authentic, y o u can't compartmentalize it. You can't be a spiritual person for an hour each 250 Spirituality w e e k e n d and then put that part of yourself on hold w h e n y o u go to work on M o n d a y morning. An intelligent spiritual practice is a holistic one. It integrates with all parts of your life, including your career, your finances, your health, and your relationships. According to the principles of truth, love, and power, the highest level of spiritual attainment w o u l d be perfect alignment with those principles, w h i c h implies perfect intelligence. The ultimate ideal of any sound spiritual path is to be infinitely truthful, infinitely loving, and infinitely powerful. By extension, this also requires infinite oneness, infinite authority, and infinite courage. The ultimate spiritual pursuit is to strive to live congruently with all of these. Since the principles of truth, love, and power are universal, a proper spiritual practice must be universal as well. This means that even w h e n you're doing your taxes, your spiritual beliefs must be ap- plicable to the task at hand. If y o u face any situation in life w h e r e your views can't be applied, then they aren't universal, w h i c h means they can't be aligned with truth, love, and power. Even if y o u think about something as m u n d a n e as m o w i n g your lawn, y o u can use the values of truth, love, and power to help guide y o u . Any other universal spiri- tual principles must satisfy the same criteria. • • As y o u use the p o w e r of conscious choice to bring your life into greater alignment with truth, love, and power, the long-term result is spiritual wisdom and peace. Your life reaches a new level of clarity w h e r e all the parts begin working harmoniously together. O u r collective spiritual development is rooted in our c o m m o n in- terest in truth, love, and power. These are our guides through all the challenges of h u m a n life. If it w e r e s o m e h o w possible for everyone on earth to c o m e together and agree on a single spiritual philosophy, it w o u l d be one that incorporates the universal principles of truth, love, and power. These are the ideals that guide us not only as h u m a n be- ings, but also as spiritual beings. • • • • 251 Afterword • • Personal development for smart people is the approach that shifts y o u into greater alignment with the core principles of truth, love, and power (and by extension, the secondary principles as well). W h e n your thoughts and actions are truthful, loving, and strong, y o u ' r e liv- ing consciously and intelligently. This is the very best y o u can possibly do as a h u m a n being. Despite being very motivated and driven to share the ideas in this book with y o u , this is also the book I most needed to read. W h e n I fol- low the seven principles from Part I, my life just works. I stay focused on creative self-expression, I serve others willingly and effectively, I resonate with a b u n d a n c e , and I'm very happy and fulfilled. W h e n - ever I stray from this path and begin to violate these principles, life becomes a struggle. I make poor decisions, I get overwhelmed by problems and obstacles, I drop into survival m o d e , and I feel discon- nected and stressed. If I could summarize the core message of this book, it is simply this: Seek truth with open eyes. Courageously accept your discov- eries and their consequences. Rid your life of falsehood, denial, and fear of what is. Make truth your ally, not your enemy. This isn't easy, but it is correct. Share your love openly. Connect with yourself and others by tuning in to the connection that already exists. The risk of re- jection is overshadowed by the rewards of loving connections. Whenever you feel disconnected, reach out and connect with an- other human being. Remember that you're always loved. 253 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE Fully develop your human abilities, and use your power in honorable service for the highest good of all. False power cor- rupts, but true power elevates. The more you resonate with truth and love, the greater your ability to wield power wisely. No one is served by your refusal to shine. Embrace your unique path of growth. Use your intellect and emotions to guide you in the conscious pursuit of truth, love, and power. Invest in creative self-expression, service, and contribu- tion, and you will suffer no scarcity. Your greatest gift to the world is to share who you really are. Enjoy your incredible human journey. Accept the highs and the lows as equally valuable. Recognize that your deepest sor- rows reveal your greatest joys. Share your stories with others, and know that you're not alone. Be grateful for your time on earth. Live consciously. • • • • 254 Resources • • Here are some additional free resources to further assist y o u in your pursuit of conscious g r o w t h : Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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