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Independen
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Seekers
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LivingfromtheInsideOut
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CongratulationsondownloadingyourcomplimentaryEbook:

IndependentSeekersGuide
LivingfromtheInsideOut
Isincerelyhopethisbookwillbehelpfultoyou.Itismygreatestwish

thatthisinformationwillopenyoureyesandhearttothepossibility

ofadifferentlifeforyourself.Mayyoubeinspiredtoworktowardsa

deeper,morerewardingexistenceandachievethesuccessand

fulfillmentthatisyourbirthright!

Iwouldratherbeashesthandust;Iwouldratherthatmyspark

shouldburnoutinabrilliantblazethanitshouldbestifledby

dryrot;Iwouldratherbeinasuperbmeteor,everyatomofmein

magnificentglowthaninasleepyandpermanentplanet;the

properfunctionofmanistolive,nottoexist.JackLondon

MyMission

Mypurposeinlifeistoserveyouto:

Awakentoyourtruenatureandpurposeinlife;

Releaseyourenergyandalivenesssothatyoucan;

Createalifethatisthefullestexpressionofyou.

RussellScott,Guelph,Ontario,Canada
ForinformationaboutRussellsprograms:

Call5198294149

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Email:

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TheManWhoOwnedaLexus

Anumberofyearsago,Iownedaspiritualretreatcentrebusiness

calledtheEcologyRetreatCentre.ItsstillnearOrangevilleina

beautifulruralareaofSouthernOntario.Thereareafewcabins,a

biglodge,adininghallandmeetingspacesforgroupsthatwantto

runtheirownretreatsandseminars.Manyofthesegroupsrun

ecology,spiritual,artisticorpsychotherapyprograms.Thecentrehad

arusticflavourtoitwithsomebuildings,likethelodge,beingvery

modern,howeveritcertainlywasntliketheHilton.

Oneday,awelldressedmandroveupthedrivewayinhiswhite

Lexusandaskedifhecouldrentacabin.Iimmediatelythoughtthat

hehadmadeamistakeanddrivenupthewrongdriveway.One

kilometerdowntheroadwasaveryposhresortwhereallalotof

wealthypeoplewouldgo.WhenIaskedhimifhewaslookingforthat
resort,heassuredmethathehadwantedacabinatmycentre.He

nevertoldmehisrealname,butforthesakeofthestoryIllcallhim

Steve.

SoIdrovewithhimuptoacabininthewoods,gotsomelinensand

towelsandsethimupforthe3nightstayherequested.Hepaidme

inadvance.

AsIwastalkingwithhimIcouldtellthathewasdeeplytroubled.

Therewassomethingthatwaseatinghimupinsideandheseemed

closetotears.Iwasconcernedforhimbutalsosuspicious.Whatwas

averyrichmandoingrentingahumblecabinlikethiswhenjust

downtheroadwasaccommodationmoresuitabletomanofhis

wealth?Iwaswonderingifhewasplanningtocommitsuicide.Itold

himtocontactmeifheneededanythingandIdecidedIwouldcheck

uponhimfromtimetotime.

Thenextday,Iknockedonhisdoorandheanswered.Icouldsee

thathehadbeencryingbuthetriedtocoveritupbysayinghehada

cold.Hetoldmehewasfineandappreciatedmecheckinguponhim.

Ileftandsawhimgoforwalksintheforestafewtimesbuthe

generallystayedinhiscabin.Ineversawhimusehiscellphoneor

hiscomputer.Hereallywasretreating.Icheckedinafewmoretimes

thatdaylettinghimknowIwasconcernedabouthim.Hestartedto

openupalittlebit,talkingabouthowhismarriagewasintrouble,

howhewasquiteconfusedabouthislifeandhowhehadlosthis

motivation.Ijuststayedpresent,listenedandthankedhimfor

sharing.Whenhefeltcomplete,Isaidgoodbyeandleft,lettinghim
knowIwasavailableatanytimetolisten.

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ThenextmorningIknockedonthedoor.HeopenedthedoorandI

wastakenaback.ThemanthatIsawthedaybeforeinintense

emotionalsufferingwasgone.Isawapersonwhowashappy,alive,

refreshedandtotallyglowing.Iwasdumbfounded.Isatdownand

talkedwithhimandherelatedtomeaprofoundrealizationhehad

duringthenight.

Hetoldmethatallhislifehehadbeenobsessedwithmaterialistic

matters:propertyholdings,investments,profits,bottomlines,

securities,etc,andhehadbecomeverywealthybutincreasingly

unhappy.Inspiteofallthetrainingsandcourseshehadtakento

learnthestrategiesofsuccess,hislifehadbecomemeaningless.The

painofitallwasunbearableandhehadtogetawaytoaskhimself

withoutanydistractionofbusinesswhatwasreallymissinginhis

life.

SoIaskedhimWellwhatdidyoufind?Hereplied:Well,Ikept

lookingontheoutsideforwhatwasabsent.Maybeitwassomething

inmycareer,morehobbies,moremoneymaybeitwasmywifewho

neededtochange,mysonwhowasmisbehaving,etc.ThemoretimeI

spenttryingtofindwhatwasmissingontheoutside,theemptierI
feltontheinside.Afterawhileitoccurredtomethatmostofmylife

IdbeentryingtoprovemyselftomyparentsthatIwasworthwhile.I

wantedthemtobeproudofmesoItriedtobeasfinancially

successfulaspossible.IrealizedthatIhadbeentryingtodefinemy

personalvaluebymymonetaryvalue.Itoccurredtomethatthere

wasnomathematicalequationherenonewhatsoever.

IcongratulatedhimonhisdiscoverybutIknewtherewasmoresoI

askedhimtocontinue.Hetoldmethatheproceededtoaskthe

obviousquestion:Whatwasitthatdefinedme?

Ilookedatmyaccomplishments,myinvestments,myactions,my

beliefs,myhouse,andrealizedthattherewassomethingdeeper

insideofmethatdefinedeverything.TherewasapauseandIasked:

Sowhatwasthat?HepausedagainandpointedlysaidItsnota

whatitsawhoasabigsmilelitupface.Youwontbelievethis

becauseitwassoobviousItsme!Imtheonethatsbeenmissingin

mylife.Ivenotbeencenteredhere,noteverinmylife.Therehas

beensomephonypersonlivingmylife,somepersonthatImadeup

topleasemyparentsapersonIinflatedtoimpressothersandget

otherstothinkIwassomebigshot.Andnowthattherealmeisback

Icantbelievethefeeling.IfeellikeIvecomehomeafterbeinglostall

theseyears.Ifeelreallyalive,likeIvebeenreborn!

Andyouknowanotherfunnything,thisrealmehasbeenhereall

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along.ItsjustbeencoveredupunderallthisbullshitwayIhave

beentaughttobe.Iwastryingtobesomebodyelsethinkingthats

whoIwassupposedtobe.ThemoreItriedtobethatpersonthe

furtherawayIgotfrommyself.ThepersonIwasmeanttobehas

beenhereallalong.Itsjustjustme!

Webothlaugheduproariouslyattheobvioussimplicityofhis

experience.Iknewbytheshiftinhisstateofbeingthathehad

awakenedtohistrueself.Ihadwitnessedthisdirectexperience

manytimesbeforewithothersonmyretreats.

Hethankedmeprofuselyformyhelp.WhenItoldhimthatIhad

reallydonenothinghesaidthatwasexactlywhatwashelpful.Just

youbeingthereinyourlisteningpresencewithoutsayingmuch,

deeplylisteningandknowingyouwerethereifIneededyou,wasso

incrediblyhelpful.HadIsharedanyofthiswithmyparentsthey

wouldhavejudgedmeandtoldmeIwasouttolunch.Youaccepted

measIwas

Afterthelaughterdieddown,hewhisperedtomefromthedepthof

hisbeing.IknownowwhatIneedtodoinmylife.Hegotup,put

hisjacketon,wenttohiscaranddrovedownthedriveway.

Threehourslaterhereturnedandhiswifeandyoungsonwerewith

him.Theyspentthateveningandthenextdaytogether.Isawthem

walkingintheforesttogetherhandinhand,ashappyascanbe.

Notonlydidhegethislifebackbuthiswifeandsongotahusband
andfatherback.Therewasnodoubtinmymindthathisexistence

waspermanentlychangedforthebetter.

Hewasnowengagedinthenewprojectofcreatinganewlifeliving

authenticallystartingwithhiswifeandson!Hehadnowanswered

thecalltobewhohewastrulymeanttobeinhislifeHistrueself!

Hislifewasnowaboutlivingfromthatdeeperspaceinhimself.

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Thisstorypointsoutanumberofthings:

Thefirstisthis:Hefacedhiscrisisbyhimselfbuthedidntdoit

alone.Hedidntlookfortheanswersoutside.Hedidntreadalotof

selfhelpbooksorfindhisanswersinareligion.Hedidit

independentlybutnotalone.Iwasthereanumberoftimestogive

mysilentsupport,todeeplylistenandlethimbeexactlythewayhe

was.Thisallowedhimtogothroughwhatheneededtogothrough

withoutinterference.

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Thesecondthingthisstorypointsoutisthemostobviousand

overlookedfactorinpersonalgrowthprograms.

Therearethousandsofpersonalgrowthbooks,seminarsand

programsthatpromisethatifyouchangeyourbeliefsystem,adapta

differentphilosophy,practiceasetoftechniques,declareagivenlist
ofaffirmations,youwillachievephenomenalresultsandtheydo.

Peoplegetresultsbuttheystilldonotfindrealhappiness.

Manyofthesemodalitiesfailtoproducerealfulfillmentinlife

becausetheyconcentrateonlyonchangingthemindsbeliefsystems

andalteringbehavioralstrategies.Theydonotgodeepenough.

Theymissthemostimportantfactorofall,theoperatorofthemind:

yourrealself.

Iftheoperatorofthemindisnotfullyinvolvedandisnotfully

accessinghisorherownpowerthensuccessislimited.Justasan

engineworksmorepowerfullywhenithasfullaccesstofuel,sotoo

dogrowthtechniqueswhenyou,thesourceoftheinnerfuel,the

oneusingthetechniques,isfullyengagedandpresentbecausethe

sourceofanythingthatmakeslifeworkisyou.

Whenyouaremoredeeplyconnectedtoyourrealselfyoualsohave

greateraccesstoallthefactorsthatinfluenceyoursuccessinlife:

energy,drive,motivation,innerpeace,selfacceptance,inner

strength,andmore.

Thereisinamananupwellingspringoflife,energy,love,

whateveryouliketocallit.Ifacourseisnotcutforit,itturnsthe

groundrounditintoaswamp.MarkRutherford(WilliamHale

White),MorePagesfromaJournal,1910

Withthisinmind,letusputtogetherthepiecesthatconstitutea

rewardinglife.Letsstartbydefiningwhatafulfillinglifeis.

WHATISFULFILLMENT?
Idefinefulfillmentas,Fillingyourlifewiththefullnessofyour

Self.

Itisaconditionofinnerhappinessandoutwardsuccess.Itoccurs

whenyouarecreatingandachievinggoalsthatareinharmonywith

thetruthofwhoyouareandwhatyourrealpurposeisinlife.It

occursnotonlywhenyouaccomplishheartfeltgoalsbutithappens

asyouaccomplishthesegoals.Soyouarefulfillednotonlywhenyou

attainanoutcome,butalsoasyouareworkingtowardsit.Inother

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words,itisgoalorientatedaswellasprocessorientatedbecauseyou

areconsciousofthegoalsthataretrueforyouandyoucanrecognize

thatyouaremakingprogresstowardsthem.

Inaddition,youarefullypresentinyourrealselfandinvolvedinthe

processoflivingyourlifeasyoumovetowardswhatyouwant.You

arenotsomeautomatonpracticingsuccesstechniques;youarenota

machine.Youareexperiencinglifeasitis:itspain,itsjoy,its

drudgery,itsexcitement,itspeaksanditsvalleys.Allofitandasyou

liveinit,yougainthewisdomandmeaningthatinspiresyoutogo

on.

Thetwocomponentsofbeinganddoing,orinnerconnectionalong

withoutwardaction,needtobepresent.Iftheyarenot,youwillnot
becompletelyhappy.Ifyoulearnalltheselfhelpsuccessstrategies

ofhowtobecomeamillionaireandmakemillionsofdollars,youwill

findyourselfatthetopofthesuccessladder.Butyouwillfeelempty

becauseyouhavenotfoundtheinnerconnectiontoenjoyitnor

recognizeifyoursuccesshasbeeninalignmentwithyourtrue

purpose.

Conversely,youmayhavepracticedmanyofthenewageinner

discoverytechniquesandfoundinnerpeace,butifyouhaventfound

outwardsuccessthatisarepresentationofyourinnerbeingyoutoo

willnotbehappyinlife.

Soinshort,afulfilledlifeisonewhereyougetto:

Beyoutofullness.

BringingFulfillmentintoYourLife

SonowthatIhavedefinedfulfillment,letuslookathowtobringthis

intoyourlife.AsIexplainthisjourney,letmemakeitclearthatIam

notofferingaquickfixoraneasyonetimesolutionthatwillchange

yourlifeforeverandthereafteryouwillhavenoproblemsor

challenges.

WhatIamofferingisapaththatisadistillationof30yearsof

participationinselfactualizationmethods,studywithmany

teachers,andhundredsofhoursspentclearingtheneurosisin

myselfandrediscoveringtheshiningessenceofmyTrueSelf.

Ihavebeendownmanydeadendroadsbutalsogottentothelightat

theendofthetunnel.Also,havingbeenblessedtorunaspiritual
retreatcentreforover10years,Ihavewitnessedhundredsof

personalgrowthgroupsandobservedwhatworksandwhat

absolutelydoesnot.Mymissionistohelpyoubenefitfrommy

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experiencesoyoucanbringyourlifebacktolifeinamuchshorter

periodoftimethanItook.

AsIpresentthispath,understandthatthesearenotstepsthatyou

completeoneatatimeandthengoontothenext.Lookatthis

journeyasmoreofaspiralinwhichyouadvancebyencounteringthe

samestepagainandagainatanothertimebutexpandyourself

actualizationbasedupontheprogressyoumadeinthepast.Youcan

enterthisjourneythroughanystep.Thereisnobestplacetobegin.

Youstartattheplacewhereyouaredrawntostart.

ThephasesofthispathIcall:Breakthrough,Orientation,

Awakening,Purpose,Cultivation,Connection,Vitality,Creation

andSupport.

BREAKTHROUGH
Oftentimesthebeginningofthecalltoleadamoresatisfyinglife

beginswiththeoppositedissatisfaction.Youmayhaveformany

yearsbeendoingallthethingsthatyouthoughtweresupposedto

leadyouonanupwardpathtogreaterhappinessbutinfactyoumay
feellikeyouaregoingdownhill.Itcanfeellikeyouareslowlyfalling

apart.Characteristicsofthismaybe:

Activitiesthatseemedsatisfyinginthepastnowlackmeaning.

Tiredness,lackofenergyandmotivationevendepressionat

engagingintheroutinesoflife.

Aneedtowithdrawandspendmoretimewithyourself

AskingdeeperquestionslikeIsthisallthereis?WhoamI?

Whatsthepurposeofdoinganything?WhyamIhere?

Jobdissatisfactionandconfusionaboutwhatyoushouldreallybe

doinginyourlife.

Awarenessandcriticalnessofthesuperficialrelatingofyourself

andothers.

Beingoverwhelmedwithdeepfeelingsthatjustseemtocomeout

ofnowherewithoppositeperiodsofnumbnessandbeingclosed

down.

Feelingangryandcynicalatthelackoflove,truth,ethicsand

moralityintheworld.

Noticingthatnomatterwhatyoudo,eat,drink,buy,etc,nothing

bringsyoulastinghappiness.

Noticingmoreandmorethepaininpeopleslives.

LookingbackatyourlifeandwonderingWhatwasthepointofit

all?

Feelingtrappedwithinyourshell
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Experiencingasenseofdullemptinessinside.

Wonderingifyouarefallingapart.

Asensethatsomethingisshiftinginside,likethefoundationof

yourlifeiscrackingbutyoudontknowwhatisreallygoingon.

Sometimesthereareintermittentperiodswhereallofasuddenyouget

veryserene,timestandsstillandyougetglimpsesofprofoundpeace.

Maybeyouhavehadabriefspiritualexperienceandwhenyoucome

backtoearthyoufeelhopelessbecauseyoucantfindawaytobridge

thegapbetweenthewayyourlifeisandthewayyouveexperiencedit

couldbeintheexaltedstate.

Ormaybeyouhavebeenonaspiritualpathformanyyearsand

despiteallthepracticesyouhavedone,thebigahamomenthasnot

happened.Infact,youmaybeexperiencingsomeofthesymptomsjust

describedandwonderingwhyyouarefeelingworsewhenyouthink

youshouldbebetter.

ThisperiodisoftendescribedinsomecirclesasThedarknightofthe

soulorExistentialDepression.Itisoftenthebeginningphaseofa

deeperlife.Theproblemisthatmanypeopledonotunderstandwhat

ishappeningandtrytoavoidit,thinkingthereissomething

wrongthinkingthespiritualpathorthepathofpersonalgrowth

shouldbeallhappinessandlight.Theywilltrytoavoidthisphase
withdefensemechanisms:denial,avoidance,blamingothers,lying,

minimizing,andputtingonafalsepersonalityandpretendingthings

aregreat,etc.

Somepeopleatthispointmayturntodogmaticreligionsornewage

practicesfortheeasyanswerstowhattheyaregoingthrough.

Theyprovidetemporaryreliefbutnotlongtermresolutiontowhatthey

areexperiencing.

Allmannerofaddictionstoprescriptions,drugs,alcohol,sex,junk

food,computergames,etc,toavoidthesefeelingsbeginduringthis

phase.Evenspiritualpracticescanbeusedtobypassthesefeelingsof

emptinessandunhappiness,inanattempttomakepeoplefeelbetter.

Butwhathappensispeopleendupgettingstuckbecausewhatthey

resistpersistsandtheirpersonalandspiritualgrowthcomestoahalt.

Whatneedstobeunderstoodiswhatisactuallyhappeninginthis

phase.Itscalledcognitivedissonance.

Cognitivedissonanceisapsychologicaltermthatreferstothe

discomfortthatapersonfeelswhentheyholdtwocontradictorybeliefs

orwhentheiractionsarenotconsistentwiththeirinternalvalues.An

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exampleofthisiswhensomeonecontinuestosmokewhenthey

believethatitiswrongforthem.
Whatishappeninginthisphaseiswehavebeenleadingalifethatwe

havebeensociallyprogrammedtobelieveisright.Wehavebeenliving

throughafalsepersonalitytogainacceptancefromothers.Wehave

beenacquiringpossessionsthateveryoneelseisbuying.Wehavebeen

livingfromunconsciousbeliefsaboutwhatissupposedtomakeus

happybutontheinsidewearehavingadifferentexperience.

Weareunhappy.Butwekeeppushingourselvesdownthesameroad

dayinanddayoutbutinsidetheresistancetotheroadisgrowing.We

haveahardtimeadmittingthatmaybeourjobiswrong,our

personalityisnotworking,ourrelationshipsarephonyandour

possessionsareinherentlyworthless.Itgetsharderandharderto

pushourselvesdowntheroadthatweknowhasadeadend.

Butonapositivesidewhatalsoisoccurringisthatwearegoing

throughaphaseofgestation.Thesensethatourveryfoundationis

breakinguporshiftingistheresultofourtrueselfgrowingfrom

within.Ourtrueselfisbeginningtosurfaceandasitdoesitbringsup

whatisnottrueaboutourselvesandourlivessothatwecanbecome

consciousofthelieswehavebeentellingaboutourselves,letgoof

themandcreatespaceforthetrueselftobecentralinourlives.The

breakdownisactuallyabreakthrough.Itisarebirthexperiencethe

beginningoflettinggoofafalseselfandthediscoveryofwhowereally

are.AndasStevediscovered,itwasnotacaseofbecominga

reasonablefacsimileofsomeoneelse.Itwasaneventofdiscovering

hisdeeperself.

Eventhoughitmayseemcounterintuitive,wemustacceptandface
ourbirthingdistress.Aswestruggle,webreakthroughtheshellofthe

falsebeliefsandillusionsthathavetrappedus.Aswefeelourfeelings,

webreakthroughthedullnessandemptinessandweexpandour

capacitytoexperiencelifeinitsfullness.Forinordertoexperiencethe

highsoflife,wealsoneedtobeopentoitslows.Beingyoutofullness

meansbeinginthewholenessoflifetoallitsdegrees.

Thisstageoffeelingisnecessarysothatwhenweopenuptoourtrue

self,wecanfullyembodyit.

ThisiswhatStevedid.Helefthisoutsideworldforatimeandlet

himselffullyexperiencethedissatisfactionthatwasgrowinginside.He

didntknowitbutwhatwascallinghimwashisrealessence.He

thoughthewashavingabreakdownbutwhatwasactuallyhappening

washistrueselfwasbreakingthroughhisoldwaysofbeingintoanew

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life.Hewasbeingrebornbutnotassomeonedifferent.Inactuality

thesomeonedifferentfromhisrealselfwasfallingawaytobe

replacedbyhistrueself.Theparoxysmsofthedarknightofhissoul

werelabourpains.

Thereisacrackineverything.Thatshowthelightgetsin?

LeonardCohen

ItisimportanttonotethatStevedidnotgothroughthisalone.Iwas
therewithhim.Thereistendencyforindependentseekerstogo

throughthisstagesolitairebutthatcanmakethisstagemoredifficult.

ThereisanimportantparadoxherethatIwillrepeatseveraltimesin

thisdiscourse:Wehavetodoitbyourselvesbutwedonthavetodoit

alone.

Ifyouareinthisstageitisimportanttosetupsupport.Thebest

supportisdeeplistening.Afriendoraprofessionalwhocanseeyou

hearyouandreceiveyouwithoutmakingyouwrongortryingtohave

youbedifferent.Asyoucommunicatetothispersonyouwillbeginto

letgoofthedarknessandtheinnerlightofyoursoulwillbeginto

shinethrough.

Lifeislikeschool,onlyyougetthetestfirstandthenthelesson

ComingHomeRetreatparticipant

REORIENTATION
Stevewasdissatisfiedwithhisexternallyfocusedlife.Theemptiness

hefeltwasfromconstantlylookingontheoutsideforhishappiness

andfindingitshallowandtemporary.Nodoubt,beingamanofwealth

hetriedalotofthingstofindhappiness.Ifonethingdidntworkhed

trysomethingelsethentrysomethingelse.Constantchangehowever

islikemovingaroundthedeckchairsontheTitanic.Thereisa

temporaryelationbutitdoesnottransformthepredicamentofour

lives.Eventuallywecannolongerdenyourdistressandwestopand

askourselves,Whatsreallygoingonhere?Wheresthejuiceinmy

life?WhoamI?WhyamIhere?Whydowesufferinlife?
Thisistheturnaroundpoint.

Welookwithin.Wewanttofindwheretruehappinessoriginatesand

focusongettingitfromthatsource,i.e.tochangeourcontextfrom

externallyconditionalhappinesstoinnerinherenthappiness.

Letmeexplainthisfurther.Western,especiallyAmerican,cultureis

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basedontheaxiom,thepursuitofhappiness.Infact,itiswrittenin

theAmericanconstitutionasaninalienableright.Howeverinthelast

century,ouradvertisingindustryhasspentmillionsandmillionsof

dollarsredirectingustoamaterialisticpursuitindoctrinatingusto

believethatthegoalofhappinesscanonlybeachievedthrough

endlessconsumingandthatthemorewebuy,thehappierwewillbe.

Theunderlyingmessageofanyadforanyproductorserviceisalways,

buythisandyouwillbehappier,feelbetter,bemoreaccepted,more

alive..Assuch,ourorientationinlifehashabituallybecomean

acquisitionattainmentidentitysocietyorquitesimplyaHaveDoBe

culture.

Wehavebeenconvincedthatoursenseofselfisbasedonwhatwe

ownandthestatusofourfinancialassetsinlife.Therefore,ourself

worthisrelatedtoournetworthandthemorematerialstuffweown,

themorewewillhaveinourhappinessbankaccount.
Unfortunately,everythingoutsideusissubjecttochange,decayand

dissolution.Permanenthappinessbasedonnonpermanentexternals

isnotpossible.Itisonlyconditionaluponthetimethattheacquisition

andattainmentlasts.Ifwetrytobaseourhappinessonnon

permanentexternals,wewillonlyencounterdisappointment,

emptiness,despairanddisillusionment.Oneauthorcalleditalifeof

quietdesperation.

Peoplespendalifetimesearchingforhappiness;lookingfor

peace.Theychaseidledreams,addictions,religions,evenother

people,hopingtofilltheemptinessthatplaguesthem.Theironyis

theonlyplacetheyeverneededtosearchwaswithin.

RamonaL.Anderson

Ifitisnotoutsidethentheonlyotherplaceitcouldbeiswithin.

Manyofthegreatspiritualteachersoftheageshavemade

statementsdeclaringthatthisistrue.Andnotonlyisitinyou,itis

inherentinyouthereisinfactnothingthatwillmakeyouhappy

becauseyouarealreadyhappytobeginwith.Itsagiven,itsan

aspectofwhoyouare;itcomeswiththeterritoryofbeingyourtrue

self.Themoreyoucanbewiththerealyou,themoreyouwilldwell

inthishappiness.

Sooneofthetasksoflifethenistochangeyourorientation,from

HaveDoBetoBeDoHave.Thismeansthatyoubegintofocuson

findingoutwhoyoureallyareandwhatyourtruepurposeisinlife.

YoubegintodiscoverwhatyourBeingisandwhatitisyouarehere

toDoinyourlife.Onceyouhavedonethis,thenyouhavethe
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opportunityforrealfulfillmentinlifebecauseyouarenolonger

caughtupinproppingyourselfupwiththefleetingjoyofexternal

gratificationsortheoutersearchforhappiness.Youbecomefree.

Yourlifethenbecomesinnerdirected,aprojectofexternally

manifestingfromtheinsideout,therealyou.Connectingtoyourtrue

essenceandyourtruepurposeinlifeisthenextphase.

Wearesoaccustomedtodisguisingourselvestoothersthatin

theendwebecomedisguisedtoourselves.

FranoisDucdelaRochefoucauld

AWAKENING
Justasmostofushavebeentrappedinourculturesillusionthat

happinessisfoundontheoutside,wehavealsobeentrappedina

socialegoorawayofbeing.Youmaybeaniceperson,arebel,a

peacemaker,aclown,anappeaser,ahelper,someonewhoisalways

happyordepressed,oranynumberofdescriptions.Allthese

personalitiesarebornoutofanoriginaltimewhenyouencountered

somethingoverwhelminginlife.Itmayhavebeensuddentraumalike

physical,emotionalorsexualabuseormaybeanongoingpainful

situationsuchasacriticalmotherorabsentfather.Youdecidedit

wastoodifficulttoexperiencelifeinitsrawformoritwasnotokayto
justbeyourselfsoyoupartiallypulledawayfromlife.Youneededa

bufferbetweenyourselfandotherssoyoucreatedapersonalityto

protectyourself.

Theensuingsocialfacadewasbasicallyawayofmanagingyour

relationswithotherstogetlove,attention,acceptance,andapproval,

whathaveyou,sothatyoucouldsurvive.Butwhenyouarenotyour

realselfyoucannotfindtruehappinessbecausethemannerin

whichyourelatetoothersisfunneledandfilteredthroughthisfalse

identity.Yourauthenticityiscompromised.

Sothenextstepinbringinggreaterfulfillmentintoyourlifeisto

becomeconsciouswhoyoureallyaretheonethatisbehindall

thefalsebeliefsanddysfunctionalbehavioursthatkeepyoustuck.

Thisdiscoveryisoneofthemostprofound,amazingandfulfilling

eventsofyourlife.

Nomanforanyconsiderableperiodcanwearonefacetohimself

andanothertothemultitude,withoutfinallygettingbewilderedas

towhichmaybethetrue.NathanielHawthorne

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Steveenteredintothisphasewhenwebeganquestioningwhatitwas

thatdefinedhim.Ashequestioned,heaccidentlywentfurtherhe

notonlyfoundoutwhodefinedhimbutatthesametimehewokeup
tohisrealself!

ThisdiscoveryofourtruenatureiscalledAwakening.

Thephenomenonofawakeninghasbeenreportedineonsofspiritual

traditionsandisknownbydifferentnames.Intheeastitisknownas

enlightenment,orsatori(inZen).Inthewesternmysticaltraditionsit

hasbeencalledillumination,cosmicconsciousness,orunitive

experience(inpsychology).Thephenomenonisnotlimitedto

spiritualtraditions.Manypeople,particularlyinauspiciousmoments

suchaschildbirth,neardeathexperiences,accidentsandevenin

war,havereportedthesepeakexperiences.

WhatisAwakening?

AwakeningisthedirectrealizationoftheTruenatureoftheexistence

ofself,life,others,mind,god,etc.Inreferencetoself,itisthe

spontaneousunionofyourfullconsciousnesswithyourtrueessence

suchthatyouexperienceandknowtheultimaterealityofwhoyou

are.Itisoftendescribedasanahaexperienceakintoinsight,but

aninsightisreallyamentalphenomenon,whereasawakeningis

muchmoreprofound.Itencompassesoneswholebody,mind,

emotions,oroneswholebeing.Withitthereisauniversal

understandingorknowingnessofthefactortheTruthofones

existence.Onejustknowswhotheyareandtheyalsoknowthatthey

know.

Awakeningdoesnothappenastheresultofbelieving,sensing,or

thinkingthoughts.Onecannotmakeithappenthroughtheuseof
logic,intellectualizingoraffirmations.Readingbooksortakingona

beliefsystemfromareligiouspathcannotproduceit.Ithappens

suddenlywhenyouleastexpectit.

Oneofthebiggestbarrierstoawakeningisthebeliefthatawakening

takesyearsandyearsofspiritualpracticetohappenorrequiresa

lifetimeofeffort.Ofcourseifonebelievesthis,thenitwilltakealong

time.Centuriesago,thiswastrue;itdidtakealongtime.However

justastherehavebeenadvancementsintechnologyso,too,there

havebeensignificantadvancesinpsychologicalunderstandingand

humandevelopmentmethods.

Inthepast,awakeningwassoughtthroughsolitarymethodsandit

tookalongtimebutnowonecanincreasethepossibilityof

awakeningwithconcentratedselfinquiryonsuchultimate

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questionsasWhoamI?orWhatislife?andthencommunicating

theresultsoftheselfinquirytoalisteningpartner.Whenthe

speakingpersonfinishesthentheroleschangeandthelistener

becomesthespeakerandengagesintheirselfinquiry.Thetechnical

nameforthisisadyadmeaningtwopeople.

Whenpeoplerepeatthistechniqueoverandoverwithdifferent

partnersinastructuredretreatofmeals,walksandrest,falsebeliefs
aboutselfandlifesurfaceanddissolveandawakeningcanhappenin

35daysratherthan5monthsor5years.Suchamethodhasbeen

inexistencesince1969calledtheEnlightenmentIntensive(orasI

callitnow,TheComingHomeRetreat).(Youcanreadaboutthisat

www.awakentheguruinyou.com)

Manypeoplewhoconsiderthemselvesindependentseekersgravitate

tothismethodastherearenogurusteachingdogmaorarcane

ritualsanditisanopportunityforseekerstoexperiencethetruthfor

themselves.Thekeyonceagainisyouhavetodoitbyyourselfbut

youdonthavetodoitalone.Whenpeopleindependentlyinvestigate

thenatureoftheirbeingandthencommunicatetheresultsoftheir

investigationtoanotherwhosilentlylistensdeeplyand

compassionately,themindemptiesofitserroneousideasmuchmore

quicklyandthepathtoselfrealizationisaccelerated.

Tohavelivedyourlifeandtonothaverealizedyourtruenature

istohavelivedinvain.ZenmasterDogen

Withawakeningtherearetremendousbenefits:innerpeace,self

acceptance,fullerauthenticity,innercertainty,theabilitytoconnect

deeplywithselfandothers,enhancedmeaningandpurpose,anda

deepercapacityforhappinessandjoy.Agreaterabilitytofaceany

experienceinlifeandthereforetosucceedthroughdifficulttimes

naturallyarises.Recoveringyourtruenaturebringsanewsenseof

wholenessandalivenessbackintolifeandanexperienceofliving

fromamuchdeeperlevelofbeingthanthesuperficialsatisfactionin

acquiringandattainment.
Onceawakeningoccurs,thenaturalnextstepistobeginlivingfrom

yourtrueselftoactfromtheessenceofyourselfratherthanbeing

inaroleoftheniceperson,rebel,victim,hotshot,newagesensitive

guy,etc.

tofillyourlifewiththefullnessofyou.

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Thenextpartofthejourneycanbranchoutintoanumberofpaths:

Findingyourlifepurposeanduniquecontributiontoothers

Stabilizingyourawakening

Clearingareasofthepastthatpreventyourfullselfexpression

Beingauthenticinrelationships

Creatingasuccessfullifethatisanouterreflectionoftheinner

self.

Gettingsupportonyourjourney

Letusexploretheseareas.ThefirstisyourLifePurpose.

LIFEPURPOSE
Manypeopleinlifesufferfromlowenergy,lackofmotivationand

depressiontoonedegreeoranother.Oftenwelooktoapsychological

orphysicalreasonforthistirednessbutoverlookanotherimportant

reason.

Sometimesthebigreason,peoplelackenergyisbecausetheyare
confusedabouttheirpurposeinlifeandtheyarenotdoingthework

theyfeeltheyshouldbedoing.Theyareinwardlyconflicted.Theyare

forcingthemselvestogoinadirectioninlifethattheydontwantto

goin.Itisliketheyhavetheirfootonthegaspedalandthebrakeat

thesametime.

Lotsofenergyisbeingused,buttheyaregettingnowhere.Youcan

easilyseethisinchildren.Whenyouaskthemtodosomethingthey

dontwanttodotheygettired,buttheminuteyouchangethe

activitytosomethingtheylike,thenautomaticallytheenergyreturns.

Itisthesamewithyou.Onceyoudiscoveryourmissioninlife,

yourpassionandvitalityreturnasifbymagic.Youbegintofeel

theseparationthatyoucreatedinyourchildhoodbetweenyourself

andlifevanishing.Lifebecomesworthliving.Thismissionisyour

LifePurpose.

Sothereisagreatpowerinknowingthetruth.Butitisnot

enoughtojustknowwhoyouare;itisalsoimportanttodiscover

whytherealyouishereandwhatyourpurposeisforyour

existence.Wewillrealizeourtruedestinyonlytothedegreethat

weliveoutoftheknowledgeofourtrueidentity.

MichaelDawd,Earthspirit

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Therearetwoaspectsofthispurposeinlife:LifeGoalsandRight

Career.

LifeGoals:

LifeGoalsareobjectivesthatarebehindeveryothergoalyouhavein

life.WhenyouaskwhydoIwantthis,itisthewhyunderneath

thewhat.Itisthedeeperdesirethatgivesmeaningtoyourlife.

Theyarethemaingoalthatyouaretryingtoachievebehind

everythingyouaredoingortryingtohave.Whenyoubuysomething

atthestore,drivetowork,goonvacationorgotothegymitisthe

motivationunderallthoseactivities.Forsomepeopleitstheactivity

ofbecomingmoreconscious,exploringandmanifestingones

potential,goingpastoneslimitations,expressinglove,bringing

harmonyorsomeothergoal.

Sometimesthegoalscanbediscoveredbymakingalistofgoalsin

yourlifeandasking:IfIachievedthatwhatwouldthatallowmeto

doorbeorspendingtimereviewingtheincidentsinlifewhereyou

felttrulyaliveandaskingwhatwasitthatfulfilledyouonasoul

level.Whateverthedeepergoalsarewhenyoufindthem,youcan

begintodirectyourlifeenergyconsciouslytowardsthem.Asyousee

yourlifeflowingmoretowardsyourlifepurposeyouwillbehappier.

Iwon'thaveanymoneytoleavebehind.Iwon'thavethefine

andluxuriousthingsoflifetoleavebehind.ButIjustwantto

leaveacommittedlifebehind.MartinLutherKingJr.

RightCareer
Rightcareerisdifferentthanlifegoals.Itisthewayyoumakeyour

living.Itistheactivitythatyoumostenjoydoingtomakemoney.

Thistooisimportanttodiscoverinordertohaveasatisfyinglife.

Manypeoplesuffergreatlybecausetheyareworkingatajobthat

theyhateinlifeandtheydontknowwhattheyreallywanttodo.

Evenworseisknowingwhatyouwanttodoinlifebutnotfindinga

waytodoit.Inmyexperience,itisbettertomakelessmoneyat

whatyoulovetodothantomakealotofmoneyatwhatyouhateto

do.Ifyoucannotmakeafulltimelivingatwhatyouliketodo,itis

bettertodoitparttimeorasahobbyandhaveanotherjobthangive

upnotdoingitatall.Toknowwhatyouwanttodoinlifeandnotbe

doingit,canbeamajorsourceofdepression.

Therightcareerismostoftenacombinationofskillsandabilities

thatapersonlikestousewiththingsoractivitiesthattheyaremost

interestedin.Acareerismostsatisfyingwhenitisinservicetothe

upliftmentofotherslives.Whenyourgifts,talents,knowledgeand

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abilitiesarecontributingtotheimprovementofthecommongoodon

theplanetandyouarenotharmingortakingadvantageofothers,

youwillbethehappiest.

Oftenrightcareercanbediscoveredbycareerandaptitudetesting,
listingonesinterestsandskills,talkingtopeoplewhoareincareers

thatinterestyouorjusttryingoutdifferentjobs.Inmanycases,

onespurposeandrightcareerisuniquetoeachpersonandbecause

ofthisitcanoftenbehardtofindand,whendiscovered,sometimes

peoplearereluctanttobringitforthoutofthefearthattheymightbe

rejectedbecauseitwillmakethemdifferentorstandoutfromthe

crowd.

Inrealitytheuniqueexpressionofyourpurposeiswhatothers

reallywant.Inourheartswealldonotwantpeopletobea

reasonablefacsimileofsomeoneelse.Wewanttheirtruth.Wewant

theirauthenticity.Wewanttheirindividuality.Itisthose

characteristicsthatbringanewexperience,awelcomedperspective,

anadvancedservice,abetterproductandarefreshingwayof

improvingourlives.Thisiswhatweallwant.Soeventuallyafter

findingourcallingandpurposewehavetotaketherisktoplantour

flaginthegroundandsaywhatwestandforandbeclearaboutwhat

weareoffering.(readmoreaboutfindingyourcallingat:

www.truesourceseminars.com)

Release

Thereissomethingremarkablethathappenswhenyouawakento

yourtruenatureandrealizeyourtruepurposeinlife.With

awakening,thereisareleaseofenergythatistheresultoflettinggo

oftheeffortthatittakestokeepfalsepositiveandnegativebeliefsin

place.Yourealizethatinordertobelievesomethingittakesalotof
internalpsychicenergyforthemaintenanceofthefalsebeliefsystem

inthefaceofthetruth.

However,withtherealizationoftruth,youcometoknowandaccept

thetruthofyourselfbecausenoamountofbelievingordisbelieving

canchangewhatis.

Adogdoesnotneedtoforceitselftobeadoginordertobeadog.

Thateffortisnotrequired.Butifthedogdidnotknowitwasadog

andthoughtitwassupposedtobeacat,itwouldneedconstant

energytotrytobehaveincontradictiontowhatitreallyis.Soitis

thesamewithyou.Whenyouletgoofholdingontoafalsebelief

systemaboutyourself,life,others,love,etc.,yougetmoreenergyand

youbecomefreertorelatetoothersfromyourtrueessence.

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Similarly,withthediscoveryofyourlifepurpose,theenergythatyou

havebeenusingtoforceyourselftodowhatyoudontwanttodoor

pushyourselfinadirectionyouareconfusedaboutbeginstoflow

intoyourlife.Hope,optimismandanewsenseofalivenessreturn.

Soanexperienceoflivingfromamuchdeeperlevelofbeingand

consciousnessthanthesuperficialsatisfactioninacquiringand

attainmentarises.Itisnotsomethingyouhavetoforce.Itcomes

naturally.Itislikeyouhavebeenrebornbutyouarenotrebornasa
differentperson.Youarerebornasthepersonyoualreadyarebut

justwerenotconsciousofbeing.

Thisnewenergyisnowavailabletoupliftandtransformyour

existence.Thepossibilityoflivingamoreremarkableandinspired

life,nottrappedinfalsehoodexists.However,thisnewalivenessis

likeaseedanditcandieifitisnottended,cultivatedandwatered.

CULTIVATION
Eventhoughawakeningtoselfanddiscoveringoneslifepurposeare

profoundexperiences,thisisnottheendofthejourney.Many

systemsofpersonalgrowthnevergethereor,iftheydo,theystop

hereandoffernomethodstointegratethesepeakexperiencesinto

life.Thisisabigmistake.

Whathashappenedwithanawakeningexperienceisthatyouhave

quiteremarkablybecomeconsciousoftheonebehindthemaskof

theegoandthetrueselfisnowshiningforth.Eventhoughsomeof

theegostructurehasbeendissolved,muchofitremains.Unless

furtherselfactualizationworkisdonetodissolvethismechanism,

theremainderofthefalsepersonalitycanbegintotakeoverandthe

awakeningbecomesamemory.Thiscangraduallyhappenleaving

somepeopleexperiencingalmostapostenlightenmentdepression.It

isliketheyhavebeentothetopofthemountainandnoware

relegatedtoliveinthevalley.

Inaddition,theseexperiencescanfadebecauseourattentiongets

directedbacktotheexternalsoflifeandtotheresistancethatwe
experienceinthedifficultiesweencounter.Wecansimplylosetouch

withtheseexperiencesbynotpayingattentiontothem.

Acombinationofthreethingsisnecessarytostabilizeandlivefrom

onesenlightenment:meditation,innerworkandmoreexperiencesof

awakening.

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Moreoftenthannottheordinarymysticalexperienceofexpanded

consciousnesscomespurelybychance,andsinceitis

unconnectedwithadisciplineforsustainingorenlargingit,it

effectslittleornotransformationofpersonalityorcharacter,

eventuallyfadingintoahappymemory

PhillipKapleauThreePillarsofZen

Meditation

Therearemanyformsofmeditationandmostofthemtrainyouwith

someformoffocusorconcentrationtocalmthechatterofthemind

anddwellinthepeaceofpresenttimeexperience.Thisfocuscould

beonthebreath,acandleflame,bodysensations,asacredpicture,a

simplerepeatedphraseorrelaxationmusic.

Howevernotallformsofmeditationarethesameorrecommended.

Someformsofmeditationthatviewarisingmentalandemotional

materialasdistractionstobeeliminatedcancreateanunhealthy
splitbetweentheselfandthemindandemotions,suchthatone

becomescalmbutdisconnectedfromfeelings.Thebestmethods

teachindividualshowtointegratedifficultthoughts,emotionsand

sensationsintoconsciousnessinsuchawaythatthismaterialis

dissolvedandatthesametimeenrichesyourexperienceoflifewith

wisdomandnewunderstanding.

Byofferingthetoolsofhowtostayinthepresent,meditation

aidsbyteachingpeoplehowtoidentifyandcontainpastmaterial

andtherapycanfreeameditationofemotionaltravail.Bothwork

towardagreaterabilitytofacelifeasitis.

MarkEpstein,ThoughtsWithoutaThinker

Althoughmostformsofmeditationtakelongertoproduceawakening

thantheselfinquiryordyadprocessdescribedundertheAwakening

section(inquirycombinedwithcommunication),meditationcanbe

extremelyvaluabletostabilizeenlightenmentafteritoccurs.

Justasonenolongerneedstocontinuetravelingonceonehas

reachedthedestination,onenolongerneedstousethesame

meditationtechniquethatwasusedtoawakenwhenonehasalready

awakened.Focusontherealizedstateismuchbetter.

Onecanstartoffwithfocusonthebreathorthebodyforaperiodof

timeinsilenceandthenswitchtoabidingintheexperienceoftrue

nature.Thiscantaketheformofjustrecallingwhatyounowknowto

betrueaboutyourself,beingwiththatandlettingwhatevercome

intoconsciousness.Thispracticewillstrengthandsolidifyyour

connectiontotheawakenedstate.Asthisdevelops,youwillbenefit
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withspontaneousinsightsascorollariestoyourprocesstofurther

solidifytheawakening.

Anotherpracticeissimpleselfremembering,whichis,inmanyways,

aformofmeditationinaction.Ininteractionswithothers,youput

yourattentiononwhoyouactuallyareandchoosetointeractwith

othersfromyouressenceratherthanthroughthemaskoftheego.

Thisisawayofusingyourordinarylifeasatraininggroundtobe

yourself.Theprinciplehereisthis:whateveryoufocusyourattention

on,yougetmoreofinlife.Soifyoufocusyourattentiononwhatis

trueaboutyourself,moreofthatwillbepresent.

Thesecrettosuccessinlifeistoshowup.WoodyAllen

IfonehasawakenedusingtheselfinquiryquestionofWhoamI?

usingthedyadprocessasdescribedearlierthenitwillbeofgreat

benefittoswitchtotheselfinquiryquestionofWhatamI?This

newquestionwillopenoneuptoadeeperawarenessofthedivine

attributesofourtruenature.Inotherwordsthesearchforourtrue

identitymayhaveendedbuttherestillisanawarenesstobegained

ofwhatcharacterizestheessentialselfsuchaslove,consciousness,

choice,potential,etc

Therearealsootherareasofexistencetoinvestigatewithquestions
suchasWhatisLife?,Whatareothers?OrWhatislove?for

instance.

ClearingWork

Whenawakeningtakesplace,youbecomeawareofwhatistrue

aboutyourSelf.Andwithadailymeditationpractice,youcanstayin

touchandrelatetoothersauthenticallyfromthispresence.Lifewill

becomemorerewardingandfulfilling.Asideeffectofthisisthe

emergenceofmaterialsuchasdifficultpastexperiencesandlimiting

erroneousbeliefs.Thesesurfaceasyoubecomemorecenteredand

secureinyourtruenatureandthesearenowinconsistentwiththe

truthofyou.Theysurfacetobecleared.Asaresultofyour

awakening,youarenowpsychologicallystrongerandcanfaceand

workthroughthismaterialquickly,withlessresistanceand

suffering.

ThismaterialsurfacesfromwhatiscalledtheReactiveMind.The

ReactiveMindiscomposedofoverwhelmingexperiencesthathave

notbeenfullyexperienced,withheldcommunicationstoothers

associatedwiththeseandincorrectbeliefsorfalsesolutions

connectedtotheseexperiencesandcommunications.

Letusexploretheformationofthisfurther.

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Allofusinlifeencountersituationsthatchallengeus.Someofthese

predicamentscanbesochallengingthatwejustdonothavethe

abilitytofullyexperiencethem.Theseexperiencescanbevery

traumaticsuchassuddenphysicalorsexualabuseoranongoing

difficultysuchasacriticalmotheroralcoholicfather.Thestressis

suddenorcanbuildupovertimewithanongoingdifficulty.

Wealsoareunabletocompletelycommunicatetothosepeoplewho

werethemainplayersinthesituation.Thismaybebecauseitwas

notsafetosaywhatwewereexperiencingorwejustdidnothavethe

verbalabilitytogetourselvesunderstoodbythesepeople.Webecome

overwhelmed,andinordertosurvive,weblockaportionofthe

experienceandwithholdourcommunication.

Blockingtheexperiencecantakemanyformssuchasdenyingit,

minimalizingit,dullingourselves,dissociatingfromit,etc.Oftenwe

willtakeonadecisionorabelieforpointofviewtoexplainthe

situation:thereasondaddyisoutdrinkingandnotspendingtime

withmeisbecauseIcantbelovedorMommyissadallthetimeso

Illbesadtooandmaybethiswilltakehersadnessaway.

Thenwhenwebelieveweareunlovablewecreateanexperienceof

thisinthebody.Wecouldcallthisthestate.Ourenergyislow.We

feelunhappy.Wefeelheavinessandsluggishnesssomewhereinthe

body.Ourbehaviourandactionsareconsistent.Wemaywalkwith

hunchedshoulders,talklikeEyorefromWinniethePoohandjust

nottryhardtofindlovewithothers.
Predicament

Withholds

Action

Decision

State

True

Self

ReactiveMind

MimMnMin

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Unfortunatelythismistakenstrategy,imprisonsusinongoingcycles

ofdissatisfaction.Ifweactlikeoursadmotherwewillneverbe

happy.Andifwebelievewecantbelovedwewillcontinuetocreate

situationsinlifeandattractpeoplethatproveourbeliefsareright.

Inaddition,everytimewemeetpeopleandsituationsthat

unconsciouslyremindusofsimilarpeopleandsituationsthat

overwhelmedusinthepast,wewillreacttothesenewpeopleand

situationswiththesameoriginalemotionalchargethatwaswithheld

backthen.(Thusthetermreactivemind).Thisadditionalenergy

getsaddedintothepresentupsetandmakesanyconflictextremely
difficulttosolve.Weendupcreatingpredicamentsthatclosely

resembletheoriginalcircumstancethatwasoverwhelmingonthe

pastonlywithdifferentactorsandscenes.

Theserecyclingpatternsarethesourceofmuchofourchronic

sufferinginlife.Thisdynamicisparticularlydestructivein

relationships.Weoftenbeginourrelationshipswithapseudo

idealizedpartner.Weseeintheothertheperfectaspectsofthe

parentweneverhadonlyrealizeyearslaterwhenthehighofthe

romancefadesthatwehavealsoattractedapartnerwiththevery

sameflawsthatourparentshad.

Ourunhealedwoundssurfaceandtheoldblockedemotionalcharges

surfacewiththemandweprojectthemontoourpartners,thusre

stimulatingtheiroldemotionalwoundsandreleasingthechargefrom

theirreactivemind.Itbecomesahorriblemindfieldthroughwhich

tonavigate.

Soeventhoughwemayhaveawakenedtothetrueself,theshadow

ofthereactiveminddarkensitsradianceandimpedesourfull

engagementwithothers,thesourceofmuchofourfulfillmentinlife.

Thisunconsciousmaterialwillsurfaceandneedstobebroughtto

consciousnesstobeclearedawayinorderforustoliveinmore

consciousconnectiontoouressentialnature.

Certainformsofpsychologicalworkemployedatspecifictimescanbe

muchmoreeffectivethanmeditationindissolvingthismaterial.This

innerworkcanbethroughcounseling,psychotherapyorcoaching.

Themosteffectiveformofinnerworkcombinessomeemotional
stressreliefwithbeliefclearingandbehavioralchange.Oneofthe

mosteffectiveformsofthisinnerworkiscalledClearing(Findout

moreaboutClearingatwww.awakentheguruinyou.com

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Onceagaintheadagefortheindependentseekerapplieshere;You

havetodothisbyyourselfbutyoudonthavetodoitalone

Asthismaterialiseradicated,youwillfinditeasierandeasierto

presentyourtrueselftoothers,andmanifestyourlifepurposewhile

stayingdeeplyconnectedtoyourtruebeing.

Enlightenmenthasthentwosides:theabidingintruenatureand

theliberationfromallrigidandfixedstructures.Infact,themore

oneisliberatedfromegostructuresandtheirpatterninginfluence,

themoreoneisabletoabideintruenature.

A.HAlmaas,TheInnerJourneyHome

FurtherAwakening

Manyancienttextstalkaboutdegreesofenlightenment.Youcan

readmanymodernauthorswhopresenttheirawakeningexperiences

tothemasses,somereportingrealizationsofnonself,cosmic

consciousness,auniversalself,emptymind,God,etc.Theseareall

degreesofawakening,someofwhichappeartobeconflicting.

Asyoucontinueonyourpathofselfrealization,youwillfindthatthe
nextlevelofawakeningswallowsuptheseparadoxesandyour

understandingoftheseauthorswilltranscendjustintellectual

conceptualization.Youwillsharethesamelevelofconsciousness.

Soitisimportantnottosettlewiththefirstlevelofawakeningyou

haveattained,eventhoughitismagnificentandhasprofoundly

changedyourlife.

Asaresult,withregularmeditation,innerworkwhenneeded,and

furtherenlightenmentexperiences,youwillfindyourselfresiding

moreandmoreinasteadystateofconnectiontothehappiness,

innerstrengthandinnerserenitythatwerementionedearlier.

Itsallapartoftheprocessofawakeningyouhaveallthetime

intheworldbutdontwasteaminute.RamDas,Gristforthe

Mill

CONNECTION
Itisamajoraccomplishmentinlifetoreconnecttoyourrealselfand

todiscoveryourtruepurpose.Thereis,however,asourceof

fulfillmentinlifethatisoftenoverlookedbymanywhoareexcessively

focusedonfindinghappinessindoingandhaving.Ithastodowith

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others.Itisexemplifiedinthestoryoftherichmanattheretreat

centre.
Whenhewokeuptohimself,hediscoveredthatinhistruenaturehe

wasinherentlycompelledtoconnecttoothers.Hegotintouchwith

thelonelinesswithinhimselfandunderstoodthathiswife,sonand

he,himself,weresufferingbecausehehadmadeotherthingsmore

important.Withthisinsighthewentoutandbroughthislovedoneto

thecentreandbecamethefatherandhusbandhewasmeanttobe.

Heavoidedthegreatestregretattheendoflifeformanypeople:

realizingthattheyignoredtheonesclosesttothemanddidnotlove

orbelovedfully.

Closeconnectionandthelovefromothersallowsustobemore

authenticandrelatefromourtrueessence.Insodoing,wefeelfreer

tobewhoweare,toexploreandunderstandourselvesbetter,be

supportedtoachieveourgoalsandevenshareandletgoofour

deepestdifficultiesinlife.Relationshipsareamajorschoolof

learningwherewebecomemoreconsciousofinnerdifficultiesand

accesspersonalstrengths.Withtheloveofanotherforus,wecanbe

thepersonweweretrulymeanttobe.

Thedifficultyhereisthateventhoughourrelationshipsarethe

sourceofgreathappinesstheycanalsobethesourceofourgreatest

pain.Wecangetbetrayed,abused,abandoned,overwhelmed,

ignored,andmorebyourparents,spouses,friendsandcoworkers.

Asaresultwecanshutdown,closeoffandisolateourselvesfrom

others.Wemaytendtoblamethecharactertraitsinourselvesor

othersandtakeonnegativebeliefsaboutrelationships.
Therealproblemisnotsomuchwithothersorevenourselvesitis

ourlackofawarenessofhowtocommunicate.Wemaythinkwe

knowhowtocommunicatebutinrealityallweknowishowtotalk.

Weallknowpeoplewhocantalkonandonandonbutthisdoesnot

createagoodrelationship.Weknowpeoplewhocantalktousinto

buyingthingsthatwereallydontwantbutthistoodoesnotcreate

goodrelationships.

Tocreategoodrelationshipsweneedtounderstandwhatthepurpose

ofcommunicationreallyisandhowtocommunicate.Weneedto

realizethattheobjectiveofcommunicationismutualunderstanding,

notmanipulation.Weneedtolearnhowtocreaterapport.Weneedto

beabletosetuprulesofengagementorbasicagreementsofnon

interruption,nonjudgment,selfreferencing,confidentiality,

emotionalsafetyandequalityintimeforlisteningandspeaking.With

theseinplace,theactualizingofthecommuningincommunication

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canhappenanddeepersatisfactionofclosesharingwithotherscan

beenjoyed.

Thereisevenagreatersenseoffulfillmentwhenwearerelatingto

othersfromourtrueselves,notthroughapersonalityorafalsesense

ofself.
Onlyinrelationshipcanyouknowyourself,notinabstraction

andcertainlynotinisolation.Themovementofbehaviouristhesure

guidetoyourself.Itsthemirrorofyourconsciousness.Thismirrorwill

revealitscontent,theimages,theattachments,thefears,the

loneliness,thejoyandthesorrow.Povertyliesinrunningawayfrom

thisJ.Krishnamurti

VITALITY
Vitalityreferstophysicalenergy.Itreferstothelifeforceinthebody.

Withoutgoingintotheesotericsofwhatlifeforceis,wedontneedto

knowwhatitisinordertofeelit.Wecangenerallysaythatwefeel

morealivewhenweexperiencemorelifeforceinthebodyandless

alivewhenthereislesslifeforce.Themorelifeforcewehave,the

healthierwebecome.Andofcoursewhenwehavemorelifeenergy

wecanapplythistocultivatingourawakeningandbecomingmore

successfulinlife.

Vitalityisafunctionofalotofthingssuchasdiet,exercise,stress

andtimemanagement,etc.Thereissomuchthatcanbesaidabout

thistopicwithinformationondiets,formsofexercise,etc,thatit

wouldfillvolumesandvolumesofbooksandrequiremanyyearsof

researchandreading.

Eventhoughthereisalotofconflictingdataandconfusiononthese

subjects,thereisoneimportantunderstandingwecandrawon.Itis

provenscientificfactthatthereisamind,emotionandbody

connection.
Mostformsofexercisehavebeenfoundtoimprovecognitivefunction

andpositivemood.Manytypesofphysicalexertionactuallyincrease

lifeenergy.Whenweexpendenergyinhealthyexercise,weactually

getmoreenergyinreturn.Studieshaveshownthatjustaminimum

of2040minutesofexercise34timesaweekoveraperiodofsix

monthscanhaveamajorhealthbenefit.

Whatwealsoincludeorexcludeinourdietcanimproveorhinder

ourhealth.Themoresugarandprocessedfoodsweeat,theless

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energywehave.Themorefreshorganicfoodweeat,wefeelbetter.

Wecanfeelthisenergy.Andthisisthekey:thewaywefeel.Inspite

oftheconsiderableconflictinginformationondietandexercise,there

stillisthemind,emotionandbodyconnection,sowecanjudgewhat

isbestforusbythewaywefeelwhenthereismorelifeenergyin

thebody.

Somedietsandformsofexercisearegoodforsomepeopleandnot

forothers,sowecanonlysortthisoutindividuallyby

experimentation.Wetryyoga,jogging,weighttraining,zumba,etc,or

rawfood,macrobioticsorthepaleodiet,etc,andcontinuallypay

attentioneverydaytothefeelingoflifeforceinthebody.Withthe

additionalinputofhealthprofessionals,eventuallywewillcometo
knowintuitivelywhatsupportsusinourlives.

Overtimewemaynoticethatwhathashelpedusinthepastno

longerdoesnow.

Thisapproachwillfreeusfromsomeofthefanaticismsopresentin

thehealthindustryandkeepusconsistentlyintunewithwhat

bringsusvitalitytheenergythatweusetoenhanceanawakened

life.

CREATION
Itiscertainlyamajoraccomplishmenttorealizeyourtruenatureand

purpose,enjoythefruitsofawonderfulrelationshipandbefullof

vitality,butitisanevengreaterblessingtocreateaprosperouslife

fromtheinsideout.

Ifwearegoingtolearnhowtocreatethelifewewant,wearegoingto

havetounderstandhowlifeactuallyworkssothatweareworkingin

harmonywithliferatherthanagainstit.Manypeoplefeelthatthey

arepushingtoohardinlifeandgettingfewresults.Perhapstheyare

workinginoppositiontothewaylifeworks?Sothefirststepisto

understandtheoperationalaspectsoflife.

Inoneofthemostfamouslifemasterybooks,authorNapoleonHill

repeatshismantraoffinancialprosperity:Ifyoucanconceiveit,and

believeit,youcanachieveit.Withinthissimplestatementthereis

greatwisdom.Letmeexplainfurther.

Nomatterwhatyouwanttosucceedat,itmustallstartatthe

beginningwithyou.Asstatedatthebeginningofthisdiscourse,you
arenotyourmind.Youoryourtrueselfistheoperatorofyourmind.

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Choice

Thisiswherethepowerofcreationstarts,withtheenergyofyourself

andyourinherentpowerofchoice.Nomatterwhatthe

circumstance,nomatterwhatthesituation,whetheritisfavourable

orunfavourable,youhavethecapacitytodecidethewayyouwant

anythingtobe.Evenifthingsinlifearehopelessoreveryonearound

youbelievesyoucannotaccomplishwhatyouwant,youcanstill

choosetohaveyourlifebeanywayyouwantit.Thisiswhereit

starts.

Clarity

Thenextstepistogetclearonwhatitisyouwant.Oftenthistakes

theformofdrawingapictureofthegoal,creatingavisionboard,

developingaplan,makingaplastiscenemodel,etc.Clarityisofthe

essencehere.Ofimportancehereisthatgoalmustbetruetoyou.It

mustcomefromyourheart.Itmustoriginatefromthedepthofyour

soul.Ifyoutrytocreatealifebasedonwhootherswantyoutobeor

whatyoushouldhaveordo,youmayenduptryingtobuildalife

thatisinoppositiontothewayyouandyourpurposeactuallyare.

Youwillencounterinnerresistanceandeventhoughyoumay
achievesomesuccess,itwillnotbefulfilling.Youmaybecomewhat

iscalledasuccessfulfailure,financiallysuccessfulbutpersonally

empty.Wemustconstantlycheckinwithourselvesasking:Isthis

somethingItrulywant?.

Partofclarityishavinggoalsthatarespecific(ratherthangeneral),

positive(IwantthisratherthanIdontwantthis),measurable(so

whenyouachievethemyouknowyoudid),timely(youspecifywhen

youwillattainthem)andsequencedintermsofstepsyoutake.

Itsalsoimportantatthissteptoaskifwhatwewantisnotonlyof

benefittoourselvesbutofbenefittoothers.Ifitdoesnotcontribute

tothelivesofotherswemaysecretlysabotageourselvesfrom

success.

Belief

Thenextstepistoinputourbelief.Ifwecannotbelievethatwecan

accomplishagoal,thenwewillnotbeabletofullyengageourenergy.

Lackofbelievehasdefeatedthemostloftyofgoals.Itisverydifficult

totrytomakesomethinghappenthatwelackfaithingetting.

Sometimestheproblemisthatthelongtermgoalissobigthatit

appearsunattainable.Asolutiontothisproblemistothinkofan

intermediatesteptotheendgoalthatwecaninfactbelievewecan

achieveandthenconcentrateonthis.

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Attention

Thenextstepafterthisisthepowerofyourattention.Thisprinciple

isthatcreativeenergyflowstotheobjectiveonwhichyouputyour

attentionandattractsthatintoyouruniverse.Otherwaysofsaying

thisare:YougetmoreofwhatyoufocusonorYougetwhatyou

see.Soifyouconsistentlyputyourattentiononnegativity,youget

moreofthat.Ifyouwantbetteropportunitiesinyourlifeandyou

keepnoticingthisinyourlife,itwillhappen.

Thispowerisanageoldsecretknowninancientmysticalteachings.

Recentdiscoveriesinmodernphysicshaveconfirmedthatthisforce

isnotmyth.Itisafactthatonthesubatomiclevelallmatteris

condensedenergy,whichcanbeshowninexperimentstobe

manipulatedbytheexpectationsandbeliefsofresearchers.Therefore

whenyourenergyisunblockedandyouareoperatingfromtheclarity

oftruth,theforceofyourattentionispowerful,andyouwillattract

thosecircumstancesthatwillfacilitateyouattainingwhatyouwant.

Attentionbecomesmorepowerfulwhenyouboostyourvitalenergy

throughhealthfuleating,nutritionandgoodexerciseandareableto

gatherandfocusyourenergythroughtechniquessuchasyoga,tai

chi,qigong.(TheEnergyMasterytechniquesat

www.awakentheguruinyou.comarevaluableinthisregard)

Action

Thereisoneadditionalaspectofthisprinciple.Justfocusingyour
attentionproduceslimitedresults,butwhenfocusedattentionis

combinedwithfocusedactionthenthepotentialofcreatingthelife

youwantisincreasedexponentially.(Afterall,eventhegreatest

magicianhadtopracticehistricksoverandovertomakemagic.)

TakingactionisthebehavioralaspectofchangethatIspokeaboutin

thesectiononinnerwork.

Thefactisthatnomatterwhatyoudo,actionalwaysproduces

results.Ialwaystellpeoplethatevenifyoudontknowwhatactionto

take,dosomethinganyway.Cleanyourdrawersifthatsallyoucan

do.Actionchannelsyourenergyandeventhesmallestresultmeans

youhavemadeprogress.

Consistentfocusedattentionthroughconsistentrepeatedaction

eventuallyproducestheresultsyouwant.Thisisbynomeanseasy.

Totakeactionmeansyouhavetopersist.Topersistmeansthatyou

willencounterdifficultiesandmakemistakes.Makingmistakes

meansthatsometimesyouwillfail.Ifyoucanlookatyourmistakes

asfeedbackorastheuniversegivingyouamessageofselfcorrection

youwillcontinuelearningfromyourmistakesandyouwilleventually

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succeed.Inaddition,youwillnotonlyhaveachievedagoal,youwill

havetappedintothedeeperresourcesofyourtruenatureand
expandedyourconsciousnessandability.

Themostsuccessfulpeopleinlifedowhatunsuccessfulpeople

donotliketodotheyfailmore.Buttheyalsolearnmorefrom

theirfailures.BrianTracy

Truecreating,then,isnotjustthebuildingofaprosperouslife.Itis

muchmore.Itistheconstructionofalifethatreflectswhatyoutruly

wantandneedtobedoing.Itisalsowhathappensasyouarecreating:

thedevelopmentoftalent,skill,capacityandwisdomthatisthefuller

expressionofyourtruenature.Itisthecompleteunfoldingof

youtheonethingthatmakesallthedifferencetoeverythingelse!

SUPPORT
Thereisatendencyformanyofustobecometheloneranger,

especiallyinthewesternworldwhereruggedindividualismis

admired.Forthoseofusonaspiritualpathwhoarenotinterestedin

followingareligionortakingonmoredogma,thiscanbedifficult.As

nonfollowers,wecaneasilygetlostsoitisextremelyimportanttoget

support.Anypersonwhohasbecomesuccessfulinanyendeavourhas

receivedhelpfromsomeone.

Successbecomessustainablewhenthereareenvironmentsand

failsafestructureswhichsupportitandwhichmakeyoufeelfully

alive.Andbeingfullyalivecallsyoutoplayamuchbiggergame

inlife...evolvingtoyouroptimalpotentialtolevelsofgreatnessyou

neverthoughtwerepossible.

DaveBuck
Therearemanyformsofsupportfromencouragement,advice,

coaching,counseling,education,training,techniques,supervision,etc.

Thesecantaketheformofonetooneworkwithatrainedindividual,a

supportbuddy,classesorgroupworkshopsandretreats.Thebest

formofthesecombinesstrategiestoaccomplishyourgoalsand

uncover,faceandovercomeanyinternalbarriersthatariseonyour

journey.

Ifyoudecidetoseeksupporttherearemanycriteriatoconsiderbefore

youchoose.Someoftheseare:

Whatisthesuccessrateoftheprocess?(ifveryfewpeoplehave

awakenedorfoundtheirlifepurposethenwhygetinvolved?)

Whatisthelevelofexpertiseandtrainingoftheleader?(Hashe

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justtakenaweekendcourseorhadyearsoftraining)

Hastheleaderbeentowhereyouwanttogo?

Canthepersonstickwithyouthroughyourinternalblocks?

Ifitisaretreatorworkshop,istherefollowuporsupportto

helpyouwhenyouencounterproblemsinyourlife?

Isthesupportexperientialorjustdidactic?(Booklearningdoes

notlastlongunlesscombinedwithexperientialprocesses).

Doestheguidehaveamoralandethicalcodesothatyour
boundariesarenotcompromised?

Istheteachercompassionatebutfirm?Youwantapersonwho

islovingenoughsothatyoufeelsafetoventureintoareaswhere

youaretentativebutfirmenoughtokeepyouontracksothat

youdontgiveup.

Ifyouwanttofollowateacher,evaluatewhatdegreeofdogmathey

present?Dogmadefinedasbeliefthatyouhavenotexperiencedas

beingtrueyourselfisamajorimpedimentonthespiritualpath.

Seekerswhobelieveintheteachersdogmaenduprestrictingtheir

awakeningexperiencestothatprescribedbytheirreligiousconceptsor

ignoringdeepinsightsthatdontfitthepartylineofthelineage.

Thebestteachersarethosewhodonotteachdogmabutratherteach

techniquestobringyoutoyourownuniquespiritualexperiences.They

havebeentowhereyouwanttogousingthemethodstheyteach.Good

supportandguidanceiscrucialbecausewecannotgetthroughour

ownblocks.Itsourownenergythatistiedupinthebarrierandtoget

freeweneedadditionalenergy.Sowhenwegetskilledguidestoadd

theirenergyandexpertisetoours,wecandissolvethebarrier.

Themostimportantfunctionofaguideorteacheristohelpyouaccess

theinnerresourcesandtheinnerguruwithinyourself.Thetruthof

whoyouareandyouruniquepathinlifeisalreadyinside

undiscovered.Infactitismorethanjustinsideitisyouasyou

alreadyare.Youarejustnotconsciousofthisreality.Onadeeper

divinelevelyouarethetruthitself.Itisforthisreasonthatwhen
anotherpersonpresentsateachingtoyou,yousomehowfeelthatit

istruth.Yourecognizethetruthontheoutsidebecauseitisalready

thereontheinside.

Soyoumustalwaysunderstandthatyouareyourownguruandyou

shouldalwayscheckinwithyourself,onanyguidanceyoureceive

fromothers,soyoucanverifyittobetrueinyourownexperienceor

thesupportfeelsrightforyoutofollow.(Formoreonthisconceptgeta

copyofmybook:AwakeningtheGuruinYoufrommywebsiteat:

www.awakentheguruinyou.com

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So,insummary,theseare9pathwaystoafulfilledawakenedlifefor

theIndependentSeeker

Summary

Fulfillmentisfillingyourlifewiththefullnessofyourself.

Thisoccursasyou:

1.BreakthroughaBreakdown

2.ChangeyourOrientationfromaHaveDoBe

toaBeDoHavelife

3.Awakentoyourtruenature

4.DiscoveryourLifePurpose

5.Cultivateandstrengthenthesenseofyourtrueself
6.ImproveyourabilitytoConnectwithothersthrough

communicationskills

7.Createalifethatreflectswhoyoureallyare

8.IncreaseyourphysicalVitality

9.GetSupport

Conclusion

Thisdiscourseisasummaryofdecadesoftraining,experienceand

researchinselfactualizationmethods,acquirednotthroughbook

learningandfluffynewagetheory,butthroughbeinginthetrenches

inhundredsofhoursofsessionsandseminarswadingthroughthe

shadowsofthemindwithothers.ThepaththatIamsuggestingmay

conflictwithsomewhoofferquickfixprescriptionsofchangeyour

thoughts,changeyourlife.

Changingyourideasiscertainlyhelpfulbuthaslimitedresults.

Why?

Itissimpleyouarenotathought,norareyouyourmind.

Youareyou,andwhenyouawakentothetruthofwhoyouare,you

willwastelessenergyreinforcingyourpositivebeliefstomakeyou

happy.Thatisjustanothertrapofhavingtodosomethingtobe

happy.Youwilljustbehappyfornootherreasonthanhappinessis

naturaltoyoubeingyourtrueself.

Theneuroticeffortoftryingtobeasomebodywillbedramatically

reduced.Thiscanonlyhappenifyouawakentowhoyouactuallyare

andyoudiscoveryourlifepurpose.Energywillbereleasedandyou
canusethisnewvitalitytomorefullyengageinyourlifetocreate

wonderfulrelationshipsandprosperity.Thedeeperprojectofyourlife

willbeginbuildinganexistencethatreflectsyourinnertruthor

livingadeeplifewhereyougettoBeYoutoFullness!

Allthebestinmakingithappen!

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AboutMyPrograms

Ihavedesignedmyprogramstobetakeninanyorderasindividuals

oftenanswertheirsoulscalltoselfactualizationfromdifferent

angles.Iamnotinterestedinpresentingprogramsthatproduce

superficialresults.Iamseriousaboutproducingdeep,effective,safe

andlastingchangethathelpsyoufeelfullyalive,andIguaranteemy

processes.Youmaytakeaseminar,retreatordosomeCoachingor

Clearing,butknowthatasyouparticipateinmoreprograms,the

resultsinyourlifegrowexponentially.

Iurgeyoutotrustthattherewasareasonyouwereleadtomy

websiteanddownloadedthisdiscourseorreceivedthisbooklet.You

probablyneededtofindoutaboutoneormoreofmyofferings.ButI

leavethatevaluationuptoyou.

Youonlyhavesomuchtimeinyourlife.Takealittlebitofthattime

andalittlebitofyourearningsandspenditmakingtherestofyour
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willbeimmensewhencomparedtoatransformedlife.

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CentrenearOrangeville,OntarioandthepresentownerofTrue

SourceSeminars.Forover30years,throughhisonetoonesessions

andgroupretreats,hehasbeenhelpingpeoplefindtheirdeeper

meaningandpurposesotheycanwalkinthebeautyandhonestyof

whotheyreallyarewithaclearmindandpureheart.Heisalsothe

authorofAwakeningtheGuruinYoutheCoevolutionProcess.
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