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Most of us wonder about our relationship with the Universe; why we are here; or how we are supposed to live, and other 'big' questions, at some time in our lives. I was set off on a search for answers a long time ago, and, having studied dozens of texts, ancient writings, and books, listened to many masters, and studied modern sciences like psychology, NLP, and quantum physics, and much more - what have I learned? Well, I thought I'd write a few words on some of the things I've learned that, I hope, you will find helpful, interesting, or, at least, will make you think.
Whatever we want in life, whether it is material things like houses, cars, the latest gadgets, money, or intangible things like a loving relationship, friends, health, etc. there is one reason why we want them – and that is to make us happy. We all think we will be happy once we have the things we desire. We are all victims of “if, then” thinking. We think “if I get the car/boyfriend/girlfriend/new home, then I will be happy”.
When we get what we want, are we really any happier? Maybe for a short time, but soon there will be something else you want – a bigger home, a newer, more powerful car, a yacht, a home in another country, more money, or even a new partner!
The fact is, we have it backwards. It is not a case of “if I get this, then I'll be happy”. It should be “if I'm happy, then I'll get this”.
If we depend on getting something to make us happy, we give our power away. What if we don't get whatever it is we want? Then we will never be happy. Is that any way to live?
So, why are we not happy all the time? The simple reason is that we cannot accept the Universe as it is. When things don't go our way, when we don't get what we want, or we get what we don't want, we feel that life is unfair.
In fact, the Universe is not fair or unfair, it is not good or bad, it is not judgemental or non-judgemental – it simply is. It exists – that's all. If you can accept the Universe as it is, then you will experience more happiness than you could imagine. Have you ever seen a natural scene, say mountains, a sunset, a rainbow, a beautiful green valley, and stood in wonder just looking at it and taking it in? If you have, you will know that, for a few moments, all your problems and 'troubles' disappear and you are just immersed in the wonderful feelings of awe, you are overcome by the beauty of it all and you feel a genuine sense of joy. That is just a small glimpse of how you will feel when you truly accept the Universe as it is.
Why is it so important to be happy first, and not rely on having something to make you happy? Because, as I've said many times before, your motivating or “sponsoring” thought behind what you ask for is what you will get. For example – if you ask for money because you are worried about not being able to pay your bills you will get more of having a lack of money. If you ask for a new car with the thought that your old car keeps breaking down and costs a lot of money you will experience even more of having a car that keeps breaking down and is expensive to repair. If you ask for a boyfriend/girlfriend because you don't want to be on your own you will get more of being on your own. The Universe can only respond to your ultimate feelings – and it doesn't, and cannot, decide whether what you ask for is good for you or not. If you send out thoughts of a lack of money, it can only give you that.
Buddha said that desire is the cause of man's suffering. That is because we desire things for the wrong reasons. We desire things because we feel we lack them and having them will solve a problem and make us happy.
However, if you want something simply because you want to experience it, you will get it. That is why we are told to 'let go'. When you let go, you don't have any fear or doubt or any negative feelings about the outcome, consequently you will get what you ask for. However, letting go is very difficult – after all, you asked for money because you need to pay your bills, or a new car because your old one breaks down, so it is difficult to let go when so much is riding on the result.
But, if you are happy whether you have enough money or not, or whether you have a new car or an old one, then you don't need to let go – because there is nothing to let go of. There is no negativity, no fear or doubt or any negative emotional investment in the result. You only want it because you want to experience what it is like – that's all. That is only possible if you are happy in the first place.
Be happy first, then “everything else will be given unto you”.
If you ask what the world, the Universe, is made of the answer might be “matter”. So, what is this matter made of? The answer could be 'molecules'. What are molecules made of? Answer – atoms. What are atoms made of? Answer – sub-atomic particles. You can go on like this, particles are made of what physicists call “strings”. Strings are made of energy. That is the limit of our knowledge, but you could still ask “what is energy made of”? You could “regress” like this forever – clearly there must be an end, otherwise nothing could exist. The ultimate answer to “what is the Universe made of?” is God stuff.
Every major civilisation that has existed, and left any records behind, has alluded to a higher power – a creator of the Universe. God is all there is. In the Bible He says “I am the alpha and the omega” meaning everything from the beginning to the end. There is nothing else.
If you are all that there is how can you experience anything? You can't. So God created the Universe and everything in it and He created us so that He could experience through us. What we experience, God experiences. As God is all there is He could only make the Universe, and us, out of Himself. We are literally made from God. That is what He meant when He said we are made in His image – it didn't mean we look like Him, we are Him, or part of Him. Quantum physicists have discovered that we live in a sea of particles and those particles are constantly moving and changing places – one minute they can be part of the sun, the next part of our bodies, and the next part of nearby tree, and the next, part of a distant planet, and so on. We are all connected and we are all made of the same stuff, in fact, we all share the same matter!
Because we are part of God, we have His powers. When talking to people about the miracles He performed, Jesus said “All this, and more, shall you also do”.
We have the power of God within us, because we are Him. All we need to do is learn how to use that power. When you do that, believe me, miracles happen! Learn to unleash the power of God within you and you really can have the life that you want. It is why you are here. You are here to choose what you want to experience, so that God may experience it too. You have the free will to choose what you want. God doesn't mind what you choose.
You choose by sending out thought vibrations about it. Your feelings determine the vibrations you send out. Say you have two guitar strings, the first one tuned to A and the second one tuned to B and you strike a tuning fork to set it vibrating. If the tuning fork is tuned to a B, the second guitar string will vibrate also. The one tuned to A cannot respond. If the tuning fork is tuned to A then only the first string can respond. If you send out thoughts of lacking money, the part of the Universe that would attract riches cannot respond – only that which produces lack can respond. That is why the reason behind what you ask for is so important. In the same way that the guitar string vibrates immediately, so what you ask for is created immediately.
Learn to be happy, learn to accept the Universe as it is. Have faith that God will provide (or, at least have faith in the process). Learn to be grateful for every experience you have had (they have led you to where you are) and for every experience you will have. Then you will experience the magnificent power of God within you, and you will live a life that is so incredible, so beautiful, and so full of joy, your heart will feel it is going to burst.
Peace and love,
Edge.
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