Spiritual work in a lot of ways is purely individual work. That is, it is our personal work on our own vibration and understanding that is what changes the collective understanding.
So what can we do for others?
There are many things we can do for others, and remain in balance with working on our own understanding… each person you are with is reflecting something within you!
Here is something to play with though, an experiment if you will.
We have a tendency to see our past interactions in the people that we meet and share with. This is a reflection too, as we tend to do this with ourselves.
For the sake of this post, I am going to focus on those we have had troubles or arguments with. The experiment is: what would happen if we didn’t bring our past with that person to the table? What if we went into the situation with fresh eyes? Would the same energy pattern repeat itself?
Only one way to find out!
This does not mean dropping discernment, or even forgiving in one sense. It does mean though, that ultimately we cannot step in the same river twice. The Universal Flow, by its very nature is changing every moment. If something appears the same we have what is called a karmic cycle. There is only one way out such a thing, and that is a deep recognition of this experience of Now moment awareness.
Automatically a thought comes up: What if you had experienced abuse with someone on a physical, emotional, or mental level? Well I am not suggesting going back into that cycle! If you go into the moment without your past you are likely not to bring the attraction that might have lead to that cycle, perhaps in the freshness of the moment you will find out you truly do not want to be there. This is not a “Love everyone even at the cost of your happiness” type of experiment. It is grounding in the fundamental principal of this Universal structure.
To go into a situation where there is an accumulated past and hold the fresh space of Now, is to allow for something entirely new to come through! Obviously, when two people do this it would appear to be more effective. But in an experiment, it only takes one. And what do you have to loose?
Just to see if this is possible. And if in that possibility a new way of interacting exists.
When I was in India I studied for a short period of time with a teacher from Russia named Yukti Ananda.
In our experience together tension had risen. I could say this was my fault or his fault, butt ultimately does this matter?
After a few weeks of not seeing one another he came up to me in confidence, or freshness. He put his arm around me and pointed to the Ganges. He said, “The Uni-verse is like Ganges river, never it is two times the same”. I could feel that this was not fake, or to gain anything, but a honest expression of Now.
To experience this was life changing. I had never been with another teacher in particular who did not bring out past into the present, which is of course, what we as spiritual teachers are teaching in a very real and experiential way.
Another deep experience I have had with this principal is with my Mother!
I feel as though our relationship has completely changed, after I stopped labelling her my Mother. Even though, she still thinks of me as her son. In dropping the experience that she “should” be one way or another because she is my Mother, we have been able to expand our relationship deeply and in many different ways. And this is on-going! I am living at home right now, and it is honestly a vacation and a treat!
So here it is: an experiment! Try it for yourself and see what happens…
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