We are all, on some level, seeking freedom and fulfillment. And we feel that if only this happened, or that came to pass, if only we could achieve this or that, if only those people would act differently, then we would be free, or fulfilled. Forgetting that freedom and fulfillment are qualities of the soul, and have nothing whatsoever to do with external circumstances.
Our seeking is what separates us from our goal. We need to forget the assumption we have made that our goal of absolute freedom and fulfillment exists out in the world and realize that it exists right now and right here where you are in this moment. That’s the secret: recognizing that liberation is already here, where you are, whatever the circumstances may be.
The secret to freedom is freeing yourself of the need to have anything be any particular way before you can be okay with it. It doesn’t mean you like it, it doesn’t mean you won’t try and change it, but internally, you are okay with it, because it is, in this moment. And if you want to change it, you do it from a place of peace and allowance, not from a place of upset and resistance, and that will make all the difference to your experience.
Fulfillment is not an experience you will have, it’s a state of being that knows you are alive, and that in itself, is the miracle! The recognition of being alive is what you’re seeking! But there will always be a small part of you that will say, This can’t be it! Look at what is happening in my life, at what’s happening in the world! And there will always be an inadequacy, a pain, a hurt that you can point to and say, I need this to change, before I can be free, and happy! There is always something else you need. Nevertheless, the fact you are here, alive, is the miracle!
Because you are the Universe having an experience of being you; the consciousness of the Universe is totally focused on being you, alive! The energy of the Universe is flowing through your form, and has for a moment – your lifetime – gotten stuck in the belief that it is you. From the Universe’s point of view, it will soon figure it out, Wait a second, I’m not you! I’m the Universe! But for you, it might take many lifetimes to figure this out; until you finally get that you are the Universe, totally free and fulfilled in every way, and ultimately, nothing that’s going on in your life has any real importance.
But it’s great to go about changing conditions, if they don’t please you, while keeping the consciousness that you are so much bigger and more powerful than just your personality. You don’t need the condition to change to be okay with it not changing.
