Spiritual Freedom - Refinements

Expanding upon the two pieces I wrote yesterday I have been thinking about that beautifully simple way to live with one’s limitations by transcending them.

I refer to the simple advice on how to deal with the judgments that come to mind as one goes about one’s daily life, the energy of which is negative and ugly and holds one back. In fact, the advice was given to me to deal with my own shortcomings and consists simply of the following:

Observe:

notice that you have made a judgment or criticism;

Let it go

consciously step away from it and stop thinking about it;

Remember, it is not who you are

I find its simplicity beautiful, its impact peaceful. I love it.

So this reminded me of a more advanced practice I have tried to adopt lately which makes the process even more powerful and lifts your spirit even more (in other words, it “raises your vibration” further).

It is simple too: after you let go and remember that the judgments and criticisms are not who you are, all you do is:

Bring your attention to love:

think about someone you love unconditionally or who loves you unconditionally - it could be a favourite pet, a parent or child, a spouse/love one or even a figurehead like Jesus, Mohammed or Buddha

OR

Bring your attention to God/Allah/the Universe

whose love in unlimited and unconditional - it is this that I usually do and this had by far the greatest long term impact, especially when repeated throughout my day

I can honestly say that when I remember to do this, I am far happier, more grounded, more at peace and more creative than ever.