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But we're not pushing up against it, as a violent, opposing force, we're doing something of value, to try to correct the behaviours. So,
acceptance is a big thing. we accept ourselves the way we are physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, because this is the first step to self-love.
We have to accept that we may have great qualities, great looks, great thoughts and also the opposite. Both of these, good and bad are judgments, great and not so great is a judgment. If you stand in front of the mirror and look, often we will immediately judge, the mind will go towards what we don't like.
So, if we can just stand there and accept, this is who I am, this is my body. These are my thoughts. These are my emotions, this is my life story, my history. These are my skills. If we can just fall into acceptance of all of these, the negative and the positive. Now we're free from this inner conflict that drives
our behaviours.
It's not an easy task. And we've been trained, and we've trained ourselves magnificently, to reject and dislike this or that, so the first step is just accept who we are.
I haven't come across one, perfect human being on this planet. And possibly, there won't be any chances of one complete human being.
We've had some really good examples. Some beautiful examples. Mahatma Gandhi, Gautama, the Buddha, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Martin Luther King, all of these people had extraordinary qualities, many, many of them, showing us, how we can be accepting and self-love and love for other people. It can be the driving force.
Where does this come from? It comes from the heart. Every one of us has got a heart. So, when we become more heart-centred, moving from the head to the heart, from our thoughts to our feelings in our heart, that is the key to acceptance that is appreciating what we have. Understanding, being compassionate to ourselves, being forgiving to ourselves, being humble, being brave and courageous in accepting who we are.
This is our journey.
I trust that you can accept exactly who you are in this moment, because this moment, has now gone!
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