It takes conscious effort to know and show the spiritual growth that we believe we have, that for which we've studied and worked so hard to attain. According to me, the conscious effort comes solely through our willingness to detach our self from our own ego. Lucy sings my song like none other.
A way too good example of just that siren song: Yesterday I had a two-word pushback with a friend...both of us laughing all the while. I don't even need to write the punchline, do I? My mental gears have been miss-mashing ever since...on the various loving words I can say to let him know who was right. I'm not sure which is more important to Lucy and me...to show who was right (me) or who was wrong (him). Whoa! Talk about splitting hairs. And that is precisely how Lucy stays in charge...that quick turn to the reasoning mind, and uh-oh...God Who?
Here's the good news. I have known, even as I mentally squabbled with myself, that my friend is another outer teacher for my inner growth, my angel-in-the-moment. Then I read in my Easwaran this morning, "To the extent we can be loyal to the outer teacher, we are being loyal to ourselves." Isn't that wonderful? My direct instructions delivered directly to me.
God loves me so much. And my outer teacher, too.
Thank you.
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