This is the second part of an article about the basic aspects of transformation. In the first part, we examined the first principle, without which change is impossible.
Today we will talk about why you use certain transformational tools, namely — the purpose of applying practices.
The second aspect of transformation is a more advanced step.
Many people misinterpret the concept of “purpose,” and even more so the concept of “purpose of transformation.”
You can live in the flow (which many strive for) while still setting specific goals for yourself. This is not about goal-chasing.
For example, you take some tool into practice. The first thing you should ask yourself is: “To what end?” (why/for what purpose/what result do you want to get on the output?).
Most people are unable to give a clear answer to this question.
Thus, the second basic aspect you should pay attention to is the purpose of applying practices. What is your purpose of transformation?
Three erroneous purposes for applying practices
1. I meditate because everyone meditates
Many act on the principle: “Everyone meditates. I’ll go and meditate too.” If you don’t understand why you are doing it, it’s better not to do it.
Why are you doing this? What is your purpose? “To what end”?
There are no right or wrong purposes.
Everyone defines their own purpose/what a “right purpose” is for them.
Please note that before each group meditation of the project, a specific purpose of the meditation is formulated (what you will do and why you will do it).
On the project’s website, this same purpose, recorded in writing, is always located next to the video recording of the broadcast. This is not done for no reason.
See also 4 levels of transformation
In this article, we will look at the 4 levels of transformation, the symptoms that accompany it, and how to help yourself through it.
If you formulate your goal as “self-development,” it means nothing.
Let’s consider a tool such as meditation. The basic (and specific) goal of meditation is to calm the mind, to switch the brain to a different frequency.
For someone living in stress, in a state of chaos, the brain frequency constantly jumps (from the lower limit to the upper). This is chaotic energy.
In such energy, insights or revelations cannot come to you; you are unable to concentrate.
If you want to build a channel (connection) with your Higher aspects, activate intuition or business acumen, or stop the mental dialogue, you need to slow down your brain frequencies.
Classical meditation (conditionally “10 minutes in silence”) serves this purpose. This is its basic function.
Guided meditation or visualization has a different goal.
When turning to a tool, define your inner goal.
For example, for some, it is important to neutralize current depletion and feel a surge of energy.
For others, it is important to feel happy or loved, to switch to higher vibrations. Someone seeks to cleanse themselves of everything false and superficial, to find their true self.
Whatever it is — that is your goal.
Therefore, you first formulate your goal and only then, based on your goal, do you select practices.
In this case, you will not turn to something just because someone said “go check it out.”
First, you ask yourself: “For what purpose?”/”What do I want to get?”
By answering this question, you ensure easy progress forward — toward your goal. Most people do it differently.
Start from the initial position – “What do I want?”.
Also, many people like to ask questions without first making their own attempts to find answers. This is one manifestation of a restless mind.
For the same reason, many people have incessant chatter in their heads.
See also: Fear of transformation. Three reasons
2. To understand the universe
Another example of a “goal about nothing” is “to understand the universe.” What will that give you?
When you get carried away with vague formulations, clarify your goal using this question.
To stop formulating “goals about nothing,” be honest with yourself.
By hiding behind pink frills in the form of vague goals (like “to understand the universe”), you are lying to yourself.
If everything is actually fine with you, you will direct your attention to other things.
If many things in your life are not working out, will you be interested in starving children in Africa or a fire on another continent?
If yes, then you are deceiving yourself.
With unclear goals, you are simply trying to distract yourself from what is specifically happening to you.
See also: Honesty as an indicator of spiritual growth
3. To escape reality or gain new experience (state)
Another way to distract yourself from what is happening to you is to engage in “rescuing.”
In this case, you save everyone: the poor, the wretched, mature able-bodied men (partners) who avoid responsibility, adult children who do not want to become independent, and so on.
Why do you do this?
To avoid admitting to yourself that your life is a complete mess and you don’t know what to do about it. This is an escape from reality.
When clarity comes, it becomes bitter to realize how many years have been lost. Moreover, such an escape from reality is fraught with severe backlash.
Those you saved not only do not thank you, but also tell you to get lost.
Such a backlash is a natural consequence of your initial motive – to turn a blind eye to what is happening in your life.
There is no point in forcibly forcing yourself to practice any tool.
Bring yourself back to the starting point – your goal.
Why are you taking up this tool? What is your goal in applying the practices?
See also Forcing Good or The Danger of the Rescuer Role
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One of the goals of practicing may be the desire to gain experience of certain states, skills, etc.
You gained experience – you liked it. You keep it in focus: try again, try again.
The goal reveals unresolved issues
Let’s return to the example with the apartment from the first article on this topic and consider another aspect – “why can’t I move (sell the apartment)”.
If you dig deeper into this aspect, a variety of topics will surface, for example:
- relationship with money;
- “I don’t want to live in a rental property”;
- “I don’t want to be dependent” and others.
“Everything that hooks you, hooks you so that you can resolve the conflict within yourself.” — Jason Estis
This message contains a more advanced level. When something hooks you, you see it; it is obvious to you.
In the given example — “why can’t I move,” several aspects are veiled:
- switching to another goal (moving away from the original goal “I want to live in a new place”);
- unresolved blocks.
When you return to your core goal, a multitude of questions for processing immediately begin to surface.
When you switch to another goal (instead of the original one), you may encounter that any of your attempts to implement it become unsuccessful.
At the same time, it makes no sense to deal with what limitations hinder its implementation. This is a detour, since you have already moved away from your original goal.
Walk straight paths.
What is your original goal? What do you really want? Why am I not succeeding at this?
Work through all the blocks and “cockroaches” that surface at this stage.
When you deal with them, there is a high probability that both core and secondary desires will begin to be realized simultaneously.
Rejoice when you manage to discern the familiar, at first glance, things that block you.
Every time you “feel out” your limitation, celebrate the victory.
By replacing the “caught” limitation with an equal opposite, you expand your horizons, and much more becomes available to you.
See also The motive of transformation. What makes you change
And you, for what purpose do you apply spiritual practices? What do you want to get as a result, and what successes have you already achieved?