I often call the participants of our project fireflies, little beacons who infect those around them with their light. This is because we are doing tremendous work on ourselves, building our vertical axis, and strengthening our connection with spirit.
The values you transmit to the world allow you to change and change the world around you. Some have not yet fully opened up, and your task is to express yourself. It’s one thing to know that you are this way, and another to allow yourself to shine and show your true self.
In this article, I will share two key components of the true Self that set you apart from others.
Two Components of the True Self
How is this authenticity manifested? There are two parameters that other people do not have.
1. Faith
The first component is faith. But not in the sense of religion or faith in God, but faith in the unknown, faith that what lies ahead is safe, wonderful, and even better than the present.
I often give the example of walking in the dark, feeling your way forward, and then a light turns on behind you, and you realize you were going in the right direction.
But you only find this out at the moment you reach a certain point.
All this time, to move forward by feel requires tremendous faith. Not even faith in yourself, but faith that the universe will take care of you, that it supports you, and that only the best and most favorable potentials are opening up for you.
It’s easy and pleasant to talk about this, but living it in life is not so simple. The first difficulty arises, and a person is filled with doubt.
Faith plays a key role. Many of you have this feeling. It is a very valuable resource that many people don’t think about.
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2. Love
The second component is love, a vast, non-human love.
Human love implies the principle of “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours.” If you want me to love you, then you’d better live up to certain principles.
But love, in reality, is the ability to accept people as they are, with all their little quirks. This includes accepting yourself: “Today I failed, but I accept myself! I will do everything so that this failure doesn’t happen again.”
I want to emphasize that accepting a person does not mean you are obligated to communicate with them and tolerate all unpleasant things. For example, if an ex-husband drinks and causes scandals, that doesn’t mean you have to put up with him for the rest of your life.
But if you accept the fact that he is an adult, and he has the right to manage his own life, the next question becomes: what to do in this situation if he is influencing my life, or the lives of the children?
This means I will make every effort not to allow that influence, and I will take measures. I acknowledge his right, but I will make sure his actions do not affect me.
And so it is in any situation. Everything begins with acceptance. Love is permission for people to be exactly as they are.
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These two key components: faith – moving forward without doubt, knowing that something better awaits; and the second — love in the form of accepting people as they are, and they define your true self.
Go through the meditation «The Birth of Your New «Self»», the purpose of which is to pass through the veils of the emotional, mental, and physical planes, the veil of the physical body, and the veil of the spirit, balancing emotions and freeing yourself from programs and limitations in order to connect with your new «Self».
What component of the true Self would you add to this list?
This article is based on materials from the group meditation «Flame of Love»