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The Challenge to Evolve
Recognize that you and all life are perfect reflections of the Universe, complex,
eternal and infinite.
Consider whether, if there is a Creator
that is All, the material the Creator employed in your creation is, itself, part of the Creator.
Consider the possibility that God is, God is eternal, God is All, therefore, God is you, you are
eternal, and that eternity would not be, without you.
Trust
that the Universe is unfolding as it will; that you are a meaningful part of all that occurs.
Adopt and nurture belief in the essential Oneness of all beings.
View your life and the lives of others as sacred.
Believe in the beauty of human life.
Live
as if you are a force for good.
View yourself as a citizen
of the world.
Adopt compassion as your mantle.
Relate to others as you would have them relate to you.
Explore your perceptions for their accuracy; test them for their implications, their consequences.
(i.e. Explore the world as you see it, for the projections you have placed upon it.)
Free yourself from the bondage of expectations not of your own design.
Review past events of your life for their causes and lessons.
Search fearlessly for thoughts and images that belong to you and have been hidden from view.
View the present as opportunity to evolve.
Observe the future as it unfolds, accept its pain; participate in its joys.
Follow your dreams, believing you can be that dream.
Believe
that you are more than you know, that you are capable of higher thinking, deeper compassion, greater accomplishment, and that
you can, have and will become what you visualize yourself to be.
Accept that there are no “others.”
View
those who look, speak, act or believe differently from you as equal to you.
Recognize, value, respect diversity, cherishing and nurturing individuality in yourself, and others.
Accept that the thoughts, words and behaviors of yourself and others
are the result of the light one has.
Recognize that to disrespect
another is to disrespect yourself.
Look for the goodness that
resides within yourself and everyone.
Assess your vocabulary,
exploring what meanings you find that contravene goodness, gentleness, kindness, acceptance.
Dismiss the illusion of superiority or inferiority.
Consider whether blame and judgment contribute positively to your life and the lives of others.
Speak gently to others, understanding that they, as you, respond best
to kindness.
Seek to understand and appreciate, in yourself
and others, the significance of childhood experiences in the formation of personality, patterns of thought and modes of behavior.
Break the bonds of hope and delusion maintained by the fearful.
Escape from the common, the accepted, the typical, the practiced.
Consider the validity of your conclusions about reality.
Review past events of your life for their causes and lessons.
Accept that all behavior is understandable, if not understood.
Focus your time and energy on living your life well, rather than on
living the good life.
Let thoughts of who you can become take
precedence over who you are.
Enjoy searching for Truth; accept
ultimate uncertainty.
Avoid belief that in the face of uncertainty
you, above all others, have superior knowledge of the unknown.
Recognize
that animal life also experiences awareness and, as you, deserves to live its life to the fullest.
Conclude always that though your argument may appear strong, seemingly correct, irrefutable,
you know nothing for certain.
Listen respectfully to the views
of others, knowing that they, as well as you, may be at least partially correct.In all things give precedence to love and understanding.
Consider
whether subtle intimations of Truth may be more often found in fiction than in non-fiction.
Ensure that understanding precedes declarations of forgiveness.
- Ed Jones -
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