We all seemingly have an individual or individuals in our lives who are able bring out the worst in us by his/her/their mere appearance. Understand that they are teachers in disguise!
Be grateful for these teachers, in that they give you ample opportunity to see your resentments clearly and therefore the pathway to rid yourself of their destructive influences.
See clearly that these individuals do not drive you crazy, rather you drive yourself crazy having not been able to detach from the ideas their very presence stirs up in your mind.
Observe these disturbing thoughts and your subsequent habitual negative responses and both these thoughts and the individual will surely lose their influence over you. Consistent exposure to these teachers and to the degree you are able to dispassionately observe your reactions to them, will profoundly influence your rate of growth.
You may even discover some positive qualities they possess! Prior to this new awareness, you may have been far too involved in your own “going craziness” to even notice! Be here now.
As you move about your world, attempt to treat these teachers with kindness and patience. Your environment will almost magically begin to reflect that which you send out. The golden rule is powerful indeed!
There is a mirroring effect that takes place between you and your environment. You must first give before receiving. You must create a little spark before a roaring fire can develop and provide you with great warmth.
You will tend to become what you place your attention on all the days of your life. Have you treated others cruelly, without patience or compassion in the past? Does your life not reflect that prior treatment? Be brutally honest enough to see previously hidden resentments as they bubble up to the surface but remember not to judge yourself.
You are forever a work in progress. Can you see how the judgment of others has only kept you continually feeling judged? Eliminate your own judgments and notice the absolute freedom you will experience.
Upon seeing these shortcomings, merely observe them dispassionately and effortlessly, ever returning to the here and now. Just realize and let go.
As you move through your daily world, you may fix a word or phrase (“I am here now” or simply “I am”) in your mind and silently repeat it, all the while remaining aware. You may also recall and trigger a physical movement (as simple as a thumb softly touching a fore finger or a warmth or tingling feeling in your dominant hand), to again center yourself and return to a meditative state instantaneously.
The use of these triggers will allow you to become aware of the present moment despite the numerous distractions that you will surely encounter. Your awareness will tend to be more heightened at these times.
As a result, you may notice irritations previously hidden and again your dispassionate observation of these thorns will nip negative emotional responses in the bud. Don’t worry and don’t strain.
Remember to be as the river and its effortless flow. Bring yourself back to that flow moment by moment throughout your day! Simplicity. The wisdom of the ages. God, The Life Force, The Tao, The Holy Spirit, Love (or whatever you choose to call it) is within and the power to recreate your life is now yours for the taking. Today! Now it begins. Now after now after now. Step after step after step.
Don’t become disheartened if your progress isn’t as quick as you had envisioned. Just continue to earnestly follow these simple steps. Remain patient with yourself at all times. Keep on the path.
Awareness will come in increasing waves. Just be aware that you are aware. In the eternal now, you will realize that you have all the time in the world. There is no need to rush.
You have arrived here in this time and place not by accident but for a purpose. Discover what that purpose is. Do you see that there is truly nowhere for you to go? You are here already.
Realize that you are exactly where you should be. The light within you waits ever patiently for you to recognize and bask in its warmth. You are presently the result of all your previous thoughts including the last one! You are swiftly developing the inborn ability to witness, separate and therefore choose your own thoughts. You do this in the here and now.
Keep centering and drawing yourself away from distractions and back to the present moment. You are dealing with an almost hypnotic and powerful pulling action towards fantasy, so you will have to be diligent to negate its effects. Remind yourself to always be patient in these efforts.
This simplicity is powerful indeed. Constantly remember to remember. Begin your morning meditation shortly after rising. Try using the simple technique found here to center yourself and then continue to draw upon it throughout your day.
Practice these techniques regularly and diligently but free off any straining whatsoever. All you desire will arrive in due time. Just let it happen.
