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by
Gary Zukav
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May 21 - October 9, 2022
“When the personality comes fully to serve the energy of its soul, that is authentic empowerment.”
Anything we fear to lose—a home, a car, an attractive body, an agile mind, a deep belief—is a symbol of external power. What we fear is an increase in our vulnerability. This results from seeing power as external.
Competition for external power lies at the heart of all violence.
When the personality comes fully to serve the energy of its soul, that is authentic empowerment.
Understanding evil as the absence of Light requires you to examine the choices that you make each moment in terms of whether they move you toward Light or away from it.
the place to begin the task of eliminating evil is within yourself.
If you are unkind to yourself you will be unkind to others, and if you are negligent of yourself you will be that to others. Only by feeling compassion for yourself can you feel compassion for others. If you cannot love yourself, you cannot love others and you cannot stand to see others loved. If you cannot treat your own self kindly you will resent that treatment when you see it in anyone else. If you cannot love yourself, loving others becomes a very painful endeavor with only occasional moments of comfort. In other words, loving others, or how you treat yourself, is your own dose of your
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It is not until you have the courage to engage in human relationships that you grow.
Competition for external power lies at the heart of all violence.
Our deeper understanding leads us to another kind of power that loves Life in every form, does not judge, and perceives meaningfulness and purpose in the smallest details upon the Earth. This is authentic power.
This is the law of karma: What you cause another to experience, you or another personality of your soul will experience also.
A Week of Kindness Go out of your way to see how you can be friendly and kind to people that you encounter during this week. Extend this kindness to people you talk to on the phone, email, or write. Then notice how you feel and what effects you notice in your life. Share your experiences with others, and if they are not also doing this exercise, invite them to join you and to share their experiences as you share yours.
