Once Inspired

As I start to become aware of my shift in consciousness to a greater spiritual understanding of life on earth I realize that there is no such thing other than the present.

Many people question life on earth. Part of the purpose of our existence is to question life on earth. There are just certain levels of consciousness in which these questions are asked. Most people ask these questions unconsciously, meaning they are unaware as to why they are asking the question in the first place?

I know some of you may not find this the most interesting of topics but it is important for me, and I know many of you may feel the same. So enjoy this post as I share with you my spirituality.

I have started reading a book called A New Earth – The awakening to your life’s purpose by Eckhart Tolle. It is an interesting book where the writer’s main purpose is to communicate spiritual awakening.

“In the Gospel story of Mary and Martha, Jesus says to Martha, “You are anxious and troubled about many things, but only one thing is needful.” (Luke 10:41)” What is that one thing I asked myself? I couldn’t think of it so I asked Mike Emslie, senior pastor at St Matthews Table View. This is what he had to say:

“The one thing here in this context is to listen to Jesus – That is what Mary is doing in verse 39 and commended for in verse 42 and what Martha was not doing because she was running around doing errands… which are fine in and of themselves but not appropriate if God comes to your house and is talking.”

“The application for us is that Jesus should be most important in our lives for He is God and worthy of all our attention!”

According to Tolle, and the every other spiritualist who has the same understanding, an awakening, Jesus, Buddha and so on are all enlightened beings. Which they were. They were all enlightened at the time of their existence. They were spiritually awake. Yes I believe in Jesus and Buddha and so forth.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs will be the kingdom of heaven” – said Jesus. To be “poor in spirit” as Jesus said means to have no inner baggage and to have no identification with any mental objects that have a sense of self in them. The simple and profound joy of being is what you will have if you get to the “kingdom of heaven”.

In order to get to heaven you need to be free of sin. The word “Sin” means to miss the mark or to miss the point.

In Buddhism sin is known as “Dukkha”; which means suffering and or misery. If you miss the mark (sin) you may experience suffering or misery (Dukkha) and you will not reach “the kingdom of heaven”.

Basically it is important that we become aware of these things so that we do not miss mark and avoid unhappiness in order to find happiness beyond the materialism of this world.

The ego is the downfall of our existence. It attaches itself to the materialistic things this world has to offer. It identifies itself with objects not only physically also mentally. By saying that that car is “mine” or that was “my” idea is the ego talking. By letting go of “I” and realizing that nothing really exists other than energy flowing back and forth you experience the shift in consciousness and a spiritual awakening. You are able to see beauty for the first time by being able to contemplate it beyond its physicality. You see beauty in its formlessness.

See part one: http://onceinspired.co.za/motivation/fulfillment-part-1/

Part 3 coming soon.

Go be awesome now!