Dancing With Our Dharma

In my last article, “Krishna Tells Us How to Live on a Withering Planet” (Link: Krishna) , the conclusion was, we have to reconnect to our immortal souls, and when we do, our purpose or purposes will reveal themselves.

Dharma is Beyond the Rational Mind

This is not something our rational mind can tell us. It must come from a deeper place in ourselves. So, whatever we do that puts us in connection with nature and our deeper selves, then that is what we need to do.

Also, be aware of other activities we might engage in where we feel that deep connection. We need to shift our attention from being outer-focused to being inner-focused.

Pay attention to that deep feeling. Don’t overanalyze it, just sink into it and experience it fully. Let that feeling deepen. Even during other times when we are going about out daily activities, see if we can recall it and bring it back into our bodies.

If we have to engage in unpleasant activities that are antithetical to our sense of well-being, then if possible, stop doing them. But sometimes we have to do things in our lives we don’t like; we can’t avoid them.

In those instances, we can use those difficult situations to work on ourselves. Everything is grist for our growth mill. See if we can adopt the attitude of being in them, but not of them. Can we detach from those unpleasant activities to make them more bearable and less painful?

Maslow’s Peak Experiences

The more we focus on and cultivate these feelings of well-being and peace, the more they tend to occur.

Psychologist, Abraham Maslow explored what he called, “Peak Experiences”, those feelings of connectedness and well-being we can all experience. He found, through his studies on what makes people emotionally and psychologically healthy, that those people who were having frequent peak experiences lived the best lives. These experiences lead to creative, fulfilling and exciting lives. These are what make life worth living!

He also found that the more he talked about peak experiences in his classes, the more his students reported having them. It appears a lot us have these peak experiences but brush them off as insignificant, not giving them the attention they deserve.

When people realize these experiences are worth, not only paying attention to, but cultivating, they end up having more and more of them.

It is in these states of peace and connectedness that we not only have a wonderful sense of well-being, but we also create a space where many creative thoughts and insights can emerge.

It is in this state that we can get in touch with our “immortal soul” and get a sense of who we are and what our purpose is. It is the space where our “dharma” (duty) I wrote about last time, manifests.

Don’t Struggle or Stress to Find Your Purpose

The overall point is we don’t have to struggle and stress if we don’t know our purpose. In fact, that is the last thing we want to do. It will just push us farther away from our goal.

Rather, we just want to relax into our bodies and calm down. This is the only way to reach our deepest selves where who we are and what our purpose is, begins to emerge.

Also, this is not a one-time endeavor. It’s not as if we find our purpose and that’s it. This is an ongoing love affair our higher selves have with the universe. We don’t want to be creative just one time, but instead, we want to be infinitely and eternally creative.

We are not seeking a final resting place, rather what we are seeking to enter the flow of life and let it carry us where it will. All we need to do is stay connected and enjoy the ride.

If anything can save us on this planet, that’s what will do it. Before we can save our lives on this planet, we have to love our lives on this planet. We only work to save what we love and feel connected to. Happy trails!

To learn more about the magic of the universe: Click this link: The Magical Universe. 

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