The myths and legends are filled with many obstacles that the
hero must overcome before finally achieving the goal of the
quest. In some cases, he or she takes a wrong turn and goes
in the wrong direction for many years. Another trap may be that
the hero ends up in a very comfortable place filled with
luxuries; symbolizing the numerous distractions from the true
goal. All such obstacles symbolize the distractions that we lend
our attention to in our own lives.
Many people on the path do achieve high levels of success and
acclaim. If due caution is not exercised, these may be like those
false seductive resting places in the myths. They threaten
to lull us to sleep forever. In many cases, this is exactly what
happens. People who achieve a high level of success in some
public field, and achieve celebrity status, often give up on the
spiritual journey. It is questionable if they ever seriously
pursued it in the first place.
Others can take wrong turns, and head off to needlessly face
merciless monsters. Perhaps you are in precisely this place, when
you demand that you produce your gift before you continue with
your spiritual quest. You may even demand it before you can feel
good about yourself and your innate right to a happy life. Many
people behave in just this manner.
Interestingly, if you keep on the main road, you are far more
likely to find your gift. Moreover, you are better empowered to
actually give it to the rest of us. However, the key point is
this: it really does not matter one bit in the scheme of things
if you do not. You do not need to feel that your life is a
failure. You certainly do not need to feel that you are unworthy
of being loved, or less worthy of life and joy than anyone else.
We come into this world with only one purpose. That purpose is to
come into a full awareness of who we are, and to live from a
place of perfect Love. You can only give what you have. You
cannot give what you do not have. Therefore, if you seek to
manifest Love to the world, you must first have Love to give. If
you despair of world events and wish evèryone would come to their
senses, but yourself remain fragmented and divided within, you
merely contribute to the world’s problems. You certainly do not
solve them. In fact, by even insisting upon this viewpoint -
seeing the world as less than perfect – you merely insist that
your òwn limited viewpoint and understanding is the correct one.
All this does is strengthen the walls of your ego consciousness.
Yet, you cannot even understand the workings of your òwn mind!
Therefore, what makes you qualified to judge the state of the
rest of the world?
The teaching of the Mystery Schools is that only by becoming
fully integrated as human beings, and accessing the Source of
All, can we truly effect change in the world. Therefore, our
first step must be to accept things as they are. Acknowledge that
as a finite limited person, you do not have perfect knowledge of
the workings of the universe, or of God’s activities within
creation. Then, begin working upon yourself. Put yourself in a
place where you can be filled with the wisdom of the Higher
Self. Begin also to put yourself in a place where you become
purified of the forces that hold you back from attaining the true
inheritance that awaits.
Only then will the way ahead become clear. It soon becomes plain
what your specific gift is AND how to manifest it for the benefit
of all. Moreover, you also gain insight into why the world is as
it is, and what your specific role is within it at this time.
So, by putting first things first, all things come into proper
perspective and fall into their rightful place.
Copyright 2001. Asoka Selvarajah. All Rights Reserved.
