I'm on Chapter 6 of The Bhagavad Gita and it is as if each chapter follows the lessons my life is offering me for growth in any given week. The following is my self study challenge this week inspired by the Gita.
A short summery of chapter six as it resonates with me: Through Meditation one learns to calm an agitated mind in order to keep outside experiences from swaying us from knowing ourselves completely and loving ourselves fully. When we truly know and love ourselves, we are no longer bothered by other people's view of who they think we are AND we no longer try and fit people into roles we want them to play in our story of life because we no longer live in a story of illusion, but rather in a story of truth, seeing all sentient beings as sparks of the Divine and having equal regard for all, be they elephants, rats, Saintly beings or the worst kind of criminal. We also learn not to be elated by good fortune or depressed by the bad, rather, looking inward towards self realization and seeing those same qualities in others.
The Great Illusion: All The World's A Stage.....
You can build a stage in your mind and you can assign roles to the people you interact with, who then become actors in your life, rather than allowing them to be the beautiful imperfectly perfect beings they are with their own views and experiences. You can put words in their mouths and create experiences for them that aren't even true without them knowing it. You can do this all without their permission, but you can not, without their permission make them do or be anything that they do not agree to. If we take the time to know ourselves, we can no longer be played by someone with ill intentions and what once was a person administering a mind-fuck is now seen as a person suffering more than you are. You can then choose to offer compassion and understanding while refusing to play dress rehearsal with them.No thank you. I don't like that outfit you picked out for me, it doesn't fit. Those aren't my shoes to fill.
No thank you. I really don't need to create more Drama in my life to feel interesting and to be entertained.
No thank you. I don't have to buy into your script to "see" or "hear" you; we can agree to disagree and I can love you just the same.
No thank you. I won't re-wind and replay those negative words you said about me in my mind because I've checked and they do not resonate within my sacred mind-space.
No thank you. I don't think I will stay in this chapter anymore and our contract is over until a sequel that resonates more harmoniously for us both is written.
But, yes, thank you for allowing me the freedom to be myself. Thank you for telling me I don't need to play by your rules or become something I am not to please you and you do not need to change to please me. I am pleased by you already because I truly see you, I truly hear you, because within you, I see me and I am not afraid to take a good, close, look because I am my own Stage Manager and I happen to know the story I'm writing has a happy ending. I wish the same for you too.
2 comments:
Wow this is powerful stuff. I find it a hard struggle in my own life to be both compassionate towards others while being both compassionate and true to myself. It seems either just to give in or to not handle the other person in a compassionate manner. Love this perspective and am going to work to keep this at the forefront of my life this week! Thanks for sharing!
I'll still let you pick out clothes for me hon.
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