“The Radiant Warrior”
This month Reading:
CHAPTER 10
“CULTIVATING RADIANT QUALITIES”
CHAPTER 11
“MANIFESTING ABUNDANCE”
Chapter 10
Cultivating Radiant Qualities
To unfold on the spiritual path, it is necessary to cultivate certain qualities; especially loving kindness, compassion, generosity, inner joy and trust.
Please reflect on these qualities within you: which are well rooted, which do you have to work on…When life isn’t going so well, when you have challenges to face, can you trust in the beneficence of life? That all is well, and all shall be well? Even if it doesn’t appear so to your personality-self? The development of Trust is a process. Exercise the Trust muscle frequently.
When we constantly think about ourselves and our own problems and desires, it is all too easy to become fearful and constricted.
Can you “zoom out” to see the bigger picture, or is your default programming centred around you? When we can let go of desire and expectation, it frees us. We can train our minds to see ourselves as just a part of the whole. Try it for a day: mindfully choose not to think of your own needs and problems.
If you are not loving and kind sometimes, it is because you are not connected to your loving heart.
When your heart is open and you connect with the presence of Love energy, you are so filled with love that it naturally extends to those around you. Thus, others benefit from your presence. In meditation, become familiar with your the feelings of your heart; be aware of when it is open, and when it is closed.
Compassion
Consider the difference between compassion, empathy, sympathy and pity. Which is from the soul, and which is from the ego?
True generosity has a sense of ease and freedom in it.
Consider the statement: “when you reach a certain point of knowing, you will truly understand that you can never really lose anything, and that God always gives you everything.” Believing this, how does your life change?
CHAPTER 11
Manifesting Abundance
Why do so few people achieve what they want in life? They lack belief in themselves.
When you set a goal or aspiration, do you really believe you will achieve it? Deep down? Your underlying beliefs determine the outcome of your efforts.
In normal daily life, your habitual mindset is predominantly negative.
Be mindful of your negative thoughts today. And notice if there is a pattern. For example, your negative programming could be specific to one aspect of life, such as money, health, relationships.
Do you believe it is your birthright to be abundant?
Some people do not think themselves worthy of abundance, or view it as a selfish aspiration. What are your thoughts on this?
You don’t get what you want, you get what you are.
Contemplate the person you are: your thoughts, behaviour, lifestyle, personality. What will a person like yourself be manifesting in life?
Surrender your dreams to a higher power.
Please work hard to achieve your goals and aspirations. But then surrender the outcome to a higher wisdom. Can you see the beautiful freedom in that?
Appreciation is the key to abundance.
Reflect on all the good things in your life, and feel gratitude for it. Please do this on a daily basis.