Understanding that discipline is a pathway to freedom is a central understanding of abundance consciousness.
Many people think that abundance means you are liberated and free to do what you want. In its healthy form, yes, abundance consciousness is open, creative, confident, spontaneous, unrestrained and in relational exchange with the environment. These qualities arise from an unshakeable confidence and connection in Spirit, and Spirit, being infinite, indestructible and loving, empowers you to live a life of fullness and freedom.
Scarcity consciousness lives off the assumption that its wellbeing and survival is dependent on the world and worldly conditions. When those conditions change in an unfavorable way, scarcity resists and contracts, and experiences fear, doubt and worry. If you lose your job, how do you feel? True abundance will see the perfection of life, an opportunity for growth, and a sense of inner peace that everything is ok. Scarcity will get lost in panic and fear.
The movement from scarcity to abundance means giving up the hold the world of conditions has on your sense of wellbeing. It means giving up the belief that money or relationships, or even health, is responsible for your existence. It means accepting and then embodying the principle that Spirit is your source, your center and the beginning of all that you desire.
This movement from scarcity into abundance is where discipline becomes essential. Gradually you will need to stand firm against the slavery of addictions, compulsions, and selfish drives. You will need to stand firm against the power plays of others.
This is not easy. It can be gut wrenching and soul wrenching work when your deepest beliefs about survival and wellbeing are being bought into awareness and your dependency on the world of conditions is frustrated. This is where you have to stand firm and stay present to the inner tension.
Voluntarily practicing discipline, such as fasting, or endurance training, is an excellent way to build of the muscle required when you will need to stay present to your scarcity consciousness tensions and break there hold on you. Abundance ultimately wants ultimate liberation from the compulsions of the body, because from that place of freedom, the maximum contribution to the world can be expressed, and the maximum embodiment of love, confidence and success can be attained.
“It is for freedom that we were set free. Stand firm, then, and don’t let yourself be burdened again by the yoke of slavery” Galatians 5:1
No comments:
Post a Comment