Everything in nature evolves. Life was once a single-celled organism. In fact, for most of the past four billion years, life on Earth consisted of the microorganism and nothing more. After bacteria, algae, and fungi formed, evolution leaped forward, manifesting as the dinosaur which prospered for about 165 million years. The reptiles, turtles, and birds of today are all that’s left from the Dinosaur Age.
“Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven.” — Luke 6:37
Most people are not aware just how dangerous their opinions can be. There are two types of opinions. The first type I refer to as an “egoic opinion” and constitutes the high majority of all opinions. The second type is “non-egoic” and is the opinion type of the self-realized.
The current human species currently allows over a billion of its own people to live below the poverty level. It also allows for millions of its own people to die violently in ongoing wars. I believe that the success of a human species should be directly related to its ability to get along with one another in a cooperative state of peace and harmony.
Get out of your head and into your heart. When you honor the present moment you become a channel for the will of the Source. The ego is taken out of the equation. It is only during this time when the heart is allowed to lead the mind. This is what I refer to as living with “heart-based intention”.
When you concern yourself only with what’s happening Now, you free your mind from the ego and the constant projecting of what may happen in the future and what has happened in the past. Most of the egoic mind-based thoughts are rooted in what may or may not happen in the so-called “future” as well as what has already occurred in the so-called “past.”
The shadow projects onto other what we deny in ourselves. When you blame, condemn, criticize, and belittle others, you’ll be projecting your shadow. When you finish other people’s sentences, you’ll be projecting your shadow. When you judge people whom you don’t know, you’ll also be projecting your shadow. And when you point your finger at someone else, you’ll always have three fingers pointed at you.
When you surrender your life to the present moment, you become aligned with the divine power of the universe. It’s as if you say, “I love what you bring to me no matter what.” This is the power of presence. Your life is no longer centered around reaction, resistance, and conditional acceptance. It becomes based on surrender and peace.
The pain-body is a parasitical entity that feeds on emotional suffering such as anxiety, stress, and depression. It attaches itself to you at a specific time in early childhood that I call “the primal wounding.” This is a time when the ego becomes wounded because of some form of emotional trauma. This traumatic event usually comes from a parent, sibling, or schoolmate.
Knowing whether or not you have free will begins with self observation. Certainly, you have the free will choice whether or not you can stop reading or continue reading this article. If you would like to have chicken for dinner rather than fish, you certainly have the free will to decide which one to have. If you decide to watch a particular program on TV, then you certainly have a choice as to what to watch. From these somewhat superficial perspectives, you could say that you do indeed possess free will.
