“In every breakdown, there is an opportunity for breakthrough.” In Order to Heal, You Must Feel Baron Baptiste – JOURNEY INTO POWER “The real irony of spiritual growth is that instead of being some miraculous experience, it feels a lot more like going to pieces. As soon as we open ourselves and our lives up to be healed, suddenly all kinds of unpleasant feelings come to the surface. We experience fear, disappointment, shame, even rage — certainly not the rosy, glowing epiphanies they promised in the brochure! “If you ask for wisdom or higher virtues, know that they only come through trials and tribulations. If you ask for inner peace, God will send you a storm in which to practice and cultivate peace. We get what we want through practice. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in the spiritual realm. You can stay stagnant in your comfort zone on or off the mat, but in order to transcend yourself and gain wisdom, you need to go through the fire, walk on hot coals, travel through the desert of your own mind, and come through on the other side transformed. As Kahlil Gibran said, ‘The pain you feel is the breaking of the shell that encloses you.’ “The road to enlightenment always passes through confusion, frustration, and pain. People sabotage their practice – and their growth – because they give up in those difficult moments. But if you stay in it, stay open, relax, and breathe, a breakthrough is right there on the other side. Every problem has a solution, and staying in our calm center allows us to receive it.”
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:59:12 +0000
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