The role of coincidences By Deepak Chopra. To say that coincidences are coded messages from the nonlocal intelligence, presents life as a mystery novel. Pay attention, search for clues, decipher its meaning and, in the end, the truth will be revealed. In many ways, thats exactly what happens. After all, life is the greatest mystery. What makes that life is mysterious is that our fate seems to be hidden from us, but only at the end of life we will be in a position to look back and see the path. In retrospect, the story of our life seems perfectly logical. Its easy to follow the thread of continuity around which we twisted our experiences. Even now, at any point you encounter in your life, you can look back and see how much your life has flowed naturally from one milestone to another, from one place or job to another, from one set of circumstances to another completely different. Look how easy it could have been for you, to know where driving your way. Most will ask, Why am I so worried? Why was I so hard on me, with my children? If we could live on the level of mind all the time would not need to wait to look back to know the great truths of life. The would know beforehand. Would participate in creating the adventure of our lives. The road would be obvious and would not need signs, clues and coincidences. However, most do not live in the soul level. So, all I can show the will of the Universe are the similarities. We have all experienced coincidences in our lives. The word itself describes perfectly what they mean: co means with, incidence means event. Thus coincidences are events that occur with other events, two or more events that happen at the same time. As the experience of the coincidence is universal, most tend to downplay. There are moments in life strange wonder and we soon forget. Coincidences are much more than a source of amusement. A coincidence is a clue that indicates the intention of the universal spirit, and as such, is rich in meaning. Some people use the phrase meaningful coincidence, speaking of events occurring at the same time and have a special meaning for those who experience them. However, I think the phrase meaningful coincidence is redundant since all the matches are. If not, would not exist. The very fact is already significant occurring, just that sometimes we fail to understand its meaning and others do not. What do the matches? The deepest part of your being knows but you have to bring that knowledge to the surface. The meaning does not come from the same match but you, the person who experiences it. In fact, without our participation, no event would be meaningless, the entire universe would be meaningless. It is we who give meaning to events and we do it through intention. The coincidences are messages from the nonlocal field that indicate how to act to make our dreams manifest intentions. So, first you must have an intention and then get in touch with your spiritual self. Only then can you use the matches to suit your intentions. Having an intention is easy, as easy as making a wish. Being spiritual is more difficult. Many spiritual people who believe yet have not been immersed in the vast ocean of spiritual strength rather swim on the surface away from the depths of universal experience. Miracles in the real world. Miracles are a real phenomenon. In all traditions speak of miracles, but each uses a different language. We say that an event is miraculous when the desired result is manifest in surprising ways: we heal from a terrible disease, acquiring material wealth or find our goal. When this happens, we say it is miraculous. Anyone have an intention, a wish or a thought and then that happens. A miracle is a dramatic example of what happens when a person is able to tap into the spiritual realm, and to apply an intention to manifest your destiny. Let me give you an example of a remarkable coincidence. David was in love with a woman named Joanna. He loved her deeply, but he was not sure he wanted to commit and marry. Finally, he decided he would take her to a park and there he declared. Still wary of commitment, but this morning, on waking up, felt a sense of peace, that everything would be fine. David spread the tablecloth on the grass and she gathered the courage to ask the question, they went on a plane with a billboard. Joanna turned to him and asked, What will the sign? Without thinking, David said: He says: Joanna, will you marry me? They looked more carefully and indeed the sign said: Joanna, are you marry me? She threw herself into his arms, kissed and, at the time, David knew that marrying her was the best I could do. The next day they read in the paper that someone else had proposed to his girlfriend Joanna with a sign in the park, the plane flew at the right time for David. This remarkable coincidence was a track, a miracle, that told David his future. They are still happily married so far. People who are not interested in spirituality these kinds of events attributed to luck. I believe that luck, at least as we understand it usually has nothing to do with this. What most call luck is nothing more nor less than the application of synchronicity in the fulfillment of our intentions. Louis Pasteur, the scientist who discovered that microbes can cause disease, said: Chance favors the prepared mind. This can be translated to a simple equation: Opportunity + Preparation = Good luck. Through synchrodestiny lessons, it is perfectly possible to adopt a state of mind that can view that in life there are appropriate times and when we identify and leverage, can change everything. Luck is the word we use in the modern world to name the miraculous. So, synchronicity, meaningful coincidence, miracle or good luck, are different ways of referring to the same phenomenon. As we have seen, the bodys intelligence is manifested through coincidence and synchronicity. Also the broader intelligence of nature and the ecosystem-the great web of life-critical intelligence and the Universe. When we begin to consider the coincidences as opportunities, each acquires meaning. Each match becomes an opportunity for creativity. Each match becomes an opportunity to become the person that the Universe wants you to be. This is the ultimate truth of synchrodestiny: the sum total of the universe is modified to create your destiny. It uses connections and causal circumscribed. What are causal connections? If we analyze all unconnected events of our life, everyone has a story intertwined with personal destiny. No causal means that the events are related, but no one direct cause and effect, at least on the surface. They are not causal without cause. Returning to the example I mentioned in the first chapter: what is all that Lady Mountbatten appreciate my father with the fact that I read Sinclair Lewis, or my friend Oppo inspire me? There is no connection except that they are part of my personal history, which led to my particular destination. None of these events caused others. Lady Mountbatten not ordered my father to give me a book by Sinclair Lewis, but these two events act together to shape my destiny. They were all connected on a deeper level. It is impossible to imagine even the complexity of the forces behind every event in our lives. There is a combination of coincidences, the nonlocal field network weaves karma or destiny, to create the individuals personal life, your life or my life. The only reason we do not experience synchronicity in our daily lives is because they live from the level where it is happening. Normally perceive only cause and effect relationships: this causes that, that causes this, which causes what: linear paths. However, below the surface occurs somewhat. There is a whole network of connections, invisible to us. When evident, we see how our intentions are woven into this network, which is contextual, conditional, holistic and rich, unlike our experience superficial. Often we fall into routine behavior, we follow the same patterns and act in a predictable way, day after day. We program our mind and just continue to put one foot before the other. How can miracles happen if you just left life mechanically, without thinking or being aware? The coincidences are signs on the road that draw our attention to something important in our lives, glimpses of what happens beyond everyday distractions. We can ignore these signs and move on or we pay attention and experience the miracle that is waiting for us. When I was completing my medical training, I knew I specialize in neuroendocrinology, the study of the functioning of brain chemicals. Since then knew that this is a place where science and consciousness meet; wanted to explore it. I applied for a scholarship to study with one of the worlds leading endocrinologists. This respected scientist was researching a Nobel Prize worthy longed to learn from him. Among thousands of applicants, I was one of six chosen to work with him, that year. Shortly after we started, I realized that his lab had more to do with ego gratification with real science. Technicians were treated like machines and expected us to produce research work in series, ready for publication. This was tedious and frustrating. It was terrible and disappointing work with someone so famous, highly respected and feel as miserable as I felt. There were very excited assumed the post, but did nothing more than chemicals injected rats, all day. Every morning checked the classified section of the Boston Globe, aware of my disappointment but thinking that the path I was following was the only possibility. I remember reading a small ad for a position in the emergency room of a local hospital. In fact, every morning, when I opened the newspaper, I saw this little ad. While flipping through it quickly, always opened on the same page, in the same place. I saw it and immediately take it out of my mind. Basically I imagined myself working in that emergency room and helping people rather than keep injecting rats, but my dream was to get that scholarship with renowned endocrinologist. One day, the endocrinologist treated me cruel and degrading. We discussed and went to the room and wait for calm. On the table was the Boston Globe opened in small nuncio page, the same ad I had been ignoring for weeks. The coincidence was too obvious to ignore. Everything finally fell into place. I knew I was in the wrong place doing the wrong things. He was tired of the routine, the ego of the endocrinologist, rats, the feeling of not doing what my heart wanted. Returned to the office and quit. The endocrinologist I went to the parking lot shouting from the rooftops that my career was over, that he would ensure that no one hired me. With his voice still echoing in my ears, got in my car, went straight to the little emergency room, I requested the job and started working that day. For the first time I try and help people who were really suffering, for the first time in a long time I was happy. The announcement of the Boston Globe had waved me for weeks, but was ignored. I finally realized the coincidence and I could change my destiny. Although it seemed that the lab work was what I had wanted all my life, the fact of paying attention to this coincidence allowed me to break my usual patterns. It was a message for me, a custom sign. Everything I had done up to that time were preparing for that change. Some thought that the scholarship itself was a mistake, but if he had not obtained might not have been in Boston. And if it had not been working in the laboratory of endocrinologist might not have seen the ad and had never heard the call of my heart. Many things had to happen to make this part of my life as it has developed. According to a poem by Rumi, one of my favorite writers and philosophers, this is not the real reality. The real reality is behind the curtain. In truth we are not here, this is our shadow. What we experience as everyday reality is just a representation of shadows. Behind the curtain is a living soul, dynamic and immortal, which is beyond time and space. If we act from that level, we can consciously influence our destiny. This occurs through synchronization relationships, seemingly causal, that shape a destination. From here synchrodestiny. In synchrodestiny consciously participate in creating our lives, by understanding the world that is beyond our senses, the world of the soul. The coincidence of the Universe. Exist Nothing, absolutely nothing, had it not been for a remarkable series of coincidences. I once read an article in which a physicist described the Big Bang that gave birth to our universe. At that time, the number of particles created was slightly higher than the number of anti-particles. The particles and antiparticles collided and annihilated each other photons filling the Universe. Due to the initial imbalance, there were some particles that survived the annihilation, and these gave rise to what is known as the material world. You, me and the rest of the universe-including stars and galaxies-are remnants of the time of creation. The total number of particles is 10m left (ie 1 followed by 80 zeros). If the number of particles had been a little larger, gravitational forces would have forced the young universe to collapse on itself forming a massive black hole, which means that there would be you) I, stars and galaxies. If the number of particles of matter would have been a little smaller, the universe would have expanded so quickly without option for galaxies were formed as they did. Were the first hydrogen atoms. If the strong force that holds the nucleus of an atom would have been a little weaker, deuterium-state in which hydrogen through before becoming helium would not have existed and the universe would have remained pure hydrogen. If, moreover, the nuclear forces have been slightly stronger, all the hydrogen would have burned quickly, leaving the stars without fuel. Thus, as the gravitational forces needed to have exactly the strength they had, the electromagnetic forces that hold the electrons in place, needed to be exactly as they were, neither stronger nor weaker, for stars to become supernovae and heavy elements were developed. The process of carbon and oxygen, essential for the growth of biological organisms, required and requires many matches from the moment of the Big Bang. The fact that you and I we exist, and that the universe, stars, galaxies and planets exist, is a highly improbable event! A complete coincidence! A miracle that goes back to the beginning of time. If he could see the universe at any given time of the day would have been impossible to distinguish the general pattern that was developing. When stars were forming, could not have imagined the planets, not to mention the giraffes, spiders, birds and humans. When the sperm joined with the egg to create the human being you are now, no one could have imagined the incredible story of your life, the fantastic events of your past, people would know, children whod, love generarías, the footprint that would leave in this world. However, here you are, living proof everyday miracles. The fact that we can not see the miracles as we see the magic tricks with instant gratification, does not mean they are not happening. Many miracles take time to unfold and to be appreciated. Ill tell you another example from my life to illustrate the operation of synchronicity leisurely. It all started when I was ten or eleven years, one day my father took my brother and me to see a cricket match between India and West Indies. The countries (Caribbean cricketers were wonderful, some could throw the ball 95 miles per hour). The West Indies were beating India by five runs, which is a disaster in cricket. It was then that came on the scene two young players. To protect your privacy, Ill call Saleem and Mohan. These players were amazing. They refined the game, defended every ball and scored sixers over and over again. Thanks to them, the Indian team won this game impossible. The celebrations almost ended in mutiny, people burned cricket bats. For my brother and me, the two players became heroes. All that we could do was dream in cricket. We are a club sport, and started a scrapbook to collect information about Mohan and Saleem. Forty years later, in the company of three friends traveling in Australia. It was impossible to take a taxi to the airport, because they were saturated due to a cricket match between the teams of Australia and the West Indies. Nor could even rent a car because they were all rented. Finally, the hotel porter told us there was a limo that was headed to the airport, there were other people in it, but were willing to share. We feel lucky to get the ride and we got to the vehicle. It was a woman named Kamla and a man. On the way to the airport the driver heard screaming over and over again, and we wondered what was happening. He said that the West Indies were thrashing the Australian team. At that time my mind was completely flooded with the memories of that game from my childhood. It was an incredible feeling that I could not help discuss with the other passengers. Although there occurred several decades ago could still recount in detail. When we finally got to the ticket from the airport, the agent Kamla told that their flight was scheduled for the next day. She had the wrong date! Asked if he had tickets for that day, but all flights were sold. Then he called to his hotel to stay another night, but it was also full due to cricket match. We encourage you to join us in Brisbane. One of my friends told him about the combination of improbabilities, that the coincidences are clues that indicate the will of the universe. She ended up hopping on our flight. On the plane, a passenger Hindu who was sitting on my left, he recognized me and pulled out a copy of one of my books, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success. He asked me to autograph it and I asked him his name. -Ramu replied. -Well, Ramu, how your last name? -Menon replied. -Not a son of Mohan Menon, is it? He answered yes. Mohan Menon was my hero decades ago in that game of cricket! I spoke to Ramu for over two hours. I was completely overcome with emotion. For me, it was like talking with the son of Babe Ruth. I asked if he played cricket and he said not anymore, but that once had alternated with some excellent players. When I asked who, he replied, Ravi Mehra. At that time, Kamla, who was sitting behind me, made an exclamation. Ravi Mehra was her brother. When they started talking, it turned out that each had business contacts could serve the other and later could help so that both profited. And I was the lucky catalyst that transformed the lives of these two strangers they just met. Forty years after the cricket match, the complex and unpredictable network of relationships led to a series of unprecedented opportunities. You never know how and when to reappear an experience, you never know when a match will lead us to the opportunity of a lifetime. Attention and intention awareness activity organized in response to the attention and intention. That on which you put your attention is full of energy, that of which loses steam away your attention. On the other hand, the intention is the key to the transformation, as we saw. Arguably active care and energy field which activates intent information field, which leads to transformation. Every time we talk, we transmit information through an energy field using sound waves. Every time you send or receive an email, we use information and energy. The information is in the words you choose and the energy is the electromagnetic pulse that travels through cyberspace. The information and energy are inextricably linked. Have you noticed that when you start to pay attention to a word, a color or a particular object, usually appear more often in your environment? My first car was a Volkswagen Beetle. I had never paid much attention to the cars, and rarely had noticed Volkswagens on the street, but after I bought my Beetle, I started to see them everywhere. It seemed that every third car was a red convertible Beetle! Not that these cars were to play a greater role in the universe, but my attention was that anything related to them leap to my field of attention. Every day millions of things happen ever enter our conscious mind: street sounds, conversations of the people around us, newspaper articles we walk quickly with the view, patterns on clothing, shoes colors, flavors, textures and flavors. Our consciousness can only handle a limited amount of information, so we have a selective attention. Anything we decide to focus our attention will go through the filtration system of the mind. For example, imagine Im talking to you at a party. You and I have an interesting conversation and the rest of the party is just a background hum. Then, some people start talking about you on the other side of the room and at any moment start to hear what they are saying. The murmur of the party disappears, and even if Im with you talking to the ear, you do not listen. Thats how powerful attention. In the physical world we have many different ways to get information: newspapers, books, television, radio, cell phone conversations, shortwave radios. These forms of exploit that kind of information, and many others, are at our disposal. We just have to tune with our senses: see, hear, feel, smell and taste the world around us. But if we want to exploit the information that is on the soul level, we need another way to get it. Normally we do not direct our attention to the hidden dimension, but everything that happens in the visible world has its roots there. Everything is connected to everything else. In the spiritual world those connections become visible, but in the physical only glimpse through the clues they give us matches. Just as the energy generated attention, intention allows the transformation of that energy. Attention and intention are the most powerful tools expert in spirituality. They are the ones that attract a certain class energize, and a certain kind of information. So while more attention to the coincidences lend more attract other matches that will help clarify its meaning. The focus on energy attracts coincidences and the question what does it mean? Information attracts. The answer can reach you as a certain idea, an intuitive feeling, a meeting or a new relationship. You can experience four seemingly unrelated coincidences and understand all at once, seeing the evening news: Ah, thats what I meant! While pay any more attention to the coincidences and you wonder more meaning, more frequently occur and most obvious is its meaning. At the moment we are able to perceive and interpret the matches, your path to fulfillment is obvious. For most people, the past lives only in memory and the future only in the imagination. However, on the spiritual level, the past, the future and all the different probabilities of life exist simultaneously. Everything happens to MyYear time. Its like were playing a CD, the album has 25 tracks, but right now Im just listening to the number 1. Other tracks are on the album right now, Im just not listening. And if Im not aware of them, I can assume that there are. If I had a tennis player experiences of my life, could hear the yesterday, today or tomorrow with the same ease. People who are attuned to the inner self can access this deeper level because that self is not separate from the Universe. The Buddhists say your I is an inter-being which is interrelated with everything that exists. You are an inseparable part of the quantum soup of the cosmos. How to foster matches We know that the attention we pay to attract more matches and matches the intent reveals its meaning. Thus, the coincidences become clues that indicate the will of the Universe and allow us to leverage their synchronicity and the endless opportunities of life. However, with all those billions of pieces of information that we are getting all the time, how do we know what to pay attention, how to avoid now be looking for meanings to each tavern tea, every television commercial, every look a stranger on the street? At the same time how do we avoid overlook valuable? These questions have no easy answer. Part of learning to live synchrodestiny is learning to be sensitive to our environment instruments. Close your eyes for a moment. Try to perceive everything in the environment. What sounds do you hear? What youre smelling, feeling and tasting at this very moment? Put your attention on each of your senses individually and making them aware of. If you have not practiced this exercise before, youve probably overlooked some of these stimuli, not because they are weak, but because we are so used to them that you do not pay attention. For example, how did you feel?, What was the temperature? Had breeze or air was still, and what parts of your body were in contact with the chair youre sitting? Did you notice the pressure in the back of your thighs, on the lower back? What about sound? Most can easily distinguish the distant bark of a dog or the sound of children playing in the next room, but what about the more subtle sounds? Did you hear the noise of the heater or air conditioner?, You perceived? Your breathing or your stomach growling?, What about the din of traffic?. People sensitive to events and stimuli in their environment are sensitive to coincidences that sends the Universe. The tracks do not always come through the mail or television screen (although it will). They can be as subtle as the smell of smoke from a pipe that enters through an open window and it reminds you of your father, which in turn recalls a book you liked, and that, for some reason, comes to play a important role in your life at that time. At least once a day, concentrate for one or two minutes in one of your five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch or smell, and allow yourself to appreciate many aspects of this sense as possible. Although initially costing you work, you will soon factly. Closing the other senses if too distracting. For example, try different foods while you cover your nose and close your eyes, focus on the texture of the food, without being distracted with their appearance or odor. Naturally, your attention will be drawn to the most powerful and unusual stimuli, these are the ones you look closely. ...
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