Message #36764

[Jitendra Hydonus]

What I find is that we meet difficulties with material objects that constantly need attention and care. We also come in contact with others who see things much differently then we do. It is not so hard when you can just simply leave the situation but many times the beliefs of others affect our own lives. When this happens we must decide to willingly submit to their will or come into a recognition that we may no longer be able to work together or be together. Sometimes we recognize that there are others that want something from us that we cannot provide. In these cases we must rely heavily on our spiritual awareness and insight to know what course to take.

We are all guilty of following our own ‘headlines’ in our minds. We believe what our mind tells us. However when we meet those with different ‘headlines’ they accept to be truth, we are faced with the fact that sometimes it is impossible to live with the views of others we encounter. We are seeing that today in Ukraine where some people want a democracy and others say ‘no’ you are under our control. Or in the United States where some say the election was rigged and others say ‘no’ we have proven beyond a reasonable doubt that Biden won.

Many us have found that it is not so easy to change ourselves, let alone others. We resort to other methods like prayer and social activism. At some point we recognize that even social and political discussion and support to issues we find worthy of fighting for fall on deaf ears. At which point we wonder are there other ways of making a difference? Many people with spiritual awareness pray for others and for causes that appear to be unchangeable because of the ‘mindsets’ of the people we face, who have roles they play in social power. At these times we begin to wonder about the depth and ability for us to make change through prayer. At these times we recognize the help meditating contributes to social as well as personal change when it is carried out with depth and consistent practice.