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— Thanks to author, Ed Spina, for today's Special Edition
Take Back Your Power
By Edwin Harkness Spina
Lately, I've been watching
episodes from the 1970s TV show, Kung Fu, on
Caine is a martial arts master
who resorts to using his fighting skills only when someone's safety is at
stake. Kung Fu introduced many Westerners to some of the basic tenets of Eastern
thought. Like fine art and true wisdom, many of the teachings espoused in the
show are timeless and universal in nature.
One of my favorite episodes, El
Brujo, concerned an evil witch who was terrorizing a small town. The townspeople so feared this man that they willingly gave away
their power, performing whatever actions he demanded, hoping to please him.
At one point, the townspeople were resigned to letting an infant die because
the evil man had cursed the baby.
When Caine arrives, he cures
the infant using herbs. Later, the witch curses one of the town's leaders,
condemning the man to death in 24 hours. As before, the leader tries to give
away his power - this time, pleading for Caine to rescue him. Caine simply
replies, "Why do you believe him?"
The leader's shock matches the
shock I sometimes see on people's faces when I ask them the same question, after they report "news" they've seen on
TV. The number of people who willingly accept the thoughts and edicts of
others, without question, is astounding, but understandable. In our society, we
have been trained since birth to delegate our thinking and give away our power
to outside "experts."
While soliciting outside advice
can be helpful, blindly accepting another's thoughts, without discernment,
violates your responsibility to yourself as a majestic spiritual being living
on earth.
In the Kung Fu episode, a
flashback to Caine's early training at the Shaolin monastery in
Caine chooses not to accept the
poison. When the witch curses Caine, nothing happens, for the simple reason
that Caine "does not believe him." The witch's hold over the town immediately
vanishes.
So it is today. You need not
blindly accept whatever fate or expectation your parents, siblings, teachers,
political leaders, media commentators, friends or co-workers have dictated for
you. You not only have the right, but the responsibility, to decide, for
yourself, what you think.
To do so, you must become aware
of your thoughts. You may well discover that the majority of thoughts that you
think every day are not even your own. You may further discover that many of
these thoughts are disempowering, intended to induce fear or otherwise direct
your behavior.
You did not incarnate on earth
to "play it safe" or be a robot that simply "follows the rules,
hoping to fit in." You were created in the image of God. This means you
were born to create. Your life's mission is to tap into your inner self and
express the wisdom from within - not to blindly accept the viewpoint or
doctrine of some expert, guru or societal program as the default setting.
Understand that as a creator,
every thought you think is creating your world. Will it be a prison ... or will
it be a heavenly garden? Wouldn't you rather be the architect of a beautiful
paradise worthy of such creative power?
To create "Heaven on
Earth," you must regularly tap into your divine nature by whatever name
you choose to call it: master within, higher self, inner light, etc. When you
tap into your inner self on a daily basis, you begin to assume and deepen your
majestic spiritual nature.
There is no other mission on
earth as critical as learning to tap into your inner self for guidance and
expressing your inner light. As numerous spiritual traditions assert, "The
highest and best source of wisdom comes from within." Learning to ask for,
listen to and accept this guidance is essential to developing spiritually.
When you have tapped into your
inner self, you then can use your mind to interpret the "voice" of
your inner master, and take inspired action to create or express yourself –
whether you are writing, painting, singing, working, playing or simply
thinking.
Now, be forewarned: there are
those who may tell you that relying on your "mind" is dangerous -
that doing so is egotistical. Some "schools" of thought actually
argue humans think too much and, to balance this tendency, they should rely
more on emotion and instinct. This "theory" misses the point
entirely. The issue is not whether you, or anyone else, thinks
too much, but rather WHAT VOICE DO YOU LISTEN TO… the voice of your ego or that
of your higher self?
Experience, intuition and
certain other clues will help you to recognize the voice of your inner self and
avoid the pitfalls of the ego. It's time to think your own thoughts and take back
your power!
Best wishes,
Ed
Edwin Harkness Spina is the author
of the award-winning spiritual thriller, Mystic Warrior. Receive a free copy of
Mystic Secrets Revealed when you subscribe to the Mystic Warrior Newsletter:
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Whatever your preferred spiritual approach, practice listening to your
own inner master to manifest your true self.
Ed would like to hear from you. Please let Ed know if you have a subject you'd like to explore from a mystic perspective. He'll try to address it in a future newsletter. Please send your comments or suggestions to: ehspina@MysticWarrior.us
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