The Divine Plan is one of Freedom. The inherent nature of man is ever seeking to express itself in terms of freedom, because freedom is the birthright of every living soul. – Ernest Holmes
The Soul’s Organic Freedom
There is a wise Zen saying that says you cannot stop birds from flying around your head, but you can prevent them from making nests in your hair. As you begin to mature spiritually, you discover that although you cannot stop the world’s chatter about lack and limitation from whirling around you, you can prevent it from lodging in you awareness. How? By actively practicing the Presence of God, the compass of your mind develops the habit of continuously turning in the direction of the Spirit for intuitive guidance, comfort, security, wisdom, joy, peace, truth and love.
I am not suggesting that you should deny that noisy birds of limitation sometimes fly around in your experience, tempting you to throw them some crumbs of your attention. What I am saying is that by staying your attention on the Changeless Reality of you God-Self, you will experience an inner freedom from the things that distract you from the truth of your divine nature.
There is a tendency in human nature to look to the external world for fulfillment that can only be found within. That which is merely external is powerless to satisfy the soul. By reversing the searchlight of your senses and focusing your attention on that which is Real, you will undergo a permanent shift in consciousness which will requalify your entire experience.
This day, set your intention to silently converse with the Spirit in the language of your heart. If it is peace that you seek, look first to the Source of peace sitting right on the alter of your own being. If it is joy for which you yearn, commune with its Source in meditation and prayer. Then, at the end of the day, you will see how you met the needs of each moment with God in your consciousness. You will be free from the intrusive clamor of mediocrity going on around you, and at last taste the freedom for which your soul yearns.
I am free as Spirit is free. I renounce any sense of being bound by habit, personal history, experience or circumstance. Wisely using the Law of Freedom, I walk free of all that would limit me.
Dr. Michael Beckwith
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There is a wise Zen saying that says you cannot stop birds from flying around your head, but you can prevent them from making nests in your hair.
I didn't know Martin Luther was a Zen Buddhist!
(He's the one who said that.)
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