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- Deepak Chopra
- December 16, 2010
- 5:01 am
- 131 comments
There are no accidents, despite what you believe. There is only cause and effect, and when the cause is far away in time, the effect returns after you have forgotten it. But be sure that everything that befalls you, good or bad, is the result of some action in the past.
These mishaps are like an echo. If I shouted yesterday and the echo waited until today to come back, I might have forgotten all about it. Then how am I learning to prevent theses delayed reactions, if I’ve already forgotten about them? By being more alert.
Actions return to us over and over from different directions. So many kinds of cause and effect are working all around us that one must be very alert to see them. Nothing is random in the universe. Your past actions are not returning to punish you but to catch your attention. They are like clues.
You are not who you think you are. You live in many layers of reality. One of these we shall call spirit. Imagine that you do not know yourself as spirit but that your spirit knows you. What would be more natural than it should call to you? The clues that fall out of the sky are messages from spirit, but you must be alert to catch them.
Spirit is difficult to heed. If you are getting better and better at avoiding disaster, you are learning to listen.
Adapted from The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 1995).
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Deepak Chopra
Acknowledged as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra, M.D. continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of health. Chopra is known as a prolific author of over 49 books with 12 best sellers on mind-body health, quantum mechanics, spirituality, and peace. A global force in the field of human empowerment, Dr. Chopra's books have been published in more than 35 languages with more than 20 million copies in print.
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always something to learn from you and Deepak;)
Francisco & Lynnette, a lot to be read into the unwritten layers like Spirit when heeding the spoken word. Perhaps only the enlightened author is able to correctly interpret any given text. There also exists the dual meaning that can be sensed by most; but this article goes beyond that context I am sure. We just try to hear beyond our usual impressions and experience additional inner growth.
Francisco & Lynnette, a lot to be read into the unwritten layers like Spirit when heeding the spoken word. Perhaps only the enlightened author is able to correctly interpret any given text. There also exists the dual meaning that can be sensed by most; but this article goes beyond that context I am sure. We just try to hear beyond our usual impressions and experience additional inner growth.
I agree with Francisco, people do listen to what satisifies their thoughts. But what goes around comes around---and if you don't let bad stuff go around, then what comes around is a lot nicer.
One of my new resolutions - keep my mouth shut and listen more.
This is not listening with your ears but with your heart.
It is called Listen Hear Now!! ... lots of people say it but don't know what they are saying...
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