Life is abundant. With the correct attitude of expectation and focus, one can inevitably draw deeply upon the resources that are all around, and receive rich blessings.

To do so it may well require constant renewal of one’s relationship with others, a willingness of the individual to change or refine anything and everything in their nature and circumstances, as an exercise in self-quickening.

There is an incurably romantic aspect to humankind that is brought to life in relation to others, time after time, notwithstanding frequent and repeated disillusionment. This surely speaks to us of hope and optimism.

Seeking out an unattainable ideal and vision of self-fulfilment, one can go through unending social renewals, forming and then breaking the ties of association with fellows, ever moving on towards the allurement of a dream.

There is no limit to the horizon of one’s appetite for new experience. It is as fundamental a motivation as any other; it is creative, liberal and far-sighted.

Through this process, the integrity of one’s spiritual self is made known, since it is entirely necessary to become self-aware and sensitive to the needs and constraints of whatever and whoever we meet en route.

Unbridled desire, cupidity and self-exaltation are never far away, and can bubble up to take prominence at any time, yet – in all innocence – we seek only to consume and be consumed within the intimacies of involvement with whatever life offers us.

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Although it appears on the surface that interactive communication between people takes place completely in speech and gestures, the deeper truth is that there is a transcendent dimension involved.

The very fabric of fellowship is made of the limitless connections between oneself and each and every other person alive, knitting a web that supports all of humanity’s involvements. The exchange of information that takes place is constantly in flow and ebb, mostly below the level of awareness – a conversation by telepathy.

Clearly there is more to this process than can be understood by the unfeeling mind, and indeed the fellowship between people expresses humanity’s natural qualities of sympathy and willingness to cooperate. Despite appearances, there is a deep and far-reaching resonance of empathy, compassion and kindness within the world.

A very exceptional individual, trusting their intuitive consciousness of this means of influence, will proceed towards self-fulfilment in a rather subtle way – by intimation. Hinting rather than stating, their means of dealing with challenges is not to confront and provoke, but to cause effects firstly in the realms of the unseen world.

They can develop extraordinary capacity for achievement simply by moving naturally from one situation to another according to organic flow of things, winning cooperation by responding unthinkingly to undercurrents that give rise to the tides of change.

For such a person, it is appropriate constantly to monitor ones motives, to avoid manipulation by innuendo and underhandedness, and to use one’s unusual sensitivity in order to maintain a broad, deep and universal sense of the life force as it shows through each and every time and place.

This is humanity’s truest focus – to reach into the transcendent reality whilst being completely engaged in mundane interactions with the people and things that turn up and inhabit one’s unique world

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The facility of humanity’s intelligent resourcefulness is so often misspent by engaging in unbridled fancy and fascination with trivia. Our capacity to think things through, to consult inner experience and intuition and to find imaginative solutions, is so often wasted on new ways to make the same old mistakes.

That special ability we have to know how to respond imaginatively to challenges can be directed towards the greater questions so that we come to see how, exactly how, all things are interconnected by the process of mutual exchange – that all of the various aspects of life have their own contribution, and mutuality is the universal currency of survival and abundance.

On the human level, it is tact that awakens this comprehension, since through it we look for ways to show appreciation of the value that another person brings. It is much more than a simple courtesy or charming elegance, because it raises both giver and receiver.

The constant practise of this art will unfailingly generate the inner understanding that all things are inter-dependent, that in every case there is symbiosis between the individual and the world.

On a personal level one then develops the efficient means to serve oneself and others simultaneously and accordingly grow in ones influence to shape events. To serve the world, to serve a neighbour and to serve oneself are therefore equivalent and mutual activities.

We see a fallen leaf differently now – more tactfully. It is not a waste product of the tree’s summer need for the sun’s energy; it has become food for the earth and a source of joy and inspiration for those touched by natural beauty. Our sensitivity develops so that we always keep in mind the final purpose of a situation, a person, or thing and, by so doing, offer greater recognition.

Somehow this unswerving fidelity, to honour everything and everyone for their ultimate goals and meanings, creates a sense of being able to adapt spontaneously to all that comes along, trusting in our own sense of how best to serve the needs of this moment simply by being who we are without censorship or external reference.

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At the start of something new, nothing is known for sure because nothing has occurred upon which to base a plan or a decision. The basic axioms need to be set first, before prudent advancement is really possible. We must clearly determine the specific area of interest and rules of involvement or else later there will be uncertainty about fundamentals.

As new horizons are perceived, it is certain that our revised viewpoint will at first contain unresolved qualities, because such is the nature of all things. Each new idea becomes known only when its counterpart is considered, whether to push forward or give way, whether to opt for this or for that.

Alone, the mind is an untrustworthy organ of understanding so the heart must also be engaged if our values are to be expressed sincerely. When we are moved most strongly by the heart, then such activation can be reckless, assertive, courageous and purposeful, yet will realize only harmony and joy.

Thus at the beginning of any adventure, what previously was only dormant potential is now vibrant with emotion and purpose: its motion generates vibration. There is excitement. This is life itself. Things change position; there are separations and reformations, endings and new configurations.

Focusing this turbulent life force is the awesome task of a mighty will, operating through a precise vision, to produce a laser beam of intent. This power of will shapes uncommitted energy into the exact form that reflects this vision: what you 'see' is what you get, and seeing is active not passive.

If we lose concentration, then the result is clouded and shadowy and requires the corrective processes of refinement. This is the process of feedback, which can teach humility and help us to develop awareness of our interpretations; also it binds us into considerate relationship, so that character can be smoothed out.

Despite errors and pains, faith is never lost and another new beginning is always guaranteed. The constant restating of original blessing is evidence of innocence and purity, and shows that hope is eternal; faith is a birth-right.

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Mind is the cornerstone of humanity’s supremacy on earth, and one invests hugely in the intellect in order to develop and maintain the self assurance that is required to function with effective certainty of purpose.

There is a voracious appetite for experience, an insatiable well of curiosity for knowledge, and a constant yearning in the mind to get to the bottom of things, which propels individuals to seek answers to inner questions.

What springs forth spontaneously, in response to such persistent questioning, is an emanation of new ideas, each one a butterfly in its ephemeral transience. Some of them trickle forward and, without the force to survive, are lost; others grow like streams that become rivers feeding the ocean of humanity’s collective conception of the nature of existence.

The root of this activity is the elemental self-regeneration of mind. At a personal level and at the universal level, Mind needs to go through a process of constant renewal in order to purify itself – so that its outpourings are sparkling and clear.

We understand somehow that the degenerative aspect of Mind – to be utterly sluggish, lazy and crystallized into hard opinion, staunch belief and unwillingness to learn – can be used as a springboard. Pushing away from such dysfunctionality to affirm our unwavering faith in life’s promise, we awaken to a dream of great joy.

There is then the sense of continually being reborn – to an even greater expanse of awareness that has the eagerness of emergent new life – with a thirst to grasp and assimilate every scrap of knowledge from all perspectives.

We are all co-creating Creation in each moment. The feeling we get when we remember this – and fervently participate with it – is a blend of incomparable keenness, wonder and amazement.

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Those with a developed sensitivity to the demands of the world can find it all very disheartening, and become cynical in their day-to-day disappointments, expecting – as a way of life – to be displeased.

What remedies this is a broad and deep participation in everyday and ordinary activities of the general population. It is then seen that in fact there is no generality within the population; everyone’s life and circumstances are uniquely poignant and when properly seen, stimulate wisdom.

The very act of sharing one’s gifts and rewards imbues them with their special value, and so one’s most precious gift is the ability to relate deeply with another. This requires heart as well as mind.

Humanity’s penchant for self-obsession is not wholly without grace or spiritual importance, yet the self must assimilate itself within the higher vision of self in order to find peace. This is done secretly. For example, whilst in the company of others whose problems reach out with an unsettling influence, one remembers grace, and all is well.

Accomplishment does not require us to deal with others’ issues; the opposite is the case. By deepening our own convictions, we find such a profundity of inner stillness that serenity becomes the constancy of our being. This is what leads to success in all endeavours.

Our passions are records of the gap between what we experience and what we truly know. Turning from them, we demonstrate that we have learned from them, and found a place of peace where knowledge and experience are in constant dynamic harmony. The self is this refined more and more, inner rewards become so much more valuable than the outer success that, unsought, nonetheless follows.

One absorbs oneself into this place of peace, detached from externals, yet quite capable and willing to serve selflessly, giving the appearance of a thoroughly integrated unit of society, despite being almost completely free of it.

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