"𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ....

[Luna Arjuna]

𝐼 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡, 𝑛𝑜, 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡, "𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑛𝑜 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑." 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑠𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔?

We cannot help but gather experience while embodied on the earth. Experience is essential to deal with the practicalities of living, such as being aware of possible dangers that might threaten the physical body. But this type of experience is not problematical, relative to the inner state of being. The difficulty is that people become attached to their experience, particularly where there have been strong emotional ties, whether painful or otherwise. The overall effect of this manifests as the attachment to the world as an enticement to keep the dream of existence alive. The true value of experience reveals itself when the practice of living the truth becomes the fundamental way of life.

One of the first questions asked when someone applies for a new job is: ‘What is your experience in this line of work?’ Undoubtedly experience helps in securing a well-paid position with the benefits of being financially secure. But experience extracts a hidden price that is usually only seen in hindsight. Many people, although imbued with worldly experience in their particular field of expertise, often remain frustrated and unfulfilled in their personal lives. When someone becomes attached to their experience, the reciprocal psychic effect is fear; of relinquishing the past and daring to live as a spontaneous and authentic being of the earth.

The value of experience is realised when what was once compelling, and deemed necessary to define the role of the person in existence, is transcended. As someone begins to take charge of their life through being more conscious of their actions, each new experience is evaluated through a finer level of perception. What was once satisfying as an emotional feeling is now being processed through the consciousness behind the form. It is the man or woman’s state of consciousness which determines the depth of experience needed to change if necessary the direction of the life. For example, an alcoholic suddenly stops drinking, having reached a stage whereby they no longer need the experience as before. Or someone surrenders the right to defend their emotional negativity and begins to live with greater sense of inner freedom.

No experience is needed to be creatively fulfilled. This is because everybody is born with a unique source of creativity to contribute something worthwhile for humanity. When someone loves what they do, the action is supported by virtue of the creative principle itself, which is continually being renewed. What normally happens is that, over time, the original inspiration becomes distorted by other considerations that were not there at the beginning. This is why in professions such as the arts, the most creative works are often done before success and fame impede the artistic flow of inspiration.

Living the truth is not conforming to the herd instinct to play things safe at the expense of being an original expression of life. This is why it’s so important while alive to do what is truly desired. Just like the surfer in the sea, the idea is to catch the wave of creation and merge with the dynamic flow of life.

Lance Kelly

www.lancekelly.co.uk