The following chart compares two ways of experiencing your reality:
(1) being overly identified with your human self and the three-dimensional world, in contrast with (2) Living in Alignment with your soul.
Your process of identifying how your human self gets in the way of merging with your soul is an integral aspect of the Living in Alignment approach. Your conditioning can both enhance and interfere with your efforts to merge with your soul.
(1) being overly identified with your human self and the three-dimensional world, in contrast with (2) Living in Alignment with your soul.
Your process of identifying how your human self gets in the way of merging with your soul is an integral aspect of the Living in Alignment approach. Your conditioning can both enhance and interfere with your efforts to merge with your soul.
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Overly identified with your human self:
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Living in Alignment with your soul:
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1. Being externally focused
2. Manipulating others 3. Controlling others 4. Jealous and envious 5. Isolation 6. Superiority and inferiority 7. Competitive 8. You are your conditions 9. Living in a fear-based reality 10. Feeling alone and unconnected 11. Being controlled by outside influences 12. Living in survival mode 13. ‘Me’ mentality 14. Selfishness 15. Doubt 16. Confusion 17. Anxiety 18. Insecurity 19. Judgment 20. Feeling unworthy/undeserving 21. Powerlessness 22. Hopelessness 23. Helplessness 24. Impression management 25. Self-centered 26. Existing and surviving 27. Experiencing abandonment 28. Skewed thinking 29. Look to others as experts 30. Dependence and counter-dependence 31. Disempowered 32. Mediator required to access Source energy 33. Settling for dysfunctional relationships 34. Blame others for circumstances 35. Caught up in drama 36. Trauma repetition 37. Stay in conflict 38. Suspicious of others 39. Living as though separate 40. Greed 41. Personality in conflict with your soul 42. Dualistic 43. Attached to expectations 44. Figuring out your life 45. Resistance 46. Lack of meaning and purpose to your life 47. Desperation 48. Fear of getting old 49. Conforming 50. Unresolved trauma-related issues 51. Resentment 52. Closed heart 53. Experiencing deprivation 54. Perfectionism 55. Active in addictions 56. Critical of yourself, others, and life 57. Taking on other people’s reality 58. Out-of-control behavior 59. Feeling needless and wantless 60. Shame-based reality 61. Living in guilt 62. Getting stuck in ‘victim consciousness’ 63. Focusing on problems 64. Consumed with doing |
Being inwardly focused
Trusting the process Living own life & allowing others to do so Experiencing abundance Connectedness Equality Inspired living You are more than your conditions Living with an open mind & heart Experiencing oneness with all Listening to & following inner promptings Experiencing soul actualization 'Us’ mentality Global thoughts and actions Trust Increasing clarity Knowing all is well Eternally safe Discernment Being receptive to possibilities Taking responsibility for your life Having a sense of meaning and purpose Being proactive Inner contentment Living in partnership Thriving Experiencing deeper connection with soul Clear knowing Accessing your own wisdom Interdependence Co-creative Direct connection with Source energy Choosing healthy relationships Know that all circumstances are serving you Seeking out choice and opportunity Receptive to insights, gifts, lessons Forgiveness Trust in underlying goodness of others Feeling interconnected and interdependent Generosity Personality in unison with your soul Viewing ‘the bigger picture’ Positive expectations Feeling into your life Acceptance of what is Living your soul mission Inspiration Enjoying all stages of your life Living in your own truth Resolution and transformation Integrating insights, gifts, lessons Opening your heart to yourself and others Experiencing abundance Appreciating your humanity Effective and skillful living Enhancing yourself, others, and life Honoring the reality of others Living in moderation Attending to your human and soul needs Self love Learning from mistakes Being empowered Focusing on solutions Experiencing Freedom to Be |
What the spiritual path offers is a way to come back into balance, to develop our intuition and the wisdom of our heart, so that the intellect is no longer the master, but instead is the servant of the heart - the part of us that brings us into unity with ourselves and all other beings.
Ram Dass
Ram Dass
