We are all mystics, whether we know it or not, and we are all on a path. It is called variously Dao, the Way, the Golden Stairs, enlarging
awareness, self-directed evolution, inner alchemy, climbing the mountain, know
thyself, the long road home, awakening the inner man, transmuting lead to gold,
spiritual pilgrimage, ascending to heaven, following our father within, the
still small path. All of these speak
to the same thing: our path to our inner self.
How we live our daily lives is
following the path of the mystic.
Some people are more open to the
world around them, and some less so.
We all have filters that let in or out only so much information between our
selves, lower and higher. Our inner
mystical journey, that we each must take on our own, has no real guidance other
than what we have learned. There are
outer teachers, books, people, daily events – but the only one who can evaluate
and inculcate these lessons into our very being is each one of us, for ourselves
only.
Ours is a journey unique to each
– no one else can have the one we have. What works for me may not work for you. That is why there is no formula. This mystical journey into our heart, into our very spiritual essence –
the journey of our spiritual evolution – this is our own, our individuality.
Developing trust of our higher
selves is something we need to do.
When we trust that still small voice within us even though it may be contrary to
what our thinking mind wants us to do, if we can move through that outer fear
and the mind chatter that confounds us, then we are certainly on our own
mystical path. The irony is we have
all the answers within ourselves and always have – it’s just that we keep
looking in the wrong place, outside of us, for the answers. Those other people we look to for answers are struggling sometimes just
as much or more than we are! We do not
want to disempower ourselves or lessen the strength of our own power by
following others blindly.
We need to build our power of
discernment by relying on ourselves.
That means that every person, situation, and thing you encounter outside and
inside yourself is your teacher. We
need to listen and to learn – to actually inculcate into our lives what we
believe. We need to sift through
what is being said and run it past our heart, our inner knowing, our inner Self. If it passes this test and the litmus of universality, we can take it and
make it ours. If it does not, we
need to let it alone or release it because it does not presently present itself
as truth for us.
We are on our own, independent,
yet intimately connected with the rest of humanity – literally with all sentient
beings, who are working to achieve the same goal of self-directed evolution
leading to spiritual enlightenment.
Seeing the real beyond the unreal, understanding that we are integral in the
larger cosmic whole, and working with nature and her processes, we help to lift
all Life to the next rung, to assist in ascending, awakening; and to realize the
sublime purpose and intent of life in the universe, and ultimately, of That, the
unnamable essence.