One day a Master to whom a student was asking questions said: We are not allowed to put our Teaching on sale, but we are allowed to demand from true disciples a great commitment and a great seriousness in wanting to learn it and transpose it into their lives, first of all to verify its goodness, and perhaps one day for the Spirit of Service to bestow it and transmit it in turn with dignity to others.
When life seems arbitrary and the world appears as a chaotic tale of struggle, hardship and suffering, we begin to search for another kind of meaning. This search leads us to a deeper conviction: life cannot be simply what is visible on the surface.
Throughout the centuries, countless teachings point to the possibility of transformation, a change that goes beyond mechanical existence to arrive at a conscious life. This is not about the fleeting success to which we are devoted because we are instructed by a cultural model based on competition, but about a deep and substantial evolutionary integration of the self.
To undertake this transformation, according to a millenary Tradition, we must “die” to certain aspects of ourselves: characters with whom we identify and to whom we give great importance. This is not a literal death, but an abandonment of ways of thinking, feeling and acting that are now outdated. Only then can we be reborn in a state known as Consxious Being.
This process cannot be bought or transmitted by an enlightened person, by a coach and even less can it be facilitated by a “holistic trainer”; it is the inner call that educates man to the true path of being, and that is to develop the ability necessary to respond to the challenges of Life. Responsibility for one’s own experience requires awakening from the sleep of habitual existence and facing the parts of ourselves that are no longer useful. A responsible Awakening is the only key to reanimating our inner Truth and cannot be mediated or entrusted to others.
To support this inner work, we need a framework of truth. This truth is not a rigid doctrine, but a guiding principle that helps us study to know ourselves sincerely.
But how can we apply these ideas in our daily lives?
Here are some necessary steps to begin a journey of a responsible responsibility… First of all, be wary of proposals for simple inner paths that illuminate and heal in a weekend, divinatory practices that list past incarnations, and energetic techniques that cleanse your aura; all of which, of course, come at a high price. The Truth you seek cannot be purchased and commodified, but under the right conditions it emerges in you by reminiscence because it has always been what you are.
The Truth is soon recognized, because it works with impersonal love and proceeds through the gift of Service, it cannot be paid for but is realized when one is ready to welcome and give oneself in the measure with which one has received. This teaching dissociates itself from the materialistic commodification of intensive spirituality and weekend courses today very much in vogue with the formula “2 for 1” (if there are 2 of you, pay only 1), which beyond the good intentions (with which hell was paved), has now degenerated into an astronomically and economically formalized cult, similar to a hypermarket with many attractive and well-presented products but empty of any true essential quality. The transformation is never a unique event, an energetic epiphany with repeatable spots between courses, intensives and ‘mysterious’ ceremonies differentiated by a price list.
Stay alert: cultivate moments of Presence. Embrace the challenges of Life that are an essential part of your inner growth. They help you let go of what no longer serves you and build a powerful opening to the True, the Beautiful and the Good. Look for a point of reference: turn to teachings or mentors that resonate with your inner Truth. Alone you can trigger a process, but it is only in an oriented environment that you can begin to go deeper and penetrate personal barriers.
Watch yourself every day: start noticing your thoughts, emotions and actions. Identify your masks, uncover your fictional characters: reflect on the multiple roles you play in different contexts. What patterns can you identify? What triggers your reactions? Review your intentions: ask yourself regularly: What is my purpose? What am I looking for? Are my actions aligned with my deepest values?
Remember that these selfless suggestions can only be applied to yourself freely and gratuitously, since the price to pay is you, or rather, what you sacrifice is what you believe you are.
Finally remember: the Truth you seek has always sat within you, and although we can never completely know God, we are given to recognize everything that is not.
Whoever blesses himself with Earth and Heaven, will bless himself in the God of Truth …
