spiritual conversation 

Teenager (Ana Cruz):  Well, most of the time I like one thing and later I change it to something else.

Adonis:  To be young perhaps it is alright to be indecisive about what you want to do with ones life.  However, as you grow older, certainly it is important to find out.  After all, that is the real purpose of learning who you are and being educated, is it not?  To help you find out what it is you want to do in life.  You see, self-knowledge is the basis of true edification.  To know thyself, is to have a mind that is watchful and thus in a state of learning.  To know oneself is to have a mind that is aware of every intricacy of ones life.  The way you feel, think and relate to everything in and around you. 




To be wise is to be concerned with the realities of life and to understand everything about yourself.  Why you do things and why you feel the way you do.  Why you act the way, you act.  All this is important.  This is your life we are discussing, so I think you are interested in this.  For that reason, it is most important that you listen and watch every reflection of yourself.  Each day and every moment, watch and listen to your thoughts, ideas, emotions and fears.  You are all those thoughts, ideas, emotions and fears.  You are the fear and the fear-maker.  Only by listening and watching can you understand yourself.  Watch and listen without judgment or adjustment of what you see and hear.  Perhaps, you may discover certain things you do or say that you do not realize.  You must see this for yourself.  It has very little meaning for another to tell you this.  That is why self-discovery is most important.  Then what I am saying has meaning.  By seeing yourself just as you are, brings about a complete change in you.  Do see this clearly for yourself. 



Spiritual Fulfillment Beyond This Mortal Life

Now, with me, you can go much deeper.  Only in the understanding of yourself can you truly understand others.  Then you discover that all human beings are oneself.  Then you no longer have the desire to look outwardly to understand humanity.  In this, you will find that you are every human being, every man, woman and child.  In that awakening you discover you are not just an entity living in life, but you are life.  That is an extraordinary thing to discover, which requires tremendous insight.

Spirituality Beyond Time And Meditation

So in looking into this, what does this mean to you?  Does it affect you at all?  How do you listen to what is being said to you?  Do you go on as before, living your life in a daze, half asleep?  How has this moved you?  As we are speaking, how do you listen?  Do you listen completely or partially?  Do you know what it means to listen with your whole heart and mind, entirely, without the mind making all that noise?  You see, when you are interested in something, do you notice you become really quiet and alert?  You do not want to move at all.  The body and mind becomes very still and silent.  You feel as if you can barely breathe because you do not want to miss anything. 

Realize, you can only learn when you are truly quiet.  To be still, to be at peace with oneself is a movement that is vibrant and blossoming full of life.  So, in light of all this, what is most important is for you to be vigilant and attentive to your life.  Then, in that awareness and quietude, perhaps you will discover there is the abundance of life, love and complete contentment beyond words.

ADONIS ALEXANDER
(Author of Secret Sayings of Adonis)

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