The great Zen wisdom, which tells us that the path to enlightenment begins with the beginners mind.
The great Zen wisdom, which tells us that the path to enlightenment begins with the beginners mind. Or the Christian wisdom, which reminds us that if we wish to enter the Kingdom of Heaven we must think like a child.
When you are new, like a child, you are flexible and open. Being stiff is a sign of old age and death.
This has nothing to do with age. Flexibility and openness are a choice. You can be stiff in a young body or flexible in an old body.
But, if we are to engage life and learn, grow, give, share and rip away the layers and beliefs that hold us back from being simply ourselves, newness is the key.
How do you be new? If you ever hear the voice that says, "I know this already" - you are being stiff (aka dead). If you ever hear the voice that says, "All men or women are (fill in the blank)" you are being stiff (aka dead). If you hear the voice that says, "I'll never be, do or have (fill in the blank) - you are being dead. This list goes on and on.
The goal is to renew our mind through meditation, community and purpose, so that each and every moment, we are open and available to life our child within becomes renewed.
In this state of openness and receptivity, we actually allow ourselves to be reborn. We are reborn out of the death of the ancestral thoughts that hold us back. We are reborn to be able to be in a new, healthier body, relationship with our child within.
In our opinion, one of the greatest spiritual commandments is, "Behold, I make all things new."
We are starting to see that the nature of reality is far different than we could ever imagine. At the smallest level, particles are appearing and disappearing so fast, we can't notice them. But literally in every moment, we are brand new beings. The world is brand new - disappearing and reappearing.
But - what remains stiff, inflexible and dead are the beliefs and patterns of abuse that prevent us from feeling or experiencing this newness.
The Ten Stages is a studied recovery course. It is a source of reconnection a method of unlearning and a reintroduction to our child within which leads us back to our one true intuitive voice.We start to learn and come out of our protective dysfunctional shell and reclaim our lives.
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