WE ALL NEED TO CREATE A CLOSE AND LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SELF
Because of the painful wounds from our past, most of us suffer from not loving and accepting ourselves
Lovingly written and published by Chinmayan…
to encourage you to take up the challenging but delightful journey of developing a deep, enduring and ever growing love relationship with your self
THE DAWNING LIGHT, Volume 7, Issue Number 508
SPIRITUAL SOUP KITCHEN Section Number 63
Friday, October 6, 2023
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WE ALL NEED TO CREATE A CLOSE AND LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SELF
Because of the painful wounds of our past, most of us suffer from not loving and accepting our selves which is the root cause of stress and strain in our relationships and our lives.
You don’t really love yourself until you see who you really are…And you can’t see who you really are until you learn to love yourself!
In all my years of teaching spiritual practices and principles to people from all walks of life…
And in the thousands of healing and counseling sessions I have done for people seeking to find their way to a higher level of life…
And in my own personal journey to overcome the abuse and traumas which destroyed my self-esteem as a child and very nearly crushed my spirit by the time I became a young man…
I have learned that nearly every human being on the planet suffers to some greater or lesser degree from not loving, appreciating or respecting their own self.
When you begin to develop your personal meditation practice with the intention to become aware and present within yourself, you will gradually be able to tell yourself the truth about your inner condition and face the painful realities that were hidden.
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It is clear to me to that as long as we are not aware of what is really going on within our own selves, we will not be able to become free from the effects of our painful past.
It is also clear that once we are aware of it and see its damaging effects on our lives and relationships, we can certainly heal it if we are willing to do the inner work necessary.
Learning to love and accept yourself is absolutely necessary…and it is one of the hardest things you will ever do.
It is far easier to love someone else than it is to love yourself…but the amazing thing is—the more you are able to love yourself, the more you are able to love others and the more they will love you in a wonderful circle of self sustaining love.
In my experience, the number one mental, emotional and spiritual issue for everyone is not loving ourselves.
The thing is you may believe you do…
I did.
I didn’t uncover the truth until after I met Kalu Rinpoche, received the training and transmission of the powerful meditation practices he taught us and dedicated my self doing them every day with other students at his Dharma Center.
After an intense period of months of daily practice, I began having a much clearer understanding of the inner workings of my mind and emotions.
I realized that I did not even like myself.
Which was the direct cause of my behaviors which strained relationships and kept me in the unhappy zone.
When my partner would say to me “You are so handsome and lovable and precious!” I would respond with “That is not true at all!” And we would argue.
Then, one of my dharma brothers who I had great respect for, said “You really need to work on learning to love yourself.
You have a very low self esteem, but its bullshit.
You are way more amazing and special than you think.
Your life is full of crisis and drama because you don’t appreciate yourself.
You go around expecting to be mistreated which tends to make people treat you badly.”
I am forever grateful to my friend for that “wake up” talk.
Because of the growing awareness developing from my intense meditation practice, and the powerful effects of chanting the mantra for developing real ever growing Love and compassion “Om Mani Paydmeh Hung” every day, I realized that learning to love and accept myself is absolutely necessary to heal and become free from the wounds of the past.
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We all need to consciously choose to create a close and loving relationship with ourselves.
I have been working within myself through meditation, prayer and several other key practices to dissolve everything in the way of loving myself ever since.
Today, I live every moment in a state of truly loving and accepting myself more and more.
I live each day in love with everything and being loved and appreciated by others because I appreciate who I am.
Loving yourself is the doorway to ever closer love relationships with your beloveds and the divine.
The first step in the long journey to truly loving and believing in your self is to CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE TO DO THE INNER WORK and MAKE A TOTAL INTENTION TO ACHIEVE IT.
In this week’s SUNDAY EDITION of “The Dawning Light”, we will do a deep dive into this subject, including instructions for simple practices that will help you open your heart and start falling in love with yourself!
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