Seven
Spiritual Laws of Success
Excerpts from Deepak Chopra's The Seven Spiritual Laws
of Success
The Law of Pure Potentiality
I will get in touch with the field of pure potentiality by
taking time each day to be silent, to just BE. I will also sit
alone in silent meditation at least twice a day for
approximately thirty minutes each morning and each
evening.
I will take time each day to commune with nature and to
silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. I
will sit silently and watch a sunset, or listen to the sound of
the ocean or a stream, or simply smell the scent of a flower.
In the ecstasy of my own silence, and by communing with
nature, I will enjoy the life throb of the ages, the field of
pure potentiality and unbounded creativity.
I will practice non-judgment. I will begin my day with the
statement, "Today, I shall judge nothing that occurs," and
throughout the day I will remind myself not to judge.
The Law of Giving
Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring them a
gift. The gift may be a compliment, a flower, or a prayer.
Today, I will give something to everyone I come into contact
with, and so I will begin the process of circulating joy,
wealth and affluence in my life and in the lives of others.
Today I will gratefully receive all the gifts that life has to
offer me. I will receive the gifts of nature: sunlight and the
sound of birds singing, or spring showers or the first snow
of winter. I will also be open to receiving from others,
whether it be in the form of a material gift, a compliment or
a prayer.
I will make a commitment to keep wealth circulating in my
life by giving and receiving life's most precious gifts: the
gifts of caring, affection, appreciation and love. Each time I
meet someone, I will silently wish them happiness, joy and
laughter.
The Law of Karma
Today I will witness the choices I make in each moment.
And in the mere witnessing of these choices, I will bring
them to my conscious awareness. I will know that the best
way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully
conscious of the present.
Whenever I make a choice, I will ask myself two questions,
"What are the consequences of this choice that I'm making?"
and "Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me
and also to those who are affected by this choice.?"
I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its
message of comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels
comfortable, I will plunge ahead with abandon. If the
choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the
consequences of my action with my inner vision. This
guidance will enable me to make spontaneously correct
choices for myself and for those around me.
The Law of Least Effort
I will practice Acceptance today. Today I will accept people,
situations, circumstances and events as they occur. I will
know that this moment is as it should be, because the whole
universe is as it should be. I will not struggle against the
whole universe by struggling against this moment. My
acceptance is total and complete. I accept things as they are
this moment, not as I wish they were.
Having accepted things as they are, I will take Responsibility
for my situation and for all those events I see as problems. I
know that taking responsibility means not blaming anyone
or anything for my situation (and this includes myself). I
also know that every problem is an opportunity in disguise,
and this alertness to opportunities allows me to take this
moment and transform it into a greater benefit.
Today my awareness will remain established in
Defenselessness. I will relinquish the need to defend my
point of view. I will feel no need to convince or persuade
others to accept my point of view. I will remain open to all
points of view and not be rigidly attached to any one of
them.
The Law of Intention and Desire
I will make a list of all my desires. I will carry this list with
me wherever I go. I will look at this list before I go into my
silence and meditation. I will look at it before I go to sleep
at night. I will look at it when I wake in the morning.
I will release this list of my desires and surrender it to the
womb of creation, trusting that when things don't seem to go
my way, there is a reason and that the cosmic plan has
designs for me much grander than even those that I have
conceived.
I will remind myself to practice present-moment awareness
in all my actions. I will refuse to allow obstacles to consume
and dissipate the quality of my attention in the present
moment. I will accept the present as it is and manifest the
future through my deepest, most cherished intentions and
desires.
The Law of Detachment
Today I will commit myself to detachment. I will allow
myself and those around me the freedom to be as they are. I
will not rigidly impose my idea of how things should be. I
will not force solutions on problems, thereby creating new
problems. I will participate in everything with detached
involvement.
Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient
of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty,
solutions will spontaneously emerge out of the problems,
out of the confusion, disorder and chaos. The more
uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel,
because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the
wisdom of uncertainty, I will find my security.
I will step into the field of all possibilities and anticipate the
excitement that can occur when I remain open to an infinity
of choices. When I step into the field of possibilities, I will
experience all the fun, adventure, magic and mystery of life.
The Law of Dharma
Today I will lovingly nurture the god or goddess embryo
that lies deep within my soul. I will pay attention to the
spirit within me that animates both my body and my mind. I
will awaken to this deep stillness within my heart. I will
carry the consciousness of timeless, eternal Being in the
midst of time-bound experience.
I will make a list of my unique talents. Then I will list the
things that I love to do while expressing my unique talents.
When I express my unique talents and use them in the
service of humanity, I lose track of time and create
abundance in my life as well in the lives of others.
I will ask myself daily, "How can I serve?" and "How can I
help?" The answers to these questions will allow me to help
and serve my fellow human beings with love.
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