DESTINY CONCLUSION #4

"Kabir says; friend, there are very few who find the way."

The sages teach that all that happens; happens as it must.
What occurs cannot occur contrary to the conditions of its occurring or contrary to its nature.
A cedar tree does not spring from an acorn.

 

Of all the teachings the Ancestors have given us, many focus on our being true to our Self’s preordained mission. Others may want to tell you to be an "oak tree" which bears fruit rather than the "cedar tree" that you were created for.

Anything or anybody who does not make you more of who we are makes you less of who we are.

 

The focus is on becoming more of who you are.

You must free yourself to be yourself.
Do not take on what is not yours to take on.
If you will not be you who then will be? 

Be patient with yourself, kind to yourself and release yourself from what you are not accountable. Do not be captive to the demands of false duty.

God most delights when you, are most you, when you are being most yourself.

 

If you do not be you, then whoever will be?

 

Look carefully to what you aspire, cherish and guard so as not to squander your gifts nor lose your heritage.

Dance to the beat of your very own drum and no one else's.

 

It can be difficult not to run with the crowd. Rather be ...

"At the tail of the lions than at the head of the foxes." The Talmud

Unthinking conformity no matter how piously enacted lacks meaning and as such is soulless.
One must be bold in questioning; that to just accept without inquiry is simply surface learning by rote not the deeper learning of thoughtful consideration.

Our deeds fashion our destiny, so do our understandings fashion our deeds.

If one is unsure what one's destiny is, practice and use one's core strength and see where that leads ... often to the next step along the way.

Remember that the Creator wants a personal relationship with each one of us. The standards are simple but difficult.

It will be given to you according to the measure of your humility, the measure of your love and the measure of your faith.

The menu is only the menu.
It offers, it describes, it suggests.
When the meal arrives do not put it aside.
Absorb the reality of your choice.
If you do not taste the nature of God in your selection, you must choose another dish, if indeed you desire to be for the Infinite One, all that S/He is for you.
For although the Creator’s breath will be present, His presence will not manifest for you.
You need to choose the offering He has prepared especially and selectively for you.

If all else fails, help others or any of the other of the 'Beings' of nature, for its own sake and not for any selfish motive or agenda (Karma yoga.)

 

When you feel compelled and not commanded it will be as you thought it would be ...
You will know that the veil is illusory and you will lack for nothing.

Whatever your mission is, it should be heartfelt and not arise out of dutifullness. It should bring any one of these feelings; 

joy, happiness, serenity, meaning, belonging, equanimity, harmony, balance...

 

When you are compelled rather than commanded you will no longer need teachers and sages for you will know naturally. 
It is written on your heart. 
When you keep the commitment because you love not because you obey you will no longer need teachers and sages urging you to perform and refrain – you will do so naturally.
It is the way of the heart. 
It is the heart’s wisdom and understanding that delights itself in the Creator.

  

By going back to our earlier, especially our teenage years, or some prior warrior journeys we may discover that the dream or that aha we wanted for ourselves was put aside because of external pressures. This dream could well have been connected to our destiny and our heart’s desire.

Look carefully to what you aspire, cherish and guard so as not to squander your gifts nor lose your heritage. 

When you respond from within all will unfold as it should from without.

Eventually, we may find that...

“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.” Patanjali