Yesterday, we saw that although the true Self is present and pure, it is still helpful to purify the mind. Today’s reading recommends purification too, which it calls “healing.” It reminds us that in order to heal (purify the mind), we must replace old habits with new habits, especially with the new habit of surrender.
Although we have been asked to teach, today we are asked to see ourselves as students. Our teacher is the combined wisdom of NTI and inner spiritual intuition. In NTI, these two are referred to using the Judeo-Christian symbol, “Holy Spirit.” Remember what NTI Luke 4 said about the Holy Spirit:
Jesus came out of the desert a teacher, but the one who taught through him was the Holy Spirit. This is the same one that teaches you now, so that no time has elapsed since Jesus seemed to teach until the time that I am teaching you now.
In other words, your inner teacher is the one who taught Jesus. It is also the one that Jesus became as he merged with the inner teacher. That means Jesus is your teacher too.
It is one teacher that has led everyone who has ever awakened. Everyone who has ever awakened dissolved into the one teacher, so they are the teacher too.
Today, the teacher asks you to adopt two new perspectives:
- Be grateful for every circumstance in your life as an opportunity to learn and to practice.
- Keep the Holy Sprit’s Word foremost in your mind throughout the day.
I would like to echo the importance of these two recommendations.
When I was going through the purification stage, I was ‘religious’ about seeing every circumstance as an opportunity for my healing and as an opportunity to listen within for the highest vibrational option (guidance). Each upsetting circumstance was an opportunity not to react from my old conditioning, including my beliefs, fears and desires. Instead, each circumstance was an opportunity to find peace by letting go of old conditioning.
I cannot emphasize how helpful it is to see one’s life as a setup for healing, as if every detail is put in place to help you awaken. That is its purpose. See every person as an actor, who plays a role perfectly so you can purify your mind and awaken to who you are.
It’s also really beneficial to develop the habit of keeping inner wisdom in the forefront of the mind. This is why we use the Thoughts of Awakening. Each day there is a new thought from inner wisdom for us to read and mull over many times throughout the day.
Have you developed that habit yet?
If not, are you willing to give it more effort now?
