{"id":2740,"date":"2019-01-14T01:58:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T01:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rogergabriel.com\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2019-01-18T16:44:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T16:44:41","slug":"the-alchemy-of-desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rogergabriel.com\/?p=2740","title":{"rendered":"The Alchemy of Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ignorant man asks for material possessions, the intelligent man asks for enlightenment but the wise man just loves and receives everything<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

We all have desires. \u00a0In fact wants and then don\u2019t wants are regularly popping in and our of our heads. \u00a0But how often do we stop and ask ourselves what we do really, really want and even then, how much of the time are we really sure? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What we put our attention on grows, it\u2019s a technique for manifestation we\u2019ll discuss later, so it\u2019s very important to make sure our desires are inline with our life\u2019s goals or we just might end up with a lot of unnecessary things or uncomfortable situations.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s the story of the man who had everything materially and one day decided that he needed to find God. \u00a0His friends told him that he wouldn\u2019t find God in the US, he would have to go to India. So he took a flight to Delhi, got off the plane and told a taxi driver he was there to find God. \u00a0The taxi driver said that God wasn\u2019t in Delhi but he would take him to Rishikesh, that\u2019s where the Beatles went. When the man reached Rishikesh, he jumped out of the taxi and rushed up to the first holy looking person he saw. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m here to find God\u201d, he said. \u201cYou\u2019ll need to go up into the mountains\u201d, said the holy looking person, \u201cThat\u2019s where God is, follow that trail\u201d. So off the man went, following the trail up into the mountains. As he climbed higher, the trail became narrower, the sun set and it became night. \u00a0The man struggled on in darkness, he had to find God. Then suddenly he stumbled, slipped and began rolling down the mountain side, into the black abyss. Fortunately, his coat caught on a branch and he hung there, dangling in the darkness. \u201cHelp, help\u201d, he cried. \u201cJust let go\u201d, came a loud voice from the darkness. \u00a0\u201cWho\u2019s there\u201d, asked the man timidly. \u201cThis is God, just let go\u201d, replied the voice. The man thought for a moment and then shouted, \u201cIs there anyone else there?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Freewill<\/b><\/p>\n

If you ask people if they have freewill to choose the life they want, most of them will tell you yes. \u00a0However, how much freewill do we actually have? How many of our desires are just repetitions of past memories or a result social conditioning. \u00a0Most people\u2019s lives are governed by past actions and memories. We call this the software of the soul, the program that runs our lives. We do an action, which creates a memory, which leads to a desire and then a future action to fulfill the desire. \u00a0Even though we think we have freewill, most of the time we are following these same patterns over and over again. We\u2019re like the hamster on its treadwheel, running faster and faster, thinking it\u2019s getting somewhere, when in fact it\u2019s just going round and round. \u00a0This is limited possibilities. The desires we have and therefore the lives we create for ourselves, are limited by the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meditation is the tool which allows us to escape from this self-created prison of the past. \u00a0All memories are in the thinking process. Meditation allows us to transcend or go beyond thoughts. \u00a0It gives us access to a field of infinite possibilities. Through a regular meditation practice, we can begin to step out of limitations, to desire the life we truly deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n

Soul Profile<\/b><\/p>\n

Knowing that we can desire anything is very freeing but can also be confusing. \u00a0Now we\u2019re spoilt for choice. How do we know what is correct for us? I suggest finding somewhere quiet and answering the following questions, to create a simple profile of your deeper self, we can call this your Soul Profile. \u00a0Some answers may change with time so look through the questions again, periodically.<\/span><\/p>\n