Visualize you are throwing a stone into a lake... its tranquil surface reacts with ripples which reach the shore and reflect back towards the central point.
Inevitability...
Whatever happens within the physical sphere has an effect. This is its beauty...it is the game we are here for. An event, a choice I make, everything influences the whole. But what is an 'event'? Is it only what we see on the news or what is recorded by the historians?
Incognito action...
We all emanate energy continuously... even by being 'inactive'! We produce thoughts and feelings which in turn create vibrations in the surrounding atmosphere and finally affect all of us and everything. This activity may be subtle and cannot be seen by naked eye, but still it is an activity; so... it has an effect!
Where?
Our inner attitude (consciousness) as the seed of our thoughts and feelings, create subtle vibrations that influence the attitude of the people around us... out thoughts and feelings as actions (though subtle) have an inevitable effect in the thoughts and feelings of everyone.
The ripples return back to their starting point...
The energy of consciousness that we send out bounces back to us when it reaches some boundaries (i.e other people)... the law of action and reaction (law of karma) does not make exceptions. The 'not so positive' energy that others may send us, is not 'something new' for us... is it? It is the very same energy that we've already sent out at some point in the past... whether to them personally or indirectly...
Positive ripples
Let us experiment a bit... Let's try sending out energy of respect to others and then feel this energy circulating and coming back to us. Our positive inner position creates energy that is more powerful than the negative energy... this is why when we are in a bad mood we cannot even stand our own company......whereas when we feel good about ourself then this harmony brings us closer to others, automatically.
Radiating positive energy is like an invisible shield that protects us from feeling hurt or insulted.
The inner attitude of selfishness however is like a stone in our lake of peace; it leaves us vulnerable in the ripples of criticism, insult and defamation that bounce back to us. If selfishness could only let go of the reins of our inner world, negativity would not then touch us......ripples of a 'different' type
Yes, but.. nearly everyone has a certain amount of selfishness...so how can we experiment in sending out the energy of pure love and respect ? We live in a world where negativity is becoming more and more prominent... where can I find this pure selfless inner state?
Deep within me? But even within me, I have totally forgotten how to feel beyond selfishness... relaxation and peace cannot change my character...
...where can I direct my awareness so as to be positively influenced and remember my pure state?
To be continued...
