Breaking Free

​For our evolution and growth, it is important to identify, inquire and investigate into the beliefs (points on the Ball of Perspective) that we have consciously and unconsciously adopted, and make a choice about which to keep, which to modify, which to drop based on what contributes to us to realize our highest potential to create massive positive impact in the world, realize our dreams and have it all with ease and grace.

There are various sources of our beliefs - family, religion, communities we belong to, the country that birthed us, the gender that we identify with, region we come from, the language we speak, the race, the ethnicity, the species that we are.

The Mastery level of Agility of Mind is to be able to see every Belief as a point on the Ball of Perspective, investigate its impact on our lives with Raw Honesty, understand the rationale and logic behind the Belief, reflect on whether it is in alignment with our Spiritual Values, check its resonance with our Inner Wisdom.

And, then make a Conscious Choice, sourced in Love for our own self and love for all Beings, to stand on that point on the Ball of Perspective that supports us to realize our highest potential to create massive positive impact in the world, realize our dreams and have it all with ease and grace.

The original intent of Religions was to give to people a Way of Life to be good human beings, which is to be loving, kind, honest, truthful, grateful, respectful, happy. That means the original intent of religions was to support people to become spiritual.

But, we all got confused and became attached to the outer layers of religion - customs, traditions, beliefs, different ways of praying, different places to go to pray, mythology, theology - and forgot the real intent which is to be Love.

Whatever divides human beings cannot be a source of our growth and evolution as a species.

Whatever unites human beings is the true source of our growth and evolution as a species.

What unities human beings is to be Love.

Then, should we throw off religion? Of course not, religion is part of our Roots. Let's honour and respect the roots that we come from because only then can the Tree of our Potential fully blossom.

There is depth of knowledge in each religion. Let's take from Religion and from every part of our Roots, that which contributes to our growth and evolution, and drop everything else that doesn't so that we can give to our children the limitless aspects of our roots and be cycle breakers of the limiting aspects of our roots.

Here's a Brave New World I dream of - People of all religions, castes and regions in our country live with each other in loving joyous harmony, deep reverence and understanding for each other’s beliefs, and learn from the spiritual wisdom available in all religions to become the best versions of themselves. Different opinions, beliefs and ways of life peacefully co-exist in our country; experiencing respect, understanding and social safety. India provides leadership to the world in how to embrace diversity and becomes a beacon of love, peace and joy for all of humanity.

For such a Brave New World, each one of us needs the courage of Raw Honesty and Deep Self-Awareness to be able to identify all the Beliefs that are there in our Conscious Mind, Sub-Conscious Mind and the Unconscious Mind; and

1. strengthen our Agility of Mind gear 1 consciousness to see Beliefs as merely thoughts that we have given our Power of Belief to.

2. strengthen our Being of Service gear 2 consciousness to adopt and / or create those beliefs that contribute to us and contribute to all Beings in our Space to journey forward on our Good to Great journey to realize our highest potential to make a massive positive impact in the world.

3. strengthen our Communicating Powerfully in the World of Others gear 3 consciousness to be an Empty Space, with no attachment to any Belief, having all Beings experience our Reverence.

4. strengthen our Delivering on our Word gear 4 consciousness to:
i. realize that our Values is our Word and Promise, not Beliefs.
ii. investigate and discover what Beliefs served us to reach at this point in our journey and which are now coming in the way of the next leg of our Good to Great journey by making us honour Words that we may have given before, when the earlier Beliefs were still relevant.
iii. see with clarity which promises are no longer valid and release ourselves from them so that we can progress on our Good to Great journey with ease and grace.

5. strengthen our Excellence gear 5 consciousness to be a Mind Without Preference because the Mind without Preference is the most powerful with no cravings and aversions. It is here we have the most Power to Create™ to generate Reality in alignment with our intentions and Impossible, Unimaginable, Crazy-Big Dreams. Generating Reality in alignment with our Intentions and Dreams is a delicate dance between a Mind Without Preference for a certain Outcome AND Playing to Win full-out to fulfil one’s Intentions and Dreams, both energies in equal measure.

A story from Mahabharat comes to mind with respect to point 4 above about holding on to a promise which is no longer valid and the impact of that. Bhishma Pitamah had promised his father that he will never lay claim to the throne and will act as a guardian to the throne because that was what his step-mother demanded of his father so that her son could become the king. Even when Dhritarashtra was the king, and the battle ensued between the morally right Pandvas and the morally wrong Kauravas; Bhishma Pitamah fought on the wrong side which was not in alignment with his values because he held himself to the promise he had made.

He had made that promise sourced in the Belief that - I must do everything that would make my father happy. Many years later, when his father was no longer alive, this Belief was no longer valid and therefore, it would have served him to inquire into his Promise given to his father and release himself from it because the promise was making him act against his values of Love and Respect.

The first promise is always to our Spiritual Values because that's who we truly are.

Keep exploring, inquiring, reflecting, investigating, learning and contributing to joyously lead yourself and your businesses from good to great, realize your dreams and have it all with ease and grace; while having lots of fun and adventure along the way.

Loving you,
j.