What "program" are you actually running on?
This is your basic Cosmology, worldview, belief system or even the "story" you live within.
Do you know what it actually is? Have you pondered it? Or are you just kinda going with the flow? I get that - Its not a small question. However defining it REALLY helps.
It is the framework for all other questions, actions, ways of being & the seed which all other outcomes sprout.
Its like a mapping system or the way you orient yourself within life - which all other pathways stem from.
The mind is always filtering....What is the minimum viable filter to understand the the heck is actually going on here lol
What filter, worldview, cosmology, framework, belief system, orientation will serve our own development/evolution & that of the planet?
Cause let's be honest - That's what is really important, is it not?
It is certainly not - what is the next thing I can accumulate...or acquire. Cause that just leaves us chasing the next thing, never really sensing true fulfilment.
So what do you actually believe?
I had to sit at the beginning of my journey & ask myself this - As well as what were my actual values.
There was no short answer at that time - But the key itself was to ask & commit to the question....that was the beginning of finding out.
Wisdom Streams
How do we know what is right to believe though?
Well, this is your journey my friend. This takes a slowing down & connecting to yourself so you can learn to feel the resonance of knowing that is within.
This is a return to your Sacred Nature.
This is the karapūtoro/first thought, gnosis, insight, wisdom of the body, recognition, innate knowing, vibrational truth, attunement, deep knowing, sacred truth........that feeling you get when you JUST KNOW.
This is a different channel of wisdom or knowledge.
One that comes from within. One that is already inside & rather than acquiring anything more or from outside of ourselves - this path of learning is more a clearing out of that which does not belong to allow what is already there to be recognised.
This is a passage of clearing out erroneous thinking - "wrong thought", our shadow work, a purification process, cleaning up (in relation to integral theory of development by Ken Wilber)
As we travel this path - We begin to question that which we believe.....Finding that well - some of it is just straight up wrong. Doesn't serve & well.....without going too far down the old worm hole.....Just a way to keep us stuck consuming & all the rest of it....Think "empire".
ANYWAY when you begin to look at what feels right to you in alignment with what you believe - It is natural to look for proof.
It takes time to trust you innate knowing & intuition. We have been taught not to really. We have been taught to override the messages we receive from our bodies & this has caused a disconnect in the whole system of innate knowing.
However WE ARE NATURE. It is us - we are it & there are just certain things that resonate with us all....as we go on our own Hero's journey (Our personal journey of self discovery) we begin to look for clues.....
This is where we begin to see patterns in ways of being, stories, worldviews, beliefs. Well that's what I did anyway.
I asked what is it to be human.......what do all humans have in common?
We have a common humanity my friend & within that there are core beliefs that are natural to us all.
Look to indigenous cultures around the world.....yes some of us may feel so far separated from being indigenous but the reality is - that all peoples once lived off the land, were deeply connected to it & has sacred wisdom they worked with in alignment with life & nature.
We all have whakapapa or lineage to ancient ways & wisdom.
This is Sacred Humanism & Sacred World.
Of course the empire had a different idea & well many sacred teachings were destroyed, overrun or hidden.....as we well know....
However our sacred human nature is still within all of us & as we seek to ask big questions - We learn what it truly is to be human & why we are here.
We become humble to the teachings & wisdom of those who have come before.
We learn & we recognise this knowledge within.
The Sacred Wisdom Streams that are a part of us all.
A Higher Perspective..
Right then; IF we then are all connected to the earth SIMPLY BECAUSE WE ARE HUMAN no matter how we have been bought up, what time we are living in, where we are living....THEN we can connect into these wisdom streams to support our journey.
They are not a religion but speak to a spiritual journey & what it is to be human.
They are a framework through which to govern all other choices & actions.
Our higher perspective.
Beliefs are Psychoactive
What you believe has not only an effect on the choices you make - But creates alchemical processes within your body.
Psychoactive means - Affecting the mind.
We of course know of psychoactive substances: caffeine, alcohol, weed, nicotine, medications, the old A class....
Essentially something that can influence your mental state is called psychoactive.
SO - You can see now how beliefs can be psychoactive right?
What you believe directly affects you inner experience.
It can change you mood, emotions & perception.
It can shift how you see reality - even without anything external changing.
It can uplift you or depress you just as a substance can.
It can call you to make different choices, motivate you in different ways etc..
It can influence your mind-state & your interpretation of the world.....
Beliefs my friend, are psychoactive.
Is what you believe serving you? Is it correct or is it erroneous ?(wrong thought)
What I found for myself is that some of my beliefs were squired. Like "off" & therefore well I was a bit "off" haha! Like honestly I felt depressed, lost, confused....This eternal sense of discord within.
Yes we are blessed! We have a beautiful family, home, the car all the "stuff" - But there was still this sense of discord within because I still really questioned the meaning of life. Don't get me wrong my sons are 100% life givers & make life so full & beautiful HOWEVER within me - As I have got myself more into alignment WITH LIFE, natural law & what were are really here for - I have been able to have a greater sense of well, once again alignment. Fulfilment. Inspiration & beauty within all moments. Which of course - Has therefore has had great effect in my life, moments, all relationships & even my mahi.
AND all I can say is that it is due to a shift in beliefs.
Yes lots of things have changed - BUT O SO MUCH is still very much the same.
It is just the lens that I look through now is much clearer.
I know. I understand. I move from a different place.
This is not a blog about me telling you what to believe - But more so to encourage you to contemplate what it is that you really believe....To trust the wisdom of you body & where you feel a sense of discord....that, that is your cue that something is out of alignment.
There is more to learn, be curious my friend.
Many have walked this path before you.
Be curious, be compassionate!
Trust that you are always a child in the school of life - Here to learn.
May peace be with you!
Mauri ora! Life energy!
Millisa xx
