Last week I shared my journey throughout these two years of traveling. Today, I will share what my real roots are… and they happen to be yours too. Our roots are all the same. Not the ones where our ancestors or cultures come from but from where we all originate.
According to the Bhagavad Gita – paraphrased of course – we all come from truth and we are all truth, the true Self. It’s the only thing that is constant. That truth rests in the core of our existence and consciousness. Unfortunately, we all seem to have the same condition called amnesia, which leads to our ignorance and forgetfulness of this true Self.
This ignorance of our true Self is considered to be the deadliest disease you can have. It’s what makes us all suffer. And unfortunately since we have amnesia, if the doctor were to tell us that it’s terminal and we need an immediate transplant in order to survive, we won’t understand the severity of our condition. We won’t see it. We’ll give excuses like “I have a wedding this weekend, so I can’t do the surgery,” “It’s my mom’s birthday,” “I don’t have enough money,” etc. It’s quite sad to admit that I myself said this to my teacher this past week and he set me right immediately. It’s so easy to fall into this pattern because it’s hard to make these changes and admit that we are ignorant. There are signs to help you see that you have lost your roots.
For example, every time someone says to me that they want to do teacher training, they follow it with a plethora of “buts” and excuses. They say similar excuses like the above and it saddens me because I know they have amnesia just like me and that they also have the same disease as I have yet they are unaware of it. There is a daily damage they are doing to themselves by not choosing something that will help them cure this silent and socially acceptable virus.
The only way to heal yourself from this terminal disease is to start reflecting and questioning your life the way you know it right now. I know it’s scary for the ego and it’s not my place to eradicate anyone’s ego except my own. My ultimate passion is to help others – who are inclined to this naturally – become professional truth seekers.
To become a professional truth seeker, you need training. Thus, the training is a good place to start your spiritual transplant because it opens your eyes to these deeper-seeded truths to help you learn you have complete control over your life for better or for worse. Only those who have the courage to stand up and take that first step towards this kind of transplant have a chance at this freedom that is taught in the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutras and many other ancient spiritual texts.
I invite you to ask yourself where you are on the following spectrum:
Are you still sleeping and clueless that you have a disease that is killing you? (Hint: If you have stress it could be a good indication that you are suffering from this disease.)
Are you aware that you have this disease and are working mercilessly every day to heal it no matter the cost or time it takes?
Or are you somewhere in the middle fluttering back and forth between the two in a sort of limbo that makes you paralyzed from taking the necessary actions?
Let’s be honest with ourselves. If we had to actually have a physical transplant because of some physical disease, we would find any way and means to do it because it means life or death. So try putting this much value into a disease that you can’t see or touch but is there… Can you see that your spiritual transplant is just as important if not more? A spiritual transplant will be able to cure any physical disease as well, but that’s for an entirely different article.
Where we place our priorities and importance will dictate the trajectory of our lives. I place my priorities and importance on connecting with and rediscovering that truth within me. In all my affairs I try never to lose sight of that. I’ve made difficult decisions to miss social events because I was getting different kinds of “surgeries” and “transplants.” I still have a ways to go because I still have this pesky thing called an ego but I will stay on my course and not waiver. I know how important this is for me and for those around me as well.
I have chosen to use strong words and be extra direct in this article because sometimes it’s needed even though it might not be so easy to swallow. That’s the nature of truth; it shocks our reality. Ultimately though, living this way is sweeter and the only true fulfillment you’ll have.
Join me… if you’re curious.
