Two Paths to Effortless Spiritual and Material Life

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  1. Once again thank you for such a thought provoking and revealing article. I have been following a number of bloggs recently since initially finding your site, and I have to admit that my mind has become a little fogged by it all and I have lost the clarity I began with.
    Reading your new article I feel once again that I can regain my focus and achieve my goal.
    Thank you for your wisdom.

    Gareth

  2. Great article! I had to smile at your description of the “top-down” method … I find myself in the thick of this path these days.

    I have had experiences with the “bottom-up” path, also. I feel, though, that my spiritual teacher was a bit of an egomaniac! In any case, I had a hard time trusting him because he emphasized a need for suffering in the process of surrender.

    Now, I do think suffering happens on the spiritual path because of our own resistance – but why hold it up as a sign of progress, right?

    Blessings,
    Andrea

  3. I found a format that if followed everyday will dismiss the disconnected thoughts of ego. Eventually you will not need to follow it everyday because you done it enough to subconsciously follow it without conscious effort. This is quoted by Dr. Wayne Dyer:

    “How we experience ourselves as disconnected. The six ego beliefs:

    I am what I have. My possessions define me
    I am what I do. My achievements define me.
    I am what others think of me. My reputation defines me.
    I am separate from everyone. My body defines me as alone.
    I am separate from all that is missing in my life,. My life space is disconnected from my desires.
    I am separate from God. My life depends on God’s assessment of my worthiness.”

    It has helped me to grow and contribute more of who I really am. It is my hopes that sharing this will allow others the same. :)

    Thank you for this splendid article :)

  5. Hi Andrea,

    It is also possible that you have expanded to a state more than your teacher has, and so you grew out of him, your current state prompting you to the “top-down” method.

    You are correct that suffering is because of our resistance.

    Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment.

    -Desika

  6. Nicholas,

    Thanks for posting the “six ego beliefs.” They are very useful and supplement this article quite well.

    Thanks for posting such a thoughtful comment.

    -Desika

  7. Hey Desika,

    Superb article. I really enjoyed it and like the model you have put forth here. Constantly reminding ourselves of our true nature, and constantly remaining a witness are certainly the keys as you have pointed out.

    Great stuff!

    Cheers,
    Anmol