Doubt
Doubt
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Doubt
If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That's the lesson. That lesson alone, will save you a lot of grief. Even doubt means don't. (Oprah Winfrey) Spiritual work and the work on oneself is a long and exacting endeavour. When faced with the length of the path to be followed and the obstacles along the way, doubt can creep in and you no longer believe you have the qualities necessary to achieve any results whatsoever. You then feel a kind of division or split within you, and this is very harmful to your psychic life: this terrible self-doubt may gradually paralyze you. But whatever your reasons for self-doubt, there is only one thing that will prevent this poison from destroying you: the awareness that within you lives a being who is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-loving: the Lord, the Creator of all worlds. And in connecting yourself to him, by relying on him, you can continue to build your inner self. (O.M. Aïvanhov) When you are in doubt, be still, and wait; when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage. So long as mists envelop you, be still; be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists – as it surely will. Then act with courage. (Chief White Eagle, Ponca Native American Tribe) When you feel doubt and anxiety assailing your inner sky, diminishing your faith and your love, to the point of preventing you from seeing the splendour of creation, imagine you are sending rays of light into this fog; it may be thick, but it will eventually disappear. (O.M. Aïvanhov) Doubt is a messenger of intuition. (Gavin de Becker, paraphrased from The Gift of Fear audio tape, side two, 18m34s) How to avoid the harmful effects of doubt Finding certainty before making a decision is no easy feat. However, you can avoid the harmful effects of doubt using the following technique: go deep within and tell yourself, ‘I am still not intuitive and lucid enough to have a clear view of the situation, but this should neither trouble nor paralyse me. I put my faith in the greater good and will continue acting honestly, selflessly, and bravely.’ If you keep this mindset, you will one day overcome all doubt that may come over you. (O.M. Aïvanhov, Sparks of Light on Our Path, p.108)  |
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