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Assume that you are dreaming and in your dream you see a giant lake—we will call it "Lake Potential." Think of the water in the lake as the unformed essence or energy of whatever you can imagine would make your life a life worth living. See yourself standing on the shore, staring at the lake, wishing you could jump into the limitless potential you know is there, but you don't know how to swim. So you walk away feeling in want and deprived of the infinite possibilities which lie within that unlimited potential. Then, suddenly, you wake up from your dream and you realize you are already fully immersed in the lake and always have been—you just weren't aware of it. Awakening to your true potential is your destiny as you evolve spiritually. However, manifesting that potential is a choice you will make time and time again based on your understanding and application of the Law of Pure Potentiality.
Each of us was born in "Lake Potential" and it is as natural to us as is water to a fish. The only difference is that a fish doesn't spend time searching for water because it only knows water as a natural part of its being; it has never been separated from the element in which it was born, and that very element effortlessly sustains it with grace and ease. We, on the other hand, seem to have no problem separating ourselves from the natural element into which we were born, often spending a lifetime looking for our potential good somewhere "out there" in the form of people, places and things.
Chopra refers to this external search as "object-referral"—looking to the world as the source of our fulfillment, which is always temporal at best. The alternative is what he refers to as "Self-referral" which means we look to Infinite Source for fulfillment, which can be found only when we identify with the Self within that knows It is unified with the Whole. In its unformed state Pure Potential is the common factor to be found in all possibilities, that is, until we quantify them and put boundaries on them based on our deepest beliefs. Some teachers refer to Pure Potentiality as the cosmic glue that unifies the entire universe. It can be a stunning discovery when we realize we are immersed in its essence. We were born into it, as a fish is born to water. Once we awaken to and access our Pure Potential we can bring it into form in specific ways by means of conscious, creative, constructive, intentional and positive "possibility thinking."
The challenge we have often lies in accessing our Pure Potentiality because it requires a quiet mind to plumb its depths. As a Mindfulness Practice I invite you to take time to contemplate your unity with Life. Dedicate time for meditation and spend some time in nature to observe the Law of Pure Potentiality being demonstrated perfectly. Animals, trees and flowers are incapable of separating themselves from Source, and, as a result, in their natural element they thrive. Become the silent witness--watch and learn, and in so doing come more into alignment with your own true natue. Clear your mind and heart of all negative thinking that would cause you to feel separated from others or Source. Focus on healing all sense of apartness from Life. Know you were born into Pure Potentiality—you don't have to earn it, because its yours by divine appointment. As the great teacher said, "It is the Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom."
What shall you choose to do with the gift of your pure potential today? Choose wisely, because as Emerson said, "Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen"!
Peace,
Dennis Merritt Jones
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