The following pages (Monday - Sunday) Are taken from Deepak Chopra's "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success"
Each day work on the corresponding law as a base, core, spiritual practice.
Each day work on the corresponding law as a base, core, spiritual practice.
The Law of Detachment
"In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty...in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known, which is prison of past conditioning. And our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of possibilities, we surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe."
The sixth spiritual law of success is the Law of Detachment. The Law of Detachment says that in order to acquire anything in the physical universe, you have to relinquish your attachment to it. This doesn't mean you give up the intention to create your desire. You don't give up the intention, and you don't give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the result.
This is a very powerful thing to do. The moment you relinquish your attachment to the result, combining one-pointed intention with detachment at same time, you will have that which you desire. Anything you want can be acquired through detachment, because detachment is based in the unquestioning belief in the power of your true Self.
Attachment, on the other hand, is based on fear and insecurity - and the need for security is based on not knowing the true Self. The source of wealth, of abundance, or of anything in the physical world is the Self; it is the consciousness that knows how to fulfill every need. Everything else is a symbol: cars, houses, bank notes, clothes, airplanes. Symbols are transitory; they come and go. Chasing symbols is like settling for the map instead of the territory. It creates anxiety; it ends up making you feel hollow and empty inside, because you exchange your Self for the symbols of your Self.
Attachment comes from poverty consciousness, because attachment is always to symbols. Detachment is synonymous with wealth consciousness, because with detachment there is freedom to create. Only from detached involvement can one have joy and laughter. Then the symbols of wealth are created spontaneously and effortlessly. without detachment we are prisoners of helplessness, mundane needs, trivial concerns, quiet desperation, and seriousness - the distinctive features of everyday mediocre existence and poverty consciousness.
Attachment, on the other hand, is based on fear and insecurity - and the need for security is based on not knowing the true Self. The source of wealth, of abundance, or of anything in the physical world is the Self; it is the consciousness that knows how to fulfill every need. Everything else is a symbol: cars, houses, bank notes, clothes, airplanes. Symbols are transitory; they come and go. Chasing symbols is like settling for the map instead of the territory. It creates anxiety; it ends up making you feel hollow and empty inside, because you exchange your Self for the symbols of your Self.
Attachment comes from poverty consciousness, because attachment is always to symbols. Detachment is synonymous with wealth consciousness, because with detachment there is freedom to create. Only from detached involvement can one have joy and laughter. Then the symbols of wealth are created spontaneously and effortlessly. without detachment we are prisoners of helplessness, mundane needs, trivial concerns, quiet desperation, and seriousness - the distinctive features of everyday mediocre existence and poverty consciousness.
True wealth consciousness is the ability to have anything you want, anytime you want, and with least effort. To be grounded in this experience you have to be grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty. In this uncertainty you will find the freedom to create anything you want.
People are constantly seeking security, and you will find that seeking security is actually a very ephemeral thing. even attachment to money is a sign of insecurity. You might say, "When I have X million dollars, then I'll be secure. then I'll be financially independent and I will retire. Then I will do all things I really want to do." But it never happens - never happens.
People are constantly seeking security, and you will find that seeking security is actually a very ephemeral thing. even attachment to money is a sign of insecurity. You might say, "When I have X million dollars, then I'll be secure. then I'll be financially independent and I will retire. Then I will do all things I really want to do." But it never happens - never happens.
Those who seek security chase it for a lifetime without ever finding it. It remains elusive and ephemeral, because security can never come from money alone. Attachment to money will always create insecurity no matter how much money you have in the bank. In fact, some of the people who have the most money are the most insecure.
The search for security is an illusion. In ancient wisdom traditions, the solution to this whole dilemma lies in the wisdom of insecurity, or the wisdom of uncertainty. This means that the search for security and certainty is actually an attachment to the known. And what's the known? The known is our past. The known is nothing other than the prison of past conditioning. There's no evolution in that - absolutely none at all. And when there is no evolution, there is stagnation, entropy, disorder, and decay.
Uncertainty, on the other hand, is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Uncertainty means stepping into the unknown in every moment of our existence. The unknown is the field of all possibilities, ever fresh, ever new, always open to the creation of new manifestations. Without uncertainty and the unknown, life is just the stale repetition of outworn memories. You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday.
Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities. In your willingness to step into the unknown, you will have wisdom of uncertainty factored in. This means that in every moment of your life, you will have excitement, adventure, mystery. You will experience the fun of life - the magic, the celebration, the exhilaration, and the exultation of your own spirit.
The search for security is an illusion. In ancient wisdom traditions, the solution to this whole dilemma lies in the wisdom of insecurity, or the wisdom of uncertainty. This means that the search for security and certainty is actually an attachment to the known. And what's the known? The known is our past. The known is nothing other than the prison of past conditioning. There's no evolution in that - absolutely none at all. And when there is no evolution, there is stagnation, entropy, disorder, and decay.
Uncertainty, on the other hand, is the fertile ground of pure creativity and freedom. Uncertainty means stepping into the unknown in every moment of our existence. The unknown is the field of all possibilities, ever fresh, ever new, always open to the creation of new manifestations. Without uncertainty and the unknown, life is just the stale repetition of outworn memories. You become the victim of the past, and your tormentor today is your self left over from yesterday.
Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities. In your willingness to step into the unknown, you will have wisdom of uncertainty factored in. This means that in every moment of your life, you will have excitement, adventure, mystery. You will experience the fun of life - the magic, the celebration, the exhilaration, and the exultation of your own spirit.
Every day you can look for the excitement of what may occur in the field of all possibilities. when you experience uncertainty, you are on the right path - so don't give up. You don't need to have a complete and rigid idea of what you'll be doing next week or next year, because if you have a clear idea of what's going to happen and you get rigidly attached to it, then you shut out a whole range of possibilities.
The Law of Detachment does not interfere with the Law of Intention and Desire - with goal setting. You still have the intention of going in a certain direction, you still have a goal. However, between point A and point B there are an infinite possibilities. with uncertainty factored in, you might change direction in any moment if you find a higher ideal, or if you find something more exciting, You are also less likely to force solutions on problems, which enables you to stay alert to opportunities.
The Law of Detachment does not interfere with the Law of Intention and Desire - with goal setting. You still have the intention of going in a certain direction, you still have a goal. However, between point A and point B there are an infinite possibilities. with uncertainty factored in, you might change direction in any moment if you find a higher ideal, or if you find something more exciting, You are also less likely to force solutions on problems, which enables you to stay alert to opportunities.
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The Law of Detachment accelerates the whole process of evolution. when you understand this law, you don't feel compelled to force solutions. when you force solutions on problems, you only create new problems. But when you put your attention on the uncertainty, and you witness the uncertainty while you expectantly wait for the solution to emerge out of the chaos and the confusion, then what emerges is something very fabulous and exciting.
This state of alertness - your preparedness in the present, in the field of uncertainty - meets with your goal and your intention and allows you to seize the opportunity. What's the opportunity? It's contained within every problem that you have in your life. Every single problem that you have in your life is a seed of an opportunity for some greater benefit. Once you have that perception, you open up to a whole range of possibilities - and this keeps the mystery, the wonder, the excitement, the adventure alive.
You can look at every problem you have in your life as an opportunity for some greater benefit. You can stay alert to opportunities by being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty. When your prepredness meets opportunity, the solution will spontaneously appear.
What comes out of that is often called "good luck." Good luck is nothing more but preparedness and opportunity coming together. When the two are mixed together with an alert witnessing of the chaos, a solution emerges that will be of evolutionary benefit to you and to all those that you come in contact with. This is the perfect recipe for success, and it is based on the Law of Detachment.
This state of alertness - your preparedness in the present, in the field of uncertainty - meets with your goal and your intention and allows you to seize the opportunity. What's the opportunity? It's contained within every problem that you have in your life. Every single problem that you have in your life is a seed of an opportunity for some greater benefit. Once you have that perception, you open up to a whole range of possibilities - and this keeps the mystery, the wonder, the excitement, the adventure alive.
You can look at every problem you have in your life as an opportunity for some greater benefit. You can stay alert to opportunities by being grounded in the wisdom of uncertainty. When your prepredness meets opportunity, the solution will spontaneously appear.
What comes out of that is often called "good luck." Good luck is nothing more but preparedness and opportunity coming together. When the two are mixed together with an alert witnessing of the chaos, a solution emerges that will be of evolutionary benefit to you and to all those that you come in contact with. This is the perfect recipe for success, and it is based on the Law of Detachment.
Applying the Law of Detachment -(affirmations)
(1) Today I will commit myself to detachment. I will allow myself and those around me the freedom to be as they are. I will not rigidly impose my idea of how things should be. I will not force solutions on problems, thereby creating new problems. I will participate in everything with detached involvement.
(2) Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions will spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out of the confusion, disorder, and chaos. The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of uncertainty, I will find my security.
(3) I will step into the field of all possibilites and anticipate the excitement that can occur when I remain open to an infinity of choices. When I step into the field of all possibilities, I will experience all the fun, adventure, magic, and mystery of life.
(2) Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions will spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out of the confusion, disorder, and chaos. The more uncertain things seem to be, the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of uncertainty, I will find my security.
(3) I will step into the field of all possibilites and anticipate the excitement that can occur when I remain open to an infinity of choices. When I step into the field of all possibilities, I will experience all the fun, adventure, magic, and mystery of life.