Think-pink no longer gets the job done! Look around! It’s a mess. Polarization, mistrust, inflation, economic problems, climate change, clashing political systems, just to name a few. And that's only the big picture! But as we know, our personal lives are always ready to reflect the same issues on a smaller, but even more approximate scale, affecting our relationships, families, jobs, and health.
Where does it all lead? It's clear and simple! Uncertainty. We know that change is necessary. We know we need to position ourselves meaningfully. We know we need to make decisions accordingly. A lack of security drives our intentions, and that - according to Wisdom Lore - is the real danger!
Our greatest human gift is our ability to reflect and make conscious choices. Like any gift, we can only use this gem once it is unwrapped, and the wrapping consists of two layers. The first layer underscores the problem! The layer is called "security". How can I be secure when insecurity is the driving force? But it gets even thicker. The second layer of wrapping is named “comfort”.
But you read the list above! How can you combine mistrust with security and comfort? Not to mention inflation, climate change or even wars? Are we being mocked by wisdom advice? It may seem so as long as we miss the bigger picture. Let's take a closer look!
We feel secure or insecure as a response to how we understand what we witness. This understanding reflects the information available to us. Information based on what we sense and know from experience, studies, and research. With changing information we can easily shift from a state of security to insecurity (and vice versa).
Ancient wisdom teaches us that a state of insecurity is always an expression of lack of understanding. To prevent this state of insufficient information, Ancient Wisdom cultivated methods to provide the missing knowledge in need. The goal has always been, and still is, to provide a personal understanding that cannot be manipulated by the ever-changing circumstances.
The biggest fear we should have is not one or multiple of the issues listed in the first paragraph. Instead it is a lack of understanding the bigger picture we are part of and thus becoming absorbed in the flood of changing information. Understanding the bigger picture gives us security. Falling victim to the manipulative power of changing information pulls us into insecurity.
So what is this “Bigger Picture Business” all about? Simply put, it is about what you are up to, what life has in store for you in the time ahead, the opportunities that will come your way, and the challenges you will face. Only when you know these natural cycles of ups and downs, expansion and consolidation, vitality and lack of vitality, can you reflect and plan meaningfully.
Why? Because you are not yet involved and distracted by the occasion. Instead you are in a state of security and comfort. Rings a bell? Yep! These are the two layers of wrapping that need to be unwound in order to access your God-given human ability to reflect and make the best possible decisions.
If in turn you have to rely on the moment when change appears, you are always late and in a constant storm of changing tides. The effect? You got it! Insecurity in alliance with all the issues listed in the first paragraph and so many more.
The queen of methods for understanding the natural cycles we are part of is Jyotisha, the astrology of India. Embedded in a rich wisdom culture, Jyotisha not only informs us about the past, present, and future. On top it deepens our understanding on how to invest our own talents, power and potential to shape the times to come for the best of ourselves and everyone else.
Can you imagine the change in your worldview the moment you learn to see, understand and use this bigger picture? It's amazing to replace the far spread notion of trying to get it right with the ever-growing and empowering capacity that only a few know how to use: Doing what needs to be done for the best of all, based on a deep understanding and very proper decisions!
Are you ready for this? You should be, because this is where change takes shape. There is a starting point to get the ball rolling. This starting point is called the Jyotisha Studies Foundation Course.
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