{"id":527,"date":"2014-09-10T07:01:59","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T07:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/?p=527"},"modified":"2014-09-10T07:01:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T07:01:59","slug":"we-were-born-free-naked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/healingandtransformation\/2014\/09\/we-were-born-free-naked.html","title":{"rendered":"We Were Born Free & Naked"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"free-fall-89349_640\"<\/a>
\nI am naked, I am okay.<\/p>\n

I am naked, I am okay.<\/p>\n

What if I am a free man willing to stand naked before you, without judgment or the strain of performance-anxiety?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never catch up with reality itself. The real nature of mystery always evades our attempts to conceptualize it, and escapes the nets of our language and symbolism. Its depths are never plumbed.\u201d ~ Leonardo Boff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unconditional mystery exists in perpetuity without needing a name, a formula, a substitution. The mystery prevails beyond our perception, beyond our conception and way beyond our wildest formula.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe eye goes blind, when it only wants to see why.\u201d\u00a0~ Rumi<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a continual state of becoming, we stare out at each other, at life, at the universe, at why things don\u2019t work how we want them to.<\/p>\n

Liberation? From what!<\/p>\n

Freedom exists already. We were born free\u2026And naked!<\/p>\n

We do not need to be free from something or someone necessarily in order for it to still resonate as something real.<\/p>\n

For us to be free, is to acknowledge that we are free.<\/p>\n

There is no formula for success, no formula for being human, no formula for being good, no formula for being happy, no formula for being wealthy.<\/p>\n

Yet, as human beings with egos and the \u201creality bubble\u201d of our times being one of fear and limitation, \u2028becoming liberated is about freeing oneself from the lies and deception of the society around us, and believing ourselves to be limited and separate.<\/p>\n

Despite the English language describing us as \u201chuman beings,\u201d it\u2019s very clear something has been lost in translation, for we are judged as human \u201cdoings.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know about you, my dear readers, but I often judge myself. I am all too aware of my fragility and immanent humanity. I am filled with thoughts filling me up to the brim. Not all are of the positive variety. As a writer and humanist, there\u2019s the stuff I put out there, and then there\u2019s me\u2014me, myself, I. That\u2019s the real me who exists without having to \u201cdo\u201d anything. That\u2019s the person beyond the comings, goings and doings.<\/p>\n

These thoughts can haunt me, hurt me, persecute me, annoy me. Thoughts swirling around sometimes sound like this, a collection of doubts that scuttle across my mind like a centipede:<\/p>\n

How many read that? Did I appear on google searches? Twitter feeds? Did anyone notice me? Does anyone care? Did I get some feedback? Did someone write to me? How many? Why am I doing this if nobody is out there listening? Am I making a difference? Can I even make a difference? What\u2019s the point?<\/p>\n

What is holding me back from pure freedom, the freedom to express myself wholly and completely without judgment in the world?<\/p>\n

Are we separate\u2014me the person, me the thought, me the reader, me the screen, me the vast abyss of space, me the space between spaces? You and I?<\/p>\n

The cult of separation can wreak havoc on people undergoing strain or going through changes, as it can feel like we\u2019ve been cut off from the tribe and hence in crisis mode.<\/p>\n

When we feel \u201clost,\u201d or \u201clonely\u201d or \u201csad,\u201d our soul has not gone off track. Our soul is a light, it\u2019s never lost. It\u2019s more likely that we are totally on course and coming closer than ever to personal transformation. We grow more on the edge of our comfort zone.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also inbuilt that if we feel discomfort, we would begin to judge our path as a mistake.<\/p>\n

Coming in and out of co-creation and empowerment is what we do as humans.\u2028 In our current evolution, that\u2019s how it is for most people. Certainly not a failing on anyone\u2019s part.<\/p>\n

We just want to be natural and authentic and not feeling like we need to \u201ctry\u201d to be anything we are not, or feel like we are judged just for being ourselves.<\/p>\n

The reality of these times is that money is the chosen currency of control, and there is much evil in its distribution. The limitation we feel is part of our current paradigm.<\/p>\n

I believe the time is coming where freedom will be natural and spontaneous and people will be free to follow their soul\u2019s calling.<\/p>\n

I believe one day, the world will be ready.<\/p>\n

I know I am, when I can escape from those limiting thoughts that follow me around like a spectre.<\/p>\n

Even if I am not yet ready to be free, I declare:<\/p>\n

I am freeing you to be free.<\/p>\n

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Practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mantra:<\/strong>
\n“I am naked, I am okay.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Meditation:
\n<\/strong>Breathing in: \u201cMys . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

Breathing out: \u201c\u2026tery.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

____________________________________<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHere\u2019s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They\u2019re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can\u2019t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.\u201d<\/em> ~ Apple Inc.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credits:\u00a0Image by\u00a0Pixabay<\/p>\n

What do you think? Feel free to comment down below!
You are awesome as you are, and I love you!<\/em><\/p>\n

And if you love me back, please click \u2018share\u2019 up at the top!
\n
David G. Arenson ND<\/strong>, Australia’s Leading\u00a0Soul-Coach – Spiritual Teacher, Energy Healer;
\nand Celebrity Therapist.<\/p>\n

Find out more about me:\u00a0http:\/\/www.findshambhala.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Inquire about arranging a retreat:\u00a0http:\/\/www.mretreat.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

To\u00a0send a question<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Q&A with David<\/strong>, please\u00a0email<\/em>\u00a0David –\u00a0david@mretreat.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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