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08 September 2006, 10:45
The shell around your heart
Hi!
I'm curious if you've ever heard this before, or some version of it in your
child-hood:)?
"It's better to give than to receive."
I sure have.
It sounds quite logical. Of course.
Unfortunately, it's just another part of cultural conditioning, based on
ignorance, which makes a mess of life itself, and puts a door stop in
in the flow of love in your life in the reverse direction.
It also prevents you from experiencing life, and all the beautiful gifts it has
for you.
Why?
Because that saying, actually comes from an ancient latin proverb which says:
"It's better to be in a position to be ABLE to give, than in a position to ALWAYS have to receive."
Wow - how simple, yet how obscured has a simple fact become in our culture here in the West :)
What does this belief "It's better to give, than to receive" do for your life?
It prevents you from receiving!
And, manifests as the fear of love itself.
For example, when someone says "I love you" to you... what is your conditioned response?
"I love you too!" Not even a second passes before your response... you don't even give yourself enough time to fully absorb and receive the love flowing right at you :)
If you look closely... you'll find fear there. Fear of receiving love itself!
Or when someone gives you a gift...what's almost always the conditioned
response you see people "react" with?
"Oh no, I can't accept that!"
"You should have!"
"No, I can't take money from you"
With those conditioned responses, you're further programming the entire universe to stop sending you love, gifts...
With this block... it's no wonder so many of us struggle our entire lives, in fear.
You could by pass this with the thought...
"Oh, it's just being polite." But I wouldn't believe that for a second... because if you look closely enough... you'll find fear there running the whole show.
We're actually terrified of the very lovehappiness, and fulfillment that we're seeking.
Yes, deadly terrified!
What's important to realize here is that this isn't just a personal problem...
Yes, it's not just "your" problem. It's a global problem. We're all terrified of love,terrified of that which we're seeking, real love...
How it manifests in the world? You don't need an expert to find out, just turn on the News for 5 minutes.
So now you see many personal development groups teaching you "how to become a better receiver."
This is harmless by itself, and can greatly improve the situation of your life, and the ease at which fruitful things come into your life...
But...
This teaching can also become a trap.
Because it can easily become another "obstacle" that you have to over come on "your" path to love and success.
It can easily become another idea that you've added to your personal
sense of self.
Once you add the idea of being "a better receiver" to your sense of
self, you can compare your ability to receive to others...
This is a trap because now you've made "receiving" /"giving" as a means to an end for your own benefit...
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(You've probably seen "fake" givers, people who give, even if they look
genuine, have a hidden agenda in their heads :) )
What does it REALLY mean to become a better receiver?
It means: "The Openness To Everything That Arises, Both Externally and Internally"
It means your heart is open.
Because that is what the fear of receiving REALLY is... It's not some personal twitch that you have to go to seminars and read books about to remove.
It is simply the conditioned shell around your heart, from child-hood.
The fear of being vulnerable.
Because... what does it REALLY feel like to receive?
It's vulnerable... it means you have no control. It's terrifying.
And for that reason, we fear it. We fear losing control.
So we walk around with shells around our hearts.
The paradox is... that on the other side of being vulnerable lies the deepest
bliss, joy, and true success... More than any material object, situation, or
relationship could ever offer you :)
When you open your heart, vulnerably towards receiving in your life... everything is 200% easier, things flow into your life, instead of you having to struggle for them all the time... and there is that much less suffering on Earth.
This is the bliss of life.
May all beings be free.
By Kacper M. Postawski
Enjoy!
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