PRACTICE 19: RELYING ON YOURSELF

People are often taught to look for something to lean on: someone to love, a belief to cling to, a deity to pray to, a direction to follow.

But the more we depend on what is outside us, the further we drift from ourselves.

For true strength does not come from what we grip; it comes from where we can stand-firmly, inwardly.

1) When we are still searching for support

We look for someone to love, and then we fear losing them.

We look for something to believe in, and then we panic when it changes.

We beg for help from above, forgetting that God lives within us.

When we hand our power to the outside world, we lose our freedom.

And without freedom, we cannot be happy.

2) Returning-the only place real peace lives

There is one support that never changes: the quiet, knowing Heart within.

When the Heart is at peace, everything outside is only scenery.

When the Heart is bright, every choice becomes clear.

Relying on yourself does not mean closing your heart or becoming arrogant. It means learning to stand steady in self-understanding and wakefulness.

It is learning to listen to the wisdom within, rather than rushing to believe the noise of the world.

3) Practice: reclaiming your inner strength

Each day, sit quietly for a little while. Place a hand on your chest and ask:

What do I truly want?

Not what the world wants me to want, but what my soul is softly calling me towards.

When you are faced with a decision, do not rush to seek advice. Breathe deeply, and listen for the deepest feeling in your heart-that is intuition; that is your own voice.

When fear rises, remind yourself:

I am enough. I do not need anyone to save me. I am saving myself.

4) When you rely on yourself

You no longer need to control anyone.

You do not need anyone to understand, to believe, to walk beside you.

Because you know: everyone is travelling their own path.

And you are, too.

Relying on yourself is not loneliness. It is finding the greatest companion of all-your own Heart.

No one can save you but you.

No one can make you suffer but you.

When you understand that, you return to being the author of your own life.

Relying on yourself

Lean on a tree-the tree may fall.

Lean on a mountain-the mountain may crumble.

Lean on a person-people change.

Only by relying on yourself do you become strong.

For only you truly know who you are.

You are not dependent.

You are the one who holds the reins.

You are the one who shapes your life.

Hoàng Nhật Minh
Excerpt from the book: Spiritual Science - A Journey Back To Your True Self

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