The Information Channel Felist.Com -*-------------------------------------------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Talks on Truth | | | | December 24, 2006 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | From Meaning to Meaning | | by Andrei Yashurin | | | | There is one more secret of meaningful life which I would like to | | mention: we should not be guided by feelings or judge by | | appearances. There are times when we feel that our life is | | meaningless and empty. Should we accept those testimonies as the | | final judgment? Certainly not. As we continue to move forward, a | | new meaning will dawn for us. | | | | The same thing often happens with our work. We begin a certain | | project, we dedicate our time and efforts to it, but it seems that | | we don't succeed at all. At this stage, some people decide that it | | is better for them leave this plan and move on to something else. | | They aren't passionate enough about this project and do not have | | their will developed in sufficient measure in order to follow it | | through. But this is a lousy and an ignorant attitude which can | | never make anyone successful in anything. | | | | Nothing happens instantly. There is always time between planting of | | seeds and reaping the full harvest. There is always time between | | starting of a project and its completion. There is always time | | between searching and finding - including our search for meaning. | | | | Meaningful life is not to be taken for granted. The meaning of our | | life is not always evident. The old saying still holds true: "Seek, | | and you will find". | | | | Not so long ago I received a message from a lady who wrote: "Once I | | felt that my life is meaningful, but now this feeling is gone. Why | | did it happen? What is the problem with me?" Frankly, I don't know | | what the case with her is - she did not give me enough information | | to analyze. Every person is a complicated and multidimensional | | being, and we should not settle for simplistic answers in dealing | | with others. Yet there are universal principles which work for all | | people; and there are directions where we may look for possible | | answers when difficulties arise. | | | | From my own experience I learned that life is the path of | | ascension. We ascend form meaning to meaning, and it is quite | | natural that things which were important and meaningful at some | | point of our life lose their value for us. Perhaps we tried to | | settle at one place which we liked (and I mean a mental place, not | | a physical one), forgetting that life is a journey. Yet life always | | prevails and forces us to move if we aren't willing to do so of our | | own accord. | | | | There is a positive way to look at our discontent and seeming | | unhappiness. Those feelings are promises that there is something | | greater waiting for us. It is up to us to rise up and walk forward | | and to discover new meaning of our life. | | | | The worst thing we may do to is to sit and wait for something to | | happen or for someone to come and "save" us from our miseries. The | | desired transformation will come from within, not from without. We | | are masters of our lives. We are to choose, to make up our minds. | | | | So, even if our life looks empty at the present moment, let us not | | think that it is over. There is no absolute darkness; there is | | always a glimpse of light. Can we see it now? Let us look carefully | | enough, and we will notice it. Let us then stay focused on it. Let | | a small desire become a dream; let a dream become a passion; let a | | passion be translated into an action. Let us become engaged in | | creative work which stimulates us, challenges us - and leaves us no | | time to feel sorry about ourselves. At this point we should not | | look for immediate fulfillment - it will come in due season. Our | | goal to gain a momentum. | | | | At the same time, let us observe our inner and outer life - and be | | flexible. Certain things looked meaningful and important at certain | | periods of our development, but now they exhausted themselves. So, | | why should we drag them around forever? Let us not hesitate to let | | go of things, relationships, and even ideas and beliefs which do | | not add value to our life. | | | | In the coming year, I wish every one of you to enter into more | | abundant and more meaningful life. Let us travel from meaning to | | meaning! | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New year! | | | | The next issue of this mailing list will be published on January 7, | | 2007 | | | | Previous Articles of Andrei Yashurin: | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/12/17/ | | meaningful-life-and-non-attachment/ ] Meaningful Life and | | Non-attachment | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/12/09/ | | meaningful-life-and-others/ ] Meaningful Life and Others | [ | | http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/25/ | | meaningful-life-and-self-knowledge/ ] Meaningful Life and | | Self-knowledge | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/18/ | | meaningful-life/ ] Meaningful Life | [ http:// | | unityway.wordpress.com/2006/11/11/creative-energy-of-love/ ] | | Creative Energy of Love | | | | [ http://unityway.wordpress.com ] Talks on Truth Blog | | | | [ http://zme.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T3FSLT9BWIHSWQ ] If you | | find these messages helpful, please send a donation to Andrei | | Yashurin | | | | If you like our list, please recommend it to others. | | | | To be unsubscribed, click the link at the bottom of this message, | | do not write to the author. | | | | E-mail: [ mailto:yashurin@gmail.com ] yashurin@gmail.com | | | | Information: The publisher of this list technically cannot | | subscribe/unsubscribe anyone. 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