OUR ASSURANCE

Some things in life are assured: taxes, death, politicians, less sleep and more bathroom trips after 50, at least one new diet a month that promises: better sex, drop 20 pounds in 20 days with no exercise, fewer bathroom trips and better sleep. The newspaper/nightly news will lead with a scary story. Oh, and of course the Cubs.

What of spiritual assurance? Spiritual tomes and teachers state matter-of-factly some pretty strong promises of what will happen, for good or ill, based on our actions. What do you believe? The world (man) is always presenting some new and improved way to solve problems, to address the issues of living. All that is required is your vote and/or your money/credit card number and everything will change for the better. In truth, nothing in the news today is new. Politicians may not technically belong to the worlds oldest profession (I have my doubts) but if not they have been around nearly as long. Additionally there was a time, and not that long ago, when leeches and blood letting where central to a patients care and most patent medicines would definitely make you feel better, considering they consisted mostly of alcohol and some form of opium, but did little else.

We are asked to trust people and institutions, to place our faith in governments and “learned” experts. Yet the same problems that plagued the ancient Greeks and Romans still plague us today: healthcare, jobs, secure borders, taxes, immigration, elder care, safe and available food, education, road and bridge maintenance, etc. Studying the history of worldly assurances; both micro and macro, it becomes apparent that outer assurances have done little to fundamentally change the world.

Living on the Spiritual Basis we have found the timeless assurances of spiritual teachers becoming real for us because we stepped out in faith and did the work ourselves. By placing our trust in the miraculous, turning from the outer to the within through prayer and meditation, trusting in infinite God rather than our finite self, we have found peace and the ability to meet calamity with serenity. Our reliance based on our work in raising our consciousness, expanding our conscious contact with God, not the assurances of others. The promise of life eternal beyond the limitations of the flesh real, for we are in the world but no longer of the world. Now if I could just cut down on those bathroom trips in the middle of the night, maybe if I change my diet...