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Fulfilling Your Dreams with the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
- By Deepak Chopra
- Published 08/19/2008
- Personal Success
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There are many aspects to success;
material wealth is only one component. Moreover, success is a journey, not a destination.
Material abundance, in all its expressions, happens to be one of those things
that makes the journey more enjoyable. But success also includes good health,
energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom,
emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being and peace of mind.
Even with the experience of all these things, we will remain unfulfilled unless
we nurture the seeds of divinity inside us. In reality, we are divinity in
disguise, and the gods and goddesses in embryo that are contained within us
seek to be fully materialized. Although I call the laws I'm about to discuss
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, they could easily be called The Seven
Spiritual Laws of Life. This is because they are the same principles that
nature uses to create everything in material existence--everything we can see,
hear, smell, taste or touch.
Success in life could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and
the progressive realization of worthy goals. Success is the ability to fulfill
your desires with effortless ease. And yet success, including the creation of
wealth, has always been considered a process that requires hard work, and it is
often considered to be at the expense of others. We need a more spiritual approach
to success and to affluence, which is the abundant flow of all good things to
you. With the knowledge and practice of spiritual law, we put ourselves in
harmony with nature and create with carefreeness, joy and love. True success is
the experience of the miraculous. It is the unfolding of the divinity within
us. It is the perception of divinity wherever we go, in whatever we
perceive--in the eyes of a child, in the beauty of a flower, in the flight of a
bird. When we begin to experience our life as the miraculous expression of
divinity--not occasionally, but all the time--then we will know the true
meaning of success.
Now let's go over The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and see how we can apply
them in our lives.
1) The Law of Pure Potentiality
This law is based on the fact that we are, in our essential state, pure
consciousness. Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all
possibilities and infinite creativity. When you discover your essential nature
and know who you really are, in that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill
any dream you have, because you are the eternal possibility, the immeasurable
potential of all that was, is and will be. This law could also be called the
Law of Unity, because underlying the infinite diversity of life is the unity of
one all-pervasive spirit. There is no separation between you and this field of
energy. One way to access the field is through the daily practice of silence,
meditation and non-judgment. Spending time in nature will also give you access
to the qualities inherent in the field: infinite creativity, freedom and bliss.
2) The Law of Giving
This law could also be called the Law of Giving and Receiving, because the
universe operates through dynamic exchange. The flow of life is nothing other
than the harmonious interaction of all the elements and forces that structure
the field of existence. Because your body and your mind and the universe are in
constant and dynamic change, stopping the circulation of energy is like
stopping the flow of blood. Whenever blood stops flowing, it begins to clot, to
stagnate. That is why you must give and receive in order to keep wealth and
affluence--or anything you want--circulating in your life. If our only
intention is to hold on to our money and hoard it--since it's life energy, we
will stop its circulation back into our lives as well. In order to keep that
energy coming to us, we have to keep the energy circulating. Thus, the more you
give, the more you will receive. The best way to put The Law of Giving into
operation is to make a decision that any time you come into contact with
anyone, you will give them something. It doesn't have to be in the form of
material things; it could be a flower, a compliment or a prayer. In fact, the
most powerful forms of giving are non-material. The gifts of caring, attention,
affection, appreciation and love are some of the most precious gifts you can
give, and they don't cost you anything.
3) The Law of Karma (or Cause and Effect)
"Karma" is both action and the consequence of that action; it is
cause and effect simultaneously, because every action generates a force of
energy that returns to us in kind. There is nothing unfamiliar about the Law of
Karma. Everyone had heard the expression, "What you sow is what you
reap." Obviously, if we want to create happiness in our lives, we must
learn to sow the seeds of happiness. Therefore, karma implies the action of
conscious choice-making. Whether you like it or not, everything that is
happening at this moment is a result of the choices you've made in the past.
Unfortunately, a lot of us make choices unconsciously, and therefore we don't
think they are choices--and yet, they are. If you step back for a moment and
witness the choices you are making as you make those choices, then in just this
act of witnessing, you take the whole process from the unconscious realm into
the conscious realm. This procedure of conscious choice-making and witnessing
is very empowering.You can use the Law of Karma to create money and affluence,
and the flow of all good things to you, any time you want. But first, you must
become consciously aware that your future is generated by the choices you are
making in every moment of your life. If you do this on a regular basis, then
you are making full use of this law. The more you bring your choices into the
level of your conscious awareness, the more you will make those choices which
are spontaneously correct--both for you and those around you.
4) The Law of Least Effort
This law is based on the fact that nature's intelligence functions with
effortless ease and abandoned carefreeness. This is the principle of least
action, of no resistance. This is, therefore, the principle of harmony and
love. When we learn this lesson from nature, we easily fulfill our desires. In
Vedic Science, the age-old philosophy of
5) The Law of Intention and Desire
This law is based on the fact that energy and information exist everywhere in
nature. A flower, a rainbow, a tree, a human body, when broken down to their
essential components are energy and information. The whole universe, in its
essential nature, is the movement of energy and information. The only
difference between you and a tree is the informational and energy content of
your respective bodies. You can consciously change the energy and informational
content of your own quantum mechanical body, and therefore influence the energy
and informational content of your extended body--your environment, your
world--and cause things to manifest in it. The quality of intention on the
object of attention will orchestrate an infinity of space-time events to bring
about the outcome intended, provided one follows the other spiritual laws of
success. Intention lays the groundwork for the effortless, spontaneous,
frictionless flow of pure potentiality. The only caution is that you use your
intent for the benefit of mankind.
6) The Law of Detachment
This law says that in order to acquire anything in the physical universe, you
have to relinquish your attachment to it. This doesn't mean you give up the
intention to create your desire. You give up your attachment to the result.
This is a very powerful thing to do. The moment you relinquish your attachment
to the result, combining one-pointed intention with detachment at the same
time, you will have that which you desire. Anything you want can be acquired
through detachment, because detachment is based on the unquestioning belief in
the power of your true Self. Attachment comes from poverty consciousness,
because attachment is always to symbols. Detachment is synonymous with wealth
consciousness, because with detachment there is freedom to create. True wealth
consciousness is the ability to have anything you want, anytime you want, and
with least effort. To be grounded in this experience you have to be grounded in
the wisdom of uncertainty. In this uncertainty you will find the freedom to
create anything you want.
7) The Law of "Dharma" or Purpose in Life
The seventh spiritual law of success is the Law of Dharma. (Dharma is a
Sanskrit word that means "purpose in life.") This law says that we
have taken manifestation in physical form to fulfill a purpose. You have a
unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you
can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent
and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these
needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the
spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates
unlimited wealth and abundance. There are three components to the Law of
Dharma. The first says that each of us is here to discover our true Self. The
second component is to express our unique talents; the expression of that
talent takes you into timeless awareness. The third component is service to
humanity. When you combine the ability to express your unique talent with
service to humanity, then you make full use of the Law of Dharma. The Seven
Spiritual Laws of Success are powerful principles that will enable you to
attain self-mastery. If you put your attention on these laws and practice the
steps outlined above, you will see that you can manifest anything you want--all
the affluence, money and success you desire. You will also see that your life
becomes more joyful and abundant in every way, for these laws are also the
spiritual laws of life that make living worthwhile.


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