Spiritual teachers often speak of the three eyes of knowing. There’s the ‘eye of the flesh,’ ‘the eye of the mind,’ and finally ‘the eye of the Spirit.’ The first eye – the eye of the flesh – is the eye that views the world through our senses. We see, we feel, we sense. We look at a cloudy day and say things like, ‘well, it appears that the sun isn’t going to come out today.’ Of course we realize that above and beyond those clouds, the sun is indeed shining. But to the degree we use this limited eye to see with, we buy into the illusion – we attach to the idea that we’re destined to live this day without sunshine because the sun is not coming out.

It may not seem like much, but an illusion is never a good thing. And when we don’t challenge some of the fundamental thinking/illusions of our lives, we end up with clouds over more than our eyes: We end up with clouds blocking us from the reality of the true Light of the world. Continue reading…

This week we’ve been posting thoughts on the power of story, of reframing the narrative of our lives in ways that empower us rather than limit us. I must admit that the previous two posts were lightweight compared to what you’re about to read – mostly because I wasn’t sure how to lead in to this – I wasn’t sure if people could hear it.

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