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| A hunter goes hunting |
Suppose a hunter in the Amazon rainforest is having difficulty finding game. If he goes to a shaman to deal with the situation, neither the hunter nor the shaman look anywhere but within the hunter himself for the solution to the problem. It never occurs to them to say something like, “There’s no game out there,” because they know there is. The problem is that something within the hunter is preventing him from finding the game. Maybe something in the hunter is even driving away the game? So the shaman asks the hunter to participate in the ritual that is designed to change what is in the hunter’s heart and mind because it is the heart and mind that control the external reality.
When we find ourselves looking at the world and saying, “There’s nothing out there for me,” we should probably also look into our hearts and ask, “If there’s nothing out there, is there anything in here?”
Deepak Chopra reminds us how it is.
Keir and Jenn - congratulations on your journey of discovery! I think there's a wonderful book within your posts ...
ReplyDeleteAnd regarding your next adventure, the job hunt, I wish you the best success. You're certainly armed with thoughtful purpose, and that's more than half the battle!