Find the Truth within Yourself

“My definition of the spiritual path is finding the truth within yourself,”.
“What makes you happy, your dreams, desires; we’ve given up so much for the people around us. Finding that part of yourself that you left behind. The best part.”



How can people become more connected to their spiritual side?
“A lot of people aren’t even aware of their own emotions,” . “They have to bring awareness back to themselves. Sometimes, being selfish brings you towards selflessness. It’s not egotistical or arrogant, it’s saying ‘I matter, my needs matter,’ and allowing yourself to take that step. A lot of people are afraid of being happy because they’re afraid its going to be taken away. We set that up.
“I was in the airport, and every single person had an electronic device. People were so pulled into them that they weren’t identified with the people around them. We need to come back to the other people around us, what people want—companionships, somebody to care. If you’re focused on looking down and playing with electronics, you’re not even aware of the people around you or the opportunities you’re missing.
“When we were kids, we went home and picked up messages, and life still existed. It still went on. It’s time to put some of those electronics to the side. Being spiritual means caring about yourself, people, environment, animals. But it’s like we do everything we can to avoid contact when it’s what we need most. We’re afraid to feel. We’ve become an emotional Botox society. A lot of people walk around and are afraid that if somebody sees them being happy it’ll be stripped away. Most people we see are grumpy, closed down, on their cell phone, with no expression. The spiritual path means identifying and feeling the emotions inside. Emotions tell you where you’re going in life, and if you’re not feeling them, you’re not getting anywhere. You’re just spinning in a circle.”


What’s the best way to begin to heal that disconnection?
“Pick one tiny thing that would make you happy,” 
“Every day we have an opportunity through the people around us and the situations in front of us to heal and begin to experience emotions again. If you have a situation that makes your uncomfortable, you have a lack of self, you cover it up, and pretend everything’s cool. Yet that situation, that person in front of you, gave you the opportunity to see what’s making you insecure. Identify with yourself and identify with the emotion, and how you feel—if you pay attention, and something’s right on the surface, then that’s what you need to heal and work through. Let it move through you, and it’s done. Don’t hold onto it. You experience it; you don’t have to express it. That’s true with any emotion. People get mad, so they shove it down, and we have these blow up rages. We end up with big blocks of stagnant energy instead of letting it go.
“Whenever you start blaming people, when names start coming in, you’re justifying the fact that you’ve spent your life the way you have. Don’t have thoughts—just feel the emotion, say “Wow! This is how it feels!” You let it clear that way; it may go dominoing back all the way to childhood, and then it’s done. It doesn’t mean you’ll never get angry or jealous again.
“We do get jealous of other people, but remember, that’s just a meter to say ‘that looks good,’ and then to go and find some for yourself. But be happy for the person who showed you that you wanted it. Let your emotions work for you. Don’t hide them. We have no bad emotions. We only make them bad by hiding them until they explode.”