Reframing success - life as an endless game.

Reframing Success and Failure

What constitutes success and failure? Different people have different interpretations of what these things signify to them. Some may argue that happiness equals success. Some may argue that it is having enough money, performing well in their endeavors, or expressing themselves creatively. But consider this: we live in a cosmos that is continually changing; change is the only constant. In that situation, human life is constantly evolving. No state can be considered fixed in time and space. Even feelings of contentment, peace, and so on are transient. Yesterday's winner could lose today. Today's loser could become tomorrow's winner. What then, we can adopt a different measuring scale, which substantially simplifies the path and provides us with a broader and more evolved perspective. At this point, I would define success as the ability to move with this constant change of the universe.

This is well depicted in a recent film I saw. In the film Chandu Champion, the protagonist, a champion boxer, loses his ability to walk due to the war and is forced to give up his sport. However, his coach persuades him that the actual championship is overcoming life's challenges and quieting the inner critic who tells him he has failed. As a result, he pursues a new sport and wins a gold medal at the Paralympics.

Settling into the Void of Presence

In a continually changing universe, there appears to be one constant: the observer phenomenon, which simply observes the change. Some refer to it as the presence, singularity, or source. When the identity, which is a collection of emotional and mental programs, vanishes, we just dissolve into this presence and become it. This realization brings a great sense of serenity. It's like returning home to who we truly are! After generations of quests, we have returned to where we began.

Rekindling the flame

If we can look for the truth within distorted, negative behaviors and thoughts, the negative behaviors will fade with time and the truth will grow. It's a basic mechanism - what you fuel grows! Several approaches may advise us to either stop the negative behavior or focus on the positive. But this can be likened to throwing the baby with the bath water and  It would never truly go away because the negative behavior sprang from an underlying truth.

Let us take sexual intimacy as an example. Sexual intimacy is a powerful, pleasurable, and highly spiritual experience that we can engage in, yet it can easily descend into lust, for example. So, in this scenario, it is not useful to criticize the behavior but rather to bring light into it and align it by looking for the aligned expression.

Let's take another example. The desire to succeed and become better. In our world of material success, achievement, and competitiveness, this may easily turn into a desire to outperform others, comparison, jealousy, and so on. So, is there no benefit in improving or achieving? Certainly, there is!

Learning from nature - improving naturally

Look at nature: is it not evolving to get 'better'? Nature does this without animosity or conflict. What can we learn from that? Of course, we are nature. Working on computers and living inside four walls does not separate us from nature.

This means that, without effort, we can become a better version of ourselves in every instant and express ourselves more accurately in the world. When we use this approach, the struggle disappears and is replaced by an unrestrained flow. We are neither detached from reality as a result of spiritual discipline, nor are we lost in materiality as a means of compensating for an emotional gap or a lack of self-love; rather, our actions and expressions are motivated by love.

The spiritual path as an infinite game of life

What if there is no particular destination to reach, but life is an endless game of growth, exploration, and expression? Would you not be able to take small steps every day? What if we accept the reality that all of our creations will disintegrate at some point? It must to since it is the natural order of life - death and rebirth. What then is the most important to you? For me,  It matters what we learn as beings through all of the creation processes, something that will stay with us even when our physical body dies.

Whatever our current circumstances are, there will always be an opportunity to learn. That is the law of nature.

Have you read Victor Frankln's book, Man's Search for Meaning? He spent 30-odd years in German concentration camps. In the book, he beautifully encapsulates how a man can find meaning and purpose in even the most difficult circumstances, driving him to better himself and others around him. Those extreme experiences shaped him as a person and helped him improve his expression. 

So, how can we apply this knowledge positively in our lives? Take any scenario that presents itself as a challenge in our lives. Investigate what it is eliciting in us. Perhaps it is a negative emotion. Explore what we can learn and let go of. Explore what new qualities are emerging from the challenges. Maybe it's surrender, humility, or self-acceptance. Perhaps it's focus, willpower, and commitment. Consider what actions arise from this new beingness. Now, bring this positive expression into the world.

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