How Do You Awaken Your Inner Wisdom?
“The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you ever dreamed possible.” ― Ram Dass
We have the same genetic wisdom as all the geniuses that have lived before us. It lays dormant until we engage it. It’s been said our genetic expression is like light switches: if it is not turned on, it remains unexpressed. Whilst this is a simple case of genetic physiology, it underscores what lays dormant will continue to do so until we arouse its potential. We must provide the circumstances for it to flourish by aligning with the same energy as that source.
Therefore, we ought to let go of ideas and beliefs which hinder our growth. We let go of what we think we ought to be and view the world with a new mind — we lose our minds in a manner of speaking. It was Albert Einstein who once proclaimed: “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”
He was explaining how our problems are the result from an error in thinking. We cannot solve our problems with the same mind that created them. We must transcend our problems by creating a different filter in which to perceive the world. We do this by becoming passionately curious by living in awe and suspense.
We learn to think like a child. We question everything and challenge all things. It was the late Steve Jobs who said: “… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” This is our inner wisdom calling out to us. Let it expand, allow it space to thrive and feed it with passion, enthusiasm and energy.
To experience reality on a deeper level, we must unite with our minds and hearts. This is because we are gifted with a mental faculty to reason the world with and intuition in which to experience it. The heart is the seat of the soul where wisdom lives. It holds the key to universal intelligence, so we must find time for silence to hear the call of our heart.
In doing so, we turn down the volume on the incessant internal chatter that marks our mental landscape. How? By tuning in to our inner nature, we become acquainted with our desires, urges and passions. This is wisdom beckoning us to connect with it. It is only then we will connect with our deeper spiritual wisdom and awaken our greatest power.