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Give it back

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Give it back

“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”
—Leo Buscaglia
 

T

he universe has your back. It’s counting on you to awaken. It’s counting on you to awaken and contribute in return.

You see, this love the universe has for you was never really about your personal happiness or personal gain. Do you really think that getting what you want is the ultimate spiritual goal the universe has in store for you? How can that be? Everyone wants to get what they want and avoid that which they don’t want. There’s nothing extraordinary or inspiring about that at all – and certainly nothing spiritual.

No, the ultimate spiritual goal the universe has in store for you is to awaken. And then once you’ve awakened, to give back to the universe with the same coin you’ve been given, to expand consciousness and evolve, to take what has been given to you and to give it back with your very life.

It’s for all of us to do. Not just some of us. All of us.

We’re here to allow the universe to speak through us — for the benefit of the universe.

The universe has your back so you can give back to the universe.
 

In lovingkindness,


If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness (Volume One).

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness (Volume Two).

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness (Volume Three).

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, A Shift to Love: Zen Stories and Lessons by Alex Mill.

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, Meditation and Reinventing Yourself.

If you enjoyed this article, you can find a version of it in my book, The Zen Life: Spiritual Training for Modern Times.

 


  Alex Mill trained in a Zen Buddhist monastery for nearly 14 years. He now offers his extensive experience to transform people’s lives and businesses through timeless Zen principles.

He is the creator of three powerful 30-day programs, Heart-to-Heart: Compassionate Self-Mentoring, Help Yourself to Change, and Your Practice, as well as the online Zen meditation workshop, Taming Your Inner Noise (now offered as The FREE Zen Workshop).

Alex has also written seven books on Zen awareness practice. The latest are entitled A Shift to Love: Zen Stories and Lessons (Get it for FREE here) and the 3-book series Living the Zen Life: Practicing Conscious, Compassionate Awareness.

He is a full-time Zen Life Coach who offers guidance and life-changing support to his private clients worldwide. Book a call.


 

One thought on “Give it back”

  1. Really well put that, I’ve heard people say that before but never go on to explain it, so thanks. That’s interesting the part about “expanding consciousness” I’ve heard reference to that before, some people seem to think consciousness is fixed. Thanks a million.

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