Non-Violent Change
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“I am quite aware of the fact that there are
persons who believe firmly in nonviolence who do not believe in a personal God,
but I think every person who believes in nonviolent resistance believes somehow
that the universe in some form is on the side of justice. That there is
something unfolding in the universe whether one speaks of it as a unconscious
process, or whether one speaks of it as some unmoved mover, or whether someone
speaks of it as a personal God. There is something in the universe that unfolds
for justice and so in Montgomery we felt somehow that as we struggled we had
cosmic companionship. And this was one of the things that kept the people
together, the belief that the universe is on the side of justice.” ~
Martin Luther King Jr.
Expounding on the above quote, I have considered non-violent
change for a while now. As Dr. King
stated above, most people who believe in non-violent change also believe that
there is something in the universe which unfolds for justice. I am no exception in this belief.
Currently in the world of humanity deep change is happening
on many levels seen and unseen. Those who
have been oppressed for a long time are beginning to sense some cosmic release
even if they do not understand it or may even not be aware of it. Nonetheless, it is happening in the external
world as well as within the inner world through beliefs being transformed and as
higher sense of self emerges.
I listen to people talk often about what needs to be done on
the levels of government, religion; education, crimes in the communities etc.
in order to bring change but real change begins with thought.
The world, as it is perceived by the physical senses, are
adaptable to thought focused on manifestation or recognizable change. When you think of real change the mind will
be open to new ideas and you, the thinker, will accept the idea that nothing
needs to be done in order to affect change.
All actions are thought-based focused on the desired outcome. When you reach this level of co-creating the
universe does rush in and become your companion for real change. It does so because you have joined it within
the level of conscious thought and have chosen to allow it to unfold within a
divine order, which you do not understand but trust.
“You who
know not of justice still can ask, and learn the answer. Justice looks on all
in the same way. It is not just that one should lack for what another has. For
that is vengeance in whatever form it takes.”
~A Course in Miracles
The whole idea behind justice and
freedom must be changed on the thought level in order for real change to be
effected in the world. Each of us has
our own unique perspective and experience in the world. Many times others complain about situations
in which I personally perceive no problem at all. What I discovered is that it is perception
that causes one experiences with the world to be fearful or happy. If you are not happy and content, you have
within you the belief that you are a victim.
Victims are oppressed. Yet, you choose to be a victim because
victimhood is not your natural state of being.
When you choose victimhood you allow tyranny to rule over you. It is always a choice consciously or
unconsciously.
At the base of victimhood belief is
the sense of deprivation and lack. The reason
you sense this feeling of less than wholeness
is because you have not accepted the idea that you are a created being, created
in love by love. This makes no sense
if your identity is in a world where lack seems real and tyranny seems to
rule. There is another reality and it is
in you. The way to experience this
reality is through thought and contemplation.
What do you think about yourself?
What do you know about your spiritual heritage? When you discover and accept this reality
nothing in the world will rule over you again.
You won’t see fault and blame as you do now because you will have taken responsibility
for your ‘thought life’. You will
understand the statement. “What is beyond God?”
This idea frees you from the belief that anything outside of yourself
can cause you harm or lack because the Source of your existence is All and All.
To begin the movements of non-violent
change become the watcher of your thoughts.
Thought creates. What you think
about yourself will create a world to reflect that belief. Are you a victim or victor? Are you merely clay waiting to go back to the
dust from whence you came or are you a soul being looking to go home to your
Creator after a long senseless journey?
There is nothing that needs to be done
to change the world. You only need to
change your mind about the world. There is
nothing in the world that has power over you unless you give it power over you
and if you do it is still an illusion. Why
live in illusions when you can choose to experience unlimited life in abundance
by merely changing your mind about what the world is to you.
The world can become a place of peace
and joy where beauty is reflected in everything you perceive. You can have this experience if you choose
life and allow the Giver of Life to guide you gently down the path that leads
you back to your authentic self.
Do you allow others to govern your
mind by giving over the responsibility to think for yourself? No one can control your mind unless you
choose to be a victim of circumstances.
You are not your circumstances but are a perfectly created Child of
God/Universe. Do you accept this as your
true heritage knowing that you have the power to believe what you choose to believe? You can believe in the good and the idea that
all life is interconnected in perfect order.
To believe this is to free your mind so you may co-created the good to
reflect in your world. Co-creation is
merely allowing the good that is already there to manifest in the world and
reflect light, love and divine harmony.
When you are angry or fearful of the
injustices you perceive in the world you create resistance to what is. Things are never as they appear to be. There is goodness in everything but you will
never discover that goodness if you do not love yourself enough to be at peace
with yourself. In essence, this is all
that matters. A peaceful mind in the
world is not a little thing but a power that dispels darkness so that light
might shine through you to others so they may accept their own light. What
you believe in the light of understanding extends out to other minds because
the light in you activates the light in others when you become aware of it and
let it rest in your awareness.
In summary, non-violent change begins within an open-mind that is
still and humbled before the light of understanding. It does not judge or make anything or anyone
a tyrant or victim because it understands that only good is real and all else
is illusion. Love is the only true
reality. It is essential you believe
this in order to have peace within and without.
©2012 Nazeelah Noorjahan
Peace and Adonai!
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