Just Live!

The German word lebensgeist (life-spirit) expresses vitality, joy and drive. It’s the Force that sent Yoshua’s disciples in all corners of the world following his resurrection. It is the Force that makes us fall in love and encourages us to create something new. Any time we are with our loved ones we experience the life-spirit flowing through us. Spirit is always nearby, encouraging us to fall in love with the moment in time, but we are often too occupied to appreciate the opportunity at hand and to react accordingly.

We have no right to criticize anyone who is in love with life. The womanizer who is gleaming in anticipation when he zooms into yet another attractive target; the CEO who already counts the anticipated value of his stock options as he lays off another 10 percent of the already strained work-force. Living our passions advances us on our Home-coming journey even if we later have to pay dearly for our accumulated karma. Our soul rejoices since after this lesson we shall be free, so never mind the pain!

I remember the last time a girl swept me off my feet like it was yesterday. Academically, I remember the bus ride from Providence to Boston at 11 pm when I developed the gist of my dissertation in that one hour, while furiously scribbling equations, the one hour seemed like 5 minutes. Anyone who has tasted life wants to experience it again and again. Many make ‘not-so-spiritual’ choices in that hunt for life. Some dare to live in their desire to be spiritual and their passions whither away. This happened to me!

The lebensgeist idea came to me when I read this passage from ‘The Way of Mastery’:
If you were to walk down one of your city streets and to truly look into the eyes of everyone you see, would you not recognize that death seems to have already made a home in the minds of many that are living? Death of dreams, death of hope, death of worthiness, death of playfulness, death of true power and death of union with their Source and Creator has already taken place.

It is true that we spiritual travelers can have it all. Our deep-routed passions can be expressed with spiritual purpose, and the burning flame can be transformed into a serene energy flow ready to be joined with others. Unfortunately, it is also true that way too many light-workers live in their heads instead. They want to help, they want to spread the gospel and they effectively suppress their ‘life-spirit’ because they want to do right by God. Death and misery is not part of the Way.

Have you felt enthusiastic recently? Just live!