Be Authentic

Authenticity is the highest state of being for the spiritual practitioner. In fact, in the years to come, authenticity will become the replacement for enlightenment as the true goal of spiritual practice.
(Teal Swan)


We all know the Law of Attention, ‘energy flows where attention goes’ and want to use this insight to will ourselves into Heaven. Yet, no matter how hard we push, a wrench somehow always ends up in the spiritual works, and we think we have to try even harder. No, there is an adjustment that needs to take place in our approach. Chances are there is a part of our being where we are not quite honest with ourselves.


The thing about the Law of Attention is, it also has a shadow component to it. We can also observe that ‘energy flows were attention is too scared to go.’ Life brings everything back in balance. It confronts us with the dark corners of our Soul where we are too scared to look. Shadow work asks us to be honest with ourselves and be willing to face all aspects of our being, even if it is not quite as tidy and proper than we want to be. Try it! It is all right to be human.


Teal Swan hit the nail on its head when she says that authenticity will one day become the new enlightenment. Be who you are first and foremost. Becoming authentic is a precondition for becoming whole, just as wholeness is a pre-condition for being holy. Make a change today—be authentic!