Autonomy and Independence

I outsourced responsibility to my gurus, believing they were going to enlighten me if I just meditated enough, trusted enough, surrendered enough. In doing so I left my own center and my own ‘knowing intelligence’ and became increasingly lost.

I was like so many seekers – seeking not only enlightenment but also reassurance, safety and unconditional love from a Guru mother or father figure. It took me a very long time to realize that I was a needy and dependent spiritual aspirant. I came to trust my teachers more than I trusted the ‘Still, small voice within’, but I eventually found after decades of disappointment and little progress, that the ‘still, small voice within’ was in fact the only true and reliable guru.

This is not to deny the importance of an experienced, qualified teacher/s and teachings – for most people they are essential at certain stages on the Path.

Everyone at some point however must find their true autonomy and independence, and claim the inner sovereignty that is rightfully theirs. Without it you will never feel fully at home, stable and integrated and you will continue to look outside yourself for validation and approval.

You have everything you need within – it is all waiting for you to realize and embrace.