Self renewal, espoused by Selfrenewalmagazine.com, sometimes referred to as soul rebirth, is the process by which you continuously, consciously work on yourself. It’s a way to renew the parts of your mind and soul that are aged and not working properly. Some people have a hard time with this process, and it can often feel alienating.
Many great spiritual masters have talked about the importance of self renewal, usually in connection with gaining self knowledge, self enlightenment. It’s often a prerequisite to gaining mastery in a discipline or skill. It can be something that people strive for, and is a key to awakening to your true potential. This is often talked about in some of the higher forms of consciousness.
One of the earliest references of self renewal came from a Hindu scripture, the Bhagwat Guru Granth Sahib Ji (The Guru Granth Sahib of the Guru of the Past Guru), a text that was used by the Gurus of the 13th to 15th century. In this text, the word, “Krita” or “Rejoicing” is defined as, “A person who constantly gets up, rejoices in the victory, or in the performance of a task, or in the receiving of an acknowledgment”.
In general terms, people who renew themselves in this way find greater satisfaction in what they do, and are more optimistic in outlook. They see opportunities more readily, and are in a better mood to confront difficulties and take risks. They see problems as opportunities to solve them, and their attitude is generally more positive.
Paths to happiness
In order to be truly happy, one must make peace with the inherent sadness in the human condition. While there are many paths to this, an important starting point is an acceptance of the fact that nothing ever changes. The most profound way to deal with this is to actively seek ways to improve yourself, your life, your world.
To keep striving to improve your outlook. Life is not easy, and often we fall into a trap of complacency and even boredom. However, the true mark of a true leader is the way he/she deals with such problems and difficulties.
There is also, a dark side to renewal, though not nearly as common, and one that often causes far greater anguish and suffering. That is, the willingness to forgive. Forgiveness is the most important, and perhaps the hardest, thing to forgive. One of the biggest inhibitors to renewal is fear. The way to overcome fear is to face it directly. There is a fear of failure, of rejection, and of pain, and yet renewal is such an important skill.
The willingness to forgive is the best and most effective way to overcome these obstacles. If you do not forgive your circumstances, then you don’t forgive your self. No one has ever found peace in a situation or position that didn’t first forgive it. You need to know that you are a recipient of grace, and an active contributor to your own renewal. You must be willing to accept the very fact that you are a victim to your circumstances, and to your own punicitous birth and upbringing. You cannot renew yourself without forgiving yourself, and a true leader must realize this as a fact.
– How often do we observe people who feel they are victims, and they try to make themselves into victims, or they try to make the circumstances they face, into victims?
– If you do not forgive your circumstances, then you don’t renew yourself. And renewal is an essential part of your own personal growth, renewal, and development.
– If you want to renew yourself, and do so in a meaningful way, you must be willing to face your situation head on, and know your self. You must be willing to know that you are a victim to your circumstances, and that you are the creator of your circumstances.
– And, thus you must know and accept that you do not have to take it anymore. You do not have to live like a victim. You do not have to submit or surrender to your circumstances. You do not have to carry an umbrella, and wear a raincoat. You do not have to live at the mercy of others. You do not have to put up with the indignity of having your car keys stolen, your wallet hacked, or your valuables stolen.
– You do not have to put up with the indignity, which is an awareness of having been born into a situation that you now can choose to live with and develop yourself. You do not have to put up with the indignity, because you now know that you are a creator and the creator of your situation.
– No matter what, you have the power to choose how you will live your life. You have the power to choose whether you will submit or surrender, and you have the power to choose to renew yourself.
– Once you realize this, you can live your life knowing that it is your choice to make, and it is your choice to make. You do not have to live the way you are living now. You do not have to be carried along by others, but you can also choose to be a creator.
– And, the ability to be a creator also gives you the power to be your best, in every situation. Once you realize that, you have the power to live life on a higher level, and the power to be the best possible you.
"You must nurture your own inner being to accept yourself as you are. If you don't accept yourself, you will never be at peace with yourself."
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