Benefits | Richard Levine, MFT

Personal Benefits: Living a life of joy, fulfillment and inner peace, regardless of external circumstances, is our birthright. When the Inner Heart is awakened we are fully present in the moment, neither regretting the past nor fearfully worrying about the future.
Being fully present quiets the mind and allows us to hear and discern the still, small voice of our inner guidance in every situation. There is then a greater sense of ease, acceptance and flow rather than struggle in our life. Our perspective shifts from concern about what comes ‘to’ us to what comes ‘through’ us.
As our personal suffering diminishes and eventually ends, we also make the shift from being a ‘seeker’ of light to being a ‘Bringer’ of Light and thereby help to support positive changes in the world.
Benefit to the Community: My spiritual Teacher often said that the most significant event in a lifetime is fully awakening from the misidentification as an ego and coming to directly experience the true Self.
Once this awakening occurs, what we perceive as ‘our job’ in the world becomes less significant. This is because regardless of whatever task we ‘do’ there is a deeper, direct transmission of WHO WE ARE in every encounter with each person we meet.
We then become an inspiration and a hope for others, because if it is possible for one person to live a life of freedom and authenticity, it is possible for all.
Your awakening and transmission is like the ripple effect produced when a stone is thrown into a pond. It ripples outward from you and touches each person with whom you have contact in this life. It grows exponentially in magnitude.
Benefit to the World: My Teacher also said that it’s a most precious life when the flame of Truth is lit, like a candle, within your own heart. However, when you become a candle that lights other candles who then go on to light other candles; it creates the possibility of a world filled with Light.
We are at a significant time in our evolution as human beings. Each of us has the potential to make a unique contribution in the world by Awakening the Inner Heart and allowing our unique Light to shine.
Now is the time to let YOUR Light fully shine!
~ Namaste