This article is excerpted from The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra 1994. Reprinted with permission of New
World Library/Amber Allen, San Rafael, CA 94903.
Success in life could be defined as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals. Success
is the ability to fulfill your desires with effortless ease. And yet, success, including the creation of wealth, has always been
considered to be a process that requires hard work, and it is often considered to be at the expense of others. We need a more
spiritual approach to success and to affluence, which is the abundant flow of all good things to you. With the knowledge and
practice of spiritual law, we put ourselves in harmony with nature and create with carefreeness, joy and love.
There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. Moreover, success is a journey, not a destination.
Material abundance, in all its expressions, happens to be one of those things that makes the journey more enjoyable. But success
also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological
stability, a sense of well-being and peace of mind.
Even with the experience of all these things, we will remain unfulfilled unless we nurture the seeds of divinity inside us. In reality,
we are divinity in disguise, and the gods and goddesses in embryo that are contained within us seek to be fully materialized. True
success is therefore the experience of the miraculous. It is the unfolding of the divinity within us. It is the perception of divinity
wherever we go, in whatever we perceive in the eyes of a child, in the beauty of a flower, in the flight of a bird. When we begin to
experience our life as the miraculous expression of divinity not occasionally, but all the time then we will know the true meaning
of success.
The physical laws of the universe are actually this whole process of divinity in motion, or consciousness in motion. When we
understand these laws and apply them in our lives, anything we want can be created, because the same laws that nature uses to
create a forest, or a galaxy, or a star, or a human body can also bring about the fulfillment of our deepest desires.
Now let's go over The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and see how we can apply them in our lives.
LAW OF PURE POTENTIALITY
The source of all creation is pure consciousness. . . pure potentiality seeking expression from the unmanifest to the manifest. And
when we realize that our true Self is one of pure potentiality, we align with the power that manifests everything in the universe.
When you discover your essential nature and know who you really are, in that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill any dream you
have, because you are the eternal possibility, the immeasurable potential of all that was, is, and will be.
To put the Law of Pure Potentiality into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. I will get in touch with the field of pure potentiality by taking time each day to be silent, to just Be. I will also sit alone in silent
meditation at least twice a day for approximately thirty minutes in the morning and thirty minutes in the evening.
2. I will take time each day to commune with nature and to silently witness the intelligence within every living thing. I will sit
silently and watch a sunset, or listen to the sound of the ocean or a stream, or simply smell the scent of a flower. In the ecstasy of
my own silence, and by communing with nature, I will enjoy the life throb of the ages, the field of pure potentiality and
unbounded creativity.
3. I will practice non-judgment. I will begin my day with the statement, "Today, I shall judge nothing that occurs," and
throughout the day I will remind myself not to judge.
LAW OF GIVING
The universe operates through dynamic exchange. . . giving and receiving are different aspects of the flow of energy in the
universe. And in our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives.
To put the Law of Giving into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. Wherever I go, and whoever I encounter, I will bring them a gift. The gift may a compliment, a flower, or a prayer. Today, I
will give something to everyone I come into contact with, and so I will begin the process of circulating joy, wealth and affluence
in my life and in the lives of others.
2. Today I will gratefully receive all the gifts that life has to offer me. I will receive the gifts of nature: sunlight and the sound of
birds singing, or spring showers or the first snow of winter. I will also be open to receiving from others, whether it be in the form
of a material gift, money, a compliment, or a prayer.
3. I will make a commitment to keep wealth circulating in my life by giving and receiving life's most precious gifts: the gifts of
caring, affection, appreciation and love. Each time I meet someone, I will silently wish them happiness, joy and laughter.
LAW OF KARMA OR CAUSE AND EFFECT
Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind. . . what we sow is what we reap. And when we choose
actions that bring happiness and success to others, the fruit of our karma is happiness and success.
To put the Law of Karma into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. Today I will witness the choices I make in each moment. And in the mere witnessing of these choices, I will bring them to my
conscious awareness. I will know that the best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present.
2. Whenever I make a choice, I will ask myself two questions: "What are the consequences of this choice that I'm making?" and
"Will this choice bring fulfillment and happiness to me and also to those who are affected by this choice?"
3. I will then ask my heart for guidance and be guided by its message of comfort or discomfort. If the choice feels comfortable, I
will plunge ahead with abandon. If the choice feels uncomfortable, I will pause and see the consequences of my action with my
inner vision. This guidance will enable me to make spontaneously correct choices for myself and for all those around me.
LAW OF LEAST EFFORT
Nature's intelligence functions with effortless ease. . . with carefreeness, harmony and love. And when we harness the forces of
harmony, joy and love, we create success and good fortune with effortless ease.
To put the Law of Least Effort into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. I will practice Acceptance. Today I will accept people, situations, circumstances and events as they occur. I will know that this
moment is as it should be, because the whole universe is as it should be. I will not struggle against the whole universe by
struggling against this moment. My acceptance is total and complete. I accept things as they are this moment, not as I wish they
were.
2. Having accepted things as they are, I will take Responsibility for my situation and for all those events I see as problems. I
know that taking responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for my situation (and this includes myself). I also know
that every problem is an opportunity in disguise, and this alertness to opportunities allows me to take this moment and transform it
into a greater benefit.
3. Today my awareness will remain established in Defenselessness. I will relinquish the need to defend my point of view. I will
feel no need to convince or persuade others to accept my point of view. I will remain open to all points of view and not be rigidly
attached to any one of them.
LAW OF INTENTION AND DESIRE
Inherent in every intention and desire is the mechanics for its fulfillment. . . intention and desire in the field of pure potentiality
have infinite organizing power. And when we introduce an intention in the fertile ground of pure potentiality, we put this infinite
organizing power to work for us.
To put the Law of Intention and Desire into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. I will make a list of all my desires. I will carry this list with me wherever I go. I will look at this list before I go into my silence
and meditation. I will look at it before I go to sleep at night. I will look at it when I wake up in the morning.
2. I will release this list of my desires and surrender it to the womb of creation, trusting that when things don't seem to go my
way, there is a reason and that the cosmic plan has designs for me much grander than even those that I have conceived.
3. I will remind myself to practice present-moment awareness in all my actions. I will refuse to allow obstacles to consume and
dissipate the quality of my attention in the present moment. I will accept the present as it is and manifest the future through my
deepest, most cherished intentions and desires.
LAW OF DETACHMENT
In detachment lies the wisdom of uncertainty. . . in the wisdom of uncertainty lies the freedom from our past, from the known,
which is the prison of past conditioning. And in our willingness to step into the unknown, the field of all possibilities, we
surrender ourselves to the creative mind that orchestrates the dance of the universe.
To put the Law of Detachment into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. Today I will commit myself to detachment. I will allow myself and those around me the freedom to be as they are. I will not
rigidly impose my idea of how things should be. I will not force solutions on problems, thereby creating new problems. I will
participate in everything with detached involvement.
2. Today I will factor in uncertainty as an essential ingredient of my experience. In my willingness to accept uncertainty, solutions
will spontaneously emerge out of the problem, out of the confusion, disorder and chaos. The more uncertain things seem to be,
the more secure I will feel, because uncertainty is my path to freedom. Through the wisdom of uncertainty, I will find my
security.
3. I will step into the field of all possibilities and anticipate the excitement that can occur when I remain open to an infinity of
choices. When I step into the field of all possibilities, I will experience all the fun, adventure, magic and mystery of life.
LAW OF DHARMA OR PURPOSE IN LIFE
Everyone has a purpose in life. . . a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with
service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals.
To put the Law of Dharma into effect, make a commitment to take the following steps:
1. Today I will lovingly nurture the god or goddess in embryo that lies deep within my soul. I will pay attention to the spirit within
me that animates both my body and my mind. I will awaken myself to this deep stillness within my heart. I will carry the
consciousness of timeless, eternal Being in the midst of time-bound experience.
2. I will make a list of my unique talents. Then I will list all the things that I love to do while expressing my unique talents. When
I express my unique talents and use them in the service of humanity, I lose track of time and create abundance in my life as well as
in the lives of others.
3. I will ask myself daily, "How can I serve?" and "How can I help?" The answers to these questions will allow me to help and
serve my fellow human beings with love.
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