03/11/2025
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗳
𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱:
Every human being lives in a world shaped not by facts, but by beliefs - and even more subtly, by the 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙨. A belief is not truth; it’s only a meaning we have attached to experience. Yet, many never question the source of that meaning. They live reacting to the shadows of assumptions they have unconsciously accepted as “the way things are.”
The first step to awakening begins with an honest question:
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙢 𝙄 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙤𝙛?
This question shines light on the 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 - the immediate story your mind tells to explain why you feel a certain way. For example:
- “𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦.”
- “𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨.”
- “𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
But beneath each of these lies another layer - the 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧. This is not the fear itself but the 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 that keeps the fear alive. It’s the voice that whispers, “𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯.” That subtle assumption is what binds consciousness to illusion.
𝗨𝗻𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝗿:
When Jesus said, “𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦” (John 8:32), He was not referring to mere religious doctrine. He was revealing an inner process - the liberation that comes when false meanings are brought into awareness and dissolved.
To know the truth is to see through illusion.
To see through illusion is to notice the mind’s habit of 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴.
Let’s take an everyday example: A man fears losing his job. That’s the surface belief. When asked, “What are you assuming would happen if you stopped being afraid of losing your job?” he pauses and realizes: “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐’𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦.”
That realization exposes the deeper belief - 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦. But fear is not safety; it’s resistance disguised as caution. It blinds the mind to the infinite intelligence within that is already providing for him.
The Apostle Paul expressed this beautifully:
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)
Renewing the mind is not positive thinking; it is the deep undoing of inherited meanings. It is seeing that the world you experience is a mirror of the meanings you’ve accepted about yourself and life.
𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲:
Every experience reflects the meaning you give it. When you say, “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘥” 𝘰𝘳 “𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥,” you are not describing reality - you are creating it through interpretation.
Proverbs 23:7 captures this eternal law: “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
Your heart - the subconscious - simply reproduces the feeling of meaning impressed upon it. It doesn’t judge; it manifests.
Galatians 6:7 “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.”
So if you believe life is harsh, you will meet a harsh world. If you believe life supports you, you will meet support everywhere.
The Christ within us hinted at this mirror law when He said,
“According to your faith be it unto you.” (Matthew 9:29)
Faith here does not mean blind belief in a deity outside of you; it means the 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙮 within you - the assumption you live from. Your life always mirrors your assumptions.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴:
Life is the mirror that shows you who you believe yourself to be. When you look closely enough, you realize nothing “out there” is against you. What you see is only the reflection of inner interpretations projected outward.
The moment you stop defending the belief and the belief behind it, the illusion begins to dissolve. You see that meaning was never fixed - you were the one giving it.
This is what Jesus meant when He said,
“The kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:21)
The kingdom is not a place but a state of consciousness - a space where meanings no longer control you, and you live from truth, not reaction.
And that truth, when seen clearly, is 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.
Love is not sentimental; it is the recognition of your oneness with all life. It is the absence of separation - the end of fear. When illusion fades, love remains. That love is 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛.
𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
Before you move on with your day, pause and reflect:
1. Identify one area of your life that currently stirs fear or resistance.
2. Ask yourself: “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?”
3. Then go deeper: “𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?”
Stay with that second question. Don’t rush to answer. Let the hidden assumption surface - it’s often disguised as logic or moral reasoning. When you see it, don’t fight it; just 𝘴𝘦𝘦 it. Awareness itself is liberation.
This week, observe your fears as mirrors, not enemies. Let each reflection lead you back to the one truth that has never changed - 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡.
—𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳e for transformative living.