The Law of Least Effort - The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success by Deepak Chopra [part 5/8]

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Today we dig into the 4th law from the Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success by Deepak Chopra, which is the Law of Least Effort. Let’s start by reading a passage from Deepak Chopra’s book “The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success”. He says, and I quote: "Grass doesn’t try to grow, it just grows. Fish don't try to swim, they just swim. Flowers don't try to bloom, they bloom. Birds don't try to fly, they fly. This is their intrinsic nature." There are 3 grounding components of the law of least effort, and we are going to dip our toes in all of them today. These are Acceptance, responsibility, and defencelessness. 1. ACCEPTANCE: We have talked about this before in different contexts, but this is the idea of accepting what is, who you are, where you are right now in your evolution or growth. In order to move forward, you first need to know where you are and accept your starting point. Don't try to force something to be something other than what it already is. You wouldn’t try to make a fish fly, that would be ridiculous. You wouldn’t climb Mount Everest tomorrow, that would be imprudent. You would have to accept where you are in your fitness today, and train from that starting point, in order to make the big climb. With acceptance, we gain new energy, our efforts become less strained, we are more grounded in love and pure expression. We also make space for our self-confidence, our self-expression, and as we saw a few days ago, our pure potentiality. In her book “Loving what is”, Byron Katie makes a really funny comment that we have quoted many times on the channel because it is simply perfect. She says: “I realized that it’s insane to oppose it. When I argue with reality, I lose—but only 100% of the time.” Arguing with reality is nothing other than insane! Accept what is. 2. RESPONSIBILITY. Deepak Chopra puts it this way: “All problems contain the seeds of opportunity, and this awareness allows you to take the moment and transform it into a better situation or thing.” This goes perfectly with what we dug in the episodes on Jack Canfield’s success principles and his equation of E+R=O Event + Response = Outcome, and not Event = outcome. That last one is the definition of being a victim, and that is not what we want to be. We want to be response-able. In two words. To practice our ability to respond. Or as Steven Covey says in the 7 habits of highly effective people: habit NUMBER 1: BE PROACTIVE. Don't be a victim. Don't blame others for your responses to a given situation. Don't be a coward boss that blames his teams and employees. Take ownership. Take responsibility. 3. Defenselessness. As Deepak puts it, and I quote: “When you remain open to all points of view—not rigidly attached to only one—your dreams and desires will flow with nature’s desires…you can be sure when the season is right, your desires will manifest.” Keep an open mind, keep the doors open. When the season is right, your desires will manifest. I want to mention one thing. We are talking about manifestation, and that leads to the topic of the law of attraction. The law of attraction is a wonderful thing for some, and terrible sabotage for others. Yes, you must attract the good things in your life, but you need to work for it. Don't just lie in bed, and hope. Don't be a blind optimist. Open your heart to what you want to attract, and then open your brain and make a plan. We will talk about all this when we visit the amazing book very soon titled Rethinking positive thinking.

JOURNALING EXERCISES:

I want you to be creative and write 3 things you can do every day, starting today, to practice each component of the law of least effort.

1. 3 things to practice daily for Acceptance

2. 3 things to practice daily for Responsibility

3. 3 things to practice daily for Defencelessness

EMPOWERING AFFIRMATIONS OF THE DAY

* I accept where I am today, and prepare myself for growth

* I take responsibility for my actions. For any given situation, I have the ability to respond with calm

* My dreams and desires will flow with nature’s desires

* By keeping my mind open, and by taking daily action, I open my doors to the manifestation of my desires

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