Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success

1. THE LAW OF PURE POTENTIALITY

Success in life depends on knowing who we really are – true self not ego. 

2. THE LAW OF GIVING AND RECEIVING

Give and receive to keep money, or other desired things, flowing in our lives. Give joyfully and unconditionally – learn to give what you want to receive.

3. THE LAW OF KARMA (Cause and Effect)

What you sow is what you reap!

4. THE LAW OF LEAST EFFORT

Allow life to flow effortlessly and spontaneously.  

5. THE LAW OF INTENTION AND DESIRE

There is energy and information in everything. Intention transforms – this is the power behind desire without attachment to the outcome.

6. THE LAW OF DETACHMENT

Let go of your idea of how things should be and stay alert to the opportunity in every problem.

7. THE LAW OF DHARMA (Purpose in Life)

Each of us has unique talents that we are here to express. We are here to serve our fellow human beings with our talent.

Good luck is when preparedness and opportunity come together.

REVIEW

I found that the ideas put across by Deepak Chopra in this book, like all really good ideas, are at once both very simple but also very profound. While these “Seven Laws” are aimed at success, I think that the ultimate result of effectively putting these principles into practice would be a much happier and more satisfying life in many different ways. Since reading the book, I am attempting to put as many as possible of the proposed guidelines into practice, although some are initially easier to grasp than others. In many small ways I am seeing the benefits of this, not least just by raising my awareness of myself and of the people and the world that surrounds me.

I have begun to take the time to be silent, to meditate and to try to access the stillness of my own inner self. I have always found myself caught up in a whirlwind of thoughts, worries, problems, solutions, judgements, recollections and plans, sometimes positive and sometimes negative, but have now begun to appreciate that this “ego” focus prevents me from spending time with my true “self”. I am now consciously working on this, and particularly found Chopra’s guidance useful on the value of communing with nature, on silently observing the intelligence within everything.

I have been trying out the suggestion that we should give a gift to everyone that we come into contact with, and have found that there is great satisfaction to be gained from this. As an example, even a quick exchange of conversation with someone I deal with in a shop can bring a smile to both my face and theirs, and brighten up both our days, whereas previously I may well have been too involved in my own internal conversations to give any appreciation to the people that I encountered as part of the routine of the day. Now I sometimes even give out silent wishes of happiness to the people that I pass by; I don’t know if it reaches them, but it makes me smile anyway!

Another principle that I see coming through in various forms in the “Seven Laws” relates to the benefits of being fully aware of and open to everything in the present moment. This idea crops up throughout the book in various forms, but I have distilled this down into a set of guidelines that I aim to follow as far as I can.

• to practice non-judgement,
• to witness the choices that I am making every moment,
• to accept people, circumstances and events as they are at this moment,
• to take responsibility for my situation without blaming anyone, including myself,
• to relinquish the need to defend my own point of view and to remain open to all points of view,
• to let go of my idea of how things should be,
• to recognise that every problem is an opportunity to create greater benefit,
• to accept uncertainty as an essential part of experience,
• to remain open to all possibilities
• to enjoy every moment in the journey of life.

I think if I can put this philosophy even partly into practice there will be huge benefits for me in terms of how I appreciate, enjoy and improve the life that I have.

The Law of Dharma struck a chord with me also, in suggesting that each of us has unique talents that we are here to express and that we are at our best when we find a way to bring together what we love to do and what we are good at. This is a recurring theme that has come up in both the coaching that I am currently receiving and the coaching that I am undertaking with my pro bono clients, and I am now considering this principle in terms of my own life and career, and how I am planning to move forward.

In conclusion, one point Deepak Chopra makes is that “Good luck is when preparedness and opportunity come together”. This is an idea I have always liked, inspired by the great golfer Arnold Palmer, who said: “It’s a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get!”

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