Picture a wheel! From the center you can see multiple spokes
going out, the outer rim is perfectly round and the points along the outer rim
are equidistant from the center hub.
Now, imagine that the center point represents your soul in
its totality beyond the parts you have played in any lifetime and the points on
the outer rim are all the lifetimes that you have lived on planet earth. The
different lives are like costumes you put on in order to learn through
different experiences. All these characters you have played served a purpose.
If we zoom in we can see the time you played the monk and we can see the time
when you took on the form of the corrupt businessman. We see the life when your
physical beauty dazzled and we also see the time when nobody wanted to be
around you because you were disfigured.
We observe you as a world class athlete as well as the time
when you could barely put one foot in front of the other as you make your way
to an unknown destination in an endless trail of war refugees.
All these lifetimes are equally important to the soul’s
evolution. When we reach a state of enlightenment, we will be centered in the
middle of the wheel and the importance of the costumes will fade and we will
walk away from all the lessons lived as wiser, more compassionate souls.
Until we get to that place, most of us become over
identified with the outside of the wheel because we favor certain parts over
others.
Some of us love to play the spiritual parts including the
monks, the yogis, the prophets, the healers, the preachers etc. We are less
concerned with worldly possessions and favor spiritual power to worldly power.
When we have to play parts that are very physical or where we all of a sudden
have to deal with a lot of material abundance and worldly power, we will be
severely uncomfortable and try to get back to a role where we feel more
identified. During these times, our consciousness and ego are hanging on to the
outside of the karmic wheel, which keeps going round and round.
We subject
ourselves to a lot of suffering because we are required to take part in all of
the classrooms sooner or later.
An enlightened being is capable of playing any designated
role in an enlightened manner. There is no character that is always “bad”, au
contraire; all parts have an enlightened version available.
Other souls are more engrossed with worldly power and fame.
These souls can get so hooked onto playing kings and queens, the richest person
in the land or being famous inventors and artists that they develop soul
addictions. Every time they are not in the desired position they will suffer
tremendously and do anything to get their next fix. Souls that suffer from what
I call a “Royal Complex” will want to turn everyone in their environment into
personal servants or have them play a part in their entourage.
No matter where you fall on the spectrum, sooner or later we
all need to learn to surrender and to return to the center of our karmic wheel
(unless you are still enjoying the roller coaster, of course).
Determine for yourself which roles and parts on the earth
game you value above all else. Then look at the ones that you feel are the most
meaningless because these are important to integrate as well. We need to make
peace with all aspects of ourselves in order to make our way back to the center
of our karmic wheel.
Remember, there are no small or insignificant parts only in
our perception.
Meditate on things you have learned in moments that seemed
less important and embrace all experiences you have ever had.
Because the karmic wheel goes round and round and it is up
to you if you are spinning on the outside rim or if you are resting well
balanced in the center!
