A flash of insight appeared in my mind out of nowhere as a message to you, being a normal human being, you can find solace and hope to keep going despite the overwhelming odds in your life.

Through reading books written by world leading spiritual teachers, both in our current time and in the past, I learned that each of us has one thing in common with the rest of humanity; We’ve all been through the deepest despair, seen the darkest days, hit rock bottom in one way or another, and found ourselves feeling like we couldn’t go on.

So, from that deep part of our spiritual human spirit that has been evident among so many people, right at the moment when we reached our breaking point, feeling a kind of death with our ego, when our lives and realities fell apart before our eyes, each one of us made a conscious decision to continue driven by a realization.

This understanding is that we are so much more than our circumstances and can transcend them, transform them, and help others to do the same out of the compassion we begin to feel in our hearts for all who feel deep despair. At the precise moment when we felt our hearts cry out for help to overcome our sorrows, we all received an answer and a perspective that helped us change our lives. We are not different from you.

There are too many names to mention, and it is not necessary to mention them. Just read about what your favorite spiritual teacher has been through in his life, and you will realize that each of us has at one time or another felt as fragile as a leaf blowing in the wind. We feel all the emotions that the rest of humanity feels when our lives and realities fell apart. As a result, something emerged within all of us; the will to carry on, to transcend our despair and rise above our sorrows, to transform them, and then we each discover our purpose, to help others do the same.

Each of us felt like so many people today. Each of us learned that the realities our egos used to cling to were the very realities that had to disappear, so that truth could emerge instead of fear. What is this truth? How can you access it too? We all share how, each in our own unique way, and we all share a message that has been shared by people in the ancient past; you cannot grow and hide at the same time. You can only get out of the darkness of life’s circumstances when you discover that there is light behind our circumstances. Our job is to help you find that light.

One suggestion is to ask yourself how the circumstance in your life that you are viewing in the most negative light can actually serve a higher purpose that you may not be able to see at the moment. I ask you to look for it, because it is there.

You have grown through many difficult periods in your life and have learned a lot. You became stronger, wiser and more awake. That’s what this temporary time is all about for you. it is for you to wake up to the understanding that there are higher reasons that serve your highest good, and you will reach inner peace when you discover them. Every leading spiritual teacher will share this with you. Everyone who has ever lived has shared this truth.

Open your mind to the possibility that if you lose what your personality clings to as a dear life, you will come to discover that your dear life will be much more enhanced when you realize that no person or condition can make or break who you are, your essence, your eternal spirit, your truth, your conscience; that transcends all conditions, if you have a deep and sincere desire to rise above everything, you too will receive realizations. All you have to do is start looking for them, even if you just dig inside to find out what they are.

Once you realize that your external conditions are temporary experiences, you will learn to understand what these experiences are trying to teach you. They are happening in your life to teach you a lot and they are serving to strengthen you.

Look for the hidden gift to personality. Dare to ask yourself this question: “What inner strength or triumph can emerge as a result of what is happening right now?”

Ask yourself, what would happen if you said “yes” to what is happening now? What would you learn? In which area would you grow? Has anyone else ever been through a similar condition? Has anyone else ever expressed gratitude for how much they learned, how much they grew and transformed during the most difficult periods of their lives?

Every spiritual master has gone through this period, just like the rest of humanity. I can only share with you that even though the most painful moments felt like an eternal torture that would never end, it ended and the awakening replaced the pain.

This is a message of hope for you. You can continue and you can help many others who are going through similar circumstances and feelings to move on. That’s what the leading spiritual teachers do, just by sharing. You may very well be one of them. Find out what your difficulties are for you to learn. Remember that there is a promise of hope and joy on the other side of this experience, if it is difficult then it is in your life to help you through the difficulty. This consequence is called transformation.

Your life will be transformed when your consciousness is transformed. Your consciousness will be transformed as you search for answers, clarity, and resolution. Then you will receive them, and you will see the day when the most difficult period of your life has brought you as much wisdom and purpose as precisely the number of tears you have shed.

Your soul came here to grow, and the terrestrial school requires a lot from you. There is one thing that you do have in common with the leading spiritual teachers, you have a heart, and this is where meaning is discovered when you search for answers, wisdom arises. Pain and suffering are then left behind, and as you shine brighter than ever, you will come to see, feel and experience the wonderful spiritual teacher that you really are.

© Copyright 2006 by Barbara Rose, Ph.D. All rights reserved.