Ed's Back - Spiritual Navigation with Wayne Dyer
To live a pure unselfish life,
one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance
Face to Face with Wayne's World of Inner Navigation
The Art of Inner Navigation
Making the decision to be free all starts with enlightening up—the recognition that we are facing the wrong way, outward instead of inward, moving from our insatiable need and dis-ease for more, to an awareness of abundance; from a sense of ourselves as sinful and inferior, to an acceptance of ourselves as divine; from our hunger to achieve, to the detachment that brings true freedom.
We've all been taught to look outside ourselves for sustenance—to look beyond the self for power, love, prosperity, health, happiness and spiritual fulfillment. We've been conditioned to believe we get life's bounty from somewhere outside of ourselves. But it's possible to reverse our gaze from outward to inward. And when we do, we find an energy we've sensed but not previously identified.
Charting the Inner Seas
Just as a master navigator learns to read the stars and currents, spiritual navigation requires turning our compass inward. The greatest voyages aren't measured in nautical miles, but in the depth of understanding we discover within ourselves.
Every external journey—whether across Caribbean waters or through life's challenges—is really a reflection of the inner voyage we're meant to take. The compass that guides us home isn't magnetic north, but the authentic self that knows its true direction.
You have within yourself this power of transcendence over the ego-dominated life. You can turn around and face inward, directly contacting your spiritual nature. You can then live each of your days, regardless of what you may be doing, with the sense of bliss that comes from being on the path of your sacred quest.
Captain's Spiritual Log
Sometimes the most profound navigation happens not when we're sailing toward distant shores, but when we drop anchor in the still waters of our own consciousness. In meeting Wayne Dyer, I discovered that the greatest treasure isn't found on any island—it's found in the realization that we carry paradise within us, wherever we go.
