Creating our reality suggests that we are focused on those creations that will bring us happiness, and this is as it should be. However, happiness is a roller coaster since in this world of duality everything has its opposite. Nevertheless, there is a middle ground which we call Joy. Imagine a pin suspended between the opposite poles of a magnet – you probably did an experiment like this in school. That’s where joy can be found.
Joy is a state of supreme happiness that can be experienced even in the presence of pain and suffering. We’ll explore that more in another post, but for now lets look at HOW this perfect state of happiness is arrived at.
The state of joy is reached very simply by “detaching” ourself from the results of whatever it is we are creating or have created. This is not the same as indifference because indifference is a close relative of boredom – definitely not a state of joy.
When we identify with anything we are attached to it – we have a vested interest in it and we will swing between the poles of happiness and sadness, pleasure and pain as a result. This dance is fine for a while, even exciting but eventually, everyone reaches a state of mind where “the price of the low is too high for the high.”
Another very important factor related to detachment is the influence it has on the manifestation process of creating our reality. When we have an intention and put it out into the Universal Subjective Mind – The Unified Field – The Field of Infinte Possibilities, if we are deeply attached to or in need of that intention coming into our life, we add an element of fear to it. Its like planting a seed then going out into the garden every morning and digging it up to see how its coming along. Not a good gardening plan!
But how to be enthused or passionate about an intention, yet not being attached to it? Seem like a paradox – not really? The secret lies in the motive behind the intention. If your motive is in some way connected to the service of others it is in harmony with the most basic intention of the universe -”giving.” Why giving? Because there is only One in the universe and Oneness knows It can give only to Itself!
Joy and Detachment
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It may appear that there is a paradox between detachment and desire, but I agree with you, there is no paradox. To be detached is to have a desire, and then to be in a state of absolute knowing that the Universe will deliver. So there is not nit-picking, worry or misery. You just know. Moreso, you are also very open to pleasant surprises, expecting that the Universe has the ability of bringing to you something you never thought of. For example, you may want a particular job because of the money, however, the Universe might respond by giving you a business idea instead. So even though things may not turn out exactly as you desired, the outcome is even better. So when you are detached you let go of your desire, knowing that the answer is well on its way. You don’t hold on to how things must unfold etc. Instead you relax in a state of bliss and joy, and just know that all is well.