The Mechanical Human

By Aluna Joy Yaxk’in     

 According to Willaru we are born with about three percent awakened consciousness and we are all born equal and have the same possibilities. How we live our lives and the choices we make will determine how successful we will become in any endeavor we choose. The mind is logical. Spirit is organic. Logic comes from our personal learning in this life. Spirit comes from all life and unlimited potential. Since we have lived limited personal experiences in this life we can only decide from limited options with our minds. When we open to Spirit, we can expect new and creative solutions. Here we enter a world of unlimited potential.

Breaking habits may not be as easy as it sounds. First there is no way I could contain in this short article all the tools we would need to access all our habits. But I hope this simplistic jump start will get us going in the right direction. Second, remember it takes a great deal of love to do the work of cleaning the inner temple. Habitual monsters will raise their ugly heads when we begin to clear out our mechanical behavior. It may not be a comfortable undertaking at first. It is going to take some courage and self love to break free and become "alive" as Willaru puts it. Family and friends will also find issues with our breaking the status quo. They too are mechanical and like us just the way we are. Once we begin to break habits we also begin to overcome the uncomfortable feelings we have about change. Just remember, fear is nothing more than excitement of the unknown.

There are some simple things we can do to become free of mechanicity. Make a list of your habits, likes and dislikes, why you feel comfortable doing one thing, and not the other. Examine even your good habits. Ask yourself, "are they limiting your life to even better experiences?" Also look at breaking stereo type patterns. Judgments in educational levels, social status, culture, race and religion are collective mechanical thinking. Examine the motivation for each habit. Learn to expect the unexpected. Now here comes the adventuresome part. Each day change one of these habits. Do something every day that didn’t work for you in the past. Just think, today it just might work. Drive to work by a different route…explore your world. Eat a new food everyday — or eat food you thought you didn’t like; you might love it today. Go to a new place for your vacation. (In fact, take a vacation if you haven’t had one.) If you like the mountains — try the beach. Explore a different spiritual practice. If you are a perfectionist — get sloppy. If you are a slob clean up. If you fall off the horse — get back on it. Keep on keeping on.

Are you getting the picture? Don’t forget, Spirit works with those who help themselves. As you explore your world, Spirit will open more and more doors for you to adventure into.

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble." RALPH WALDO EMERSON