OWR Diary: October 2014
Windows of Transformation
Since the beginning of time, there has been transformation, everything everywhere is in constant change, even a stone at a very slow speed is transforming itself, nothing is permanent. What does transformation mean in our lives?
Personally, I transformed my self when I replaced the word religion with the word spirituality. At one point in my life, back in the late 80′s, I saw a light and it was my own light, a light that came from within rather than from outside, I had found my own switch!
Meditation became my way of praying, I no longer begged a God in the clouds with a long white beard, but rather looked within for answers and for the true meaning of my own life. It was a transformation that became a new way of living, of thinking and I have grown into an individual that could actualize himself without worrying about what others think and about the decisions that I am taking. It became clear that I could judge by myself what was right and wrong. I do believe that we are all one and I respect each individual, as they are part of the same universe in motion, transforming itself continuously. I believe the secret is to get into the same motion and go with the universal flow as an individual living without fears. I guess I am a true believer of the God of transformation – and that would be Shiva!
Religions are not bad as such, in fact they are platforms of understanding. I do believe that Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed and other prophets all had a message of peace and love, but it is how the prophesies were interpreted and made into laws on different platforms by powerful men that people became believers of others rather than believing in their own self. Look within, listen to your inner voice and feel the transformation.
Wishing you a great day, every day!
Claude Chouinard
Co-Founder
ONEWORLD retreats
