5 GOLD KEYSFOR PRACTICAL LIFE MAGIC

S H A F I N D E Z A N E

What Are All These People Talking About?

FromPamLang

Certi/iedHolisticHealthCoach/Hypnotherapist.SanFrancisco,California

ThankyouSha+in,Ireallyenjoyedthe5GoldKeys.

Asalong-timestudentofyours,IfeelblessedtohaveyoutheretohelpguidemethrougheachofthesestepswhenI(sofrequently)forgetmyway.

Thisebookveryclearlyoutlinesthestepsrequiredto+ind-ingwhatwe'realllookingfor-freedom.

Thechallengealongthewayformostofusisremember-ing,thenobservingandlearningwhentobepatientandwhentotakeaction.Mostofushavespentsomuchofourlivesinastateofsleepwalking,itcanbehardtostayfocusedwhenthe"dragons"crossourpaths.

TheonlythingmissingfromthisarticleisaBIGHUGEremindertousallthatwedon'thavetogothroughitalone.Helpisthere,wejustneedtoreachoutandaskforitintheformofacoachthatcanhelpusseethingswe'renotabletoseeonourownbecausewe'retooin-volvedortooclosetothesituation.

IwanttothankyouSha+in.Notonlyforthise-bookandalltheothertoolsyou'vecre-atedthroughtheyearstohelpusalongthispath,butforbeingtheretopersonallyhelpguidemewhenIlosesite.You'vehelpedmeachievethingsthatIneverwouldhavebeenabletoSEEonmyown,letaloneACHIEVE.

WhenIoriginallysignedontoyourVIPprogramforayear,youhelpedmethroughoneofthemostdif+iculttimesofmylife.Ididn'tonlysurvive,Iachievedsomeseeminglyimpos-siblethings.It'sacomfortknowingyouaretherewhenIneedhelpREMEMBERING...

...thismomentisperfect.

Ican'tthankyouenoughforallyoudo.

Pami

FromJaniceHalton

Hattiesburg,MS,USAMynameisJaniceHalton,IamabornagainChristian,asinglemom,amother-in-

law,andagrandmotherwholovestoupliftpeopleinpositiveways,inspiteoftheircircum-stances.Mydesireistoknowandful+illGod'sordainedplanforlifetohelphealtheworld.

The"5GoldKeys"wassohelpfulformethatmymindbegantotransformasIwasread-ingthee-book.Iactuallyfeelashifthastakenplaceinmylife.Thisisamiracle.Ifeelsoen-lightenedinmind,body,soul,andspirit.Thisisonee-bookthatIwillcontinuetore-readandputintopractice.

Iknowthis"5GoldKey"e-bookwilltransformthemindandlifeofallwhoinvestthetimetoreaditandputthemontheirjourneyofcompletefreedom.

"YouareaGodsentmessenger"

GratefulSha+in.

Janice Halton

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FromDrDivyeshGajera

Gujrat,India

HalloSha+in!

IamDrDivyeshGajerafromGujrat(India),workingasaHIVspecialist.Sha+initsapleasuretohavethisspiritualjourneywithyou,

I+irstreadyourrede+ineyourrealitybook,thenthis5goldkeys.AndbelievemeithasclearedsomeofcomplexdoubtsIhadinmymindsincelast+iveyears.

IamcurrentlymemberofBrahmakumarisworldspiritualuniversityandpracticingRajyogalast5years…inyourexplanationaboutthescienti+icmentalityof2500yearschangedmywholeideaofbelievingmodernworldandattheendunderstoodthatafteralleverythingismetaphysicalmanifestationofwhatyoucreateinyourmind,andafterthatthis5goldkeysarereallytheessenceofallupsanddownsandhowtohandleintelligentlyourspiritualjourney.

Thisisaboutthespiritualintelligenceonerequiresthemostwhilegoingtodoanysa-credactfortheUniverse.Bothbooksarehelpfulforeachandeverypersonlivingonthisearth,becausehumanraceissleepingand21stcenturyisthetimetoawakenthemandyourbookmightgivethemraysofhopethat,yesthereisanhonestwaytocreateanythingyouwantwithoutbuyingliabilities.

Thisbooktaughtmehowtobereal+ighter.Assometimeswefeelverysadinaspiritualjourneyasifitfeelslikewetrappedinaplacewherebothways(goingbackandgoingfor-ward)areclosed,wehavetowaittherewithpatienceaswhentimewillcomesomethingwillhappenwhichtakesusforwardandwegrowandbecomepuregold.

ThankyousomuchSha+in!

Dr Divyesh Gajera,

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FromYen:

HiSha+in

Thankyouforyourebook–FiveGoldKeys–AsIhavefeltsomechangesinmeafterreadingyourbookinlessthanaweek,Iamwritingtosaythankyouforyourworkandtheenormousimpactithasonpeople,likeme.

Iamastayathomemomwith2children,oneis10yearsoldandtheotheris10monthsold.IngeneralIamcontentedwithmylife,butstillhavefeelingofbeingmoreandwanttosearchforit,alsomyhealthwasstagnant,Igotexhaustedeas-ily.

Ihavereadlotsofbook,followedlotsofmore‘enlightened’people,Ireadmostin-formationthatisavailabletomeandtheyallhavemademehungryformore…untilIreadyourbook.

Forthe+irst3keys,Ireadonebyone,meaning,Iwon’tcontinueuntilIdosomethingthatisrequiredandIleavethewholedaypracticingit.Ican’tbelievemylifecanchangesoquickly.Inlessthanaweek,I+indthat:

1.Iammorehealthy,vibrant,energized:Ilovemyworkandevencanhelpmyhusbandwithhisworkinthehousewithoutcomplaining.Ihavemoretimeformyselftoo.

2.Iamawareofthepresentandofwhatishappeninginmybody:Iloveplayinghideandseekwithwhateverisinmymind,it’ssuchafungameandnowIknowmyselfmorethaneverbefore.

3.Inolongerhungerformore(spiritual,personaldevelopmentetc)information.Istillreadforfun,notbecause‘IfIdon’tread,I’llmissoutsomething’.Thekey‘stop+idgetingmen-tally’isawakingcallforme.

Ithinkthebookreallykeepsthepromiseofitsgoal,whichisinnerfreedomforthosewhoreadit.Forme,ithasgivenevenmoreandIcannotsaywhatitisasitmustbeexperi-encedandfeltinside.

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Iwillcontinueapplyingthekeysforthejourneyaheaduntiltheyareinmy+leshandbones.Ihighlyrecommendthebookforthosewhoaresearchingforpeaceofmindandin-nerfreedombypracticingonlywhatiswrittenthere.

Thanksagainandlookforwardtomorecommunicationfromyou.

Yen

FromPatrizia:

HiSha+in.

Just+inishedreadingFiveGoldKeys.

Icameintothisworldonthe6thdayofFebruary,manymanymoonsago.Anadministrativeprofessional,I’mawell-roundedindividual,orsoIthoughtuntilIreadFiveGoldKeysandrealizedthatitismylifestorywrittenbysomeoneelse–alwaysseemtochoosethe‘greater’ofthetwoevils,andendingupagainstabrickwall.

FiveGoldKeyswashelpfulinshowingmetherightwaytogoaboutlife’slittleannoyancesandcomeoutbeing

thebetterforeachexperience.

Itcanhelpotherstoobecausetherearemanypersons,likemyself,whowillreaditandseethemselvesinthepagesandlearnhowtoundothenegativetraitstheyhaveaccumu-latedovertheyears.

Patrizia

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FromErinR:

Hi,IamErinR.

Iammarriedwithtwokids,kindofanintrovertinter-estedinnature,buildingabetterworldthroughhealingandunderstanding,andworkingonmyownshortcom-ings.

TheGoldKeysbySha+inwaswonderfulasitservedtobeaREMINDERofmygoals.Itissoeasytogetdistracted,tonotseetheforestforthetrees!Alsoitgivesverypracticalwaystokeepfocusedandwaystoactuallyattainthegoaloffreedomfrom'humaninsanity!'

Everypersonfallspreytothethingsoutlinedinthislongarticle/shortbookbySha+in,andeverypersoncanbene+itbyknowingandapplyingthese+ivegoldkeysofwisdom.

Iwouldhighlyrecommendreadingit;itisnottoolongandthe+irstpageHOOKSyouandcutstothequick!Verypotentstraightforwardtruth.

Ilovedit!

Erin R.

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FromDannyChisala

Lusaka,Zambia(Africa)

HiSha+in,

YouneverceasetoamazemeandwheneverIreadyourmaterialsyoualwaysleavemethirstyformore.ThereissomuchwisdominyourwritingsandIamsosurefromthecontentsofyourwritings,youmustbewalkingyourtalkbecausesuchdepthofknowledgecanonlybeachievableifonehasunquenchablepassionforhe/sheisdoing.

IhavereadyourRede+ineYourRealitybookandsev-eralotherofyourwritingstogetherwithyouremailsyousenttome,butcommentingonthecontentsofthisbook,'5GoldKeys'Icanonlysaythatthisisamongstthegreatestarticu-latedguidesonourspiritualjourney-short,tothepointbutveryrich.

Iwillkeepreadingiteveryothermonth.

Warmregards.

Danny Chisala

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FromLiviu

Romania

Ijust+inishedreadingthe5GoldKeysebookandIcansaythatit'sanotherfantasticworkthatonlySha+indeZanecanmake.Thisebookreallyin-spiredme.

I'm28yearsoldnowandinthisperiodI'mgoingthroughaspiritualcrisis,orthethequarterlifecrisis.Idon'tknowwhoIam,whatmymeaningisandIwanttodiscovermyselfmore.

Thisebookhelpedmeunderstandmoreaboutmeandmylifeandhowtojustbepresentinthehereandnow,andenjoymoreofwhatlifehastooffer.

Otherscanbene+itfromthisinsightfulebookasmyselfdid.

Maywealllivemeaningfullivesanddiscoverhowtolivewithpresence.

ThankyouSha+in!

Liviu

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S H A F I N D E Z A N E

5 GOLD KEYSFor Practical Life Magic

“Theuniverseisfullofmagicthingspatientlywaitingforourwitstogrowsharper”–wroteanEnglishauthornamedEdenPhillpottsina1919bookcalled“AShadowPasses”.Butisittrue?Washebeingliteralwhenhewrotethatorwashejustbeingpoetic?Istheworld,ourworld-thesharp,edgy,predatoryworldfulltothebrimwithmortgage,traf+ic,loudpeople,loudmu-sic,selfservingpoliticsandselfabsorbedrelationships-reallyfullofmagicthingswaitingforwhatever?

HereiswhatAlbertEinstein,arguablythegreatestscientistofalltime,wroteinanessaytitled“TheWorldAsISeeIt”:

"Themostbeautifulexperiencewecanhaveisthemysterious.Itisthefunda-mentalemotionthatstandsatthecradleoftrueartandtruescience.Whoeverdoesnotknowitandcannolongerwonder,nolongermarvel,isasgoodasdead,andhiseyesaredimmed.Itwastheexperienceofmystery--evenifmixedwithfear--thatengenderedreligion.Aknowledgeoftheexistenceofsomethingwecannotpenetrate,ourperceptionsoftheprofoundestreasonandthemostra-diantbeauty,whichonlyintheirmostprimitiveformsareaccessibletoourminds:itisthisknowledgeandthisemotionthatconstitutetruereligiosity.Inthissense,andonlythissense,Iamadeeplyreligiousman...IamsatisGiedwiththemysteryoflife'seternityandwithaknowledge,asense,ofthemarvelousstructureofexistence…"

So,again,isEinsteinbeingliteralabout“thesense”ofthemysterious?Aretherereallypeoplewhohavea“sense”ofthemysterious,likemostpeoplehaveasenseofhearingortouchortaste?Heseemsquiteseriousandliteral

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aboutitsincehecontinuesontostressthatsomeonewithoutthatsenseiscomparabletosomeoneasgoodasdeadorblind.That’sastrongpointfromsomeonewhoisfamousnotonlyforhisearthshakinginsightsintothenatureofphysicalreality,butalsohissoft-spoken,gentlepersonality.

W.BYeats,theIrishpoetandwinnerofNobelPrizeofliteraturein1923,wrotetohisfatherinaletter:“ThemysticallifeisatthecenterofallthatIdoandallthatIthinkandallthatIwrite.Idesireamysteriousart…doingitsworkbysuggestion,notbydirectstatement,acomplexityofrhythm,color,ges-ture.”

Canyouseetheoverlap,thecommonideathesetwogreatmindsarepoint-ingtowards?

Astheoldsayinggoes,“Thosewhoweredancingwerecalledinsanebythosewhocouldn’thearthemusic.”Mypersonalapproachtothisissueissimi-lar:tohewhohasexperienced,littleexplanationisnecessary;tohewhohasnot,littleexplanationispossible.Soifyouaregoingtocontinuereadingthis,insteadofgoingintoalengthyexplanationaboutwhatitis,Iamgoingtoas-sumeyoualreadyhavesomesenseofthemysterious,nomatterhowre-pressedordormantthatsensemaybeatthispoint.

Thisbookcontains+iveessentialpracticestoignite,strengthenand,mostimportantly,stabilizethatsensethatyoumayhavebeenignoringormisinter-pretingduetotheusualchildhoodprogrammingorschoolingthatdoesitsbesttonumbthesenseofthemysteriousratherthanigniteandnurtureit.

Ourjourneybeginswithfreedom,freedomofthemindtoshakefreeoftheusualshacklesthatpreventusfromextraordinaryseeing.

Letusbeginourtraining.

Apparentlyaworldfullofmagicthingsispatientlywaiting.

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"Lifeisfullofdissatisfaction"-Buddhasaidthatinthevery+irstlineoftheBuddhistscripture,andthereasonforthisdissatisfactionisourignoranceaboutourownanimalinstinctsandnotknowinghowtotranscendthem;the“pathtoliberation”beginswithmakinganefforttounderstandandthenover-cometheseanimalinstincts.Goodobservation...butwhatdoesthatmean?

Whenwelookaroundwithoutourusual+iltersoffears,fantasies,desiresorpreprogrammedprejudices,webegintonoticethatwearelivinginaworldthatiscarefullystructuredtoperpetuatevariousformsofslavery,someeasytoseeandsomenotsoeasyatall.Moreimportantlywealsonoticethatwhiletherearecountlesspeoplewhoaresystematicallyandbrutallyforcedintoslavery,theworldisalso+illedwithpeoplewhoaremorethanwillingtocom-mittoslaveryofallkinds.Thisisstrange,buttrue.Whyisthat?

ThephilosopherNietzschewrotethathumansintheircurrentstateofevo-lutionarestuckbetweentwostates:animalandsuperman.Wehavelatentwithinusthepowertogobeyondalmostalllimitationsimposedbybiologyandyetwearealsohelplesslycontrolledbyourinnateinstinctsofviolence,rage,fear,craving,andmyriadaddictionsthatde+ineourdestinies.Theprob-lemisfurthercomplicatedbythepressuresofexponentiallyfastgrowingtechnologies,aswellthefastexpandinggapbetween“thosewhoknow”and“thosewhoknownot”thetrueoperatingprinciplesofthishyper-connectedmega-machinewecallhumancivilization.

Addtothathumansaremultiplyingfasterthaneverbeforeandchildrenarebeingborntoparentswhohavenoclearunderstandingwhatsoeverabouthowtoliveinthissuperfastchangingworlddesignedbyotherhumanswhopossesalevelofintelligencethatisliterallybeyondtheirnormalabilitiesofcomprehension.Formanyhumansentirelivespassbywithouteversuspect-ingthatoneislivingtheinsanelifeofaslavewhoisn'tevenawarethatheorsheisaslaveinsideandoutside.

Sowhatisthesolution?Thatiswhatthismessageisabout.Thesolutionissimple;infactitissosimple,I’mafraidyoumightfailtoappreciatetheas-toundingamountoffreedomandpowerthatcomeswithit.Whatfollowsisa

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formulathattookmenearlytwentyyearsto+inetune.Duringthesetwentyyears,Istartedoffmyownjourneyofself-educationfueledbyatotalandcom-pletedissatisfactionofthelifeIwasborninto,spentmyeverylastdollartry-ingto+indasolution,eventuallywentthroughaprocessofradicalhealingwithhypnotherapy,thenestablishedmyselfasaprofessionalhypnotherapist,thengainedsomefameandrespectinabout100countriesacrosstheplanetthroughabookIwrotecalledRedeGineYourReality,touchedover100,000livesdirectlyandvirtuallyasateacherofpracticalspirituality,andtodaystillcontinuingmyjourneyinsearchoftheendlesssecretsthatlayhiddenandpervadeoureverydayreality.

ThereasonIsharedwithyouthisnutshellofanautobiographyistotellyouthis:Ihavesomeexperienceintrainingpeopleandinmyexperienceitsveryeasytogetpeopleexcitedaboutalifechangingidea(especiallyifyouknowathingortwoabouthowthemindworks),butdevilishlydif+iculttomakethemcontinuetorememberandfollowitconsistently.(Rememberallthenewyearsresolutionsyoudidn'tfollow,allthepromisesaboutjoggingthreetimesaweek,andtomeditate?)

Generallyspeaking,peopleloveshortcutsandquick+ixes,especiallyonesthathintatsolvingallofoneslifeproblemswithouthavingtodoanyhardworkaboutit.Theideathatmostpeoplejustcannotgraspisthatdoingthesamethingsoverandoverexpectingdifferentresultsisasignofinsanity-thisisespeciallytrueifyouaretryingtobringaboutaradicalchangeinyourlifesituation.Againandagainpeoplefallfortheillusionthatthereexistssomemagicpillthatcanchangetheirlifeexperiencewithoutanyneedtochangetheirdeeprootedbeliefsandbehaviorpatterns.It'ssilly,downrightjuvenile,butit’ssopredictablethatnearlyeveryadvertisementandmarketingcam-paignintheworldrevolvearoundit.WhatIamremindingyou,beforeIgoontointroducemyown"magicformula",isthatthereisnomagicthatworksun-lessyoupractice,practice,andpracticesomemore.EvenHarryPotterneededyearsofdedicatedpracticebeforehecoulddosomeinterestingmagic.

Inotherwords:thesecretisnotintheformula,butwhathappenstoyourconsciousnesswhenyoukeepusingtheformula.Whenyouupgradeyour

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mentalmodelsbyreadingabooklikethis(orlearningfromateacher),whathappensisyourneuralnetwork(literallyhowyourbrainiswired)beginstochange;thisthentriggersaseriesofchangeswhichcausesyoursubconsciousbeliefstoupgrade,andwhenthathappens,yourlifechanges-thisisthe“greatsecret”.

Sothe“magicformula”isaspeci+icallydesignedpatternofbehavioryoufollowtospeedupthatprocessoftransformationandcementthatchange.However,pleaserememberthatlikeanyroadsourneuralpathwaysalsotaketimetochange.Thesecretis…repetitionandpractice,practiceandrepeat,re-peatandpractice.Ifyouarewillingtodothat,whatfollowsherewillteachyouhowtogainmoreofthemostelusiveprivilegeofallinthisovercrowdedandsuperblypredatoryhumansociety:truefreedom.

Ready?

Heregoes…

Thevery+irstthingyouneedtodecidebeforeyoucanunleashanymagiciswhatdoyouwant?Simpleright?It’snot.Everyonesaystheywantabetterlife,butifyouaskthemwhatdoyouwantspeci+ically,theyhavenoidea.OrtheysaysomethinglikeIwantamilliondollars!,withoutrealizinganothermindnumbingobvious:

Dollarsareagreementsbetweenpeople,theycometoyouwhenyouoffersomethingofvaluetosomeoneelse;theyareareplacementforouroldsys-temofbarter:I’llgiveyoumygoatinexchangeoftenpairsofthoseniceshoesyoumade.Sincecarryinggoatsand+iguringoutwhowantsyourgoatinthe+irstplacegotverycumbersomeinourlargesocieties,nowweusedollars,whicharesimplyagreementsthatifyou+lashoneortwooftheminyournear-estgrocerystore,theywillgiveyouabagofcookies.Everyonewantsdollars,noteveryonewantsgoats,sonowweusedollarsinsteadofgoats.Buttheideaissame:yougetitinexchangeofsomethingelse.Youdon’tgetitbecauseyouvisualizedollarsinyourheadallday.

Soletmeaskyouagain,whatdoyouwantspeci+ically?Pleasetakecoupleofminutestoconsiderthequestion,andthencontinuereadingagain...

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Gotit?Good.Nowthrowitoutthewindow.Unfortunatelythatwasatrickquestion.Itreallydoesn'tmatterwhatlittlefantasygoodieyouhaveonmindbecauseultimatelywhatyouarelookingforistruefreedom,insideandout.Andifyouarenotlookingfortruefreedom,youshouldbe,becausewithoutfreedom,nothingelsematters.(Youcouldalsosaylove,butloveisimpossibleforsomeonewithoutfreedom,atbestitisaself-deludingfantasy.)

Soifthereisonegoalthatistrulyworthyofyourhumanexistence,itisfreedom,primarilyforyourself,whichtheonlywayyoucaneverofferittoothers.Onlyafreebeingcanrespect,celebrateandsharefreedom;allelseissomeperpetuationofmadness.

Freedom,however,isnotaneasythingtohandle.Firstofallandmostim-portantly,embracingfreedomnecessitateshealingofthemind.Onlyafterhealingcanoneembraceandsustaintotalfreedom.Withouthealingthemag-neticwoundsofourunconscious,freedomisatrap.Sustainablefreedomisnotsomethingyoucanhopefororgetluckywith;itsattainmentrequiresstra-tegic,careful,fearless,singlemindedandaboveallsystematicinterventionforhealingtheunconsciousinsanityoftheanimalisticbodyandmind.

Sonowwehavesomethingtobeginourtraining.Ourgoalisfreedom.Spe-ci+icallyinnerfreedom:whichmeansfreedomfromourunconsciousrepetitivepatternsofself-limitingbehavior.

Whyisinnerfreedomourspeci+icgoal,insteadofouterfreedom?Be-causeouterfreedomisameaninglessconceptforsomeonewhohasnoinnerfreedom.Infactunlessyouhaveinnerfreedom+irst,outerfreedomisaper-fectlygoodformulafordisaster.LookatthelivesofcountlessHollywoodce-lebritieswhosuddenlyattainstardomorpeoplewhosuddenlyinheritalotofmoney,andyouwillseewhathappenswhenyougetalotofouterfreedomwithoutinnerfreedom:whatyougetisendlesstripstodivorcelawyersandrehabs,andoccasionallyaself-in+licteddrugoverdoseorabulletinthehead.

Sothefreedomweareinterestedinprimarilyisfreedomfromthemyriadpsychologicalprisonswe+indourselveslivingin:theprisonofphysicaladdic-

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tionsandmentalcravingsthatkeepusboundtocertainlifestyles,theprisonofmarriagewithoutlove,theprisonofajobwithoutheart,prisonofafamilywithoutgrowth,theprisonofprejudiceandintentionalignorance…eachofwhichareexamplesandsymptomsofourownunconsciousbeliefsandpatternsofbehaviorthatrequirehealing.Inotherwords,theyareprisonsofourownmind;someofuswerebornintoaprisonthenhelpedexpanditfurther,someofushavebuiltourownprisonsonebrickatatimeovertheyears,andsomeofusaretooinvestedontheideaofrevengetonoticethatthedooroutofourprisonisactuallyopen.

Thegoodnewsiswhenyouhaveinnerfreedom,outerfreedomalwaysfol-lows.Theinsidealwayschangestheoutside.Theoutsideisalwaysare+lec-tionoftheinside.Andchangingtheinsideispurelyamatterofchoiceandde-termination.Thisisthebig“magiccomponent”here.Youcan+ightwithit,runawayfromit,trytoforgetit,convinceyourselfthatitsnottrue,trytodeviceevercleverershortcutstodollars,peaceandhappinessuntilthecowscomehome,butthefactremainsthis:

Untilyouhavehealedyouranimalisticinstincts,thecongenitalmadnessthatcomeswithbeinghuman,youwillnot+indpeace,happinessorfreedom.AtbestyoucanbecomelikewhattheChinesepeoplecall“hungryghosts”:youcanbesurroundedbymoredollarsthanyoucancountandyouwillonlydrowninitwithouteverexperiencingtheauthenticfreedomandful+illmentthatyouwerehungryandthirstyfor.

Withthatinmind,hereisyourmagicformula.It’ssimple.It’seasytore-member.It’seasytopractice,well…easierthatmanyotherthingsatleast.

First Gold Key: Remember

Thisisthevery+irstcomponentofourmagicformula.It’ssosimplemostpeopleneverfollowit.Rememberyourgoal.Whatisit?Whatdoyouwant?Unlessyourememberyourgoal,youwillbelikea+loatingboat,driftingfrom

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thiswhirlpooltothatwhirlpool,inriveroflife.Yourgoalisyourradar,itisyournavigationsystem,itisyourguidinglight,itisyournorthernstar,andyourgoalisinnerfreedom.

Hopefully,oneday,whenyouhavealreadyachievedtheleveloffreedomyouwant,youcanusethisformulaforanythingelseinlife.Butuntilyouhaveinnerfreedom,everythingelseisasnare,atrap,adistractionthatwillonlyde-laytheonethingthattrulymatters:freedom.

Soonceagain,remembertoremember.Rememberyourgoal.Dowhateverisnecessarytoattainasinglemindedfocusonyourchosengoal.Ifyoucan-notdothis,nothingelsewillwork.Yourgoalshouldbeontheforegroundofyourconsciousnessatalltimesandineverysingledecisionyoumakeinlife.Whateveryoudo,orconsiderdoing,orplanonpursuing,orspendtimefocus-ingupon,askyourselfthis+irst:

Isthisgoingtotakemecloserorawayfrommychosengoal?

Theanswerwillalwaysbringyouclarityandsaveyoudays,yearsorevendecadesofmeaninglesspursuitofchasingyourowntail.

Ifyou+indyourselfnotrememberingyourgoalhowever,orifyou+indthatrememberingithasbecomesomesortofachore,itissimplyasignalthattherearecon+lictingdesiresatplaywithinyou.Ifyouwanttoenjoythefruitofthismagicformula,youhaveto+indawaytotoclarifytoyourselfwhydoyouwantfreedomwithoutinnercon+licts.YeahhhIwantitbut...isjustnotgoingtodo.Youcannotwantitandnotwantitatthesametime(whichthehumanmindissurprisinglygoodat).

Thesolution?Findclarity.Writedownwhyyouabsolutelymusthavewhatyouarefocusingupon,+indoutwhyit’ssimplyinconceivablenothavingit,whynothavingitisasgoodasnotliving-onlywhenyouhavethatlevelofclarity,youarereadyforthesecondgoldkey.

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Second Gold Key: Observe

Thesecondpartoftheformulaisthedif+icultpart.It’salsosubtle,sopaycloseattention.

Wheneveryouwilldecidetoradicallychangeyourlife,orfollowyourin-nercalling,orbringyourtruedreamstoreality,youwillembarkuponwhatthemythologistJosephCampbellusedtocall“thehero’sjourney”.Inanut-shell,thehero’sjourneyinvolvesawakeningtheheroarchetypewithinyou,whichthencompelsyoutoembarkuponajourneyoftotaltransformationto-wardswholeness:towardsreachingyourfullpotentialasabeingcapableofinGiniteexpansion.Allthegreatstories,mythologies,movies,biographiesofthegreatpeopleinvariablyre+lectthissamethemeoverandover:anordi-naryeverydaymanorwomanbecomesdissatis+iedbyhisorhersurroundingenvironment,answershisorherinnercallingtowardsthatineffablesome-thingbeyondtheboundaryoftheordinarylife,iscompelledtoundertakeajourneythatchallengestheveryfabricofhisbeing,oftenfacesdeath,some-timesliterallyandsometimesmetaphorically,theneventuallygainssomewis-domthattheybringbackasagiftfortheentiresociety.

Man’ssearchfortruefreedomisreallyanothernameofthehero’sjourney.Itisthegreatarchetypalstoryofawakening.Ifyouwishtoattainthepowerstorede+ineyourreality,radicallychangeyourlifeandexperiencetotalandcompletefreedomfrommentalandphysicalslavery,youtoowillhavetoem-barkuponthis“hero’sjourney”.Therearenoshortcutsontheroadthatdis-solvesallthewaytoin+inity.

Sowhatdoyouhavetodo?Notmuchreally.Makeagenuinecommitmentwithinthedepthsofyourhearttofollowyourchosengoalnomatterwhat,choosetoletgoofoldgrudges,stopblaming“theothers”,taketotalresponsi-bilityforupgradingyourownlifeandcommityourself100%tothisjourney.Themomentyoumakethatde+initedecision,awholewebofin+initelycon-nectedeventswillbegintounfold–impossibleeventswillconspireinyourfa-

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vor,theroadwillshimmerwiththeinvitationtobeginwalkingoutofyourprisondoor-yourmomentofde+initecommitmentisthebeginningofyourjourney.

...

Oneofthevery+irstsignsthatyourjourneyhasbegunistheencounterwiththedragon;thedragonistheguardianoftheinnersecrets;itcanbeaninnerdragonorouterdragon.Thisisthe+irstobstacle.

Theouterdragonsays:Turnbackinnocentone,gobacktoyourvillagewhereeachdayisthesameaseveryotherday,thatiswhereyoubelong,thispathisnotforyou!Inmoreeverydaymodernlifewords,whatyouencounterissomeobstacleorlimitationintheformof+ire-breathingauthority+igure,orbossorparentsorbusinesspartnerswhowilltrytoturnyouawayfromyourchosenpath.

Theinnerdragoncomesintheformofaphysicaladdictionormentalcraving.Addictionsandcravingscanbedrugs,alcohol,money,power,atten-tion,fame,blame,commitmentstofalseideologies,plansofrevengeandofcoursemostpowerfulofthemall:ourpsychologicalattachmenttotheillu-sionofcertainty,AKAourcomfortzone.Theinnerdragonsaysalmostthesamethingsastheouterdragonexceptnowthedramaplaysoutinourownhead,inthoughts,innerdiscomfort,fearsanddreams.

Whetheryouencountertheinnerdragonorouterdragon,youwillhavetoovercomethisobstacletocontinueyourjourney.Iwillusetheexampleofouterdragonsinthistextforthesakeofbrevityandsimplicity,butthetech-niquetodealwiththemismoreorlesssamewhethertheyareinnerorouter.

Thedragonswillkeepcomingandcomingandcoming,againandagain,inmanyformsand+lavorswithevercleverwaystokeepyoufromgoingfor-ward.Sometimestheywilltrytokillyou,sometimesscareyou,sometimescoaxyou,andsometimesfallinlovewithyou(andthentrytokillyou…meta-phoricallyspeakingofcourse).Theideaisthesame:thedragonisheretoweedouttheunworthyfromtheworthy.Anduntilallyourinsecurities,impu-rities,self-deceivingpatternsofbehaviorareweededout,thedragonswill

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keepcomingatyou;itsjustpartofthegame.Andit’sforyourownbene+it:that’sthedif+iculttoacceptbutveryimportantparttoremember.Thedragoneitherkillsyouormakesyougenuine,andonthisroadbeinggenuineisevery-thing.

Sohowdoyoudealwiththedragon?Thatiswhatthissecondgoldkeyisallabout.

Usually,whatpeopledoiseitherquicklygiveuptheirhighhopesimmedi-atelyuponencounteringthedragon(becausethatwasthelastthingtheywerereadytoencounter;everyonethinkstheroadtofreedomshouldbeeasy),ortheytryto+ightthedragonwithbruteforce,whichisaterribleidea,tosaytheveryleast.Evenifyouareabletosubduethedragonwithpureforce,youhaverobbedyourselfthelessonthatthedragonwascarrying,andthereforeonthewaytoanevenmorepowerfuldragonsomewhereverysoondowntheroad.

Whatyoudoisthis:youobserve,especiallywhenthedragonbreathing+ireonyourface.Readthelastlineagain.Howeverdif+icultitis,youtrainyourselftolookdirectly,youtrainyourselftoobserve.

Whatdoyouobserve?Twothings:

•Firstyouobservethedragonitself,whichhelpsyoutogatherveryvalu-ableinformationabouthowthedragonoperates,itspsychology,itsstrengths,weaknessesandstrategies.Mostpeoplegetsoblindedbyrageandfearthattheylearnnothingaboutthedragonandcomeoutsorelydefeatedgivingawayallsortsofcluesabouttheirownweaknesses.

•Butmoreimportantly,andthisisthemostimportantandvaluableexer-ciseoutofthisentireformula:youtrainyourselftoobserveyourownbrainre-sponse,yourautomaticpatternsofbehavior,especiallywhenthedragonisbreathingGireonyourface.Readthelastlineasmanytimesasnecessaryuntilyoureallygetit.

Whatyouwill+indisthis:everyonefeelsliketheBuddhawhenthingsaregoingright,whenyouareinthearmsofyourbeloved,whenyoujustgota

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truckloadofmoney,whenyouarefullofenergy,whenyouhavenoproblems.Butsincelifeneverremainsthatwayforever,onlywhenthedragonisthreat-eningtokillyouiswhenyou+indoutwhatyoutrulyare.

Youdiscoverwhatisyourdominantself-limitingpatternofbehavior:

Thechild?(Icannottakeresponsibility)

Thevictim?(It’stheirfault,entirely;Iamhelpless,clueless,andinnocent)

Theprostitute?(Whenthepriceisright,I’llabandonmychosengoal;andunconsciouslyIamalwayswaitingfortherightoffer)

Thesaboteur?(I’llruinmyowngamebecauseIdon’tbelieveIdeserveit)

Thetyrant?(Youturntoviolenceyourself:Youtrytohurtme?I’llhurtyoubackahundredtimesmore,becausethisistheonlywaythatworksinthe“realworld”)

Inotherwords,whenyoulearntoobservethedragon(especiallywhenitspoundingonyourface)you+indoutwhicharchetypalpatternsofbehavioraredominantinyourbrain,whichonestakeyouoverwhenstressishighandthereisnotimetothink(sometimescalledneuralhijacking).

Thisisthecoreofthisinitiation:Trainingyourselftoobserveyourownbehavior.

Inalittlemoretechnicalterm(skiptothenextparagraphifyouarescaredofscienti+icterms):trainingtheexecutivecenterofyourbrain(theprefrontalcortex)toobservetheworkingsoftheemotionalbrain(theactivationofamygdalaanditsassociateddrama).

Withthepowerofobservationcomespowertotakecontrol.Inotherwords,youcancontrolandreprogramyourbehavioronlyifyouareawareofit.Whateverpatternsofbehavioryouareunawareofiswhatwillcontrolyourlifefromtheshadowsandyouwillforeverremainaslavetoitsauto-maticreactiveactivationprocesses.

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Whenyoutrainyourselftoobserveyourunconsciousreactivepatternsofbehavior,youdiscoveroneofthemostpowerfulinsightsthatbothancientspiritualityandmodernneurosciencesagreeupon...

Thisinsightissomethingthatweasaracehaveknownforthousandsofyearsnow,yetitssomethingthatmostofus+indterriblydif+iculttoaccept:whoyouthinkyouare,theego,the“me”thought-streaminthehead,isasyn-ergisticeffectofmanybraincomponentsfunctioning;it’sadynamicallyaris-ing,constantlychangingphenomenon.Andit’snotyou,anymorethanyouarethehairyougrowandshedoffallthetime.

Theillusionof“me,thepermanentindividualentitythatsomehowlivesinthebody”isjustthat…anillusionofbrain.Inrealitywhatwecallas“me”ismorelikeadynamicdanceininourgreaterconsciousnessthatchangesmo-mentbymoment;“me”isaphenomenonthatariseswiththehelpoftheen-tireweboflife:people,seasons,thebiosphere,atmosphere,thecosmos,allIn-+inity.TheancientHindutextsofIndia,theUpanishads,writesclearlyaboutthis.TheBuddhatwoandahalfthousandyearsbackspokeindetailonthistopic.TheTaoistsofChina,alsofrom2500yearsagoknewthis.TheSu+i’sknowthis.Ourpresentdayneurosciencesunderstandthiswithaclaritythatneverexistedbeforewiththepowerfulscanningtechnologiesandpreciselycontrolledscienti+icexperiments.

Thebottomlineisthis:whoweareisnotinherentlyself-existent,asifstand-ingapartinsomevacuumspaceexistingallonourown-nomanisanisland,butinterconnectedwitheverythinginthecosmos,interdependentlyarisingmomentbymoment,everymoment.

Thisdiscoveryofcoursehasprofoundimplicationsthatcanturnyourlifeupsidedown(ifitdoesn’t,youreallydidn’tthinkaboutitdeeply),butforthiscontexthereisthemostimportantpart:

Youarenotastaticpermanentthingbutratheradance,awhirlpoolintheriveroflife,aneverchangingandevolvingbeing,andyouhavethepowertoreprogramyourselfintowhateveryouwant.Youhavethepowertorede-+ineyourreality,tochooseyourevolutionarydestiny.Itallbeginswiththe

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abilitytoobservethementalpatternsthatcombinetomake“you”momentbymoment;especiallythosepatternsthatlayhiddenbelowordinarywakingconsciousness,onlytosurfacewhenthereiscon+lict.(Readthelastlineagain.)Thisabilitytoobserveisthebeginningoffreedom:thefreedomtore-de+ineyourreality.

Ifthissoundsintimidatingorcomplicatedalready,well...that’sbecauseitisabitcomplicated.Theabilitytoobservethedragonandgatheringinforma-tionwhileitsbreathing+ireonyourfacetakessometimetomaster;trainingyourselftoobserveyourownreactionsunderstresstakesevenmorediligenttraining;discoveringtheprofoundtruthofthenatureofyourbeingassome-thingthatisdynamicallyevolvingintandemwiththewholecosmoschangesourentireunderstandingofcauseandeffect.Butifyouthinkaboutit,thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifeifyouwanttobefree,or+indoutwhoyoureallyare.

Nobodysaiditwasgoingtobeeasy,it’ssimpleassimplegets,butnoteasy;yetallthatisnecessaryisyourwillingnesstolooknomatterhowtempt-ingitistolookaway.That’sallthereistoit:trainyourselftolook!Trainyour-selftoobservethepatternsthatmakeyou,especiallywhenthereiscon/lict.

Third Gold Key: Be Patient

Bepatient–thesetwosimplewordscarrysomuchweightthatmanybookshavebeenwrittenandentirereligionshavebeenfoundedaroundit.Be-ingpatientinitsessencemeans:stop/idgetingmentally!Stopcravingforsomethingelseinsomeotherfuturemoment.Learntobefullypresentinthismomentasitis,becausethisistheONLYpointofcontactwithrealityyouwilleverhave.Thisisespeciallyhardifyourlifesituationatthismomentistrulydif+icult,yetifyoucannotmasterthisskill,nomatterhowmuchyouchangeyouroutercircumstances,nomatterhowef+icientyougetinmakingmoney,orraisingchildren,orseducingwomen,orcontrollingyourfamily,ordiscov-

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eringmiraculouscuresforincurablediseases,youpersonallywillnever+indful+illmentbecauseyouneverlearnedthemostimportantskillofallinlife:learningtobepresent;whichisthesameaslearningtobepatient.

Beingpatientisintimatelyconnectedwiththeabilitytoobserveandre-memberingyourgoal.Unlessyoucanrememberyourgoal(innerfreedom),youcannotunderstandthesigni+icanceofyourreactionsandbehaviorswhichyoubegintoseewhenyoustartobserving;andifyoucannotobserveyourownemotionalpatterns,youcannotbepatientandpresentbecausetheveryliteraltranslationof“emotion”istomove(fromLatinemotere,whichmeansenergyinmotion).Emotionsmakeyoumove,makesyounotstill,whichmakesyouunabletoobserve.

Asyoupracticethepreviousgoldkey(#2)andincreaseyourpowerofob-servation,youincreasewithityourabilitytobestill.Asyoulearntobestillandobserveyourowninnerstates,yourealizeanotherprofoundtruth...

Ouremotionsarealwaysin/lux:theyarealwayschanging,nomatterwhatwedo,whatwehave,whathappenstous,orwhatweachieve.Ananal-ogysometimesusedisthatourlevelofful+illmentandhappinessislikeanairconditionersetatacertainpoint,letssay25degreesCelsius.Nomatterwhatwedoexternally,ourbrainisprogrammedtokeepitatthatsettemperature.Wecanstartleittoacool19degreesbyearningamilliondollarsbutsoonenoughitwillclimbbackto25degrees.Orwecanlosealimbinanaccidentandexperiencesweating40degrees,buteventhenaftersometimewewillcomebacktoexperiencing25degrees.Thisdoesn’tintuitively+itverywellwithwhatwewanttobelieveaboutlife,butmanystudiesinpsychologyandneurologyshowsthistobecorrect.Thisexplainswhypeoplewhowinthebigmilliondollarlotteryessentiallyremainsthesamepeopleaswhotheywerebeforetheywonthelottery;(aftertheinitialexcitement)iftheyweresunnyandhappytheyremainstillsunnyandhappy,iftheywerelonelyandgloomy,theyremainstilllonelyandgloomy.(Isthereawaytochangeourbasicneuralnetwork,surethereis,butthat’sanotherstoryandthejourneyrequirescare-fullongtermtraining.Inawordthough,hereisthe+irststep:meditate.)

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Sowhatdoesthatmeanforusinsearchoffreedom?Itmeansnomatterwhatyoudoexternally,thereisnosuchthingaspermanentlyoneemotion:happiness.Whatthereis,ironically,isonepermanentstateyoucanimprisonyourselfin:cravinghappiness.

Thisiswhythevery+irstlineoftheBuddhistscriptureis:Lifeisfullofdis-satisfaction.Lifeisfullofdissatisfactionbecauseweareforeverchasingtheil-lusionoftryingtoretainsomethingthatcannotberetained.ThisiswhattheLord’sprayerteachesustoosayingleadusnottotemptation.Thetemptationisforeverchasingthatillusionof“Iwanttobehappyallthetime!”-whichinessencemeansasteadydoseofhappychemicalsinthebrain:serotonin,dopa-mineandoxytocin.Ourentirelivesgobyaswekeepgroping,andchasingonetemptationaftertheother,foreverhopingthenextthingiswhatwill+inallymakeushappyforever.Learningtoobserve(Key#2)teachesustolookdi-rectlyatthiscraving,thismental+idgeting,andlearnaboutthemyriadwayswegoabouttryingtoalleviatethispermanentpsychologicalitch.

Patience(Key#3)teachesustoremainquietandcalmwheninevitablythestresshormonesarereleased;bored,lonely,angry,hungry,frustrated,sleepy,tired,pessimistic…theseareallthestatesweallgothroughnomatterwhatourlifecircumstanceis.Everyoneexperiencesthesestatesperiodicallyingreaterorlesserdegrees;evenifyouaremarriedtoyoursoulmate,billion-aire,worldfamouspopstar,ownerofavillainTuscany,traveltwicemonthly…itdoesn’tmatter,youwillstillfeelallofthosethings.Anddepend-ingonyourpre-setbrainchemistry,youwillalsoexperienceperiodicallythesamelevelofhappinessandful+illmentthatyougenerallyfeel,withsome+luc-tuationsofupanddown,hereandthere.

Innerfreedomisthefreedomtoactrationally,withclarityandwisdom,evenwhentheseinevitabledownstatescometopassthroughyourconscious-ness.Innerfreedomisthefreedomfromforeverbeingdissatis+iedbecausenothingyoueverdobringsyouthatillusionofpermanenthappinessintoreal-ity.Innerfreedomisfreedomfromattachmenttotheillusionofpermanenthappinessor“upstate”.Andthat,Buddhasays,isthebeginningofawakening.

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Whichbringsustothedeeperwisdomofbeingpatient:surrender.

Stop+idgetingmentally!Thismeansyouallowthepresentmomenttobeasitis,howitis,becauseitis…perfect(evenwhenthedragonispoundingyourface).Thismeansyousurrenderyourpre-programmedprejudices,yourpreconceivedideasabouthowthingsshouldbe,yourfantasiesaboutwhatwillmakeyouhappy,andyoulivethispresentmomentwithacceptanceandserenity.Youremindyourselfthatthereisanintelligentforcethatisbeatingyourheart,controllingyourbreathwhenyouarenotthinkingaboutit,execut-ingliverfunctionsand+iringthe100billionneuronsofyourbrainthatisal-lowingyoutothink.Noneofthesearewithinyourcontrolrightnow,andyourworryingegomind,the“me”thought-stream,didn’tcontrolanyofitwhiletheuniverseevolvedforabout13.8billionyearsbeforebecomingyou.

Patienceisanothernameforsurrender.Butsincesurrenderisanillusion(surrendertowhat?Thatwhichisalreadyyou?),Iusethetermpatience.ButIliketousetheexpressionstopGidgetingmentallyevenmore.Patienceisthehighwisdomusuallygainedafterspendingalotofthemostexpensivecur-rencyintheworld:time.Itteachesusoneofthemostprofoundsecretsoflife:thismomentisperfect.

Ifyoucanonlystopto+idget,ifyoucanstop+ighting,ifyoucanstopsayingallthosecleverorhurtfulthingsthatyouaresaying,onedayyouwilllookbackandrealizewithprofoundgratitudehowperfectlythismomentwasweaved,personallyforyou,fromtheeternalfabricofspaceandtime,causeandeffect.Inthedepthandheartofexistencethereissublimeperfection,pa-tienceallowsyoutoseethis.

Patiencealsomeanswaitingwithoutwaitingfortheinevitabletooccur.Ifyourememberyourultimategoal,ifyouhavededicatedyourselftohealingyourhumanmadness,ifyouhavecommittedyourselftothehero’sjourney,theguidingforceoflifewillbringyouexactlythosesituations,peopleandchallengesthatwillhelpyouachieveyourgoalintheshortestpossibletime.

Patiencemeanstrustingthattheintelligencethatknowshowtobeatyourheartandsynchronizetrillionsofcellsofyourbody,keepsthesunandmoon

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andgalaxiesinperfectorderforyoutoexist,alsoknowswhatisbestforyouatthispresentmoment.Whenyouareabletoacceptthis,youcanrelaxwith-outfear,nomatterwhatishappening,andwhenyourelax,youcanbegintopayattention(Key#2),andwhenyoupayattention,youlearn,youevolvetothenextstageofyourpersonalevolution.

Idiots/ightorplunder;rememberthat,forallthingsareOne.Whenyou+ight,youare+ightingagainsttheveryfabricoflifeitself;whenyouuseforcetotakethingsawayfromothers,youaresimplycreatinganinfectiouswoundinyourownbody;onlyprofoundignorance,stupidityorpuregreedandwill-fulcancerlikebehaviorcanexplainthecravingto+ightorplunder.

Finally,whenyouembarkuponanadventurethathasnoend,whenyoualignyourselfwiththeheartbeatoflife,whichisevolution,whenyoucommityourselftothehero’sjourney,patienceisthecriticalingredientformaintain-ingsanity.

Thisjourneydissolvesallthewaytoin+inityandevencontemplatingsuchaprospectisenoughmakeahumanbrainunstable.Lookingatin+inityisthesimilartolookingatthesun,onlyin+initelymorepowerful.Toaccommodatesuchavision,andyouwillencounterthevisiononceinawhileonthejour-neytowardstotalfreedom,youwillneedstrength,courage,andpatience.Thejourneytoin+inityinvolvesalleternity.

Inpracticaleverydaycircumstances,patienceisthemagicthatyouusetotransformobstaclesintomiracles.Yousimplyallowthingstobe;morethanthat,youlearntheartof+lowingwithwhateverthatarises.Yoususpendjudg-mentandprejudice.

Ifwhatisarisingisbringingyoupain,youhavetwochoices:

a.Takeaction,onlyifyouarefullenergy.

b. Bepatient,observe,learnandrealizethatthisdiscomforthasbeende-signedpreciselyandpersonallyforyou,soyoucanovercomeyourlazinessandmoveaheadinfullspeed.Youdiscoverthatmaybe,justmaybe,it’sreallynotaboutthem,it’sentirelyaboutyou,becausesomewherealong

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thewayyoumadeacommitment,acommitmenttobecomecompletelyfree.Thisdiscomfortisjustpartofthattraining.

Fourth Gold Key: Feel Time

Whenyouaretrulyclearaboutwhatisyourchosengoal(forus,fornow,it’sfullinnerfreedom),whenyouhavedevelopedtheabilitytoobserveyour-selfincon+lict(observeyourautomaticpatternsofbehavior)andalsoob-servethedragoninthemiddleofthecon+lict(payingattentiontowhatthesourceofthecon+lictisrequestingofyou),andwhenyouhavedevelopedthewisdomofbeingpatientwithoutmentally+idgeting…yougatherenoughen-ergytosensethemovementofprovidence,thewaytheriveroflife+lows,whichisanotherwayofsayingyoubegintofeeltime.

Feelingtimemeans,aboveall,youareabletosurftheoceanoflife,andhavelostallinterestinevenentertainingthecomicnotionof+ightingwithlife.Whatdoesthatmean?Well,howdoyoulearntosurf?The+irstthingis,ofcourse,youhavetostop+ightingwiththeocean,stopstrugglingwithyourbody,andstartpayingattentiontothemovementofthewaves,forgetabouthowyouwanttheoceantobehaveandstartpreparingforthenextwaveyouwanttoride.Asyoucanprobablysense,ineverydayaffairsthisisasubtleartofliving,butmorethanthatletmeassureyouthisisaverydowntoearthpracticaldecisionthatrequiresfullsanity.

Ourbrainsarefullofbehaviorpatternsthatweinheritedfromtheanimalkingdom:ourinstinctiveloveforonlythatwhichwecanaccommodatewithinourmentalcircleof“meandmy”,totalindifferencetowardseveryoneandeve-rythingoutsidethatcircleofinterest(includingthosewhoweforceintoslav-eryforourowncomfortandwellbeing),andourimpulsesto+ightwitheachotheroverpettydifferencesareallpatternsofbehaviorwearehardwiredwith.Thesepatternsarepartofwhatmakeusthetoppredatorsofplanetearth,thegodlikerulersontopofthefoodchain;theyworkedverywellfor

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ustillnow.Buttheywon’thelpusverymuchifwewanttograduatetothenextlevelofevolution.Whenbeingscapableofin+initemagicactlikemon-keys,wegettheworldwearelivingintoday:wearemorecomfortable,pros-perousandpowerfulthaneverbefore,yetwearealsomoreworried,dissatis-+iedandstressedthaneverbefore,andhalftheworldisbeingbrutalizedbytheotherhalfwhoaretoopreoccupied(watchingfootball,baseballandfan-tasyvampireromance)tonoticethesufferingwearein+lictingoneachother.

Sowhatisthesolution?Thesolutionisbeingtrulysickandtiredofmind-lesslysuffering,ofdoingthesamethingsoverandoverandexpectingdifferentresults,ofmakingthesamemistakesoverandoveragain.Inotherwords,thesolutionistrulystopplayinggameswithyourselfandmakingarealdecisiontowakeupandclearlysee,healyourselffromtheseancientanimalinstinctsthatarenolongerserveusinthisnewworldthatisalreadyhyper-connectedandchangingfasterthaneverbefore.Thesolutionisfollowingthepreviousthreegoldkeys:knowyourultimategoal(innerfreedom),payattentiontoyourstoredneurologicalpatternsofbehavior,stop+idgetingmentallyandbepatient…whenyoudothat,youcanpracticethisfourthgoldkey:feeltime.

Feelingtimemeansknowingwhattodo,andwhentodoit.Itmeansbeingsoattunedwiththedanceoflifethatyourentirebeingmergeswithit,yourconsciousnessbecomesatonewiththe+lowofthepresentmoment.WhenyouareOnewiththe+lowoflife,youbegintosensetheinformationnetworkthatconnectsallthingsandbeings;thenyoubegintomovewithit...thenwhenthetimeisright,youbegintomoveit-thisistheessenceoflifemagic.Timingiskey.Butmoreimportantlythanthat,acompletelylackofsel+ishnessisabsoluteprerequisiteforanyonewhoseultimategoalistruefreedom.Feelingtimeisasubtleartthathasnoroomforthesel+ish“meandmystory”streamofthought.

Hereisanotherwayofunderstandingthemagicalartthatisfeelingtime:

ItiswillingnesstofollowthedeepesttruthofthepresentmomentnomatterhowdifGicultitmayseem.Likeallmagic,thistoorequiresakeywordtoacti-vateitsawesomepowers,rememberthiscarefully:love.Whenyouusethis

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magic,thestructureofrealityitselfwillchange,causingaruptureinthefab-ricofcauseandeffectbytranscendingtime,makingthisthemostpowerfulmagicimaginable.Inthatsense,thisisnotreallymagic,butamiracle.Likeallmiracles,this,too,isnotsubjecttoordersofdif+iculty.Butrememberthekey-word:love,forwithoutit,themagiccandestroytheonewhounleashesit.

Feelingtimemeansknowingwhentobestillandwhentotakeeffortlessactionwitheleganceandease.Thisonlybecomespossiblewhenyouhavegainedsubstantialenergybypracticingthepreviousthreegoldkeysandhar-borwithinyounotevenathreadofsel+ishness.Withoutenoughenergy,youwillneverbeabletofeeltime.Withouttranscendingsel+ishdesires,allthatisvisiblearemiragesandscenesfromonesownstoredpatternsofnightmares.

Fifth Gold Key: Silent Will

Thisiswherethecircleclosesuponitself.Lifeisofcoursemeaninglessifyouhavenodesires,nodreams,nohopes,nooverwhelmingurgetoattempttheimpossible.Butthereisarightwayofgoingaboutitandadysfunctionalwayofgoingaboutit.Onceyouhavemasteredthepreviousfourkeys,youarereadytolearnthemostcovetedsecretofall:howtorede+ineyourrealityandliveinasortofwonderland...wheremiraclesfollowmiraclesandwondersnevercease.

Onceagain,thesecretisquitesimplereally…allyouhavetodoisremem-berwhatyouwantandactuallytrulywantit.Youdon’tstarttalkingaboutit,youdon’tstartjumpingupanddown,youdon’trunaroundpushingthingstohurryup,youdonothingbutsimplyrememberatalltimeswhatisitthatyouwant.Thisissilentwill.

Whenyouarenotdivided,whenyouarenotsel+ish,whenyouhavetrulydecidedwhatitisthatyouwant,thegreatwheelofprovidenceimmediatelybeginstomoveandallthingsunforeseenstarttocometogether.Usually,how-

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ever,whenwemakeourdecisioninitially,wearefarfromready,andfurthertransformationisnecessary.

AsitsaysintheBible…

Figsdonotgrowonthistles,norgrapesonthorns.

Wehavetobereadytoreceivethatwhichwesodesireinourreality.Andthatusuallyinvolvesajourneyoftransformation,thehero’sjourney,ofmeet-ingthedragonsandslayingourinnerdemons,unrealfearsthatbreedsel+ishpatternsofbehavior.Inotherwords,wehavetolearntoobserve:ourownbe-haviorpatternsprimarily,andhowthedragon(lifeitself)movessecondarily,especiallyinmomentsofcon+lict.

Nextwehavetorememberthat(inthewordsofKingSolomon)…

Foreverythingthereisatimeandseasonforalloccasionsundertheheaven.

Thismeansbeingpatientandhavingabsoluteconviction(faithifyoulikethatwordmore)thatwhenyoufollowthisformula,itisinevitablethatwhatyouseekwillcometoreality.Butthereisatimeandaseasonforallthingsun-dertheheaven.Youremaincalmandwaitwithoutwaiting.Yougainenergy.

Whenyouhaveenoughenergy,thetimewillsoonberipeenoughtoact,anditwillbethetimetodowhatneedstobedone.Thisisthetimetotakethatstep,makethatmove,anddowhatisnecessarytodo.

Itseemslikeafterallthepreparation,thisstepshouldbeeasy,butit’snot.Usuallyweareterri+iedwhenthatmomentoftrutharrivesandwehesitatetotakeaction,becauseit’sonethingtofantasizegreatthingsandquiteanotherthingtoseizethemomentandactuallymakethosegreatthingshappenbymakingthatleapintotheunknown.Andifinourhesitationthatmomentpassesusby,everythingislost.

Thegreatbirdoffreedomcomestousallbutithasnopatienceforhesita-tion.Thisiswhyitisimportanttopreparediligentlywiththese+ivegoldkeys.Theoftquotedsaying“Becarefulwhatyouwishfor”isespeciallyapplicablewhenyoupracticethis.Wetrulyaremagicalbeingsbutweareonlybegin-

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ningtodiscoverthetremendousextentofourmagic.Ourdeepestfearisnotthatweareinadequatebutthatwearepowerfulbeyondmeasure(aquotethatisusuallycreditedtoNelsonMandela).Inmyexperienceitrequirestre-mendousstrengthofcharacterandcompassionforallbeingsbeforewearereadytoawakentoourownpowersandmagic.Getaccesstoosoonandyourownpowerswilldestroyyou.Sowepracticeintherightway,andintherightorder,andtrustthatwhenthetimeisrightthe+lowerwillsurelybloom.

Intheend,believeitornot,SilentWillisallyouneed.Theotherfourareheretoensurethatyouarestrongenoughtohandletheeffectsofit.Onlywithdiligentpracticewillyourealizehowtruethisis.

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Summary

So,tosummarize,hereistheentireformulaforyouinanutshell:

FirstGoldKey:Rememberyourgoal,beveryclearaboutit.Keepitintheforegroundofyourconsciousness.

SecondGoldKey:Observeyourownpatternsofbehavior,especiallyinmomentsofcon+lict.Onlywhenyouarefacingacon+lictwillyouknowwhatdysfunctionalpatternsofbehaviorarestoredwithinyou.

ThirdGoldKey:BePatientandstop+idgetingmentally.Waitwithoutwithoutwaitingfortheinevitabletooccur.

FourthGoldKey:FeelTimetoknowwhentoactandwhennotto.Donotrush,donotpushthingsaround,butalsodonothesitatetoactwhenthetimeisripeandyouarefullenergy.

FifthGoldKey:SilentWillisthesinglemindedfocusonthatwhichisyourgoal.Youdonothavetorunaroundpushingorpulling.Simplyallowthingstooccurnaturallyinthepathofleastresistance.

Whenyouusethissimple+ivestepformulaagainandagain,intheorderithasbeenpresentedtoyou,youwillexperiencetheastoundingpowerandele-gancethatcomesthroughit,andbegintolivelifeasthemagicalbeingthatyoureallyare.

Ilookforwardtohearingyourownstoryofmakingtheimpossiblenotonlypossiblebutpartofyoureverydaylife.

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Last Words…

Thankyouforreading.Pleasesharethisbookletfreelywithyourfriends,familyandpeopleinyourworkplace.Evenifonepersonchangestheirusualwaysofthinkingbyreadingthis,rediscovertheirsenseofmagic,thereisnotellinghowmanylivesmightendupchangingthroughthisrippleeffectofkindness.

Ifyouhavemorequestionsorcomments,

sendittosha+indezane@gmail.com

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Ifyouarenewtothisjourneyofawakeningorsystematicevolutionofcon-sciousness,startatwww.thesevendayjourney.comwhichwillgiveyouawholesomestartonthisgloriousadventure.

Wishingyouclarity,strengthandpassion.

Shafin de Zane

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