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Is there anything you need to “do” to start receiving nudges from the Universe? I often receive this question from my readers and friends, who do not yet fully understand the work I’m doing. Or they would say something like, “I wish the Universe could talk directly to me and give me signals, like what it is doing to you all the time!” To which I would always answer, “The Universe is talking to you too… all the time.” Whatever
the Universe is doing for “me”, it is also do- ing for “you”. There is no separation between anyone of us. There is also no separation between us and this Universal life force. We are the Universe at its essence! Divine intel- ligence / substance is always flowing through us at every single point of time and space.
As I look back at my life, I can’t help but ask the question: Where was the Uni- verse during those long years when I was suffering, deep in depression and even con- templating suicide? Those days stretched onto weeks and months, with seemingly no help in sight for me. Every morning I would wake up, stare at the floor and cry, unable to do much for most of the day. So where was the Universe when I needed it the most?
I’m bringing up this deeply personal example because I understand that some of you may be going through similar experi- ences. Perhaps not as serious, or even more serious than mine, but you are wondering where the Universe is when you need it the most. When I was in that depressed state, I was hoping for the circumstances to change by themselves every single day. Secretly, I held on to the hope that a “miracle” would happen that would change things overnight. I was hoping for a divine intervention and yet it did not occur.
Don’t Sit And Wait For Changes Out- side Of Yourself
As I look back at that period of my life, I now realize that the Universe was equally present in my life back then, as it is right now. This is the first spiritual principle you have to understand, especially if you are going through a perceived rough patch in your life right now.
If it is difficult for you to see this right now, then take it from me on the basis of faith, and the truth will reveal itself more clearly in time to come. But the first realiza- tion one has to make is that Universal power is equally available to you at all times of your life. It is not withheld from you at certain points, and then given in great abundance at certain periods. Even in the most stressful periods of our life, the Universe is standing
by, ready to intervene. The full force of the Universe is available to you at every mo- ment. Meditate on this truth until you un- derstand its essence.
How To Activate Universal Help
What was causing me back then to not take advantage of these amazing powers of the Universe? For one, I did not have the knowledge or know-how to, as I had not delved into such a deep study of these Universal principles.
But there is another reason. I now realize that it was an issue with my own per- ception. I allowed myself to sink into depres- sion because I had perceived certain (and
several) situations in my life as a dead end. I could not see the light at the end of the tun- nel. This is probably the reason of most de- pression: Perceiving problems and seeing no humanely possible way in which they can be solved. To make matters worse, I believed in those fear thoughts without questioning them (which can be easily done using the techniques in the previous chapter). One thing led to another, and I was soon de- pressed, through the power of my own negat- ive thoughts which I saw no way out of!
Spiritual teachers often teach that when you perceive imperfection, it is because your own sight is defective. Not because there is anything imperfect with the Uni- verse. Reading this quote now, I have come
to a perfect realization of what it means. The Universe was already perfect back then as it is right now. It has always been and will al- ways be. But my “sight” back then was de- fective, I could only see the problems and kept believing in them. I refused to let go of them and entertain the alternatives… Hence the Universe had no way to intervene. It had no way of getting through to me!
When your mind is constantly over- whelmed with fearful, worrisome thoughts and mind-chatter, it is difficult to receive im- pulses from the Universe because so much of your limited attention is spent on entertain- ing those thoughts. A part of you (the uncon- scious) is going into overdrive, generating those same thoughts over and over again.