So, where do you go from here and how can you start incorporating the information I have provided into your life?
The implementation of the information can be incredibly simple if you want it to be. The most successful people in all arenas of life are basically just sticking to the basics and doing the simple stuff over and over again until they get to where they want to go.
It doesn't matter if you are studying to be a monk or a business mogul like Warren Buffet.
The monk gets up every morning, does some work around the monastery and then gets on with his studies and meditation.
Warren Buffet gets up every day, does whatever it is he has to do and then sits down and studies the market for up to 8 hours.
There is no advanced formula to peace, success or happiness.
They are all just the result of sticking to the same basics and becoming better and better through practice. The cool thing about sticking to the basics is that often times you will start seeing results very quickly and the results will keep improving the more you stick with it.
Likewise, the solution to liberating yourself from the mind made prison is quite simple. Pick one or two concepts that you really liked in this book and start focusing on them in your everyday life.
Make it a game to find these concepts in as many situations as you can and constantly search for areas where they can improve the quality of your life. When you want some variety, come back and pick 1-2 other concepts and start playing around with them instead.
Nothing in life is really that serious and, therefore, I don't want you to make a big deal out of your self-improvement. Be focused, but remember that it is all just play and it is important to have as much fun as you can with the things you do.
Even though I can be quick to talk about how things have gone wrong with our society, people and the world in general, I absolutely love having the experience of being a human being.
I believe we have come a very long way as a race and things are a lot better than they could have been, when you consider all the factors involved. I believe all humans are inherently good and that sometimes we just take the wrong turn without really knowing why.
Therefore, I don't want you to walk away from this book seeing the flaws of society/people and start looking down on it/them in order to ''grow''. More separation from each other is the last thing we need.
We have so many fantastic and incredible qualities that are not coming through because of all of our insecurities. By including yourself and others, instead of separating, you are creating an avenue for true expression to come through.
As I am writing this last chapter it has also become time for me to leave Turkey, where I initially started writing this book and where I have lived for the last 3 months.
I have been living in a villa area where there are a couple of homeless dogs. It has been extremely fascinating to me how these dogs eat almost 8-10 times a day because everyone is so eager to give them their leftover food.
When people approach these dogs to feed them, I sometimes catch a glimpse of something in the eyes of these people that are usually shy and hold themselves back.
I catch a glimpse of a compassion and affection that is so deep, it puts tears in my eyes. I get so emotional because this is the exact same inner divinity we usually don't express to others because of our insecurities.
I absolutely know that if people can have this level of compassion for a couple of homeless dogs, there are no limits to the level of love we can have for our own race once we stop believing our limiting beliefs and insecurities.
I believe all of our problems here on earth are caused by our insecurities as human beings. If you start allowing just 1% more of your true self to shine through, you have done a great service to not only yourself, but also to this planet and the rest of humanity.
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.''
Jalal ad-Din Rumi
I want you to start becoming softer in your everyday life. Don't take things so seriously and give yourself permission to look like a fool sometimes. Start expressing who you are to the world, don't just save the expression of your innate perfection for when you meet a dog or baby that is going to accept you no matter what.
EXPRESS what you are and allow people to reject it if that is what they want to do, just make sure to at least express that beautiful soul of yours. Embrace the vulnerability of putting yourself completely out there and just letting whatever happens, happen.
Have more deep feelings of intimacy and moments where you are laughing so hard you have tears in your eyes and you just can't stop yourself.
Embrace the nervousness of having to do something for the first time and not knowing how it is going to go. Seize the opportunity to go out and meet some complete stranger and get a brief look into their given perspective on life!
Go for what you truly want in life with no reservation, just because it is the thing that feels right to YOU. Whatever you do, don't play it safe! Life itself is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It is such a pity to just settle and never get to experience the magnificent potential that is deeply rooted in your very being.
Don't play by someone else's rules in order to make them happy or content! This is YOUR shot at the incredible miracle of life and you have to play by the rules that feel right for you and not the rules that others are trying to impose on you.
Life is so simple. You get born, you have a lot of different experiences and then you die.
If you constantly try to stand in the way of the dance, it will not feel right. Let go and allow the dance of life to unfold in the exact manner that it should.
Let go, knowing that nothing can ever hurt what you are at the very core and that everything here on this planet is just another experience for you to go through.
Let go and Let God.
With deep love and compassion, Mateo
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About The Author
Mateo Tabatabai has dedicated his life to the transformation of his own life and the lives of his fellow humans. He is a Global Management Engineer and has spent the last 7 years travelling the world in an all-out quest to hone his skills. After ripping knowledge from world masters in self-improvement and therapy, Mateo is now formally studying to get his masters degree in Psychology.
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