Before I dive into this post, I just wanna give a PRODIGIOUS thank you to ALL OF YOU that have been reading this blog, as I’ve reached an all-time-high and broken my old record (in a matter of just 10 days!) regarding blog views for the entire month of July. THANK YOU! You really have no clue how much I appreciate it! <3
Moving on to our regularly scheduled program… You may wanna give your complete and undivided attention to this, as I am about to rock your intellectual world (and hopefully change your life/attitude for the better).
Fate & Destiny: the population at large uses the two terms interchangeably; funny thing about these words is that they’re highly misunderstood, as I’ve recently been able to wrap my ridiculously open, vast mind around because of life events that have had their way of happening to lil ‘ole me. Please allow me to shed a little light for you, my lovely reader. I’m about to give you some insight as to what it’s like living the life that I in fact live; and I’m going to do it by exercising my personal beliefs and said experiences to emphatically drive this point home. With that being said, this is going to be a HELL OF A LOT EASIER if you too possess an open mind.
Buckle your seat belt.
Now, I am uncertain what it is that you, reading this, perceive as reality - but I believe in the power of free will and autonomy (and thought). In the past, it was quite the opposite, as I was convinced that the way life unfolded for mankind was a matter of either luck, the singular higher power, or just the multiverse hitting “autopilot” and kicking its feet up (and I was no exception.) Basically, whatever was written in the stars – or predestined – was “martial law,” if you will, and therefore, out of the scope of authority, the ONLY, the ALPHA and OMEGA of one’s own life and existence on this very planet, and that there was no objection to or changing it.
Then, at another point in life, I believed it to be a messed up concoction of all three.
Later on at around the age of 18 I learned of the POWERFUL, ever-present, and omnipotent universe’s Law of Attraction. Look it up sometime. If you’ve never heard, essentially, it formulates that “like attracts like,” primarily through thoughts, because thoughts, like everything else that is, has ever been, or will be, contain vibrations and frequencies (or energy). What we think most, we attract most. In other words, our thoughts are so influential that they literally have the aptitude to rearrange this universe (that is continually expanding – think about it) in such a way that the universe itself manifests that in which we think into physical being, or reality, whether it be concrete or abstract. And it is ALWAYS working, whether you believe it or not. PERCEPTION IS REALITY. Make sense?
Okay, from there, I was then (recently) introduced to the Theory of Parallel Universes/the Many Worlds Interpretation (or MWI), from quantum physics, particularly Level 3 parallel universes. This shit is out of this world (no pun intended), and I highly recommend it if you’re into things of this nature/science fiction, #ForLackOfABetterTerm (yes, I just hashtagged that.) Austerely stating, and pardon me if you think I am underestimating your intelligence, MWI postulates that every single action we take (or don’t take) infinitely creates alternate realities – a splitting of this very world - in universes parallel to (though unaware of) our own (contained within a theorized multiverse), and those surrogate actions are occurring within the same time frame and space as our own universe. Example: A) you have the CHOICE today to read this and so you do. Once you’ve finished, you are inspired to commence research on MWI and ultimately become a quantum physicist; B) you have the CHOICE to read this but you don’t; so instead, you somehow arrive at veterinary school and become a vet; C) you have the CHOICE to read this and get half-way through, turn on the TV, then smoke some pot. Now, WHATEVER CHOICE YOU DECIDE TO MAKE (but assuming you choose choice A), at that very moment in real time that you decide to make it, there inherently is a cleave in this world and universe, actuating alternate worlds where choices B and C are taking place at the same time as choice A, though we are to never learn of each other. Coolness. Simple, right?
Finally, around the beginning of summer, I stumbled across a Nichiren Buddhism mantra from a friend of mine when I was at work. (I have considered myself a spiritual person for the past 5+ years, so the fact that I am about to specify this practice does not denote that you yourself would have to convert to Buddhism if you are to gain interest in what it is I am about to reveal.) Ever heard of the chant “Nam(u) Myoho Renge Kyo”? It translates as “Devotion to the Mystic Law of the Lotus Sutra” or “Glory to the Sutra of the Lotus of the Supreme Law.” When used, it is meant to guide one to Buddhahood, or true and pure enlightenment. It helps one to realize their fullest potential and it aids in the manifestation process of the Law of Attraction (which, to me, just happen to work in conjunction with each other. Maybe it was an accident? Certainly not a coincidence). It reverses family karma from up to 7 generations, including yours, I believe. Lastly, and MOST IMPORTANTLY (because this key point ties into the entire post, along with the Law of Attraction and MWI), this very practice is designed to assist one with TAKING CONTROL OF AND/OR CHANGING THEIR DESTINY TO THAT OF THEIR LIKING. You’re following me, correct?
Now that I’ve given you this crash course on natural law, physics and theory, and religious praxis, allow me to segue into the grand scheme of this entry and tie it altogether with a big, shiny bow:
Well, since I’ve had the pleasure of living in my dream city here in Los Angeles, I’ve since learned that the Law of Attraction, the Many Worlds Interpretation, and the Nichiren Buddhism mantra are much like a mathematical equation that equal YOUR WILDEST DREAMS COMING TRUE.
Just hear me out. “Close your eyes, not your mind,” for just a second.
Because I made claim that I believe in free will/autonomy and the power of thoughts, I’ve realized that fate and destiny are methodically intertwined within the fabric of these principles listed above (though you can believe what you want or not. But I know where I am and where I’m going in life, because I have total and utter faith in and use them).
Listen carefully as I illustrate what it is I am attempting to convey:
I firmly accredit my very mind as an UNDENIABLE reason I have arrived at where I currently am in my life (and will continue to go). You’ve heard the saying “if your mind can believe it, it can most certainly achieve it.” THAT IS EMPIRICAL. Accompanied with intentional words and affirmative action, I have been employing my POSITIVE thoughts for the sake of not only my dreams, but a higher level of understanding and consciousness and human experience. I unerringly DREAM of where it is I want to go (and therefore attract it into being), and just as the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening every day, I arrive at my destination, plain and simple. If you’ve been paying attention to my life, I think it speaks for itself. I BELIEVE. It’s astounding, where it can take you when you do the same thing.
Now, because we are congenitally autonomous (though some are more than others, we’ll just say), we have the power to select what it is in life we want to do – THAT IS DESTINY. We have the ability to CREATE OUR OWN DESTINY, as much as you want to deny it or not. Destiny is malleable and instantly accessible. Once we make that decision to follow whatever it is we DREAM (whether we stick to it or not, but let’s assume we do stick to our guns), we are then causing this world to disjoin from the alternative where we may have taken a different route and done something else instead. From this point, FATE is repositioning itself – or rewriting what was once written in the stars (because of actions you have taken [and stuck with, for the majority] in the past) – to adhere to YOUR VERY DECISION TO TAKE FULL COMMAND OF YOUR DESTINY. FATE IS THE PRESENCE OR MYSTIC FORCE THAT IS THE EFFECT OF/TO YOUR CAUSE.
If you still question the validity behind my findings, allow me to break it down even more, and with an example that will more than likely upset you. Let’s just say that an established person with their dream career has been successful and happy since they’ve begun working in their field of passion and expertise. Bear with me: now let’s just say that today, they wanted to leap from the US Bank Building in Downtown Los Angeles (though they are happy and successful, this demonstration is extreme, but may help you interpret everything I’ve been saying prior). It’s relatively safe to say that when this person reaches the ground, well, they’re not gonna live to see the aftermath. So they leap.
This person has taken their own destiny, yet again, into their own hands and constituted another world – this world - where they end their own life. It was their own decision (and henceforth, parted from the alternate universe where they would have continued being happy and successful). So in that moment when their feet sprung from the edge of the roof, fate had no choice but to readjust itself to the outcome of this person’s decision = DEATH. And therefore, it is so. Has this made everything a little clearer?
Destiny is in your hands. Fate does the rest. Every step you take towards the destiny you assign yourself comparatively influences fate to respond to that destiny, eventually leading you to fulfillment of both, so long as you remain focused and persevere. Get it?
Therefore, “things (will) happen/happened for a reason” because of the path you took when you stood firm and culled to follow your heart, or simply made the decision to turn the other cheek. Much like myself, when I designated that my life would be my own and began to believe and follow my life-long dream of musical genius and stardom, I severed this world I live in from the other options I had after high school; and from there, because I took hold of my destiny, fate has realigned itself in such a way that much of what is taking place IS INDEED taking place because of that one decision, BECAUSE of my belief.
Now, once I paired “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo” with the aforementioned, I further reinforced the manifestation of my dreams, as my heart, mind, body, emotions, and soul were already in the right place/aligned, my unwavering belief and faith in this dream that because my destiny is my own, surely enough the stars are and have been writing themselves in a manner that is tailored to the realization of what it is I dream, devoting myself to the mantra above kicked shit into overdrive.
It has indisputably put my destiny and reality/world (dream I am determined to make happen) on steroids. And here I am.
Is all of this starting to add up? They say “fact is always stranger than fiction.” I’ve managed to fuse the two together to construct the life I’ve daydreamed of since the beginning of me. And while I’m definitely still on the path to attaining the ultimate goal and prize I so seek, because I apply these 3 points of interest, I am indubitably getting there.
Don’t believe me? Just take a look and you’ll see, not only when looking at me, but when viewing your own surroundings, that it’s all around you. We all need something to believe in.
Now that I’ve given you these tools, go do something remarkable, and MAKE YOUR OWN DREAMS COME TRUE. I believe in you. Now believe in yourself.
And as I’ve quoted before, “It’s not faith if you’re using your eyes.”
With Love,
Reki*
