I’ve been involved in internet marketing for little while now, and have seen all sorts of products and courses, that try to help people move from pain to pleasure. People have things that they’d like to take care of, and that’s the reason why courses and products are developed – to help them fix a problem.
The “gurus” out there have always talked about providing value to people. They always say to give your stuff for free and people will more apt to follow you, ask for your advice, and really want to your product then.
Providing the value was not something that was lost to me, but my issue was, what can I offer of value to people being in the internet marketing community. I was not one of those gurus and I was learning, am still learning, about that industry. However, that lesson, of providing value, is tried and true in many areas of life.
So, what does providing value have to do with Spirituality?
We are all here to serve each and to help each other remember the reason why we are on this Earth. As Yogananda Paramahansa puts it, “To forget God is to miss the whole point of existence.”
How often do you think of Her on a daily basis? Do you meditate or pray in order to feel and enjoy Him?
We should all strive to arrive at a point in life where material accumulation is not a factor or the reason for being. Yes, we need stuff to live, but living the simple does not require the excess or the constant striving to accumulate things.
God does not and do not want to impose on anyone. God wants us to return to Her and it’s our decision whether or not we do. One things to remember however, is that we have our being in God. We are an extension of Him, for She is all there is. Give thanks and meditate on these things.
I hope have been able to provide value to you. You in turn should strive to provide value to others through whatever means you’re able to. We think we are the wave, but really, we are part of the ocean. We only feel this way because we have just felt separated. This is a metaphor often used by Yogananda that often helps me remember by connection to everyone, everything, and God.
Reconnect with the One in whom you have your being; meditate; provide value to others and help them reconnect, for we are each other; we are One.
Namaste!
