The Law of Pure Potentiality

Yesterday morning, I was on a mission to find an audiobook to help with my year-long experiment in practicing the Law of Mind Action.  Over the years, I’ve found that reading and listening to spiritual books and programs is helpful in keeping me connected to the truths I am attempting to master.  The pull of the world has a tendency to draw me away from my daily practices and to interfere with my sense of peace.  Plus, I'm a diligent student at heart. So I find that regularly studying inspiring books and listening to inspiring teachers acts as sort of a slow drip that nourishes my spirit and keeps me centered.

My searching yesterday led me to a short book by Deepak Chopra called The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.  In this book, Chopra defines success as “the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals”  - very much in line with my experiment!  He then goes on to describe the first spiritual law – or the Law of Pure Potentiality.  

The Law of Pure Potentiality states that we are, in our essential state, pure consciousness.  Another name for this law could be the Law of Unity because it indicates that underneath all of the vast diversity of life is one all-present, all-knowing, all-powerful Spirit.  As students of the Unity movement, it is easy for us to grasp this concept intellectually – it’s Unity Principle #2!   But how does this law factor into the idea of success, and how do we put it into practice in our daily lives?

In the field of pure potentiality, according to Chopra (and other spiritual teachers like Eckhart Tolle and Dr. Wayne Dyer), we have access to all of the qualities of Source itself - infinite wisdom, creativity, freedom, joy, abundance.  But in order to enjoy the benefits of this limitless field, we have to learn to access it.  One way to access the field of pure potentiality is through the daily practice of silence, meditation, and non-judgment.   In other words, we need to practice stillness.  Stillness is the first requirement for tapping into the Law of Mind Action because in stillness lies our connection to the field of pure potentiality.  

As a means of practicing the first spiritual law, Chopra recommends that we set aside 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes in the evening for meditation.  He also suggests that we take time each day to commune with nature and to silently witness the intelligence within every living thing.  And finally, he recommends that we begin a daily practice of non-judgment, perhaps beginning each day with the statement, “Today, I shall judge nothing that occurs (as good or bad).”

I’ve decided I’m going to give myself some time to work with the Law of Pure Potentiality before moving on to the other spiritual laws in the book.  I’m looking forward to dancing more formally with the practices of daily meditation, time with nature, and non-judgment for a while.  Interestingly, I’m noticing as my experiment progresses, that my daily practices are becoming richer while my strong attachment to outcomes is gradually diminishing.  It’s becoming FUN to practice these principles.  The key for me is just in finding ways to stay connected to them.  From there, I can play with them however I choose.  Today is Day 144, and I am filled with gratitude for the Law of Pure Potentiality.

~REBECCA