This week we will look into a core principle in Consciousness Work: Responsibility
It means being at source. It is not a burden, a “should,” or a moral issue. Instead, it is putting one’s self in the position of being at the source of what arises, has arisen, or is intended to arise.
It is grasping that you are at the source of your thinking, emotions, actions, and behavior, therefore you are responsible for what arises and the consequences of these activities.
Once adhering to the principle of being responsible for your perspective, actions, reactions, assumptions, thought processes, and so on, you are in the strongest position to make changes, be more effective, or manage consequences. A side effect of adopting such a principle is an increase in self-esteem and a sense of being more powerful and in charge of your own life, even if sometimes you suffer unpleasant or embarrassing outcomes. This is because as the source of your experience and actions—which includes being responsible for influencing a great deal of what happens around you—you are in the driver’s seat.
From Ending Unnecessary Suffering
On learning:
“About outside influence, you can always learn from others and listen to what they have to offer, but in the end you have to stand on your own two feet. You have to be the source of your own experience, because you are.” In the end, you have to do it.
Contemplate During the Week:
Consider people that do not take responsibility, watch them, try to experience what they are going through.
Consider people that take responsibility, watch them, go for experience the principle of responsibility.
Enjoy early exclusive access to an excerpt from Peter’s new book, Ending Unnecessary Suffering, on Responsibility.