What he is actually telling us is not to blindly follow the advice of others, but rather to listen to the advice of others, while at the same time listening to your inner spirit. It is wise to listen to the advice and opinions of others, but always think for yourself.
Don’t act on the advice of others until you feel, deep in your spirit, that their advice is right.
This is what is meant by listening to the voice within.
Always trust your internal voice, whether you call it your “small quiet voice,” or your intuition, it will not lead you astray if you will learn to listen to what it is trying to tell you.
How do you know what it is trying to tell you?
You listen. You have to spend some quiet time alone, just you and your spirit. For many this is challenging.
We are so used to the constant bombardment of external stimuli going on today that silence can actually feel awkward.
Always trust your internal voice, whether you call it your “small quiet voice,” or your intuition, it will not lead you astray if you will learn to listen to what it is trying to tell you.
How do you know what it is trying to tell you?
You listen. You have to spend some quiet time alone, just you and your spirit. For many this is challenging.
We are so used to the constant bombardment of external stimuli going on today that silence can actually feel awkward.
Listening is a skill that has to be developed just like your
roundhouse kick or your side kick.
Can you remember when you first began martial arts, how awkward some of the kicks and techniques were?
Nothing that is completely new is comfortable at first. You have to practice new skills and techniques until you become comfortable with them and they become second nature. The same is true of listening to your intuition or your spirit.
As Hui Neng taught,
“Look within…The secret is in you.”
ps/smoh
Can you remember when you first began martial arts, how awkward some of the kicks and techniques were?
Nothing that is completely new is comfortable at first. You have to practice new skills and techniques until you become comfortable with them and they become second nature. The same is true of listening to your intuition or your spirit.
As Hui Neng taught,
“Look within…The secret is in you.”
ps/smoh
