“Let yourself be open and life will be easier.”

– Buddha

The possibilities that exist for our lives are truly limitless.

But welcoming new possibilities tends to go hand-in-hand with a shift in attitude in how you “meet” what appears in awareness.

In my experience, the biggest sticking point that keeps us from receiving the gifts and limitless possibilities that life has to offer can be summed up in three words:

“I already know.”

When I work with clients, there is usually a point in the process when they are confronting the edges of their reality. It’s at this time that either they go ‘further’ and explore the unknown, or they retreat back to what they think they already know.

Those that go ‘further’ tap into the deeper intelligence that brings insight and clarity.

Those that temporarily retreat ultimately discover:

The moment you take the position of “I already know” you close yourself off to the kind of insights, revelations, and realizations that can transform and heal your life.

What you already know is the past. It’s the official announcement of MEMORY.

But let’s be clear:

The kinds of insights and realizations that can change everything for you do not come from memory – they come from a deeper dimension of Intelligence that I call “Mind.”

The “I already know” position is best illustrated by the story of the Buddhist scholar that went to study and be mentored by a Zen Master.

The Buddhist scholar had a vast background in Buddhist studies. When he arrived he began rambling about all the sutras he had learned, the experiences he’s had, the things he’s done, and so on.

The master listened patiently and then began to make tea. When it was ready, she poured the tea into the scholar’s cup until it began to overflow and run all over the floor. The scholar saw what was happening and shouted, “Stop, stop! The cup is full; you can’t get anymore in.”

The master stopped pouring and said: “You are like this cup; you are full of ideas. You come and ask for teaching, but your cup is full; I can’t put anything in. Before I can teach you, you’ll have to empty your cup.”

I invite you to drop the ”I already know.”

Step into the “I don’t know.”

Explore possibilities openly and without mental positions, as best you can.

Doing so will open a vast universe of infinite possibilities that are only being obscured by the belief in this thought: “I already know”