INSPIRATION
HEALTH
• Seeing personal responsibilities as an excuse
to avoid spiritual development.
• Feeling not good enough to deserve perfec-
tion.
• Procrastination and delay of effort.
• Seeing oneself as a victim without recourse
to change.
All of these blocks share many common char-
acteristics, but the most significant of these is
their common ironic nature. The irony of blocks
is that the hindrances that we imagine as prob-
lems keeping us from our spiritual destinies can
be resolved by the pursuit of our perfection. For
example, if we feel that we are not able to pur-
sue spiritual growth because we have been ill
or because we are overwhelmed by too many
problems, we fail to recognize that the very
act of attending to our spiritual nature is the
solution to these difficulties. By giving in to the
blocks that we imagine as too great for us to bear,
we have forsaken the very power that we have to
overcome the problems. We resist the empower-
ment that comes with our spiritual evolution be-
cause of other concerns (lack of energy, illness,
self-doubt, etc.) which we believe prevents us
All of these blocks
share many common
characteristics, but the
most significant of these
is their common ironic
nature. The irony of blocks
is that the hindrances that
we imagine as problems
keeping us from our
spiritual destinies can be
resolved by the pursuit of
our perfection.
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We resist the empowerment
that comes with our spiritual
evolution because of other
concerns (lack of energy,
illness, self-doubt, etc.)
which we believe prevents
us from succeeding in
spite of the fact that our
empowerment is the solution
to our concerns.
from succeeding in spite of the fact that our em-
powerment is the solution to our concerns. When
we come to understand this simple truth then we
have the means to address our blocks.
There are practices that can enhance your ability
to move past blocks and find the power to mini-
mize their influence. I would suggest the follow-
ing, with the understanding that different indi-
viduals have different blocks and need different
solutions:
• Develop a positive affirmation that addresses
your blocks and use it when you feel the need.
“My blocks to spiritual release can be over-
come by letting go. I am the power that I seek.”
• Embrace your blocks as a product of your
own creation and know that that which you
create can be vanquished by you. You are
all-powerful.
• Visualize the blocks growing ever smaller
and weaker in their power over you. For ex-
ample, you might counter a lack of energy by
breathing deeply and visualizing the oxygen
flowing into your bloodstream and bolster-
ing your stamina and physical strength.
• Expel the negative energy of your blocks
through each of your chakras and draw in the