Life Purpose in the Service of Social Transformation
 

The following is a guided meditation on how your life purpose may relate to social transformation. It comes from some of my own experiences in exploring these issues using the Diamond Approach.

It is written in such a way that you can just read it and receive a lot of benefit from it. Of course, if you go into trance and have a friend read it to you (along with music), it will be even more effective.

Close your eyes and take a few minutes to think about the following:

Become aware of a particular social issue or issues that you care deeply about. In thinking about this issue, you may realize that ideally you want this issue solved for everyone. You want everyone in the world to be free from this problem, for all time. You want society to evolve in such a way that this problem no longer exists. And you may sense that you are called to contribute to this in some way. You may sense that you are here on this planet at this time in history for a reason. You have a contribution to make, and part of it has to do with this issue. That is why you care so deeply about it. The purpose of your life is, in part, to make a difference in the world about this issue. You may feel called to participate in the evolution of society so that this social issue is transformed in the world.

As you feel into this, you may sense that your calling, your passion, is part of something much larger, part of an evolutionary force that is moving in the direction of resolving this issue, an evolutionary force that may be inherent in reality. There is a long-term tendency for society to evolve in a healthy direction, despite all the ups and downs that happen along the way. Despite all the evil that has been done and is still being done, there is an inherent movement toward health and wholeness. This is part of an even larger tendency for the universe to unfold in the direction of greater alignment with our true spiritual nature.  It evolves toward greater complexity, greater consciousness, greater wholeness. It evolves toward greater awareness, compassion, and unity, greater love, creativity, and fulfillment, not just in individual souls but also in society, in the human race, in the world, the universe. Part of this unfolding involves a long-term tendency for our societies to evolve in a healthy direction.

One way this tendency manifests is that individual people feel called to contribute to the social issue they care about, to participate in this unfolding, this evolution. We are called, each in our own unique way, to play our part, however large or small.

(Induction for Guided Meditation)

Now take a moment to tune into your calling, your life purpose, your mission to contribute to the social issue you care so deeply about. As you hear this calling, you may feel a sense of depth and purpose. You may realize that your life is dedicated to something larger than yourself, to the social issue you care about, to the evolution of society, and to the larger unfolding of the universe. You may sense a maturity in this stance as you realize that this calling is not about you. It is about something much greater than you. It isn’t about the local you, with your fears and joy, your hopes and dreams. It is about something larger and more meaningful. You may feel your consciousness deepen as you contemplate this larger purpose in yourself.

As you do this, feel into your body, and you may sense a presence in your belly or your pelvis or the lower part of your body, a presence that centers you, that feels solid and substantial. You may even feel this presence extending downward below the boundaries of your body, perhaps to a great depth beneath you. Or you may embody this sense of calling in some other way in the depths of your soul. However you embody it, take a moment to feel yourself expanding into the depths. (pause)

This expansion is a reflection of your life purpose, the depth of your dedication to a greater good. Let yourself feel satisfaction and contentment that comes from this, the feeling of wholeness, a sense that your life is full of meaning.

As you think about your calling to participate in the unfolding of the universe, you may feel love in your heart. You may feel your heart opening and softening, feeling a profound love for this larger movement of Spirit, this great evolutionary tendency. You may feel your heart relaxing, letting go, surrendering yourself in love, receiving love, receiving inspiration. Your heart filled with goodness, melting with sweetness.

You may feel love for the people who are affected by the social issue you care so much about, the people you want to help, feeling compassion for them, for their suffering, for their struggles. Feeling a desire for them to be safe from harm, to have the basic needs and freedoms of life, to be healthy and whole, peaceful and happy. Your heart opens to them and radiates loving energy.

You may feel a desire to give yourself in love to your calling, give yourself in love to the social issue that you care about, give yourself to the transformation of society, to the unfolding of the universe. Wanting to be taken, to serve as an instrument of this greater goodness. Feeling passionately committed to this purpose for your life, feeling fulfilled to be serving in this way, knowing you have found who you truly were meant to be, who you truly are, filled with joy and love.

As you realize that you are being called and your heart is responding, you may also realize there is nothing that you have to do. You don’t have to try to make something happen. You don’t have to make an effort to achieve anything. Because you are part of the unfolding of the universe. You are part of a movement toward the a new civilization. All you need to do is allow yourself to be taken, allow yourself to align with this movement of Spirit.

You may sense a deep current that is flowing in alignment with spirit toward a better world. That current will carry you if you let it. That flow will support you in making your contribution. You are part of that flow. In fact, you are that flow, as it manifests in your particular soul. You can relax and surrender to that flow, allowing yourself to be supported by the unfolding of reality. You are an instrument of that flow, and there is nothing you need to do to make that happen, just allowing it, giving yourself to it.

You may feel yourself held and supported by a great presence, a solid and substantial presence. You may feel this in the lower part of your body, both under you and part of you. Or you may feel it somewhere else in some other way. Flowing and carrying you forward in the unfolding of reality. You can relax deeply because you feel yourself supported and carried. Feel yourself surrendering to this flow, aligned with this flow of reality toward greater wholeness and love, toward greater freedom and connectedness, being simply part of this great movement toward social wholeness. And as this happens, your contribution just naturally flows out of you, because it is part of the larger flow of our time, part of the evolution of the universe.