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Are you gaining the world and losing your soul?

Are you gaining the world and losing your soul? The importance of following your inner guidance

 

“What will you gain by winning the whole world if you lose your life? there is nothing you can give to recover your life” – Mathew 16:26 CPDV

“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul” – Mathew 16:26 KJV

“What good is it to anyone to gain the whole world and lose his own self? – Mark 8:36 CPDV

This is one of those classic sayings attributed to Christ himself in both the gospels of Mathew and Mark. It follows a discussion Christ was having with his disciples about what is required of anyone who would like to follow in his footsteps. My favorite translation of this conversation with his disciples is the MSG version which goes:

“Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself? What could you ever trade your soul for” – Mathew 16:24-26 MSG version.

In a world where religion has created so much deception, it is extremely difficult to decipher the true meaning behind these statements because it is not something that can be achieved with the reasoning mind alone. Often times, the fear of being wrong, the fear of challenging human authority and the fear of being rejected by family and community impedes us from resonating with the spirit of truth within the gospel which can never be diluted by human interference. In essence we are more focused on pleasing and living up to existing human standards, traditions and dogmas given to us by authorities within our society, versus being led by the observations of the spirit. To overcome this fear, we must learn to read scriptural texts (whether Bible, Torah or Quran etc.) out of a desire to learn more about the creator and life, rather than out of obligation, a fear of damnation or a desire to make heaven. We must learn to draw close to the creator out of a strong desire to build an intimate relationship rather than a desire to receive external rewards and validation.

It is all about YOU and until you realize this, you will never really experience the full benefits of the gospel of Christ. The gospel of Christ was pretty straight forward, the kingdom of heaven is within you. This kingdom is an eternal-internal validation that gives meaning to all of life and holds the keys and directions to everything in your life. It is the unlimited living water that quenches every type of thirst in every area of our lives throughout our lives. The entire message and purpose of Christ was to restore our connection to our kingdom, our source of living water which happens to reside not somewhere far away in the sky, but very near within us, in our own soul!

It is clear from both discussions we see Christ having in Mathew 16 and Mark 8, that the focus on external validation did not begin today. Since before the time of Christ humans have struggled to understand the true purpose of spirituality as a means for nurturing the soul in order to manifest true well-being, which can then be reflected back into the world through our lives (inside-out). Versus practicing religion as a way to keep up appearances, to please authority and to receive some external reward from God in order to ultimately win salvation (outside in). In both accounts from Mathew and Mark, you see the Pharisees and Sadducees asking Christ for external validations to prove his divinity, as well as his disciples’ minds being focused on the physical bread as well as status/repute within society. The outside world gives external validation but it is only the soul, the true self, the source of life, that can give you internal validation. No achievement, no acquisition, no human connection or relationship can achieve that.

In order to begin answering the question “Are you gaining the world and losing your soul,” It is important for me to define my own understanding of “the world” and “the soul” within the context of the sentence Christ used them in.

The world is everything that gives us external validation from the outside: family approval, societal approval, community acceptance, degrees, positions of status, wealth, fame, reputation, power, sexual attention, material possessions, human authority, business/personal success and achievements etc.

The soul/the true self/ the source of life is the headquarters of the kingdom, which houses our purpose in life, all our gifts and talents, unlimited imagination, gratitude, love, resilience, creativity, peace, true happiness, stillness, power, contentment, confidence, trust, protection and wealth. It is the image of the supreme creator within us that holds the keys to our highest potential and true well-being in life. The soul is not bound by the limits of this physical plain we call the world and it has been confirmed by both quantum physics and spirituality, to continue even after we have died to the world. These arguments infer that the consequences of losing connection with your soul are much greater than the consequences of losing connection to the world. Christ was so aligned with his soul and aware of the value of his soul, that he was willing to lose the world (die) for it.

Throughout his life and from a very early age we see Christ prioritizing connection with his soul over all human approval from the outside world. Whether it was with his parents, his community, his disciples, tradition, Jewish authority or Roman authority. Christ fully followed the direction of his spirit even if the entire world (including his family and closest friends) did not fully understand what he was doing, must have thought he was crazy and judged him harshly for how he chose to express himself.

So how does all of this relate to us in today’s times? None of us are the savior of the world or are saddled with a mission as profound as saving humanity. Most of us will never directly have to fight against the powers that control our society like Christ did, but ALL of us will have to fight for the right to follow our own soul in order to experience the kingdom.

We live in a time where majority of human beings are born programmed to chase the world and the things it has to offer. Let’s use the popular example of the concept of the “American dream.” The American dream was promoted to the average American citizen from birth till retirement/death and it projects into their psyche what was attainable if they worked hard within their society/world. Go to school, get a college degree, get a job, get a car, get married, get a housing loan, pay off debt and retire at 70 with a good 401k plan. This is the path the average person in the world is expected follow by their family, friends, colleagues, community members and authorities. The degree to which one can follow this path prescribed by their world is the degree to which one tends to be accepted within their world.  Choosing to follow a different path, as led by your soul most often leads to judgement, ridicule, rejection and direct opposition from the world (everyone that matters to you). This is why it is so difficult for most people to endure and it is why Christ warned that anyone who must come after him or emulate him, must be willing to embrace these challenges. Christ also lets us know that anyone who is able to “carry their cross” and “follow his path” will be rewarded with and in the kingdom!

So, what does it mean to gain the world? It means to seek for external validation and approval from the world. The world includes our family, friends, partners, teachers, employers, leaders, the media, our jobs, material possessions, fame, fans, status, reputation, authority etc. It means to gain the approval of entities outside of our own soul, to choose external validation over connection with our higher inner intelligence which gives us perfect validation and perfect guidance. Anything that gets us to compromise our principles and integrity, or gets us to overlook or neglect our talent, gifts and intuition, or gets us to abandon the voice of our inner guidance, is gradually causing us to lose connection with our soul. When we lose connection with our soul, we lose connection with the kingdom, our house of purpose and source of abundance. It is from the soul that all good things come to us and it is from the soul that we experience true peace and fulfillment. Chasing after money, knowledge, status, achievements, fame, power, repute and all forms of external validation (the world) only leave us longing for more external validation, therefore, the consequences of losing connection with our soul is discontentment and ultimately, depression. Being led be the soul causes us to become aware of our inner gratitude, peace, love and abundance which guides us in nurturing our talents and gifts, trusting that the process will lead us to our highest potential and our highest level of well-being. Being led by the spirit leads us to the kingdom of fulfillment and from there we manifest the abundance of the kingdom into the world.

The world says give me your soul and I will give you everything.

The soul says you already possess everything you need, share it with the world.

In order to align with the soul, one must lose the fear of being rejected by the world. Aligning with our soul is not easy and always requires a leap of faith because one may have absolutely no confirmation from the outside world! To walk in Christ, with Christ or like Christ you must be willing to walk on water (walk in uncertainty with faith). And to walk on water you must be willing to be led by the living water which resides in your soul versus being led by all the information, connection, knowledge and power in the world.

Many great thinkers see the soul as a representation of Christ within us. The part of every human that remains undiluted by external events and the external world. Some call it our higher-self, the subconscious mind, the kundalini or Christ consciousness. Whatever you call it, endeavor to let it guide you along the journey of true self-discovery and well-being!

one love,

Blink

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Awakening in Nigeria!

Awakening in Nigeria!

We are born into preset cultural, belief and value systems which initially dictate who we believe we are. Our tribe, our race, our culture, our religion, our nationality, our education etc. (our society) all project images, ideas and ideologies (avatars) which we grow up accepting as part of our identity. Most times these preset avatars deter us from the full expression of our true selves out of fear of not being accepted by our society. This can ultimately limit us from experiencing our full potential and wellbeing as individuals until we somehow have an “awakening” experience.

 

What is “awakening” to me? It is the coming to realization of the true nature of who you really are and the realization of all the falsehood that you were born into. In simpler terms, it is discovering the true depths of yourself in order to see yourself for who and what you really are, as well as to see life for what it truly is. It is not a singular event but a journey which leads us along a path of shedding of all illusions about our self and about life. We transition from immaturity to maturity of mindset and behavior and from victimhood to accountability.

 

If life is a game, the goal of awakening would ultimately be to become “Player 1”, that is, to be in full control of how you experience the game. Most people live their whole lives being “Player 2” or even worse, being spectators of other people playing the game. People experiencing this game of life as player 2 allow their lives to be dictated by other people and do not take full accountability for their own experience. They allow their lives to be dictated by other people’s opinions and expectations, their parents, their friends, their pastor or imam, the government, the experts, the economy and their past mistakes etc. They see life through other people’s eyes and hear life through other people’s ears versus having their own unique experiences and sharing that with the world.

 

Growing up in Nigeria, the influences of culture, tradition and religion are very strong. As a nation, we also have a very unique set of challenges that make it very difficult and rare for an individual to experience a conscious awakening. Since colonization the people of Nigeria have suffered from political and economic instability which has manifested as poor infrastructure, harsh environmental conditions, limited access to education, health care, jobs and other things needed for basic human well-being. This has created a landscape whereby most Nigerians are living on extreme survival mode. With limited options and opportunities, combined with a constant threat from challenges in the immediate environment, the average Nigerian lives in a constant loop of fear, anxiety and religious hope. These conditions make it a lot harder for an individual to persist along the journey of their own awakening because they will experience a greater amount of limitation as well as resistance from everything within our society. A strong influence of tradition combined with a strong influence of limitation, fear and lack can cause even the strongest of minds to give up and conform to society’s projections. It is only those who are being driven by a higher purpose, calling or burning passion that stand the chance of persisting the challenges and resistance they will face in order to find their true selves here in Nigeria.

 

Beyond the economic and political challenges we have been facing since colonization, I believe the biggest threat to our individual and collective awakening has been our severe case of identity crisis. One of the byproducts of the colonization of Nigeria has been the total domination of our collective consciousness by western and middle eastern religions, ideologies, beliefs and dogmas. This has led us to abandon our own way of thinking and being! I have a saying which goes “a man who doesn’t respect his own ideologies can never respect his own ideas.” I believe this is why we do not innovate or invent and only aim to copy from foreign cultures. We also do not trust the ideas and innovations of our own people because colonization has taught us to see our own way of being as inferior to theirs. Our entire collective consciousness has been relegated to “player 2” while our colonizers have remained “player 1” in defining the conditions of our experience of life.

For the last century we have been struggling to fit into a Eurocentric avatar which has continued to disconnect us from our land, from nature and from the core of our identity. It is impossible to experience an awakening as an individual or a collective while trying to copy the identity of another culture. The Nigerian will have to wake up from many layers of deception and illusion from outside cultures, from within their own culture, from the history/dynamics of their family patterns and in the midst of environmental threats and challenges and crippling economic dynamics.

Awakening is not a comfortable experience. It challenges you to observe and accept the limiting patterns in every aspect of your life in order to begin the life long journey of addressing them. Everything about life as you know it will come under question, your religion, your cultural practices, your tradition, your family history, patterns and family relationship dynamics, your friends, intimate partners and colleagues. Your beliefs, your vision, your goals and true desires will all come under observation and questioning. Above all this, the biggest eye opener will be discovering how you truly value and treat yourself, which shapes how you experience everything else in life. This part of the awakening (accountability) journey is very uncomfortable because it starts becoming clear how it has always been you letting yourself down by not taking accountability for your own experience (giving too much power to entities outside of yourself)

There are many types of awakening and many stages of awakening within each type of awakening but here are the 7 major types of awakenings I have experienced so far as a Nigerian living in Nigeria.

Spiritual awakening – Awakening to your internal connection with the supreme creator of the universe and all life.

Mental awakening – Awakening to the power of your mind and its role in manifesting your reality.

Emotional awakening – Awakening to the true nature of how you feel and gaining a deeper understand of what makes you who you are.

Physical awakening – Awakening to the experience of and the relationship with your body and its role as a vessel through which you experience everything in life

Financial awakening – Awakening to the laws that govern the flow of energy and money in your reality

Natural awakening – Awakening to your connection with nature, our first ancestor (mother).

Vocational awakening – Awakening to your true purpose in life (what you came here to contribute)

I will do a video detailing my awakening experience/journey so far and I will also interview other great minds to detail their awakening experience as well! Please feel free to share the details of your journey with the community! You can email me at blink@thematrixbuster.com and connect with me on Instagram @supremekingblink

 

If you are going through your own journey of awakening and need guidance and coaching feel free to reach out to me as well!

One love,

Blink.

WHY tmb

Why Thematrixbuster?

Why Thematrixbuster?

Why the matrix buster?

From the inception of the idea of this platform, I always envisioned using it as a community for people going through their own personal awakening, especially kids in Africa. A place for people to share their unique stories, access resources, learn, debate and grow together along their journey of self-discovery and development. To allow other great thinkers to know that they are not crazy for thinking differently, feeling differently about stuff and seeing things differently from others.

The problem:
Here in Nigeria, a lot of bright children grow up with parents with limiting beliefs due to their level of education, exposure and access to resources. In an environment largely motivated by poverty and survival, great ideas and personalities are usually abandoned for “safe” ideas and personalities. Most people believe they cannot afford to take risks or dare to be different and as such, would conform to whatever seems like the safest choice being made by the general society. Even if this choice doesn’t lead them to their highest potential. The few ones within our society that are resilient enough to choose to stand out usually become labeled and challenged by everyone else following the general pattern. This “everyone else” most times will include everyone they (should) love and care about. Their parents, siblings, family members, neighbors, teachers, colleagues, and even their friends. This is why sustaining an awakening long enough for one to see it’s fruits manifest is one of the greatest achievements and measurements of faith in life. Because through every journey of awakening to your true self, you will face great opposition from the people you would expect the most support and validation from. It is what makes a lot of people to doubt their dreams, believe they are on the wrong path, burn out from defending themselves and ultimately give up on themselves and the journey of their awakening. This is why the great awakenings within our society must be celebrated. The Davido’s, Asa’s, Chimamanda’s, Lynxxx’s and Israel Adesanya’s. The people that saw another way from themselves and followed that path even when the people around them couldn’t see where it was leading to. It is no surprise they tend to make a significant impact on their communities.

Creative kids raised by conformist parents will face a lot of challenges regarding their freedom of self-expression within their own family but it is how they ultimately respond to these challenges that will lead to their awakening. I never had mentors or older people in Nigeria I could reach out to when I was going through my own awakening.

The solution
I want this platform to be a community for all kids now and in the future to find their tribe regardless of whatever stage of their awakening they are in.

I look forward to going on this amazing journey with you all! I will use the platform to share my awakening story in depth! And I will get stories from my friends and many other great thinkers within our global society!

Welcome onboard matrix busters!

One love

Blink