In the hurricane of our modern lives, many people are feeling fear, ungrounded, and vulnerable.

In this state of insecurity, we often look outside to experts, leaders, influencers, the media, to find something we can believe in, something to make us feel safe. When we look outside from fear and insecurity we are vulnerable to being manipulated by others to believe what they are saying, selling, promoting to the detriment of our own inner guidance and wisdom that lies within each of us. 

When we realize that we each have an innate guidance system of insight and wisdom, we tend to listen better to others and to our own inner compass to discern what is true for us and what is our clear direction forward. In historical times like we are now in, people have often been led like sheep to follow dictators, false prophets, cults, and conspiracy theories based not on fact but on made-up information. 

When we encounter people who think differently than we do, if we listen deeply we will hear the grain of truth in what they are saying and also hear what is off balance. When we listen with respect and compassion, we see their innocence and judge them less. When we hear the truth in what they are saying, it broadens our perspective and we become wiser. We also see our common humanity and, that in the final analysis we all want the same things—peace of mind, love, understanding, a sense of purpose, and feeling of connection to something greater than our differences—our common humanity, our mutual connection, and a sense of oneness. 

In our next podcast with Omar Ben Moussa, we will explore this theme. Omar is a coach who lives in Morocco and has worked with leaders of many religions who through the Three Principles have found a way to see the common denominators of all religions instead of being separated by their differences. It should be a very interesting conversation to see beyond our differences and find more peace in our world.