Losing Old Conditioning

Although your old conditioning may be firmly in place and it may be true that you don’t know what’s new, if this isn’t investigated the only thing you will know will be the old…

A snake sheds its skin because it’s growing. If the current skin doesn’t fall away, growth will not occur. It’s the same with us, just substitute the skin of the snake with our conditioning. Life is a natural process of learning and growing, but the base of growth is dependent on seeing the new that’s replacing the old. For years I drove an old car and was constantly repairing it just to keep it drivable. This is the way many people live their life. Constantly making adjustments and repairs just to keep it running; not truly live. It wasn’t until I purchased a new car that it was realized just how broken down the old one was. This goes with the saying “You don’t know what you don’t know” this is also what happened to me when I finally let go of the conditioning in place. I started realizing just how out of sorts my thinking was; I began the process of shedding my conditioning per se.

Although learning is a natural process of life, learning to grow spiritually is not automatic. It does seem to take some effort even if it’s only the willingness to head in a certain direction. There are many intellects in the world who don’t have a clue as to what it means to live in the space of spiritual growth; they never seem to shed their conditioning. The mind loves the familiar and will always try to convince you it’s better to stay in the old skin instead of going into a new one. It may be true that you don’t know what’s new, but if this isn’t investigated the only thing you will know is the old. And because nothing new is being allowed in, your conditioning will remain in place and new skin (growth) will not be allowed to occur…