Make More Money Using Your Spiritual Gifts | Grounded Business Tips

Hey, in today's episode, I'm going to help you to grow your business and your profits with the path of devotional non-duality. So if you're on this channel, there's a really good chance. There's like a 99% chance you've already been on the spiritual path. You already are familiar with some of the spiritual teachings I'm going to offer in today's episode. And if this does not apply to you, maybe this video isn't for you. But for those of you who already are familiar with non-duality, the concept of the fact that you and the creator are one, and also the fact that there is no such thing as an out there and an in here, and there is no such thing as a you or I, this is the path of non-duality. So I'm going to just basically break down non-duality for you, which is the path that has basically unfolded for me organically since my spiritual awakening back in 2016, and also how I use the path of devotional non-duality as an actual embodied experience in growing my business. And I think that's a really nice place to start because I actually attract a lot of spiritual teachers and or heart led business owners, people who may not be teaching spirituality outright or the inner working stuff outright, but maybe you live a rich and spiritual life in here. And then you assume that your business is like a completely separate part of your life that you have to approach in a whole different way. And in today's episode, and what we're actually exploring here now, I want to help you to really integrate all of it so that you can really let your work flow. And I'm using the term applied devotional non-duality, applied non-duality, so that we can actually apply all those beautiful things that you already are an expert in now in your business. And so devotional non-duality, the path of non-duality, just to give a little refresher as I already kind of did, non-duality is that there's no such thing as a even events. There's no such thing as out there and in here, there's no such thing as a figuring out. You don't have to figure much out. In fact, you don't need to figure anything out. Everything is happening now in this moment, now, now, now, now, now. And in this moment, now, as we are now on the path now, allowing whatever is arising now, if we really open to that same attitude that you've pretty much mastered, if you're this far in the video, and you already kind of are hanging with me here, and you're a student, for instance, of the yogic traditions or presence or mindfulness or even a circular prayer or whatever your flavor of being in the oneness. If you're here this far, what we can do to apply that capability of being here now on that razor's edge of now, always being here now in this moment now, when we use that presence and that oneness and that natural organic process, what unfolds is that inspiration. What unfolds is ideas. What unfolds is you don't have to work so hard. So to speak in plain language, I don't want this to sound at all like a sermon because it's not. I want to give you practical tools to actually do your life's work in a way that really feels organic and natural to you, in a way that really flows. To apply all of this spirituality stuff, so that it's not just stuff that we've collected as knowledge, so that it's actually things that apply to our life. Most of the people that come across my path, you already know how to apply spiritual principles that you've mastered in your day-to-day life. You know how to regulate your nervous system. You know how to perhaps manifest. You know how to regulate your emotions. You know how to witness your thoughts so that you're not glued to your thoughts. You know how to have self-discipline. You know how to be mindful. You know how to show up and clear up what's going on up here. You know how to be unconditionally loving perhaps, maybe most of the time. And so now when it comes to your business, many people who are on the spiritual path, we can tend to struggle in that true manifestation, the true embodiment of acquiring wealth, acquiring financial freedom, because we're under the assumption that we don't need to desire anything in the devotional non-dual path. That there's no place for desire. There's no place for accomplishment. There's no need to try. There's no need to show up. It all just kind of happens. And that's true. But in practical terms, if you are truly, honestly on the path of devotional non-duality, and you really want to experience the oneness, that greatness that you already are, that is you, that eternal you-ness, the oneness, the wholeness, the completeness, the fullness. It also means that when you have a calling to do your life's work in this world, that you heed that call. And that call, once again, this isn't dramatic. We don't have to make it a disco ball. We don't need to be materialistic with it. We don't need to make a big show about it. But if you have a call to get a message out, like the one that I'm delivering to you today, you can just simply do that. So that practical step I just gave you is taking action, guided action. Another way to put this for the yogis out there is you're letting the Shakti flow out and through, out and through, out and through. So a lot of spiritual-minded people, one of the traps that we can get into is we get trapped into concepts when it comes to what we consider the real world stuff. We are understanding the oneness and the wholeness and the peace and the unity and all that stuff in most areas of our lives. And then when it comes to creating our life's work, getting your business going, doing what you are called to do, it becomes this conceptual kind of cluster in our head where we're overthinking. We're allowing the patterns of our ego to get in there and guide our day. A lot of the times what that looks like is the asking questions like, what if this doesn't work? I don't know what to do. I can't quite figure this out. What should I post about? I'm too scared. There's a sensation of fear that arises also. And the ego says, this sensation is very unpleasant. Henceforth, I'm not going to do it. I'm not going to take action. I'm not going to put my videos out there. That's another tool right there is applied devotional non-duality, a huge part of being in that oneness, being in the wholeness, abiding as the you that you are, is allowing emotions to arise and being absolutely okay with it. Can you allow the fact that you're terrified, perhaps really afraid, the sensation of fear is arising when you think about the idea of putting a video up for thousands of strangers to see your face. Is that allowed to be happening? Because that's what devotional non-duality is, that oneness, that you and I are one right now, that we get to spend this time together, that I get to share this idea with you, and then you get to share your ideas with somebody else. That oneness, that wholeness, in that container of the oneness, I'm trying to not be too conceptual here, but in that container of the oneness, if emotions happen to arise there in the oneness, in the wholeness, in the awareness, so you're aware that there's emotions happening in the path of devotional non-duality, you're aware that there's emotions happening and you're allowing it to be there, instead of what happens most of the time when the ego gets in there and says, ah, fear, I don't want to feel this, I really don't enjoy this, I'm not going to allow this to happen despite the fact it's happening already, despite the fact there's already fear bubbled up, it's already there. So when fear arises, for me, as it will for you, as it will for every human being, doing something challenging and otherworldly, like experiencing and embodying your life's work out into this world, really expressing yourself, that can be quite scary. There's physical sensations happening because there's a lot of uncertainty. When that happens, we don't need to clamp it down, we don't need to judge it, we don't need to think about it, we don't need to try to figure out why we feel this way, we don't need to pathologize it, you know? For a long time there, I struggled with lots and lots and lots of anxiety. I was scared out of my wits. I was fearful of everything. I lived most of my life in clinical depression and anxiety until my awakening. And then now, I don't struggle with, if I have some sensations of, we can call it fear, I'll give it to you, if I have some sensations of fear, I'd prefer that they not be there sometimes. It's not necessarily the most pleasant sensation, but if I'm allowing it to be there and I'm totally opening my arms to it, then it's not such a big deal. Was I a little bit scared to film this video as I am for all the videos that I film? Absolutely. There's sensations happening here. There's especially sensations happening here, in the center of my body, in my diaphragm. In every video you've ever seen from me, I have some sensations happening. But when we're stepping into the path of devotional non-duality, as in, once again, I'm devoted to the I am that I am that I am. I'm devoted to the oneness. I'm devoted to the truth. Now I can step into, cool, there's a sensation happening. Let's use it. Let's use it for this video. Let's use it for our work. So if you are experiencing sensations that happen, that arise when it comes to doing your life's work, can you be okay with that? Because if you can, you're 90% of the way there. Most people don't realize that it's even an option. Most people don't realize it's an option to feel a sense of complete and total fear about a thing and be okay with feeling fear and then doing it anyway, taking that action anyway. And let's talk about action in the path of non-duality. Action in the path of non-duality, a lot of people assume that when you're on the path of non-duality or even just a spiritual path in general, that that means you renounce all actions, that it's a lot of sitting and thinking, contemplation. And I love that. And I actually did that for many years. I had a walkabout where I traveled all around the world to train with some great yogic instructors, some great teachers. I trained in meditation and all kinds of things. I really enjoyed just wandering and not doing much in my business and not really doing a whole lot of striving. But then there also comes a point where the energy really was pulling me back to do the work. And if I deny that energy and I'm sitting here like, well, there's nothing to do, nothing to do, nothing to gain, nothing to lose, nothing to do, nothing to gain, nothing to lose. It's a denial of what is. What is. What is really true for me in this moment, what's the capital T truth for me in this moment, is I'm here to do my life's work in this moment now, whatever that might be in this season of my life. This is what I'm called to do, is to help teachers and leaders like you to understand that there's no figuring this out. There's no wrestling with it. You don't need to try. You don't need to force it. You don't need to wrestle with it. You can actually just simply show up for your life's work. You can actually just push the record button. You can actually just deliver your messages. You could actually show up in the morning and get your writing practice in. You can actually show up and be disciplined in the way that serves that energy that's flowing through you. And we're going to finish this video by talking about that energy, the energy that's guiding your way, the energy that's guided you to learn all the beautiful spiritual tools that have carried you so far, that have helped you heal, that have helped you gain so much wisdom, that have helped you to finally come to the point in your life where you're truly ready to blow the lid off this whole thing, whatever that looks like for you. If you want to be traveling the world, hosting retreats, if you want to be serving your clients one-to-one, if you want to be sharing your products, your services, whatever it is for you, that the energy has led you to learning all these things that have helped you to heal, to grow, to be present, to be an excellent teacher, to have the clients that you maybe already have. Now, at this point, you can let go of any doubt. So notice that the mind is going to doubt things. That never stops, but you can let go on the path of devotional non-duality, as you've already learned so far, as you let go of the old patterns, you've let go of old relationships, you've let go of old failures, you've let go of all that BS, the belief systems and all that stuff that have held you back thus far in every other area of your life. So when it comes to your business, you can actually also let go of hanging onto any beliefs that are getting in the way of you doing your life's work, doing it in the fullest capacity that you can. I'm not talking about fame. I'm not talking about all the trappings of the ego. I'm not talking about the glamour. I'm not talking about subscriber numbers. I'm talking about the deep down in there, that part of you that called you to watch this video, the part of you that's calling you to maybe push the record button to fully get yourself all wrung out in this lifetime. So let go of when you have thoughts of doubt, when you have questions about, I don't know what to do. I don't know how to do this. I don't know. I don't know. I want you to follow what I just said. Let go of those thoughts. Don't hold onto those thoughts. You're going to move into the energy, the flow, the Shakti. You're going to treat this just like any other spiritual practice. You're going to treat this like any other devotional, and you're going to let go of just like you do with your devotional, with your Qigong practice, your yoga practice, your prayer, your meditation, all those beautiful spiritual practices that you've used throughout your life. You're going to use your work as another aspect of that devotional. So for those of us teachers and leaders in the world who are called to do this work in a really big way, whatever it is that you're called to do, when you the voice, the ego, and you step all the way into the flow, the oneness, the I am that I am, it will never, ever, ever, ever, ever steer you wrong. It will always guide you exactly to where you need to be, and it will always provide for you. These are not platitudes. Don't believe a word I say. I want you to start trusting yourself. It felt really important for me to deliver this message to you because this is honestly the foundations of my business, okay? This isn't for everybody. Not everybody will hear this and agree with it. Not everybody will hear this and enjoy it. Not everybody will hear this and be able to understand what I'm saying, but if you are hearing what I'm saying, and it sounds like something that you really needed today, and you feel like it really helped you, it would mean a great deal to me if you leave me a comment and let me know your experience. I would love to hear from you, and I'll see you in the next episode.