The need for simplification.

Be governed by your perception of your ultimate goals, your ultimate destiny, if you wish to call it that. That ultimate objective is, of course, union with God. But that journey is of infinite length, and because of its great distance, so many lose its view and can only see what is close by. As you proceed through your life, recognize what is important in the immediate future and what is of lasting importance. It is too easy to lose sight of what lies ahead because of all that lies in your immediate proximity.

What then does one do to maintain vision? There is the need to unclutter one’s life, to remove the nonessential from the essential. There is a need for simplification. Too much occupies your daily activities. They may be the activities themselves. They may be concerns, worries, but much that is a part of your immediate life takes on an importance far greater than is appropriate. If there is one suggestion that could be used to help you organize your life to the greater benefit of your growth, it would be simply stated with the instructions to simplify, to cut back, to eliminate what is really not important. This is not to suggest that you should concern yourself only with meditation and not the matters of earthly life. It is merely to emphasize the importance of recognizing the ultimate reason for your life, that being the perception of God reflected in your life and by your life. Such perception then throws light ultimately upon all aspects of your life. Those areas which are essential are illuminated and highlighted, and those parts of your life which are of little importance remain in darkness.