There are two types of people in the world : those who like mathematics and those who hate it.
Whatever his/her type, anyone who passed the 6th grade, has learned about the geometrical translation : a function that moves every point a constant distance in a specified direction.
In other words, taking any object and displacing it from one point to another point is a translation.
For example, if you take an apple in the basket of fruits and bring it to the table, the apple has made a translation from the basket to the table.
Now let’s go on one step further.
Imagine that YOU (the human being that you are) and your « World Without » are translated from the reality into a huge mirror, and that the previous YOU is replaced by a translation of your own « World Within » (take your time to feel these moves); now suppose that the new YOU (ie. your « World Within ») is looking in the huge mirror and sees itself as your own « World Without ».
Thus, you are your own World Within looking in the mirror, and what you see in the mirror is your entire « World Without » : the human being that you are, with all his/her qualities you want to keep and all the things you want to change ; the place where you live ; all the things you like and those you dislike ; the things you fear and those you trust ; your relationships ; your material possessions ; your projects, passed and present ; etc.
Me and my World Without are translated into the mirror, and my World Within is translated onto me.
Can you feel all this ?
If yes, I can then share with you the question which is currently revolutionizing my life. Here is the question :
Can you change anything you see in the mirror by acting directly on the image in the mirror ? Of course not !
For example, if you (the World Within) would like to see some more flowers in your garden (visible in the upper right side of the mirror), could you plant them straight in the mirror?! No way!
Or maybe, you could paint some flowers on the mirror, in the upper right side? Ridiculous, isn’t it?!
Or Broke the right side of the mirror because you can’t change it…Ugly!
So what is the ONLY WAY to change the image you see in the mirror ? Yes, you got it, the only way is to act on yourself, you, the World Within standing in front of the mirror.
Only if YOU change, will the image in the mirror change ; THERE IS NO OTHER WAY to change the image in the mirror, ie. your World Without !
I am so excited that I nearly forgot to mention the most important fact: in the real world (before the above translations), we ARE our own World Within, and the reality of our World Without IS a mirror !
This is why the oriental masters have always called our reality an « illusion » (the “Maya”).
And this is why Mark is poundering over and over again that trying to change our reality by operating only from the Action box (of the Thoughts – Feelings – Believes – Actions – Results diagram) is totally useless if nothing is done in the World Within (Thoughts – Feelings – Believes) !
Trying to operate directly from the Action box will never change our results.
Since I’ve been hit by this « mirror metaphore », I started training myself to stop attempting to control my reality, and I work even harder on my ability to master my World Within.
Can you see the incredible gift the Dream Team (Mark, Davene, Trish & Co) is giving us with MKMMA ?
Gratitude, Gratitude, Gratitude!
Feel Good,
Luc
A gift indeed. Another thought provoking blog Luc.
Excellent. With the image it is sooooooo clear. Thanks.
We are all looking for our personal ‘trim tabs’ as Buckminster Fuller called them. Once realized there is no ‘free will’ and there is no there out there, all that is left is working on the world within. Thank you!
Yes, change will only come by working on the inner first. We are so conditioned to work on the outer first. Good points.
The mirror is a delicious concept which makes one either grateful for the slow trickle of time in this reality, or impatient to see our visions come to life, depending on the quality of our thoughts. Really enjoyed the clarity of your blog.