The Mastery of Love Part 8 of 10: The Dream Master
March 25, 2009 by dr. lam
As you recall, the Toltecs look at life as a dream. There are two dreams: your personal dream and the collective dream of the world. Those two dreams intermingle. In fact, as we grow up, our personal dream is the dream that is imposed to us through the process of domestication. We accept the larger dream out there because that is what we are taught and what we think is right. However, we can develop our own dream by our perception of that illusion and carve out our life the way that we want to live.
The Toltecs divide people in this world into dreamers and stalkers. Dreamers create their own destiny by changing their perception. Stalkers act and react to the world constantly. Their ego stands in the way, and they take things personally. Like a leopard, they are ready to pounce when they are attacked and they attack back. They are filled with self loathing, self hatred, and self pity. ”Why don’t I make more money? I deserve it. Why am I not happier? I deserve it.” Or, “I am just not good enough. I wish I were smarter.” These ideas of self hatred breed self contempt and are filled with emotional poison. When someone attacks them, they want to release their own emotional poison because they are filled with it and can’t keep it to themselves.
As we talked about yesterday, if you begin with loving yourself, then you can change the world and make your personal dream to fill the collective dream around you. These blogs that I write are my way of changing the way that I see the world little by little and day by day. You are on the journey of self discovery, and I am blessed that you are with me. I feel connected to all of you, my readers and responders. Let’s look at the world today with an abundant energy of self love. Let’s take a step back and remember the 4 agreements: 1. always be impeccable with your word, 2. never take anything personally, 3. never make assumptions, and 4. always do your best.
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Do people ever reside in one category, then the other, or go back and forth? Wow, those Toltecs don’t mince words! Either a dreamer or a stalker!!?? I think I’ve been both! But good grief-a stalker? Am I spending too much on semantics?
For me, the hardest thing in the world has been to completely avoid the negatives (resisting the word for them) as some are in my extended family and keep calling me up, finding me. (attempt at a bit of humor there) ;P THAT is a challenge for me and I bet for many! Can’t divorce ‘em, can’t take them out of my orbit. Sadly, I think some will NEVER even try to really change, and have never made genuine efforts at introspectio, real change, or the like.
if you read the power of intention, dyer has a lot to say about that subject. he used to go to the sunday afternoon with the inlaws with a negative attitude about his family. then, he started to go there with a positive one about acceptance, and his family started to change or at least his perception did and so he was not bothered anymore. it is remarkable that how we see others can influence how they see themselves and how they interact with us. it also influences in general how we see the world.
I’ll get that book. (Amazon oughta be sending you a little something–God knows I’ve bought nearly any book you’ve mentioned, you wouldn’t believe it-they’re everywhere/shelves, falling out of my car, my purse-Murakami, Meyer, Frankl (tied for first fave w/Murakami), Tolle-just too many to list.
O.k. I will try that! lol No, seriously-ask a question-get an answer-try to DO something. Since witness protection program won’t return my calls, what have I got to lose, lol. J/K!!!!
You are awesome. Thank you.
cool. bonne nuit.
Dr. Lam, thank you so much for putting these blogs together. I really want to personally grow and these blogs are very helpful.
thanks for taking the journey with all of us. where is mystery again? perhaps it is simply a mystery again. haha.
WB Heather!! You were missed.
I miss Mystery Again–I imagine she’ll return.
Anyone else reading-it’d be great to hear from YOU.
thanks for the plug!