原文: The Universe Works If You Get Out The Way

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Sometimes, things just go our way.  We get the job we have been dreaming of, an unexpected check comes in the mail, or things just seem to effortlessly fall into place for no apparent reason.  We call it luck or attribute it to simply having a good day. But in truth, we have been given a glimpse of the true nature of the universe.

We tend to think the timing was right never realizing we are an intimate part of the process.  We are not random recipients.  If only for the moment, our state of being pulls to us this divine experience of synchronicity.  There is rhyme and reason to the way the universe unfolds.  When we are “in the flow”, the illusion that we can protect ourselves by being in control has been released.  We have gotten out of the way long enough to experience how effortlessly this process takes place.  We must be willing to stop pushing and allow the universe to send us the things we truly need rather than what we keep asking for.

When a bird looks for food there is an implicit assumption that he will find the worm and all will be okay.  He does not get up and start thinking “What if I can’t find food? What will happen to me?” He does not anticipate there will be a problem.  There is an ease with which he moves through his day, an underlying instinct that is minutely in keeping with the nature of the universe.  He does not think anything.  His being trusts that all will be provided for and he does not question how.

To be in that state is to observe the precise timing in which all things fall into place and to simultaneously marvel at the exquisite manifestations of an ever-changing universe.  When we are fortunate enough to have an experience of this wholeness, we are filled with humility and compassion. We never know when we will be the recipients of such grace – that is part of the wonder.

The Universe In Action

I never thought a trip to the corner drugstore would be capable of delivering such an experience.  I had gone there for the sole purpose of buying mascara and found myself wheeling the cart up and down each aisle looking for what else I could buy.  On a top shelf, I spotted a box with a picture of a green birdfeeder.  I liked the green color but knew the last thing I needed was another birdfeeder.  One had been hanging on my balcony for the last year.  It had taken the doves close to three months to find it, but now they came every day.  I looked at the box again and put it into my cart.  I started to think about why I was purchasing it, and stopped myself.  I was just going to buy it, and that was it.

Purchases in hand, I walked through my front door and headed out towards the balcony. There, lying on the ground, was the birdfeeder. My heart stopped.  It looked like the wire that had been holding it had snapped.  All I could do was stare at the broken feeder.  A sense of wonder and wholeness filled my being.  I felt disoriented, out of time and space, and yet at the same time I knew exactly where I was.  I was a hundred percent present.  I could feel the intricacy of the process, every tiny little piece falling into place.  Watching it work, I intuitively knew that birdfeeder fell the moment I opened the door!

There is speed and efficiency that operates in direct relation to our degree of trust.  When we feel stuck, we need to get out of our own way.  This does not mean we simply sit back and do nothing but rather know when to let go, when we have done enough. When we move through the world knowing we will be provided for, magic happens.

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译文: 顺其自然，宇宙就会起作用

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有时，事情会自发地朝着自己所想的方向发展。我们顺利地得到那份儿梦想已久的工作，收到一张意料之外的支票，或者，事情就是无缘由地、不费吹灰之力地解决了。我们说这是运气，或仅仅是把这归功于今天是个好日子。但事实上，这是宇宙的本质让我们见识一下什么是世事难料。

我们倾向于认为是时机刚刚好，却从未意识到我们也是这个过程中与之密切相关的一部分。我们不是随机的接收者。哪怕只是一时，我们存在的状态会把我们拉进这个天赐的经历当中。宇宙运行的节奏和方式还有待解开。当我们“身陷其中”时，我们认为我们可以保护自己不受控制的幻想就会破灭。我们必须愿意停止挣扎，让宇宙赐予你你真正需要的，而不是你坚持索要的。

当一只鸟儿去寻找食物，它绝对有能找到虫子的可能，那么一切就解决了。它不会没起床就开始思考“要是我不能找到食物呢？我该怎么办？”他不会预料这将是一个问题。他轻松地度过这一天，本能地与宇宙的本质保持一致。它不会思考任何东西。它的存在让它相信所有的一切都会为它准备好，它不必思考怎么办。

要想进入那样的生活状态，就要准确地洞察时机，让事情刚好到位，要同时惊叹这个不断变化的宇宙的精彩表现。当我们幸运的得到这整个的体验，我们心中必充满谦逊与怜悯。我们绝对不会知道自己将何时成为恩泽的接收者——那本身就是奇迹的一部分。

宇宙在操作

我从没想过一次去遥远地区的杂货店会带给我这样的经历。我去那仅仅是为了买染眉毛油。我推着手推车穿梭在过道中，寻找其它我可以买的东西。在一个物架顶上，我看见一个画有一个绿色鸟笼的盒子。我喜欢这种绿色，但我知道我最后需要的是另一个鸟笼，在我阳台上挂了一年的那个。那时那些鸽子们花了三个月才找着它，但现在他们天天都来。我再看了一眼这个盒子，然后把它装进了手推车。我开始思考为什么我会买它，然后我停了下来。我仅仅是将要买下它，就是这样。

东西在手，我走过前门，径自走向阳台。鸟笼掉在了阳台的地面上。我的心顿了一下。似乎是支撑鸟笼的金属线断裂了。我所能做的只是盯着那个坏了的鸟笼。我的存在充满了奇迹和整体性。我觉得自己失去了方向，超越了时空，然而同时我清楚地知道我在哪里。我百分百地在场。我能感觉到这个过程的复杂性，每一件小事情都刚刚好到位。看着事情发生的整个过程，我直觉地认为鸟笼是在我开门的那一刻掉的。

这种事情发生的速度和效率跟我们的信任度有直接关系。当我们感到束手无策时，我们应该任其自然发展。这并不是说我们只是袖手旁观，什么也不做，而是知道我们什么时候应该放手，什么时候我们已经尽力了。当我们怀着世界会赐福于我的心态去生活时，奇迹就会出现。如果你喜欢这篇文章，请您在StumbleUpon上为它投上一票。谢谢:)

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