SUNDAYTALKS

AtranscriptofradiobroadcastofatalkbyFranklinMukakanga

July11,2010

Aswetalkabouttheliberationofyourdestiny,Ithinkthatitsimportantforustocontinuetofocusonthose thingsthatarepractical,thosethingsthatonecanactuallydotobegintomakethekindofchangesintheirlives andchangetheresultstheyregettingintheirlivesbyrefocusingtheirmind,theirenergy,andeventhewaythey choosetolivetheirlives. WhatImeanisthis:Ithinkthatoneoftheproblemsthatwehavewithchangeisthatoftentimespeoplesaythey wanttochangebutarentwillingtodoanythingaboutit.Sometimespeoplesaytheywanttochangebutfailto makethemostoftheopportunitytochange.Andoneofthethingsthatholdsusbackthemostisourtendencyto keepholdingontooldpatternsofdoingthings. Now,byoldpatternsImeanthattherearethingsthathavehappenedtousinthepastthathavehelpeddefine whoweareinthepresent.Theyhavecontributedtoourstateofbeing,ourunderstandingoflife,ourworldview andthemannerinwhichweinteractwithpeople.AndlastweekIstartedbyintroducingaconceptofyourself actualizationoryourgrowthintobeingtheverybestthatyoucanbeandyourgrowthintothatinacontext.One particularlyrelevantcontextisthatofyourcommunity. Ithinkthatitsreallyimportantforustounderstandthatliberationofdestinyorliberatingyourselffromthatthat hasheldyoubackfromfulfillingyourdestinyappliesincontextandisdoneincontext.Inotherwords,youcannot liberateyourdestinyinavacuum.Whatgoodisittobecometheverybestthatyoucanbeandbetheonlybeing thatknowsit? IbelievethatisoneofthereasonsthatGodcreatedtheuniverseissimplybecauseifoursourceisasingular individual,whenyouthinkofgodasunitaryconsciousness,thenoursource,beingthebeginningofallthings, decidedtoshareconsciousnessinordertobeabletomakeconsciousnessmeananything.Consciousnessneededa context. Andthatstruealsoofyourexperience.Asyougrowfromdaytoday,asyougrowfromyeartoyearandbecome moreofthepersonyouweremeanttobe,itmeansnothingifithappenswithoutacontext.Inotherwords,if yourenotabletoapplyyourselfforthegoodofsomeotherperson,someotherbeing,someothergroupof people,asyoubecomebetterandbetteratwhatyouareordo,thenyoufindyourselflivingavacuouslife:alifein whichallthispursuitwillbe,toborrowthewordsofthewiseman,Solomon,meaningless. Forme,alookathisstatement,allismeaningless,takesmebacktothetimethatIreadthroughtheentirebook ofEcclesiastesandnoticedthatofallthoseactivitiesthathespokeof,therewashardlyanysharedexperienceor anythingthatspokeofsharedlife,alifethatwaslivedforthebenefitofotherpeopleandforthegivingand receivingofallthegoodemergebysynergistic,winwininteraction. Anyonethatgoesthroughakindofexperiencethatallowsthemtoliveselfishly,toliveonlyforthemselves,only accordingtotheirowndesireswithoutbeingconsiderateoftheneedsofotherpeopleandhowtheycontributeto theseneeds,apersonthatliveslikethatwillfindthatlifewillfeelmeaningless,pointless.Andthatsthebiglesson: inorderforustoliberateourdestiny,wevegottorealizethatliberationofyourdestinystartsfromandwithin yourself,yes,butmust,ofnecessityandbyitsverynatureextendtotheotherpeoplearoundyou;itmustreach outandtouchthelivesofotherpeople. Wereinanagenowthatscharacterizedbyselfishness.Somanypeoplearoundtheworldspendalltheirtime tryingtoacquirethewealthoftheworld,sotospeak,purelyfortheirownpleasure,purelyfortheirownselves.

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Theydonotrealizethatthereasonthattheyarehereistobevessels,vesselsthroughwhichtheprosperitythat comestotheworldandtheprosperitythatisthebirthrightofeachandeveryoneofusistobepassedthrough themtootherpeople;orthattheverybestthingthattheycoulddowiththeirtimehereistoshareitwithothers inwaysthatblessthem. Manypeoplehaveideas,theyhavethoughtsaboutmakingamarkontheworldandknowthatthiscannotbe donewithoutstrikingoutontheirownandseparatingfromtheherd,butoftentimes,becausetheymistake individualityforselfishness,theyfreezeforfearthatdoingsowillmakethemselfish.Yet,thereisaplaindifference betweenthetwo.Individualismisthetendencytofunctionbasedontheunderstandingthatyouareanindividual, auniqueindividualcreatedwithauniquepurposeandtherefore,onewhohastherighttoexercisethat individualityandsingularity;onewhohastherighttobecometheverybestthatonecanbe.Inotherwords, individualityandindividualismarebasicallyallaboutbecomingtheverybestthatyoucanbe,understandingthatit isyourGodgivenrighttodoso.Selfishness,ontheotherhand,isthetendencytowanttohaveeverythingorto manipulateeverythingtoservesolelyyourownpersonalpurpose,withoutconsiderationfortheimpactofyour actionsonotherpeople,orwithoutevenallowingyourselftoexercisethekindofcompassionthatwouldallow youtomakeanindividualisticdecisioninyourchosendirectionwhilelettingotherpeopleenjoyahappierresultin theirexperiencingofyou,despitethevariancebetweenyourownpersonalchoicesandactionsandtheirown. Whenyougooutintotheworldyouvegottorealizethatyouwerecreatedasasovereignbeing,youwerecreated tostandonyourowntwofeet.Youwerecreatedwiththeabilitytodecidehowyouregoingtoshapeyourlife, andthatisyourindividualism,thatisthecoreofyourbeing,yourindividuality:thefactthatyouareunique,the factthatyourfingerprintisyoursaloneandnooneelsehasoneexactlylikeit.Everysinglepersonintheworldhas theirownandthatisyourownpassport.Ifyouneededapassporttobeyourself,thereitisrightthere,righton yourfingertip,youhaveafingerprintwhichshowsyouthatyouaremeanttobeanindividual. Andofcourse,asyougothroughlifefromdaytoday,youlearndifferentlessonsandyourlessonsaretainted,or thethingsthatyoupickupfromtheexperiencesthatyougothrough,aretaintedorcoloredbyyourabilityto makeadifference,byyourabilitytointerpretthingsinacertainway,whichalso,isbasedonyourownfilters:the thingsandthewaysbywhichyouprocess,orthemeaningsrather,thatyougivetothethingsthatyouprocessin yourlife.So,webasicallyhavethiscomplexity. Now,thereallyimportantthingthatIdliketomentiontodayisthat,asyouthinkaboutyourgrowthasan individual,asyouthinkofbecomingtheverythatyoucanbeandasyouthinkaboutdoingitinacontext,the truth,thetruthisyouhavetoconsiderthattherearemanywaysinwhichchangecancomeabout.However, changewillnotcomewhenyoudonothavethecouragetostepoutofyourcomfortzoneandbegintomake changes.Inotherwords,untilyoureachthepointwhereyouarewillingtobecomethechange,unlessyouare willingtoreachthepointwherechangeaffectsyouorthedesiretochangeaffectsyousocompletelythatyou actuallydosomethingaboutit,yourlifewillnotchange. Peoplehavewishesoflivingabetterlife.PeoplesayIwanttoliveamoreempoweredlife;Iwanttoliveamore passionatelife,Iwanttoliveamorefulfillinglife.Unfortunately,inthisdayandage,wealsohavepeoplewho havelosttheirabilitytodream,theyhavelosttheirpassion,theyhavelosttheirdesiretobecomeanythingother thantheyperceivethemselvestoberightnow.Andiftheyperceivethemselvestobelosers,brokenorunableto fulfilltheirpotentialordowhattheywanttodoinlife,thenunfortunately,noamountoftalkfromavoicecoming throughthespeakers,inyourhomeorinyourcar,isgoingtochangewhattheyareexperiencingbecauseyouare notcommittingyouarenotcommittingyourselftobeingthechange,ortoactuallyembracingthefactthatthe

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wholeofyourlifeboilsdowntothechoicesthatyoumakeabouttheinformationthatyoucomeincontactwith andwhetherornotyouallowittobecomeapartofyourlife. Andso,whatwehavedoneoverthepastyear,almosttwoyearsnow,isthatwehavesoughttobringconceptsto yourunderstandingandmindthatwouldhelpexpandyouparadigm,yourcomfortzone.Expandthatboxinwhich youhavebeenlivingforalltheseyearsandallowyoutopeekthroughacrackinthelidandseethelightoutthere sothatyoureabletoknowthatyoucanbegintochangeyourlifeandtakeyourpersonalpowerback;thatyoucan begintoliberateyourdestiny. Yourdestinyisincarceratedbythewayinwhichyouthink;yourdestinyisimprisonedbythewayinwhichyou processyourexperienceoflivinglifehereandnow.Itsonlywhenyourealizethatyouhavekeptitinchainsand thatyouwanttolivethelifethatyouhavethepotentialoflivingtothefullestandinitsrichestform,thenyou begintomakethechangesthatyouneedtomakebecauseyourealizethatkeepingthingsthewaytheyvealways beenwillcontinuetogiveyoutheresultsyouvealwaysgotten.Theresnootherwaybywhichtheoutcomeof yourlifecanbeinfluencedthanchangingsomethinginourlife. Continuingtothinkthesamewayorentertainthesamecirclethoughtsyouknowitsbeensaidthatmostpeople intheworlddontthinkbutruminate.Whatthatmeansisthatthinkingwouldmeanthatoutoftheactivityofyour mindcomefreshconceptsandapproachestoeve,commonproblems.Rumination,ontheotherhand,meansthat youkeepthinkingofthesamethoughtoverandoveragain. Imean,Ifinditamazingthatthreequartersofourconversationashumanbeingstendtobeaboutwhathappened when,towhom,whattime,how,andhowthingscouldhavebeendifferentorwhatthepersonthatisdoingthe narrationcouldhavedonedifferentlyinthesituationthatsomeoneelsefoundthemselvesin.inotherwords,we spendsomuchtimerehashingeventsandactivitiesthathavealreadytakenplace. Eveninourownminds,wespendsomuchtimegoingoverthingsthatwehavethoughtalready.Inotherwords, wehaveathought,andthenwehaveathoughtaboutthethought,andafterthatwehaveajudgmentonthe thoughtaboutthethought,andthenwehaveafeelingregardingthejudgmentonthethoughtabouttheoriginal thought.ThenwehaveathoughtaboutthatfeelingaboutthatjudgmentaboutthethoughtthatwehadSeewe havethisendlesscycleinwhichwekeepgoingroundandroundthesamematerialinourexperienceandthatis whatkeepsusfromallowingourselvestostepoutofthedoorandintoourfreedom.Oftentimes,itsbecausewe spendsomuchtimeruminating.Soyousoyouveexperiencedsomethingordidsomethingthatyoucategorizeas amistake,whyspendthenextfourhoursthinkingaboutthesamethingoverandoveragain? Theoneresourcethatyourerunningoutofasyouliveyourlifefromdaytoday,intheearthlysense,onthis mortalplane,istime.Youdonthavetheluxurytobespendingallthesehoursbroodingoversomethingthathas alreadyhappened.Youdonthavetheluxuryofspendingallthistimeruminatingoverthesamenegative experienceorevenpositiveexperiencebecausethatswhatleadstorestingonyourlaurels.YoutellyourselfI haveaccomplished,itsagoodthingthatIhaveaccomplishedandIfeelreallygoodrightnow.Imnotsaying dontspendyourtimemakingyourselffeelgood,infactthatsawholelotbetter.Icouldalmostsaythatyoucould actuallyallowyourselftodothatbecauseitllonlybringgoodfeelingsbutwhatyoudontwantisforyoutohavea negativeexperienceandafterwardsthinkaboutitoverandoveragain.Forexample,anegativeexperiencethat youhadwithsomeonethatloveorcareaboutthatyoukeepspendhourafterhourrunningitoverinyourmind. Thathourafterhourthatyouarelosingyouwillneverregain,youwillnevergetback. Andso,youwanttostartfreeingyourselffromthesecyclicalpatternsofthoughtthatarelimitingyourpotential andyourexperienceoflife.Thequalityofyourlifeisdependentonthefeelingwhenyoufeelgood,youattract

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goodintoyourlife.Whenyoufeelhappyandjoyful,youattracthappyandjoyfulthingsandthingsthatleadto greaterhappyandjoyfulthoughtsinyourmind.Whenyoufeelecstatic,youfeelthatfeelingandyoureableto begintoknowthatthechangethatishappeningwithinishappeningbecauseyouhaveembracedthechangeand youhavedecidedthatyouwanttomakeyourselfthekindofpersonthatlivesthatkindofalife. Youhavegottounderstandthattheliberationofyourdestinyisnotjustsomethingthatwetalkaboutasa pastime.Werenottalkingaboutsomethingthatyoujustdoparttime.Weretalkingaboutsomethingthatneeds tobecomeapartofyourdaytodayliving,weretalkingaboutsomethingthatneedstobecomeapartofthevery wayinwhichyouthinkandprocessyourthoughtssothatyouceaserumination. OneofthethingsthatIfindhelpswithstoppingruminationisratherthanallowingyourthoughtstojustrunamok inyourmindwhentheydecideto,youcantakethetimetobegintofocusyourthoughtandbegintowritedown, forexampleThiswouldbeagreatexercise,whenyoufindyourselfthinkingthesamenegativethoughtoverand overagain,allowyourselftogointoadifferentmindstreambyallowingyourselffirst,tothinkofathoughtthat improvesyourfeelingaboutthatthingthatyouareexperiencing.Forexample,apersonthatisdepressedbasically feelshopelessandpowerless.Ifyouredepressedandwanttogetoutofthat,thethingthatyouwouldwanttodo istomovetothenextstepofnegativefeelingsotospeak:sometimesthesequantumleapthingsdont necessarilywork. Soyouthensay,Ok,Imfeelinghelpless,howdoesfeelinghelplessmakemefeel?Itmakesmefeelpowerless. HowdoesthatmakemefeelinviewofthefactthatIhaveallthesegoalsthatIwanttoachieve?youstartfeeling upsetandupsetisanimprovementondepression,forexample.Outofupset,youdecide,youfindareason whyyoureupsetandyoumoveupfromupsettoblame.Youfindsomeone,hopefullyyourself,topointafinger atashavingbeenresponsibleforthesituationinwhichyouare.Afterblame,youmovealevelupandthatlevelis thefeelingofguilt.Yourealizethatyouarefeelingguiltyaboutthefactthatyouareblamingyourselforaboutthe factthatyoureangry. Thepointbeingthatbythetimethatyoumovethroughguiltandyouprocessguilt,youmoveupastepbecause afterguiltcomesacceptance:youacceptthefactthatyouareguiltyandyouacceptthefactthatthesituationis thewaythatitis.Afteracceptancecomesthefeelingofhopebecauseyounowunderstandhowitisthatthe situationcameabout.Youbegintofeelmorehopefulandthatthisissomethingthatyoucangetoutof.Asyou feelmorehopeful,youbegintofeelmoreempoweredbecauseyourealizethatyoucanmakethechangesthat youwanttomakeinyourlife. Asyoubegintounderstandthatyouaremorepowerfulthanyouknow,youbegintofeelhappierbecausenow youknowthatyoufeelmoreincontrolofyourlifeandthatyouareabletomakethechangesthatyouwant. Asyoufeelhappy,yourhappinessextendsbecausenowitbecomesmoreofafeelingofserenitybecausenowyou knowthatyourdestinyisinyourhandsandthatyouhavegottenyourselfoutofthiscyclicalfeelingorthisround afterroundofnegativefeelingandexperience. Thatisonepracticalwayinwhichyoucanbegintoworkyourwayslowly,stepbystep,throughthedifferent feelingsthatmayhavekeptyoufeelinglost,feelingbrokenorasthoughyoucouldntmakeit. Aswevespokenaboutdestinyliberation,wevebeentalkingalsoaboutawayinwhichasacommunitywecan begintocreateourowndestinyandparticipateintheliberationofourselves,especiallyfromtheunnecessary stressesandpressuresthatformapartofourlives.

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Itsreallyimportant,asIvepointedoutbefore,thatyouareavaluablebeing.Youareanembodimentofvalue itself.Thethingsthatyouhaveinyourownexperience:thethingsyouhavedone,theplacesyouvebeen,the lessonsyouvelearnedorskillsyouveacquiredallcometogethertoformagreatrepository,orstoragepointfor thevaluethatyouhaveamassedinyourlife. Nowtothinkthattheonlywaythatyoucantransfervalueisbymoneyisthefallacyofourmodernage.People believethattheonlywaytotransfervalueisifsomeonegetsmoney,thissocalledneutralcurrency,andpaysyou forthevaluethatyoupossessandyoutakethisneutralthingandthenpaysomeoneelseforwhatyouwant.The realexchangethatsgoingonisanexchangeofvalue.Itsimportanttounderstandthis.Youvegottorealizethat becauseofthefactthatitsanexchangeofvalue,theonlytimethatyoubegintoreallyliberateyourpersonal economy,whichisimportantinchangingthedirectionofandflowofyourlife,iswhenyoubegintorecognizethat allthetalents,abilities,andskillsareastoragepointofvalueandyoucanfindawaytotransferthatvalueto someoneelsethatwantsitinexchangeforsomeothervaluethatsomeoneelsepossesses. Oneofthewaysinwhichyoucandothis,likeImentionedinthelastcoupleofshows,isbybecomingpartofa tradeexchange.Thatiswhatwevebeentalkingaboutoverthepastfewweeks.Wehaveatradeexchangethat wentuplastweek.Itwentliveabouttwoweeksagoandwerebasicallybuildinganetworkofindividualsthatare willingtotradevalueforvalue.PeoplethatarewillingtosayIhavethisskillorIhavethisabilityanditisworth somuch.ImwillingtosellthisabilityforvaluethatIcanuseinsomeotherplace,withsomeotherperson,for someotheritem. Basicallyyoucomeonasamemberofthismarketplace,youintroduceyourselfandwhatitisthatyoureselling. Becauseitsanonlinesystem,youaccrueyourcreditsaspeoplebuyyourservice.Itsreallyaboutyourserviceor productbeingboughtbutitdoesntinvolvetheuseofmoney.Itusesaninternallygenerated,virtualcurrencythat wecallthePrivateTradeCreditwhichisbasicallyequivalenttoyourkwacha,onetoone,butdoesnotinvolvethe transferofbanknotesbetweenonepersontoanother. Sobasicallyyougoonandstatewhatyouhavetoofferandtheotherpersoncomeson,aspartofthenetwork, andseeswhatyoureoffering.Youareabletotransactandtradethere.Asyouaccruecredit,withthegrowing networkofpeoplethatbuyvariousgoodsandservices,fromaccommodationtoairlinetravel,tothedifferent thingsthatyoudwantforyourself,andforthosethatareinbusinesstoadvertisingandeventomediaspace.The differentpeoplethatcomeonboardareabletobegintousewhattheyhavetoacquirewhattheywant,thats whatreallyexcitingaboutit. Idliketoinviteanyonethatwouldliketotakesomepracticalstepstoliberatingtheirpersonaleconomyto,to beginningtohavethethingsthatyouneedandwantwithouthavingtoresorttothetightcash(whichisapartof ournormalexperiencenowbutthatalsotendstoholdusbackfromenjoyingourlives)togetintouchandbecome apartofthis. Now,therearesometermsandconditionsandtheyareveryclearlystipulated.ButlikeIsaid,itsanonline platform,andyoureabletotradeandtransactandadvertisewhatyoureselling,advertisewhatyouwantand basicallygetitwithouthavingtopaykwachabecauseyouarepayingforitwiththevaluethatyou,yourself possess,inwhateverformitis. So,ifyoureamechanic,youcomeonandyousayIoffercarservicingandoilchangesforsuchanamountof money,forexample.Youthenconvertimmediatelytosuchanamountofcreditandgoonlineandhavesomeone buythatservicefromyou.Yourethenabletotakethecredityoureceiveandgo,forexample,toaplacethat

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stocksspares,ifthatswhatyouneedforyourcar.Yougetthesparesfromtheplacethatstocksthespares,aplace alsoapartofthenetwork.Itsagrowingnetwork,thingsarepickingup. So,toliberateyourdestinyistobegintotakeyourlifeintoyourownhandsandtobegintotakeyourpersonal powerback.Thisplatformthatwehavecreatedisonebywhichweintendtohelpasmanypeopleaspossible begintodothatinaverypracticalway. Youtakeyourpowerbackwhenyoudecidetodothingsdifferently.Youtakeyourpowerbackwhenyoudecideit istimeforchangeandyoudecidethatnowisthetimeforchange;whenyoudecidethatnowisthetimetobegin tomakeachangeinyourlifeandyouwilldowhateveryouneedtodotobeabletodothis.Youwillallowyourself toembraceyourindividuality,yoursovereignwillandyoursovereignrighttobeyourselfandmakethemostof yourlife.Youwillembracethiswithallyourheartandsoulandasyouembraceityouknowthatyouwillfindin thispursuit,yourverypurpose,yourveryreasonforbeinghere.Youwillfindinthispursuittheabilitytolivethe verybestlifepossible. Asyouliveyourlifethatway,asyoubegintotakeyourpowerback,oneofthethingsthatyoubegintorealizeis thatyouvegottradableassets:yourtraining,educationorskillsareallthingsyoucantrade.Evenyourspace!If youhappentohavespace,Forexampleemptyroomsinaguesthouseyouruncanbeconvertedtovaluebecause theydhavestayedemptyanyway.Youcanbringthatandtradeitandbegintohavethedifferentthingsthatyou need. Itsimportantthatyouunderstandthatliberatingyourselfandyourdestinyareverypracticalthings.Evenwhile wehaveafocusonthespiritualaspectofit,whichisthatyouwerecreatedbythesourceoftheuniversefora particularpurpose,andthatpurposeisthereasonforyourbeinghere.Evenwhilewetalkaboutthatasthecore reasonforyoutoliberateyourdestiny,understandthattheliberationofyourdestinyissoimportantthatyou needtodopracticalthingsaboutit. Sobegintomakethechangetoday;begintotakeyourpowerandyourrighttotradeback.Begintomakea differenceinyourownlifeandthelivesofthosearoundyou.Thisisacommunityexchangeandaseveryone comeson,itsawinwinsituation.Peoplecometogiveandreceive,toshareandtakewhattheyneed.Itsa systembywhichyoucanreallybegintoenjoyfinancialfreedom. Insummary,thetruthistheliberationofyourdestinyisyourprivilegeinthistimespacecontinuumanditis somethingthatnoonecanrestrictyoufromeverdoing.Sotakeyourpowerbackandbegintoliberateyour destinytoday.