| Eric Pepin offers a free module from his teachings | | | | is a must. |
| called "The Struggle to Awaken". In this module he | | | | This is where self work comes in. Being able to allow |
| talks about how spiritual awakening and | | | | things to 'be as they are' without "wrestling the bull |
| enlightenment are like a box. | | | | by the horns". If you are impatient, full of pettiness |
| "All the secrets of the Universe are in this box. | | | | or negativity, the conditions are not going to be right |
| Everything you have ever wanted to know. An | | | | for the flower to begin to open. The flower does not |
| Enlightened Master is telling you that they are in | | | | open in the dead of Winter. It does not open when a |
| there. But there is on problem. The harder you try to | | | | tornado is blowing through. It pics the right day, |
| open the box, the tighter it becomes. But there is a | | | | when everything is just right. But in order to reach |
| way to open the box" | | | | this right day, you must do the necessary steps in |
| The Universe cannot be forced to reveal its secrets. | | | | advance. You must have planted good soil, given |
| You cannot force your way into Enlightenment. It is | | | | adequate sunshine, given enough water, made sure |
| only by making sure that everything is in the right | | | | animals didn't eat it and so on. It also means you |
| place that you can coax the right circumstances for | | | | cannot go out and dig your flower up each day, |
| the box to open. | | | | wondering if its growing yet. You must trust the |
| Eric then grabs a box down from his shelf that | | | | process. You must be patient. If you do the process, |
| contains a flower. He shows it to the people in the | | | | there must be a specific outcome. It is the law of |
| room and asks about it. | | | | cause and effect, of action and reaction. |
| Eric likens the flower to the box. "Have you ever | | | | The reason most people do not awaken is not |
| tried to open a flower before its ready to open? You | | | | because they don't have enough information per se, |
| can pull it apart, but you will ruin the flower. What | | | | its because they don't do the right self work with |
| makes the flower open? Is it the rain, the sun? It | | | | the information they have. People think that |
| opens when everything is perfect and there is an | | | | enlightenment is just something that hits you without |
| unseen harmony that calls to it." | | | | cause or because you meditate long enough. In truth, |
| Your awakening as a spiritual being is no different. If | | | | meditation is only a tool to help you with your self |
| you try to force it, you will experience much | | | | work. Nothing but 'will and effort' can move your |
| frustration and dead ends. You must learn to let the | | | | tonal into the correct place where the Universe will |
| Universe unfold to you when it is ready to. Patience | | | | respond to you. Always remember that. |