Question:
I’ll try to speak good English, I’m from Holland, 24 years old and read your books with much joy. But this dilemma keeps me busy:
A caterpillar makes a cocoon and naturally transforms into a butterfly. If he would fight against the fact of being a caterpillar and make his own wings out of leafs or be depressed or in any other way distrust any force of nature, he wouldn’t ever make a cocoon. But on the other hand when he would deny his limitations as being a caterpillar and would pretend to be just as free as all butterflies he would never desire progression and so never make a cocoon either.
So now my question is; as being a human .. where is the border of acceptance and taking action?
Answer:
When a caterpillar makes a cocoon and then undergoes metamorphosis to become a butterfly, it is following its inner intelligence, its dharma, if you will. For us to live our dharma we only need to listen to our inner intelligence and follow it. This involves both acceptance of the guidance of our higher self and taking action based on that direction. It’s really a matter of getting past the old conditioning of our individuality that believes it is separate from cosmic intelligence and believes it can choose the “right” action based on its personal beliefs and history. The ego’s path never works. If the caterpillar’s ego had to choose what to do at every stage of the process of metamorphosis, we probably wouldn’t have many butterflies in the world.
Love,
Deepak
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A silk tongue makes a fine cocoon,
that butterfly can't come too soon!
Implicate Order.
Thank you! You are always a true inspiration! Love & Gratitude!
When man awakens to Truth as God's idea, then right action is naturally expressed…..
Man is not person, Man is the very principle of love made manifest in this universe..God is love and man is the expression of God…..
Also it would not hurt any man to make a choice to follow the laws of love, to choose love, your choosing your self in God. Moral law has it's value and is the guiding force preparatory to
transformation-
Oh my. I don't know how I could have missed this post. Especially since I saw a Monarch outside my bedroom window in the morning on the 23rd. Which wouldn't have happened had I not heard the woodpecker pecking on my neighbor's fence. And you know how synchronicities work. Mysteriously. But of course, there's a reason for everything and this is perfect timing. I'm just not sure why yet.:)
Please forgive me for my neglect in missing this post.
"If the caterpillar’s ego had to choose what to do at every stage of the process of metamorphosis, we probably wouldn’t have many butterflies in the world."
Yeah and I'm so glad that's not the case. If we take the Ego's path, we will continue to have metamorphoses at least that's been my perception in my own life. Like right now I'm at the catepillar stage eating your words like crazy. And I just can't seem to get enough.
I don't like the chrysalis stage much. So it really would benefit anyway to accept and allow the guidance of my higher self. I just wish it weren't so difficult for me sometimes. But I'm working on it. I do love and appreciate your guidance. Thank you Dear Deepak.