I recently saw this cartoon on the Buddhist Humor 2.0 Facebook Group, and I literally laughed out loud! It resonates so much because it’s true. While we may be wondering, “Where’s Waldo?,” we also have to keep in mind that he’s just another face in the crowd searching for himself … as we all are.
No matter how long I’ve been involved in the study of spiritual truths and no matter how much wisdom I may have ve absorbed, there’s always more to learn. And the more I learn, the more I realize that it’s all about understanding who we truly are … and that has nothing to do with what we see in the mirror staring back at us!
The Council of Love defines wisdom as the “understanding of the Divine Plan,” “the unfoldment of each thing and being’s place within that Plan,” and “is the bedrock understanding that we are all One.” Ultimately, it “is the ability to comprehend the difference between believing, thinking, and knowing.” [1] What we believe to be true about the world is nothing more than a mental construct we’ve created to frame it. That is, what we see out there is a reflection of what we believe within ourselves and ABOUT ourselves. This is the truth behind the Universal Law of As Within-So Without.
And, more often than not, that internal mental construct and belief system is that we are separate from all others. But, if we are all One, then that belief cannot be true!
The search for the Divine Plan is a journey that starts within ourselves, but it also ends within ourselves. Every spiritual seeker who is searching for God in the external world ultimately finds that treasure within his/her own heart, at which point As Within-So Without/As Above-So Below becomes real. If you want to change the world, then change your thoughts about the world, knowing that YOU ARE THE DIVINITY YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR!
[The Infinity Keys Workshop Series, starting on 29 Aug 2026, will focus heavily on this notion of being able to discern what we believe and think from what we know as immutable truth. Please check out the website for the workshop series to learn more.]
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[1] Sacred Inspiration Card #26, Wisdom, from El Morya, channeled by Linda Dillon, channel for the Council of Love.