7 Illusions

By Karen Wilson

Who are you, really?
Do you identify with your mind? Do you believe in your fears? Do you get overwhelmed by your emotions?
7 Illusions helps us discover the truth of our being by unveiling what stands in the way of our true essence.
7 Illusions: Creation- Free Will- The Mind- Fear- Death- The Self- Emotion.
These seven illusions are clouding our perception of reality and preventing us from being happy and from living, truly living.
This book will open your eyes, open your mind to the truth that is.
It holds the key to living a fulfilled and happy life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Karen Wilson
• Release date: May 2, 2014
• ISBN: 9780992508005

Karen Wilson

Karen Wilson is Professor of Catalysis in the School of Science at RMIT University and was previously Chair of Catalysis and Research Director of the European Bioenergy Research Institute at Aston University (2013-17), where she also held a Royal Society Industry Fellowship in collaboration with Johnson Matthey. She holds a BA and PhD from the University of Cambridge, and MSc in heterogeneous catalysis from the University of Liverpool and has held academic positions at the University of York and Cardiff University. Her research interests lie in the design of tunable porous materials for sustainable biofuels and chemicals production from renewable resources. She is currently Associate Editor of the academic journals Sustainable Energy & Fuels, and Energy & Environmental Materials.

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7 ILLUSIONS

Creation

Free Will

The Mind

Fear

Death

The Self

Emotion

Karen Wilson

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Copyright © 2014 Karen Wilson

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1. Spirituality 2. Self Help 3. New Age 4. Metaphysical

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Illusion 1: Creation

Illusion 2: Free Will

Illusion 3: The Mind

Illusion 4: Fear

Illusion 5: Death

Illusion 6: The Self

Illusion 7: Emotion

Appendix

Acknowledgments

About The Author

If you were to die tomorrow, how would you live today?

PREFACE

Ten years ago I would have laughed at this kind of book. I was not into anything spiritual, new age, or religious. My world only revolved around logic and reason. My only reality was the one standing right in front of me, a material world with a material life. We are born, we grow up, we work, we have a family, we retire, and then we die. That`s all there was to life. I did not believe in anything that I couldn`t see, touch or prove. If someone would have told me then that I would become a spiritual new age woman whose world would revolve around God and spirit, I think I would have laughed very hard. I didn`t believe in God! My mind was very strong, and very logical. I was a left brain child who excelled at mathematics. I had no faith, I only learned scientifically. If God did exist he had to prove it to me so I wouldn`t have any doubts left. Which He did. That day turned my life upside down. From then on I had to admit that I was wrong all along, that my perception of life was not real, and that in truth I knew nothing. That`s when I started searching. That`s when I started learning. I had to start from the beginning. I was asking myself a thousand questions and I knew I needed to know the answers. I also knew I couldn`t believe anything that people or books would tell me. I knew that I had to learn everything myself. I knew I had to experience all my spiritual lessons; this was the only way they would get validated. I didn`t need to believe in something, I needed to KNOW for sure. And that`s exactly what happened. It went very fast then. In a few months I realized that all I thought I knew was wrong, and all I didn`t believe in the past may actually be true. I focused all my time and energy to learn the truth, to learn about life, and to learn about God. I was very blessed that I had all the time in the world to do just that. I spent about five years living in a campervan with not much money, but with so much time and freedom. I was in a beautiful little Australian town full of spiritual information. I started reading all kind of new age books I could put my hands on. And I started meditating. Nobody told me how to do it. I just knew I had to sit crossed legs, with my hands on my knees, and close my eyes. But then what? What was supposed to happen? The first time I tried I couldn`t stay for more than five minutes. My mind was so busy that I kept on opening my eyes as I kept on forgetting what I was trying to do. What was I supposed to do anyway? That busyness inside was so annoying that I quickly became frustrated and thought about giving up. Yet I decided to keep on trying. I didn`t know why yet, but I knew I had to do it. So there I sat every day. I tried to stay longer and longer every time. And days after days I sat, until I was meditating between two and five hours a day, every day. At the same time I was also doing a lot of self healing work. I had learned Reiki and was practicing daily. It was full on. I hadn`t realized how unwell I used to be. All my traumas, all the fears, all the negative thinking, and all the barriers I used to put around myself were falling apart. I was changing so fast, but I loved the way I was going. It was very challenging sometimes, very confronting. It was hard to let go of what and who I thought I was. But the universe was pushing me forward, was teaching me fast, and didn`t let me get away with anything easily. It was hard and I had to be very disciplined. I knew I had to do the healing work. I knew I had to meditate. I had no money, I would often go without meals, but something inside me was being nourished like never before. My spirit was awakening and I was finding myself. When the work was done I was pushed back into the world again. Rent, money, job, everything I had escaped for so long. But again I knew it was right. I knew it was time, and anyway the universe didn`t give me any choice! It was time to apply all that I learned into the material world. It was time to ground all my spiritual knowledge. And it was time to help others. It was time to teach.

So here is a collection of my learning. I do not claim to hold the truth, what might be true for me may not be for you. I just hope I can help some people to understand Life better. I also hope I can inspire others to start looking for the answers themselves. There is no better teacher than your own life. I truly believe that the best way to learn is through experience. Only through experience comes true knowledge. I hope that you enjoy reading this book. Take in what you like and don`t pay attention to what doesn`t sound true in your heart. You too can find your own answers. You only need to start looking. I hope this book can give you inspiration, can give you tools. Once read, it can be kept as a pocket reminder and be opened at any page for an insight of the day. I hope I am helping. I hope you can awaken to the beauty of life and to the beauty of who you are.

INTRODUCTION

I was there but I was not. It was me but it was not. I wish I could explain to you how I am more myself now than I ever was. I wish you would trust me and start your healing journey, start your self discovery, self-realization quest, because this is the way to know and become who you are. And who you will become is worth much more than all the money and riches of the world. It is what you have been looking for and searching for all your life. But you were scared, and instead of looking inside you went to look outside. You tried to make yourself through worldly possessions, through a job, through money, through things. You thought that having a bigger house or a better job than your neighbor would make you 'someone'. You thought that people would love you then. You also thought that perhaps you would also love yourself. But it did not work. So you kept on getting things, kept on trying to fill the hole in your heart. But there is never enough. No outside things will make people love you or will make you love yourself. No matter how much money you`ve got, how powerful or famous you are, you cannot buy the inner joy of knowing who you are. You cannot buy a quiet and peaceful mind. You cannot buy a heart full of love and you definitely cannot buy self-love. So maybe now is the time to think again and ask yourself what you really want. If you want money for the sake of it, fine, there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, as long as it makes you truly happy. But if your heart and soul are crying, it is time to start looking into it and take action to heal yourself. Nobody can do it for you. Healers, masters and teachers can guide you through it, but you will have to do the work. It is not that hard and you have all the time in the world. You will not regret it.

ILLUSION 1: CREATION

I was there, when it all started. I did the first, the second, and the last. I cried, I laughed, I sighed and I talked. Yes I talked, that`s how it all started. And in the beginning was the Word.

Many things have been written about creation, so many books, and so many ideas. But still, how many people can say that they are able to create consciously? And how much creation is actually possible? If one were to ask what it is we all want in life, what it is that we wish to create, what would you say? It is the desire of everyone to be happy, healthy, abundant, maybe wealthy and famous. So how come only a few are? How come many people are still complaining about their lives, worrying about the rent, getting sick and seem to have lots of problems? And how come those who seem to have it all, wealth, beauty, health, and fame, are still running after happiness?

HAPPINESS

This is where we shall start. At the beginning, and at the end, happiness is all we actually want. We are looking for money, health, fame, material possessions, thinking that it is going to make us happy. We are looking for happiness in things. We are looking for happiness outside ourselves. But how many people do you know who have found long lasting happiness in the last designer dress, in a brand new car? Joy will be there, for a day, a week, a month maybe. But it won`t take long before we are running again, running to acquire the next thing, the next dream object that will bring us the next short joy. Once we have the car we want the house, once we have the house we want the swimming pool, once we have the pool we want the latest big screen TV, once we have the TV we want the new golf clubs, once we have... but it never ends. We keep on running, we keep on buying, we keep on searching but we will never find.

YOU WILL NOT FIND HAPPINESS OUTSIDE YOURSELVES

On the contrary, those who have already found happiness no longer need external gratification. Whether they have the latest model car or an old vehicle, as long as it runs they are happy. Whether they are wearing the latest designer coat or their grandmother`s fleece, as long as they are warm they are happy. Whether they have the latest big screen TV or an old screen, as long as it works, they are happy. They do not envy their neighbors or movie stars. They do not wish for their life to be different. Whatever their outside circumstances are, they are happy. They are happy with what is.

HAPPY PEOPLE ARE CONTENT WITH WHAT IS

So maybe we did get it all wrong with the process of creation, with the process of manifestation, with trying to bring outside things into our life that we thought would make us happy. Maybe it is not about manifesting wealth, fame, a car or a new career. Maybe it is about creating happiness by creating ourselves happy. Maybe it is about manifesting ourselves. Maybe it is about creating ourselves, creating who we want to be, what kind of person we want to be. Do I want to be kind, compassionate, caring? Do I want to be strong, confident, disciplined? Or do I want be more generous, more loving, a better person? And if I were to BE that, wouldn`t I BE HAPPY? Becoming the person you`ve always wanted to be, wouldn`t that be the real source of happiness and as such the real and only thing worth manifesting? So maybe now, instead of trying to have the next best thing, try to become the next best idea of who you want to be.

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