Awakening Creative Intelligence

Ganesha represents creative intelligence, or Buddhi.

In the interpretation used for this mantra,

Ganesha symbolizes a being who is already complete,

yet still limited by arrogance.

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After his father, Shiva, removes his head and replaces it with the head of an elephant,

his intelligence is transformed into a more balanced and creative wisdom,

one that can respond flexibly to changing circumstances.

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In the same way, we may have knowledge, experience and ability,

yet still find ourselves limited by old beliefs, attachments, habits or past experiences.

When this happens, it can become difficult to see a situation clearly for what it truly is.

The Ganesha Mantra supports the release of what may be standing in our own way.

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Seeing Beyond the Obstacle

When we face an obstacle in life, our first instinct may be to try to remove it.

But the Ganesha Mantra works from a different perspective.

Through meditation, awareness begins to shift.

As the mind becomes clearer and more flexible,

we may begin to see a situation from a broader perspective

and notice possibilities that were previously hidden from view.

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This is where Buddhi, creative intelligence, begins to play an important role.

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Rather than simply repeating familiar ways of thinking or reacting,

we become more able to recognize new approaches,

make different choices and find our own way forward.

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The Wisdom to Find a Way Forward

The purpose of the Ganesha Mantra is not to make every obstacle disappear.

It is to cultivate the wisdom that allows us to move through an obstacle.

As old attachments and unnecessary patterns begin to loosen, awareness becomes clearer.

And as awareness becomes clearer, the possibilities and abilities

that were already within us can be expressed more fully.

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We may begin to recognize solutions that were previously invisible,

approach a situation from a different angle, or discover an entirely new path.

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Rather than waiting for the path to be cleared for us,

we develop the wisdom to create our own path.

Beyond the obstacle lies a new possibility.

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The Ganesha Mantra supports us in moving toward that possibility

with greater clarity, flexibility and creative intelligence.

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