Seven Heart attacks three monitored death experiences one lasting over three hours a failing kidney and a stroke brought me to a point of trying to understand The Bardot experience

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJ2tf1BeKKpVhnwGvStfu_ZebWXifK4w58Vlf2F9yF9nNGvU50RgYqz4Km0M4nC6L7ZYt5DYznDWolbs9tcfuQS2NKzbDGEQPmhQ2mriNT-4HvCdK4j_tZGGemWKxvCmxUEoEr369rDoa/s1600/greyfraser.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJ2tf1BeKKpVhnwGvStfu_ZebWXifK4w58Vlf2F9yF9nNGvU50RgYqz4Km0M4nC6L7ZYt5DYznDWolbs9tcfuQS2NKzbDGEQPmhQ2mriNT-4HvCdK4j_tZGGemWKxvCmxUEoEr369rDoa/s320/greyfraser.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Seven Heart attacks three monitored death experiences one lasting over three hours a failing kidney and a stroke brought me to a point of trying to understand The Bardot experience and attempting to do a bardot meditation in a new treatment room at the bamboo gardens.<br />If you know the proper techniques, there are certain cultivation practices you can follow immediately after you die, when you're in the intermediate "transition" phase between death and a new rebirth called the bardo.<br /><br />The Tibet school has many teachings on this topic, but it's impossible to cultivate these practices unless you are familiar with the techniques before you die. Otherwise, you'll simply continue to be pushed along by the winds of karma in the after life, and will not be able to use this opportune time (when you're finally free of the constraints posed by the coarse physical body) for cultivation. The intermediate period between rebirths is called the "bardo stage" and the cultivation practices for this period of time are called bardo stage yogas. In actual fact, however, any intercessory period is a bardo stage and can become the subject of cultivation. <br /><br />Remember, any gap between states, any intercession, any pause, and disjunction is called a BARDO. Dozens and dozens of cultivation methods are built upon seizing the moment of the bardo between two states.<br /><br />In terms of bardo intermediate states, we must note that there is a silent period of resting between any two periods of dissimilar activity. Whether it is between two thoughts, two breaths, between waking and sleeping, dreaming and non-dreaming or between death and rebirth, the transitional state between two different phases always entails a minor period of resting. That's an entry point by which we can enter into realizing the true nature of the mind because the busy mind is quiet at that time.<br /><br />One of the reasons there are so many cultivation methods in the world is that different techniques are designed around different types of cessational (bardo) periods. For instance, the bardo state between sleep and waking is the basis of the dream yoga practices, the silent gap between thoughts is the basis of Tien-tai cessation and contemplation practice, and the pause between respirations is the basis of pranayama breathing practices. This state of cessation, called XI or hsi, is the basis of the Anapan method of Buddhism that is revealed in the<a href="http://www.meditationexpert.com/blog/meditation/the-damo-zen-sutra"> Anapanasati sutra</a>.<br /><br />All these practices focus on periods of cessation when the mind is momentarily at rest. If you can extend the amount of time you stay in that state while maintaining your awareness, this open but silent awareness can eventually converge into samadhi. If you apply wisdom to observe the state produced, then you can increase your stage of cultivation and eventually enter into the Tao.<br /><br />At the initial stages of cultivation, the periods of cessation we've cited are all states where it's possible to drop, even though it's only a short while, the "sixth mind" of ordinary consciousness. During all these transition periods, our mental activity is greatly diminished and ordinary mentation seems absent. Thus these are periods where we can still our thoughts. However, since fundamental awareness always exists, we can use our knowing awareness during these intercessions to try and realize the true nature of the mind.<br /><br />Capturing this idea of bardo contemplation, the Hindu Tantraloka symbolically states, "Do not worship the Lord during the day. Do not worship the Lord during the night. The Lord must be worshipped at the meeting of day and night." In other words, the transitional state is the period of cessation when it is "neither one nor the other", so this is where you should focus your cultivation. This is a bardo cultivation method. Do you get it? During these stages the mind is clear and awake, and thus one can awaken if they have the wisdom of letting go while maintaining mindfulness or awareness.<br /><br />We typically refer to these intercessory gaps as being empty, but "cessation periods" are just lower stages of mental activity. For instance, we hear sounds, and when we don't hear any sounds, we call this silence. But actually, sounds are a form, and silence is a form as well; silence is just the sound of no disturbance. So sounds and silence are both forms, but there's that one thing above both that can comprehend their true nature. It's this one which we are seeking, and the focus during the bardo gap of silence is to realize its true nature. Thus the various bardo meditations involve making use of the temporary experiences of minor stages of emptiness in order to progress towards true emptiness. Hence, concentrating on various gaps is just a means of abandoning excessive external pollution, giving the mind time to introspect, to turn around within, and realize it's true body.<br /><br />As to the famous bardo yoga practices for the period between death and rebirth, these belong to a specific form of cultivation technology which is very similar to kundalini yoga.<br /><br />The problem in our ordinary lives is that we're always preoccupied with our bodily sensations, and so we can't enter into samadhi. One way to defeat this type of clinging, or playing with sensations, is to imagine you're dead, which is one way to cultivate. It's extremely difficult to get rid of the view of the body, and the Zen school goes out of its way to point out that you really need great wisdom to discard this view. So imagining you are dead and letting go of your thoughts and sensations is one very important way to practice while you're still alive. But when you really die and have not yet go on to rebirth, there is yet another way to practice.<br /><br />Shortly after death, every being is free of the restrictions of the body and will momentarily experience the formless "clear light" that accompanies the fundamental state of reality. When you can realize the clear light, this is the same stage as "seeing Tao", and the clear light will naturally appear upon your death. Why does it appear? Because it's the fundamental nature of reality, and when you're finally free of the confines of the body, and before you assume a new body, you'll be able to realize it. That's why people have to learn to discard their thoughts and body during the process of cultivation. In fact, the clear light also appears every time we're just about to wake up from sleep, and so it becomes the focus of the Tibetan "clear light of sleep" practices which ask you to concentrate on the heart chakra. While they're related, the bardo state clear light of death practices are different from this form of cultivation.<br /><br />When you die, your intermediate body is composed of chi, like the body you seem to possess in dreams, and you can use this more subtle body to cultivate the clear light when it arises. If you have the requisite merit, and are familiar with the after death bardo practices, if you have previously achieved some level of accomplishment in your meditation practice and are not frightened during this period, then you may be able to "see Tao" at this point in time.<br /><br />The detailed instructions for this form of practice are too lengthy for inclusion within this book, but can be found in the Tibetan Book of the Dead and various other Tibetan works which greatly expound upon this technique. The basis of practice is to perceive that realm of primordial formless awareness, which Tibetans call the clear light, which corresponds to neither existence nor nonexistence. Although the full teachings of bardo yoga are lengthy, the stages of death and the accompanying bardo practices which are relevant to the path of cultivation can be summarized to some extent as follows. <br /><br />The first element to start dissipating upon death is the chi of the earth element. When the earth element starts to dissipate, your arms and limbs will begin to feel heavy, as if you can't move your body anybody. It's a very dull, indistinct feeling because you're losing the sensation of the earth element since the earth element chi is dissipating. Similarly, for people who die because of sickness, their bodies will slowly lose their weight and mass which is a forewarning of this element's dissolution. But when the earth element is really leaving, your power of sight and vision will start to diminish, objects may seem to appear as if they're in the distance, or as we often see in the movies, the eyes will slow their flickering and become dull and lifeless.<br /><br />These are just the initial stages of death, and you can still recover at this stage. But next the water element in the body starts to dissipate, and you'll secrete a very sticky sweat throughout the body and lose other bodily fluids. At the same time as the water element is diffusing, your power of hearing will also diminish, so you won't be able to hear sounds clearly anymore, and sounds will seem as if they're coming from far away. Next the sphincter muscle will release and the last bowel movement will occur. The urine will pass out of the bladder, and the individual will also release their seminal or sexual fluids. Then the individual will enter a state of unconsciousness or semi-consciousness where everything seems chaotic and moving about. The individual will no longer be able to recognize the meaning of different objects, but will be caught in their own little world. Thus they won't be able to recognize the people about them, or even the names of visitors and family members.<br /><br />Now the loss of urine and feces shows that the downward moving chi of the body is dissipating, but the upward moving chi also wants to leave the body, so phlegm will begin to form in the throat during this process. In fact, when the water element is dissipating, the mouth will become dry and the individual may not be able to speak clearly anymore, or will only be able to mumble indistinct sounds. Because the upward moving wind is dissipating, one's breath will also become extremely shallow and will only reach to the throat rather than to the bottom of the lungs. Thus many people will seem as if they're choking, or struggling to breathe and speak, which is the upward flowing wind undergoing the state of dissolution. At this time the sixth consciousness is still there, but it's operating in a very restricted state.<br /><br />When the individual goes through this choking phase, this is the last bit of the water element leaving the body. Soon the wind element will also leave, and at that time the individual will take their last breath. But at this current point in the process, the perceptions of the outside world will have stopped and the individual will rest in their own thought world separate from the input of the senses. This state has often been described as a yellowish or shadowy state of mind, or the road to Hades. After this stage, the heat and wind elements will then begin to leave the body.<br /><br />As these last elements leave, at this point a doctor or hospital may try to use electrical or other invasive measures to try and shock people back to life. This is extremely painful--pain beyond description for the individuals in this state of dissipation to suffer this type of thing. It's so extremely painful that you mustn't think you're being good to the person who is dying that you impose this upon them because you don't want them to leave. Life and death are just processes of transformation which we're going through all the time, so it's best to accept the inevitable and let them leave in peace. When the body isn't even a fit vehicle for cultivation any longer, what are you trying to do?<br /><br />Now as the heat element begins to leave the body, the body will start to become cold. If you want to know the realm to which the person goes after death, you can feel the body after it's dead, and the location of the last bit of warmth will indicate the realm of the next incarnation. If the heat recedes from the body, going from the feet upwards, this is indicative of rebirth in a fortunate realm whereas when the heat leaves the body from the top of the head downwards, the next incarnation will not be so fortunate. In terms of specific destinations, if the top of the head is the last region to remain warm, the individual has gone on to rebirth in the heavens, and their face will look beautiful or peaceful. If the forehead or brow is the last area to remain warm, and the face looks a little bit angry, strong or stern looking, they've gone on to be reborn in the realm of the asuras, or angry gods. If the heart is the last place which remains warm, the next stage of transformation will be as humans again. <br /><br />The warmth of these regions is very easy to distinguish, but it's harder to distinguish the warmth if it occurs in the body's lower regions. If the stomach is the last place where the heat leaves, though this is not easy to feel, the individual will be reborn in the animal realm. If their knees are the last place to remain warm, they'll become a preta or hungry ghost, and if the feet are the last things to remain warm, they'll be reborn in the hells because of the weight of their evil deeds. But these last three states are difficult to see and detect. People always think that they'll be reborn a human, but they forget that there are many realms such as this, and in terms of the larger cycle of life in the longer term, the present period of being human is just one phenomenon. The important thing is that death is a new life, and a new life means death; people just change their form and continue ever progressing through the realms of cyclical existence. There's no chance to escape from this process unless you master cultivation.<br /><br />The reason we talk about this is to show you that the essence of life is always here, but the outward form that carries the life continually undergoes transformation. Hence we can say that life isn't purely materialistic, nor consciousness-only, but some union of the two aspects. When we say that we live or die, it's just that a certain stage in this continuously changing process is finished, and that's what we mean by living or dying. The essence which allows you to live or die never dies, but is eternal and gives rise to all these states. So our rebirths and previous lives are just these different phases of continual ephemeral transformation, a cycle of never ending impermanence and change. We establish arbitrary separations on this continual sequence but there isn't any such thing because it's one continual process. Coming to this world and being human is just one phase of this sequence, and even here we can divide the human life into phases as evidence of this continual process of change and transformation. What's important is that when you cultivate to a certain level, you'll be able to control this process of transformation, and determine where you're going to go.<br /><br />Now at the very moment you die and stop breathing, for one single moment there's a moment of tremendous pressure which collapses producing a fabulous feeling of freedom, like a bird who's been trapped for years and finally escapes out of his cage. This is the point where "your spirit" becomes free of the confines of the physical body. It's also a moment when you experience an extreme amount of sexual desire. So at the moment of death, and the time of entry of the spirit into the womb, are the two moments in life where your sexual desire rises to its maximum peak. That's why if you can't free yourself from sexual desire, you'll never accomplish much in your cultivation or be ever able to control the rounds of birth and death.<br /><br />Next you enter into a state of mental coma or unconsciousness. We can call this a state of no-thought, no mind, or no perception because its nature is quite similar to fainting. The time spent in this state, if we were to measure it according to human time, would be about thirty hours or so. Some people say it's about twenty hours, but the important point is that it's like a long sleep, and then you "wake up" out of that state. After you wake up, you assume a different form other than that of the physical body. Some people think you take the form of a spirit or ghost, but that's incorrect. Rather, you arise in the form of a "bardo body", which is also called an "intermediate body", or "yin-body" in the Tao school. This body is similar in form to the human body, but it's composed of subtle chi. A closer approximation would be to say that it resembles our dream body that arises during sleep, which is also composed of chi, but the bardo body is more radiant and powerful than the dream body. Sometimes a relative or friend can receive a visitation from this bardo body, which suffers less constraints of space and time than our coarser physical form.<br /><br />Now the way the bardo yoga works is the following. It's a natural characteristic of the state of sleep that when you're just about to wake up--on the border of sleep and wakefulness--you experience a very special moment of mind, for a very brief moment: the light of the mind which we call "luminosity". Of course this is not a physical light but a state of mind, a type of clear formless awareness which we refer to as the "clear light". So as you wake up out of this state of unconsciousness, just as you're about to assume the bardo body, you will also experience this clear light.<br /><br />When you cultivate so as to reach a high level of samadhi, you will also experience the stage of clear light as well. At that point you will experience a profound peace and serenity and the "child light of mind". The best way we can describe clear light is to say that the experience is very serene, comfortable, peaceful, empty and clear; awareness is "bright" and endless. The experience is like coming upon an endless expanse of cloudless sky on a clear, crisp day in the cool settled autumn. This clear light is the same state you momentarily experience when you just about wake up to assume the bardo body. If you can grasp that moment when you wake up in that state, then you can remain cultivating in that state and stay out of reincarnation for a very long time. Hence that particular state of clarity or purity is what we call "Nirvana". Nirvana doesn't mean death, extinction or annihilation as some early translators supposed, but is a state of supreme peace, clarity and calm which, as descriptive terms, still don't do justice to this term. While the transitory world of samsara is totally characterized by movement, including the opposite dualistic state of stillness we call "emptiness", Nirvana is nonmoving, formless, blissful, indescribable. Nirvana is the real nature of reality.<br /><br />For forty-nine years Shakyamuni Buddha taught that all things are empty of a self, are impure, involve suffering, and are impermanent. However, at the end of this life he taught the Nirvana Sutrawhere he said there is a true self of purity, bliss and permanence. That's the original essence of life, which is blissful and pure. That's what you try to reach through cultivation because it's the answer to all your questions and longings. As human beings we can't recognize this original essence because we keep grasping to things like pleasure and non-pleasure, or we become attached to our thoughts and sensations. Hence we cover over this experience although it's there all the time and has never left us. And since the state of motion will always change into non-motion, and non-motion into motion again because all states are impermanent, so even thoughts and internal silence are not the way to Tao. To reach Nirvana you have to get rid of these two states, you have to detach from these two extremes. Nirvana isn't in either existence or non-existence. Between the two states it's easiest to perceive the true nature of Nirvana, but in everyday life you just don't realize it. Hence you have to cultivate. And because we can't recognize this state of Nirvana, we still continue going round and round the cycle of birth of death. Is there a god in charge of this process? No there isn't. The only gatekeeper to the process is yourself. You're the one responsible for all your actions and behavior and all the events which happen to you because of the karmic seeds you've sown; there's only your karmic seeds, which constantly undergo a subtle perfuming process of transformation, that manifest when conditions are ripe in the world of interdependent arisings. This is just the way this universe works, and there's no outside force which gives you a personal fate other than yourself.<br /><br />In bardo state, all your previous life experiences show up as in a movie review, and you can see all the interconnections you've experienced in life, and all the good and bad you've done to others in a sort of macro life review. If you've cultivated a good deal, many of your past life experiences can be seen as well. In the bardo state we may also see images of a god, a gatekeeper, or the "doors to heaven or hell" but these are all part of our shadow consciousness. These images are our own projections because of cultural conditionings; there is no outside controller over our destiny. Even though we seem to have no control over our destiny, we're actually the ones in charge who determine everything. There is no being in charge of this process other than ourselves, so cultivation comes down to mastering our functions and behavior. We plant the seeds which create our future, and those seeds are never destroyed. When the seeds finally sprout because conditions arise, our various experiences come into being. That's just the way this illusory realm of interdependent, but empty causation works. There's no creator being behind it, as it's all a selfless illusion. Even what we think of as the self is just an egoless process of causes and conditions which undergo a sequence of transformation. But what substanceless formlessness is it that holds the key to awareness throughout his process?<br /><br />Now the bardo body you arise in after death even has its own life and death. Using human being time, we can say that every seven days it's born and dies. If the strength of habit energy isn't enough to pull the bardo individual into the next incarnation at the death of their bardo body, the individual will go unconscious, and then awaken in another new bardo body, and at most you can go through seven of these transformations. So would might stay in the bardo for up to forty nine days waiting for all the right conditions to come together (it usually takes from two to thirty days) before you assume a new incarnation and the transference of consciousness is completed. But don't fixate upon these numbers, for the bardo stage description is just a metaphor for helping you understand what goes on. What's important is that during the transformation from the one bardo body to the next, upon awakening there's that flash of "base luminosity" or "ground luminosity" we call the clear light, and if one can recognize that experience and rest in it, they have the chance of attaining enlightenment. That's the bardo state yoga! Otherwise, you'll just fall into the next existence of the bardo state, or you'll experience the unconscious consciousness-transference into a rebirth, or new life in another realm. The practice of training how to perform a deliberate consciousness-transference is yet another technique found in the Tibetan tantras, such as the Six Yogas of Naropa.<br /><br />Now if we can think of the dream state where it seems kind of hazy but sort of under our control, this is the shadow consciousness which is a bit like the bardo state. The bardo body can eat, smell, and have sensations just like the dream state, but these are clearer than in the dream state. Hence any proficiency that you can achieve in the sleep and dream yogas will bring great benefits at the time of death, because they'll help you master the bardo yoga. In other words, when you enter into the clear light of the moment of sleep and then pass into the dream state, the illusory dream body that arises is similar to the bardo body. The Tibet school also has a specific technology for generating a illusory body with which to cultivate the Tao, similar to the yin and yang bodies of the Tao school, and this is similar to the bardo body.<br /><br />If you practice meditating on the clear light of the waking state, the clear light of sleep and the clear light of death, which all involve the fact that the vital energies dissolve and are drawn into the central channel, then you can possibly master the bardo yoga. Because of this requirement, the Tibet school says it's mastery depends upon proficiency in kundalini yoga. In general, that's the basis of attaining the clear light of the path in the Tibetan "completion stage" yogas, but as to the clear light of sleep, during sleep you try to cultivate the state of presence, and blend your awareness with the clear light of sleep no matter how deep your sleep is. As to the bardo clear light, you have to recognize this state and then blend it with emptiness, but you'll only be able to recognize the state if you have prior yogic training and know these particular instructions.<br /><br />Only two types of individuals don't go through the bardo state. Those who are extremely virtuous go directly to heaven, and extremely evil people go directly to the hells without passing through the bardo. The bardo body can also travel everywhere in the world except to two places: the experiential realm of the Bodhisattvas, and inside a woman's womb. If a bardo body entered into the Bodhisattva mandala they'd be enlightened, and if it entered into the woman's womb, then that would be their next incarnation. Hence these two doors of experience are closed.<br /><br />The question arises as to how can one take control or direct where their next cycle of life will be? The answer is: who is it that makes the karma? It's you! You're the one who makes your karma as you live your life and make decisions and do things. It's not the act of a god or someone else which directs you into a certain state or experience, nor is it a function of chemical reactions and random material events. It's all a function of your own mind. Does the bardo body have a material content? It's composed of a subtle form of chi, so sometimes people describe the bardo body as having a subtle substance or subtle energy. The other aspect is to describe the mental state, which doesn't have any substance. This is a very deep and difficult subject to discuss the bardo state, and bardo yoga, so this is as much as we can provide here.</span><br /> <br /> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div>

Seven Heart attacks three monitored death experiences one lasting over three hours a failing kidney and a stroke brought me to a point of trying to understand The Bardot experience

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Intulexia Intuitive Voice Healing

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwLnDpRoEE7qH-B54rZaJ_DD_YdlRaUl9gfgxNrwfwUQRjvdKkrOtZplAjNFKAMAL4VpCUK2RAcbe6WbrGoK_Q1v0tQEZssMllp3_H94EnhE7qvj42BsCHOJDGYeLiHY393uw3G5rdD5F/s1600/intuitive+voice234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1240" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwLnDpRoEE7qH-B54rZaJ_DD_YdlRaUl9gfgxNrwfwUQRjvdKkrOtZplAjNFKAMAL4VpCUK2RAcbe6WbrGoK_Q1v0tQEZssMllp3_H94EnhE7qvj42BsCHOJDGYeLiHY393uw3G5rdD5F/s320/intuitive+voice234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /><br />Intulexia Intuitive Voice Healing Sound and Vibration Healing?<br /><br />Everyone has a vibration that is a signature of their health and wellbeing. You could think of it as a natural results of the processes that ran our physical bodies as well as your mental, emotional, and subtle bodies. Similar to a musical instrument that can fall out of tune through use, our bodies can also fall out of vibrational harmony and potentially develop illness. Stress and negativity create blockages of a healthy flow of energy, showing up in the energy field around our body as lower energy disturbances at first, and later as illness in our physical body.<br /><br />Sound and vibration can be used to re-tune us to health and one of the most powerful modalities for this is the use of Tibetan singing bowls. When there is a deep relaxation through soothing, resonant sound, the body is affected on a cellular level, opening up the flow of energy to move us back toward vibrational alignment with health. Sound can help us shift our energy frequency from lower to higher, removing the lower frequencies of emotions such as fear, anger, and resentment. If fact, whenever you are immersed in lower frequency emotions you can simply chant “Om” to elevate your energy.The sound of the bowls is calming, and they are frequently used as a meditation aid as the sound induces a sense of peacefulness.<br /><br />Quantum physics has proven that everything has vibration, whether it’s a table, a chair, a person, a planet, or a cosmos. And wherever there is a sound, there is a vibration. When we use sound coupled with intention, which is the most important aspect of healing, we can direct sound vibration to raise the body’s vibrational frequency.<br /><br />Negative energy can make us physically ill or mentally depressed. Each bowl emits a soothing vibration that radiates out negative energy, which restricts your ability to reach your full physical, spiritual, and mental health….<br /><br />Healing through sound and vibration has been known to reduce stress, improve concentration, reduce blood pressure, stimulate life force flow in the body, improve immunity, harmonize the chakras with the energy field, heighten intuition and perception, synchronize the brain hemispheres, remove mental and emotional negativity, and enhance creativity.<br /><br />Most importantly, stress is at the root of many of our twenty-first century diseases and it’s through relaxation of the body that balance, health, and happiness can be restored… As much as 70 percent of the human body is made up of water, so when you strike a singing bowl next to your body, the vibration makes a mandala (a pattern) in your body, which is healing and relaxing.</span>

Intulexia Intuitive Voice Healing

Intulexia Intuitive Voice Healing Sound and Vibration Healing? Everyone has a vibration that is a signature of their health and wellbeing....

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When we identify the voice of denial from our old ancestral limbic system

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKT46mVWMl8zx29RFoN-nEihmmrjzLGlBerT-juHT9HX0bU0M8P4gSM6vK9yvIAieLllXo0RAlHtZrImHNWcENSUDe5LjmSOrjc1f_OQWfOLm0AkXUlHf73gA8tB-XicDVgdoSshJE3kp/s1600/intuitive+voices.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKT46mVWMl8zx29RFoN-nEihmmrjzLGlBerT-juHT9HX0bU0M8P4gSM6vK9yvIAieLllXo0RAlHtZrImHNWcENSUDe5LjmSOrjc1f_OQWfOLm0AkXUlHf73gA8tB-XicDVgdoSshJE3kp/s320/intuitive+voices.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><i>When we identify the voice of denial from our old ancestral limbic system :we give up the need to be right, we communicate and listen on a deeper level, with more understanding and acceptance, and with less judgment and resistance. This is how recovery dialogues move forward and connections deepen. Also, our openness almost always encourages openness in those with whom we communicate.</i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The need to be right is the need of the limbic survival system.<br /><br />What if you didn't need to be "right" in the eyes of others?<br /><br />What if you could win an argument by allowing the other person to be "right"?<br /><br />What if you could simply listen to what others have to say and attempt to step into their experience and understand it, even if you don't agree with it?<br /><br />You can understand how and why someone feels the way they do without agreeing with them.<br /><br />And, a funny thing happens when you simply listen to someone and empathise with their experience (which is not the same thing as agreeing)...<br /><br />The fight tends to end.<br /><br />The disagreement tends to die down. The tension goes away.<br /><br />How can you do this?<br /><br />First, calm yourself down.<br /><br />Go for a walk.<br /><br />Meditate.<br /><br />Take a yoga class.<br /><br />Calm down your nervous system.<br /><br />Then, set your intention to simply listen to whomever you are in a disagreement with.<br /><br />Get curious about their experience without agreeing or trying to fix anything.<br /><br />Ask questions about why they feel this way and try to get to the underlying emotion.<br /><br />Then, repeat back what you heard them say... using their words and ask if you missed anything.<br /><br />They may clarify and share more... then reflect that back.<br /><br />This simple listening exercise... and surrendering the need to be right will create positive change in all your relationships.<br /><br /><i>You don't need to fix them. You don't need to fix the problem. You don't need to be right.</i><br /><b>Just listen.</b><br />Set your intention to understand. Get curious. Ask questions. Dive deeper. Reflect back what you heard.<br /><br />And - you can understand how someone is feeling.... without agreeing with them.<br /><br />And, you can agree they feel and believe what they do, without agreeing with the conclusions they've come to about why they feel that way.<br /><br />They are their own person.<br /><br />And so are you.<br /><br />Needing to be right is a strategy that will leave you alone... and without any meaningful relationships.<br /><br />Cultivating an ability to listen and empathise is a master skill when it comes to be successful in Recovery and in life.<br /><br />Are you ready to give up the need to be right?<br /><br />What positive changes could happen if you did?</span>

When we identify the voice of denial from our old ancestral limbic system

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The Curse of Ancestor worship

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy1T1DPlT_6YfNWRrMnQWCFE4j1BXnbt3L5ol2glDGJNOmG3iFhpn0BSxOEvwctjC_CM0qr-4HjdV5-YtqsjH4ISdriS3VZiCLa3K81is-LZxIfSU9KdW3g6qqpDIk_SfWv06gxmUdOK_/s1600/Untitled+design+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy1T1DPlT_6YfNWRrMnQWCFE4j1BXnbt3L5ol2glDGJNOmG3iFhpn0BSxOEvwctjC_CM0qr-4HjdV5-YtqsjH4ISdriS3VZiCLa3K81is-LZxIfSU9KdW3g6qqpDIk_SfWv06gxmUdOK_/s320/Untitled+design+%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">An ancient practice that has great relevance in the Ten Stages. The Curse of Ancestor worship involves religious beliefs and practices consisting of prayers and offerings to the spirits of dead relatives. </span><div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ancestor worship is found in many cultures all across the world. Prayers and offerings are made because it’s believed the spirits of ancestors live on in the natural world and are thus able to influence the futures and fortunes of the living relatives. Ancestors’ spirits are also thought to act as mediators between the living and the Creator.<br /><br />Death was not the sole criterion for being worshipped as an ancestor. The person must have lived a moral life with great social distinction in order to attain that status. Ancestors are believed to influence the lives of later generations by blessing or cursing them, in essence acting as gods. So praying to them, presenting them with gifts, and making offerings are done to appease them and gain their favor.<br /><br />Evidence of ancestor worship has been found at sites in the Near East in Jericho dating to the 7th century before Christ. It existed in ancient Greek and Roman cultures as well. Ancestor worship has had its greatest influence on Chinese and African religions and is found in Japanese and Native American religions where it’s better known as ancestor reverence.</span></div>

The Curse of Ancestor worship

An ancient practice that has great relevance in the Ten Stages. The Curse of Ancestor worship involves religious beliefs and practices con...

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Authority and Power of The Child Withins Positive Meditation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxgxPWPeqpZVM2I1YndTnoFtmgWaI8Lur9-AqQayI_ms5r853FYpRxEuxyMyvXKwtw2Vcbmi3VLP3rynscHY79JgA_ro4r_lcibUEP9rGyUxPt_X9GhpxZgmpWNEb8pIDWoPv0VL633um/s1600/Child+within+meditation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxgxPWPeqpZVM2I1YndTnoFtmgWaI8Lur9-AqQayI_ms5r853FYpRxEuxyMyvXKwtw2Vcbmi3VLP3rynscHY79JgA_ro4r_lcibUEP9rGyUxPt_X9GhpxZgmpWNEb8pIDWoPv0VL633um/s320/Child+within+meditation.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">May my Child Within find freedom today...<br /><br />Freedom to recover who my child within wants to be...<br /><br />Freedom to recover my child within just as my Child Within has gained...Freedom to pursue all of child withins dreams and aspirations<br /><br />Freedom to let go of any situations that may hold my child within back from stepping into my child withins Purpose</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #e24b7a; font-family: "roboto slab" , serif; font-size: 21px;">Let our mind rest in each of the phrases. You can be aware of the phrases either with the breath or just in themselves—the focus of the attention is the phrases. Let your mind rest within them.  feelings will come and go.</span><br />May my child within build even more confidence in my child withins unique gifts (even if my child within isn't 100% sure what<br />they are now)<br /><br />May my child within have the courage to trust the whispers of my child withins intuition and take the next step with Faith and Knowing that everything is working out for my child withins best interest...</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #e24b7a; font-family: "roboto slab" , serif; font-size: 21px;">We send loving-kindfulness does not mean that we approve or condone all actions, it means that we can see clearly actions that are incorrect or unskillful and still not lose the connection.</span><br />May my child within be reconciled to anyone who has hurt my child within in the past, because my child within has become awakened to the ancestral past, my child within is set free to create a bright, beautiful and wonderful future...<br /><br />May my child within speak up today and let my child withins needs be known...<br /><br />My child within has a strong and powerful voice, may my child within use it today in the service of recovery and all that my child within holds dear<br /><br />And finally, may my child within know that it is not selfish for my child within to live my Childs daily recovery Purpose...<br /><br />And that as my child within lives my Childs recovery Purpose each and every day, my child within will be able to provide even more for me the child creates true abundance of a serene mind in all of my child withins affairs...<br /><br />May my child within follow through on all of my child withins highest intentions and make daily progress in pursuing my child withins meditational goals...<br /><br />For as my child within does, my child within will be met with serenity and freedom in our most unexpected hours...</span>

Authority and Power of The Child Withins Positive Meditation

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Tax on fools: On deciding to stop all forms of gambling

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCR6_33nWNiHTL28Bs2N_sdVeFKTsnKJlJPAs68G-MaPQ-e7x91ekIE_3MHjRHNh6b3GG4qZ5cJks_SLtqhK_ATOtCp9iI8uDvRD6y__x3RV2l5xeioLLOptT_5dQRn63PbSgxaNSDWRc/s1600/intuitive+voices.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivCR6_33nWNiHTL28Bs2N_sdVeFKTsnKJlJPAs68G-MaPQ-e7x91ekIE_3MHjRHNh6b3GG4qZ5cJks_SLtqhK_ATOtCp9iI8uDvRD6y__x3RV2l5xeioLLOptT_5dQRn63PbSgxaNSDWRc/s200/intuitive+voices.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">To wholeheartedly be happy in another's good can deliver us from the chains of competition. While polite congratulations may be socially correct, it is not liberating. It takes a wholehearted delight in another's accomplishments or good fortune to free us and enlarge our own consciousness.</span>

Tax on fools: On deciding to stop all forms of gambling

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Intuitive Openness is an ability to go with the flow, as The Ten Stages puts it

<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQshMvRMnjQeYCMah45-_BtFRjqn35NelxgXem-fntDxfIL4NKs6dg5nGsdtMqb4vn0ocPN1UuU-Hv7MKdo6tYQzBdzOM21r0B9I-SWqLxlgZdMBVI4Icdcb8jTlFUADFLzzuFDM7fby7S/s1600/10stagesblog.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1200" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQshMvRMnjQeYCMah45-_BtFRjqn35NelxgXem-fntDxfIL4NKs6dg5nGsdtMqb4vn0ocPN1UuU-Hv7MKdo6tYQzBdzOM21r0B9I-SWqLxlgZdMBVI4Icdcb8jTlFUADFLzzuFDM7fby7S/s320/10stagesblog.png" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Intuitive Openness is an ability to go with the flow, as The Ten Stages puts it, without expecting predetermined outcomes. It means being receptive to new possibilities, without prejudging them. It is an ability to make yourself available to out-of-the-ordinary opportunities. Indeed, openness to the unknown, the exotic, and the bizarre is usually seen as the mark of a free Child Within.<br /><br />You can increase your openness by practicing empathy. Move outside yourself into another's situation. Try to access the other's feelings and ideas. For the purposes of practice, the more eccentric your choice, the better.<br />Why This May Be For You<br /><br />Why intuitive voice exploration openness may be for you:<br /><br />The contrast to openness is narrow-mindedness. It is characterized by a rigidity of mind. Pessimistic people who have armored themselves against preconceived disappointments are not open. Dogmatic and stubborn people are basically unapproachable.<br /><br />How available are you to others? How interested are you in people, especially those quite different from you? How flexible are you? Do you usually think you already know how things are going to come out? Are you willing to try something new? These are the questions to ask to assess your openness and to determine the benefits you might derive from this practice.<br /><u><i>Todays Affirmations</i></u><br />Opening a window is a cue to open my mind to new ideas and experiences.<br />When I hold an empty cup, I am reminded to remain open and receptive.<br />Seeing a sign, a book, or a film in another language, I vow to be open to the messages coming to me from other cultures.<br />Remember our Child Within whose openness to us is a model for how we should re-open our world.</span></div>

Intuitive Openness is an ability to go with the flow, as The Ten Stages puts it

Intuitive Openness is an ability to go with the flow, as The Ten Stages puts it, without expecting predetermined outcomes. It means...

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Every Adult being is a CHILD within

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGGlXzNkPawajZXA4l3zeZUB1MH7FSLp1sz9IbDmyh5U4RbqwHXn73cc-1Ht1SSufcyPNe17timiVLBzeKpnsDWLfAZ7nFKCNxufAa28_TErgvHr59rDmkZFV-kzc4W71rES5KZMjC4QV/s1600/1928359_10153945513302755_117197973261544342_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQGGlXzNkPawajZXA4l3zeZUB1MH7FSLp1sz9IbDmyh5U4RbqwHXn73cc-1Ht1SSufcyPNe17timiVLBzeKpnsDWLfAZ7nFKCNxufAa28_TErgvHr59rDmkZFV-kzc4W71rES5KZMjC4QV/s320/1928359_10153945513302755_117197973261544342_n.jpg" width="310" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "open sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Every Adult being is a CHILD within in disguise.</span>

Every Adult being is a CHILD within

Every Adult being is a CHILD within in disguise.

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At the very core of our being is a spark of purity, of perfection, of our child within

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU0Cn-Nelv_eEck2FRj8Ska_4FpHTcOAZhEuzKIXal7Qr-CdOd0iXLbNNllrLCQJYTEAI3CMKH8ZSw8gOIKsxcHVJ_rLvRWaPo8-smn9FE8GCT8tTijZBJYPKxP4R8_w-DdzTK6yuLRN4/s1600/inspiatio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="580" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU0Cn-Nelv_eEck2FRj8Ska_4FpHTcOAZhEuzKIXal7Qr-CdOd0iXLbNNllrLCQJYTEAI3CMKH8ZSw8gOIKsxcHVJ_rLvRWaPo8-smn9FE8GCT8tTijZBJYPKxP4R8_w-DdzTK6yuLRN4/s320/inspiatio.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">At the very core of our being is a spark of purity, of perfection, of our child within born from the memes of a disordered society.</span>

At the very core of our being is a spark of purity, of perfection, of our child within

At the very core of our being is a spark of purity, of perfection, of our child within born from the memes of a disordered society.

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The Child Within effervesces within you

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WkpaNJu7Vpfwox2ZFRuOKVmZz1gINsy8mxS-nwl-949qhhQYRZRajaGxgz5EM2XVOa76KztRe1ODacuji8gTtlexWIH7j18fuHgVZyIv3rRJr7tgeV4FMApnIkOVOAi30XMy-ZusDQ1h/s1600/FeaturedHandYoga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WkpaNJu7Vpfwox2ZFRuOKVmZz1gINsy8mxS-nwl-949qhhQYRZRajaGxgz5EM2XVOa76KztRe1ODacuji8gTtlexWIH7j18fuHgVZyIv3rRJr7tgeV4FMApnIkOVOAi30XMy-ZusDQ1h/s320/FeaturedHandYoga.jpg" width="303" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "open sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Child Within effervesces within you and sets you to the speculations on time and space it is as one member described a coming home.</span>

The Child Within effervesces within you

The Child Within effervesces within you and sets you to the speculations on time and space it is as one member described a coming home.

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Know that the outward form passes away

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9xWCLJrGMr2FjtBNWh7ZDbOB4MUTsmYLWHMQu-tI64-Ii2zoXsYn1eALeQk83Tm7aSr40zQ0kVtiyRyGvqx8J_P7Tu0s7n7v47ruAb44nPY7T5queXNcACJIxpUP2YNlwD9WJjsgLhzZ/s1600/Aura11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9xWCLJrGMr2FjtBNWh7ZDbOB4MUTsmYLWHMQu-tI64-Ii2zoXsYn1eALeQk83Tm7aSr40zQ0kVtiyRyGvqx8J_P7Tu0s7n7v47ruAb44nPY7T5queXNcACJIxpUP2YNlwD9WJjsgLhzZ/s320/Aura11.jpg" width="233" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Know that the outward form passes away<br />But the world of reality remains forever.<br />How long will you play at loving the shape of the jug?<br />Leave the jug; go, seek the water!</span>

Know that the outward form passes away

Know that the outward form passes away But the world of reality remains forever. How long will you play at loving the shape of the jug? Le...

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Scientists baffled by diamond-filled alien stone that contains materials predating Solar System

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5OFIuBPeIGDJtLBun1HRw-W7TEv2kkaJBYqkx4VLLxOJQimLsD0mLu-o_H8hL_EyzRIvj-JSQ1Z3QSbbDWmxhT2Igy6XzePJh18lugeMUYFoy7xVB16fY5im-rZ79omTDVCexZ-NJ_tJ/s1600/body-is-the-temple-bart-rademaker-wellness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="849" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5OFIuBPeIGDJtLBun1HRw-W7TEv2kkaJBYqkx4VLLxOJQimLsD0mLu-o_H8hL_EyzRIvj-JSQ1Z3QSbbDWmxhT2Igy6XzePJh18lugeMUYFoy7xVB16fY5im-rZ79omTDVCexZ-NJ_tJ/s200/body-is-the-temple-bart-rademaker-wellness.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/scientists-baffled-by-diamond-filled-alien-stone-that-contains-materials-predating-solar-system-1654543">Scientists baffled by diamond-filled alien stone that contains materials predating Solar System</a>: " So our next question will dig further into where Hypatia came from"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>

Scientists baffled by diamond-filled alien stone that contains materials predating Solar System

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The Science of Neurotheology: God in Your Brain

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-C7MWSYmXBfAzgNDwVR4P2Splf4tpXO7h-POK-Yq4nOyWygotRYyntaJ6Y7qgFvlTvFGtOKBymSENO0Y_7ja5Rq5f8oHIHkbNc5Agsx_GncKSnMJYqleRgISx7gx3yDyKXQlvnFp0G1g/s1600/gearHead23.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="243" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-C7MWSYmXBfAzgNDwVR4P2Splf4tpXO7h-POK-Yq4nOyWygotRYyntaJ6Y7qgFvlTvFGtOKBymSENO0Y_7ja5Rq5f8oHIHkbNc5Agsx_GncKSnMJYqleRgISx7gx3yDyKXQlvnFp0G1g/s200/gearHead23.jpg.jpg" width="199" /></a></div> <a href="https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2017/12/25/neurotheology-how-spirituality-shapes-the-human-brain/?utm_source=Psych+Central+Professional&utm_campaign=182d3cb0ef-PRO_B_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7ef5d0b4f0-182d3cb0ef-30159529">The Science of Neurotheology: God in Your Brain</a>: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>

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When Everything Is Silent, the Earth Emanates a Mysterious Hum | Inverse

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcmjfjAL03FhafRusRTVchxNvPFN08Iu5bW1ZPasevTDqhMZ3WvRho_ZNWM3wv3ArxrqFpI2OlTsvujdMbgs0htEG12nDu7nG3hOIMEVa4Ilpulg_fDG0mpoWePWp-zOEf5wIhv8cGauq/s1600/intuitive+voice234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1240" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcmjfjAL03FhafRusRTVchxNvPFN08Iu5bW1ZPasevTDqhMZ3WvRho_ZNWM3wv3ArxrqFpI2OlTsvujdMbgs0htEG12nDu7nG3hOIMEVa4Ilpulg_fDG0mpoWePWp-zOEf5wIhv8cGauq/s320/intuitive+voice234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/39198-earth-seismic-free-oscillation-the-hum">When Everything Is Silent, the Earth Emanates a Mysterious Hum | Inverse</a>: "The Earth’s hum is the permanent free oscillations of the Earth recorded in the absence of earthquakes, at periods above 30 s. We present the first observations of its fundamental spheroidal eigenmodes on broadband ocean bottom seismometers (OBSs) in the Indian Ocean. At the ocean bottom, the effects of ocean infragravity waves (compliance) and seafloor currents (tilt) overshadow the hum. In our experiment, data are also affected by electronic glitches. We remove these signals from the seismic trace by subtracting average glitch signals; performing a linear regression; and using frequency-dependent response functions between pressure, horizontal, and vertical seismic components. This reduces the long period noise on the OBS to the level of a good land station. Finally, by windowing the autocorrelation to include only the direct arrival, the first and second orbits around the Earth, and by calculating its Fourier transform, we clearly observe the eigenmodes at the ocean bottom."<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>

When Everything Is Silent, the Earth Emanates a Mysterious Hum | Inverse

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Child Within Intuition can flow into us, if there is the will and capacity to receive it

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyohIcLw4i6HkSZHcV4WSokdkFSNT-32p925a7kxIdUu7hcoH6LhyphenhyphencKZ9G0HmICrRlDWfFbrGUDnFkRBCyFLgkdO0bpI7u0bHS3k0kDkxPXlUnjkW5Idznrw4viHnxkmaNvKLXF4NKMSt/s1600/remember.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyohIcLw4i6HkSZHcV4WSokdkFSNT-32p925a7kxIdUu7hcoH6LhyphenhyphencKZ9G0HmICrRlDWfFbrGUDnFkRBCyFLgkdO0bpI7u0bHS3k0kDkxPXlUnjkW5Idznrw4viHnxkmaNvKLXF4NKMSt/s1600/remember.jpeg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Child Within Intuition can flow into us, if there is the will and capacity to receive it, the ability to maintain it, and the understanding to nurture it. The idea is to find the intuitive voices way, whether this be assisted by other beliefs, intuition, or by deep inner reflection. The realisation is for us to become more in touch with our child within, compassionate, tolerant, patient,  understanding and content, by following our revealed child withins voice; the means by which one achieves this is not important.<br /><br />Our growth is obtained by aligning with inner thoughts and feelings. We need to gently cultivate our intention to become aware of communicating with our child within, whilst understanding that they are a unique creation within the completeness of the whole you. Our  mind re-awakens to our Child Within Mind, gradually awakening with Child Within Consciousness to become more enlightened with a greater understanding of our higher intuitive voice operating all around.<br /><br /><br />We feel a sense of inner conflict during contact with our child within; this is normal as our mind adjusts to a different way of thinking.<br /><br />We have been conditioned from birth to think in logical ways, rational ways, look at commercial values. Our Child Within is not material. To think of our child within, we must shed traditional ways of thinking and approach it in a empathetic way. To do this, we must clear their mind of pre-conceptions. Cast out the prejudices and pre-conceived ideas. This feels difficult to start with.<br /><br />Ten Stage Meditation is an invaluable tool for quietening ourselves and removing all thoughts based on modern concepts, to allow inner reflection about our higher purpose. It is a way of becoming aligned with our child hidden within. It helps us to receive energy and inspiration.<br /><br />Information is meant to be processed by ourselves to help us attain greater levels of understanding, as well as leading us to live a contented life.<br /><br /><br />We see this dawning of the child within as a liberating and joyful experience. Fear ends and confidence grows. Trust in greater powers of the child and we flourish. We become our own authority. We start to shape our own destiny. We become at one with the higher purpose of the child within. </span>

Child Within Intuition can flow into us, if there is the will and capacity to receive it

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A gentle touch from your perfect child within

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc1cwvo-84HFh58-Gq4_bWgHUh13iASS-QzornoPWTngNZ3h-u3iKwiO7fgIG_9qC5rEyroVJI_mb1JXshnk_t7OmrRIXMlKmqKwBxBoAJ-fRT5udVpWUuNExNiRwI8ENALWkaaf59CAk/s1600/110888-108744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDc1cwvo-84HFh58-Gq4_bWgHUh13iASS-QzornoPWTngNZ3h-u3iKwiO7fgIG_9qC5rEyroVJI_mb1JXshnk_t7OmrRIXMlKmqKwBxBoAJ-fRT5udVpWUuNExNiRwI8ENALWkaaf59CAk/s1600/110888-108744.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">In my heart you are always there<br />You lead me thru the darkness<br />Of painful memories<br />And walk me out into the light again<br />Where I can see you smiling at me<br />All it takes is just a word<br />A gentle touch from our perfect child within<br />And I believe........<br /><br />You take away my pain<br />You make me feel whole again<br />When I don't know where to turn<br />I turn around and there you are<br />You are the moon up in my sky<br />You are my shining star<br />You are everything to me<br />And I believe........<br /><br />You're love will get me thru<br />And lead me back home to you<br />Where all the world just slips away<br />And my fears you hold at bay<br />You turn my darkness into light<br />And keep me strong thru out the night<br />And I believe........<br /><br />Without my beautiful child within here with me<br />I'd be lost forever more<br />I'd stay locked behind my heart<br />And throw away the key to that door<br />You bring peace back to my nights <br />Because of you my eyes shine bright<br />And I believe........<br /><br />Because of you and your love<br />The way you've helped me to be strong<br />Helped me to sort out right from wrong<br />I can take back the night<br />Make my world turn out right<br />So my path will lead me back<br />Straight into your arms at last<br />To go forward in my life<br />And let go of my past<br />Because of you <br />I believe........ <br /><br />from a poem by Kristi Day</span>

A gentle touch from your perfect child within

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It takes a lot of courage and patience not be overwhelmed by the immense negativities afoot in our world today.

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Truthful Intuitive Meditation is knowing of something beyond time, space, reason, the use of prior knowledge and the five senses.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mSYG3wD_BNtvpiiBzGa4QfaqNJf_JDb8uid1JdKPrSgomCjz7cTLeTiVRSF-tzQDYecsHwF0kmr6S-phmbXTdvB5vPgCtEejtEGpE1sWehoG3jHlKvWNe5cLhUTJp8g3MNj5KLSCtjCC/s1600/scent+swop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mSYG3wD_BNtvpiiBzGa4QfaqNJf_JDb8uid1JdKPrSgomCjz7cTLeTiVRSF-tzQDYecsHwF0kmr6S-phmbXTdvB5vPgCtEejtEGpE1sWehoG3jHlKvWNe5cLhUTJp8g3MNj5KLSCtjCC/s320/scent+swop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Truthful Intuition is knowing of something beyond time, space, reason, the use of prior knowledge and the five senses.<br />What would be different if you led from your intuition more often?<br />Where can you begin answering your intuition right now?<br /><br />Intuition is our birthright. As children we freely connect to our intuition so naturally that we don’t even know it’s intuition. It is an everyday awareness permeating our existence that we are intimately connected with and a part of. Life feels magical and our environment is filled with endless possibilities.<br /><br />As we get older we lose touch with this sense of presence and guidance. Limited thinking and the responsibilities of life take centre stage, while our inner wisdom and unbounded connection with life are pushed aside, if not forgotten.<br /><br />In this fun, interactive and inspiring meditative workshop you will:<br />Learn why intuition is your most powerful resource<br />Explore the difference between the intuitive and logical minds, and how they work together<br />Discover different characteristics of intuition so you can better recognize it<br />Learn practical tools for connecting to intuition and building self-confidence<br />Expand creative capacity and resourcefulness on current life matters<br />Become aware of negative beliefs that limit your intuitive capacity<br />Deepen your capacity to listen or attune to others—to expand your awareness to include them<br />Learn to make decisions more easily from a collective level rather than an individual one<br />Become more adaptable or responsive to the flow of group dynamics<br />Learn how you can support others, including children, to connect to their intuition<br />Learn about the ethics of using intuition<br />Discover your intuitive edge – where you can begin acting on your intuition<br />Decrease stress and improve overall well-being, </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">the knowing/sensing of something beyond time, space, reason, the use of prior knowledge and the five senses. It is the gateway to our child within.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">1. Permission</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When you wake up in the morning, start your day by giving yourself permission to be intuitive. Remember, intuition is your natural state; therefore, you do not need to work at it, but rather allow it to express itself through you as You.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">2. Feelings</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Intuition expresses itself through feelings – the language of the child within. By paying attention to how you feel, you become aware of your deeper child and its guidance. If what you are doing or considering feels good, gives you a sense of inner rightness, chances are you are in alignment with your child within. You may also suddenly feel nauseous or anxious which can be an indication that something is not right for you.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">3. Energy</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When you feel your energy expand then you are in alignment with your intuition. You may feel energy expand in all parts of your body or in a particular part of your body like your heart centre. If, on the other hand, you feel your energy contract, then your intuition is most likely telling you to ignore or bypass this situation. In other words, when your energy contracts, it is your intuition saying No!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">4. Unique Expression</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The more you listen to your intuition, the easier it becomes to recognize and act on it. This includes becoming aware of how intuition uniquely expresses itself through you. Does it come through dreams, writing, yoga? Is it a sensation in your body? If so, where? Is it in your head, heart, calves? What kind of sensation is it? Knowing this will help you trust your intuition more quickly in the future.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">5. Trust</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">“Listen to your heart. Even though it’s on the left side, it’s always right.” ~ Unknown</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">To trust your feelings, insights and energy state is the beginning of trusting yourself. We are taught not to listen to ourselves and to put our attention on what others think. To turn this around, start by believing that you do indeed know what is best for you; you know in your heart what you really want and what no longer feeds your child within. The path of intuitive living is the path of trusting and believing in your recovered child within.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">6. Slowing Down, Silence & Self-Reflection</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Intuition lies in the space between our discursive thoughts and the demands of our hectic lives. Making time for ourselves creates space to bring our attention back within where our intuition lies. Spend time daily in silence and self-reflection. Meditation, journaling, yoga and time in nature all contribute to connecting with the quiet voice within. This means making your Self a priority. If it helps, book You Time off in your calendar so that you become a priority in your life.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">7. Deep Breathing</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Part of slowing down is simply taking a few deep breaths. No matter where you are, you always have time to do this. Just one long, slow deep breath serves to relax and connect us to our body where our intuition speaks to us. Next time you have an important decision to make, stop and take a few deep breaths beforehand and see how this changes things.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">8. Inquiry</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Asking yourself questions opens you to your heart where your intuition lies. Once you have slowed down and taken a few breaths, try asking yourself the following question: What does my heart want? What is my intuition saying? What decision feels good/right? What decision would move me downstream? And then write down the answers that come to you. Blurt them out!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">9. Blurting/Spontaneity</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">“Follow your child within yourself. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself.” </span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Your logical mind loves to censor all the wonderful intuitive insights you have. Your capacity to be spontaneous is important because it lessens the chance that your logical mind will stop you. If you have an intuitive insight, blurt it out before the logical sentinel blocks your natural expression.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">10. Brevity</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Intuition requires few words to make its point. It conveys a great deal of information in short time. It may simply say to you, Move!, or Turn left. It does not ramble on like our logical mind, offering explanations and reasoning. It simply offers you insight, which you can choose what to do with.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">11. Language</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Use first person language such as I, Me, My, Mine and sensory words like Feel and Sense to convey your intuition. For example: “I feel”, “I sense”, “My intuition is telling me”, “My heart is saying”. If you say “I think”, you may find yourself accessing your logical mind more than your intuition.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">12. Courage</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">“You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.” </span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Honoring your intuition, honoring your true Self, takes great courage. It may not be easy in the short term to act on your intuition, but what price do you pay by not listening to it? Trust that nothing is revealed to you intuitively if it is not in your highest interest, even if that means making some tough choices (or easy choices) in your life. However your intuition guides you, it is always in service of your well-being.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">13. Honesty</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As much as it takes courage to act on your intuition, even before this, it can take courage to be honest with yourself and your situations. Acknowledging your intuition is about being real with yourself and what is true for you. It can be scary to be honest because of fears of loss, hurting others and change. But to deny your child within is the greatest denial of all. Therefore shine the light of truth into your heart and trust that your intuition is there only to serve you, even if it may appear otherwise to you and others.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">14. Let Go, Allow Flow</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Following your intuition requires courage because it calls you to let go of control to some degree, and trust the higher flow of life.  Nothing that you want is upstream. Intuition guides you to let go of paddling upstream and allow life to carry you instead of forcing your way through life with your plans and agendas. Life knows what you want more than you do. When you surrender, you will soon discover the magic that Life has in store!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">15. Uncertainty</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When the mind is full, it is harder to receive the insights of your intuition. Attachments to plans and agendas, combined with the fear of the unknown and the need for familiarity, all present obstacles to opening to the new and unexpected. Your job is to create space for your intuition by clearing away the clutter of your mind and the distractions of your life. When you do, you say an inner Yes to Life!</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">16. Irrational Optimism</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Intuition continuously guides you to play at higher and higher levels. And as you do, you will walk away from what you thought your life was towards a life that has yet to fully manifest. In the meantime, you learn to trust the unknown and become comfortable with not having all the details. It is here that irrational optimism is a useful mindset. You can view your life as being an empty shell of what it used to be, or you can see it as being prepared for new, with exciting arrivals that only Life can see.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. You have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift.” </span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">17. Time Alone</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As you courageously choose to venture down the path of intuition, and leave behind aspects of yourself and life that no longer fit, you will need time to be with yourself to help stay grounded in your transition and transformation. It may be tempting to distract yourself with busy activities, but your time alone will serve to integrate your new learning and provide further guidance to help you along your way. It will also support you to become comfortable without dependencies on other’s approval or guidance, which in many cases, won’t be useful at all.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">18. Pay Attention</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Watch what shows up in your life. Synchronicities, such as overhearing a conversation that provides insight, or the sudden appearance of new opportunities and resources; day dreams, like continuously thinking about a passion you’d love to explore; and night dreams in the form of guidance or messages. All demand a level of attentiveness and recognition that life is working to support you in mysterious ways. Pay attention and be open to receive.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">19. Open to Receive</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Your real job in life is not to say How, but rather Yes! Opening to receive can be challenging. It requires you to detach from your desires and trust that Life will help to orchestrate them. The more impatient or demanding you are, the more you limit the process of attracting what you desire. Take time to step away. Participating in activities that bring you joy, volunteering and serving others, all help you to focus on other things so that you can more easily remain open to the new and unexpected.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">20. 3 A’s: Awareness, Assessment, Action</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">This cyclical process of hearing, evaluating and acting upon your intuition is something you will continue the rest of your life. All three steps are important and it is here that intuition works with logic – intuition provides the insight and logic oversees the practical details such as time, money and resources to make your ideas concrete and palatable for others.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">21. Day-End Overview</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When your day is over, take a moment to review all the decisions you made from your intuition and how they turned out. Similarly, ask yourself where you felt your intuition but didn’t act on it, and how that turned out. Doing this nightly self-reflection will help you see patterns in how your life unfolds when you do and do not honor your intuition and therefore your Self.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">22. Play & Joy</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Follow your passions and play regularly. Whether it is gardening, writing, camping or dancing, when you are enjoying yourself you move into alignment with your child within. Have you ever noticed that inspiration and fresh perspective come to you when you are relaxed and having fun? Remember, you don’t have to work at intuition. Play and allow it to come to you. Life is about enjoying yourself, and when you remember to play you remember your child and why you are here. You say Yes to yourself, and to Life as well!</span>

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We have an intuitional voice that says we can connect much more deeply to ourselves and to one another.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLshR6huSgypkImqiY8Z4Lp-XqCQag1Q6Am5NViTlIRvOi_7JIMxgc_d652pcO8TWWd4i6Ev8FAeh_fdvw4ZgfupWxzwEuPS11G8fyvwJgtvNSsnxBlzZSp_VWo8q0qPu0K-zw1_XuOps/s1600/INTULEXIAprof.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="336" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLshR6huSgypkImqiY8Z4Lp-XqCQag1Q6Am5NViTlIRvOi_7JIMxgc_d652pcO8TWWd4i6Ev8FAeh_fdvw4ZgfupWxzwEuPS11G8fyvwJgtvNSsnxBlzZSp_VWo8q0qPu0K-zw1_XuOps/s320/INTULEXIAprof.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">We naturally live our lives wanting belonging, connection, a home in this world. We yearn for warmth, for possibility, for the more abundant life that recovery seems to promise. We sense there is a quality of real recovery that is possible beyond the narrow straits we have been told to navigate, a possibility that's not idealised or merely abstract. We have an intuitional voice that says we can connect much more deeply to ourselves and to one another.<br /><br />We ardently believe that we have the capacity to experience real recovery despite the hindrances and warps of our culture and the media. The practices of mindfulness and lovingkindness open the door to this possibility.<br /><br /> The practice of cultivating real recovery for ourselves with loving-kindfulness and self compassion. It serves as an antidote to negative messages from our birth families about our selves. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.<br /><br />The stories we tell ourselves about our experiences and encounters with self and others need to erase all the negativity and reframe what has happened in a more positive light. The stories others tell us should not be the source of our self-esteem but can serve as spurs to personal growth and wisdom insights. Other challenges to recovering ourselves are explored by welcoming our emotions, meeting the inner critic, letting go of perfection, becoming embodied, moving beyond shame, taking a stand on happiness, and following our child withins ethical compass.<br /><br />The sturdiness of this recovery practice of loving ourselves paves the way for additional examples of real recovery of relationships with our partners, children, parents and siblings, dear friends, colleagues and recovery teachers. "The best thing we can do for our relationship with others . . . is to render our relationship to our child within to be more conscious."<br /><br />Recovery and loving- kindfulness to others is an expression of our ten stage recovery path. No gesture is too small when our connection with strangers is at stake.The necessity of empathy, dealing with rather than writing off difficult people, seeing inclusion as the face of recovery, moving from anger to sanity, and transforming a "No" into a "Yes."<br /><br />Real Recovery offers mindfulness exercises and meditation techniques designed to evolve real recovery into childhood maturity animated by compassion, empathy, and inclusion.</span>

We have an intuitional voice that says we can connect much more deeply to ourselves and to one another.

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There are many different ways to think about God

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwLnDpRoEE7qH-B54rZaJ_DD_YdlRaUl9gfgxNrwfwUQRjvdKkrOtZplAjNFKAMAL4VpCUK2RAcbe6WbrGoK_Q1v0tQEZssMllp3_H94EnhE7qvj42BsCHOJDGYeLiHY393uw3G5rdD5F/s1600/intuitive+voice234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1240" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwLnDpRoEE7qH-B54rZaJ_DD_YdlRaUl9gfgxNrwfwUQRjvdKkrOtZplAjNFKAMAL4VpCUK2RAcbe6WbrGoK_Q1v0tQEZssMllp3_H94EnhE7qvj42BsCHOJDGYeLiHY393uw3G5rdD5F/s320/intuitive+voice234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">There are many different ways to think about God: as a force, a feeling, and a cosmic person, for example. Each has its wisdom. In times filled with violence and the threat of war, one of the most promising ways is called panentheism. Panentheism (with the en between pan and theism) is different from pantheism. Pantheism is the view that everything added together is God, pure and simple. Panentheism, on the other hand, is the view that everything is part of God, but that God is also more than everything added together. There are seeds of panentheism in all the religious traditions, including Christianity, which is the religion I know best. In this short "process musing," I want to introduce it to readers.<br /><br /><br />Panentheism is best understood by reference to its opposite: God as Holy Warrior. In Christianity one common but unfortunate way of thinking about God is the analogy of a male political ruler who presides over his subjects, issuing commands and threatening reward and judgment. The philosopher Alfred North Whitehead once observed that this involves rendering unto God that which belongs to Caesar. Sometimes this monarchical image of God is accompanied by images of war. The divine Caesar is envisioned as a holy warrior who fights evil with evil, enjoying the vengeance he reaps upon others. Those who fight in the name of this divine Caesar then imagine themselves as on His side, sharing in the vengeance. They feel happy — as if they have accomplished something for the world and for God — when others suffer.<br /><br />Another way to think of God is intimated in the selection from Acts offered above. In this way of thinking, God is imagined on the analogy of an encompassing and inclusive receptacle, filled with compassion, within which all living beings live and move and have their being. This way of thinking about God is called pan-en-theism, because it emphasizes that all things are "in" God, even as God is more than all things added together. It envisions God, not on the analogy of Caesar, but on the analogy of Christ's own spacious heart.<br /><br />In this more panentheistic perspective, God is equally present to all things, just like the ocean is equally present to all fish in the sea. This means that there is nowhere where God is not "always already present." God is "always already present" in Iraq and the United States, in North Korea and in South Korea, in India and in Pakistan, and in many other parts of the world. God is everywhere at once, and never reducible to a being among beings in the sky.<br /><br />Christians who advocate panentheism suggest further that God is present in human life in two ways: as an indwelling lure towards nonviolent love relative to the situation at hand and as a great compassion who "feels the feelings" of all living beings as those feelings occur, sharing in their joys and sufferings. Christians typically call the first way "the indwelling call of God's spirit" and the second way as "the empathy or compassion of God."<br /><br />In times threatened by war, the panentheistic perspective can be especially helpful. It suggests that even God suffers from the violence of war, sharing in the suffering of people on both sides. And it suggests that God is within all people, all over the world, as a Christ-like form of love.<br /><br />Moreover, panentheism suggests that God needs the world for God's will to be accomplished. Just as fish in the ocean have some degree of freedom from the presence of the ocean, such that they can move in this way or that way, so panentheism suggests that human beings have some degree of freedom from God, such that they can act in this way or that. The calling of God within the human heart requires cooperation, on the part of human beings, for its very fulfillment. Without that cooperation there will be tragedy, even in God. This is how some Christians understand the cross of Christ. It reveals what has always been the case: that wherever there is suffering and sadness, that suffering and sadness is shared by God.<br /><br />When humans cooperate with the indwelling lure of God, what does it look like? The greatest peacemaker of the last century — Mahatma Gandhi — called it "peace." Jesus called it the kingdom of God.<br /><br />Whatever words we use, one thing is clear. Today there is a deep desire for this kind of peace to emerge on our planet. All over the planet people want to live lightly on the earth and gently with each other, even as their leaders may sometimes wish otherwise. From the perspective of panentheism, their desire for peace and love is not simply human. It is also divine. It is the very life of God, within each human heart, praying that the will of God might be done on earth as it is in heaven. It is up to us — all of us — that this prayer be realized.</span></div>

There are many different ways to think about God

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Free intuitive writing puts us in touch with our present

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOhM6z0tMQ7PoKHJKf5bG74Nh7xXoENU9fTeqSUBApTJA8ix9cP_uWvonYEJyJOgWVK1Ld-6HohW0kyxLLYoXs20Tl2PC7mUcjnc772HlIvH8HrWw_0_MHHuMn7Srrly5PPIwLjexDhP4/s1600/1-11050822_597090743761003_8908973908707265896_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="355" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOhM6z0tMQ7PoKHJKf5bG74Nh7xXoENU9fTeqSUBApTJA8ix9cP_uWvonYEJyJOgWVK1Ld-6HohW0kyxLLYoXs20Tl2PC7mUcjnc772HlIvH8HrWw_0_MHHuMn7Srrly5PPIwLjexDhP4/s320/1-11050822_597090743761003_8908973908707265896_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Free intuitive writing puts us in touch with our present, often on a very deep level. To try it, open your jotter to a blank page; relax and clear your mind. Then write or draw whatever comes to you, even it doesn't seem to make any sense. Some people find that writing very fast, using their non-dominant hand, or writing without looking at the page releases this kind of spontaneous thought.</span>

Free intuitive writing puts us in touch with our present

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Don’t turn away from what’s painful. Examine it. Challenge it.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwLnDpRoEE7qH-B54rZaJ_DD_YdlRaUl9gfgxNrwfwUQRjvdKkrOtZplAjNFKAMAL4VpCUK2RAcbe6WbrGoK_Q1v0tQEZssMllp3_H94EnhE7qvj42BsCHOJDGYeLiHY393uw3G5rdD5F/s1600/intuitive+voice234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1240" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwLnDpRoEE7qH-B54rZaJ_DD_YdlRaUl9gfgxNrwfwUQRjvdKkrOtZplAjNFKAMAL4VpCUK2RAcbe6WbrGoK_Q1v0tQEZssMllp3_H94EnhE7qvj42BsCHOJDGYeLiHY393uw3G5rdD5F/s320/intuitive+voice234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Steven Speilberg gave a commencement speech at Harvard, and he credited following his intuition as the key to his success. He also encouraged the class to find their intuition and follow it. <br /><br /> <br /><br />He said:<br /><br /> <br /><br />"But then I directed The Colour Purple. And this one film opened my eyes to experiences that I never could have imagined, and yet were all too real. This story was filled with deep pain and deeper truths, like when Shug Avery says, ‘Everything wants to be loved.’ My gut, which was my intuition, told me that more people needed to meet these characters and experience these truths. And while making that film, I realised that a movie could also be a mission. I hope all of you find that sense of mission. Don’t turn away from what’s painful. Examine it. Challenge it."<br /><br /> <br /><br />And then he said:<br /><br /> <br /></span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Love, support, courage, intuition. All of these things are in your hero’s quiver..."</span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /><br />Steven Spielberg speech , and we were so thrilled to hear that his entire speech at Harvard boiled down to listening to your intuition. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Because we all have access to intuition. And when we tap into it and follow it - everything changes. <br /><br /> <br /><br />I want to share with you one more thing he said, because it's vital to know that YOU have intuition (it's not just reserved for the special few)...<br /><br /> <br /><br />He said:<br /><br /> <br /></span><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"And again, this is why it’s so important to listen to your internal whisper. It’s the same one that compelled Abraham Lincoln and Oskar Schindler to make the correct moral choices. In your defining moments, do not let your morals be swayed by convenience or expediency. Sticking to your character requires a lot of courage."</span></blockquote> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><br /> <br /><br />Are you ready to tap into and follow your intuition today ?</span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 12px;"> <br /></div>

Don’t turn away from what’s painful. Examine it. Challenge it.

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Sleep Shrinks the Brain's Synapses to Make Room for New Learning - Scientific American

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlxfB9-Om19hXLzqdcoxbZ-GXmrzbOzYoqrWhkE8G1hs5hL3BwPnzJ2AZzgqGmE9KqsYCCP42v98RlEBO8eAQyjBkZ7n-9jTauo2CAR2rb3gLi0-OAP-1xlDkAOLiNe70yWLe5r5VXjy_/s1600/gearHead23.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlxfB9-Om19hXLzqdcoxbZ-GXmrzbOzYoqrWhkE8G1hs5hL3BwPnzJ2AZzgqGmE9KqsYCCP42v98RlEBO8eAQyjBkZ7n-9jTauo2CAR2rb3gLi0-OAP-1xlDkAOLiNe70yWLe5r5VXjy_/s1600/gearHead23.jpg.jpg" /></a></div> <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sleep-shrinks-the-brain-rsquo-s-synapses-to-make-room-for-new-learning/">Sleep Shrinks the Brain's Synapses to Make Room for New Learning - Scientific American</a>: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>

Sleep Shrinks the Brain's Synapses to Make Room for New Learning - Scientific American

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How To Transmute our Negative Energy With Meditation

<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQr6uq-i6OTx4HTyvZviU9Yy4eX0vKRg-6pEgWNkHMdDYriCWILaCXBBP8W2GncMb6J4ccu3e4cTC4uUZLOspcX5ru0c4xzegeQujxdeFnzGLKbsAqJqFVconvOOneQSn2irgtlQUjCemx/s1600/dissworld34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQr6uq-i6OTx4HTyvZviU9Yy4eX0vKRg-6pEgWNkHMdDYriCWILaCXBBP8W2GncMb6J4ccu3e4cTC4uUZLOspcX5ru0c4xzegeQujxdeFnzGLKbsAqJqFVconvOOneQSn2irgtlQUjCemx/s200/dissworld34.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Suffering is one of the undeniable facts of life that motivate our practice.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It was coming face-to-face with aging, illness and death, that inspired the Buddha to leave his palace and his family behind, and set out on the path of awakening.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">In a sense, the story of Siddhartha Gautama is a metaphor for all of us. We begin the spiritual search because we are not content with material life. Worldly pleasures do not make us happy, only more and more hungry and disillusioned.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Through study and meditation we seek to find an answer, a solution to our own suffering, as well as a way to relieve the suffering we see in the world around us.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The practice of Tonglen meditation offers us both at once.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">History of Tonglen</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Tonglen is a Tibetan word which means “giving and taking.” As a spiritual practice, it refers to the sending and receiving of energy; taking in the negative (pain, suffering, fear, etc.) and giving back the positive (peace, joy, comfort, well-being).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The practice can be traced back to 11th century Tibet, and the Kadampa school of Buddhism founded by Dromton Rinpoche. Dromton credits his teacher, Atisha, with training him in Tonglen practice, and tradition holds that Atisha learned it from his teacher Serlingpa, in Sumatra.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Buddhism is often said to have “two wings,” which work together to lift the aspirant to enlightenment: wisdom (insight into the true nature of reality) and compassion (selflessness, caring, loving-kindness). Tonglen belongs to the latter – it’s intended to cultivate compassion and open the practitioner’s heart.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">But just as it takes two wings to fly, so wisdom and compassion are both necessary on the spiritual path. Compassion is to be informed by wisdom, insight, and right understanding.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Tonglen was developed and taught as part of a larger discipline called lojong, or “mind training.”</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It is assumed that the practitioner has already acquired a thorough understanding of Buddhist philosophy (desire, karma, impermanence, the illusory nature of the ego, etc.), and is skilled at the basic techniques of meditation (posture, breathing, concentration and mindfulness).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">With these foundations firmly in place, Tonglen is offered as a practice to aid in further spiritual development.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Benefits of Tonglen</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The regular practice of Tonglen brings many health benefits associated meditation and deep relaxation, including:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">relieves stress and anxiety</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">lowers cortisol levels</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">lowers blood pressure</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">reduces swelling and inflammation</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">relieves chronic pain</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">strengthens the immune system</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Tonglen meditation has not been studied, specifically and exclusively, as thoroughly as other forms of meditation. Yet it has much in common with other traditions – especially metta, or loving-kindness meditation.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">They’re both essentially forms of compassion training, and indeed, metta meditation might traditionally have been a preliminary training for the practice of Tonglen.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Compassion training – like loving-kindness meditation – has been studied and linked to many social and psychological benefits. Tonglen then, because it too increases compassion toward self and others, can be said to bring about the same benefits, including:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">improved emotional intelligence</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">better mood regulation</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">reduced symptoms of depression</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">increases positive emotions and overall happiness and well-being</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">improved confidence and self-esteem</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">more sense of connection and belonging</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Besides cultivating compassion, the practice of Tonglen is said to bring many personal and spiritual benefits, which although not scientifically proven, have been attested to by countless practitioners down through the centuries:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">overcomes our fear of, and aversion to, pain and suffering</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">relieves the pain and suffering of others</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">generates good karma</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">reverses our usual selfish thinking</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">reduces attachment or “clinging”</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">dissolves our “emotional armor” and opens our hearts</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Through the practice of Tonglen, we are essentially transmuting spiritual energy. We take in the dark, dense energy of suffering and ignorance, and we transmute it into the clean, pure energy of compassion, peace, happiness and freedom.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Not just for our own benefit, but for the benefit of all beings.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">How To Practice Tonglen In 7 Steps</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Tonglen can be practiced either as a formal sitting meditation, or practiced anywhere, anytime, as you go about your daily life. For our purposes, we’ll first discuss the formal method, as that is the ideal way to learn the practice, then we’ll talk about how to take your practice “off the mat” and into the world.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">1. Get Centered</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">To begin with, go to your favourite meditation spot, sit down, and get comfortable. Take a few minutes to just relax and breathe, to settle in, to quiet your mind, and </span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">become centred and present here and now</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">When you are ready, proceed to Step 2.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">2. Call To Mind Someone Who Is Suffering</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Think of someone you know who is hurting, or struggling in some way.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Call up a clear picture of them in your mind, see them as vividly as possible. Whatever it is they are going through – depression, illness, financial troubles, divorce or bad break up, etc. – imagine how hard it is, and what they might be feeling.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Really put yourself in their shoes, and try to understand the extent of their suffering; physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. The point is to feel that pain like it is your own (because it is), and to let it crack open your heart with compassion.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">3. Breathe In Their Pain</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Now imagine that you can relieve them of their pain, by taking it upon yourself.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Buddhist tradition instructs us to envision the other person’s suffering as a dark cloud of ash or smoke, and to breathe it in. Take a deep breath, and breathe in all that pain, fear, exhaustion, sadness, loneliness and suffering; all of the negative energy. Welcome it and accept it as your own.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As you breathe in, you may say silently, “May you be free from suffering.”</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">4. Transmute Darkness Into Light</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Pause for just a moment, between the in-breath and the out-breath.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">And as you do, take that energy into your heart, your innermost self, where the Sun of awareness is shining. There, all that pain and suffering is transmuted, cleansed and purified — it becomes fuel for the fire of awakening. See that cloud of misery consumed by the pure light of awareness.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">But that’s not all that is consumed. As you take on the suffering of others, and transmute it, your own fear and ignorance, your pettiness, selfishness, your clinging ego, is burned up along with it.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The poison becomes the medicine. The problem becomes the solution. What you instinctively fear and avoid becomes the vehicle of your liberation, your greatest joy.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">5. Send Them Peace</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Now as you breathe out, send that person good vibrations – a pure white light, the energy of life, peace, happiness, well-being, relaxation, safety and freedom.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Visualize that light and energy going into their mind and body, healing and rejuvenating them. See it going into their heart, the very core of their being, bringing them relief and peace, giving them new courage and strength.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">As you exhale, you may say, “May you have happiness.”</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">6. Repeat</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Repeat steps 3 – 5 for a few minutes, or as long as you wish.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Each time you breathe in, you take in the other’s dark energy, their pain and suffering. You take it into your heart, where it is transmuted, transformed into pure light, compassionate awareness. Then you breathe out, and send them that pure, life-giving energy.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">With each cycle, see them becoming more calm and at peace, more healthy and happy and strong. Until finally, in your mind’s eye, they are totally free from suffering, radiant with light and life and energy, awake to their true Buddha nature.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">7. Move On To Someone Else</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">At this point, you may call someone else into your mind, and then continue the practice.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Traditionally, practitioners are instructed to bring in others who are suffering in a similar way. For example, if you are practicing Tonglen for someone who is ill, then you would bring to your mind others who are ill, or injured, or in need of physical healing.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">It’s worth noting that Tonglen can be practiced for entire groups of people – like a community in grief, a nation ravaged by war, or all people who are hungry or homeless.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Notes On The Practice</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">While the above 7 steps cover the basic practice in detail, there are some finer points about the tradition and application of Tonglen that should be clarified.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Where To Begin?</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">According to Buddhist tradition, Tonglen practice should begin with your mother – the idea being that she embodies caring, kindness and unconditional love, and thinking of her should help you to open your heart.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Nowadays, we must allow some flexibility on this point. Not everyone has a good relationship with their mother, and it might be that calling her to mind might bring up deep childhood issues, and stir up all kinds of hurt, anger and resentment.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">That’s not the best way to begin this practice.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">So start with someone who does embody caring, kindness and unconditional love for you. It could be your father, your best friend, your child or your lover – it doesn’t matter, as long as it is someone to whom it is easy to open your heart.</span>

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