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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

When Prayer Doesn’t Work!

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God changes not what is in people, until they change what is in themselves. – The Quran

open

We pray for all sorts of things and most times it’s a monologue emanating from us in the direction of divinity. God already knows what we might want or could ever need; maybe our time is better spent opening up to God? Maybe we should just be listening?

receive

By opening up to God’s exhortations to us, and yes he does talk to us, we allow for maximum spiritual growth and happiness. After all God is our Father and Mother. He’s continuously communicating with us. We can’t hear him because we don’t attempt to listen. Sitting quietly opens us up to listening… We can then change for our own benefit and therefore everyone else’s benefit, and that apparently is part of the plan…

Daily Affirmation: Today I listen…

Recommendation: Understanding Islam

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Gita, Quotes - 2011, Stillness

What It Takes…

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14.24 Who dwells in his inner self, and is the same in pleasure and pain; to whom gold or stones or earth are one, and what is pleasing or displeasing leave him in peace; who is beyond both praise and blame, and whose mind is steady and quiet… 

14.26 And he who with never-failing love adores me and works for me, he passes beyond the three powers and can be one with Brahman, the ONE.. – The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 14)

equanimity

We use meditation to still our mind. When the mind’s still it connects to Spirit more readily. Without stilling our mind the electro-chemical nature of our body and mind makes it exceedingly difficult to make such contact. Let’s practice stillness.

love

As we increase our contact with Spirit, life becomes easier, we become more peaceful, we’re suddenly more creative, we’re happier, life is good and continues to be an adventure! Loving everyone becomes a whole lot easier!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM still.

Recommendation: The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics) by Juan Mascaro

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

You Are Perfect Love!

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You have so little faith in yourself because you are unwilling to accept the fact that perfect love is in you, and so you seek without for what you cannot find within. – A Course in Miracles

who are we?

If there’s a God, if there’s Universal Intelligence, then that which created us supports us, keeps us safe, loves us, guides us, inspires us and leads us forward…. A spark from God is at our core. Our challenge is to seek that spark; the first step in that direction is to accept that such a thing is possible…And that is Faith.

love r us

As we discover the center from which we emanate, we realize that love is the very currency of this Universe. We can choose love or we can choose fear at any juncture, those are our only 2 choices. Let’s choose the way of love, acceptance, forgiveness, peace, adventure and joy!!

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM love.

Recommendation: A Course in Miracles by Dr. Helen Schucman

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Meditation Tips, Quotes - 2011, Stillness

What Is True Meditation?

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Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity. – Voltaire

so far

I’ve had the pleasure to share with you several meditation approaches on this page. In general I like to view meditation as ‘relaxed awareness’ a certain consciousness which allows us to watch self. It starts with physical relaxation followed by mental relaxation and goes into a thoughtless awareness mode. Some view this as an end state, an end in itself. It is that, in some ways, because when we’re in that state we can feel a certain peace, a well being that cannot easily be matched by any other experience of the mind. In this blog I attempt to take this level of meditation to the next step, as I understand it…


Previous Tips:


Tip # 1: Connecting with your deep self


Tip # 2: Stretch your wings out


Tip # 3: Arise out of fear!


Tip # 4: Do Nothing!


Tip # 5: Sitting!


Tip # 6: Just Be


Tip # 7: FLaG It!


Tip # 8: Let It Be


Tip # 9: What Is True Meditation?

 

true meditation

So what is true meditation? The next level of meditation is to go beyond the ‘relaxed awareness’ state and make contact with Universal Intelligence, with God, the Creator, the Architect and Parent of All That Is….

Here are the suggested steps:

  1. Read: Do some spiritual reading, this will help us get into the right frame of mind.
  2. Breathe: Breathe 3 deep breaths, relax, see this tip for more: Do Nothing!
  3. Visualize: Visualize being in a beautiful relaxing place, like a beach or a mountain resort, smell the air, feel the sand with the fingers, try and truly be there!
  4. Ask: Ask God for help to meditate, tell him what’s on your mind, just chat…While doing so FLaG It! This includes an exercise in forgiveness and gratitude, a piece that is super important.
  5. Receive: Finally ask him for his love. Sit back and receive God’s love because undoubtedly with just a little practice you’ll palpably experience God’s love…simply receive…
  6. Journal: If you’d like to deepen this experience and continue this practice, start journaling, more here…Emotional Freedom!. At this point we can receive inspiration from the Creator. This voice will exhort us to love, to forgive and to trust…..

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM still.

Recommendation: Meditation for Beginners by Jack Kornfield

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

How To Get Used!

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I never once went for money, I just said Use Me, show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what can I do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself. – Oprah

larger purpose

True fulfillment in life is simply not possible when we’re focused on self. The very reason the Universe exists is to mature young souls and have us connect to the larger spirit fabric. We start to do so via family and friends; this process must continue until we enlarge the concept of family and brotherhood to everyone on this planet. The Universe is focused on evolving and growing souls for a purpose that we cannot quite fathom just yet…

submission

The essential trick to true success then is to simply give up! Not give up as in not do anything or give up as in stop being creative and innovative. But we must give up our need to control our life. We must submit to the divine will. Divinity is wiser than we can imagine. When we submit our will to it; all that is good for us plus more is accomplished. We have to listen and act while being creative…We have to learn to get used by God. He knows us well.

Daily Affirmation: Today I submit to God’s will for me.

Recommendation: Writing Down Your Soul: How to Activate and Listen to the Extraordinary Voice Within by Janet Conner

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

How To Gain Deeper Understanding?

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…to understand what is, one must observe what one thinks, feels and does from moment to moment. – Krishnamurti

understanding

We’re like babies in the Universe. We found ourselves born on this planet, surrounded by a variety of people, thoughts, attitudes, mores and more. Essentially we have to make sense of our place in this reality. We are conditioned, biased and generally not super capable of figuring it all out. So what should we do?

first steps

The first and main step is that of becoming more aware. More aware of self, reactions, attitudes, tendencies, drivers, intentions and purposes. Once we understand our proclivities and actions better we’ll be on our way. The Universe rewards awareness and curiosity. We can define the questions that must be asked as we increase our awareness. The two combined, will yield most of the answers we seek!

awareness + curiosity = understanding

Daily Affirmation: Today I AM aware and curious.

Recommendation: The Awakening of Intelligence by Krishnamurti

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Quotes - 2011, Stillness

How We Can Grow…

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Religious perplexities are inevitable; there can be no growth without psychic conflict and spiritual agitation. – The Urantia Papers

perplexities

Life itself is perplexing. Relationships are full of conflicts. How would life be if it were perfect? Imagine Christmas or another holiday, every single day for the rest of our lives…..!!!!!!!!

Not only would it be intolerable, it wouldn’t allow for much growth.

growth

Growth occurs when we face challenges, when we don’t know the step forward and when we struggle to figure life out. Growth flourishes when we’re stuck and when we plead for answers and relief, when we ask thoughtful questions and don’t excoriate self. In almost all cases, what’s occurring right now is just the perfect medicine for our growth into the perfection of eternity. Let’s not despair, it’s all working out just fine, there’s always light at the end of the tunnel!

Daily Affirmation: Today I grow, no matter what!

Recommendation: The Urantia Papers

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