"Am I willing to act and think in my highest consciousness, or do I want to hang on to my old identity even longer?"
Why do we cling to our beliefs? Why do we have such a hard time thinking outside the box?Why do we have to be right? What keeps us from taking a bold step into our higher selves? Old habits, lifestyle, fear of change, of letting go of ego?
Maybe you are at a comfortable point in your life; perfect job, house, partner. Everything is just moving along nicely. But change is inevitable. It's the nature of things. And then what will you do?
Maybe you are at a comfortable point in your life; perfect job, house, partner. Everything is just moving along nicely. But change is inevitable. It's the nature of things. And then what will you do?
Maybe now is a good time to start with some inward reflection, a meditation practice, something that takes you a little deeper, so when the external circumstances change you won't become rattled. You will be able to accept what comes.
Or maybe not. Maybe you will just take it as it goes. But if things just keep going along as is, watch how long it takes before your mind starts to spin it. You start waiting for the other shoe to drop , or you become bored with they way things are. Suddenly it's not enough.
So you start a meditation practice and you practice and you practice. After some time you will cease to be manipulated by things and outer circumstances. You will stop being so attached to your past, your possessions, your story of who you think you are.
"Everything is experienced as harmony, even if the outward circumstances seem challenging or disastrous. A person feels more of the pain of the entire cosmos, and more of it's joy, but rests in the neutral and sublime state of mind. It is the full awakening and integration of compassion. Compassion gives one a capacity to forgive the unforgivable."
The Aquarian Teacher
Meditation is not scary or a bunch of hocus pocus and ANYONE can do it. Not just us tree hugging hippies. It is a clearing of the chatter in the mind, of all those old judgements we have, of old voices, the inner critic. We start to silence all of that so real wisdom can come in. Our mind is part of a Universal mind. We know answers to things, but we never take the time to quiet down to hear those answers. Awesome, right?
I didn't say it was going to be easy. When you first sit down, your mind will pitch a fit and find a million, no, a gazillion reasons for you to get up and fix a cup of coffee, turn on the Today Show, check in on facebook, or check your AOL homepage to see if one of the Kardashians has actually stayed married. You will find yourself thinking of things you've never even thought you had to do in the morning. "I should make a vegan chocolate bundt cake with a mint chocolate glaze to take into to work today. A Bundt cake? Really? Isn"t that just a cake with a big hole in the center? Do you even own a bundt cake pan?"
Look at that . Like a crazy person you are having a full on conversation with yourself. But that's what will happen. It's okay. One of the things you learn is that these thoughts are not solid or real and they start to dissipate. They come up out of nowhere and then go back to nowhere if you just let them. Just let the thoughts come and go. Soon you will start to experience a little bit of space between the thoughts.
I didn't say it was going to be easy. When you first sit down, your mind will pitch a fit and find a million, no, a gazillion reasons for you to get up and fix a cup of coffee, turn on the Today Show, check in on facebook, or check your AOL homepage to see if one of the Kardashians has actually stayed married. You will find yourself thinking of things you've never even thought you had to do in the morning. "I should make a vegan chocolate bundt cake with a mint chocolate glaze to take into to work today. A Bundt cake? Really? Isn"t that just a cake with a big hole in the center? Do you even own a bundt cake pan?"
Look at that . Like a crazy person you are having a full on conversation with yourself. But that's what will happen. It's okay. One of the things you learn is that these thoughts are not solid or real and they start to dissipate. They come up out of nowhere and then go back to nowhere if you just let them. Just let the thoughts come and go. Soon you will start to experience a little bit of space between the thoughts.
Just make a decision to try it. Then be disciplined (ooh, the "d" word) and set aside at least 5-10 minutes a day to give it a go. Try it for a week...then maybe another...and another.
There are lots of techniques and ways to practice. It's "mind bottling" as Will Ferrell said in Anchor Man.
If you want, maybe next blog I will share with you some techniques that work for me.
If you already have a meditation practice, please feel free to share what works for you, or maybe what doesn't work for you.
"Unless you want me talkin your ear off". as my friend Liz would say.
Love you!
Namaste
"Relax the mind, turn off the intellect, open the heart and just let it happen"
Ram Dass
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