Friday, February 25, 2011

Peace Of Mind






Today, as I am just wondering how I am gonna spend the day, this little Fortune (left side of my blog) pops with "Reach out to those who need your love.  You have it to share'.  Perhaps, the Universe has it wanted that I should give something that I already owned.  Something that I have benefited and enjoyed.

I have been contemplating of writing about the benefits of Pyramid Meditation since the day I attended a talk about it.  Just the other day, I was talking to a friend whom I would want to guide the technique.  For her general being, for her highest good.

Then, another friend who knew that I had attended the Pyramid Meditation session wanted me to hold a small talk/class to disseminte such a wonderful thing and get it shared.  Afterall, that is exactly the purpose of the Talk - that, such knowledge should be spread.

Well, here it goes.  But before I get into the Pyramid Meditation proper, (and I am already hearing some of my other friends who would start saying how long-winded I could be), let me connect myself to the Universe to talk a little bit about meditation.  It is just my way of writing; that I want to communicate with the Universe.  This communication is important to me.  It is about acknowledgement, guidance and expansion.





Without us knowing much, we do engage in some forms of meditation daily.  When we are able to quieten our mind, in its moment of silence, we are doing meditation.  When we are walking alone and looking at the sky, when we are enjoying the breeze brushing our senses, when we sit in the bus or train looking at our surrounding, when we are cleaning the house with an intent or when we are just staring blankly outside at our world.  We just do not realize that we have put our mind back to silence.

When the mind is silenced, when we are able to blank out our thoughts - pushing these thoughts away as they come gushing into our consciousness, we are experiencing SamadhiSamadhi, a sanskrit word, is a state of complete control over the functions and distractions of consciousness.  It is a state of being aware of one's existence without thinking.

One should not be confused with another meditation technique, Vipassana.  In Vipassana, we are to meditate to see things as they really are.  It focusses on the deep interconnection between the mind and the body.  It is an observation based meditation.  Vipassana, to me, is an advanced meditation.  The full benefit of Vipassana can only be maximized when we have achieved Samadhi.

Taken from the quotes of Nisargadatta Maharaj from 'The Ultimate Medicine', Samadhi is describe as:

"When you say you sit for meditation, the first thing to be done is understand that it is not this body identification that is sitting for meditation, but this knowledge 'I AM', this consciousness, which is sitting in meditation and is meditating on itself.  When this is finally understood, then it becomes easy.

When this consciousness, this conscious presence, merges in itself, the state of 'samadhi' ensures.  It is the conceptual feeling that I exist that disappears and merges into the beingness itself.  So this conscious presence also gets merged into that knowledge, that beingness - that is 'Samadhi'.


I know of few individuals whose state of awareness are heightened without them thinking.  Where they are just able to know things and for the things to happen.  When they can feel and see through their inner senses.  Where paradise is in their soul.  One may think that these individuals are psychic.  They have become receptive that their intuition connects with the universal language easily.  To some, they are able to experience spontaneous spirits communication.

It is their reward from doing meditation regularly over the past years.  It is their mental state of purity celebrating full liberation.  It is their self-transformation, through meditation, for deeper state of observation.

Basically, what is happening here, meditation raises our vibrations.  A higher vibration with regular meditation means that we are more closely aligned with the Source Energy.  To raise this vibration is a way for us to start attracting better things in life.  Over time, we start to feel better and will start having a totally different outlook on our life.  We shift our focus to a more peaceful, abundant and happy energy.

For the record, a meditation is not about sitting down in stillness, in silence, for hours a day.  Meditation requires no time frame - just a discipline, but when we are able to hold the stillness, when there is tremendous peace engulfed, time becomes a friend.  The science of meditation becomes the true science of joy.

Meditation comes with many benefits when it is being done often, even for 15 or 30 minutes a day.  Meditation is about an inner call to go back to 'I Am'.  When we sit down just trying to find that peace of mind within and not expecting anything to happen immediately.  When we surrender to the quietness of the thoughts and letting them to slowly wash away becoming total detached of our physical and emotional struggles.

Meditation is effortless.  All that we need is to find the time, the place and create the space to allow our soul to bathe.  It is the simplest way to raise our body energy.  It is the easiest way for energy maximization.  It is the natural mechanism to bring back our breath of life to our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies.

Meditation is not a religion.  It is not about sitting down to worship.  It has never been the original intention.  It is just an activity for higher purposes.  It is a chosen practice to train our mind, or a self induced activity, a mode of consciousness.  An activity, done regularly, that will cause inner state of peace and realization.  A state that brings intimate relationship with our Higher Self.  Off knowing.  Off joy and comfort.

The dogma of meditation does not restrict only to buddhism but it is a religious practice of many other religions.  In some form or another, meditation appears in just about every one of the world's religions including Christianity and Islam.

When most people think about meditation as a whole, it is Buddhism that comes to mind.  This is likely because the root of one of the primary categories of meditaion is of the dharmic religion especially Buddhism and Hinduisim.  Perhaps, many written records about meditation and the techniques have been written in a Buddhist context.

The Bible has it written, 'Be still and know that I am God'.  It is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to get in touch with and deliberately reflect upon the revelations of God.  Being still is a subtle form of meditation.  When a mind is still, it brings a divine consciousness to our soul.  To our purpose of life.

In Islam, a Muslim focuses and meditates on God through his obligation during the prayer that he has to do five times a day.  It is about sitting down in silence, and to quiet his mind, to reaffirm and strengthen his purpose of the soul to truth.  Such meditation is intended to help maintain a feeling of spiritual peace in the face of whatever challenges work, social or family life may present.

In Hinduism, the practice of meditation is about controlling the mind and senses so the ego can be transcended and the true self experienced.





Pyramid Meditation 


Perhaps, for the longest time, the way I had been doing my meditation was - in my personal experience, not so right. I had always thought that I should sit straight as to align the chakras and the etheric body in a single line. It was a tiring position to be in and my meditation session could not last more than 30 minutes in one seating.

Recently, I attended a talk by a great New Age Grand Master from India, Brahmarshi Subhash Patriji. Brahmarshi Patriji made meditation easier. According to him, there should not be restrictions to the way we sit for meditation. Our body should find a relaxed position where meditation can be enjoyed, for a longer time period. The only physical observation is the way we hold our hands together while our feet are connected and grounded.

I must admit on the importance of a right sitting position.  While some schools insist that we should sit straight in line with the Universe, where our head is positioned to receive the cosmic energy, this position does not give the flexibility for the body to relax.  It takes awhile for a meditator to go into a state of relaxation and, therefore, to completely have an altered state of consciousness.

Meditation should provide easy comfort from the time we sit down to meditate.  With Pyramid Meditation under Patriji, we may sit at any position which is most comfortable for the individual.  One may even give a little slouch should it is comfortable.  The next thing is to observe how we hold our hands together to form the Yin Yang mudra.  It is about inter-connecting the left and right, front and back into a small circle resembling the Universe within us.

The technique for Pyramid Meditation is no different.  With a steady breath in - out - in - out thinking of nothing except our breathing, and visualize the formation of pyramid around the nose and the Third Eye areas greatly enhance the meditation session. Having another visualization where I am seating under an imaginative Pyramid allows relaxation to take place almost immediately.

The one thing that I learn during that talk is the understanding of our esoteric chakras.  I have always the impression, and thereafter the acceptance for a straight meditation sitting posture, because of these chakras.  Then, it makes sense for the flow of cosmic energy to come in through the crown and downwards all the way to root chakra.  Patriji awakens my ignorance.  These chakras are in our etheric body and not in the physical body.  They are inside us but not inside.

Doing Pyramid Meditation seems endless. An hour session feels like only 30 minutes of meditation. Such an experience and observation is also felt by a dearest Indigo friend who has re-started his meditation session.

Meditation done inside a pyramid or underneath a pyramid is called Pyramid Meditation.  However, in the absence of a physical pyramid, one may create an imaginative pyramid where he visualizes to be seated inside it.  The use of a pyramid in meditation can give rise to feelings of calmness, well being and a more open and a positive attitude.  There are also claims of extreme euphoria, increased memory recall, visions of past life, telepathic communication and an expansion of awareness.

Pyramids are store houses of energy drawn from the Universe.  The power of pyramid is obtained through blending of cosmic energy with that of the gravitational force of Mother Earth.  Doing meditation sessions inside the pyramid bring truly amazing altered and higher state of consciousness.

Brahmarshi Subhash Patriji, and how the sitting position is --

(See how the hands are being held)



Looking back, I am glad that I met Brahmarshi Subhash Patriji. He has made many more of my meditation sessions enjoyable. In the spirit of his global intention, I am urging all of you to start giving 15 minutes of your time daily to soak into this Pyramid Meditation. And thereafter, to increase the duration.

I am certain there will be a heightened consciousness individually. I am certain there will be beautiful insights to guide your life. I am certain for the Law of Attractions and Vibrations be just a natural energy stored in the soul.






Saturday, February 12, 2011

The People That We Meet






Just as any life experiences that will change us and so do the people that we meet.  Subconsciously, we assimilate from these people and sometimes we become like them.  As it is, life is an intertwined myriad of matters.  We pick things up through all our senses.   Through all that we see, we hear, we say and we act become us.  Our mind derives perception through these senses.  Having perception means that we have the ability to attain understanding and awareness or consciousness.


Life


We must be ready to receive life experiences openly and without fear.  It is a beautiful world when we can view the world with our divine eyes.  When we are able to make connection with our body and mind, the earth, the people, the plants and animals  as sacred and with respect.  Such an approach to life would result in us the chance to grow emotionally as well as spiritually.

The people that we meet provide us with lessons.  They put smiles on our face, joy and peace in our heart.  They count for our blessings.  However, this does not mean having to agree with them on every little issues.  In fact, we get influenced with most of their actions, their reactions, their feelings, their  thoughts.  And so are their behaviours and attitudes.  It can be of positive influences.  It can be of negative influences.

More often than not, our admiration for the people that we meet tends to come about as a result of the values these people espouse and their views on life.  Although we have no intention of becoming a clone for their image, or a copycat, we can still take aspects of another person's beliefs and values and incorporate them into our own.


Interactive

It is just the mechanics of human ecology.  We just need each other.  We need to integrate and to allow our consciousness into action.  To allow us to experience on a journey into awakening.  It is not a mere co-incidence for people to become interactive.  The Universe has it made in who we meet every day.  And what purpose that meeting has on one or both people, in relevance to each one's individual lives.


We come across people and situations that cause us to behave in certain ways.  It is probably a subtle quest for us to be a part to become inclusive.  To some group of individuals, knowing more people gives them a sense of belonging.  A sense of being accepted.  A sense of community.  A sense of one-ness.  A sense of quantifiable pursuit.  Indirectly, it forms a psychological development.

In line with psychologist Carl Jung, the world we live in today creates a wonderful opportunity of an increasing interconnectedness.  He brought the meaningful relation of gravitational effect where all events are inter-related.  That this unified effect is being viewed as synchronicity.

Personally, I feel blessed to have met, and known, people from all walks of life.  From every walk of life.  Of different skin colors.  Of any ages.  Of any faith.  Who, for one reason or another, had crossed my path and made an impact on my life.

I am thankful.  I may not have the right word and I really do not know what to say except that I am so thankful for the people that I have met.  I am thankful for the guidance.  I am thankful for their sharing and trust.  Each leaving behind a valuable lesson and insight.  I am thankful for all the spaces and faces and wide-ranging social graces.  I am thankful for the never ending life lessons.

I am a believer that we meet the people we are supposed to when the time is just right.  There is always the voice of God in another individual for me to listen and to bring me into time consciousness of that moment.   The path that crosses between us fills gap of dynamic free will which should offer for infinite possibilities.  For growth.  For the soul to dance into a higher state of consciousness trance.

However, it would be interesting if we are to recognize the difference between a need and a want.  There is always a valid reason when we meet, or reunite, with certain people that cross our path.  Coincidental events in our lives are evident that our lives seem to follow some kind of pattern.  James Redfield in his book, 'Celestine Prophecy', shares the insight on synchronicity as a meaningful direction to our life paths.

In Celestine Prophecy, everything happens for a reason and there are no accidents.  We have to take charge of these mysterious coincidences to bring us towards a particular destiny.  It should be a path that will help us to make life simpler.  It should be a choice to raise our vibrational energy.

I often remind myself to look into the light when such opportunity arises.  I need to realize that.  I need to understand that all the day to day occurences that I am experiencing happen for a reason.  For a good reason.    As much as I welcome and appreciate Carl Jung's coincidental events in my life, the ownership still lies with me.  I should take responsibility of this choice only when such synchronicity falls within my sacred geometry.

I have a choice of putting many eggs in a basket.  Question is, do I want to go on collecting more eggs to fill in a basket that is already full?  Or, should I be wise to utilize all of those collected eggs to fill me up first before succumbing to further greed.  To, perhaps, further my ego?  I should recognize my limitations first.  I should be aware of my needs and wants.  I should remember there is only 24 hours a day, there is a time to work, to play and to rest.  I should finish those stock of eggs before I could motivate myself further.

There is no need, for me, to justify a quantity over quality.  One good friend can be huge phenomenon over the tenths of other superficial friends.  Success, joy and peace are a personal sacred geometry that needs to be experienced by myself.  It should be personal.  It should be sacred.  If I can't find tranquility within myself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.  Personally, what is ever important is to achieve for a sacred quality of life where wellness brings about spirit connection to my body, mind, home and my immediate environment.

There are no accidents in life.  All that we experience is by design.  We are the captain that attract thoughts, and eventually into things, to our physical world.  We are where we are in life today because of what we believe and what we have acted on.  Our thoughts and actions control our lives.  We may not be able to change the world but, more importantly, we should affect the world on a more personal basis through the people we touch and the people who touch us.

The people whom we met recently, or possibly been reunited with, should lead us to a higher meaning.  We should look for the bigger picture and to think outside the box and not at the actual experience.  We should always be looking for our inner path.  Not all synchronicity of events are positive.  Not all meetings will raise our vibrations.  When we take personal responsibility and making the right choices, everything in life will improve.

We attract and manifest to meet people, and events, as reflections of our own inner desires.  Events happen to wake us up to a hidden meaning of life.  Thing is, we need to realize what is going on within to manifest, attract to us, something positive outside of ourselves.  We need to look at the underlying facts when such synchronicity occurs and to be sure why we attracted such events into our life.

As soon as I realize this, I shall begin expecting miracles that will reveal my true mission in life.  I just have to stay true to my life mission and do the inner work necessary to allow me to get out of my own way.

We should always be aware of our communication.  We communicate by presenting a model to others and of others to us.  When we can be a positive model, it then becomes contagious and produces positive changes.  The opposite holds true too, when we present negative role models, others begin to copy that role model and create our own problems by devolving.

We should know what is our true self and thereafter stay true to our own convictions.  However, this requires great awareness and strength of character as we often find ourselves increasingly faced with others who have made different choices.  This reminds me of a story told by a dearest friend, that seems funny but worthy of attention.  The story goes ..

Mary, a 70 years old lady, had a near death experience.  When her body was floating, she had a conversation with God.

Mary  :  Dear God, please give me another chance to live.  I have many things that I would want to do and change.  Please give me a chance, God.

God :  What is there that you want to fulfill?

Mary  :  For one, I would want to tell people how beautiful You are and all that is here.  I would want to share with them Your existence.  I want to make peace with myself, with the people I love and care.  My husband, my family.

God  :  How long do you need, Mary?

Mary :  It would be nice if you can give me another 20 years, God.  I believe I would be able to change and motivate people then.

God :  I will grant you 20 years.

Mary : But God, will I still have a place in Heaven in 20 years' time?

God :  Yes, Mary.  I will remember you as how you speak to me today.

Ten years after her near-death experience, Mary felt that her physical outlook had failed her despite her robust emotional and spiritual strengths.  There were more wrinkles on her face.  Her breasts were sagging badly.  She had gained alot more weight.

She was still doing what she had promised God.  She instilled and motivated people to lead a positive and peaceful life.  She was happy with what she was doing.  But somehow she felt that she should be looking youthful should she want to reach out to the younger generation.  Her friends are encouraging her to do cosmetic surgery.

Mary listened to her friends.  Afterall, she felt that change was good.  She admitted herself to the hospital and got her surgeon to perform miracles to her entire body.  Her wrinkles were gone, her breasts were made firm and she had a successful lipo suction done.  Mary had become a totally new person, twenty years younger.
 

Her friends celebrated the transformation.  Mary was happy.  On the way to the restaurant where they were supposed to celebrate, Mary had a bad accident.  Her car collided and Mary died on the spot.

When Mary met God, she asked, 'God, why did you do that? Why did you take away the remaining ten years where I had planned to continue my good works?".  And God replied, "But Mary, I could not recognize you.  I told you that I will remember you as how we spoke that day."


We are what we are.  We should present ourselves without trying to appear differently.  We should recognize our path, our inner path and walk in it with joy and peace.  We should bring  awareness to our higher self of our own capacity and strength.  Of our own limitations and shortcomings.  We should honour and defend our own opinions and ideas.  Knowing who we are, of our true self at our higher consciousness.

The people whom we meet, or reunite, can be a mystical event.  At the same moment, the synchronicity events only seem unusual because they seem to defy our routine understanding of cause and effect and sequential, forward moving time.  Synchronicity involves both physical and psychological components.  There is the event and then there is the interpretation of the event.

Synchronicity requires our inner knowing.  It depends on how much we tend to read into the event and the degree to which this meaning is believed and understood.  Sometimes, the synchronicity is not obvious to everyone universally.  But for someone who is looking for a meaningful interpretation will likely be able to reflect on their emotional state.

Our soul is always multi tasking to create new experiences.  When we spend that extra time to observe and watch how we move through ife, we will understand the language of the universe.  The language where synchronicity and all co-incidences takes place to become an event is just a way to get all the answers to our life questions.  It is up to each of us to ferret out the message when it presents itself.

I believe, at the end of the day, it is all a game of remembrance, created by the synchronistic movements of consciousness.  Our sense of purpose will be satisfied by the thrill of being able to influence our own evolution.






Wednesday, February 02, 2011

The Prosperity of The Rabbit





Ushering the Rabbit 2011 ..


Forget about the significance of the Rabbit in relations to all the other Chinese zodiac animals.  It should be a year of love, joy, peace and prosperity to all.  It should be a year filled with abundance to one and all.



The Fortune Rabbit @ Resort World, Sentosa - Singapore



And, to all my family,
my friends - near and far,
and my readers,
may The Fortune Rabbit bring
lots of joy and happiness. 
Huat Ah!


Huat AH!!





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