(Spiritual leader quotes) Giving Your Full Attention To Who You Are

December 28th, 2009 admin Posted in spiritual |

By Elysha

In order to seriously realize who you are, you will need to learn the difference of the feeling of when you are stopping as you; your heart, and when you are being distracted by what you are not; your chattering mind. To feel this, you will need to learn to give your full attention in every moment.

Your chattering mind will not have you realizing who you are. It simply cannot because your mind knows nothing about this one. The chattering mind is worlds apart from your heart; it is not going to be of any help with any of this.

Neither can your mind get hold of this one that you are, for there is nothing to grasp or to claim. No, you are simply going to have to find where you already are, right now. And your mind is not going to like you doing it. In fact, your mind will make quite a noise.

Once you begin to learn to see past this noise, the chattering mind will then open its bags of subterfuge and it will go into stealth mode. What you can keep on learning through all of this, is that you are this one which is already right here and prior to this active and tricky mind that keeps demanding your attention.

This mind of yours does everything within its power to distract you from realizing who you are. It has so many tricks up its sleeve. It is adept in this art of distraction; it has it all down to a very fine art. However in every moment that you see the mind’s game, you can simply shift your attention away from your thoughts to this aliveness that is flowing through your eyes.

As you continue to find who you are, you will see that this mind has amazing capacities for distracting you from simply being deeply at rest in the realization of who you are. However, all it is really doing is attempting to ensure its survival; like a small child seeking attention. And because this mind is not you, whenever you see that this is what it is doing, you can again shift your attention to who you are.

If you fall into the trap of thinking that you are realizing when it is only you trying to be something that you are not, then you create a very deep pit for yourself where realization will be lost to you. Your mind is not going to have you realizing - not ever.

The mind is ingenious in its capacity to blind you from realizing who you actually are. You are not, as it would have you believe, under its thumb. It keeps distracting you back into believing that it is you. But you already stand before this mind even arises.

You are always here, right here before this mind. You can see this right now. Simply stop right now and focus your attention into this moment, into all that is around you. Here you are, before any labels, judgments, or descriptions made by the chattering mind.

Realization is very simple. But it has to be realized. You have to find where you actually are and stop right there. You are the aliveness that is flowing through your eyes right now. Bring all of your attention to this one and rest here before the thoughts, even as they continue.

Like learning to play an instrument or learning a new skill, realizing who you are requires you to give your full conscious attention. You begin this journey one conscious moment at a time.

It is a natural journey. It has you becoming much more aware of what is going on around you. It brings you fully into your body.

With this movement at the fore, you will naturally find yourself drawn to the things that remind you of who you are and leaving alone those things that are going to distract you from realizing who you are.

So give your full attention to the aliveness that is flowing through your eyes in this moment right now, stop right here and be this one.

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You Are Not Your Body Nor Your Mind

By Elysha

You think that you are this body you are flowing through. You have that body, but you mistake it to be who you are, and it is not.

You think that you are this mind that flows through this body. You have that mind, but you mistake it to be who you are, and it is not.

This belief that you are this mind-body is the only thing that you have ever suffered, and are still suffering. You suffer this because you have not yet seen the need to consciously focus your attention into the present on a momentary basis.

You will carry on mistaking yourself to be the body that you are flowing through in every moment that your full attention is not given to what is simply right here before you in this moment. Because of familiarity you will automatically gravitate to the “no conscious attention” state. Here, you are asleep, and you accept this to be your normal daily living.

This sleep-walking through life enables you to carry on making yourself as comfortable as possible in the circumstance of the pain and suffering (with occasional and much sought-after moments of pleasure) that you find yourself in.

Fortunately for you, you do not see what you are so constantly closing the door on; the love and light of your heart. You settle for what your mind tells you about it instead.

To realise this one that you are, requires a mind-body (a vehicle, a person, an individuation) to realise it through. You, as your heart, created this vehicle for you to realise your true nature through.

You; your true nature, is already right here and flowing through the eyes of this mind-body that you mistake yourself to be. When you energetically find and stop at and as this one flowing through your eyes, you will come to rest as who you are. Here, you are deeply at rest, and abide as and in the obviousness of your true nature. Here, you no longer mistake yourself to be something that you are not.

Who you are is already right here. You can actually be who you truly are right now, immediately. It is an entirely different motion to the one that you are currently playing out. You can stop suffering the nightmare of the mind informancy of this mind-body right now. You can do this simply by giving all of your attention to this present moment and seeing everything, just as it is.

Because you have been trying to be something that you are not for a very long time, this activity has a real charge to it. It will take some “practice” of seeing and being who you are for this activity to lose its momentum. There has been a huge investment of energy in this trying to be something that you are not. Because of this it will not just suddenly stop because you have begun to see who you are. You will need to bring your attention back into this present moment again and again. And again.

This simplicity of bringing of your attention into the moment is all it takes for you to be who you are. It is all it takes for anyone, teacher or not, to begin to live their true nature. And your mind-body is not you; it is the vehicle that enables you to give this attention and to realise who you are.

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Energy Healing 101: Pranic, Tantric And Reiki

By Roberto Garabell

You have probably come across exotic-sounding terms such as chakra, prana, aura, and tantra in your course of reading books on spirituality, sex, and healing in the New Age literature section of the bookstore. But whats the real scoop behind these exotic vocabularies?

Are All Energy Healings the Same?

Chakra or energy center is a term used in Pranic healing, an ancient Hindu system of energy healing. Prana means life energy. Aura is another terminology traced to Pranic healing. Aura is a non-physical body that consists of energy, which exists along with our physical body. The aura that covers our body is said to have seven layers pertaining to the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of an individual as manifested by energy. Studying the color and thickness of auras give ideas on the state of health of individuals. Six colors are associated with aura and interpreted into six personalities. These colors are all present in an individual but one or two are more pronounced.

Green ambitious achiever

Blue spiritual peacemaker

White unconventional chameleon

Red activist

Orange creative communicator

Violet - psychic

Although Tantra is popularly associated with the peculiar practice of sex and spirituality, it is another method of energy healing. It comes from the word tan which means to spread or expand. The concept of connectedness is a recurring theme in Tantric writings on sex and spirituality. As a method of healing, spirituality and sex figure prominently. It is presupposed that the union of man and woman can reach spiritual levels during orgasm, which removes the body and mind off collected impurities. These impurities being negative energies can in turn manifest as physical illnesses.

Unlike Pranic and Tantric healings, which have Hindu origins, Reiki originated from Japan. It is relatively younger than Pranic and Tantric healings having been rediscovered in the early 1900s. Reiki stands for universal energy, an energy brought forth by higher intelligence. Students of Reiki are taught how to tap this energy to heal physical, emotional, and mental illnesses.

Although Pranic, Tantra, and Reiki are all systems of energy healing, they differ in the type of energy tapped for healing: life energy, sexual energy, and universal energy respectively.

The concepts of the connectedness of mind, body, and spirit; the connection of individuals to all living and nonliving things around them and to the universe; and how energy impacts physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being are some of the salient similarities of these three healing methods.

Why Do People Turn to Energy Healing?

Pranic, Tantric, and Reiki are considered alternative methods of healing. In spite of the availability and relative accessibility of modern medicine, how come more and more people are being drawned to them? Here are some possible reasons:

Energy healing worked where modern medicine failed.

For several reasons both explainable and unexplainable, modern medical treatment failed to heal ailments and conditions in several if not many persons. Research or data may not be able to support this statement. But for the families of the dying as well as for the dying patient, they would take the risk of using alternative methods ranging from herbals and organics, faith healers, witch doctors, and New Age healing techniques just to be get well.

People perceive modern medicine to be isolating.

Medical treatments are oftentimes focused on the disease and its causative agent, which can make a patient feel isolated and treated like a mere host of the disease. Although recent developments in hospital practice are gradually promoting the holistic treatment of a patient, the perception still persists. Unlike in energy healing, since energy and spirituality are intimately linked, the patient feels that all aspects of his health are being attended to.

Energy healing is non-obtrusive and natural thus it is safer.

Repeated surgical procedures are physically and emotionally traumatic for most patients. It is but a logical and attractive option to both patient and families to look for less stressful health interventions. Moreover, with the rising popularity of New Age religions, going natural is the way to go.

Energy healing is a good way of relieving stress.

Meditation is part and parcel of energy healing methods and this is an added come-on for highly stressed people. Moreover, sophisticated equipment is not required thus it becomes all the more convenient for students and future students of energy healing.

The battle between alternative healing and mainstream medicine continues as both present the benefits of their approach. But in the final analysis, what matters is the restoration of good health.

This article is submitted by Julius. He is an avid blogger who has written a lot of articles including Music Can Be a Happiness Drug and Maslows Hierarchy of Human Needs Visit Energy Healing 101: Pranic, Tantric And Reiki.

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