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"Pervasive meditation" is the same as "acognitive therapy." I have coined both terms to refer to a form of meditation that "pervades" your days and nights. For, in "structured meditation," you usually take fifteen or twenty minutes, go to a certain place, sit down, and "meditate."
But this can be inconvenient to impossible with the speed and variety of modern life. So, an alternative is "pervasive meditation."
Pervasive meditation occurs inside your head, and so, you do not need a particular posture, or a particular place, to practice it.
To practice, choose a four-syllable "mantra." This phrase, in pervasive meditation, is called the "trm," or "thought-replacement mechanism." Its purpose is to replace thought with the thoughtfree state of stillness, leading to the state of "lucidity," or clearmind. This alone allows your higher Mind or Self to act through you.
The trm can be any phrase with which you are comfortable. For many years, my Christian friends and I experimented with the trm, "Jesus Christ, and..." (A three-syllable phrase can be used by adding the word "and," which adds continuity, rhythm, and flow.) Other very spiritual mantras (trm's) include, "Brahman, Brahman," "Krishna, Krishna," "Ahmitabha," "gentle Kwan Yin," "loving Mary,"... and the list goes on and on, into thousands of possibilities.
After having selected a trm with which you can live-- one that is uplifting, spiritual, healing, joyful, etc., you begin to repeat it, inside your head, silently, whenever you get a chance.
So, whenever you have ten seconds here, thirty seconds there, a couple of minutes unoccupied-- and we all have these "free moments" all day-- instead of allowing the mind simply to wander, or, worse, to recycle negativities, why not open the "interior door" to the Lord and Lady of pure Love, allowing this Spirit to work through you? This is, after all, the motive or reason for clearing the mind of all excess thought: You want to become an instrument, a "marionette," of Love.
It cannot be overemphasized that you "run" your "trm" during every spare second or minute, all day long. Using pervasive meditation, a person can meditate a total of four hours or more each day, instead of only fifteen minutes or a half-hour. Of course, meditation is never about "competition." But it is all about doing your best, and giving your "all" to God(dess) every minute of every day. Pervasive meditation takes an unfocused, confused, meandering mind and sharpens its pure and laserlike focus upon God (Love).
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Showing posts with label mantra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mantra. Show all posts
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Gandhi and Ramanama
Gandhi and Ramanama
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It is now 3:03 am, a sweet, silent, holy night in which everything but the crickets and treefrogs has grown silent. This really is a very fine time to think, meditate, and get some practical stuff done-- like email and sweeping.
Gandhi drew his great strength from a practice called "Ramanama"-- the cycled and continuous interior repetition of a name of God as a mantra. (It is supposed to get the small self out of the way, so that the higher Self can "come through" into the world. Experience has shown it sometimes is successful!:)
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It is now 3:03 am, a sweet, silent, holy night in which everything but the crickets and treefrogs has grown silent. This really is a very fine time to think, meditate, and get some practical stuff done-- like email and sweeping.
Gandhi drew his great strength from a practice called "Ramanama"-- the cycled and continuous interior repetition of a name of God as a mantra. (It is supposed to get the small self out of the way, so that the higher Self can "come through" into the world. Experience has shown it sometimes is successful!:)
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Fear and Love
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I believe that every human being has encountered fears of a wide spectrum, several times. Anyone who says that he has never felt fear is a fake, or mentally ill, or both.
Courage does not mean never feeling fear. It means feeling fear and overcoming it. In moments when the lower nature gives fear-impulses to the brain, it is my strategy to absorb the fearing mind into the repetition of a mantra-- a simple phrase that "distracts" the mind from fear-thoughts.
We keep "running" the phrase until, sooner or later, the fear simply evaporates, or goes away. Clearing the mind in this way allows the thoughts of God, of Love, to come in. Fear and Love cannot coexist, and Love casts fear out, as it says in First John 4:18.
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I believe that every human being has encountered fears of a wide spectrum, several times. Anyone who says that he has never felt fear is a fake, or mentally ill, or both.
Courage does not mean never feeling fear. It means feeling fear and overcoming it. In moments when the lower nature gives fear-impulses to the brain, it is my strategy to absorb the fearing mind into the repetition of a mantra-- a simple phrase that "distracts" the mind from fear-thoughts.
We keep "running" the phrase until, sooner or later, the fear simply evaporates, or goes away. Clearing the mind in this way allows the thoughts of God, of Love, to come in. Fear and Love cannot coexist, and Love casts fear out, as it says in First John 4:18.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Love to the Donkey
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Dear Friends of the Heart,
Some of you have been asking about the health of the donkey (physical body). It is not dying-- any faster than all of us!:) Thanks to all of you for your tender and genuine concern. In the past, you have created a great psychic and spiritual "safety net" that has healed the donkey more than once! This has all been a product of sheer Love, and is deeply appreciated with profound gratitude.:)
Currently, the donkey is not in "crisis-mode." But this does not mean that he is well. The donkey has been the subject of numerous psychospiritual "experiments" with positive thinking, affirmation, and related belief-structures. But, although these ideas are very pretty and promising on paper, they are limited in what they can actually do, and we, as human beings, are limited in what we can do with them. If it is your karma to experience a challenge, you can "affirm" twenty thousand times a day, and the event will not be significantly changed. For karma arises from the Soul-level of Mind, much more powerful than the mere conscious (thinking, aware) mind. The great Mind can change any situation, but the conscious mind is limited. Real life continuously and consistently demonstrates this principle.
For an example of karma, people who have won major lotteries have often never even heard of "affirmation," and people who "affirm" ten thousand times a day, for weeks, often do not win. Also, a hypochondriac might tell herself that she is suffering from a very specific illness; she might learn everything about this illness, reading several books. She obsessively thinks about it, is convinced that she has it, and, in essence, "affirms" this thousands of times a day, for years. But, upon examination, she is found to be completely free of the disease. Why does she not have it? Because the conscious mind does not have the power to alter matter, not even within one's own body.
Here is the current status of the donkey: The medical news is not the best; the drug that formerly kept him alive is now acting as a toxin. He is also allergic to the most common alternate drug (another "immunosuppressant"). So, the search is on for "plan c," another alternative. Or, some kind of natural approach might be discovered, but these almost exclusively are used to increase the immunity, and that is the opposite of a solution here.
This letter is written for our dear, sweet friends who have compassionately expressed concern over healing the donkey. Please rest assured that every word of Love is a minor healing, and that these do add up! So, although healing might not be complete or immediate, loving each other is always a very valuable investment of our timenergy. So, let us continue, continuously, to send Love to each other, with the intent of healing body, mind, and even Soul. Here is a mantra recommended for healing: person's name (egoname), followed by the color that you are using (in chromovisualization). For those sweet friends who are working to help heal the donkey at present, the mantra would be: "Richard Francis, sky-blue silver."
Again, thanks to all of you who are such loyal, faithful, powerful buddies in Love and friendship!:):)
Love and Joy,
shi
Dear Friends of the Heart,
Some of you have been asking about the health of the donkey (physical body). It is not dying-- any faster than all of us!:) Thanks to all of you for your tender and genuine concern. In the past, you have created a great psychic and spiritual "safety net" that has healed the donkey more than once! This has all been a product of sheer Love, and is deeply appreciated with profound gratitude.:)
Currently, the donkey is not in "crisis-mode." But this does not mean that he is well. The donkey has been the subject of numerous psychospiritual "experiments" with positive thinking, affirmation, and related belief-structures. But, although these ideas are very pretty and promising on paper, they are limited in what they can actually do, and we, as human beings, are limited in what we can do with them. If it is your karma to experience a challenge, you can "affirm" twenty thousand times a day, and the event will not be significantly changed. For karma arises from the Soul-level of Mind, much more powerful than the mere conscious (thinking, aware) mind. The great Mind can change any situation, but the conscious mind is limited. Real life continuously and consistently demonstrates this principle.
For an example of karma, people who have won major lotteries have often never even heard of "affirmation," and people who "affirm" ten thousand times a day, for weeks, often do not win. Also, a hypochondriac might tell herself that she is suffering from a very specific illness; she might learn everything about this illness, reading several books. She obsessively thinks about it, is convinced that she has it, and, in essence, "affirms" this thousands of times a day, for years. But, upon examination, she is found to be completely free of the disease. Why does she not have it? Because the conscious mind does not have the power to alter matter, not even within one's own body.
Here is the current status of the donkey: The medical news is not the best; the drug that formerly kept him alive is now acting as a toxin. He is also allergic to the most common alternate drug (another "immunosuppressant"). So, the search is on for "plan c," another alternative. Or, some kind of natural approach might be discovered, but these almost exclusively are used to increase the immunity, and that is the opposite of a solution here.
This letter is written for our dear, sweet friends who have compassionately expressed concern over healing the donkey. Please rest assured that every word of Love is a minor healing, and that these do add up! So, although healing might not be complete or immediate, loving each other is always a very valuable investment of our timenergy. So, let us continue, continuously, to send Love to each other, with the intent of healing body, mind, and even Soul. Here is a mantra recommended for healing: person's name (egoname), followed by the color that you are using (in chromovisualization). For those sweet friends who are working to help heal the donkey at present, the mantra would be: "Richard Francis, sky-blue silver."
Again, thanks to all of you who are such loyal, faithful, powerful buddies in Love and friendship!:):)
Love and Joy,
shi
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Pervasive Meditation
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For thousands of years, deeply spiritual people have longed and yearned to get in touch with the Soul, Spirit, and Unconscious generally. They have developed, over centuries, various forms of meditation or "silent prayer."
You must still the busy-ness of the conscious (thinking) mind and open yourself to the deep Love-nature (Christ-spirit or Buddha-nature) profoundly in the mind of all people. To clear the mind, many use a mantra, a simple phrase repeated. Some effective ones include: "God is Love and..." "Jesus Christ and..." "I am at peace," "aAhmitabha" (Lord of Light), "Loving Mary," "Gentle KwanYin," "Does not matter," etc.
There are literally hundreds of variations and possibilities.
A phrase of four syllables falls very easily into a rhythm, and that is why it is used in "pervasive meditation" (acognitive therapy). As this name for meditation indicates, clearing the mind is very therapeutic and healing to both mind and body.
Whenever you have a spare minute or two, start to "run" (repeat) the phrase in your mind. Relax as deeply as possible, centering your whole being on pure Love, and excluding everything else. Gently push all other thoughts and mind-pictures out of your mind. Take some deep cleansing breaths, and you might also want to visualize your body surrounded by a beautiful blue or golden light.
Do this as often as possible during the day. This will get you in touch with the Lovemind, Coremind, or Godmind within. In time, without any effort, your thoughts, words, and actions will begin to change for the better. You will find yourself happier, more joyful, more contented, satisfied, and fulfilled. You will find yourself speaking, thinking, and acting with greater patience and Love. You will express healthy and healing compassion, goodness, and kindness. You will find self-forgiveness pouring from the interior "Fountain" of God (Love)inside you.
Do not give up. Keep on trying. Keep returning to your phrase, no matter how many times the mind gets distracted. For you are opening the interior "door" to the Holy Spirit, your highest Self or nature.
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For thousands of years, deeply spiritual people have longed and yearned to get in touch with the Soul, Spirit, and Unconscious generally. They have developed, over centuries, various forms of meditation or "silent prayer."
You must still the busy-ness of the conscious (thinking) mind and open yourself to the deep Love-nature (Christ-spirit or Buddha-nature) profoundly in the mind of all people. To clear the mind, many use a mantra, a simple phrase repeated. Some effective ones include: "God is Love and..." "Jesus Christ and..." "I am at peace," "aAhmitabha" (Lord of Light), "Loving Mary," "Gentle KwanYin," "Does not matter," etc.
There are literally hundreds of variations and possibilities.
A phrase of four syllables falls very easily into a rhythm, and that is why it is used in "pervasive meditation" (acognitive therapy). As this name for meditation indicates, clearing the mind is very therapeutic and healing to both mind and body.
Whenever you have a spare minute or two, start to "run" (repeat) the phrase in your mind. Relax as deeply as possible, centering your whole being on pure Love, and excluding everything else. Gently push all other thoughts and mind-pictures out of your mind. Take some deep cleansing breaths, and you might also want to visualize your body surrounded by a beautiful blue or golden light.
Do this as often as possible during the day. This will get you in touch with the Lovemind, Coremind, or Godmind within. In time, without any effort, your thoughts, words, and actions will begin to change for the better. You will find yourself happier, more joyful, more contented, satisfied, and fulfilled. You will find yourself speaking, thinking, and acting with greater patience and Love. You will express healthy and healing compassion, goodness, and kindness. You will find self-forgiveness pouring from the interior "Fountain" of God (Love)inside you.
Do not give up. Keep on trying. Keep returning to your phrase, no matter how many times the mind gets distracted. For you are opening the interior "door" to the Holy Spirit, your highest Self or nature.
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