Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Adapted from The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
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by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press).
Coincidences become clues to the will of the universe, providing a way for us to see its synchronicity and take advantage of life’s boundless opportunities.
But with billions of different pieces of information coming at us at any given time, how do we know what to put our attention on? How do you keep from looking for meaning in every cup of tea, or every television commercial, or every glance from a stranger on the street? And conversely, how do we keep from missing valuable opportunities?
Those questions cannot be answered simply. Part of learning to live synchrodestiny is learning to become a sensitive instrument in your surroundings. For a moment now, close your eyes. Try to sense everything in your environment. What sounds do you hear? What do you smell, feel, or taste at this very moment? Put your attention for a moment on each sense individually and be fully aware.
People who are sensitive to events and stimuli around them will be sensitive to coincidences sent from the universe. The most powerful and unusual stimuli will naturally draw your attention. Those are the things in your environment you need to look at most closely. And the more unlikely the coincidence, the more potent the clue.
When a coincidence arises, don’t ignore it. Ask yourself, What is the message here? What is the significance of this? You don’t need to go digging for the answers. Ask the question, and the answers will emerge.
They may arise as a sudden insight, a spontaneous creative experience, or they may be something very different. Another thing you can do to nurture coincidence is to keep a diary or journal of coincidences in your life.
More coincidences provide more clues to guide our behavior. We start to enjoy more opportunities. We have more “good luck.” These clues point out the direction to take our lives.
Adapted from
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,by Deepak Chopra (Three Rivers Press).
Coincidences become clues to the will of the universe, providing a way for us to see its synchronicity and take advantage of life’s boundless opportunities.
But with billions of different pieces of information coming at us at any given time, how do we know what to put our attention on? How do you keep from looking for meaning in every cup of tea, or every television commercial, or every glance from a stranger on the street? And conversely, how do we keep from missing valuable opportunities?
Those questions cannot be answered simply. Part of learning to live synchrodestiny is learning to become a sensitive instrument in your surroundings. For a moment now, close your eyes. Try to sense everything in your environment. What sounds do you hear? What do you smell, feel, or taste at this very moment? Put your attention for a moment on each sense individually and be fully aware.
People who are sensitive to events and stimuli around them will be sensitive to coincidences sent from the universe. The most powerful and unusual stimuli will naturally draw your attention. Those are the things in your environment you need to look at most closely. And the more unlikely the coincidence, the more potent the clue.
When a coincidence arises, don’t ignore it. Ask yourself, What is the message here? What is the significance of this? You don’t need to go digging for the answers. Ask the question, and the answers will emerge.
They may arise as a sudden insight, a spontaneous creative experience, or they may be something very different. Another thing you can do to nurture coincidence is to keep a diary or journal of coincidences in your life.
More coincidences provide more clues to guide our behavior. We start to enjoy more opportunities. We have more “good luck.” These clues point out the direction to take our lives.
Adapted from
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Holdin' Out for a Hero
I am touched my the depth of love and compassion humans can have for animals.
I think it's interesting that when an animal is in danger or if a person is in danger... especially a child...
people pull together, no cost is too great...
no being not worthy...
I think it illustrates the root goodness of man. Even a person whom you might find... immoral... untrustworthy... dishonest... when faced with a Being in peril, the overwhelming majority would become a hero without giving it a second thought.
We are all someone's hero.
No matter who you are or where you've been or what mistakes you've made... Someone thinks of you as their hero. We forget our heroics so easily though. We forget that to BE a hero is to act like a hero. We let the little, nagging voices inside have their dirty way with us and before we know it, we're behaving more the villain than the hero.
So... watch this awesome video....
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/goats-rescued-from-60-foot-tall-perch/
and remember...
You're someone's hero!
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I think it's interesting that when an animal is in danger or if a person is in danger... especially a child...
people pull together, no cost is too great...
no being not worthy...
I think it illustrates the root goodness of man. Even a person whom you might find... immoral... untrustworthy... dishonest... when faced with a Being in peril, the overwhelming majority would become a hero without giving it a second thought.
We are all someone's hero.
No matter who you are or where you've been or what mistakes you've made... Someone thinks of you as their hero. We forget our heroics so easily though. We forget that to BE a hero is to act like a hero. We let the little, nagging voices inside have their dirty way with us and before we know it, we're behaving more the villain than the hero.
So... watch this awesome video....
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/goats-rescued-from-60-foot-tall-perch/
and remember...
You're someone's hero!
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Your Emotional Debt
On the surface, everyday life has become much more comfortable than ever before. Yet people still lead lives of quiet desperation. The source of this desperation is repression, a sense that you cannot be what you want to be, cannot feel what you want to feel, cannot do what you want to do.
A creator should never be trapped in this way. No authority looms over you to enforce repression; it is entirely self-forced. Any part of yourself that you cannot face puts a barrier between you and reality.
Yet emotions are entirely private. Only you know how you feel, and when you stop censoring your emotions, the effect goes far beyond feeling better. Your aim is not to experience only positive emotions.
We all owe emotional debts to the past, in the form of feelings we couldn’t allow ourselves to express. The past isn’t over as long as these debts go unpaid. You don’t have to return to the person who made you angry or afraid, with the intention of revising how the past turned out. For that person, the impact can never be the same as it is for you.
Every hidden, blocked feeling is like a chunk of frozen consciousness. It is another obstacle between you and the silent witness that must be dissolved. Time and attention have to be paid, sitting with your feelings and letting them say what they have to say.
The purpose of getting rid of emotional debt is to find your place in the present.
Adapted from The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2004).
A creator should never be trapped in this way. No authority looms over you to enforce repression; it is entirely self-forced. Any part of yourself that you cannot face puts a barrier between you and reality.
Yet emotions are entirely private. Only you know how you feel, and when you stop censoring your emotions, the effect goes far beyond feeling better. Your aim is not to experience only positive emotions.
We all owe emotional debts to the past, in the form of feelings we couldn’t allow ourselves to express. The past isn’t over as long as these debts go unpaid. You don’t have to return to the person who made you angry or afraid, with the intention of revising how the past turned out. For that person, the impact can never be the same as it is for you.
Every hidden, blocked feeling is like a chunk of frozen consciousness. It is another obstacle between you and the silent witness that must be dissolved. Time and attention have to be paid, sitting with your feelings and letting them say what they have to say.
The purpose of getting rid of emotional debt is to find your place in the present.
Adapted from The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2004).
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