I watched Deepak Chopra on Super Soul Sunday. I have so many ahas from watching that particular show. It is simply splendid. The topic was meditation. Now this is the deal, I don't sit cross legged and specifically meditate for a period of time each day. Yet I have thought a few times over the last few years, I've got that covered. I'm not going to worry that I'm lacking in this area.
I just had intuition...
This was some of Deepak and Oprah's discussion:
I just had intuition...
This was some of Deepak and Oprah's discussion:
Meditation is in every spiritual tradition: “Be still and no that I am”
Centering Prayer - is in Christianity - especially with the Benedictine Monks (We have had classes at my Methodist church!)
There are breathing meditations, body awareness meditations, variations of mantra meditations. (I'm learning that so much is about what we hold in the body - the body which we ignore!)
What is meditation: a "Simple Mental technique to go to the source of thought"
Also Dr. Chopra said that prayer is us speaking to God, meditation is allowing the Spirit to speak to us - yet it speaks in silence and manifests in intuition, inspiration. (In spirit,-enthusiasm.)
Oh my, I get this! Being in that place when you are open to God coming through - is when you listen to intuition, are creative, see beauty and so many other open hearted actions.
And then the kicker. Oprah brings up Eckhart Tolle and living in the present moment. Deepak says being ”In present Moment” which is Mindfulness - has same affect as meditation!! The consequences of living mindfully are make conscious choices, and changing your life.
It is simply amazing to have thoughts in your head, and then without warning, an author or an expert, says exactly what your thoughts have been and there is confirmation of a belief. I wanted to jump up and down and do the happy dance.
A funny side note: Running into people and they ask what I have been up to. I am speechless to say what my mission has truly been. Can I say that I have made it my mission to know myself, to be more spiritual. How do you describe the above fantastic life lesson without sounding like a loon. The seed is now planted to answer it truthfully.
Recently a new friend used the words "new ageish" and I remembered that I haven't thought those words in a long time. I guess that means I have crossed to the other side! {grin}
"You don't know you are there, until you are there"
Also Dr. Chopra said that prayer is us speaking to God, meditation is allowing the Spirit to speak to us - yet it speaks in silence and manifests in intuition, inspiration. (In spirit,-enthusiasm.)
Oh my, I get this! Being in that place when you are open to God coming through - is when you listen to intuition, are creative, see beauty and so many other open hearted actions.
And then the kicker. Oprah brings up Eckhart Tolle and living in the present moment. Deepak says being ”In present Moment” which is Mindfulness - has same affect as meditation!! The consequences of living mindfully are make conscious choices, and changing your life.
It is simply amazing to have thoughts in your head, and then without warning, an author or an expert, says exactly what your thoughts have been and there is confirmation of a belief. I wanted to jump up and down and do the happy dance.
A funny side note: Running into people and they ask what I have been up to. I am speechless to say what my mission has truly been. Can I say that I have made it my mission to know myself, to be more spiritual. How do you describe the above fantastic life lesson without sounding like a loon. The seed is now planted to answer it truthfully.
Recently a new friend used the words "new ageish" and I remembered that I haven't thought those words in a long time. I guess that means I have crossed to the other side! {grin}
"You don't know you are there, until you are there"
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