Sunday, January 27, 2008
Another good exercise is to sit comfortably, so that you are not distracted by discomfort, but not so comfortable that you will fall asleep easily. Try to maintain an upright posture and relax your hands on you thighs. Plant your feet firmly on the ground. Breathe deeply and easily. Push your... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Preparing to Experience God directly: Exercise 2
You have to practice the ability to become aware of the thoughts arising in your mind instead of simply assuming that you "are" the thoughts. A good exercise to strengthen your ability to watch the thoughts rather than think them is to look at your hand. Put your hand somewhere in plain sight. Look... Sign in to see full entry.
Preparing to Experience God directly: Exercise 1
Before we can experience God directly we have to first understand that God is not a "thing" amongst other "things". To understand that, we have to understand what "things" really are. Mundane mind is not capable of seeing Reality as It is. While our minds are seemingly chaotically running around all... Sign in to see full entry.
Introduction to God
Ultimately, there is but One. One Life, One God, One Ground of all and everything. This is however hidden and cannot be explicated by concepts, words, symbols. That is why it was written of old: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or... Sign in to see full entry.