A MODERN MYTH

It was exactly 21 minutes before midnight.
The sky was very dark; no moon,
not even a star. Continue reading “A18 Evolution of Squirrel: This is a parable about a snake which evolves into a squirrel and then into an Owl. It describes our spiritual evolution as the energy flows up through our energy centers”

In this chapter we will continue the questionnaire and the inner search which we started in chapter five on self-analysis.I encourage you to answer these questions for your self as you read along, or return to these questions when you have completed your reading. Each of us has different goals which we would like to fulfil before departing from these physical bodies. We have each chosen to be born for a special purpose. We can never feel totally content and fulfilled in life, until we recognize and begin to live that purpose for which we have incarnated and begin working toward fulfilling it. Many people have no idea why they are here, and wander aimlessly, discontentedly through life, feeling unhappy and dissatisfied. A person who does not know what he wants from life will never be able to concentrate his energies so as to accomplish what is important to him. Each of us will benefit by taking the time to look deeply within ourselves in order to discover what we really want from life. We can then organize our energies and thoughts in such a way as to really attain that for which we have incarnated. We remind you that the questions are expressed and answered in the third person, so that you can get used to the idea of answering in this way, for increased objectivity. Continue reading “A35 Life Alignment: This is a questionnaire with abundant sample answers which guide us to evaluate our lives in align them with our real values”

It is now time to discover and analyze your own feelings and thoughts about life and death. The information in this book is useless unless we can begin to employ it in our lives. Answering the following questions will help you to discover what beliefs, addictions, or fears are preventing you from being able to accept your own death or the death of your loved ones. The same obstacles which prevent us from being able to accept death prevent us from being able to accept the flow of life itself. Life is a series of small deaths of all our attachments.Working on understanding these blockages, will help us to live our lives more fully, more happily and more in harmony with our inner values. Continue reading “A51 Questionnaire on Death: What do we need to do in order to be more ready for death”

It is best if you can learn the exercises which are recommended for your specific self-therapy from an experienced yoga instructor. He or she will be able to guide you in the rate, rhythm and duration of each movement. Continue reading “A67 General Guidelines for Performing Yoga Exercises: What to watch our for and how to perform Yoga exercises”

Do we really love? Or are we simply attached to, identified with, or dependent on someone? Is our love free, unconditional or mixed with various conditions and demands? What is unconditional love? Is it possible for us to cultivate it? What is the difference between love and attachment? How can we recognize whether what we feel is love or attachment? How can we purify our love, and thus move into a higher level of consciousness offering greater happiness to all, including ourselves? Continue reading “A83 Stages of Love: Our love evolves as we become more mature and secure. We love more selflessly and steadily”

OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF DEATH BY FACING LIFE

(«People who have learned to live are not afraid to die»)

We seldom know consciously when we, or our loved ones, are going to suddenly, or slowly, leave the physical plane. Thus it would be sensible to be ready at every moment for this possibility. In the Bible we have the parable of ten virgins who were waiting the arrival of the bridegroom. Continue reading “A19 Facing our own Death: Thoughts on what we need to do in order to be able to deal with our own death whenever that may occur”

The ultimate question in all of our psychological search is “what is my lesson here?” ” What do I need to learn from this situation which is limiting my happiness or my effective functioning?” Throughout the book, we have presented you with various situations which we have observed throughout the years which cause pain and suffering for us as individuals and as couples. In this chapter we will learn a method for discovering what our lessons are in those situations. The key to discovering what we need to learn is the faith that everything which happens to us is a result of a process called mirroring, sympathetic attunement, resonance or projection. This means that whatever we are experiencing from the outside world, and especially through the behavior of those close to us, is a mirroring, a reflection, a sympathetic resonance with, or a projection of, something that is in me. My beliefs, emotions, expectations, fears etc. are mirroring, reflecting, projecting or resonating in my external world creating the behaviors and events which I experience. Those events, behaviors or situations which cause us to feel unpleasant feelings, are specifically mirroring parts of our self which are ripe and ready to be transformed. This is a very powerful tool for self discovery because it gives us a very clear understanding of what we need to change while simultaneously freeing us from negative feelings towards the others. We realize that we our selves attract the behaviors and events which create our reality. It is through exactly those stimuli that we will be motivated to evolve out of our old limiting beliefs into new beliefs, more aligned with the truths of our real spiritual nature. What we are saying will not be accepted by many people. It is a philosophy based on the following basic tenants (fig. 23). Continue reading “A36 Life’s Lessons: We often wonder what we have to learn in relationship to certain behaviors which upset us. This article describes a method for discovering our lessons”

Here I will mention some of the major conflicts I have noticed in counseling relationship partners and families over the years. You may find a little of your self in some of these descriptions. Continue reading “A52 Relationship Conflicts: An analysis of some of the conflicts more common found in relationships”

Yoga exercises have a very positive effect on all the systems of the body. What are the mechanisms through which these changes occur? Below we shall discuss some possible answers. Continue reading “A68 How Yoga Exercises Produce Their Results: How these exercises create their benefits”

Often we feel like two or more people, who have sometimes conflicting needs, desires or beliefs. We experience internal conflict. We are not sure what to do which decision to make. This occurs when our “sub-personalities” or “personas” have conflicting needs. Continue reading “A84 Resolving Inner Conflicts: We have differing needs and desires which cause us to be in conflict with ourselves. We can resolve to conflicts”