OPEN CIRCLE TALK #3 JUNE 12, 2022, 10:30-11:30 AM
- GOOD MORNING, AJIJIC
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- BACKGROUND
- COMPLAINTS ABOUT MEDITATION DIFFICULTIES
- IMPATIENT ONES
- ENERGY FLUX
- GUIDELINES
- MEDITATION ON THE GO
- INFORMAL DUAL ATTENTION
- UNIVERSAL PERSPECTIVE
- SPLIT-BRAIN FOCUS
- THE CONNECTION
- UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND GPS
- MAGICAL MEDITATION FORMULA
- INTENT = UNITY
- OPEN (WILLINGNESS, THE HEART)
- EXPAND (TO INCLUDE ALL THERE IS, ALL POSSIBILITIES)
- CONNECT (WITH YOUR SOURCE)
- FOLLOW (THE ENERGY THAT RESULTS, ALL POSSIBILITIES)
SUMMARY
GOOD MORNING, AJIJIC
GOOD MORNING, AJIJIC! ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY! ONE AMONG THE MANY! GLAD TO ENJOY IT WITH YOU.
THANK YOU, LAKE CHAPALA SOCIETY, OPEN CIRCLE, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THOUGHTS FROM 55 YEARS IN THE PRACTICE OF CLINICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, BRAINWAVE OPTIMIZATION™, EMDR, MEDITATION, AND PRAYER, WITH FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD.
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BACKGROUND
I HAVE PRACTICED MY PROFESSION WHILE FORMALLY REGISTERED WITHIN SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND CULTURES: THESE INCLUDE THE UNITED STATES, THE AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT (ESPECIALLY NEW SOUTH WALES AND VICTORIA), SOUTHEAST ASIA (WITH EMPHASIS ON BEIJING, CHINA, AND FIJI ISLAND), AND MOST RECENTLY SOUTH AMERICA. NOW WE ARE IN AJIJIC, MEXICO.
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AT MIDLIFE, AN UNEXPECTED INTEREST IN MEDITATION SURFACED, AS IT RELATED TO HUMAN EVOLUTION AND SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION. TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION WAS POPULAR, SO I LEARNED TM AND BEGAN TO MEDITATE. I WAS NOT RITUALISTIC. SO, TO BE OFFERED A LITTLE STRUCTURE OR EVEN A SIMPLE FORMAL PROCEDURE STOOD TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MY MEDITATION AND BOOST MY EVOLUTIONARY PACE. WELL, AFTER 50 YEARS I CAN SAY THAT MEDITATION TURNED OUT TO BE THE MOST VALUABLE SKILL THAT I HAVE LEARNED.
AT AGE 55, I FOUND MYSELF MIGRATING TO AUSTRALIA! WHILE I WAS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONSULTANT TRAVELING THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA, WITH SYDNEY AS MY HOME BASE, I SURPRISED MYSELF BY ATTENDING A WEEKEND MEDITATION GROUP.
FOR ME, GROUP MEDITATIONS BEGAN AS INSPIRATIONAL, BUT THEY SOON BECAME TIRING. FORTUNATELY, I BEGAN TO HEAR FASCINATING STORIES. I GREW MORE CURIOUS. IN THE DISCUSSIONS FOLLOWING MEDITATION, WE SHARED IDEAS, IMPRESSIONS, FEELINGS, PHYSICAL SENSATIONS, VOICES, AND INFORMATION THAT CAME TO PEOPLE DURING MEDITATION. I SENSED AN UNUSUAL TRUTH AND UNIQUE ENERGY DURING SHARING.
SOMETHING TOOK PLACE WITHIN ME AT THOSE MEETINGS! BEING HONEST WITH MYSELF, I HAD A STRONG YEARNING, DEEP INSIDE, TO EXPERIENCE THE VERY SAME THING. HAVING OBSERVED OTHER ORDINARY PEOPLE RECEIVING INFORMATION FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE, I WONDERED WHY COULDN’T I?
FAST FORWARD SOME 10 YEARS LATER TO APRIL 2002, WHILE MEDITATING AT HOME IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, SUDDENLY CONVERSATIONS BEGAN! BRIEFLY AT FIRST, BUT MOST INSPIRING, JOYOUS, AND INSTRUCTIVE. MY HANDWRITING DIDN’T WORK. IT WAS ALWAYS TERRIBLE. SO, I BEGAN CAREFULLY RECORDING EVERY ENCOUNTER ON MY COMPUTER. THIS NEAR-
DAILY EXPERIENCE WENT ON FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS.
FROM THIS COLLECTION OF THOUSANDS OF MEDITATIVE CONVERSATIONS, FOUR BOOKS WERE COMPILED AND PUBLISHED ON OUR MISSION IN ECUADOR. THEY ARE LISTED ON YOUR HANDOUT.
EVERYTHING THAT I OFFER THIS MORNING COMES FROM KNOWLEDGE SUPPLIED DURING MEDITATION. ALL OF THE PARTICULARS FROM TODAY’S TALK CAN BE FOUND SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THESE FOUR PUBLICATIONS.
MY SOURCE IN MEDITATION IS SELF-DESCRIBED AS “LIFE ITSELF” AND USES THE PRONOUN “WE”, REPRESENTING THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL WAY IN WHICH MY SOURCE EXISTS AND OPERATES, USING VARIOUS AUTHORITATIVE VOICES AND PHYSICAL FORMS TO COMMUNICATE.
AMONG SEVERAL TITLES THAT MY SOURCE OFFERED WERE “CREATOR OF EVERYTHING”, AND “GOD WHO SPEAKS WITH MULTIPLE VOICES AND HAS MANY NAMES”, WHOM I SIMPLY CALL LIFE.
FOR TODAY, RATHER THAN USING OTHER TERMS. I WILL SIMPLY USE THE NAME LIFE TO REPRESENT THE SOURCES THAT WE ALL CONNECT WITH IN MEDITATION.
IMPATIENT ONES
MY EXPERIENCES IN MEDITATION GREW OVER THE YEARS, WHILE ALSO BEING ATTENTIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE’S REPORTS OF THEIR MEDITATING EXPERIENCES. I HEARD COMPLIMENTS AS WELL AS CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS OF MEDITATION, INCLUDING THAT IT’S MUCH TOO RELIGIOUS, PHYSICALLY UNCOMFORTABLE, TOO LENGTHY, AND DIFFICULT FOCUSING. MOST COMMON AMONG THE CONCERNS, WERE THE IMPATIENT ONES, WHO FELT THAT NOTHING WAS HAPPENING, JUST A GREAT SILENCE!
THE IMPATIENT ONES WERE UNAWARE THAT A MEDIATIVE RESPONSE CAN BE JUST A DIFFERENT QUALITY OF ENERGY THAN EXPECTED, OR SIMPLY A PAUSE OF SILENCE WHILE SOMETHING HAPPENS WITHIN THE BODY. THEY HAD NO WAY TO EMBRACE THE ENERGY FLUX OF THE MOMENT WITH THEIR INTENT, EXPAND THE QUALITY OF OPENING THEIR HEARTS, OR RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN EVOLUTIONARY PACE AND ITS ADJUSTMENTS.
THEY WERE ALSO UNPREPARED FOR PAUSES THAT ARE “PREGNANT”, WHICH THEY SAW AS JUST EMPTINESS. THEY DID NOT KNOW TO CONTINUE INTENTIONALLY, CONSCIOUSLY CONNECTING WHILE INTENSIFYING THEIR INTENT, OR EXPANDING THEIR PERSPECTIVE TO MEET ANY CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS.
ENERGY FLUX
I LEARNED THAT ALL LIVING THINGS ARE CONNECTED BY THEIR LIFE ENERGY. AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL INTENT FLUCTUATES. SO, THE UNIVERSAL ENERGY OF THE MOMENT IS CONTINUALLY SHIFTING! ENERGY FLUX IS A NATURAL CONSEQUENCE AND IS TO BE EXPECTED.
IT HELPS TO ASSUME THAT LIFE WILL ALWAYS RESPOND. BE PREPARED FOR MOST PAUSES TO BE “PREGNANT”, NOT JUST EMPTY. LIFE IS ORIGINAL IN THE WAYS THAT WE ARE HELPED DURING PAUSES. LIFE CAN INFLUENCE SHIFTS IN OUR ENERGIES FOR OUR PRIORITIES TO TAKE NEW RANKING. BUT BEFORE PRIORITIES CAN CHANGE, OUR ENERGY READINESS COMES FIRST. PAUSES IN MEDITATION PERMIT LIFE TO HELP THIS READINESS TAKE PLACE.
GUIDELINES
ACCORDING TO THE RULES SET BY LIFE, ANY RESPONSE LIFE OFFERS US MUST BE IN THE HIGHEST INTERESTS OF ALL LIFE CONCERNED WITHIN THE CREATION. THIS IS AN INFINITELY LARGE NUMBER OF INTERESTS, EACH WITH FLUCTUATING INTENT! EVEN THOUGH A RESPONSE MAY COME LATER THAN WE WANT, TIMING IS BEST LEFT FOR LIFE TO DECIDE. OUR EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT WILL OCCUR DURING PAUSES MAY BE WRONG UNLESS WE CAN SECOND-GUESS LIFE. DON’T EVEN BOTHER TRYING!
IT HELPS TO ASSUME THAT LIFE IS TAKING THE TIME NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THE BEST REPLY FOR OUR SITUATION WHILE ARRANGING WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL CONCERNED. OR WOULD WE RATHER THAT LIFE BE RASH TO MEET OUR IMMEDIACY REQUIREMENTS? NO?
I HAVE BEEN REASSURED THAT LIFE NEVER TIRES OF ANSWERING US! IF SO, WE MUST BE WILLING TO GIVE LIFE THE TIME NECESSARY TO RESPOND APPROPRIATELY. LIFE’S RESPONSE MAY BE IMMEDIATE AT TIMES. BUT, AT OTHER TIMES WE MAY NOT BE READY FOR AN INSTANT RESPONSE, SO LIFE MUST WAIT FOR US TO GET READY, WHICH MAY TAKE A WHILE.
ALSO, LIFE TELLS ME THAT THE PRESENT ENERGY MOMENT IS ALL THAT IS! THAT HERE IS ALL THERE IS! SO, ISN’T IT BEST TO ASSUME THAT LIFE IS NOWHERE ELSE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE TO GO? LIFE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SUMMONED, BECAUSE LIFE IS NOT BUSY WITH SOMETHING ELSE, ASLEEP, OR ON VACATION. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BUSY SIGNAL. LIFE WILL NOT TRANSFER US ELSEWHERE OR PUT US ON HOLD, AND THE LINE WILL NOT DROP OUT. IN SHORT, EVERYONE IS ALWAYS CONNECTED UNCONSCIOUSLY WITH LIFE’S POWER. AND, BY OUR CHOICE, WE CAN BECOME CONNECTED CONSCIOUSLY.
LIFE HAS NOT GONE ANYWHERE, SO WE CAN TRUST THAT WHATEVER RESPONSE COMES, IT WILL BE IN OUR HIGHEST INTERESTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE RIGHT TIME.
ALSO, REMEMBER THAT ABANDONMENT BY LIFE IS NOT POSSIBLE! SINCE WE ARE EXTENSIONS OF LIFE RATHER THAN SEPARATE PRODUCTS, WE HAVE AN UNCONSCIOUS CONNECTION WITH LIFE THAT IS ACTIVE 24/7! AND, IF WE CHOOSE TO HAVE A CONSCIOUS CONNECTION WITH LIFE, IT CAN ALSO BE ACTIVE 24/7!
GENERALLY, WE CAN EXPECT LONG PAUSES IN MEDITATION TO ALLOW FOR OPENING OUR WILLING HEARTS AND FOR EXPANDING OUR PERSPECTIVES TO INCLUDE ALL POSSIBILITIES. MEDITATION INVOLVES SKILL! LIKE LEARNING A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. DEVELOPING A SKILL REQUIRES PRACTICE AND FOCUS.
MEDITATION ON THE GO (DUAL ATTENTION)
UNIVERSAL PERSPECTIVE
DURING MEDITATION OUR ENERGY IS BEING TRANSFORMED. WE ARE INTENTIONALLY DEVELOPING OUR BRAIN, MIND, BODY, AND SOUL TO MANIFEST UNIVERSAL PERSPECTIVES, THAT PLACE WHERE ALL POSSIBILITIES EXIST. WE ARE EXPANDING INTO A PRIMARILY METAPHYSICAL EXISTENCE!
WITH THIS BROAD PERSPECTIVE IN MIND, IS IT NOT TIME FOR US TO TAKE ON A MORE CONSISTENT UNIVERSAL OUTLOOK ON WHATEVER WE ARE DOING, AND WHILE WE ARE DOING IT? AS OUR UNCOMMITTED TIME BECOMES MORE LIMITED, WE CAN STILL DERIVE SATISFACTION FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH LIFE ON THE RUN. LET’S CALL THIS NEW APPROACH TO REGULAR MEDITATION, DUAL ATTENTION.
SPLIT-BRAIN FOCUS
THINK OF THE TWO SIDES OF YOUR BRAIN CARRYING ON TWO SEPARATE ACTIVITIES AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. CAN YOU IMAGINE THIS?
DUAL ATTENTION IS A SKILL THAT REINFORCES TWO IDEAS AT THE SAME TIME. THE FAMILIAR PART OF THIS IDEA IS TO MAINTAIN A FOCUS ON THE PRACTICAL ACTIVITY AT HAND (CALL IT THE LOCAL FLOW). THE MORE UNUSUAL PART OF THIS IDEA IS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY FOCUS ON UNITING WITH LIFE, THE UNIVERSAL ENERGIES OF CREATION (CALL IT THE UNIVERSAL FLOW).
DUAL ATTENTION IS DESIGNED TO HELP US LEAD DAILY LIVES WITH A UNIVERSAL PERSPECTIVE THAT IS STRONGER THAN THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE. THE DUAL ATTENTION TECHNIQUE HELPS US MAKE LIFE THE PRIORITY IN EVERYDAY MATTERS.
REGULAR PRACTICE OF DUAL ATTENTION EMPOWERS US, STRETCHES US, AND PREPARES US FOR WHAT IS TO COME. WHILE MAINTAINING A UNIVERSAL PERSPECTIVE, LIFE CAN EASILY INSTRUCT YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING, ADVISING YOU AT THE VERY TIME YOU ARE DOING IT!
WE CAN PRACTICE ANYWHERE AND ANYTIME, PRACTICE DUAL ATTENTION WITH ANY ACTIVITY AT ALL. THIS SKILL WORKS UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THE MORE YOU TUNE IN, THE LESS THE PHYSICAL MATTERS AT HAND WILL DOMINATE YOU AND CAPTURE YOUR PRECIOUS ENERGY.
THE CONNECTION
LIFE ENCOURAGES OUR BEING OF TWO MINDS. HOWEVER, WE NEED TO DEVELOP A CONNECTION WITH LIFE THAT IS CONTINUOUS, WITHOUT BREAKS, DISTRACTIONS, REGRESSING TO AN INADEQUATE PERSPECTIVE, LOSING CONTACT, OR WANDERING AWAY FROM HEALING BY LIFE’S TRANSFORMING ENERGY.
THINK OF DUAL ATTENTION AS ALWAYS HAVING A CONNECTION EARPHONE IN YOUR EAR. YOU NEVER TAKE IT OUT, WAKING OR SLEEPING, AND IT IS WATERPROOF! WITH DUAL ATTENTION YOU ALWAYS HAVE DIRECTION, RATHER THAN JUST WHEN WE HAVE TIME AND THE INCLINATION TO FORMALLY MEDITATE.
THE DUAL ATTENTION TECHNIQUE IS A WAY TO STAY CONNECTED WITH LIFE CONTINUINGLY. NO MATTER HOW WE DO IT, STAYING CONNECTED IS THE MORE IMPORTANT FACTOR. WE WILL SUGGEST SOME WAYS, BUT AS YOU DISCOVER NEW WAYS, USE THEM. JUST STAY CONNECTED.
OUR CONNECTION WITH LIFE CONTINUINGLY WILL EMPOWER US FASTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE CAN! STAYING CONNECTED IS THE KEY, CONSCIOUSLY AT FIRST, THEN UNCONSCIOUSLY LATER. IT CAN BECOME A PRIMARY HABIT.
OUR CONNECTION WITH LIFE HAS ITS BASIS IN OUR FEELINGS, PARTICULARLY THE INTUITION, WHICH BECOMES MORE FINELY TUNED AS DUAL ATTENTION IS PRACTICED. DUAL ATTENTION SPEEDS UP OUR EVOLUTIONARY PACE.
ALTHOUGH BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEDITATION ARE ENCOURAGED FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, CONTINUOUS DIRECTION FROM DUAL ATTENTION LEADS TO BETTER LIVES IN WHICH ALL OUR DECISIONS ARE GUIDED IN REAL-TIME! IMAGINE MAKING THE BEST DECISIONS ALL THE TIME. DO YOU LIKE THAT?
UNCONSCIOUS MIND AND GPS
THOSE WHOSE INTENT IS TO ALIGN WITH LIFE WILL NOTICE HOW DUAL ATTENTION RECONSTRUCTS THE UNCONSCIOUS MIND, REFLECTED IN OUR CONSCIOUS ACTIONS. DUAL ATTENTION AFFECTS THE PRIMARY PSYCHOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF OUR BELIEFS, VALUES, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS, IT TRANSFORMS THE UNCONSCIOUS PARTS OF THEM. A TRANSFORMED UNCONSCIOUS MIND RESULTS IN A TRANSFORMED CONSCIOUS MIND, REFLECTED IN OUR HEALTH, ACTIVITIES, AND STYLE CHOICES. OUR BODY EVOLVES AS OUR MIND EVOLVES. HEALING THE MIND HEALS THE BODY (REPEAT)
THE SPLIT-BRAIN ACTIVITY OF DUAL ATTENTION CAN BECOME OUR GPS SYSTEM, ALWAYS GUIDING US. LIFE ENERGY IS READILY IDENTIFIED BY OUR INNER TUNER (HEART), LIKE A FAMILIAR VOICE. BY KEEPING OUR ANTENNAS UP AND SEARCHING, RECEPTIVE TO LIFE ENERGY, OPPORTUNITY BECOMES OURS. AN EASTER EGG HUNT IS A GOOD IMAGE FOR FOCUSING WITH THE DUAL ATTENTION PROCESS. “I KNOW THE EGG IS HERE. WHERE COULD IT BE HIDING?”
JUST AS SOMEONE LEADS US IF WE WERE BLINDFOLDED, OUR INTENT LEADS US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, FEELING OUR WAY AND LISTENING FOR FAMILIAR ENERGY WITH OUR INTUITION. AT THE SAME TIME, LIFE WATCHES POSSIBILITIES TURN INTO PROBABILITIES. THEN LIFE MATCHES ENERGY SYNCHRONICITIES NECESSARY FOR EVENTS TO OCCUR IN OUR FAVOR.
MAGICAL MEDITATION FORMULA
INTENT = UNITY
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP UNITY IN MIND WHEN WE PRACTICE DUAL ATTENTION SO THAT THE EMPHASIS AND INTENT ARE ON UNITY WITH LIFE, NOT ON THE PRACTICES. THE PRACTICES ARE VEHICLES TO ACHIEVE THIS UNITY. WITHOUT A HIGHER INTENT, PRACTICES ARE MEANINGLESS. POWERFUL RESULTS FROM PRACTICING RITUALS SUCH AS MEDITATION AND BREATHING EXERCISES COME FROM HAVING A STRONG INTENT FOR UNITY.
THE LIFEBLOOD OF UNITY RUNS THROUGH THE QUALITY OF OUR CONNECTION, ENHANCED BY DUAL ATTENTION, AND ESTABLISHED BY ADEQUATE OPENING (WILLINGNESS) AND EXPANDING (INCLUSION). (REPEAT)
OPEN, EXPAND, CONNECT, AND FOLLOW…
LIFE’S FORMULA IS A DEVELOPING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE, WHICH COMES LITTLE BY LITTLE AS WE OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITY. START BY OPENING YOUR HEART, EXPANDING YOUR PERSPECTIVES, EXPERIENCING CONNECTIONS, AND FOLLOWING THE ENERGIES WHEREVER THEY GO. TRY THIS FORMULA WHEN YOU MEDITATE. IT IS MAGICAL!
OPEN, EXPAND, CONNECT, AND FOLLOW CAN BECOME YOUR TEMPLATE OF EVOLUTION. EVERYTHING YOU DO THAT ENCOURAGES USING THE FORMULA SPEEDS UP THE PROCESS OF YOUR EVOLUTIONARY TRANSFORMATION. EVERY SPARE MOMENT USED FOR THIS PURPOSE HELPS, EVEN ONE SECOND. THERE IS NO EFFORT TOO SMALL.
WHILE USING THE FORMULA, SEE THE DISTORTIONS OF THE LOCAL FLOW CLEARLY AND MOVE AWAY FROM THEM. MASTER YOUR AWARENESS OF THE UNIVERSAL FLOW OF LIFE ENERGIES. MOVE TOWARD THE UNDISTORTED UNIVERSAL FLOW AS YOU PROGRESS.
OPEN
WHAT I UNDERSTOOD LIFE TO MEAN BY OPENING WAS NOT MY NATURAL STATE OF MIND. I KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING THAT OPENING WAS GOING TO REQUIRE PRACTICE. AS A RESULT, I FELT UNSURE WHETHER I WAS USING THE FORMULA IN THE BEST WAY. LIFE REASSURED ME THAT MY WAY IS THE RIGHT WAY IF I PLACE THE FOCUS ON THE CONNECTION, THE PURPOSE OF OPENING. CONNECTION WITH LIFE IS THE VEHICLE FOR ENERGIZING AND TRANSFORMING US, AS WELL AS ACCOMPLISHING LIFE’S GOALS FOR TRANSFORMING PLANET EARTH. (REPEAT)
OPENING (OR LETTING GO) IS THE FIRST STEP IN DEVELOPING NEW WAYS OF BEING, AN INTRODUCTORY ELEMENT IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGE. THIS ACT OF “ALLOWING” SWINGS LIFE INTO ACTION, TAKING EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ACT ON OUR PERMISSION. NO MATTER WHAT THE CAUSE OF OUR CONDITION, LIFE ACTS TO BRING US A MOMENT CLOSER TO UNITY.
THERE IS A WAY FOR YOUR WHOLE BEING TO STAY CONNECTED. BE CURIOUS, EXPECTANT, SEARCHING, WAITING, AND OPEN. OUR WHOLE BEING IS THE BASIS FOR UNITY, NOT JUST THE MIND! IT IS IMPORTANT TO ENGAGE OUR ENTIRE ENERGY FIELD DURING THE OPENING PROCESS. BE SURE TO OPEN ALL THAT YOU ARE AND RESULTS WILL FLOW MUCH BETTER.
NOTICE THE SEQUENCE OF THE FORMULA. OPEN AND EXPAND PRECEDES CONNECT AND FOLLOW. YOU MAY WISH TO JUMP TO THE “CONNECT AND FOLLOW” PART, WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE OPEN AND EXPAND, BUT THIS COMPROMISES THE CONNECTION. WHEN COMPROMISED, NOISE DISRUPTS THE QUALITY OF CONNECTION AND MUCH OF THE VALUE IS LOST, ESPECIALLY THE QUALITY OF UNITY, WHICH IS THE VERY POINT OF THE FORMULA.
OUR CONNECTION HAS ITS BASIS IN OUR INTUITION AND FEELINGS, WHICH BECOME MORE FINELY TUNED AS THE FORMULA AND DUAL ATTENTION ARE PRACTICED. BE ENCOURAGED. LETTING GO HAPPENS IN PIECES. WILLINGNESS DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN, IT TAKES PRACTICE, SEEMINGLY BORING PRACTICE AT TIMES. OPENING ALLOWS US TO TAKE IN INFORMATION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE MISSED. MUCH OF WHAT CHANGES WITHIN US IS OF UNCONSCIOUS ORIGIN, REFLECTED IN OUR CONSCIOUS ACTIONS.
EXPAND
BY EXPANDING, YOU ARE GIVING WAY TO LIFE ENERGY, SO THAT LIFE CAN ACT ON YOUR BEHALF TO BRING THOSE PROBABILITIES INTO YOUR LIFE THAT ARE IN YOUR BEST INTEREST. BROADEN YOUR PERSPECTIVE TO ALL YOU CAN ENVISION. BECAUSE TO CLOSE YOUR AWARENESS TO ANY ASPECT OF LIFE (TO PRETEND THAT IT DOESN’T EXIST) LEAVES YOU VULNERABLE TO IT.
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES FOR BEING ABLE TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL POSSIBILITIES: FIRST, NO MATTER WHAT THE EFFECT, WE MUST KNOW THAT LIFE WOULD NOT BRING ABOUT ANYTHING THAT IS NOT IN OUR BEST INTERESTS. AND SECOND WE MUST WANT ANYTHING TO OCCUR THAT IS IN OUR BEST INTERESTS, NO MATTER THE CONSEQUENCES! CAN YOU SAY YES TO BOTH?
HOW DOES A PERSON EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL POSSIBILITIES WHEN THEY DO NOT WANT SOME POSSIBILITIES TO EVENTUATE? AWARENESS OF POSSIBILITIES IS ALL LIFE ASKS, NOT AN EXPERIENCE OF THEM! RUBBING UP AGAINST THEM IS THE MOST ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU MAY WANT, AND THEN AVOID THEM. YOUR AWARENESS OF THEM IS OF GREAT VALUE, WHICH WILL STEER YOU INTO PROBABILITIES THAT ARE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU. KNOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE AND YOU CAN STEER A WISER COURSE THROUGH DANGEROUS WATERS.
WE MUST SEE LIFE AS INTERCONNECTED – A TRUE UNITY – RATHER THAN PARTITIONING OR FRAGMENTING IT INTO SEPARATE CATEGORIES. INCLUDE MEANS TO ACCEPT ALL POSSIBILITIES AS A PART OF THE WHOLE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY AS PREFERABLE! SEE THE MOST BIZARRE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN IMAGINE AS EXTREMES OF TYPICAL ACTIVITIES, AS REPULSIVE AS THEY MAY APPEAR. IN THIS WAY, EXPANDING TO INCLUDE ALL POSSIBILITIES ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR A DEMONIC OR DEVILISH ENTITY ON WHICH TO BLAME SOCIALLY UNACCEPTABLE ACTIVITIES.
SEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE PERMITS A PERSON TO FIND THE BEST SOLUTION TO ANY PROBLEM AND THE BEST PATH FOR THEIR LIFE. TO EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE CREATION, A PERSON’S PERSPECTIVE MUST EXPAND WITHOUT LIMITS.
OUR LIMITED PERSPECTIVE, BY VIRTUE OF BEING HUMAN, HAS LEFT US UNFAMILIAR WITH LIFE’S PRESENCE AND POWER. THAT IS WHY EXPAND IS THE SECOND STEP IN THE FORMULA FOR MEDITATION. THE BASIC IDEA IS TO BECOME CONSCIOUSLY AVAILABLE BY OPENING AND THEN EXPANDING OUR PERSPECTIVE TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF LIFE’S PRESENCE WITHIN US.
PERSPECTIVE DETERMINES BELIEFS, WHICH THEN FLOW TO VALUES AND ATTITUDES. PERSPECTIVE IS FIRST IN THE EVOLUTION OF CONVICTIONS THAT WE DEVELOP AND HOLD. NEW ENERGY FORMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW PERSPECTIVES THAT DEVELOP. HAVING AN IMAGINATION GUIDED BY THE HEART MEANS THE IMAGINATION KNOWS WHAT PICTURES TO CREATE.
CONNECT
WITHOUT EXERCISING OPEN AND EXPAND ENOUGH, CONNECT AND FOLLOW BECOME MEANINGLESS. WHEN YOU CONNECT WITH LIFE, YOU MOVE BEYOND NATURAL LAW OR KARMA. YOU GO BEYOND CAUSE AND EFFECT OR CHANCE, INTO A MEANINGFUL, MANIFESTED LIFE. SYNCHRONICITY COMES CLOSEST IN CONCEPT, WHERE EVERYTHING HAPPENS AT THE SAME TIME ALL THE TIME.
LIFE CAN BE UNDERSTOOD BEST AS CREATIVE ENERGY WITH NO PHYSICAL BOUNDS. CONSEQUENTLY, LIFE IS EVERYWHERE AND IN ALL, PERMEATING EVERYTHING THAT HAS LIMITS IN OUR FOUR-DIMENSIONAL WORLD. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THOSE IMMERSED IN FORM TO THINK IN BOUNDLESS TERMS.
THINK OF LIFE AS ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY PASSING THROUGH ALL THINGS, ENLIVENING THEM AS LIFE PERMEATES EVERY ELEMENT OF LIFE. YOUR CONSCIOUS WILLINGNESS TO CONNECT LETS LIFE DO ENERGY WORK WITHIN YOU. THE MORE LIFE ACTS THROUGH YOU, THE MORE UNIVERSALLY CREATIVE YOU WILL BE.
FOLLOW
CONNECT WITH LIFE AND FOLLOW WHATEVER ENERGY COMES TO YOU. LIFE WILL LEAD YOU, AS THE ISRAELITES WERE LED, WITH “A CLOUD BY DAY AND A PILLAR OF FIRE BY NIGHT.” LOOK TO LIFE FOR INSPIRATION IN ALL THAT YOU ENCOUNTER. LIFE WILL BE THERE FOR YOU.
USE THE FORMULA TO ESTABLISH YOUR STRENGTH. ENERGY FORMS ACCORDING TO THE STRENGTH OF YOUR PERSPECTIVES, AN INVIOLABLE METAPHYSICAL LAW. SINCE EVERYTHING IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, ALL THE TIME, LIFE ADAPTS TO A SCENE THAT EXISTS AT EACH MOMENT. IT IS AN EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE. BUILD THE STRENGTH OF YOUR NEW PERSPECTIVES AND ENERGY WILL FOLLOW.
THERE ARE TWO PRINCIPLES LIFE FOLLOWS IN THE USE OF CREATIVE POWER. THE FIRST IS TO CONSIDER ALL POSSIBILITIES, AND THE SECOND IS TO CREATIVELY DEVELOP WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL CONCERNED: A NEW KIND OF LOVE FOR PLANETARY TRANSFORMATION. SET THE CONDITIONS BY OPENING, EXPANDING, CONNECTING, AND FOLLOWING. HEALING WILL NATURALLY FOLLOW, AS WILL WHOLENESS.
OPEN, EXPAND, CONNECT, AND FOLLOW, IS STILL LIFE’S FORMULA OF CHOICE. OPENING AND EXPANDING ARE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. LIFE WILL DO THE REST, FACILITATING YOUR EVOLUTION TOWARDS LIFE’S HIGHER PURPOSE. THE FORMULA DISPLAYS THE COMPLETE CHOICE YOU HAVE IN COLLABORATING WITH LIFE.
SUMMARY
(PAUSE) IN CLOSING, I HOPE YOU HAVE DISCOVERED BY THIS BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO DUAL ATTENTION AND LIFE’S FORMULA, A REFRESHED VIEW OF MEDITATION AND THE CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES INVOLVING IT. THE MAGICAL FORMULA “OPEN, EXPAND, CONNECT, AND FOLLOW” IS NOW AT YOUR DISPOSAL, FOR USE IN THE MORE UNIVERSAL CONTEXT OF MEDITATION ON THE GO. MEDITATION ON THE GO PROVIDES A 24/7 CONNECTION WITH LIFE, ROUND-THE-CLOCK DIRECTION THROUGH THE DUAL ATTENTION SKILL, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!
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