Friday, July 13,
2007
QueQui QuintanaRoo
Newspaper
Positive Mind
Accessing the Power of the Now
A moment ago,
when you talked
about the eternal
present and the
unreality of past
and future, I found
myself looking at
that tree outside
the window. I had
looked at it a few
times before, but
this time it was
different. The
external perception
had not changed
much, except that
the colors seemed
brighter and more
vibrant. But there
was now an added
dimension to it.
This is hard to
explain. I don’t
know who; but I was
aware of something
invisible that I
felt was the essence
of that tree, its
inner spirit, if you
like. And somehow I
was part of that. I
realize now that I
hadn’t truly seen
the tree before,
just a flat and dead
image of it. When I
look at the tree
now, some of that
awareness is still
present, but I can
feel it slipping
away. You see, the
experience is
already receding
into the past. Can
something like this
ever be more than a
fleeting glimpse?
You were free of
time for a moment.
You moved into the
Now and therefore
perceived the tree
without the screen
of mind. The
awareness of Being
became part of your
perception. With the
timeless dimension
comes a different
kind of knowing, one
that does not “kill”
the spirit that
lives within every
creature and
everything. A
knowing that does
not destroy the
sacredness and
mystery of life but
contains a deep love
and reverence for
all that is. A
knowing of which the
mind knows nothing.
The mind cannot know
the tree. It can
only know facts or
information about
the tree. My mind
cannot know you,
only labels,
judgments, facts,
and opinions about
you. Being alone
knows directly.
There is a place for
mind and mind
knowledge. It is in
the practical realm
of day-to-day
living. However,
when it takes over
all aspects of your
life, including your
relationships with
other human beings
and with nature, it
becomes a monstrous
parasite that,
unchecked, may well
end up killing all
life on the planet
and finally itself
by killing its host.
You have had a
glimpse of how the
timeless can
transform your
perceptions. But an
experience is not
enough, no matter
how beautiful or
profound. What is
needed and what we
are concerned with
is permanent shift
in consciousness.
So break the old
pattern of
present-moment
denial and
present-moment
resistance. Make it
your practice to
withdraw attention
from past and future
whenever they are
not needed. Step out
of the time
dimension as much as
possible in everyday
life. If you find it
hard to enter the
Now directly, start
by observing the
habitual tendency of
your mind to wan to
escape from the Now.
You will observe
that the future is
usually imagined as
either better or
worse than the
present. If the
imagined future is
better, it gives you
hope or pleasurable
anticipation. If it
is worse, it creates
anxiety. Both are
illusory. Through
self-observation,
more presence comes
into your life
automatically. The
moment you realize
you are not present,
you are present.
Whenever you are
able to observe your
mind, you are no
longer trapped in
it. Another factor
has come in,
something that is
not of the mind: the
witnessing presence.
Be present as the
watcher of your mind
– of your thoughts
and emotions as well
as your reactions in
various situations.
Be at least as
interested in your
reactions as in the
situation or person
that causes you to
react. Notice also
how often your
attention is in the
past or future.
Don’t judge or
analyze what you
observe. Watch the
thought, feel the
emotion, observe the
reaction. Don’t make
a personal problem
out of them. You
will then feel
something more
powerful than any of
those things that
you observe: the
still, observing
presence itself
behind the content
of your mind, the
silent watcher.
The beauty of
this process
Diksha=Oneness
Blessing is a
transfer of Divine
energy which helps
us to disidentify
from conflict and
suffering, taking us
to states of inner
peace, joy,
happiness and
Oneness
Diksha energy is
universal & useful
in all spiritual
traditions.
It enhances our
ability to connect
from the Heart with
the Divine & with
all of the people
that we love.
Many report that
after receiving
Diksha = Oneness
Blessing they
experience healing
on all levels, as
well as powerful and
ongoing spiritual
awakening. Most
people are seeking
harmony and joy. We
have discovered that
it is possible for
everybody to live in
that state of inner
freedom, even
permanently.
Oneness Blessing
initiates a process
of awakening the
Divine Presence
within you; taking
you towards Oneness,
and enabling you to
see the reality of
what you are in
every moment. Also
healing your body,
your relationships,
and recognizing the
divinity in the
experience of the
present moment….
Conscious awakening
is the ability to
see reality as it
is, without the
layers of
interference and
interpretation
imposed by the mind.
It is a simple
neurobiological
event, and can
happen
instantaneously.
Conscious awakening
is peeling off the
layers of
interpretation from
any given event. To
the enlightened
person, life becomes
very ordinary. You
walk, and you are
walking. You eat,
and you are eating.
Enlightenment is not
about having
extraordinary
experiences so much
as recognizing that
each ordinary moment
is extraordinary in
itself.
Before, there were a
thousand
interpretations in
the mind for
everything you
experienced. Now,
there is only the
experience.
In this Divine state
you consciously
experience your
divine self and
become one with God.
This can be
experienced as a
great explosion of
love or joy, which
is much more
profound than any
worldly pleasure.
When someone reaches
this state of being,
this connection with
God, the Divine, the
Absolute, they will
surely have achieved
the ultimate that
being on this earth
can offer.
You, your freedom
and your liberation
is what is most
important to me.
Experiences
These are some
experiences from the
Military who have
received Diksha =
Oneness Blessing:
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I felt exactly as you told us we would. you told us that we were going to rest very well and sleep like logs. I was asking God to get rid of the flu that I had and it did disappear! I don’t have the flu anymore. I am now also feeling happier. I also don’t feel stressed as before when doing my job. I want to thank you for coming to our battalion to relieve us of all of our sicknesses and stress. when you touched my head I felt a shiver as if you removed something cold from me. during the session I also experienced, like a dream, that I was floating over the ocean and I felt how the ocean breeze from the water was caressing my face. Thank you so much for coming.
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Before anything I would like to tell you how grateful I am for having you come to visit us. I would like you to know that during the exercise I felt very relaxed. and because of that session if now am feeling much more vitality and energy within myself as you boosted up my morale and spirit. I have nothing more to say other than to wish you the very best wherever you go. Thank you so much.
