Natural healing is all about balance (2 of 2)

Life Force Energy is the subtle foundation of all life, a sort of cosmic soup that supports, nourishes and sustains the cycle of birth, life and death of all forms of life. Physical matter is made up of differing frequencies of energy. Solid objects are made up of energy vibrating at a very low or slow frequency. Less solid objects like water, air and subtle life force energy are vibrating incredibly fast. Buddhism, Chinese Medicine, Vedic Science and other similar eastern philosophies understand the concept of energy much better than we do

One aspect of the Eastern understanding of God is as Universal Life Force Energy, the source of all life. The life force in plants, trees, animals, humans, planets, stars and universes comes from this one source. Make contact with it and maintain or recreate good physical, mental and spiritual health. When we are in touch with this energy through prayer, meditation, taking a walk in the countryside or receiving healing we feel less separate and increasingly whole within ourselves and within the whole of creation.

We experience a sense of unity, we become more aware of our place or role in the great scheme of things and at the same time we feel supported, safe, open and confident in our ability to be all that we are. We can say that these spiritual or personal experiences are the essence of healing

The real meaning of natural healing is to restore a person to wholeness and having a healthy body is only a small part of this. A good natural healing treatment has the effect of restoring openness to our energy system so we can receive a well balanced flow of Universal Life Force Energy that is often cut off or restricted by illness. Being cut off from this life force is often the cause of much illness

Happiness or fulfillment is just a state of mind it comes from within so it is impossible to find the lasting peace of mind we long for in the external world. In this way illness can be a real blessing in disguise because it can help to start us on that inner journey towards wholeness and ultimate healing. -The Times of India

Excerpts from The path to good health and inner peace.

Driving as a spiritual exercise (1)

Good morning friends.  One of my favorite things to do is to drive.  I love to drive especially when it is a long drive.  I have read a an article that focused my mind as I love driving.  It’s a good one.  Those who love to drive, did you know that they consider driving as a spiritual exercise.  It’s nice to know about it.  Let me share this with you.

I am a driver with 35 years’ experience, who is yet unable to say: “I am perfect.”

Everyday I learn something new, or a memory prevents me from embarrassing myself. Preventing ego from disturbing my driving is a very beautiful spiritual exercise, because in Bangalore’s traffic, your patience is tested to the maximum.

Being in the right can still get you into an argument or a fight, and I can make things worse if I let my ego erupt, and even though I have helped other drivers to drive better, I still have to keep learning and smiling. I will quote something here: “Today you are disciples, tomorrow you will be teachers, to be good teachers you must remain good disciples.” So I continuously reassess myself by recollecting where I goofed up during the day.

Driving is also a form of meditation. My mind becomes a blank except for the information being relayed to it by my eyes, and which it instantly translates into action for my feet and hands to use. All done in nanoseconds. To enhance this meditation, I have to merge with the car and become one with it. I have this habit of becoming what I see. I become one with a kite soaring in the sky, to see the wonderful vista below through its eyes. It’s the same looking at a tree, unless I become the tree I will never be able to experience the insect life teeming under the bark or running along the branches. The lizard, the squirrel, or the bird relaxing under the shade of the leaves. This is equivalent to being one with the Universe, one energy. This is one of the highest forms of meditation.  – Stephen Isaac

Vision Quest – 5

The Ability to Hear

 

“I think an essential step [in this progression is developing sensitivity to the subtle promptings of one’s soul,” says Dubitsky.  “Sometimes, the promptings can be felt viscerally in the form of illnesses of one kind or another.  Everything from tension headaches to backaches to stomachaches, to stress and colds or accidents can be signals that something is saying stop!  Getting sick allows for rest—and rest allows for reflection.”

 

The quest, says Andrews, is really no more that a search to re-establish our own connection with spirit—a return to the spiritual presence out of which we are born and to which we eventually return.  This connection, he adds, is one that may feel extremely distant within the context of daily life and the intricacies of responsibilities and relationships.  Approaching this search by setting an intention, suggest Rann and Arrott, can aid in the process.

 

“Intention is the first harbinger of our acceptance of a change in our lives or the expression of a new dream,”  explain Rann and Arrott.  “It is the wisp of the idea that we say ‘yes’ to.  The wisdom and power of the universe is always prepared to fully support and provide everything necessary for the unfoldment of the dream, and intention is the key that calls forth this universal wisdom and power.   Next, we make the decision to accept this dream or goal in our lives, and this decision sets the action.  Our commitment to the dream while it is unfolding—whether we see it happening or not—releases the full wisdom and power of spirit into action to bring this manifestation into existence for the greatest and highest good for all concerned.  And, so often, this manifestation will turn out to be so much better than we ever could have thought.”

 

In the beginning of any spiritual search, I think it’s important to have a support group or a guide or teacher.  Embracing spiritual truth in a way is like traveling to a new country.  Old coping mechanism will no longer work, so being with people who’ve traveled the same road is very helpful, as is reading books or listening to CDs that are both inspirational and instructional.

 

Ref: fityoga

Vision Quest – 3

Direct Mail from the Universe

 

We’ve all been confronted with circumstances or events that seem almost choreographed.  Too often, say the experts, we dismiss these events as mere coincidence, instead of recognizing them as the universe’s way of asking us to pay attention.  Sometimes, the nudge is gentle; sometimes it’s much harsher, arriving in the form of illness that strikes us or someone close to us, stopping us in our tracks and forcing us to reassess our lives and goals.

 

“How do we cultivate this type of occurrence?  First,” “we have to put aside the conditioning of our schools, teachers and society that don’t allow for—or acknowledge—that these experiences happen.  If you begin by valuing these experiences, it will open you up to become even more aware of them as they occurs.”

 

Andrews also suggests it may be possible to accelerate the development of a deeper awareness by removing yourself from the familiar.  While the mountainside hut may call to our romantic selves, the journey may be as simple as a hike in a forest.  “In the natural world, there are a presence and a feeling of power and spirits,” he says.  “A change in surroundings helps us go away from our prior selves, and opens us to looking at the world in a new and fresh way.  If you can’t embark on a journey to another place, go out in nature somewhere.  The natural world has a powerful presence and energy.”

 

In some cases, a message may appear to be an auspicious event, an omen tailored to us and only us.  The concept of surrendering to such events, or viewing them as messages, may seem frightening, too far beyond the realm of the familiar.

 

To become more aware and accepting of the messages sent to us by the universe, say Michael C. Rann and Elizabeth Rann Arrott, authors of Shortcut to a Miracle:  How to Change your Consciousness and Transform Your  Life, we first need to accept that there is a higher wisdom that is communicating with us at all times.  It’s up to us to listen.  We need to expect that it will communicate with us.  We need to listen for it.  Its voice is usually soft and gentle, but the more we listen and the more we pay attention to it,   the more clearly, the more often, and more directly it communicates.  It’s important to give thanks when we receive a  communication, and [to] give thanks for every miracle we experience.

ref: fityoga