Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. – The Dalai Lama I’ve been visiting my grandfather at the senior citizens home for some time now. He moved in here when he broke his hip and couldn’t look after himself at home anymore. I go about once a week, and at first I did it as the dutiful grandson, thinking of it as an obligation, but gradually, over the years, I’ve come to enjoy these visits. […]
Before I discuss what faith is, it might be easier to begin by briefly discussing what it is not. Faith does not involve religious dogma, although some refer to their religion as “their faith.” Nor is it a blind acceptance of a set of rules and beliefs. Faith is something far beyond beliefs. Faith is a vibration of energy, and is probably the most powerful and yet most misunderstood energy that we have available to us as human beings. Faith comes from contemplation, experience and a willingness—no, more than a willingness—a personal quest to probe and understand the deeper workings of life and our relationship with it. Faith and personal growth go hand in hand, and if you are honest, sincere and diligent in following the path of personal discovery, you will encounter the power and possibility of faith. […]
Continued from The Path of the Ten Virtues – Part II As we continue on the path of the ten virtues, I feel inclined to once again remind the reader that these are not spiritual or moral codes, but rather paths of energy that one explores by living and practicing them. They are of no value whatsoever as mere intellectual concepts. Their value can only be experienced by the individual who has the courage, curiosity and tenacity to live and practice them for a period of time—I suggest one month. If they have no value to you after practicing them for a month, then drop them and adopt practices that do have value for you. However, if you do find that they have immense value, as I have found they do, then incorporate them into your daily life as practices worthy of your time. […]
Continued from – The Path of the Ten Virtues – Part I Last month I wrote about the path of the ten virtues being a path of energy. This is important to realize. If we think of these virtues as spiritual obligations, or as something one does to become a good person, then there is a resistance to them. Perhaps resistance is not the right word, but there is a reluctance or heaviness about doing them because it is just another set of obligations we are expected to meet in our already busy and overburdened life. Yet when we think of them as paths of energy, they become much more interesting. They cease being obligations and instead become a means by which we are nourished and uplifted. This is the point I’m trying to convey. You are the benefactor of traveling these paths of energy. […]
We are made up of two minds, not just one: the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. In my book Quantum Warrior: The Future of the Mind, I have given each of these two minds two mythic titles to best describe how they function within us. The conscious mind carries the titles 'Weaver of the Patterns' and 'Guardian of the Gates of the Subconscious.' The subconscious mind carries the titles 'Holder of the Patterns' and 'Engine of Success.' These are not psychological terms that you will find in any textbook, but rather titles that accurately describe the functions and abilities that each possesses. In this post, we focus on the first and perhaps most important title to understand: the conscious mind as the Weaver of the Patterns. How the Pattern Weaver Mind Works The patterns that the mind weaves are patterns of thought, which we now know are patterns of energy. So when you are thinking thoughts, what you are really doing is weaving energy. Just as a weaver must weave countless threads on the loom before a coherent pattern is established, so too the mind must think (i.e., weave) numerous thoughts before it will form a pattern. Thinking something once or twice or even ten or twenty times will not make a pattern of energy. But think something hundreds of times over a period of weeks and months, and a very clear pattern begins to form. This is I teach students of the Mind Power program to train daily to "weave" the patterns of thoughts that they wish to communicate to their subconscious. Our Conscious and Subconscious Minds Work Together to Create Our Reality While the conscious mind is 'The Weaver of the Patterns', the subconscious is the 'Holder of the Patterns.' Whatever pattern of thoughts our conscious mind regularly repeats, whether it is positive or negative, will eventually make a permanent imprint on our subconscious if we repeat it daily. One of the main ways we reach the subconscious is through clear images and instructions that are repeated many times so that the patterns can be accurately transmitted to our subconscious. Repetition is the key, and eventually, through repetition, the subconscious will integrate and accept these patterns. When this happens, they become a permanent part of who we are. This is why we call the subconscious ‘The Holder of the Patterns.’ If you're only going to take away one thing from this article, remember this: the key to reaching the subconscious is repetition, and this gives us incredible power to create in our lives. YOUR PATTERN WEAVER MIND IS YOUR GREATEST TOOL. LEARN HOW TO USE IT. You now know that your busy mind is not a flaw. It is a pattern weaver, constantly weaving thoughts into the energy that shapes your reality. The question is: are you weaving the patterns you actually want? The Mind Power program will teach you how to direct your conscious mind with intention, imprint the right patterns [...]
It is a breakthrough in our understanding of ourselves and our place in the world to discover that our body has access to information beyond what the mind can understand. The body feels the world energetically. The body feels, and the mind thinks; these are two different ways of obtaining information. When we rely only on the mind and our logic, we close ourselves off to a huge source of information. We become partial selves and cannot fully feel what we should be doing in life. You could call this too much thinking and not enough feeling. We can only find our true destiny by trusting and following our instincts and feelings. It is this faculty that will reveal these insights to us, not our mind. This is backed by scientific experiments. One experiment was by neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, who devised a test that measured our ability to process information. He found that the body can feel and process information many times faster than the mind. In other words, our gut feelings and hunches should be listened to. The body influences rational thought without our even being aware of the process. Is this good news? You bet it is. We, as human beings, are multi-dimensional beings with a conscious mind, a subconscious, a soul, and a BODY. And this body is capable of guiding us in all areas of our lives if we tune into it. Trust and act upon what your deep feelings are telling you, and you will be led in extraordinary directions. One of the mystic titles of the body (from Quantum Warrior – The Future of the Mind) is Navigator to Our Destiny. Only our body can reveal our destiny to us. Our mind can try to “figure out” what our destiny is, but this is not how we find it. We discover our destiny by trusting our feelings and letting them guide us to do what “feels right.” We should always ask ourselves, “Does it feel right?” in every major decision in our lives. And if it doesn’t, question ourselves as to why we are making this decision. Body wisdom is the wisdom of knowing without using our mind. It is intuitive, connecting us to our deeper selves, and far more reliable than logic. Trust how you feel.