Achieving Your Health, Wealth & Happiness By Daily Sitting In Thoughtless Awareness. Finding What Makes You Happy. Dear Friend, According to Positive Psychology, the following 3 things are true about your ability for happiness: Being born happy ie your genetic inheritance makes up about 40% of your capacity for happiness; a bigger part is played by your lifestyle and environmental factors that you do have control over. The three main things that determine happiness are : " life satisfaction, feeling engaged in everyday activities, and feeling you have a purpose in life" The proven ways of increasing your happiness include, "Volunteering, exercise, getting out in nature, and having a spiritual practice" Source: insider.com/is-happiness-genetic Volunteering, exercise and getting out in nature are all well and good, but they require you to do, and you may not always feel like do-ing. Having the right spiritual practice, on the other hand , just involves be-ing and because this is pervasive, it can become the canvas on which you paint the other areas of your life, and so gives the greatest potential for happiness as touched on below. Also below: the benefits of dark chocolate and opening your crown chakra with music.   Best wishes P.   Click Here For Monday 7:30pm Meditation (Zoom)

Treating Yourself To (With) Chocolate. Now who wouldn't want to self-medicate with something that's just  begging to be eaten. Within reason, of course, nibbling on some dark chocolate has a range of different health benefits. This includes boosting your body's 'happy hormones' (endorphins, serotonin) that's responsible for lifting your  mood and increasing the feeling of pleasure, plus... Crowning Joy - Opening The Top Of Your Head With Music. There's a branch of knowledge in Indian classical music that relates certain musical compositions ('Ragas') to certain beneficial effects on the mind and body. Raga 'Darbari', for example, is relaxing and uplifting at the same time, and is associated with crown chakra at top of your head. Listen here (headphones recommended ). Finding What Makes You Happy. Life is meant for Joy & Happiness ( see quote of the week below) through simply be-ing. But as our collective attention has been dominated by matter, materialism and do-ing, the connection to an innate happiness has been lost. And this is why, according to Positive Psychology , having a spiritual practice helps - it turns your gaze inwards. The effect is like this ... Popular Posts Others Are Also Reading. Quote of the Week   " The flowers come out for a short time and fade out, but as long as they live they are very happy. They don’t think of their past or of their future, but they enjoy the present. And in the present they enjoy what? Is that they are fragrant and giving fragrance to others; they are beautiful and they are soothing others. The whole nature is like that. If you look at the birds, or anything that we call as natural, is all sort of in a meditative mood. All these hills and big, big mountains, they look as if they are a witness to whatever has been happening." May 7th 1995, Sahasrara Puja, Cabella Ligure, Italy.  " When I'm meditating, the palms of my hands usually feel cool, but in the past few days, I've been feeling a tingling on my left little finger. What does that mean? " In Reply: The sensations you feel on your hand/finger when you meditate give an indication of the state of the chakra that the finger corresponds to. The left little finger corresponds to your left heart chakra .  The tingling you're feeling comes from a 'catch' on the left heart that your kundalini is trying to clear, and so it may disappear after a few days by itself. If it persists then it may be life-style related. The commonest cause of a catch of the left heart chakra is from an over-focus on physical exercise, even from the practice of hatha yoga. Just easing up a little on the physical side, should bring you back into healthy balance and clear the catch. Feeling catches is also the early warning system for any underlying health issues, so it's useful to pay attention to any persistent ones and learn how to clear them yourself.  You can view a picture of what different catches on different fingers mean, and how to clear them, here : 'My Body , My Temple' .

 

Achieving Your Health, Wealth & Happiness By Daily Sitting In Thoughtless Awareness. 7 Reasons Why You Should Laugh More. Dear Friend, Happy forgetfulness. When you're laughing about something, it's impossible to be worried or stressed or angry or sad at that moment. Humour , especially belly-laugh humour , momentarily pushes all other concerns into the background of your awareness.  Laughter can be contagious and bond people together. But the immediate beneficial effect you get from laughing , is a physiological one as a result of the change to breathing pattern and muscle contractions  induced by letting the funny ripple through you. Below are 7 things that happen to you when you laugh, that contribute to your health and wellbeing. Laughter really is the best medicine. Also below, watch Sanjeev , who hosts the Zoom meditation session on Mondays 7:30pm, being interviewed about how he combines his meditation with a busy professional life. Also below, how a visual aid can make a difference to your meditation. Best wishes P.   Click Here For Monday 7:30pm Meditation (Zoom)

"What I've Gained From The Meditation" - Interview With Sanjeev. When he's not gently guiding you through a sahaja yoga meditation session over Zoom on a Monday evening (see Zoom button above), Sanjeev has a busy job as an IT Executive in local government in central London. In this short engaging interview , he shares how meditation has helped him in both his professional and personal life and could help you too.   Visual Aid To Your Meditation : The Power Of The Photo. If you're noticing how your creativity and focus improves with regular meditation, that's because meditation is recognised as a form of 'attention-training'. In the Tibetan / Indian spiritual traditions, a 'mandala' / 'yantra' is used to help with this. But the ritualised meditation involved in the use of mandalas and yantras can be too difficult. The 'living' photo achieves the same effect but without the effort, plus it emits vibes. Use like this... 7 Reasons Why You Should Laugh More. Whether it's funny movies, stand-up comedians or TV situational comedy, everybody has something that can tickle them with laughter . There are good health and wellbeing reasons why you should be seeking out more of it. When you're having a belly laugh , you're in the moment, you're not worried, your lungs expand. Here's what else happens...    Popular Posts Others Are Also Reading. Quote of the Week   " [Self-realisation] It’s an integration of a person, completely because these, all the centers [chakras] represent our different beings[different sides of the personality]. When the Kundalini passes through them, She pierces through them just like a thread through many pearls and integrates [them]. But when She enters through this path [central channel/ parasympathetic], then she enters into this awareness, this dynamic awareness [vibratory awareness] of which we become an instrument, which starts flowing, you can feel it [vibes/ cool breeze on top of head and on palms of hands]" 29th September 1980, Public Program, Zurich(Switzerland).  " How can I encourage my partner to try this meditation. They're getting stressed out and I know it would help them " In Reply: Good question. When you're living in the same space as another person, meditating together is a great way to enhance the experience for both of you and get faster results. If you're meditating everyday and can feel the vibes on your hands, you could try gently raising your partners kundalini. You can do this by simply drawing your hand slowly  up their back from bottom of spine to top of head a few times and then holding your palm over the top of their head to feel for a coolness coming out . Ask them to keep their eyes closed and remain sitting for a few minutes while paying attention to the top of their head. When the kundalini comes up the first feeling it produces is a feeling of peace.  Once the peace is experienced, this itself for most people, becomes the encouragement to regular sitting in meditation.  Ps. This suggestion may also be relevant to the person who asked : "Why is my son causing the family so much stress and anxiety?"

 

Achieving Your Health, Wealth & Happiness By Daily Sitting In Thoughtless Awareness. How To Empower Your Self. Dear Friend, " To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom" said Socrates more than 2000 years ago. That advice is even more relevant today, in these challenging times, when many of us may be experiencing a mild form of identity crises, as a result of lockdown and everything that it has brought with it. To know thyself is the first step to empowering yourself. Empowering yourself doesn't mean organising a march; it just means having better control of your mental health by investing in your 'still' and 'unchanging centre' when things around you are changing and uncontrollable. Below is a meditation on self. Also below, a pressure point head massage to calm and balance you, plus, the superhumans who live next door to you  - possibly. Best wishes P.   Click Here For Monday 7:30pm Meditation (Zoom)

5 Points You Can Press On Your Head To Achieve Calm. 'Marma' points are like electrical junction boxes in the body that help regulate the flow of vital energy . They are similar to the acupuncture points of traditional chinese medicine, except that rather than needles, finger pressure is used to stimulate them. Here are 5 on your head that calm the mind, balance hormones and improve your sleep and it just takes a few minutes to experience the benefits...   The Age Of Aquarius  - Dawn Of 'Superhumans'. Your next door neighbour could be a superhuman. With so many global forces of change acting around us, it may be leading to a change from within. Similar environmental pressures led earlier human species to disappear and be replaced by the human beings of today. Evolutionary history could be repeating itself. To quote the American auther William Gibson: " The future is already here - it's just not evenly distributed". Your neighbour can do this How To Empower Your Self - Left Heart Chakra. If your personal identity is bound up too closely with the job you do and/or the relationships you have with other people, then you may be surrendering a lot of your self-worth to forces outside yourself, which is the route to all sorts of insecurities. Whatever labels could be applied to you, you're none of those things . You're deeper, wider and subtler. Here's a guided meditation to help empower your true self...    Popular Posts Others Are Also Reading. Quote of the Week   "Now the Truth is that the Spirit is within you and you are the Spirit. You are the beauty, the bliss and the joy of that Spirit. That’s what you are. Because your attention is not there that’s why you cannot feel your Spirit. But your Spirit exists, it is within you, in your heart, waiting for a moment to come into your conscious mind, to be felt by you in your central nervous system. It’s all there, built within you. ." 10thg November 1980, Public Program, Caxton Hall, London(UK). " Is it better to meditate in the morning or the evening? I've noticed my head is clearer in the morning but  in the evening I have more time " In Reply: Meditating in the morning is energising and helps you start the day feeling positive; meditating in the evening, especially after a footsoak , is a good way to rid yourself of the tensions of the day, so you can get a good nights sleep, which is important for mental and physical health.  So both a morning and evening meditation are useful in different ways and both contribute to your overall wellbeing.

How To Use Your Force Of Desire.

 

Achieving Your Health, Wealth & Happiness By Daily Sitting In Thoughtless Awareness. How To Use The 'Force' Of Your Pure Desire. Dear Friend, Life may sometimes seem like  a game of roulette in which things that affect and matter to you, depend on chance and are beyond your direct control. But if you're meditating daily then you have the equivalent of a loaded pair of dice in your favour . The force of wanting a particular outcome can be a powerful thing. The only thing you need to know is how to channel it. It's through your hands and it's called a 'bandhan'. Use the guided meditation below to get you started. Also below, why your happiness depends on finding your purpose and reasons for visiting India.  Best wishes P.   Click Here For Monday 7:30pm Meditation (Zoom)

Looking For Your Purpose & Meaning. Only connect. Every person is unique but our human 'dharma' is the same. Dharma means the 'design purpose' of something. So the 'dharma' of a chair is to be sat on and the dharma of a seed is to sprout. If the design is not understood, then neither can the purpose. In purpose lies your fulfilment,  so a first step to fulfilment and happiness is to understand your design here... Why You Need To Visit The 'Land Of Yoga' On Your Next Holiday. The colours, the smells, the noise  but underneath it all , the meditative stillness. There's a millennials-old reason India is referred to as 'Yoga Bhoomi' ('Land of Yoga') and it's in the air and everywhere. The country deepens you if you've never been and revives you if you have. Book your ticket now and here are the 10 best places to visit when you go. 'Bandhan' : How To Use The 'Force' Of Pure Desire.  The purest desire you have within you is the force of your kundalini . Her purpose is to unite you with the all-pervading ('parama-chaitanya') so that the work of exquisite art that you are, is completed. So powerful is this connection that by merely rotating your right hand over your left palm, with your meditative attention on a problem , concern or wish, you can influence the outcome like this...  Popular Posts Others Are Also Reading. Quote of the Week   "So many angels and so many divine vibrations are working it out. So I have to first tell you that you must have faith in yourself, very important, and you must meditate. Once you start meditating, you’ll become masters of Sahaja Yoga. For this, color is no bar, religion no bar, race no bar, nothing. As long as you are a human being and you have got your realization, you can really go very far. So many miracles have happened to Sahaja Yogis, so many miracles. And I was surprised, even when they write to Me, they say Mother, nobody will believe, but this is what has happened. So, I would request you to have faith in yourself and do meditation. Very important. Then the growth within, you’ll be amazed.." 27th September 2000, Public Program, Holland Park School, London(UK). " What's the difference between sahaja yoga meditation and mindfulness or other forms of meditation? " In Reply: Sahaja Yoga meditation is mindfulness made easy so everybody can be in it without any effort. It is easier because you don't really have to try and do anything. As soon as your kundalini rises and you get the sensation of a cool breeze on top of your head, you automatically become mentally silent,  remain in the present and feel very nice as well. You could say that the kundalini is Mother Nature's way of making being in a state of meditation (mental rest/silence), a living process, which is as simple as breathing.