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Topic: Understanding
Seeing the Pandemic as Part of the Natural Flow of Life
The pandemic and quarantine.. almost all of us want to do something and fix the situation. What can be more natural than this? Let's do what we can in the natural flow of life.. what needs to be done will differ according to the location of the person. For some it...
What type of Pranayam should I do to lose my weight and mental illness; I have schizophrenia and I can’t do postures because I have rods in my both hands and I can’t sit down due to joint replacement in one leg?
I am practicing a teaching where posture is not of primary importance. We focus on the pure life force energy (prana in its purest form) in our spiritual hearts and stay as awareness. This energy which is us at the deepest level is intelligent. It knows how to heal us...
Should I continue with my meditation when a trauma and a blockage comes up to the surface during my meditation? Should I just observe it an go on with my meditation? Or should I take that opportunity and use my power to heal it?
Go on with your meditation. Genuine meditation will result in the arising of the state of awareness. Remaining in awareness, in full acceptance with whatever comes up, letting it arise and then return to silence while maintaining focus on the object of the meditation...
At what point can I start to visualise things while meditating?
Wherever you put your attention to, there your energy flows. Visualization happens in the mind. When you direct your attention to the part of the mind that visualization happens, and when you connect with your intention within, you can visualize the forms that you...
Can following a thought during meditation be helpful?
It can be useful, if you consciously select or follow the thought. In breath counting meditation for example, we count after each breath, and this is used as a support for active minds to remember they are meditating and track their meditation. Here the count is a...
Is there any scientific evidence that very short (e.g., 1 minute) meditation sessions have positive outcomes (e.g., improved focus)?
The mechanism is like this: Wherever you place your attention to, your energy flows. So, if you sit and genuinely meditate for 1 minutes, for 1 minute you will direct your energy towards your awakening. But, if the rest of the day you revert to letting your focus go...
Can meditation and mindfulness be the secret weapon against coronavirus anxiety?
Yes, we can evolve to the point that we don’t have a fear for our own health from the virus. This has been my experience from the beginning of March, when I began to understand and thought that it would inevitably come to my country and would be everywhere sooner or...
How do I decode the sign of the universe? There are lot of things which I am unable to comprehend while meditating and while connecting with nature.
To give an analogy: Consider the fact that the number PI has not been calculated yet by the most powerful supercomputers in the world. As of 2019, Google says 31.4 trillion digits of PI have been calculated. (3.14 contains two digits) If you ask me, these...
Is proper breathing during meditation long and deep or short and shallow breathing?
The breath will have developed its own tempo already because it is associated with the activity of the mind. Simply being aware of the breath is enough for the mind to start to return to peace. As peace begins to be created, you will be able to recognize your deepest...
Why should I do yoga and Patanjali’s view?
The word yoga means union. You are life, and when ‘yoga’, you know this, you are in the experience of this. Yoga is living as your true self. You don’t have to follow anybody’s view including Patanjali’s. You are free to create your life as you desire. You are free to...
I feel super stressed and I’ve once had an amazing Kundalini Kriya spontaneous movements but couldn’t get it to happen again. What can I do?
Practice meditation and staying meditative throughout the day as best as you can. As the mind comes to relative peace, the energy will start to come into your awareness again. Do not try to increase or decrease the energies during meditation. Treat them just as you...
Do you find more benefits from a group meditation or from an individual meditation?
Until a person learns to meditate, guidance by enlightened people, or experienced meditators will be beneficial, because with this guidance the person will be gaining experiences that help them realize what meditation is. Once they understand, they can start...
Can Reiki be used as a relaxation technique?
I am not coming from the Japanese lineage of learning Reiki. I arrived at the experience of the energy of Reiki from a different path. I will share my understanding so that you can understand more the mechanics of how Reiki helps you when you are studying Reiki. Feel...
Why is it necessary to set your goals realistically?
Setting goals realistically, is not a requirement for one to exist. One will always exist as their true self. Setting goals realistically, will keep your investment of your energies within what you think is real. Once you achieve such a goal, you may temporarily feel...
Is it effective if I only do meditation for 15 minutes?
Yes, the more you practice genuine meditation, the more you will progress. You can think of it like.. You are the light, and as you meditate, you are touching more and more of creation, increasing your awareness of it, and also you are becoming more and more aware of...
Are you aware of how much time is passing while meditating?
Earlier, I used to have more thoughts about time, and sometimes looking at the cell phone clock somewhere during meditation, or near the end, ‘is the time up yet’? Lately, I don’t care much about the time, since I am working to stay meditative all the time. There are...
How do you express your faith in God? My mind is so preoccupied with chanting his name that it takes a toll on my productivity. How do you escape that fear and reaffirm your faith without the need to chant all the time?
You can learn meditation. Practicing sitting meditation teaches us how to remain in a state where we are aware of the awareness that all life appears in, and we are aware of the creative energy that is one with this awareness, and we are in tune with the intelligence...
How does self-awareness affect a person’s career planning?
Awareness of what you truly value in life brings also a clarity about how you would desire to live your life. Living in awareness teaches us more and more about our self. We gain first hand knowledge by living in awareness. Our understanding of life evolves as a...
What is your favorite stealth meditation that you practice during an ordinary busy day?
I practice one of these 3 during the day, depending on my heart’s inclination: (explained in detail in these articles: 1, 2) Breath Awareness Meditation Spiritual Heart Meditation Awareness focusing on Awareness Meditation Mainly, I strive to focus on the spiritual...
I have severely debilitating issues like OCD, depression, body distortion, agoraphobia, and anxiety. I suffer greatly because I can’t cope. What should I do?
You can educate yourself on the mechanics of how a human being works and practice the concepts you have learned to develop your mind’s understanding, growing beyond these patterns. This site contains extensive, highly accurate information about human nature that can...
Why do we face difficulties at work when I advance in meditation?
The difficulties sheep face when being herded by a shepherd are being shouted at and scared, being beaten with a stick in some cases.. but as long as they move along the way the shepherd desires, it will be OK for them, until the day they are sent to the butcher....
How do you meditate? Is there a guideline to follow, and what experience am I supposed to have?
We can follow a guideline until we evolve to an understanding where meditativeness becomes our natural state. Here is an article with such a guideline. Some meditation practices are designed to gradually evolve your understanding and state of existence so you are more...
How do you overcome developer/programmer burnout?
You can!. Love the burnout. There is no need to fight it. Imagine you are putting a thread through the eye of a needle. Would getting angry and hurrying up help you to put it through? Or would simply a relaxed alertness, and a patient pace more useful? It is the same...
How long is it normal to be looking for a sales job?
Ready for a deep dive? This answer themed with your question touches the deepest truths, is aimed to provide an opportunity to explore these to create experiences of freedom, happiness and wisdom for you: Normal changes according to the society you are living in. And...
What do you do when you aren’t worth anything?
🙂 Well I will break your question because you are worth more than nothing for me, so I would like to write an answer. 😉 In fact you are worth more than the universe itself, because the universe is happening within you, literally. Your mind might believe you are not...
What is the “ABCDE” method of organizing one’s day?
Take a careful look. You don’t live day by day aren’t you? You live moment to moment. In fact there is only this moment. There is nothing else. You are always living in this moment. Whether you are remembering a memory, or whether you are imagining the future, or...
If you are really willing to work, is it inevitable you will find work?
This is also about how you define work. Suppose that I define work like this: “I will work on Elon Musk’s company or nowhere.” I may be really willing, but I may not find a job opportunity in that company for a long time, maybe never. This is like.. you may really...
Is Reiki pagan?
I haven’t received formal Reiki training. I will answer this question based on my understanding as a yogi. Life is one single entity, intelligent and aware. Therefore, nothing is not DIVINE. Everything is from God, everything is within God, everything is God. It is...
Is basic meditation all it’s cracked up to be? Seriously, what’s the evidence?
You can explore three ways for the answer. One is, you can simply observe contemporary enlightened people keenly, and discern/see the difference with your own inner and outer senses. 4 examples I can immediately count are: Lincoln Gergar, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Osho,...
I am 20 and I have been smoking for three years. What are the risks I have gained till now, and will I overcome them if I quit now?
Here is how you can totally overcome it in my understanding: What you must actually give up is the idea that you can’t create perfect health. Don’t let ideas about having smoked diminish your life force energy. Ultimately, there are no risks, because there is no...
How do I know for absolute certainty that Siddharta Gautama is not in hell for not accepting Jesus Christ?
You don’t know with absolute certainty that hell exists, either. So why jump ahead to Siddharta Gautama? First admit what you already don’t know. Keep admitting (as an attitude with life) what you don’t know until only absolute certainty remains. I feel this is also...
Is it easy to get burned out in a sales job that is strictly performance-based?
When you remain long enough in a situation where your heart is not in whatever you are engaging with, you get burned out. If your work environment is based on giving up the Love for the money, and you remain subscribed to this approach, you are definitely walking on...
How many days do you think is acceptable to miss from work per year (excused or unexcused)?
I think whatever I say, as long as you don’t look at your situation and take responsibility of everything in your experience, you won’t experience the freedom you seek. Just realize the impossibility of answering this question logically. To give you an exhaustive...
What does it mean to be aware of your awareness in meditation and how can you apply it in your daily meditation practice?
There is an article that excellently matches the answer to your question so I am posting the link here: Types of Higher Self Meditation Practices Note the 3. meditation in the article. For the Breath Awareness Meditation in the article, study this article for...
I just heard about the unexpected departure of some employees from my new company after my boss felt he had invested in them. My boss is unhappy with them. If you were my boss how would you have felt and handled such?
You can invest in people but they will still do what they truly want to do. To avoid disappointment simply don’t have unrealistic expectations. Investing in people does not guarantee that they will make choices based on your preferences. In fact this is a rather...
Why do employers keep on focusing on my last job and experience when I have gone out from a stagnant, depressing, toxic job and had been working very hard during the past year striving to gain ground and change in it?
This means those you have met with are focusing on the past for their decisions. (read on for supportive elaboration) Are you going to focus on these employers’ decisions or are you going to keep focusing on the new direction you have set for your life? Accept them as...
Why do some corporations want part time employees to have open availability but then they only give them 15-20 hours a week when scheduling?
I am foreign to this way of working, so I can provide an outside observer perspective, with the intention to be supportive for this A2A. Open availability means, you give priority to the company for the time period you reserved for working except for emergencies. You...
What is an eye opening experience?
It is an experience which you live with awareness. It is an experience which you see the moment as it is, consciously staying in the moment, seeing. In fact, when you can be as such, you are one with the moment. This is not a doing. This is being. You can also do...
Why does “achievement” in meditation is to not have thoughts? Aren’t thoughts just another discrimination like any other perception within the field of awareness?
I think the idea is to have them when only you choose to have them, not as an automatic process and otherwise have a completely peaceful mind. You can check this one out for more information: Mind Mastery: Why Do We Have Thoughts? Follow-up Question: Is it not...
Can meditation be done in the wrong way? After and during meditation I feel empty, like a glass waiting to be poured with emotions. The way I do it is focusing on my thoughts. Is there anything wrong or is this normal?
If you choose your thoughts to be the object of meditation, then, as a result of your meditation you will have empowered them more. You will have created yourself more as a being who focuses on your thoughts. Then, during meditation or when you revert to a state of...
What do you think are the reasons why one should work efficiently and effectively?
If you would like to see a rather deep and profound answer, read on. There is ultimately no reason for anything. This entire existence is a container for infinite possibilities. You can find yourself thousands of reasons for whatever you choose to do. But even without...
How do you manage your stress when sales are down ?
I live a lifestyle where I strive to live such a way that stress is not created in the first place. When we haven’t yet gained conscious mastery of how we create reality, our circumstances can seem to be responsible for our stress. However, living with awareness...
Can meditation be centered only on being aware of thoughts, and not necessarily on paying attention to the breath, which seems to only to be in place to facilitate more awareness of thoughts; the ultimate goal?
Where you place your attention your energy will flow. When we place our attention on the breath, which is a special focal point that is connected to the deepest parts of ourselves, we are creating an experience of becoming aware of more of ourselves as the awareness...
How do I make an eight hour workday go by faster?
Make it a 24 hour workday. Work on listening to your heart and living with its higher intelligence. Here is a very thorough answer. Firstly, time is only a concept created by humans. Humans have created a device which divides the motion of the Earth around the Sun...
What is the cause and solution for motivation loss?
If you are ready for a deep answer that can change the way you look at reality, read on. Stay with the answer, and your question will have been most completely answered in the end. Are you experiencing a loss of motivation? See.. what you are experiencing right now is...
How do you cope with stress and pressure?
Are you ready for a deep dive? I have dived deep for many years, so my answer about my approach will also reflect my experiences over the years. Here comes the answer: I take full responsibility for everything I experience. This does not mean I am personally in...
How do artists keep up the creative flow and motivation without a lengthy “artist’s fatigue” (burnout)?
They don’t pressure themselves to maintain creative flow. This is like forcing a someone to love you. Instead they focus on love itself. It is like.. You are God.. and you are creating just because you truly desire to create and you are creating the most wonderful...
… Has anyone really fully understood the Tao Te Ching and applied it? Would not their lives become heaven?
Full question text: The Tao Te Ching seems to contain extremely powerful wisdom, yet due to the way it is written, this wisdom is hard to fully decipher. Has anyone really fully understood the Tao Te Ching and applied it? Would not their lives become heaven? The first...
Why do we choke under pressure, and what can we do about it?
Breath and our thinking are connected. Pressure occurs within our perception. It is created by ourselves. It is related to our understanding of life. Our understanding of life is related to our thoughts and therefore the flow of our breath. If you are choking, this...