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Post by lilsun13 on Nov 5, 2014 22:52:29 GMT -5
For me, he's a great writer and teacher on spirituality. At that time, I was very depressed with life and all and looking for change.Before finding his work, I read so many spiritual books and practice the things they suggested in their books... but at the end, I didn't get it or nothing is happening. But after having found his teaching and practice them, I started to see the difference. Such as when practicing awareness, I truly felt my higher consciousness awakened. At that time I had no idea what consciousness or awareness was. But was told that when we daydream, our consciousness is dormant. In order to awaken it, we need to be aware of the present moment. I wanted to know what consciousness was so I practice awareness as often as I can during the day. Once consciousness was activated, the feeling was very peaceful and loving. For example, one time I went to a lake and just try to be in the present moment, spending time in nature. I faced the lake and wonder about the water. As i stared into the water and saw the detail of its ripples, I suddenly felt this love for it and I felt that the water was happily dancing and playing. It's difficult to explain unless people practice awareness as well. We all search for a good teacher. I was glad to found him.
Actually, before Belsebuub, many of the books I read was from Samuel Aun Weor.. somehow his books was very captivating, I couldn't put it down. But the language was a bit difficult for me to grasp.. Belsebuub made it so much more simple and clearer. However Samuel Aun Weor's books are still very good.
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Post by quinn on Nov 6, 2014 9:06:13 GMT -5
For me, he's a great writer and teacher on spirituality. At that time, I was very depressed with life and all and looking for change.Before finding his work, I read so many spiritual books and practice the things they suggested in their books... but at the end, I didn't get it or nothing is happening. But after having found his teaching and practice them, I started to see the difference. Such as when practicing awareness, I truly felt my higher consciousness awakened. At that time I had no idea what consciousness or awareness was. But was told that when we daydream, our consciousness is dormant. In order to awaken it, we need to be aware of the present moment. I wanted to know what consciousness was so I practice awareness as often as I can during the day. Once consciousness was activated, the feeling was very peaceful and loving. For example, one time I went to a lake and just try to be in the present moment, spending time in nature. I faced the lake and wonder about the water. As i stared into the water and saw the detail of its ripples, I suddenly felt this love for it and I felt that the water was happily dancing and playing. It's difficult to explain unless people practice awareness as well. We all search for a good teacher. I was glad to found him. Actually, before Belsebuub, many of the books I read was from Samuel Aun Weor.. somehow his books was very captivating, I couldn't put it down. But the language was a bit difficult for me to grasp.. Belsebuub made it so much more simple and clearer. However Samuel Aun Weor's books are still very good. Hi lilsun - you might be interested in something that's talked about here on occasion: ATA. It stand for Attend The Actual, which is basically what you're describing except it's a practice where you leave out thinking. So, for instance, where you say "I faced the lake and wonder about the water" would just be 'face the lake/water' - no wondering. The term was coined by Zendancer. If you search on his posts, you'll see a lot of good stuff (not just about ATA). He also has a very accessible book called "Pouring Concrete - A Zen Path to the Kingdom of God". |
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Post by lilsun13 on Nov 6, 2014 22:07:46 GMT -5
Quinn,
Thanks, yes, wondering is not being in the moment but going along with the mind. Being in awareness required a clear mind in order to connect with consciousness within. It wasn't easy really, I had to come back to my 5 senses over and over. I do practice quieting the mind, one of these techniques called duality practice. I sit in a meditative position and whatever my mind comes up with, I put the opposite to it. After a while, the mind quiet down and got cleared.
I wonder if anyone on this forum practice this?
Lilsun
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Post by quinn on Nov 7, 2014 7:27:52 GMT -5
Quinn, Thanks, yes, wondering is not being in the moment but going along with the mind. Being in awareness required a clear mind in order to connect with consciousness within. It wasn't easy really, I had to come back to my 5 senses over and over. I do practice quieting the mind, one of these techniques called duality practice. I sit in a meditative position and whatever my mind comes up with, I put the opposite to it. After a while, the mind quiet down and got cleared. I wonder if anyone on this forum practice this? Lilsun I've practiced a version of it. Byron Katie has a practice called The Work that's a 4-step way to question thoughts by looking at the truth of the thought and the truth of its opposite. You have to do it in a semi-meditative state cause there can be a tendency to run off into stories - like "Yes, it's true because this happened and that happens". Rather than that, it's more of a feeling down into the truth or falsity of an idea/belief by also doing that with its opposite. For me, it was very helpful. It was quite illuminating to see what a storehouse of beliefs I had packed in there.  The Work |
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