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Oct 26th 2007anzababeEnlightenment & Health
Archive for October, 2007
Energy
It’s pretty cool that we have this energy running through our body–so many things are within us. If I watch myself like an objective observer, i can see so many emotions, thoughts, dreams, desires, it’s like a whole universe inside!
self-love
Oct 24th 2007anzababeEnlightenment & Happiness
I’ve always been on the search to love myself. I never knew what self-love was, but i would hear from others and books and on tv, that when you love yourself, you can love others. And I wanted to learn how to love better, so through Dahn yoga i went on the search for self-love. i would have moments where I felt my soul, felt so good. I think I was more interested in “feeling good” than actually “loving myself.” I realize now that I am a bit of a stranger to myself in terms of loving myself. Because my mind was always on how I can get love from others and focused on outside stimulation, i didn’t give my inside much attention…when I would focus inside I would see blankness and sadness. But now, i know that self-love is nothing more than choosing it, and building up that self-love energy little by little, until it is the main energy that runs through my body. Everyday, at almost every moment, I try to tell myself, “I love myself.” “I love myself. “ i call my name and tell me, that “I love myself.” When I say this, I feel heat in my body. Love is al about choice–there is not special formula or condition. I will keep choosing until I die, it is my life purpose.
tension in head
Oct 23rd 2007anzababeBrain Education
lately i have been feeling the tension in my head and brain–it is something that has always been there but i’m becoming more aware of it. It is amazing how much my brain is used, and the tension there is nowhere close to what I feel in my body. I can now understand when masters talk about our bodies being like upside down pyramids, too much thought above and need more power in the body.
talking
sometimes i have a hard time talking to people–i feel what needs to be said but it is entirely different when it comes out of my mouth–i think that is where i see quite a difference between what my mind wants and what my body does. I would like to close that gap. i think that it takes practice and i can align my body, mind, soul. Any suggestions on how to talk better?
teaching
Oct 23rd 2007anzababeBrain Education
i have been teaching at the center for a while–i was scared at first, but now i realize that teaching is not only for the members, but it is for me. it allows me to really watch myself–to do something despite my thoughts and emotions. In my head I think I know and do a lot of things, but when I am put in front of 10 members in a class, it really tests me. I can see what i need to work on, or what i know and can do well. It is a learning experience. I think that Ilchi Lee, even when he was enlightened, experienced a lot through his teaching. I never would have thought in a million years that I would be up in front of people teaching a class, and now it’s happening! I like that Ilchi Lee emphasizes experience over knowledge. It is through that that I could do what i am doing now!
Another HT maxim
Oct 21st 2007anzababeEnlightenment
6. “Embrace suffering and emptiness as the foundation of enlightenment.” Ilchi Lee
Sometimes this is a hard one for me to stomach…but i know that through suffering, or thinking that I was “dying” from some emotional hardship or blow to my ego, I have emerged with clear understanding about a principle…it made me stronger and realize how everything changes…
Human Technology and Sexuality
Oct 21st 2007anzababeHappiness & Health & Peace
There is a great chapter in the book, “Human Technology” where Ilchi Lee talks about healthy sexuality. It cleared up a lot of things for me. Please check it out if you want a great spiritual viewpoint about sexuality and how to align it with your health, your well-being and your life purpose.
21 days
Oct 21st 2007anzababeEnlightenment & Happiness
Ilchi Lee achieved his enlightenment in 21 days. There is a lot that can change in 21 days. I did 365 bows for 21 days and it shifted my energy a lot. I overcame my habit to quit things when I get tired or don’t “feel like it.” I know that even if I am tired, I can still keep going and achieve what I want.
is there right and wrong?
We live in a dichotomous culture, about right vs. wrong? But is something really right and something really wrong? I think something can be right and wrong in the moment, but in the grand scheme of things, everything is okay and everything is learning….but how can war be right? Any thoughts….