These perpetual caterpillars do not understand that there is one more stage, the most important stage, that is the source of true and lasting happiness. This is the stage Ilchi Lee calls “completion of the soul.” Once you have accomplished success in the “real” world, however you choose to define that, you can achieve the butterfly stage by turning your mind toward a different kind of success in which you find full expression of your highest sense of self. This can begin anytime in life, but older adulthood is the ideal time, a time when many other longings have been fulfilled.
Completion means reaching a state of full awakening, in which you feel and live according to a continuous state of oneness. This means stepping beyond the ego of the small self to fulfill your mission of service to humanity. At this point your mind will be enveloped in constant joy, and you will be finally able to become that beautiful, fluttering butterfly.
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Ilchi Lee likes to demonstrate this for people because it also demonstrates how to live in harmony with the flow of life, letting each note come as it will, without resistance or judgment. To me the difference between great musicians and an ordinary ones lies not in how they play the music but in how they play with the music. Likewise, we must learn to play with the reality of our lives by living completely in the flow and rhythm of each moment, rather than trying to play it according to the preconceptions and restrictions of the past.
Many years ago, Ilchi Lee developed a training method called Dahnmu, which is meant to open people completely to this sort of universal rhythm. The word dahn refers to the basic, vital energy of life, and mu means “dance”; thus it could be called “energy dance” in English. In this practice, says Ilchi Lee, which is a form of Brain Wave Vibration, you are encouraged to let go of all limitations and simply follow the energy of the moment, letting the flow of energy move your body as it will.
Serendipitously, the word mu can also translate as “nothingness.” The state of mu, or nothingness, is achieved during Brain Wave Vibration when the mind is truly empty of thought, and you are able to simply follow the rhythms of life without hesitation. According to Ilchi Lee, at this point, the boundaries of your body cease to exist, and you may experience a profound sense of oneness - first with the rhythms of your own body and ultimately with the universal rhythms of all life as your sense of separation fades away.
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Ilchi Lee says in his new book, Brain Wave Vibration, that in reality, when you respond to a piece of music, nothing actually changes in the world around you. Do you respond to a happy tune with a smile because that song somehow fixed all your problems? Of course not. Your life condition remains the same, with or without the song. But something did change - something within your brain - that allowed your perspective on life to change as well.
Dancing with Energy
Did you know that Ilchi Lee is a musician? He has not received training in the usual way, but Ilchi Lee often plays instruments during my lectures, including flutes, ocarinas, gongs, chimes, and other sorts of folk instruments.
As he plays, Ilchi Lee does not follow any written music, just what comes naturally to me through the flow of energy. He says “During the experience, I am transported, and I hope the audience along with me, into the movement of the music itself. Even if I did know how to read music, I would not use it during the lectures. If I did have a piece of music sitting in front of me, part of my awareness would be on the printed page, not in the actual pure vibration of each individual note as it is played.” Ilchi Lee continues, the point of these demonstrations is to lose oneself in the music, letting go of all thought and judgment.
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Ilchi Lee’s initial interest was to create health through the enhanced flow of energy in the body. Ilchi Lee began simply by teaching stretching exercises in a park. At first, only one person came–a man who had suffered a stroke. Ilchi Lee worked with him to stretch his body and to open the meridians that carry energy through his body. Overtime, he gained more and more movement, attaining a remarkable degree of recovery.
As Ilchi Lee gathered a larger number of students, Lee worked on developing more training methods, hoping to find the simplest, most effective means of returning people to physical, mental and spiritual health. The results included Dahn Yoga, DahnMuDo (a gentle form of martial art), Jung Choong Breathing, and many other healing exercises and techniques. Many of these are very effective, but they all require a certain amount of guidance to understand and practice. He was still seeking simplest mode of healing, one that could be instantly understood and practiced by anyone.
Filed under: Brain Education on July 13th, 2008 | No Comments »
Wow! Ilchi Lee hosted Brain Education conference at the UN conference room #4 on June 20th 2008.
Over 400 educators and parents from the United States participated in the conference, as well as educators and members of foreign IBREA chapters from South Korea, Japan, England, Germany, Israel, and Canada.
The Conference was hosted by the Korea Institute of Brain Science (KIBS, president: Ilchi Lee) and the International Brain Education Association (IBREA, chairman: Ilchi Lee) at the UN complex in New York City. According to organizers, this conference “marks a new era of awareness—that the future of education and hope for the earth depend essentially on how we access and use the brain.”
It’s great!
Filed under: Brain Education on July 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
Dahn centers have open classes where people can try classes for free–go to dahnyoga.com to find a listing of centers and the times and dates for open classes. through an open class was the way I signed for membership. I had done many yogas, but by experiencing class, i felt something so different about dahn yoga. Open class is a great way for you to experience for yourself!
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Let’s create a really bright, great year full of hope and love!
Ilchi Lee has a lot of great visions for 2008, check out ilchi.com to see all the things that are coming out.
Also check out youtube.com under “dahn yoga” for some really great videos.
I LOVE YOU!
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Jigam is my favorite part of class. I feel so light and happy after it. I feel like I am in a different world in my body.
i am happy about my dahn yoga practice.
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I love my dahn jon! (Say to yourself 100 times a day, morning noon and night!)
I love my dahn jon! I love my dahn jon! I love my dahn jon!
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has created a lot of brain wave exercises. I’ve heard some amazing stories about how people have recovered their health from these exercises. Brain wave vibration is the “wave” of the future!
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