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Very often we will connect very deeply in our meditation, just like in sleep, when we connect to dreams or begin to open up to REM sleep. When this happens in our meditation, we will not only begin to connect to dreams, but also to the intelligence, the wisdom that is present in this moment. …
It sounds quite obvious and quite simple to relax the body, but in the end, if we scan our bodies, we are likely to discover that we are not really that relaxed. We may think we are relaxed, but actually we're not. In meditation, if you are truly meditating, then the relaxation response is part …
Meditation is a state of consciousness that doesn't need the mundane perception to sabotage the flow that happens when you are in a deep state of consciousness. What meditation needs is mindful attention, being an awareness that happens quite naturally when you let go of the mundane, or when you let go of the stress …
Every new beginning requires us to look at and reassess everything we have gone through. January 2020 will be an incredibly powerful month. If 2019 was already powerful for you, do not worry, this year we will be connecting to the subconscious and learning what is really going on, and whatever we choose to do …
Whenever meditation was taught in the past, there were certain levels, and rituals that celebrated those levels, of understanding meditation that were vital as part of the initiation into what meditation really means. This doesn't always come naturally, because what does come naturally is a mind that is easily distracted by external situations than anything …
As we know, the feminine is different from the masculine. Women actually help society to transform at a very fundamental level because the addiction to noise, and the addiction to the external entertainments that are around, is much less for a woman, then for a man, generally speaking, of course. This is not always the …
There is an awareness that's coming up to the surface, and it's wonderful that this is happening, but such an awareness requires our specific mindful presence, something that I call mindful awareness. Mindful awareness helps us to be aware of the subtlety that's happening in the world, meaning that which is coming up to the …
A deep state of consciousness, which is what meditation is, is the same as the deep state of sleep that we experience every night when we fall asleep. There is a sense of healing that happens in the body, due to the natural detoxification that occurs as we sleep. Not only does the brain begin …
It is so easy to get into a negative when the mind is focused on a problem. For example, if you are suffering and focusing on your suffering, you may then fall into being a victim to that suffering. You may also think about all the suffering that other people are going through, or perhaps …
This is a time for deep change, and hence why I will soon be back in Portugal to work in a retreat setting with everyone. Many of us are experiencing the excitement of these changes on various dimensions, and it is important for you to comprehend that this change is happening on a collective level. …
