Our Spiritual Nutrition
Section 3
- Meditation
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Meditation
is communication between us and the
Universal Intelligence. Just as
prayer is one-way communication, that is,
us talking to God, then meditation is
two-way communication - us talking to God
- and God talking to us. The purpose of
this newer form of meditation is to pay
attention to our thoughts so that we may
become self-aware. With an aim so simple,
the many requirements of some other forms
of meditation (burning a candle or
incense, chanting a mantra or saying
protection prayers, pretending to
surround oneself in white light,
controlling our breathing in any way or
holding our body in any particular
position) become obsolete. Especially,
there is no need to "stop
thinking". Having the intention to
stop having thoughts can actually prevent
the purposeful two-way communication that
will help to find enlightenment through
self-understanding. That place of
listening is your centred space. |
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What
is it?
- Meditation is two-way
communication - us talking to God, and
God talking to us (through our guide of
course!)
- Meditation
exercise
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What
are the goals?
- Pay attention to our
thoughts to gain self-awareness
- Communicate with our guide
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What's
needed to do it?
- We only need the intent to
allow the Universal Intelligence to work
with us
- No need to control our
breathing in any way
- No need to hold our body
or limbs in any particular position
- Especially, no need to
stop thinking! Stopping the thoughts
prevents the purposeful two-way
communication that will help to find
enlightenment through self-understanding
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When
can we do it?
- Whenever we have a
question to which we don't know the
answer
- Twice daily meditation
helps develop the pattern of including
communication with the Universal
Intelligence in our daily life, but there
are no set rules - meditation is possible
whenever we have the intent to do so
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All
we need is the intent to allow the Universal
Intelligence to work with us. We are accompanied
in life by a guide/teaching angel who is a
Messenger of God; a divine Universal
Representative sent to be with us throughout our
lifetime. The guides hear our every thought.
Now, the concept of someone always hearing our
thoughts may seem frightening, for many feel that
their thoughts are private. We have been
taught that only our actions and our spoken words
count as being real. Nothing could be
further from the Truth. The Universal
Intelligence, through our own personal guide, is
so completely interwoven with each of us that
nothing escapes their notice - no thought, no
attitude, no emotion, no experience, nothing - is
ignored or overlooked. Our thoughts are every bit
as audible as the spoken word to our guides and
to God. By communicating consciously with the
Universal Intelligence through our guide, that
is, by asking questions and, just as importantly,
by listening for answers, we open the door to
finding the root causes of our negative thoughts,
attitudes, emotions, beliefs and behaviours.
The best time to meditate is whenever we have a
question to which we don't know the answer. Twice
daily meditation can help us to develop the
pattern of including communication with the
Universal Intelligence in our daily life, but
there are no set rules - meditation is possible
whenever we have the intent to do so.
When questions are asked, answers are
given. And that, friends, is the new
meditation. Do the Meditation exercise |
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