Reflect on what sustains you

When the mind is busy, many people think they require particular food and drink and a variety of specific things.  The mind prompts you to fear what is or could soon be missing.  Consider what you believe you need to exist and how beliefs shape your experience. As you quiet the mind and body, you begin to notice an omniscient observer that exists beyond mind and discerns what mind in unable to see. 

As you reflect earnestly on what sustains you, then you grow aware this involves something other than perceived conditions, relationships, adrenalin or emotions of the moment, or even conditioned lifestyles or taste preferences.  How does all this invite you to recall the unshakable truth?  What is the common thread in it all? Which thoughts remind you to love unconditionally and awaken more fully? 

Every moment, you remember steps to master who you are.  Why choose to be mindful? The wise direct the mind to observe feelings in feelings, to live in serenity and joy. To be aware is to discern the true meaning of how it feels to be 'here and now,' beyond that, or lingering 'in-between.' As you remember the path to self-mastery, you experience why you exist. This is one way you Transform your life.

What does it take?

What if you do not have to be anywhere? As you realize you are not going anywhere, you suddenly know you are going nowhere. Consider why you feel increasingly impatient as you are. What is this telling you about your states of mind and being?

Part of you may be asking, what does it take to change? What does it take to be yourself and accept it?  What is required to give up the masks and illusions? Some people are ready for this stage and others are not. To be focused on ego prevents you from transcending.

From the higher perspective, limitation does not exist. Evolution does not happen. You are slowly tapping into the vision that is you.   What are you giving representation to right now? All of this remembering is the road to aligning with Cosmic Synchronicity.

How to access inner wisdom?

Inner wisdom is like accessing your own inner authority. One perspective of purpose is learning to step into your own true power.  You are in the process of building trust.  Under which circumstnces does this become much more vivid to you? 

To access what you know is as difficult or as easy as you choose.  Many people sense the process becomes one of learning what it takes to feel as through they come back to life.  Each revelation is a step toward dissolving the idea of impossible.  All dreams are a mean to reach new ends.

You may be asking for a path to reach inner wisdom.  That is a course each person is invited to chart and navigate alone.  And yet, each moment is a new opportunity to expand upon what it means to focus inward.  Consider these ideas on your journey;

1) Live harmoniously with the Earth in thought, word, deed.

2) Take steps to reinforce interconnection with all.

3) Accept responsibility for the well-being of self and world.

4) Recognize each moment offers ways to work through karma.

5) Notice that external experience extends from inner purpose.

6) Grasp that shift in behaviour occurs with shift in perception.

7) Know self-mastery arises in a process of selfless acts.

Patanjali & 5 steps to master your thoughts

Patanjali offers 196 yoga sutras to increase your clarity and deepen you practice. Thought patterns are gradually mastered through learning non-attachment. Consider these five steps to begin to master your thoughts;

1) Notice whether your thoughts are colored with aversion or attraction. Do not judge. Learn to be an astute observer.

2) Nurture the lifestyle, actions, speech, and thoughts, and spiritual practices that lead in the positive direction. (rather than going in the opposite direction, away from the positive, and towards the negative).

3) Let go of the mental coloring of your thoughts that lead away from the spiritual (rather than going in the opposite direction, giving in to the attachments and aversions).

4) Raise conscious awareness to become more discerning of how you think and feel and the implications.

5) Practice consistency.  Learn to choose the wiser courses of action with deliberate intention.

5 Tips to develop aikido-monk awareness

Martial artists develop insight into energy, mental and physical strength. They learn the mind and body are inseparable. They see thought and emotion interact together with consequences.  The mind attunes to energy consciousness and sensitivities.

Aikido blends martial arts, philosophy and spiritual beliefs. Practitioners train to re-direct aggressiveness and negativity with precise techniques and loving kindness. Progress arises from using energy fields and learning when not to exert oneself. To harness the flow of energy means one can move out of the way or respond accordingly to heavy energy fields.

Now, monks are spiritual masters of self-restraint. They do not permit egoism, attachment or vanity to control their decisions. They sense the flow of core energy and keep the peace. Monks subdue intense passions and are aware of the right thing to do. They set a standard for wisdom and self-control.

Aikido-monks attain a level of spiritual refinement that combines key traits of both monks and aikido. This hybrid perspective sheds light on inner power and reconciliation. Consider five tips to develop aikido-monk awareness;

1) Set your mind on your vision. Those who seek self-mastery do not find it. Those who master themselves grasp every being has degrees of awareness, but does not always grasp inner power or the paths and guidance to develop it.

2) Step back and observe. The simple step of choosing to become more aware helps you tap into inner knowing. You begin to identify and explore your conditioned responses.

3) Re-pattern instinctive responses to fear. Fear and insecurity are core beliefs that reinforce selfishness. Where these traits are not recognized and addressed, peace and compassion are less likely to become responses to conflict.

4) Synchronize thought, emotion and movement.  Gaining insight into emotions enables you to foresee what is coming or erupting and curtail it. Restraint in the senses can translate into restraint in conduct. That which cannot always be said or expressed in words can still be done. Be consistent.

5) Discipline the spirit. The path to personal harmony invites you to discipline your spirit and to explore power found in action and inaction.  Take steps to reconnect with chi energy and strengthen links between mind, body and spirit. Learn how the storage and sudden discharge of energy is possible without the use of muscular force. Learning is perpetual your way.