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Submitted by Chris Bourne on 30 May, 2006 - 07:32.
What is the nature of reality?
I recently overheard a conversation where a lady had been taught self hypnosis by a doctor. The lady had spent many years grinding her teeth to the point where she risked loosing them...
The doctor taught her a self hypnosis technique to stop her doing it. It was 'successful' and she was positively buzzing that she (or rather her ego) had the power of 'mind over matter'.
I couldn't help but interject and ask the question:
"What do you think your body was telling you by grinding it's teeth?".
"The fact that I am stressed" was the reply. "
"And why are you stressed?" I asked
"Because I don't enjoy my job." said the lady.
To me, the obvious had been missed. Her body was telling her one of two things:
- the job doesn't serve her so she should look for another
- accept that the job doesn't serve her and surrender into inner peace while doing it
The true inner self has an infinite number of ways of talking to us and through our bodies is one of the most powerful. The tendency however is not to hear if what we are listening to isn't to our liking. Although I frequently fail to listen to what my body is telling me, I find ultimately there is no avoiding the truth it offers - the universe will not allow me to move forwards in my spiritual evolution until I have understood and integrated what I am being shown.
Perhaps we don't need 'mind over matter' at all, but rather 'matter over mind'?
What are your thoughts?
The festering cancer of denial
Submitted by Trinity Bourne on 30 May, 2006 - 08:41.
Self-hypnosis (as used the lady in the above) sounds like denial to me - a quick fix, allowing the problem to fester and grow like cancer beneath a 'bandage', only to be adressed again when it outgrows the bandage that disguised it in the first place.
On a larger scale I cannot ignore that it is actually this kind of thinking that has caused so much suffering and abuse upon our beautiful planet. I mean this incessant struggle for science and technology to find ever greater ways to try and sort out the mess we have found ourselves in (pollution, war, malnutrition and starvation, disease, depletion of natural resources).
Governments decide that to mask the depletion of oil and natural gas reserves, we'll use nuclear power instead. Or they decide to counter the problem of starvation we'll rape the planet and destroy it beyond belief by introducing genetically modified food and harmful chemicals into the ecosystem.... it goes on and on and on. There are countless ways to justify such actions, and a multitude of believable reasons why we should cover up the mess and pretend it is not there. The most disturbing thing is that the vast majority of people are OK with that, and barely give it a second thought, living in a permanent state of ignorance and denial!
But there is a truth that calls us beyond all excuse and reason, that superceeds all technical justification and scientific evidence. It is a discernment of the heart, that takes us back to the very centre of our beings, the core of the universe... a truth that guides us so strongly, and the only place we can truly find peace in our hearts.
Better, in my opinion that we ride the consequences of the truth, than suffer the festering cancer of denial. Only then can we truly rest with peace in our hearts.
Self hypnosis
Submitted by Chris Bourne on 31 May, 2006 - 20:28.
Yes I agree with you Trin - to me hypnosis is often used as a form of denial. Instead of addressing why we have the problem in the first place, there is much fear of the truth and then often a desire just to brush the core problem under the carpet. It is always important that we are core splittingly honest with ourselves.
Chris
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Alarm bells ring for a very good reason
I recently have been hearing my 'body' talk to me... my body has felt sluggish, tired, drained and my brain has experienced a distinct lack of clarity. I cannot kid myself that this is a very loud alarm bell alerting me to the fact that I am not exactly flowing in harmony with the universe!!! This is a gift, and would be insane to ignore it!
The universe is asking me to look at the situation and make amends (rather than pretend that there is no problem in the first place). I have been eating foods (too much refined sugar and junk!) that do not support my usual state of vibrant health, and I have for the past week been in an environment that tends to deplete my energy levels (lots of electiricity, microwaves, chemical household products, surounded by people who are projecting negative thoughts etc - as opposed to my regular enviroment which is somewhat more in tune with holistic living).
So to me the answer is totally clear. Absolutelty NOT to talk my mind into putting up with it, and pretending it is not a problem.... but to listen to the brilliant guidance of the universe and return to ways that make me feel alive with an incredible vibrancy. I can't wait to restore my natural flow. It begins today!