Sunday, April 09, 2006

The Five Percepts- Part III

And a beautiful meditation came through The God.

It was,

"Close your eyes.

See yourself.

SEE your body and mind.

Feel what is going on in the mind.

Who is feeling aloofness, lonliess.

Now go deep inside you.

See your soul.

Be in that place you feel you/your soul is there.

Feel the space. Feel what's going on there.

Are there any feelings? Are there any thoughts?

Now shift your attention to the mind/ body.

Do this for few mins.

Watch the result.

How do you see/percieve yourself right now? Who is alone?"

Dive into this.

Just be with it.

Enjoy.

Whenever you want to come out take 5 deep breaths and with a smile open your eyes, feeling loved, feeling relaxed, feeling whole.


If you want to Buy meditation CD Recorded in my voice, you may email me. There are 2 CD's. One is Relaxation and Healing. The other is Exploring Your True Self.

Friday, April 07, 2006

The Five Percepts- Part II

Continuing from the previous discussion, why are we taking only the five things? First of all it has religious/ spiritual significance. Five is an importatant number in Indian Spiritual sciences. It represents the:

Five Tatvas
Five Devis (Divine Goddesses)
Five Senses
Five Vratas
Five Panchas (Pnachayat, a deciding authority in rural India, consists of 5 people/ judges. It is so because, it's beleived that God speaks where there is a group of 5 people in harmony, compassion and good thoughts)

As quoted in the Wilkipedia website related to Numerology, "Number Five is connected to sensual awareness in the form of the five senses as well as protection. It is also a number which represents service to others. It is highly analytical and has the ability to think critically, but can over-ponder an issue to the point that its significance is no longer relevant. This number governs our ability to think clearly and our intellectual capacity. Five represents openness to new experiences as well as new ideas. Seeking freedom, it is often the adventurer. Five is about pushing life to its limits. It is a multifaceted number with links to our state of physical and mental health."

Since the begining is important for any work, this thought occured in my mind. Let's start with 'Listing the five important things in life.'

These things can be people, work, things in general, attitudes, priceless emotions etc etc. Let us generalise this very first exploration of our life. Specific questions will flow gradually day after day.

Take time.

Think.

Take a whole day to think on these.

There will be lots of things that might seem important. It doesn't matter. Narrow them down. Ultimately, there will be only 5 most important things will remain. Now think on how, why and when did they become important. Go into silence and ponder on them. Recognise their power in Now. Be Greatful, compassionate and honestly recognise them. Feel the peace and calm. Feel the happiness they bring in now. Whenever you are ready, open your eyes with a smile.
Later on while discussion, one more question arised. It was how do you see yourself as. What do you see yourself as? How do you feel? What do you feel right now?

My student replied that she felt alone, loneliness. Something beautiful happened with that very thought of hers. A beautiful meditation came through timeless space.

Read on in the Five Percepts- Part III

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Five Percepts: Part 1

It's been two months of stay in Delhi, my home town. One of my students started coming for a step further in her spiritual journey and life. She is a Reiki, accupressure and color therapy practicioner. And me a Reiki Teacher. So something new struck me today. It was the five percepts of Reiki and their vast implications on the things we do.

We started with remembering these five percepts. I will say they are six percepts, rather than just five.
They are modified from the old percepts as the new ones make more sense and add more power. They are:


Just For Now
I am calm and quiet
I am happy and at peace
I work with honesty
I am greatful for all
I am kind, compassionate and full of love for everyone
One is required to remember the aforementioned principles, as one ponder on a series of thoughts, questions or relevations day by day. The most important thing is to recogise the power of five. So whatever question, relevation or thought we are pondering on, it need to be stated in the sets of five.
Read further in The Five Percepts- Part II