A quiet mind is the ground of immense power and possibilities... far beyond what most people would ever imagine. Here's a brief experiment that will help set the stage for what I want to show you. Take a nice deep breath. Relax from thinking about yourself by bringing your attention back into the present moment. Center yourself and let your mind just rest. It feels different, doesn't it? Lighter. More at peace. Liberating ̄and yet connected to something greater than yourself. You may even be aware of a few pesky thoughts buzzing around the outskirts of your brain, but as the saying goes, "The dogs bark, yet the caravan moves on." A still mind cannot be assailed, and this kind of real relief ? born of being in relationship with real life ? is what everyone wants. Now, imagine if you had the power to multiply that stillness by a hundred, or even a thousand times! Then think about the endless possibilities in having access to this quiet sense of well-being all the time. Can you see the potential for better relationships, more energy ? a completely new you! But here is what's so remarkable . . . With everything that we do to bring ourselves to this simple quiet moment ? from sailing solo across the Atlantic to climbing Mount Everest to running a marathon, we were all born with the ability to easily slip into this higher state of mind ̄the space between two thoughts ̄any time we want. And while, in this increasingly noisy world we inhabit, most of us have completely forgotten the hidden way to this higher world within us, it is easily found and open to anyone who will seek it. It's been given many names. Contemplation. Reflection. Musing. Mindfulness. Stopping thought. Introspection. Whatever it's been referred to over time and across cultures, the wise ones have always known this one great truth...
The Meditative Life Modern physicists now confirm what the Wise Ones have always known: we live in many worlds at once. And yet, for most of us, our awareness is limited only to that world that we can touch with our senses. But we are not meant to dwell in a single dimension of time and space, any more than an eagle is created to fly while holding one of its talons to the ground. "The Meditative Life" by best-selling author Guy Finley offers so much more than just pleasing descriptions of the many, silent, sentient worlds within us; it provides all that we need to know to enter into these invisible realms, and to develop a conscious relationship with them on a moment to moment basis.
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