Guest guest Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Dear Alan, Thank you. A little bit of 'his story' to say that from your articles, I'd say that our approaches certainly do dovetail... From a Christian background, caught the last train to Hippieville in early 70s and spent time in a Hindu ashram. By mid 70s, despair overtook me and I asked God to let me die. (When I later began to read of Bhagavan's laying down to experience death, my heart resonated profusely, his teachings opened up for me.) That, 'let me die,' became my mantra. In one last desperate plea, after months of this, I offered what I later learned can be interpreted as a Bodhisattva vow (though I knew nothing of such a vow), and said that if I could ever find peace of mind I would spend the rest of my life telling others who were searching (especially desperately searching) that is was possible. With no 'response' I returned to my mantra, until one morning, July 21, 1975 at about 9:30, while I was completely surrendered to the idea of impending death...in the silence I 'heard' (no words) what I have come to call, 'a wisdom whisper from the heart' that absolutely set me free and introduced me to the I-I of my pure being. I have been teaching ever since - in books, classes, posts, discussion groups and speaking engagements - what a friend has called, 'stealth satsangs'. Originally I went directly from Quiet Awareness to Heart Awareness in teaching, but over the years found that the breath is a 'chariot of the gods' that can take us to the all-important portal of the heart. As you mentioned in your article, the breath helps focus concentration and ability to stay in the silence of awareness and, for me, a 'listening' for the wisdom whisper from the heart. Love, Jeff , Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs wrote: > > Dear Jeff, >  > An interesting post. I am interested in 'Breath Awareness' as it may dovetail in with my own practice of Diving Into the Heart with breath inhalation, retention and exhalation, see my article on this topic in Luthar.com >  > Warm regards, >  > Looking forward to hearing from you, >  > Yours in Bhagavan, >  > Alan > > --- On Thu, 9/4/09, Jeff Belyea <jeff wrote: > > > Jeff Belyea <jeff > Re: Pure light/Harsha > > Thursday, 9 April, 2009, 4:27 PM > > , ramesh chivukula <ramesh_chiv@ ...> wrote: > > > > Pure Light > >  > > We are but vibrating > > Bodies of light ; > > Dancing and Singing > > In HIS glory > >  > > We are in reality > > Massless… > > Mass is the greatest > > Illusion ever created. > >  > > When there is no mass > > There is no Identity .. > > There is only Pure Light > > Filled with ONLY LOVE.. > >  > > love > > ramesh > > Harsha, > > Hope you don't mind this > cross post from my group. It > seems to fit so well with the > Pure Light post. > ____________ _________ ____ > > A little cosmic cruisin' > > As the introduction to this group > reads, the Mystic Heart School of > Meditation offers both spiritual > guidance and practical wisdom; > that is, the premise here is > that from the faithful practice > of meditation and intention comes > practical wisdom, and by grace, > a discovery and/or renewal of > our inherent natural enlightenment. > > Enlightenment has two meanings > in this regard. To be enlightened > 'about' something is to be well > informed about a subject matter - > practical wisdom. > > Enlightenment in the spiritual > or philosophical sense (philo- > sophical means 'words about > wisdom') is about a new awareness - > lighting up your mind to discover > previously unknown or forgotten > inner wisdom; specifically in the > spiritual sense, our Oneness > with God (Source...). > > Of course, we are discreet and > distinctly in an individual human > form. Yet, when we practice the > simple process in the foundational > meditation taught here called, > 'Quiet Awareness' we shift from > simply being a body/being that > occupies a certain space in time > to our 'awareness' of that being. > > So, we have a body AND we have > awareness of that body/mind being. > > And who is it that is aware of > ...ourself? A way to consider this > is to think of the physical body > as a 'vehicle' that 'carries' > awareness. One step further would > be to think of the body as solid > and awareness as light...ah, > that's what we talking about - > enlightenment: awareness that > who we really are is composed > of...light - light that is the > abiding place of cosmic consciousness. > > The more we step into that light > awareness, the more we realize > that there is a 'witness' to our > life as we know it...and the > witness is US! > > Meditation and spiritual guidance > are techniques for coming more > and more into awareness of our > pure being - as pure light, as > pure spirit. What comes with > this deepening awareness is an > expanded consciousness that > takes us beyond our individual > self-identity and begins to > see the 'silver thread' (a > metaphor, not literal) of our > connection with everyone and > everything. Much, much more comes > with it, but this is an aspect. > We'll explore many other aspects > of enlightenment on these > occasional cosmic cruises. > > As you look outside on a sunny > day (or any daylight) imagine > for a moment that who you are > is that light - encompassing > all that is, universally. From > this perspective we can say > that we are 'a spark of God's > own fire', we can begin to > sense our own divinity. > > OK, enough cosmic cruisin' > for today. Let's pull over > and see who is still aboard. > > Tickets, please. That means, > post a response if you want > to stay on this ride, and > for those who have an interest, > we'll go on to 'Breath Awareness'. > > Love, > > Jeff > http://groups. / group/mystichear tmeditation/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Dear Jeff, Thanks for you frankness and telling us the interesting details of your quest, which I admire greatly. All I can say is that I wish you well in all your endeavours and I am sure that Bhagavan's Grace will see you through. It is good to have you aboard. Love and every best wish, Yours in Bhagavan, Alan--- On Thu, 9/4/09, Jeff Belyea <jeff wrote: Jeff Belyea <jeff Re: Pure light/Alan Date: Thursday, 9 April, 2009, 5:34 PM Dear Alan,Thank you. A little bit of 'his story'to say that from your articles, I'd saythat our approaches certainly do dovetail...From a Christian background, caught the lasttrain to Hippieville in early 70s and spenttime in a Hindu ashram. By mid 70s, despairovertook me and I asked God to let me die.(When I later began to read of Bhagavan'slaying down to experience death, my heartresonated profusely, his teachings openedup for me.)That, 'let me die,' became my mantra. In one last desperate plea, after monthsof this, I offered what I later learned canbe interpreted as a Bodhisattva vow (thoughI knew nothing of such a vow), and saidthat if I could ever find peace of mindI would spend the rest of my life tellingothers who were searching (especiallydesperately searching) that is was possible.With no 'response' I returned to my mantra,until one morning, July 21, 1975 at about9:30, while I was completely surrendered tothe idea of impending death...in the silenceI 'heard' (no words) what I have come tocall, 'a wisdom whisper from the heart'that absolutely set me free and introducedme to the I-I of my pure being.I have been teaching ever since - in books,classes, posts, discussion groups and speaking engagements - what a friend hascalled, 'stealth satsangs'.Originally I went directly from QuietAwareness to Heart Awareness in teaching,but over the years found that the breathis a 'chariot of the gods' that can takeus to the all-important portal of the heart.As you mentioned in your article, the breathhelps focus concentration and ability tostay in the silence of awareness and, for me,a 'listening' for the wisdom whisper fromthe heart.Love,Jeff, Alan Jacobs <alanadamsjacobs@ ...> wrote:>> Dear Jeff,>  > An interesting post. I am interested in 'Breath Awareness' as it may dovetail in with my own practice of Diving Into the Heart with breath inhalation, retention and exhalation, see my article on this topic in Luthar.com>  > Warm regards,>  > Looking forward to hearing from you,>  > Yours in Bhagavan,>  > Alan > > --- On Thu, 9/4/09, Jeff Belyea <jeff wrote:> > > Jeff Belyea <jeff> Re: Pure light/Harsha> > Thursday, 9 April, 2009, 4:27 PM> > > > > > > > > , ramesh chivukula <ramesh_chiv@ ...> wrote:> >> > Pure Light> >  > > We are but vibrating> > Bodies of light ;> > Dancing and Singing> > In HIS glory> >  > > We are in reality> > Massless…> > Mass is the greatest> > Illusion ever created.> >  > > When there is no mass> > There is no Identity ..> > There is only Pure Light> > Filled with ONLY LOVE..> >  > > love> > ramesh> > Harsha,> > Hope you don't mind this> cross post from my group. It> seems to fit so well with the> Pure Light post.> ____________ _________ ____> > A little cosmic cruisin' > > As the introduction to this group> reads, the Mystic Heart School of> Meditation offers both spiritual> guidance and practical wisdom;> that is, the premise here is> that from the faithful practice> of meditation and intention comes> practical wisdom, and by grace,> a discovery and/or renewal of> our inherent natural enlightenment.> > Enlightenment has two meanings> in this regard. To be enlightened> 'about' something is to be well> informed about a subject matter -> practical wisdom.> > Enlightenment in the spiritual> or philosophical sense (philo-> sophical means 'words about> wisdom') is about a new awareness -> lighting up your mind to discover> previously unknown or forgotten> inner wisdom; specifically in the> spiritual sense, our Oneness> with God (Source...).> > Of course, we are discreet and> distinctly in an individual human> form. Yet, when we practice the> simple process in the foundational> meditation taught here called,> 'Quiet Awareness' we shift from> simply being a body/being that> occupies a certain space in time> to our 'awareness' of that being.> > So, we have a body AND we have> awareness of that body/mind being.> > And who is it that is aware of> ...ourself? A way to consider this> is to think of the physical body> as a 'vehicle' that 'carries'> awareness. One step further would > be to think of the body as solid> and awareness as light...ah,> that's what we talking about -> enlightenment: awareness that> who we really are is composed> of...light - light that is the> abiding place of cosmic consciousness.> > The more we step into that light> awareness, the more we realize> that there is a 'witness' to our> life as we know it...and the> witness is US!> > Meditation and spiritual guidance> are techniques for coming more> and more into awareness of our> pure being - as pure light, as> pure spirit. What comes with> this deepening awareness is an> expanded consciousness that> takes us beyond our individual> self-identity and begins to> see the 'silver thread' (a> metaphor, not literal) of our> connection with everyone and> everything. Much, much more comes> with it, but this is an aspect.> We'll explore many other aspects> of enlightenment on these> occasional cosmic cruises.> > As you look outside on a sunny> day (or any daylight) imagine> for a moment that who you are> is that light - encompassing> all that is, universally. From> this perspective we can say> that we are 'a spark of God's> own fire', we can begin to> sense our own divinity.> > OK, enough cosmic cruisin'> for today. Let's pull over> and see who is still aboard.> > Tickets, please. That means,> post a response if you want> to stay on this ride, and> for those who have an interest,> we'll go on to 'Breath Awareness'.> > Love,> > Jeff> http://groups. / group/mystichear tmeditation/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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