Guest guest Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Jeff Belyea wrote: > > > 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 > Breath Is the bridge Between being And being not., Called by people " Life " and " Death " . The timeless, All containing life, One without a second Has nothing to oppose. The opposite of death Is birth. Inhaling – I am born. Exhaling – I die. In the meantime My life Flows, Unaffected. Praise be! in love, yosy > > > <%40>, 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 > > > <%40> > > 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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