Some thoughts and questions....

[Guest guest]

Big hugs to everyone \o/

 

Wanted to get a few opinions from people, given the experiences a lot

of you have ben through and are still going through.

 

I have a pretty stable life at the moment as a Teacher, with a wife

and a nice Newfoundland Dog, house etc etc. Yet Ive found myself

being pulled down a completely differen route to this, namely an

overwhelming desire to practice yoga, to meditate, to change the way

I live. My priorities have changed completely and are now out of sync

with everyone else around me. I would happily pack it all in and go

and live in a hut somewhere (so to speak..) but my wife is still

striving for the bigger house, the career and so on.

And all this without an awakened Kundalini lol.

 

Anyone else felt or feel the same? How do you juggle your own new

directions in life with everyone elses without making people resent

you for being a different person.

 

And I guess an extra question/thought on this would be, why am I

feeling like this now after 29 years of not feeling like this?

 

(I hope that makes sense, I havent had an outlet to say anything to

anyone at all so its nice to actually say how I feel for a chaneg

without fear of strange responses! =) )

 

Andy

[Guest guest]

Hey Andy -

 

There are others in this forum who will have perhaps more supportive insights regarding the specifics of what you're going through, but I just wanted to let you know that I am really excited for the evolution you are personally experiencing and for the profound impact that you can have on the youth you touch as a kundalini-activated teacher.

 

It may be challenging to remain alligned with your wife as you answer the call to change your lifestyle to include more meditation, yoga, and solitude, but if you can do it while continuing to cultivate a symbiotic marriage and positive career - wow! And if you find yourself being called to completely change your life, that will be awesome too!

 

I have only been occassionaly checking in with this forum for a few months and have already found it immensely helpful for understanding mysterious phenomena in my life and getting through difficult shifts with an optimistic and patient perspective. Welcome!

 

Love -

'Ia

 

 

 

From: andyrprestonDate: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 21:38:05 +0000 Some thoughts and questions....

 

 

 

Big hugs to everyone \o/Wanted to get a few opinions from people, given the experiences a lot of you have ben through and are still going through.I have a pretty stable life at the moment as a Teacher, with a wife and a nice Newfoundland Dog, house etc etc. Yet Ive found myself being pulled down a completely differen route to this, namely an overwhelming desire to practice yoga, to meditate, to change the way I live. My priorities have changed completely and are now out of sync with everyone else around me. I would happily pack it all in and go and live in a hut somewhere (so to speak..) but my wife is still striving for the bigger house, the career and so on.And all this without an awakened Kundalini lol.Anyone else felt or feel the same? How do you juggle your own new directions in life with everyone elses without making people resent you for being a different person.And I guess an extra question/thought on this would be, why am I feeling like this now after 29 years of not feeling like this?(I hope that makes sense, I havent had an outlet to say anything to anyone at all so its nice to actually say how I feel for a chaneg without fear of strange responses! =) )Andy Windows Live™ Hotmail®…more than just e-mail. See how it works.

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Andy -

Your youth is a blessing - to come to the realization that there is

another way of living that is more in touch with who you truly are at

a young age is marvelous. You have many years to offer service to

others and to help them on their path.

You will read about surrendering and detaching from material things.

Please look at these two thoughts with close scrutiny. Surrendering

does not mean giving up all you have - it means to me offering all you

are - to clear your slate to wipe clean your ideas, ideals, thoughts,

knowings and to be open to all the kundalini offers you and to detach

from all material items in that you realize you can do without

material items you do not place value on them - this does not mean you

have to go live in the desert with nothing.

You are a teacher - I agree with IA that you can affect so many minds

of youth by your loving kindness and being. If you are K active you

will radiate your energy to all about you - thus affecting them a

great deal.

As for your desire of a different path - many of us feel that same

pull. I just turned 61 and I feel I want to go a different path - one

of working with Kundalini to help others. My work has been in a

traditional setting, I am a librarian - yet I find I am wondering how

I can work in this traditional setting and keep my sanity being

Kundalini active. I have been assured that it can be done as many here

are doing. It has been stated here recently in posts how we all need

to carry water and chop wood ( work at something ) unless one is able

to go off and join an ashram or live in the woods away from society's

demands. You can find ways to incorporate the yoga, the meditation

and the practice into your current lifestyle. It may not be easy as I

am not finding it easy, however think about ways to bring the need or

desire into your life as it is- perhaps learn yoga and teach it -

offer to others- this could be your service.

I kid sit for a man who has a good job - in the tech field - he has

three kids - is divorced and is now getting into yoga. He has delved

in to yoga for a number of years. He told me he is taking the training

starting in march. My thought was - how long will he be able to keep

the work and the yoga as an extra. With supporting three kids he may

have to put his need and desire on hold until he can in good conscious

delve into the new path with full attention.

Until then he is pursuing his desire and preparing.

Each of us has to make decisions as to what is the best journey for

us. My path is mine - yours is yours. I find that I do learn from

others on the list here and can take what I need and can use and leave

the rest.

You have a long life ahead - you can affect many many people with your

gifts. Look inside - do your meditating and yoga and the answers will

come - surrender to your kundalini- do the safeties and you will know

what you need to do...sounds so easy - I struggle with this but in my

heart I know it is true - trust your kundalini - find the joy in your

moment to moment of living-

my thoughts - wishing you the knowing ...

 

[Guest guest]

If you are not lucky enough to find yourself and your partner "on the same page" spiritually it can be a little difficult sometimes to relate, but never feel you need to hide your feelings, be open and honest and see if there is something you can do together to help. Like a nice holiday in nature, hiking, camping etc.These urges to drop out and live a natural simple life are very often felt but we can all learn to live in the "real world" and still find our freedom.I'm sure you will find the balance, me and my hubby did, luckily we are both on the same page when it comes to life so we just packed up and went travelling for a year or two and then ended up living in asia. Our life goals have changed, we are not chasing material things, we barely own any stuff, we are living in the flow and this feels great....Find your own

freedom......... Many blessings Elektra x x x

[Guest guest]

Hello Andy,

Yes you will be in a period of " change " for a time. Your

priorities and understandings that have previously held sway may begin

to experience a change.

 

This doesn't mean the change must destroy that which has served you

and your family up to this point. It can merely mean that some new and

precious understandings can be reached by all persons for whom your

new energetic requirements have effect upon.

 

You may feel a sense of detachment about material acquisitions or of

issues of power and position in the societal sense. You may even feel

detached in how you view your current life as regarding the career

choices and working conditions.

 

These changes are transient in that they are there to help you

understand what is really important to you. They do not need to

portend a discontinuance of the immediate dynamics of your complete

social environment. They are as a remembrance perhaps of what is

important in the present moment.

 

Others all around you may have different priorities. Family member's

friends and colleagues will have different priorities that may seem

counter to your new realizations. You may wish to see them as areas of

refinement these individuals have yet to understand or pursue and try

not to judge them for this.

 

Yours may be the exact example that a divine source has placed amongst

them so there is a teaching that can be given though one that merely

responds to " expressed example " as a means of validating support.

 

As to why now as opposed to then? I will only suggest " Why not now? "

When is it appropriate for the enlightenment process to begin? Only

that process can answer that as it has a far grander vision of who you

really are. imho. - blessings and welcome to you Andy! - chrism

 

 

, " andyrpreston "

<andyrpreston wrote:

>Big hugs to everyone \o/

>Wanted to get a few opinions from people,

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Andy, I remembered reading something along this line, so I went through my papers and found this excerpt. Maybe you will find meaning in it.Carolyn

Assume that you have created a contract to be that light in one way or another. Sometimes people will resist initially. If you try to convince them that you are right, you will find they keep resisting. Just stay the course, remain true to yourself, remain true to what seems important and most useful to you in any given moment. Then you may find that often people who resist you one day will seek partnership with you the next.

 

The most useful thing you can do is to stay on course with what you are doing with your life already. Do not try to push it, do not try to expand it, and do not try to share it. But do not hide it, either. Let people come to you. Some people will come to you with resistance, and some will come to you with questions. Give yourself permission to stay completely true to what seems right to you without sharing or pushing it on them. If that means you do something for yourself that confuses them or upsets them, trust that they will work through and learn what they need to from that. That is part of the contract you have created with them.

 

'Beliefs are those things we hold to be true, and which are instrumental in creating our actions and our experience of life.' Bill Harris--- On Sun, 2/1/09, andyrpreston <andyrpreston wrote:

 

 

 

How do you juggle your own new directions in life with everyone elses without making people resent you for being a different person.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for these replies, its amazing how much warmth and

understanding can come from people you have never met in person, truly

astounding. Reading these has really given me a positive boost in the

right direction, I feel strengthened!

 

Blessings to you all

 

Andy

[Guest guest]

Good advice for sure x x xlove e x x x

Carolyn

Assume that you have created a contract to be that light in one way or another. Sometimes people will resist initially. If you try to convince them that you are right, you will find they keep resisting.