Meditation Exercise from Ananda's Online Course on Inner Peace:
"Experiential Exercise
Mentally review your heart every night. Polish it and see it glow with golden energy.
With a laser beam of light cut the cords of any attachments you see connected to your
heart. You are cutting the attachment but not the love you feel in your heart. Rather, you are freeing yourself to love the object of your attachment unconditionally. Make a mental bonfire, and cast into it any unwanted desires along with the bonds of your attachments.
Burn them up and watch them disappear."
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Handling Desires
From the material on Desire in the Ananda Online Class: Inner Peace -
"When desires plague you it’s good to immediately short-circuit them. As soon as you
become aware that you’re starting to wish for something, that there is a longing feeling in your mind, mentally cut the energy off from it, and turn your mind in a different, positive direction. Do this by thinking of all you already have that makes you happy. It may also help to take a few deep breaths and visualize your exhalations carrying away the desire.
Affirm contentment. Look up the affirmation on Contentment in Prayers and
Affirmations for Self Healing, one of the companion books to this course. Repeat the
affirmation often.
Desires are energy. It’s important to positively channel our energy, not suppress it. Therefore when you have a strong longing that stays with you, transmute and expand it beyond your own self. Fulfill the desire by doing something that will also benefit others."
"When desires plague you it’s good to immediately short-circuit them. As soon as you
become aware that you’re starting to wish for something, that there is a longing feeling in your mind, mentally cut the energy off from it, and turn your mind in a different, positive direction. Do this by thinking of all you already have that makes you happy. It may also help to take a few deep breaths and visualize your exhalations carrying away the desire.
Affirm contentment. Look up the affirmation on Contentment in Prayers and
Affirmations for Self Healing, one of the companion books to this course. Repeat the
affirmation often.
Desires are energy. It’s important to positively channel our energy, not suppress it. Therefore when you have a strong longing that stays with you, transmute and expand it beyond your own self. Fulfill the desire by doing something that will also benefit others."
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