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"The Source"
The
Art of Being Fullfilled.......
by Shihan Richard J. Van Donk
Are you committed to this existence? I mean Really committed?
What is important to you in this life? Have you ever taken
the time to think on this? Have you gotten to the point
where being fulfilled in this life matters to you?
This life is a gift. Some days when our focus is on our
ideas, judgments, and conceptions of the world it seems
to appear as if the world is unsupportive to us. In truth
it is sometimes unsupportive to our ideas but never to
our fulfillment. Our fulfillment comes not from our ideas
but from our feelings. Innately every human being seeks
this contentment, this comfort, this happiness and joy
inside. We do everything we do based upon the feeling
it gives us on the inside.
It does not matter how much joy is happening in the outside
world if the inside of you is in turmoil. And by the same
law, It does not matter how much turmoil is happening
in the outside world if the inside of you is filled with
joy. Your internal state will dictate your representation
of how the world is doing on the outside. What we perceive
of the outside world is always filtered through a set
of beliefs and values which delete, distort and generalize
our evaluation of our outer world. This may be why it
has been called Maya (illusion) or a dream. Your heart
never lies to you- only your expectations for the heart.
The bridge between mind and heart is the bridge of consciousness.
It's rewards are eternal joy and satisfaction.
Conscious awareness is the key to this existence. You
never make a mistake when you are consciously aware. Only
when you are unaware do you stub your toe, spill something,
create stress. Be aware. Be conscious. You begin life
in this body with your first breath and it will end when
you take your last one. And make no mistake - you will
take your last breath someday in this physical form you
now occupy. Your breath is the living link to the Source
that gives you life. Breath is Spirit. So what matters
to you in this life? The time given to you on this Earth
is a gift. Have you fully unwrapped it? Are you enjoying
this existence? Are you busy fulfilling your life? Out
of everything you have done and experienced in this life
what have you stored in you the most? Think about it.
Feelings know no time. They are ageless. What feelings
have you chosen to store in you the most? What are you
full of? Joy? Or pain, frustration and anger? Do you know?
Have you gotten to the point where it matters to you?
Be committed to this existence. Fully committed.
Fulfillment Technique for Bridging the Mind and Heart.
Sit up straight, hands on lap. Close eyes and have flowing
music playing in the background.
Concentrate on your breath
As you Exhale say - "I am."
As you Inhale say the word- "Within"
Put your fingers in both ears as you feel your breath
go in your nose up the canal to the center of the head.
Ride your breath down to your heart and let the feeling
grow in your chest, remembering all the feelings you've
ever had of being loved and fulfilled.
Let go of the verbal and be Within, continuing to ride
the breath.
Imagine
a reservoir in your chest like a lake of full love and
let the feeling spread all over your body. Create a rainbow
bridge between your mind's eye (center of forehead between
your eyebrows) and your heart. Ride the rainbow bridge
with your breath.
"Always
have the courage to live what you love and to love what
you live."
Be
Fulfilled, Rich Van Donk, Shihan Shidoshi Feb 96
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