Wednesday was the World Water day. Shortage, pollution, poor water quality, hygiene, and a lot more was discussed on that day.
I want to turn to another topic, the spiritual side of water.
A pioneer concerning this topic is Dr Masaru Emoto. He discovered a technique of taking images of water just before it's frozen. He then exposed the water to thoughts, words, images and music. Depending on whether the influence that water was exposed to was positive or negative, the cristal which water builds were very different. So when he exposed water to the words "Love and Appreciation" a beautiful cristal developed on the other hand, when he exposed the water to "I'll kill you" the water cristallized in a very ugly way, without even building a cristal.
See yourself: http://www.wellnessgoods.com/messages.asp
More than 50% of our body is water! So imagine how we react, knowing this, if we are exposed to ugly words or images or music. Won't it react the same way? I think it does.
I am trying to be conscious of that and treat myself the best I can. I also try to treat water consciously with love and I usually write on the bottle I am trinking "love and thanks" (even though it looks very strange for people which visit me).
I hope that a lot more people will realize how important water is and how easy it is to do something good for our water.
alphaeus
Friday, March 24, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Mantras
Mantra is described in wikipedia as a religious syllable or poem, typically from the Sanskrit language.
I differ a bit on this description. Mainly they're religious but they don't have to and it may be from the Sanskrit or in any other language. There are christian mantras (the rosary is a good example), there are muslim mantras (e.g. 99 names of god) there are a lot of jewish mantras and nearly every culture had mantras.
I use mantras to meditate. It helps me clean my mind to get in a state of relaxation and to find myself after a workday. I recite them very differently, depending on my mood. Sometimes I just whisper them, sometimes I sing them, sometimes I just say them loud. At day-time I recite them in my mind, so that I can stop the thinking for a moment.
If you never recited a mantra you can start reciting "Om mani padme hum". I started with this mantra too. It is a very powerfull mantra and you will soon feel the changes in your body if you recite it regularly.
At the moment I recite the gayatri mantra daily, 21 times in the morning and 108 times in the evening. To support the recitation I use a mala. A mala is a rosary with 108 beads. Every mantra you recite you go on one bead.
The list of mantras is nearly infinit. You can also invent your own mantra. The main thing about reciting a mantra is that you have to feel good doing it. Some mantras may suit you some won't. So it is your decision which mantra to take. Some people get the mantra from their guru, which is a very nice present, but you can make a mantra-meditation without having a guru. It's just about doing it and feeling connected to your higher-self.
Feel free to tell me your experiences or ask me a question.
I look forward my evening meditation and recitation of my mantra.
I differ a bit on this description. Mainly they're religious but they don't have to and it may be from the Sanskrit or in any other language. There are christian mantras (the rosary is a good example), there are muslim mantras (e.g. 99 names of god) there are a lot of jewish mantras and nearly every culture had mantras.
I use mantras to meditate. It helps me clean my mind to get in a state of relaxation and to find myself after a workday. I recite them very differently, depending on my mood. Sometimes I just whisper them, sometimes I sing them, sometimes I just say them loud. At day-time I recite them in my mind, so that I can stop the thinking for a moment.
If you never recited a mantra you can start reciting "Om mani padme hum". I started with this mantra too. It is a very powerfull mantra and you will soon feel the changes in your body if you recite it regularly.
At the moment I recite the gayatri mantra daily, 21 times in the morning and 108 times in the evening. To support the recitation I use a mala. A mala is a rosary with 108 beads. Every mantra you recite you go on one bead.
The list of mantras is nearly infinit. You can also invent your own mantra. The main thing about reciting a mantra is that you have to feel good doing it. Some mantras may suit you some won't. So it is your decision which mantra to take. Some people get the mantra from their guru, which is a very nice present, but you can make a mantra-meditation without having a guru. It's just about doing it and feeling connected to your higher-self.
Feel free to tell me your experiences or ask me a question.
I look forward my evening meditation and recitation of my mantra.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The Beginning
Everyone knows Shakespeares sentence: To be or not to be that is the question. Did some of you already think about the meaning of it?
No? Well start now, it might really get interesting.
On Wikipedia you will find some explanations to it. A word on suicide? A word on death as a way of not being anymore?
hmmmm ....... is that all?
Supposedly we still exist after death, so we still are, in whatever form. So do you really think that this is meant? I don't.
What does he mean with "to be" then?
For me personally it means the choice of being what we want. So if we decide not to be we are just not conscious of what we are. If we decide to be we decide what we are. Too complicated? The moment you decide who you are, it will be your decision and you will act upon your decision. If you don't decide who you are, you just are influenced by whatever thought might come up or whatever inflence from outside will cause you to act. Got it?
It took me a while to understand that I have to start being what I am to start fullfilling my decisions and start being who I really am. Now I am starting it and try to define who I really am. Come with me on my way of defining me and knowing who I am. I will tell you about it.
alphaeus
No? Well start now, it might really get interesting.
On Wikipedia you will find some explanations to it. A word on suicide? A word on death as a way of not being anymore?
hmmmm ....... is that all?
Supposedly we still exist after death, so we still are, in whatever form. So do you really think that this is meant? I don't.
What does he mean with "to be" then?
For me personally it means the choice of being what we want. So if we decide not to be we are just not conscious of what we are. If we decide to be we decide what we are. Too complicated? The moment you decide who you are, it will be your decision and you will act upon your decision. If you don't decide who you are, you just are influenced by whatever thought might come up or whatever inflence from outside will cause you to act. Got it?
It took me a while to understand that I have to start being what I am to start fullfilling my decisions and start being who I really am. Now I am starting it and try to define who I really am. Come with me on my way of defining me and knowing who I am. I will tell you about it.
alphaeus
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