チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 22

今回のチョプラ博士の21日間メディテーションは終了です！
2日おくれでしたが、22日間続けることができました！

なんだか達成感ありますねぇ
感謝の気持ちでいっぱいなドラゴンユウコです

 

 

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第22日目、ボーナスデイです

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第22日　全体性の光を放つ


21日間メディテーションのボーナスデイへようこそ！

「いま、すべての生きとし生けるものが歓喜に満ち溢れんことを」
ダンマパダ　法句経

今日は、
あなたという全体性を祝福する瞑想へと
特別にご招待しましょう。
ヴェーダの賢人たちは、
この全体性は、
宇宙と同一の全体性であると教えています。
あなたが体験できる
この上ない真実とは、
「私は宇宙、すべてと一体である」ということです。

あなたが、
この真実を得る時、
庭へ一輪の花の贈り物をするように、
あなたの全体性は、
全世界の源、ソースである全体性に貢献します。
全体性の光が放たれるとき、
至福こそが、
私たちの目的であり、
そして、あなたの生はもとより、
すべての命、全存在そのものであるということを
さらに示しているのです。

 

Day 22 – Radiating Wholeness


“Now may every living thing be full of bliss.” ― Anonymous, The Dhammapada

Welcome to the bonus day of our 21-Day Meditation Experience!

Today, we offer a special guided meditation to celebrate the wholeness that is you. This wholeness, the Vedic seers tell us, is the same wholeness as the cosmos. The ultimate realization of truth we can experience is, “I am the universe, the totality of life.”

As we grow into this reality, we offer our wholeness back to the wholeness of life itself like a gift of a flower to a garden. Radiating our wholeness is a further validation that bliss is the purpose and existence of our life, all life, all existence.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“My happiness is the happiness of the universe”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Aham Brahmasmi – I am the wholeness of all creation” (Deepak pronounces Ah-hum Brah-mahs-mee)

Oprah

“We’re back for a very special extra meditation.  We reflect on our journey once more and embrace the grandness, the power, grace and joy that emanates from us all.  Welcome to Day 22, Radiating Wholeness.  What I know for ABSOLUTE sure is that each of us feels happiness in direct proportion to how close we are to the Source of our own truth.  And that truth, I believe, is that we are all one.  The wholeness of life throughout the universe is the wholeness that lives and breathes within each of us.  It’s the same wholeness that lives within the tiniest creature, that’s in every tree, that’s in every living thing.  Being a part of that wholeness, I believe, is the secret of the purest happiness there is. Join Deepak on the purest joy ride of our journey.  Before we meditate, he’s going to guide us through the miraculous connections that show us how we’re truly all one.  Get ready.  This is going to lift you up, and will sustain our sense of happiness, renewal, and fulfillment as we meditate together once more.”

Deepak

“When you begin to know that the wholeness of life is supporting you, everything changes.  When the Vedic sages declared, ‘I am the universe’, they meant something very real.  Life is infinitely more when we realize.  Consider the image you see when you look in the mirror.  If you trust your eyes, your body is contained within definite boundaries. You are packaged within your skin and there is only a limited lifetime to spend here on earth.  But your eyes have deceived you.  Every cell in your body is made of molecules and these molecules are built from atoms and subatomic particles.  If you keep looking for the smallest thing that you’re made of, the finest particles disappear.  What is left?  The infinite expanse of the quantum field from which the entire universe emerges.

In a very real way, you are the field.  Therefore you can trace your body to the entire universe.  There is an invisible source of the mind as well because when even the tiniest particle springs into existence, it draws upon infinite reserves of energy.  Spiritually, this infinite potential also includes creativity, intelligence, and every other quality that makes life worth living – love, beauty, truth, compassion.  If these are also packaged inside every particle in creation, you contain the same essence.

I like an image I ran across a few years ago – that each of us is like a millionaire with amnesia.  We go through life feeling poor, having forgotten that in reality, we are very rich.  In other words, by being so convinced that we’re limited in mind and body, we’ve forgotten the true self which knows no boundaries.  It participates in the infinite potential of the universe.  The spiritual path is the path to reality.  We sometimes say higher reality but in truth it’s just reality.  It can be known as effortlessly as you know what it’s like to breathe, move your hand or kiss someone you love.

It’s a wonderful step you’ve taken to find your true self.  The soul rejoices when it wakes up and the choice to awaken it lies with you alone.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought, my happiness is the happiness of the universe.  My happiness is the happiness of the universe.

Now, let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  

Now gently introduce the mantra, Aham Brahmasmi.  This mantra reveals that yore self is the self of the universe.  Repeat it silently to yourself.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  With each repetition feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Continue with your mediation.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Just mentally.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  Aham Brahmasmi.  


Release the mantra.   Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought.  My happiness is the happiness of the universe.  My happiness is the happiness of the universe.  My happiness is the happiness of the universe.

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “During these three weeks we have learned about the spiritual connection between our soul and the cosmic soul. What healing intention would you like to send forth to the wholeness of the universe?”

2.  “As your happiness expands outward to every soul, what is your heartfelt wish for them?”

3.  “Take some time to write about ways that you can continue your daily mindfulness and meditation practice.”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

ナマステ

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 21

まもなく締切の作業に勤しんでおりますドラゴンユウコです！

以前は、デッドラインがあると
それがとても
ストレスになっていたのですが、
現在は、
締切日にはその一件が一段落するという喜びと幸せに焦点をあてるので、
ストレスなくありがたく作業を進められます。
どんなに忙しくても、
うまく流れている・・・という宇宙の流れへの信頼や、
係っているひとたちへの感謝、
これまで自分が達成してきたことからくる自己認識を持っていると
ほんと、すべてがうまく流れていくのですよね

力まず、感謝の気持ちと委ねる気持ち、
それだけで、とても幸せを感じます。

21日間メディテーションの
「今日のメッセージ」でも出てきましたが
本来のわたしたちは歓喜に満ちた存在ですよね。

マインドの癖をどんどん解き放し、
本来の自己と
つながっている時間を
増やしていきたいと思う
ドラゴンユウコでした

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第21日目です。

https://chopracentermeditation.com/


第21日　満ちたりた意識の光を放つ

「私たちの本質は至福です。
その至福は太陽にように常に光を放っています」
デブラ・モフィッツ

おめでとうございます！
この3週間の探求の旅を
あなたと共に進めたこと、幸せに感じます。
今回の3週間の瞑想は、
達成感で満ち足りた状態へとあなたを導いたことでしょう。
私たちは、共に、
スピリチュアルな自己深くに幸せの種をまき、
心とハートで育み、
世界と幸せを分かち合いました。
内なる幸せが広がると、
外世界への充足感も広がっていきます。
そして、喜びのサイクルは尽きることなく広がり続けるのです。

今日の瞑想では、
あなたの静かな自己から
生み出される幸せのサイクルが広がっていくのを祝福し、
全世界へとその輝きを快く放ちましょう。

Day 21 – Radiating Fulfillment

“Our true nature is bliss. That bliss is like the sun that always shines.”― Debra Moffitt

 “Congratulations! What a blessing to have shared this three-week journey with you. As we complete our Meditation Experience, it is appropriate that we arrive at a state of fulfillment, feeling a sense of completion. During our time meditating together we have located the seeds of happiness deep within our spiritual self, we nurtured them in our minds and hearts, and then shared that happiness with the world. This journey fosters outer fulfillment, which in turn creates more inner happiness – so the cycle of joy becomes self-perpetuating, going on and on.

In our meditation today we will honor the expanding circle of happiness that we generate from our silent self, which effortlessly radiates to all the world.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“I walk in the light of my fulfillment.”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Purnamidam – I feel fulfilled”

Oprah

“Welcome, Our Dear Friends, our meditating tribe.  Today is Day 21, Radiating Fulfillment.  It’s hard to believe our happy journey is coming to a close.  Over the last three weeks we’ve made some time to connect with our innate sense of wonder and play, love and joy.  We slowed down, at least for these 20 minutes each day, going deeper, transforming that wonder that play and love into purpose, contentment, kindness, gratitude, passion.  We’ve tapped into the energy that allows us to be in harmony with the energy of source.  Yes, we have.  With each meditation, we have expanded our connection to the wholeness of the universe…the capital “C” of contentment…the source of true happiness…that place which is a constant wellspring of effortless fulfillment and satisfaction.  Take that in, My Friends.  This is what you did for you these past three weeks.  In this journey, we’ve arrived home, to the place where we know, to our core, that we have all we need.  It starts within. Now that is the ultimate happiness and Deepak and I are so glad to arrive at this place with you.  Let’s really enjoy this last meditation together and feel blessed for the happiness we shall share in the world and continue to expand for ourselves.”

Deepak

“Radiating fulfillment is the final stage of the expansion of your happiness.  It happens all by itself once you have the self-recognition that there is nothing else you need to seek.  You have arrived home after your journey.  Yet the spiritual path unfolds a strange journey because you don’t travel any distance.  You begin where you started, with yourself.  But the self you knew at the start isn’t the self you know at the end.  Yourself at the end is fulfilled.  It has learned that life requires no struggle, fear or resistance.  You only need to be.

I like the simplicity of the following saying, ‘To become enlightened, you stop running all the time and begin to walk. Once you’re walking, you slow down and stop.  Once you stop, you see who you really are’.

The whole journey, then, is a process of relaxing and letting go.  There’s nothing to study, memorize, learn or live up to. There is only experience.  To have the experience of the true self, even for a moment, switches on that feeling of Aha.  So this is what I’ve been looking for.  Put into words, the separate self has been looking for a home.  Fragments have been looking for wholeness.  Anxiety has been looking for peace.  An emptiness inside has been looking for fulfillment.  All of these are found in the self.  This is the ultimate spiritual secret, repeated for thousands of years in every wisdom tradition.

The journey we’ve been on together doesn’t cover distance and also takes no time.  Every meditation brings you home. Every dive within meets your true self.  The only difference between you and an enlightened master is the expansion of this experience.  The Vedics compare it to a candle sitting in the sun.  The sun’s blinding light makes the candle flame invisible.  Yet, without a doubt, both emit light.  In spiritual terms, it’s the same light and now it shines from you, dispelling the darkness around you.  To know that you walk in the light, that you are the light – this is the greatest fulfillment.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought.  I walk in the light of my fulfillment.  I walk in the light of my fulfillment.  

Now, let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Now gently introduce the manta, Purnamidam.  This mantra affirms that we are full and complete within ourselves.  Repeat it silently to yourself.  Purnamidam. Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  
Please continue with your editation.  Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  Just mentally.  Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  Purnamidam.  Release the mantra.  Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, I walk in the light of my fulfillment.  I walk in the light of my fulfillment.  I walk in the light of my fulfillment.

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “Fulfillment is a sense of spiritual rest or completion in the soul’s journey. Describe a similar feeling of fulfillment you have had either during this meditation experience or some time earlier.”

2.  “Describe any “aha” moments, breakthrough insights, or meaningful experiences you had during these three weeks.”

3.  “What new vision for spiritual fulfillment do you have since you began this meditation experience?”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

ナマステ

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 20

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第20日目です

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第20日　安らぎの光を放つ

「災難の中にいようと
内なる静けさとつながると
平穏でいられる、
それは他者をも穏やかにさせる」　
スワミ・サッチダーナンダ　

今日の瞑想では、
あなたが安らぎと穏やかさを持つとき
周囲へもたらす影響について
意識をむけてみましょう。
あなたが穏やかでいるとき、
他者に大きな変容をもたらすパワーがあります。
それはただ形だけの
雰囲気や立ち振る舞いではなく、
内なる存在からの穏やかさである必要があります。
静寂の中で安らぎを感じている時、
自然にその安らぎの光を放っているのです。

安らぎと穏やかさは、
あなたの真の自己である内なる幸福から生まれます。　
真の自己とつながって
生きる時、
自然に周囲に安らぎの光を放っています。
同時に、あなた自身や周りのひとたちの幸せを広げているのです。
今日の瞑想で、
あなたの内なる存在にある安らぎを発動させ、
一日を通して、
一人一人と触れ合うとき、
愛に満ちた安らぎの光を放ちましょう。

Day 20 – Radiating Serenity

“We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil.”
– Swami Satchidananda

 “In our meditation today, we bring our attention to the peaceful and serene influence we can offer the world around us. For our serenity to have a powerful transformative effect on others, it needs to come from our inner being, not just our superficial mood or attitude. We need to be that peace we want to see happen. We need to be serenity, and when we access this peace we naturally radiate serenity.

 

Peace and serenity are born from a state of inner happiness – our true self. As we live in alignment with our true self we naturally radiate our serenity in the environment . . . we are simultaneously expanding the happiness of ourselves and those around us. Today’s meditation enlivens this state of serenity within our being so that it lovingly influences each person and interaction we have throughout the day.”

 

Today’s Centering Thought

“I am a calming presence.”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Shanti Vira – I radiate divine blessings”  (Deepak pronounces Shahn-ti Vee-rah)

Oprah

“Welcome to Day 20, Radiating Serenity.  Serenity is a centered gentleness, a trust and inner peace that in many ways is the essence of happiness.  Beyond whatever is happening to you today, when you move with the assurance that all will be well – no matter what – you, in fact, create the energy that indeed all IS well.  You line up with it.  We’ve all heard the serenity prayer, ‘God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference’.  The powerful and enduring words of this prayer ground us in a knowing that divine wisdom, peace is always within us.  The highest source of serenity is the core of our very Being.  By trusting that presence at our core, we allow a sweet and powerful serenity to flow into our lives and to flow from us.  That trust allows each of us to be a beacon of calm, of love, of generosity.  That I know, My Friends, is a wellspring from which the deepest happiness arises.  So, let’s take a deep, calming breath as Deepak shares his divine wisdom with us.”

Deepak

” Jesus was certainly right when he said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the Sons of God’.  But turning this into a living truth seems very difficult.  The world seeks peace in the midst of violence.  Families seek peace in the midst of arguments and conflicts.  You and I seek inner peace amid our confusion, fear and anger.

I have long been inspired by a wise saying, there is no way to peace.  Peace is the way.  The lesson being taught is invaluable.  It says that if you want peace, be at peace.  We all know what it’s like to walk into a room where people aren’t arguing yet, in the tense silence you feel that there is hostility in the air.  The opposite is also true.  You can walk into a room and feel a peaceful silence.

The presence of inner peace is healing, to you and to the people you meet during your day.  In the Vedic tradition, you can tell that someone is enlightened because all around them there is an atmosphere of peace.  They radiate this quality and the effect on others is powerful.  As the proverb goes, ‘the lion lies down with the lamb.  There is no violence in the presence of true inner peace.

By the meditations you’ve been doing, you’ve dedicated yourself to being the calm, happy, serene presence in any situation. This doesn’t mean that you’re a mute observer who never gets involved, or a saint who never loses her temper.  The presence of peace comes from a deeper place, the undisturbed peace of your Being.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought.  I am a calming presence.  I am a calming presence.  

Now let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe, slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Now gently introduce the manta, Shanti Vira.  This mantra gives you the inner strength and courage to be your highest self wherever you are.  Repeat it silently to yourself.  Shanti Vira.  Shanti Vira.  Shanti Vira.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Shanti Vira.  Shanti Vira.  Shanti Vira.  Continue with your meditation.  Shanti Vira.  Shanti Vira.  Just mentally.  Shanti Vira.  Shanti Vira.  

Release the mantra.  Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, I am a calming presence.  I am a calming presence.  I am a calming presence.

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “Whenever you access your silent self, you become a source of serenity. Describe the last time you felt deeply serene and calm. It can even be the experience from today’s meditation. Be specific about how this serenity felt in mind, body and spirit.”

2.  “What steps can you take to deepen your experience of serenity? For instance to deepen your meditations, you may want to ensure you won’t be interrupted by turning off the ringer on your phone or by hanging your “Silence please . . . I’m meditating” door hanger.”

3.  “Who do you know in your circle of acquaintances that is a model of serenity and calmness? Who consistently radiates a calming presence? Consider and write about ways that you can incorporate those qualities of serenity into your own life and habits.”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.

ナマステ

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 19 と 秋山 豊寛さん

日本人として初めて宇宙に行き、
ジャーナリストでは
初めて宇宙空間から宇宙を報道したとして知られている
秋山 豊寛さんと、
昨日、お会いしたドラゴンユウコです

現在は、京都造形芸術大学芸術学部の教授をされています。　
現在も旧ソ連認定の宇宙飛行士の資格は有効であるため
ソビエト連邦第3級宇宙飛行士という肩書ももっていらしゃいます。

72歳なのだそうですが、まだ60代前半に見えました。
宇宙から帰還後はTBSの報道総局次長などを歴任されたほか、
『筑紫哲也NEWS23』で
筑紫哲也さん休暇期間中の
キャスター代理を務めたりされましたが、
宇宙に行ったことで、
価値観ががらりと変わり、
TBSを退社されたと言われています。
秋山さんは
JAXA所属の宇宙飛行士さんのような組織の職員としての制限がないので、
宇宙に行った経験、視点から
自由に物事を発言できる
私たちにとって、
とても大切な人ですと
ドラゴンユウコは伝えたのでした。

秋山さんは、京都にあと2年滞在予定で次の移住場所を考え中だそうです。
三重県へとお誘いしたドラゴンユウコでしたが、

若狭湾の原発が停止だと、三重県も候補地みたいでした。

福島で被災されたので原発から離れた安全なところにしたいそうです。

「long rangeで考えなきゃね」
と、おっしゃってました　

慎重に考え行動する、でもってとても忍耐強い人に見えました。

その一方、相手をとてもオープンにしてしまう秋山さんはすごいなと思いました。

相手の心を開いてしまう不思議な人です





チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第19日目です

https://chopracentermeditation.com/

 

第19日　英知の光を放つ


「知識の始まりには楽しみがある」
ジョージ・ドーシー(アメリカの民族誌学者)

私たちは
人生の経験から
多くを学んだ人の英知には
とても価値があると思っています。
今日は、そういった種の英知ではなく、
スピリチュアル的な価値ある英知、
瞑想から得られる英知があることを学びます。
このスピリチュアル的英知は、
これまでの21日間瞑想で高めてきたものです。
あなたの気づきが深まるにつれて、
英知と喜びを発見していきます。
そして、あなたは、
集合意識の視点から
すべての人々と
本質的につながっているのだと認識するのです。

この段階の気づきは、
古来の賢者たちが重んじていたことであり、
洞察力や幸せにあふれ、
すべてへ愛を放つ、
喜びに満ちた英知に目覚めたマインドの状態です。
今日の瞑想では、
あなたの存在から英知の光を自然に放つようサポートしていきます。

Day 19 – Radiating Wisdom

“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” ― George Dorsey

“We value the wisdom of those who have learned well from their life experiences. Today we will learn that there is another kind of wisdom valued by the spiritual traditions of the world, and that is the wisdom gained from meditation. This spiritual wisdom is what we are cultivating during our 21-Day Meditation Experience. As we delve deeper into our awareness, we uncover greater knowledge and joy. We see our essential connection with everyone else from the vantage point of unity consciousness.

This is the level of awareness that the ancient seers prized, the joyful wisdom of the awakened mind that emanates insight, happiness, and love to all. Our meditation today will support this natural radiation of wisdom from our being.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“My being is wise and knowing.”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Vedohum – I am pure knowledge”   (Deepak pronounces Vaydoh-hum)

Oprah

“Welcome to day 19, Radiating Wisdom.  What makes a person wise?  Socrates said, ‘Wisdom begins in wonder’.  Don’t you love that quote!  I think that’s a perfect paradigm shift.  Wisdom is more than what you know or the sum of your life experiences, both rich and difficult.  Wisdom is what you feel and I believe the wisest people are always seeking, going deeper and higher.  That, Deepak teaches us, is how you radiate wisdom.  It isn’t something you attain, it is divinely present within you.  Connect with that presence and trust it and you’ll tap into the joyful intelligence of the soul.  When you can go with that, letting it flow from within everything in life becomes easier and you are happier.  Today, Deepak guides us to a wisdom that honors the wholeness of all, the ever-renewing happy wisdom of the soul.  So let’s clear our thoughts and open up to a new perspective of wisdom.”

Deepak

“It will surprise you when you discover how wise you are.  Wisdom is usually associated with living a long life or being a professor.  People consider themselves wise when they’ve endured so many ups and downs, gone through so many crises that they know how hard life can be.  But this isn’t true wisdom because it’s tied to the past.  True wisdom shows you how fresh and fascinating life is.  To be wise is to be innocent, open, receptive, but also knowing.

The great English poet, William Blake, called this special state organized innocence which is different from being an innocent babe in the woods.  Instead, he was pointing to a rare state where you know about the world and how hard life can be.  Yet, from the ashes springs a living flame.  You want to embrace the wholeness of life because in wisdom, you know that life’s essence is in eternal bliss and infinitely expanding consciousness.  You are wise because you have started to walk the path of wisdom by recovering your true self and reconnecting with your soul.  There is no wiser decision that anyone can make.  The wisdom of great learning is something I admire but what I admire the most is the wisdom to see beyond appearances and to seek union with spirit.

When you radiate the happiness of your true self, you are radiating the wisdom of the seeker who is on the spiritual path.  Dante wrote, ‘Wisdom is the ultimate perfection of our soul in which consists our ultimate happiness’.  Today’s meditation is dedicated to making this come true for you.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought.  My Being is wise and knowing.  My Being is wise and knowing.  

Now, let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe, slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Now gently introduce the mantra, Vedohum.  This mantra reveals the infinite wisdom of life within your own consciousness.  Repeat it silently to yourself, Vedohum.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  Continue with your meditation.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  Just mentally.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  Vedohum.  


Release the mantra.   Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, My Being is wise and knowing.  My Being is wise and knowing.  My Being is wise and knowing.  

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “Today’s meditation showed us that we all have a profound and innate wisdom. How have you experienced this in your life? Write about a time that you spontaneously said the right thing at the right time to someone. What did that communication feel like for you?”

2.  “Write a short letter to yourself as a 13-year-old self from your present wise adult self. Based upon our experience and wisdom in this present moment, reassure your teenage self that all worries and concerns will be outgrown and things will turn out okay.”

3.  “Now write another letter to present-day you from your spiritually wise self, addressing your current worries about finances and relationships. Take it to heart that again, everything will work out and be okay.”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

ナマステ

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 18

三重県多気町でみたパックン雲


チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第18日目です

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第１８日　思いやりの光を放つ

「生きとし生けるもの
すべてに思いやりの輪を広げるまで、
人は平穏を得ることはできないであろう」　
―アルベルト・シュヴァイツァー

魂のレベルからの思いやりは、
制限や判断なしに
高い精神性から
別の魂を受け入れるときに生じます。
思いやりは、
深遠な方法で人を活性化させます。
それは、私たちが
持っている孤立と分離の感情を乗り越えて
癒しをもたらす深いハートのつながりです。
他者への思いやりは、
途方もなく
自己を拡大するつながりを目覚めさせ、
あなたの中で
幸せとウェルビーイングの感覚が同様に広がっていくのです。

あなたが
意識の深みを探求するにつれて、
私たち共有の本質に近づいていきます。
あなたの自己実現への旅は、
あなたが、実際に
すべての人々へ
最も自然なやり方で
思いやりを持つよう導きます。
今日の瞑想は、
宇宙的な思いやり、
喜びとつながっている
あなたの内なるスペースへとあなたを向かわせます。

Day 18 – Radiating Compassion

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
― Albert Schweitzer

“Compassion from the soul level happens when we spiritually embrace another soul without reservation or judgment. Compassion validates people in a profound way . . . it is a deep heart connection that heals by overcoming the feeling of isolation and separation we all carry. When we offer compassion to another, we activate a connection that tremendously expands our sense of self, and in doing so, our happiness and sense of wellbeing grows as well.

As we explore the depths of our consciousness, we come closer to the essence of our shared humanity. This private journey of self-realization actually leads us to a most intimate compassion for all people. Our meditation today takes us to that inner space of universal compassion and joy.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“I radiate sympathy and acceptance.”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Karuna Hum – I am compassion” (Deepak pronounces Car-oona Hum)

Oprah

“What I know for sure is that we really are all the same.  We’re all the same inside, all wearing different costumes, representing different cultures, traditions, beliefs, and when you open yourself up to feel somebody else’s journey without judgment or blame, but with kindness and compassion, you’re opening up a path of light for yourself.  Welcome to day 18 Radiating Compassion.  Compassion, quite simply, is seeing, hearing and feeling someone else as if they are one with you.  It is what bonds us.  It is what we seek from one another.  From 25 years on the Oprah Show, every guest wanted to know the same thing – did you see me?  Did you hear me?  Did what I say matter to you?  When you listen and see and feel from a place of compassion, you build a connection from your soul to someone else’s soul from the inside out.  A whole new dimension of happiness awaits.  Deepak is going to guide us there and then we’ll meditate.”

Deepak

“Compassion, which is sympathy for those who are suffering, has always been a spiritual quality.  The Buddha is beloved as the compassionate one.  All of us want to have sympathy with someone else’s suffering.  It comes naturally to be sympathetic but there are also challenges.  There will always be pain and suffering in the world and seeing this can be overwhelming.  How can you and I, as individuals, make a difference?  There are acts of charity we can perform but at a deeper level, suffering is caused by separation of the soul from our source.  We can’t really make a difference in lightening the suffering in the world until we first heal the separation in our soul.  In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says that fear is borne of duality.  This may be a new idea to you but there is a fascinating truth here.  If people are in fear because they are disconnected from their true self, then in spiritual terms, no one deserves to suffer.

By finding the true self, it is possible to go beyond the level of suffering to find the level of peace, contentment and joy.  You can be a living example that this is so by radiating compassion and sympathy from your own being.  It shows a kind heart to sit and comfort those who need comforting.  I don’t agree, however, with the root words of compassion which means to suffer with rather than suffering alongside someone else, it’s better to uplift them.  In whatever way you can inspire someone else, you are showing compassion because to see there is a way out of pain, bringing the first taste of freedom.

At the deepest level, we are inspired by those who have walked the path and become totally free.  They are the spiritual guides of humanity.  By finding your true self, you will radiate the same compassionate energy because it is a quality of the true self.  Separation means that you feel alone and isolated.  When you come out of separation, you are united with everyone else.  How can you not feel compassion when other people are as close to you as you are to yourself?  This is the secret wisdom hidden inside the quality of compassion.  The expansion of happiness is the expansion of our soul.  As we move deeper into our existence, we make more soul connections to others.  We feel and know others from the inside out without judgment or blame.  This is the embrace of our compassion.  It is not an exercise.  It is the recognition and feeling of yourself in the divinity of others.  This compassion is a kind of communion of the soul that enlarges us.  This may be what the Dalai Lama means when he says, ‘My religion is very simple.  Kindness is my religion’.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering though.  I radiate sympathy and acceptance.  I radiate sympathy and acceptance.  

Now, let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and breathe slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Now gently introduce the mantra, Karuna Hum.  This mantra develops deep compassion for all living beings.  Repeat it silently to yourself.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  Continue with your meditation.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  Just mentally.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  Karuna Hum.  


Release the mantra.  Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, I radiate sympathy and acceptance.  I radiate sympathy and acceptance.   I radiate sympathy and acceptance. 

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “What does compassion mean to you? Is being compassionate easy for you?”

2.  “Who do you know in your life, or what person in history is a shining example of compassion for you? Give three reasons why they inspire you.”

3.  “Are there any situations or relationships where offering compassion is difficult for you? What specific steps could you take to remove those limitations?”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

ナマステ

 

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 17

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第17日目です

https://chopracentermeditation.com/


第17日目　奉仕をする


「喜んで与え、感謝して受け取る時、すべての人が祝福されています」
マヤ・アンジェロウ

今日の瞑想では、
奉仕という感覚を目覚めさせていきます。
義務的な意味合いをもつ従来の奉仕ではなく、
高次元の意識においての奉仕について感じていきましょう。
高次元の意識からみると、
奉仕とは、
ただ単に人道的な労力ではなく、
喜びと自己認識へ道ということになります。
奉仕は、義務感の中ではなく
幸せの中で成長する機会を提供しているのです。

奉仕は、
人生へのユニークな贈り物のリクエストに応じて、
ちゃんと耳を傾け、
行動することです。
このリクエストは、
あなたのエゴの要求に基づくものではなく、
社会的期待からなされるものでもありません。
奉仕へのリクエストは、
スピリチュアル的な進化、
ダーマへと向かわせるあなたの宇宙的自己、
あなたの宇宙意識の一部からなされるものです。
だからこそ、
この世界へ奉仕するということは、
自己が喜びに満ちて拡大していくことなのです。

今日の瞑想は、
この高次元からの奉仕の感覚が
あなたの中で目覚めるのを促します。



Day 17 – Being of Service

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ― Maya Angelou

 “Today in meditation we activate the sense of service. But instead of approaching service in the conventional sense, as a sort of obligation, we will look at it from the perspective of higher states of consciousness. In this view, service is not only a humanitarian effort, it is a path of joy and self-realization. It is an opportunity to grow in happiness, not a duty.

Service is listening and acting in response to a call for the unique gifts your life offers. This call is not based on your ego needs, nor does it come from social expectations. The call to service comes from your universal self, the cosmic part of you that directs your spiritual evolution or dharma. This is why being of service to the world is really a joyful expansion of the self.

Today’s meditation brings our awareness in accord to this vision of service”.

Today’s Centering Thought

“My soul expands when I help others.”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Seva Hum – I am service” (Deepak pronounces, Say-vah Hum)

Oprah

“Welcome to Day 17.  Being of Service.  As far back as I can recall, my prayer has always been the same.  Use me, God.  Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.  How can I be of service?  Well, we’re each here to share our unique gifts with the world.  That is why we’re here, that is the source of the richest happiness we can experience and when we share those gifts with love, effortlessly and joyfully, the world rises up to meet us.  Inevitably we receive so much more than we give.  Gandhi said it best, ‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others’.  That, I know for sure is one of the secrets of soul- expanding happiness.  Open yourself to giving from your heart and listen as Deepak shares his wisdom on Being of Service.  Then we’ll go the still space.”

Deepak

“When you’re living the happiness that comes from your Being, serving others isn’t an obligation.  It’s not about feeling like you’re a better person, or raising your image in the eyes of others.  Something deeper happens because in serving others at the soul level, you are serving yourself.  This isn’t a mystical experience.  Parents already know what it’s like to feel that their children are extensions of themselves.  There is a complete merging between two lovers that defines romantic love.  When those around us have become a real extension of our larger self, the pursuit of happiness spills beyond the boundaries of the ego.  Take this merging to its ultimate and you arrive at unity consciousness where you perceive no division between you and anything you perceive.

When Jehovah speaks from the burning bush to Moses, the words are a true reflection of unity consciousness, I am that I am.

Service implies action which is why one of the traditional paths to enlightenment in India is known as Karma Yoga, meaning the unity that comes out of right action.  Giving a panhandler a quarter so that he will quit bothering you is not actually Karma Yoga because you don’t actually feel joyful in your gift and you aren’t blessing the person you give to.

You have stepped onto the Karma path whenever you give in the spirit of freeing someone else from care and want while, at the same time, your action brings you bliss.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought.  My soul expands when I help others.  My soul expands when I help others.  

Now let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Now gently introduce the mantra, Seva Hum.  This mantra makes the joy of helping others its own reward.  Repeat it silently to yourself.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more. Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Continue with your meditation. Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Just mentally.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  Seva Hum.  

Release the mantra. Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  


When you feel ready you can open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought.  My soul expands when I help others.  My soul expands when I help others.  My soul expands when I help others.  

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “List the activities that you feel are of greatest service to others.”

2.  “Describe the positive emotions you feel while you are giving of yourself to those who need you. Do you feel transported out of your petty concerns? Do you feel a sense of inner joy in easing someone else’s burden or contributing to their happiness?”

3.  “Describe the spiritual benefits you feel from service, not the gratification your small self might feel, or the recognition you might get.”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

ナマステ

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 16

今日も肌寒く感じました
急に秋が来たみたいですね。
秋からは
ゆったりと本を読みながら半身浴するのが楽しみです

ドラゴンユウコはいつも同時に平行して5，6冊は違う本を読んでいますが
お風呂で読むのは
ビジネス書でも自己啓発本でも健康本でもハウツーものでもなく
愛にあふれたスピリチュアル本が多いです。
レムリアシリーズの本
たとえば、
「レムリアの真実―シャスタ山の地下都市テロスからのメッセージ」とか、
「多次元の新たなる旅へ (愛の目を通してブック2」
とか・・です。
レムリアシリーズの一冊を
お風呂の中へ、ぽとん・・と落ちてしまったこともありましたが、
そのせいで1.5倍くらい大きくなっています



チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第16日目です

https://chopracentermeditation.com/


第16日目　慈愛の光を放つ

「慈悲とは
強いられるものではない・・
慈悲は与える者とあずかる者に二重の祝福を与える」　
ウィリアム・シェークスピア「ヴェニスの商人」より

慈愛は
幸せを広げる大切な一面です。
あなたは慈愛を通して
完璧に無条件に愛と祝福を表現するからです。
私たち一人一人は
慈愛の源とそれを通すためのパイプをもっています。

 

慈愛は
大変で困難な状況であっても
それを高め引き上げ光をもたらす愛と存在の力です。
真の自己へと成長しながら、
慈愛にさらに心を開き、
慈愛を受け入れながら
あなたは拡大していき、
慈愛が自然に身近なものになっていきます。
そのようにして拡大していき
すべてに対してオープンになると
他者に慈愛を放つのが容易になります。

 

慈愛を放つことは
聖人のようにふるまって
家族や友人を祝福することではありません。
日々の瞬間瞬間に、
助けの手をさしのべたり、
優しいことばをかけたりした時に得る満ち溢れた気持ちを伝えたり、
分かち合ったりする中で、
あなたは自然に慈愛を放っているのです。
慈愛を分かち合う時、
幸せは大きく広がっていきます。
今日の瞑想では
あなたの人生から他者の人生へと慈愛が自由に流れるよう促します。

Day 16 – Radiating Grace

“The quality of mercy is not strain’d . . . it is twice bless’d; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.”
― William Shakespeare

 

“Grace is an important aspect of expanding our happiness, because it is through grace that we express love and blessings completely and unconditionally. We are each a source and conduit of grace.

Grace is a loving power and presence that elevates and brightens whatever the challenge or situation might be. As we mature into our authentic selves, we are more open, receptive, and expansive, and so we naturally feel the influence of more grace in our lives. It is this same expansiveness and openness that makes it easy for us to radiate that grace along to others.

Radiating grace is not about adopting an attitude of sainthood, and offering benedictions to family and friends. It happens naturally, in moments as simple as passing along, or sharing, the fullness of heart that you feel when you offer a helpful gesture or kind word. When we share grace, our happiness increases many fold.   Today’s meditation facilitates this free flow of nature’s grace from your life to others.”

 

Today’s Centering Thought

“I share my divine blessings.”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Prasada Hum – I am divine grace” (Deepak pronounces Prah-sah-dah Hum)

Oprah

“Welcome, it’s Day 16, Radiating Grace.  It’s one of my favorite words – grace.  It’s the unconditional kindness of the universe, the gentle power and serenity that lifts us up no matter what it is we’re going through.  Grace is perhaps the most simple and most powerful promise there is.  It is a state of pure openness and being available, a space where you can allow a new reality to enter into your very being.  Grace fills us up quietly and powerfully.  Grace can be inspired by a beautiful moment in nature, or by spending time with someone we love, or just sitting quietly.  It can arise from the most difficult of time, moments that offer powerful opportunities for us to grow and be transformed.  When I think of grace, I think of someone like Nelson Mandela, a powerful world leader who emerged from his own suffering yet became a leader who emanated forgiveness, peace and humility.  He radiated grace from every fiber of his being.  And he taught us the deep joy that comes from holding grace in our hearts.  Today, Deepak helps awaken us to sharing our grace with the world, creating wholeness and unity.  Let us come together and radiate our grace in the stillness of meditation.”

Deepak

“Grace is a special quality that resides within.  To be in a state of grace means to be blessed, untouched by harm.  It’s said that divine grace is unearned.  It’s given freely by God or the divine source.  If you feel blessed, there is a natural impulse to share how you feel, to bless others.  How do you do this?  First by example.  Second, through generosity of spirit.  Third, by accepting the equality of all people in the eyes of God.  Setting an example means that you radiate light because grace is really the sensation of being in the light.  When you have such a feeling, you’re light-handed rather than heavy-handed. You’re light in your step, your speech and your attitude in trying situations.  This leads directly to generosity of spirit which means that you lighten the burden of others and give from the heart.

There is an image found in both Eastern and Western traditions, a tree that is so heavy with fruit that it’s branches bow down, offering it’s sweetness to every passerby.  That’s a perfect image to keep in mind for generosity of spirit.  You give with the attitude of overflowing love, kindness, humor, appreciation – whatever your spirit has filled you with at that moment.

Accepting the equality of all people means that you adopt the teaching of nonviolence which is known in Sanskrit as Ahimsa.  Ahimsa begins by renouncing hatred and anger, the root of violence.  It extends in its purest state to reverence for life.  The most powerful kind of nonviolence embraces the belief that every breath comes from a state of grace and thus is a devotional attitude.  You see the innocence in all living things which is how you and I, and everyone else appears through the eyes of the soul.  When you experience your true self, seeing through the eyes of the soul becomes natural because the presence of light in everything shows you what grace really is.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought, I share my divine blessings.  I share my divine blessings.  

Now let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe, slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Now gently introduce the mantra, Prasada Hum.  This mantra makes us more open to receiving and giving blessings.  Repeat it silently to yourself, Prasada Hum. Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum.  Continue with your meditation.  Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum.  Just mentally.  Prasada Hum.  Prasada Hum. Prasada Hum.  


Release the mantra.  Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, I share my divine blessings.  I share my divine blessings.  I share my divine blessings. 

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “What does grace mean to you? Describe an experience from your past that felt like grace.”

2.  “Recall a time, or event, where you were able to give someone the support or advice they needed at just the right time. How did it feel to be the channel for grace to bless them?”

3.  “How does meditation help to open you up to grace, and help you give grace to others?”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

ナマステ

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 15

今日は、半袖では肌寒い日でした。

なんだか夏も終わりだ・・と
感じるとき思い出したのが 
ドン・ヘンリーのボーイズ・オブ・サマーです

ドン・ヘンリーは、
「ローリング・ストーンの選ぶ歴史上最も偉大な100人のシンガー」において第87位だったそうです。
ドラゴンユウコは、ドン・ヘンリーの声が好きでした

 

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Nobody on the road
Nobody on the beach
I feel it in the air
The summer's out of reach
Empty lake, empty streets
The sun goes down alone
I'm drivin' by your house
Though I know you're not at home

But I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I never will forget those nights
I wonder if it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy?
Remember how I made you scream
Now I don't understand what happened to our love
But babe, when I get you back
I'm gonna show you what I'm made of

I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
I see you walkin' real slow and you're smilin' at everyone

I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

Out on the road today, I saw a BLACK FLAG sticker on a Cadillac
A little voice Inside my head said, "Don't look back. You can never look back."
I thought I knew what love was
What did I know?
Those days are gone forever
I should just let them go but-

I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that top pulled down and that radio on, baby
And I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

I can see you-
Your brown skin shinin' in the sun
You got that hair slicked back and those Wayfarers on, baby
I can tell you my love for you will still be strong
After the boys of summer have gone

 

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第15日目です

 

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15日目　至福の光を放射する

「喜びを解き放て」ジョージ・ゴードン・バイロン

3週目へようこそ！
今後の瞑想では、
まるで甘い香りを放つバラの花や
ライラックの茂みが自
由に自然と芳香を放っているかのように・・
あらゆる方向に光を放射する電球のように・・
あなたに内在する幸せを光り輝かせ始めましょう。
前回までの2週間で、
あなたの内なる歓喜を目覚めさせ、
自分自身から光を発するようになりました。
あなたは今、その光を広げる準備ができています。

今日の瞑想では、
内側に存在する幸せの光を放射して、
どこにいようともその喜びを輝かせることを学びます。
そのための努力も分析も戦略も必要ありません。
ただ、あなたの中心部とつながっているありのままのあなたでいれば、
すべてが自然とうまく流れていくのです。
花は美しくあろうと努力したり、
香りをだそうと頑張ったりしません。
ただ、ありのままにたたずみ、
あとはただその自然の流れに身を委ねているのです。

 

Day 15 – Radiating Bliss

“. . . let joy be unconfined . . .” ― George Gordon Byron

“Welcome to our third week in meditation together! In our remaining days, we will begin to radiate our inner happiness out to the world just as a fragrant rose or lilac bush shares its floral scent freely and effortlessly . . . or in the way an illuminated bulb radiates its light in all directions. In these first two weeks, our inner bliss has become awakened and self-luminous, and now we are ready to spread our light.

Today’s meditation is about letting this happiness radiate – letting our joy shine everywhere. It doesn’t take effort or analysis or strategy. Simply be who you are from your core self, and everything gets taken care of automatically. A flower doesn’t try to be beautiful and fragrant, it simply is what it is, and the rest follows in its natural course.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“My happiness shines everywhere”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Ravaye Hum – I am the light of radiance” (Deepak pronounces – Rahva-yay Hum)

Oprah

“Welcome to week 3 and the culmination of our journey together as we continue to expand our happiness.  It’s Day 15 and we want to radiate bliss.  Doesn’t that sound so good – radiating bliss?  It’s a big promise but I think we’re ready for it.  Over the last two weeks we’ve connected to our true nature, tapping into our natural joy, practiced living and being in the state of happiness that permeates all areas of our lives.  Now this week, we want to share the essence of happiness – our brilliant light within.  What happens when we radiate it – when we turn that inner joy into outer energy?    We become a natural force of good, of inspiration, of transformation.  It’s the ripple effect – the very best of you brings out the very best in others.  Happiness is irresistible and when you give it, it grows.  It elevates, it expands.  That’s the miracle of being connected to yourself and everything around you.  Today, Deepak is going to give us an exciting guide to radiating bliss. So, put that smile on your face.  Now put it inside and let’s begin…”

Deepak

“When you start to meditate it’s natural to want your good experiences to affect others.  The question arises, ‘will my family and friends see how I’ve changed’?  Will they appreciate my path and gain some benefit from it themselves?  These are beautiful expectations but they’re often disappointing.  When you’ve changed inside, the people around you who have not changed are much less likely to notice the new you and to benefit from it.

This week, we’re going to avoid all that frustration.  If you passively expect others to notice your new level of happiness and appreciate it, they’re not likely to.  The secret is to radiate happiness in a way that cannot be missed.  Other people will still have to play their part.  They must be willing and open to accept change.  Your part is to give them a reason to.

What does it mean to radiate happiness?  Some of the steps are simple and practical.  We can break them down into “do’s” and “don’ts”.  The do’s – express your appreciation of others instead of keeping it to yourself.  Put out the positive in a given situation and in the person you’re talking to.  Be open to the other person’s truth, accepting their viewpoint with real interest.  Wear a smile and share your laughter.  Contribute to the joy of another.  What these points have in common is that you’re turning a state of inner happiness into outer activity.  Your expanded awareness keeps the door open.  Some intriguing psychological studies have validated that positive behavior in one person spreads virally to the people around them.  In time, once your actions prompt people to see you differently, the ones closest to you will see deeper and realize that your Being is radiating a new kind of lightness and vibrancy.

Now, the “don’ts”…. “Don’t” make other people feel wrong.  As your self-judgment decreases, so should your treatment of others.  “Don’t” draw attention to how much you’ve changed – this only arouses distrust.  “Don’t” point out how unhappy another person is even though you’ll become sensitive to this.  Remember that everyone is doing the best they can from their own level of awareness.

With these simple guidelines in mind, today’s meditation is dedicated to smoothing the transition from inner happiness to the kind of happiness that benefits your surroundings and eventually the whole world.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought,
My happiness shines everywhere.  My happiness shines everywhere.  

Now let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe, slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Gently introduce the mantra, Ravaye Hum.  This mantra supports the full expression of inner bliss.  Repeat it silently to yourself, Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Continue with your meditation.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Just mentally.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Ravaye Hum.  Release the mantra.  Continue to sit restfully inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought,
My happiness shines everywhere.  My happiness shines everywhere.  My happiness shines everywhere.  

Namaste”

Journal Questions:

1.  “Where does your bliss flow in your life? How does happiness move through you to others? Is it through family relationships? Your career? Your artistic talents? List the ways you radiate bliss.”

2.  “What are three ways you can more fully connect to the source of bliss within you? They can be simple lifestyle points like: getting more sleep each night, exercising first thing in the morning, or reminding yourself that your best effort is good enough.”

3.  “What three things can you do to facilitate your happiness shining forth freely? Consider what self-limiting beliefs or judgments you might still be holding. Are you ready to let them go?”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

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チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 14

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション、第14日目です
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第14日目　情熱とともに生きる

「喜びを感じているときだけ、
自己の創造力の豊かさを感じています。
それは情熱を感じているときです」　
アンドレアス・モリッツ

情熱は、
人生の特定の事柄へ
向かわせてくれる
幸福が持つパワフルな集中力であるといえます。
情熱は、
幸せを広げるための大切な資産です。
なぜなら情熱は、
あなたの内側から幸せを引き出してくれるものだからです。

情熱というと、
情熱を傾けているもののこと、
・・オペラとか、チョコレート菓子とか、スキーとか、サルサダンスとか、
・・そういったもののことを思い浮かべてしまいます。
今日、あなたの内側に
存在する情熱の源とつながり、
さらに深いレベルにある情熱を探求していきましょう。
内在する情熱と喜びの無限の源につながる時、
あなたは人生のあらゆる領域において情熱をもって生きることができるのです。

その源泉においては、
情熱は特定の対象とは関係ありません。
その情熱とは、
むしろ、意識の高揚感であり
まさにスピリチュアル的なエクスタシーです。

あなたの存在にある命が歓喜している幸福に満ちた状態です。
今日は、幸福に満ちたあなたの存在の中心部へと入り込んで、そこからあなたの情熱を流出させましょう。

Day 14 -Living With Passion

“You can only feel creative when there is joy. When there is a sense of passion.” — Andreas Moritz

“Passion is the powerful, focused force of happiness directed to a specific interest in life. Passion is a tremendous asset in expanding our happiness, because it draws our happiness out.

When we think of passion, we usually think about what we are passionate about – opera, chocolate desserts, skiing, or even salsa dancing. Today we will explore passion at a deeper level as we connect to what really matters, the source of passion within us. If we can access that infinite source of passion and joy inside, then we can live passion in all areas of our life.

At its source, passion is not associated with any particular object, it is rather a deep feeling of exaltation or even spiritual ecstasy. It is the happiness of life exulting in its own existence. Today we will tap into that blissful core of existence and let our passion flow from that place.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“My happiness energizes and inspires me”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Rabhasa Hum – I am pure delight” (Deepak pronounces  Rahb-Hasa Hum)

 

Oprah

“Here we are, already at the end of two illuminating weeks together, My Friends!  It means so much to Deepak and to me to be traveling deeper on this path of happiness, expanding ourselves with all of you.  Today, we raise our happiness to a whole new height.  Welcome to Day 14, Living with Passion.  I can’t say enough about passion.  How do you know when you’re in the true flow of it?  You just lose yourself and find a powerful, instinctive inner energy.  It means you are fully in alignment with your most extraordinary, highest self.  Whatever you’re doing, you’re immersed in the flow.  You are manifesting the magnificence of your very being and all is sublime.  That, My Friends, is happiness in its most exalted state and it’s yours simply by being who you are.  That is the promise of the divine within you.  Take a moment, take a breath.  We’re going there.  Deepak is guiding us to a truly profound space of Living with Passion.”

 

Deepak

“I’m sure you’ve felt a surge of enthusiasm that keeps you feeling alive and energized.  This is your passion and what matters isn’t the person or thing that excites your passion but the inner renewal that a lasting passion brings year after year.  Spiritual passion goes even deeper and brings up vitality from an eternal wellspring.  You and I wouldn’t be here appreciating the wisdom of the world’s greatest sages, saints and seers if spiritual passion hadn’t persisted through all the catastrophes of history.

What makes spiritual passion unique is the wisdom comes packaged with the enthusiasm of the passion we are used to. Passion of any kind opens the flow of life that we can’t help but enjoy.  Spiritual passion turns enjoyment into exultation. You feel uplifted by your soul.  I believe there is a hierarchy of needs each person was born to fulfill.  After the need for security and safety, the need for love and appreciation, even the higher needs of creativity and finding your purpose, there is a need that modern society isn’t organized to fulfill, the need for higher reality where you find inspiration that flows from your own being.

Spiritual passion fulfills this need and therefore leads to a sublime feeling of happiness.  Being natural, the need for higher reality isn’t exotic or strange.  What seems miraculous to you, a newborn baby, an inspired poem, great music, the words of profound scriptures, whatever fills you with a sense of wonder and awe is your window into spiritual passion.  You lift the veil of appearance and sense the light that shines through the illusion of the physical world.

In today’s meditation, we’ll focus on how to bring in more of this passion for Living in the light, whose source is your own Being.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought.  My happiness energizes and inspires me.  My happiness energizes and inspires me. 

Now, let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to become more deeply relaxed.  Gently introduce the mantra, Rabhasa Hum.  This mantra develops a passionate enthusiasm for life and learning.  Repeat it silently to yourself, Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum.  Continue with your meditation.  Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum.  Just mentally.  Rabhasa Hum. Rabhasa Hum.  Rabhasa Hum. 


Release the mantra.  Continue to sit restfully inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, My happiness energizes and inspires me.  My happiness energizes and inspires me.  My happiness energizes and inspires me.

Namaste”

 

Journal Questions:

1.  “What are your passions in life? List five areas, and describe what quality of energy and joy that passion brings out in you.”

2.  “Think of an important area of your life that lacks passion. How can you channel the passion within you into that area to enliven and invigorate it?”

3.  “Have you ever had a passionate experience that transcended the activity you were involved in? Athletes and artists sometimes call this being in the zone. Time is slowed down, and every action feels perfect, beautiful and complete. It’s as if you have been transported to a sacred time and space even though you are fully engaged in the world. Describe your experience of being in the zone.”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

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チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーション Expanding Your Happiness Day 13

マウイ島~涙がでるほど美しいといわれるラハイナ近くの夕日

チョプラ博士の21日間メディテーションの13日目です


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第13日感謝に生きる

「もしも人生においてあなたの祈りが感謝であれば、
その祈りだけで十分であろう」マイスター・エックハルト

今日は、あなたの幸せを広げる感謝の役割について探求しましょう。
良いことに感謝するという気持ちは、
あなたは幸せであり、
人生がより良いものであると
感じさせてくれる
とてもパワフルなものではありますが、
この種の感謝は、
その時のあなたの気分によるところがあります。
それはまた、
何がポジティブで
何が良いことであるかという
あなたの基準で制限された感覚なのです。

あなたの概念と善悪の価値判断を超えた深い感謝というものがあります。
人生は不完全であっても完全であるという、
今のありのままの人生に喜びをもたらす感謝の感覚です。
呼吸をしたり日の出を見ただけでも感謝の気持ちが湧いてきます。
人が人生において経験するありとあらゆること、
例えば、混んだ道、濃い珈琲、愛する人を失う・・・といったことなどにも自分は恵まれているのだと感じるのです。
良いのか悪いのか気にすることなく、
ただ、ありのままの人生すべてを受け入れ感謝することができるほど、あなたのハートは寛大です。

この種の感謝は
今の創造の完璧なダンスへの敬意
と深い認識を持っています。
今日の瞑想は、
そういった視点での感謝の感覚を持つよう促します。

 

Day 13 – Living Gratitude

 

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”  — Meister Eckhart

“Today we explore the role of gratitude in expanding our happiness. It’s obvious how feeling thankful for the good things in one’s life powerfully contributes to a greater sense of happiness and wellbeing, but this version of gratitude still depends on our mood at the time. It also is limited by our beliefs about what is positive, and our understanding of what is good.

There is a deeper kind of gratitude that goes beyond our conceptions and beliefs of good and bad. This expanded sense of gratitude rejoices in life exactly as it is, right now . . . life is perfect in spite of its imperfections. We find ourselves grateful to simply breathe and greet the sunrise. We feel privileged to engage in the full range of human experiences: busy traffic, strong coffee, and missing a loved one. Our heart is big enough to embrace and appreciate life as a whole, just as it is, without worrying about whether it is “good” or “bad.”

This gratitude has reverence and appreciation for the entire dance of creation right now. This is the perspective that today’s meditation will help foster in our life.”

Today’s Centering Thought

“I am thankful for all I have”

Sanskrit Mantra

“Shreem Namah – I honor the abundance of life” (Deepak pronounces Shreem Nah Mah)

Oprah

“I believe the single most important thing I’ve ever done was to begin paying attention to what I’m grateful for.  No matter what is going on in life, if you focus on what you have, you’ll always – always, end up having more.   Open up to the grace of all that’s been given you simply because you’re here and you’re breathing, and the energy of your every day begins to transform in astonishing ways.  Welcome to day 13, Living Gratitude.  Feeling thankful from the deepest part of yourself, knowing ALL that you’ve been blessed with, taps into the abundant essence of who you are.  Your presence and awareness of that wholeness creates boundless happiness, deeper and wider than the word even contemplates.  Imagine happiness that big, that rich, that full.  It is yours for the having.  Deepak will lead us there to a sacred gratitude meditation.”

Deepak

“Gratitude is a familiar feeling, one of thanks for the abundance and beauty of life.  But when it becomes a state of awareness, gratitude is much more than a quick blessing at the Thanksgiving table or a silent thank you when a bad situation turns out well.  That kind of gratitude comes and goes.  When you have gratitude that is always present in your awareness, everything changes.  You find yourself transformed.  Here is how it happens.

Ask yourself what you are grateful for at this moment.  Most people choose good health, a happy marriage, a secure family life.  Whatever you choose, no matter how sincerely, there will be other things that you aren’t grateful for.  It’s not natural for the mind to be grateful for illness and loss, for grief or violence, so we may assign thoughts and feelings of gratitude to the good things over the bad things in our lives.

How can we reach a higher state of gratitude?  Through a new perspective that accepts life in its wholeness.  This doesn’t mean taking the bitter with the sweet, a form of resignation.  It doesn’t mean trying to be thankful for bad things. Instead, we can begin to cultivate an approach to each day that embraces life as it is – with all of its imperfections.

In India, this is the spiritual path known as Bhakti, or devotion.  Ask yourself a question.  When you feel thankful for something, who is your gratitude directed to?  Some people offer thanks to God or the universe.  Many don’t have a specific goal for their gratitude but this urge to express thanks is the essence of devotion.

You can’t help yourself, you are so happy to be alive, whatever the reason that your gratitude spills over spontaneously. Taking the perspective of gratitude allows you to see more and more things to be grateful for.  You nurture the feeling which causes it to expand.  With a little attention, every day contains passive moments of love, beauty, appreciation, kindness, altruism, honesty and truth.  You become aware of the many blessings often overlooked but which deserve to be noticed and grateful for.

If you offer gratitude from the deepest part of your awareness, you’re shining a light into the darkness, allowing consciousness to unfold in you and in the situation you find yourself in.  The more light you give, the more you receive.  In time, your gratitude has transformed you, and everything around you.  Then you have transcended duality.  All you can see in every direction is light and when this happens, gratitude has united you with your true self forever.  Every moment of gratitude can be used as a step to transformation which is what our meditation is dedicated to today.

As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought, I am thankful for all I have.  I am thankful for all I have. 

Now let’s prepare for our meditation.  Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.  Begin to be aware of your breath and just breathe slowly and deeply.  With each breath, allow yourself to be more deeply relaxed.  Gently introduce the mantra, Shreem Namah.  This mantra cultivates a feeling of appreciation and gratitude for the abundance in life.  Repeat it silently to yourself, Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  With each repetition, feel your body, mind and spirit open and receive just a little more.  Whenever you find yourself distracted by thoughts, noises or physical sensations, simply return your attention to silently repeating the mantra.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Continue with your meditation.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Just mentally.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Shreem Namah.  Release the mantra. 

Continue to sit restfully, inhaling and exhaling slowly.  When you feel ready, open your eyes.

As you continue with your day, contemplate the centering thought, I am thankful for all I have.  I am thankful for all I have.  I am thankful for all I have. 

Namaste”

 

Journal Questions:

1.  “Gratitude connects us with the abundance and goodness in our lives. List the major things you are grateful for. How does this gratitude enrich your life?”

2.  “Today’s lesson talked about a higher form of gratitude that accepts and honors our life as a whole, just as it is—the good stuff as well as the not-so-good stuff. Are there any personality features you have that may not be sterling virtues, but taken in the context of your whole person could be seen as traits which you are grateful for?”

3.  “Have you ever felt grateful for simply being? It’s not a gratitude for anything in particular. It’s gratitude in itself. Gratitude for everything. Describe what that experience was like.”

4.  “Reflect further on today’s experience.”

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