マウイ島
ディーパック・チョプラ博士の
21日間メディテーションの6日目です
希望を感じる
「人生における最大の喜びは、
私たちがしていることや、
感じていることからだけでなく、
穏やかに希望を抱いている時や、
人のために何かをしている際にも感じられる」
ブライアント・マックギル
今日の瞑想では、
あなたのハートに存在する希望の力を活性化させましょう。
希望は、あなたの喜びに満ちた自己の鍵となるスピリチュアルな構成要素です。
スピリチュアルな希望とは、
もっと良くなったらなあ・・
というような弱弱しい不安を抱いた望みではありません。
それは、進化のための万能パワーへ熱いメッセージを送ることです。
真の希望は、
希望や夢の実現のために
導きやサポートを与えながら、
私たちの個性と宇宙をつなぎます。
あなたの強い願望の拡大と充実は、
あなたの生の本質的な喜びなのです。
あなたの愛が成長し、
影響を与える範囲が拡大し、
希望がその拡大の最先端になるとき、
あなたは幸せを感じているのです。
今日の瞑想では希望の源、
すなわち、意識進化の拡張の源へと導きます。
あなたの存在の中心から、
あなたは人生において希望の光を放つのです。
Day 6 – Feeling Hope
“The greatest joys in life are found not only in what we do and feel,
but also in our quiet hopes and labors for others.” ― Bryant McGill
“Today’s meditation activates the power of hope in our hearts. Hope is a key spiritual component of our joyful self. Spiritual hope is not a feeble, anxious wish for things to be better . . . it is the active engagement of our aspiration to the almighty force of evolution. True hope ties our individuality to the cosmos, giving us the guidance and support to move toward out hopes and dreams. This expansion and fulfillment of our aspirations is an essential joy of life.
We feel happy when our love grows and our territory of influence expands, and hope is the leading edge of this expansion.
Our meditation today takes us to the source of hope, the source of our evolutionary expansion of consciousness. From this still center of being, we illuminate the light of hope in our life. “
Today’s Centering Thought
“Hope lights my path”
Sanskrit Mantra
“Shreem – I am all possibilities”
Oprah
“Welcome to Day 6, Feeling Hope. Just like we look for love and desire peace, we all hope for the best. But your truest self doesn’t wait for hope, or hope for hope, your essential self emanates hope, rooted in the all-powerful certainty of Source. My friend and Nobel Laureate, Elie Weizel, says, ‘Just as a man cannot live without dreams, he cannot live without hope’. If dreams reflect the past, hope summons the future. Access that certainty and hope, and the happiness that flows to you will be more powerful than you can imagine. It is a force that grounds you and lifts you up, all at once. Embrace that as Deepak guides us to that source of hope and assured happiness within us all. Then we will meditate.”
Deepak
“Happy people are optimistic and hopeful. Hope is a positive force in their lives which is different from feeling anxious and hoping that everything will turn out all right. When your sense of hope flows from The Source, you know that new possibilities will emerge and that good outcomes are in sight.
Hope opens a path. It isn’t passive, just waiting and praying that things will change. When you are connected to your true self, you sense what you need to do next to improve any situation. So hope is like a feedback loop – the more you nurture hope, the more optimistic you feel and being optimistic, you move naturally to take the openings and opportunities that come your way. This is very different from feeling uncertain and trapped by circumstances. Here is a useful image. Hope is like a thread leading out of the maze. It doesn’t get us out but it is our connection to freedom. And if we follow the thread, we can make our way out and feel the joy of liberation.
Be open to becoming more hopeful and letting hope be your guide. Having this intention is powerful. It prevents you from being influenced by the negative thoughts that automatically spring to mind for many people. Hope isn’t a special compartment of awareness. In today’s meditation, as you keep making your connection to your true self stronger, you will also be connecting to the Source of hope, a source that keeps replenishing itself.
As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought, Hope lights my path. Hope lights my path.
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, Shreem. This mantra opens awareness to your infinite potential. Repeat it silently to yourself. Shreem. Shreem. Shreem. 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. Shreem. Shreem. Continue with your meditation. Shreem. Shreem. Shreem. Just mentally. Shreem. Shreem. Shreem.
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, Hope lights my path. Hope lights my path. Hope lights my path.”
Namaste
Journal Questions:
1. “We introduced a new understanding of hope today. We want to build a sense of hope that is a force of change that comes from a feeling of certainty and wellbeing within, rather than an anxious kind of hope that vaguely wishes for things to turn out well. Write about an experience you may have had with this stronger kind of hope.”
2. “You may also have experienced this kind of hope, but not thought of it in those terms. Think of a time when you felt sure you were going to attain a lofty goal, even though the path to the goal was not apparent. That is the hope that comes from your being. Describe this feeling of certainty in your journal.”
3. “To use this deep hope as a guiding light in life, we need to distinguish it from anxious hope. Write down the feelings you experience in your body when you feel an easy confidence in attaining your goals. Now contrast that with the feelings you have in your body when you are uncertain and anxious about what you want to happen.”
4. “Reflect further on today’s experience.”
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