チョプラ博士は5年ぶりに来日されるそうですね。
チョプラ博士とお会いしてお話したのは2006年だったでしょうか。
もう8年前になるのですね。
その時は髪は黒かった・・です・・
チョプラ博士の本はいろいろありますが、
私の一番好きな本は、
Power, Freedom, and Grace: Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness (A Lifetime of Wisdom)
日本語版は
あなたが「宇宙のパワー」を手に入れる瞬間―永遠に続く幸せの源泉 です
ずっと書棚に眠っていたのですが
先日、整理していたら目について
また読み始めた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、12日目です
https://chopracentermeditation.com/
第12日目 笑いのある生を生きる
「笑いのない日ほど無駄な一日はない」 E・E・カミングス
純粋、無垢な笑いは、
ハートで感じる喜びの最も明白なサインです。
それは、あなたの周りにすぐに喜びを広げることのできるパワフルな方法です。
今日は、笑いの前にあなたの内に存在する感覚が何であるのかに気づいて欲しいと思います。
その感覚は、
この上ない喜び・・至福から生まれた自由、気づき、喜びです。
まるで、あなたの魂が
宇宙の幸せの波をとらえ、その流れに乗っているかのようです。
今日の瞑想の目的は、
あなたという存在に流れる至福の波にもっと意識的になるようにすることです。
至福の波への気づきが深まるほど、
一日を通して、
笑顔を浮かべハートからの笑いとともに
その波に乗ることができるようになります。
あなたの喜びは周りにも伝染し、
笑顔がおのずと
人から人へと旅するように広がっていき、あなたの幸せが拡大していくことでしょう。
Day 12 – Living Laughter
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” ― E.E. Cummings
“Pure, innocent laughter is the most obvious sign of the joy we feel in our hearts. It is also a powerful and instant way of spreading that joy all around you. Today we want you to notice what that feeling is inside you, just before you laugh.
That feeling is your source of happiness. It’s a sense of freedom, insight and delight born of the upsurge of spiritual bliss. It is as if our soul catches a cosmic wave of happiness and rides along with it.
Our meditation today is aimed at making you more conscious of these waves of bliss moving through your being. With this increased awareness you can ride them throughout your day with a smile on your face, and laughter in your heart. Your joy is contagious and your happiness will expand as your smile travels to one person after another.”
Today’s Centering Thought
“Life makes me smile and laugh”
Sanskrit Mantra
“Kleem Upahasa – I attract joyful laughter” (Deepak pronounces Kleem Ooh-Pasa)
Oprah
“Welcome to Day 12, Living Laughter. How do you feel when you hear the uninhibited laughter of a baby or the giggles of a small child at play? It’s irresistible, isn’t it? I reminds us of a pure, carefree innocence, the absence of any self-consciousness, the sweet state of light-heartedness that lives within each one of us no matter how old we are. Laughter, it comes from the heart. It removes barriers and releases the healing energy of play. Laughter is contagious. It’s an extraordinarily powerful life energy. Enjoy a good laugh and you can’t help feeling more alive, more optimistic. That is the uplifting spirit of happiness and you create it every time your eyes light up in laughter. Before we move into meditation, close your eyes, relax and put just a little smile on your face. Take a deep breath and let that feeling, that smile flow through you. Open up to the real LOL within and you will undoubtedly have a happier day ahead.”
Deepak
“I feel conflicted whenever someone says that laughter is the best medicine. It implies that laughter’s best use arrives when a person is sick. The energy of humor is a chameleon. We laugh to make fun and ridicule which turns laughter into negative energy. We laugh to comfort ourselves when things are so bad that all you can do is laugh. But there is a hidden use of the same energy that enlivens the soul. This is the laughter that emerges when you get the answer to the riddle of life. Most people expect that the answer is tragic, that life is what happens in the blink between being born and dying. A tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. But what if that is not true? Behind the appearance of birth, death, chaos, misfortune and tragedy, the essence of life is pure light. That is what the worlds’ wisdom traditions say and in the East, there are many images of smiling Gods and laughing sages. The enigmatic smile of the Buddha comes from knowing the answer. He found it within where Jesus declared that the kingdom of heaven lies.
When a happy truth reveals itself to us, we erupt in laughter. Laughter reveals that life is here to enjoy. It shatters the illusion that existence is serious, grim business. You can also think of laughter as the carrier of life energy. Everyone has experienced feeling more alive and optimistic after a good laugh.
Writer and longtime columnist, Hugh Sidey wrote ‘Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life’. The great sages and teachers would go further than that. If your life is filled with humor and laughter, then your flow of bliss is strong and healthy.
As we prepare to meditate together, let’s take a moment to consider our centering thought. Life makes me smile and laugh. Life makes me smile and laugh.
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, Kleem Upahasa. This mantra develops a kind of sense of humor and attracts joyful laughter. Repeat it silently to yourself. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. 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. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. Continue with your meditation for about 10 minutes. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. Just mentally. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. Kleem Upahasa. 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, Life makes me smile and laugh. Life makes me smile and laugh. Life makes me smile and laugh.
Namaste
Journal Questions:
1. “What are the surefire ways to get you laughing? Comedies, jokes, YouTube videos? Write down all the situations that encourage you to laugh, and then make a point of doing one of those every day to get you laughing.”
2. “Describe how you feel after you have had a good laugh. Think about it. Are you breathing deeper? Do you feel more relaxed, more emotionally open, energized and alert? As you write, breathe deeply and silently affirm the positive benefits you feel from laughing.”
3. “Write about something you find humorous and consider who you can share it with who would also find it funny. Take action and share the humor . . . notice and write about how other’s laughter or delight magnifies your own.”
4. “Reflect further on today’s experience.”
ナマステ
