Spiritual Practice

Brahmacharya

"in Buddhism, strictly, the practice of sexual chastity; more generally, the term denotes the endeavour by monks and nuns as well as lay devotees to live a moral life as a way to end suffering and to reach enlightenment" -- wikipedia.

testing for permission to calibrate

To state: "In the name of the highest good I have permission (serves the highest good) to ask about what I am holding in mind" -- request.

humor as a pathway to God

Humor in the recognition and contrast of two very different points of view is rooted in the power of subjectivity.

contemplation: what is spiritual energy?

Energy of consciousness is one of the four points of observation in an ADAP calibration. Spiritual energy is part of the small self experience. Contemplation of this leads toward transcending the small self.

living and breathing, as a spiritual practice

Request: I've found this helpful when I get too stuck in my head.

The Letting Go Guided Journal

This guided, interactive journal, drawing wisdom from the classic, best-selling book by David Hawkins, is designed to help readers release negativity and find emotional healing -- amazon.

self-reflection

Priority request: When one takes time to think about their character or behavior, they analyze the reasons that caused the behavior, where this comes from, what the outcome of the behavior means to them, is it effective for them and what they can do about it.

asking for forgiveness vs. asking for deliverance

Priority request: "Forgive me for believing that who I am is not good enough, unlovable, bad, etc." versus "Deliver me from the belief in lack, badness, any belief." Compare these two letting go methods in ADAP. Grateful and Thankful.

sage bath

Request: entering a relatively confined space, and then firing up a bunch of sage or incense in order to clear up negativity in one's aura.

The Zen Teaching of Huang Po: On the Transmission of Mind

by Huang Po, John Blofeld (Translator), P'ei Hsiu (Preface).

How Does One Realize Samadhi (video)

Video embedded.

doing scary things as a spiritual practice to let go of fear

Request: Like watching horror movies, [or] doing bungee jumping, with the intention to release fear, not for the thrill.

removing every concept (spiritual practice)

Priority request: Where one removes all intellectual concepts, concepts about God, or perceptual concepts of the world as a way of reaching a higher truth or higher state since God as the Absolute is beyond concept. Similar to pathway of negation but without negating Reality.

"I don’t want anything to do with this field"

Request: A way to shake off negative energy?

shadow work

Priority request: “Working with your unconscious mind to uncover the parts of yourself that you repress and hide from yourself” — betterup.com.