Archives for February 2014

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“Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love – you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.” – Eckhart Tolle

Enjoy the weekend!

See you in the GAP.

Peace. -davidji

May 8 - 11, 2014
May 8 – 11, 2014

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“Stop looking outside for scraps of pleasure or fulfillment, for validation, security, or love – you have a treasure within that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.” – Eckhart Tolle

Enjoy the weekend!

See you in the GAP.

Peace. -davidji

May 8 - 11, 2014
May 8 – 11, 2014

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“Where there is love there is life.” -Mahatma Gandhi

Let’s keep riding the dharma wave!!!
Happy Weekend Spiritual Warriors!
Peace.-davidji

May 8 - 11th
May 8 – 11th

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“Where there is love there is life.” -Mahatma Gandhi

Let’s keep riding the dharma wave!!!
Happy Weekend Spiritual Warriors!
Peace.-davidji

May 8 - 11th
May 8 – 11th

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“Abandon all attachment to the results of action and attain supreme peace.”
-Krishna, The Bhagavad Gita

Discover Your Dharma

Hello & welcome to another week of dharma seeking!! We’ve spent two weeks exploring, navigating, and uncovering our unique gifts, our special talents, and answering some pretty powerful questions regarding our purpose in life.

So often, the dharma seeker searches for purpose through an intellectual process – making lists, logically analyzing core skill sets, and studying others.

For the past 4376 days, every morning & afternoon, right before I meditate, I have asked the questions: Who am I? What do I want? What is my purpose? And, What am I grateful for? I have sat and listened to what flows back and I have lived the answers that have been whispered into my heart.

At first, the responses seemed endless and powerful. And I would seize an answer, leap up, and race off in that direction. Yet, over the years – and more than 10,000 meditations later – the truest answers have come more slowly, more clearly, and with deeper profundity. Over time, the most insightful answers have encouraged me to travel tens of thousands of miles, dig down deep, awaken my courage, make scary decisions, change courses, listen more closely to my heart, trust in the divine guidance of the universe…and keep leaning forward in the direction of my dreams.

I’ve often asked myself, “If I had all the time, money, and energy in the world, what would I do?” I’ve even pushed the issue further by asking myself, “Would I do this if I had to pay for it?” And, when I was still stuck, I’ve asked, “If I was going to die in a few days, what would I regret that I didn’t do?” Some of my most dharmic choices have come from these answers and many of them have been opportunities where I’ve volunteered, donated my time, or worked for free. Your dharma does not have to be your job – it may be something even deeper than that…an over-riding way of living your life or seeing the world.

In the stillness & silence of your unconditioned self you will discover your purpose in life. But you need to give yourself permission to surrender to a daily meditation practice before you start asking questions. Meditation is the doorway to your soul. In the quietude of your mind and the silence of your heart, answers will begin to flow. A daily stillness practice will increase the possibilities of you aligning with your dharma. Coming from the space BETWEEN your thoughts will add much greater value to your life than coming FROM your thoughts.

Dharma is that sweet alignment between your soul and the universal spirit. Once you experience that TRUTH, your passion will fuel you to awaken your purpose. Join me today on Hay House Radio & we’ll explore aligning your soul with the soul of the universe. And if you’d like to awaken your dharma in person, then join me on the beach in April at the dharma life-change immersion in the sweetspot of the universe.

In the meantime, keep asking the questions. Keep living the answers. Keep meditating. And keep breathing each breath with passion. I’ll see you I the gap!! Peace. -davidji

April 3 - 6, 2014
April 3 – 6, 2014

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“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran

Spread the Warrior LOVE!!!

See you in the GAP.

Peace. -davidji

May 8 - 11, 2014
May 8 – 11, 2014

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“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” – Kahlil Gibran

Spread the Warrior LOVE!!!

See you in the GAP.

Peace. -davidji

May 8 - 11, 2014
May 8 – 11, 2014

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“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” – Pema Chordron

Dharma is TRUTH
In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, he refers to the first branch of yoga as the yamas – codes of behavior for interacting with the world. The second yama is satya or truth. Truth, like love, is one of those concepts that has thousands of meanings. Among the myriad definitions, most commonly we talk about “our truth”, something being “true” or not, or the “universal truth”.

Determining if something is true or not can be challenging since most of what we know and learn, we hear from someone else or read. And we must take some kind of leap of faith determining whether or not it resonates with us. If it aligns with our belief system, we are more likely to accept it as true – if it is contrary to our core beliefs, then we most likely will challenge it in some way.

Those deep core beliefs we have are essentially our truth. We live them. We speak them. Our behaviors reflect them. That’s why we can feel out of integrity or inauthentic when we are saying or doing something we don’t really believe deep in our heart.

When we meditate, we quiet ourselves down so we can hear the whispers of God, the universe, the divine creator or whomever we believe is our higher power. The simple act of BEing rather than DOing helps us connect to the present moment, which is a state of absolute one-ness. It is in this state, we are pure, and whole, and perfect, and truly connected to our most genuine self. There is no ego to satisfy or other people to please – we are one with the universe and none of the stains or impressions of the past and none of the fear or fantasies of the future are influencing us. That could be said to be a state of pure truth – where we are beyond the teachings…beyond the teachers…beyond all the issues that consume our thoughts, words, and actions.

It is from this space – stillness & silence – where all the seeds we’ve planted can take root in the fertile soil of our heart and soul. This is truly the infinite garden of manifestation. But so often, what we truly desire doesn’t unfold as we expected or anticipated. That’s because our truth wasn’t necessarily aligned with the universal truth – we were not in our dharma!

We can be in the right space at the right time – but not be in the right frame of mind. Or we can be in the right frame of mind – but we haven’t placed our self in the right space or our timing was off. The more we meditate, the more we align with the rhythm of the universe – allowing time and space to merge into the right moment. But in order for our dreams and desires to unfold with grace and ease, we must also be aligned with what the universe wants. Dharma is that alignment…that merging.

When what you want is what the universe wants – woooosh! – spontaneous right action awakens from within us – we are brilliantly channeling the universe.

So how do we figure out what the universe wants? We become vulnerable…we open our heart…we meditate…we find our voice & the courage to share it; we lead with love; and day by day, life becomes more satisfying; hours are filled with gratitude; moments seem to last forever; and our dreams unfold into our reality.

Dharma is that sweet alignment between your soul and the universal spirit. Once you experience that TRUTH, your passion will fuel you to awaken your purpose. Join me today on Hay House Radio & we’ll explore aligning your soul with the soul of the universe. And if you’d like to awaken your dharma in person, then join me on the beach in April at the dharma life-change immersion in the sweetspot of the universe.

In the meantime…keep meditating and let the truth unfold!!! I’ll see you ion the gap. Peace. -davidji


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“The soul becomes dyed with the color of it’s thoughts.” – Marcus Aurelius

Happy Weekend Spiritual Warriors!
See you in the GAP.
Peace.-davidji

Whether you are a seasoned meditator or taking your very first step into stillness, this is the perfect immersion to not only take your practice to the next level, but take YOU where you’ve always dreamed of BEing.

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Secret’s of Meditation Healing Immersion
May 8-11, 2014

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“Whether one believes in a religion or not, or whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.” – Dalai Lama

Hello spiritual warrior! What’s your purpose? Why are you here? What were you created to do?

According to Vedanta, each of the 8 billion people on the planet has a unique gift – a special talent. When we can align that ability with helping, healing, or serving others…we begin to live a purpose driven life.

Most of the Eastern philosophies and ancient wisdom traditions have this concept woven into their histories. It’s in the ancient texts of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Dhammapada. In Sikhism, the word dharm can be translated as the path of righteousness and in the Rig Veda it’s referred to as the cosmic flow.

But, in the modern western world there is no one word translation that explains the fullness of dharma. Essentially, being in dharma means that the actions and behaviors in your life are in accord with the intentions of the universe. When your actions support the grand cosmic order of existence, then the universe supports your intentions & desires. When this occurs, you start to feel like the wind is at your back…choices become easier; love fills the air; relationships flow with grace; and abundance chases you wherever you go. Living a purpose-driven life is one of the most magnificent human experiences.

Over the years, there have been many misinterpretations of dharma. Some philosophers have defined it as your duty; while others have insisted it must be the actions we don’t want to do; and others have asserted that dharma needs to be your job or your career.

Through my studies, challenges, and triumphs, I have found that dharma is deeper than that. Dharma is how you live your life. Our unique gifts and talents change over the years and where and how we can serve others also shifts over time. If you are in dharma – then you are living each moment with purpose and that can only occur when you are living in harmony with yourself, your surroundings, other beings, and aligned with the universal flow.

Join me this week on Hay House Radio and today we’ll explore how to activate our unique gifts and talents; and join me in person this April for my Dharma Life-Change workshop in the sweetspot of the universe. I’ll see you in the gap!! Peace. -davidji

Discovering Your Dharma
April 3-6, 2014
Space is now limited!!!
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