Archives for January 2016

Mantra: Satya ritam

One-ness: There is no past or future, there is only this moment. Surender yourself to this perfect, precious, present moment. The concept of nondualism, or one-ness, says that  there is no separation between our body and our soul, and there is only one-ness. The separation we create is an illusion. Every time we judge, compare or see a difference between us and anything else, the differences we see are all illusions. Because at our core each of us is whole, pure and perfect.

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  1. Attention & Intention 18:09
  2. Trust & Move Beyond Fear 15:16
  3. 5 Secrets of the SweetSpot 14:21
  4. Letting Go 22:14
  5. Root Chakra (Muladhara) 17:56
  6. Let Love In 18:19
  7. Nurture & Heal Through Gratitude 12:18
  8. Nurture & Heal Through Love 15:24
  9. Discovering Your Dharma 16:09
  10. Om Mani Padme Hum 22:48

 

 

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Hello Spiritual Warrior!! And welcome to another edition of The Source! This week we are diving into conditioned responses and how they hold us back, constrict us, keep us in fear mode, and prevent us from accessing our best version.

The ancient sage Adi Shankara was one of the greatest teachers of timeless wisdom. I’ve spoken about him a lot over the past decade and shared his insights. His teachings on adhyāsa – the Sanskrit term for the superimposition or false attribution of properties of one thing on another thing are simple yet powerful. According to his translations of the ancient Vedic texts, the Upanishads, error arises on account of the superimposition of one reality on another. He defines adhyasa as “the apparent presentation, to consciousness, by way of memory of something previously observed in some other thing.”

Adhyasa is essentially the illusory appearance, in another place, of an object seen earlier elsewhere. It is similar in nature to recollection. For instance, on seeing a rope in dim light and not recognizing it as a rope, a person mistakes it for a rattlesnake, which he has seen elsewhere. The rattlesnake is not absolutely unreal, because it has been experienced in some other form in our life, but it has nothing to do with what’s happening right now. Yet, seeing a rope and thinking it’s a rattlesnake produces the same fearful effect as encountering a real rattlesnake in the wild.

At the same time, it is not real, because once the rope is recognized as a rope … we no longer have the fearful sensation of seeing a rattlesnake!

Adi Shankara points out in his Adhyāsabhāṣya on the Brahma Sutras that, when there is superimposition of one thing on another, the latter is not affected in the least by the good or bad qualities of the former; (e.g., tin foil does not become more valuable because it is mistaken for silver, nor does a rope get the qualities of the snake, which it is mistaken for).

Why all this talk of snakes and ropes??? It’s the ideal analogy for looking in the mirror and seeing your true, pure, perfect, soul and mistaking it for your body, which you have seen in the mirror a million times.

The self, which is identical with the divine, does not undergo any of the changes, nor does it experience any of the joys and sorrows, of the body, mind and organs, which are superimposed on it. The self, by itself, is neither a doer of actions, nor an enjoyer of the results. It becomes a doer and an enjoyer only because of this superimposition, as a result of which, as Adi Shankara said, the real and the unreal, namely, the self and the non-self, are blended into one.

Because of the superimposition of the non-self on the self, the existence of the self is not recognized at all, and the non-self, (that is, the body, mind and organs), is alone recognized as existing.

In other words, the result of this confusion is that every one identifies themselves with their body. This is the root cause of all suffering.

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Through meditation, we can let go of this wrong identification with the body-mind complex and realize that YOU ARE the SELF, which is beyond all suffering.

Seeing a rope as a snake is simply unnecessary drama. And the more we connect to the stillness and silence that rests within, the less drama we will have in our lives!!! Enjoy the video for the true story of the snake and the rope as Adi taught it 1,400 years ago.

In the meantime, I’ll see you in the gap! Aham brahmasmi, baby! Peace. -davidji

Do you know how beautiful you are? Do you remember that you have the divine spark of God inside you? Do you remember that you are one with everything, with all existence, in every moment? Do you remember that the universe holds a special place for you because you are so magnificent?

The divine exists outside of you and the divine exists within you. You simply have to allow yourself to see your greatness. You are never alone. The spirit that vibrates so brilliantly within you is just a small piece of something infinite and beautiful. Brahman is the pure reality of all existence; it is truth, knowingness, bliss, holiness, spirit … essentially the thread of one-ness that runs through the diversity of all that exists in this life. And Adi Shankara taught that it is always there and available to us. But we must awaken ourselves to it; see through the maya; and then surrender to it.

We can start the process by recognizing that the soul that rests within you is no different than the eternal spirit that exists outside of you. In Sanskrit, your soul is called the atman – and spirit is brahman. And according to these ancient teachings of advaita – the philosophy of non-dualism:

Ayam atma brahman – the soul & the spirit are the same.


Announcing my newest album now available only on iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and more!

CDcoverART_1aF (1)Tracks include 10 of my most popular guided meditations of all time:

  1. Attention & Intention 18:09
  2. Trust & Move Beyond Fear 15:16
  3. 5 Secrets of the SweetSpot 14:21
  4. Letting Go 22:14
  5. Root Chakra (Muladhara) 17:56
  6. Let Love In 18:19
  7. Nurture & Heal Through Gratitude 12:18
  8. Nurture & Heal Through Love 15:24
  9. Discovering Your Dharma 16:09
  10. Om Mani Padme Hum 22:48

 

 

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Hello Spiritual Warriors, and welcome to the newest edition of The Source!!! This week we’ve been exploring divine presence – the universe flowing through every breath you take, every thought that unfolds and every cell in your body.

Divine presence can take three basic forms in our life:

  • Presence in our own essence,
  • Presence in all beings, and
  • Presence in nature & in the world around us.

In Sanskrit, the term is known as brahman – and it was popularized 1,400 years ago by the great sage Adi Shankara, who taught that brahman is pure unbounded spirit – the highest universal principle that exists. According to this ancient teacher, divine presence is everywhere … is everything … is the ONLY thing. But we are often blind to it because of the separations, layers and comparisons we place on it every moment.

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We create illusions, known as maya in Sanskrit, and dress the world in these illusions. We draw separations between us and others based on their physical bodies, their culture, their clothing, their beliefs, their attitudes, their choices, their words and their actions.

Brahman is the pure reality of all existence; it is truth, knowingness, bliss, holiness, spirit … essentially the thread of one-ness that runs through the diversity of all that exists in this life. And Adi Shankara taught that it is always there and available to us. But we must awaken ourselves to it; see through the maya; and then surrender to it.

We can start the process by recognizing that the soul that rests within you is no different than the eternal spirit that exists outside of you. In Sanskrit, your soul is called the atman – and spirit is brahman. And according to these ancient teachings of advaita – the philosophy of non-dualism:

Ayam atma brahman – the soul & the spirit are the same.

These teachings go even deeper! Advaita teaches that your soul is your original spiritual self!! Never born and it will never die. Your soul is your worldly connection to divine presence, and we can activate that divine presence every time we:

  • Choose love over fear;
  • Trust in the universe; and,
  • Authentically see and treat another as our self.

Let’s spend this week awakening to divine presence and practicing these three steps. Send me an email with your feedback to info@davidji.com. Throughout the day, whisper to yourself: Aham brahmasmi, baby!! I am the Universe! And you’ll feel the magnificence of divine presence in your life. In the meantime, I’ll see you in the gap!!

Peace. -davidji

Announcing my newest album “The davidji Guided Meditation Experience” now available only on iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and more!

CDcoverART_1aF (1)Tracks include 10 of my most popular guided meditations of all time:

  1. Attention & Intention 18:09
  2. Trust & Move Beyond Fear 15:16
  3. 5 Secrets of the SweetSpot 14:21
  4. Letting Go 22:14
  5. Root Chakra (Muladhara) 17:56
  6. Let Love In 18:19
  7. Nurture & Heal Through Gratitude 12:18
  8. Nurture & Heal Through Love 15:24
  9. Discovering Your Dharma 16:09
  10. Om Mani Padme Hum 22:48

 

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We are not in the world … the world is in us. Every single experience that has ever happened to you brought you to this point in your life. It’s all culminated to now. There maybe something in your life that you wish never happened: a sadness, a loss, a difficult time. Yet those moments have brought you to this moment. Embracing, accepting and loving what it is allows us to let go of what no longer serves us.

You are a divine part of everyone around you, everyone whose lives you’ve touched. You are of this world, in this world outside, between and from this world. Your ripple is powerful. This is the time … right now … to acknowledge the power of your ripple and own your impact.


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Announcing my newest album now available only on iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play and more!

CDcoverART_1aF (1)Tracks include 10 of my most popular guided meditations of all time:

  1. Attention & Intention 18:09
  2. Trust & Move Beyond Fear 15:16
  3. 5 Secrets of the SweetSpot 14:21
  4. Letting Go 22:14
  5. Root Chakra (Muladhara) 17:56
  6. Let Love In 18:19
  7. Nurture & Heal Through Gratitude 12:18
  8. Nurture & Heal Through Love 15:24
  9. Discovering Your Dharma 16:09
  10. Om Mani Padme Hum 22:48

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“When I argue with reality, I lose — but only 100 percent of the time.” –Byron Katie

Hello Spiritual Warrior! And welcome to the 3-year anniversary of The Source! Since January of 2013, I’ve been sending out a weekly newsletter that translates timeless wisdom into modern day practical application so we can experience emotional and physical healing, less stress, greater happiness, expansive love, higher levels of performance, deeper fulfillment, and the self-actualization of your highest expression. And this week — 3 years ago — is when we officially started it all!

It is my heart-felt desire that you are finding value in the weekly article and video; our live, soul-boosting reinforcement each Thursday on Hay House Radio (and replayed every day at a time convenient for you); my free, weekend meditations; my healing immersions and workshops at the Meditation Nest; my Masters of Wisdom & Meditation Teacher Training; and my two books “Secrets of Meditation” and “destressifying.” This integrated format provides an easy way for you to connect with these transformational teachings depending on what access point most resonates with you in a given moment.

Please pass on the love & share the guidance with someone you know who could benefit by clicking forward to a friend.

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Living With What Is

This week we explore living with what is. That doesn’t mean settling for a less-than scenario, or accepting mediocre circumstances; Living with what is acknowledges that we don’t run the universe … that something bigger than us is actually calling the shots on a grand scale.

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Living with what is acknowledges that we don’t run the Universe … that something bigger than us is actually calling the shots on a grand scale.

Living with what is allows us to see each moment clearly – more reflectively rather than reflexively – without the emotional charge or baggage we often bring to situations. Living with what is recognizes that the Universe works in mysterious ways. That our challenges can become our teachers if we are willing to embrace them rather than curse them. That we can actually live life with the Universe at our back… supporting our choices… nourishing us through our difficulties rather than feeling that God has dealt us a bad hand.

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Losing a job, your youth, your health, a loved-one, or a potential opportunity can be devastating. We assumed things would stay a certain way forever and then the wind blew and our world turned upside down. Receiving a diagnosis, a break-up letter, or a pink slip can break our heart and create pain that we feel both physically and emotionally. The ripple can last days, weeks, months … even years depending on how attached we were to the thing or person we lost.

We can also become over-whelmed by all of life’s hundreds of smaller “disappointments” – the daily moments where one of our needs isn’t met or one of our expectations isn’t fulfilled.

Welcome to life as a human on planet earth!!! This is part of our existence – just like the sun going down each night as darkness falls. Do we curse the darkness? Or turn on the light? We get to choose every few hours.

We’ve all heard the expression that change is the only constant. We’ve also read Chapter 2; verse 47 in the Bhagavad Gita which says:

We have total control of our own actions; yet no control over the fruit of those actions.

And here we are… spending so much time in the fruit!!! Attaching ourselves to outcomes and trying to intuitively guide the vehicle of life that God is driving!!!! If we instead make a commitment to meditate each day – our world will shift. The daily practice will help you cultivate the ability to live more in the moment – and less in the past or future … to seize the few seconds around each breath and silently witness the magnificent BEing that is you!!!

Join Me This Week!

Try this easy experiment – JUST THIS WEEK make the commitment to accept that this moment is perfect. And the minute you experience an unmet need, a dashed hope, an unfulfilled expectation; or your mind starts drifting into the past to summon a disappointment or leaps into the future to conjure up what’s supposed to happen– take a long slow deep breath in and feel the Universe’s magnificence pour into you. Then whisper (or say out loud) “Aham brahmasmi. I am the Universe!!” There will be tens of thousands of us connecting in spirit!!

In the next verse of the Bhagavad Gita, where Krishna continues blowing Arjuna’s mind, he says, “Yogastha kuru karmani” or establish yourself in the present moment and then perform action. Essentially, get still before you move. We see it during penalty kicks in soccer, in live performers on stage, and in so many other expressions in our life from our own breathing, to the flow of the waves – pausing … then crashing. If we acknowledge that this moment is perfect and getting still is essential to before you respond to life’s rollercoaster, this could be the most amazing week of your life!!!

As we cultivate our daily meditation practice, we will organically begin the process of living with what is. You will master it and your life will soar! I know this to be true. In the meantime, I’ll see you in the gap!

Peace. -d

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Mantra: Om Moksha Ananda Ritam

Peaches the Buddha Princess teaches us, “Resist nothing and receive unconditional love.” As we step into a new year, we have an opportunity to open our heart and give to this world all of our beauty. To step into the bold new 2016 version of you — allow the light to come into your heart; let the Universe to gently kiss you soul; and trust the Universe to deliver you exactly where you need to be. By remaining attentive with positive intention, we give ourselves CHOICES. When I choose to surrender to the moment and accept that this moment is exactly as it should be – with all of it’s flaws and uncertainty – I feel calmer, clearer, and carry a greater openness to acceptance.

Hello Spiritual Warriors!! We’re 5 days into 2016! How does it feel so far? The same? New? Amazing? Filled with infinite possibilities or just the same old-same old? Like you’re beginning again?

Probably very little outside of you has changed in this first week other than when you write a date – 2016 instead of 2015. But what existed in your life last week is most likely still here – the people, the situations, the circumstances.

So how do we make the SUBTLE shift that moves us from where we were to where we want to be?

We acknowledge that right here … right now … in this sacred precious present moment. We can take the powerful step into a NEW BEGINNING!

First Impressions. They set the tone for how we think, feel, and move forward with situations, circumstances, and relationships. The earliest seeds of these initial impressions are called fractals and they are the foundation for how the next moment will unfold while setting the stage for how the longer-term aspects of a relationship or scenario will evolve.

Yet, so often we find ourselves stunned when a friend, lover, boss, colleague, teacher, mentor, or loved one acts in a way “we didn’t see coming.” Or, perhaps a situation starts to unfold in a way that shocks or surprises us.

If we could turn back the clock to the fractal of that interaction or that decision — we’d see there were signs … there were clues … there was evidence we ignored because we were acting out of infatuation, emotion, reactivity or a conditioned behavior.

The fractal holds the key.

These are the moments that are critical to us living life with less melodrama, less pain, less confusion, greater clarity and greater fulfillment.

So how do we glean more from our fractals?

We meditate. We spend more time in stillness and silence, which helps us activate our attention in the moment and awakens our innate ability to flow with greater patience, greater awareness, and greater understanding.

AND HERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW – at the fractal for 2016!!!!!!!!! The starting point for all that is about to unfold. Let’s pay attention – let’s awaken our awareness – and let’s launch into the new year with less baggage, less conditioning, and less of what no longer serves us.

A powerful tool to help us with getting lighter is to embrace the concept of a sieve.

If you’re not familiar with the term, a sieve is a utensil consisting of a wire or plastic mesh held in a frame, used for straining solids from liquids, for separating coarser from finer particles, or for reducing soft solids to a pulp.

We are bombarded with 60,000 – 80,000 thoughts each day – most of them the same thoughts we had yesterday. The swirl comes at us relentlessly pushing us and pulling us in hundreds of directions. The shiny objects around us can easily distract us and shift us off course.

But if we recognize that in every moment we are an energetic sieve – then we can allow what is not relevant, important, nourishing, constructive, or strengthening to move right past us. Without any other effort, that which has relevance, is nourishing, and adds value will remain … just like process of straining solids from liquids or coarser from finer particles. Remember, the strainer does no extra work. Simply by it’s construction, it performs its dharma – its purpose of holding onto relevant pieces and allowing everything else to pass through it.

In the beautiful Chinese martial art of tai chi one is taught to flow with the life force of the universe. You never oppose an attacker’s force; you step aside and permit the attacker’s energy to pass. As he and his energy move past you, you then give them a gentle nudge to accelerate them in that direction.

So remember to be gentle with yourself and flow with the energy of the universe. What sticks to you, engage. What doesn’t, release. Just let it go with a big, long exhale!

Let’s make a commitment to get clear on our vision for 2016 – and stay focused on it … keep leaning into it … letting go what doesn’t serve us and allowing in what will nourish us. As Vamadeva Shastri told me many years ago, “Don’t let people into your head that you would never let into your home.” Pretty intense. Right?

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So let’s die to the past. Let go of everything that doesn’t serve us – and open our heart to love. Nourish those in our front row; celebrate our friends & loved ones. And let’s stay connected through the year on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Hay House Radio, and at my workshops, retreats, and teacher trainings.

Listen this week to LIVE! from the SweetSpot where my guest will be James Van Praagh. (I know! can you believe it?)

Join me later this month at my upcoming Set Your Course workshop (there’s one space left)!

Join me in February at the I Can Do It! conference in Seattle. (I’m doing an all-day workshop on Feb 12!!! Click here to register.

Or Join me in March & discover your purpose in life – at my dharma immersion!

Keep it real and keep meditating. I’ll see you in the gap!

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Peace. -davidji

 

 

 

 

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