Ring the bells that still can ringForget your perfect offeringThere is a crack in everythingThat’s how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen Hello Spiritual Warrior! Welcome to this week’s Life Tools. Today we are exploring why you really don’t need to be perfect. Excuses, excuses! We have a million of them; a million reasons why … Continue reading Why you don’t need to be perfect
We all have limiting beliefs that hold us back from our full potential. These are the fears that make us feel unworthy, or like we are not “good enough”.
There are common threads of suffering in life first identified thousands of years ago in the most ancient teachings of the Vedas.
The Six Perfections are profound virtues that when studied and used to cultivate the best versions of ourselves can help us make a powerful shift in our lives for the better.
Like any birth, the process of REbirth can include some prickly discomfort as you hold the mirror up. It requires total self-honesty. But the end result is a magnificent liberation.
When you awaken the Sacred Power of Acceptance, you finally recognize that wherever you are, every moment of the past is carved in stone and for you to evolve your life, improve your situation, or find deeper fulfillment you must own the present moment.
The benefits of “negative” emotions are that they are telling us something or advising us on our next step.
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Source! In Vedanta, the ancient Indian philosophy of self-realization, there is a school of thought known as Advaita (pronounced add-veye-ta), a Sanskrit term for “non-duality.” According to Advaita, one-ness is the only reality. Everything else is an illusion, known in Sanskrit as maya. An important part of this … Continue reading Did You Know that Mind + Body + Spirit = 1?
This week’s guided meditation focuses on intention setting for the holidays, the new year, two years from now… whatever feels right to you. The Divine Principle of Awareness teaches us to aim at one target at a time. A common misunderstanding regarding intention setting is that the more targets we can aim at, the higher … Continue reading Setting Intentions for the New Year
As we move through the month of December, we celebrate all the teachers, coaches, Masters, gurus, rishis, and guides who have graced the world with light and love. Some of the most profound messengers of peace, awakening, and truth have graced the planet for thousands of years; and as we have evolved and grown over … Continue reading Removing Obstacles Weekend Meditation
Hello Spiritual Warriors! And welcome to another transformational week of learning to resist less so we can receive more! As the Seventh Dalai Lama wrote: “All things found in the world and beyond are illusions created by one’s own concepts. Grasping at them but further distorts perception. Give up grasping and see things as they … Continue reading What does it really mean to “resist less”?
Hello, spiritual warriors! I’m so happy to share with you this week’s edition of The Source. We were born mortal, human, flawed, and imperfect in so many ways. We say things we wish we hadn’t; we do things we wish we could take back; we stumble; we fall; we make poor decisions; move in wrong … Continue reading Tips for Overcoming Regret
Happy weekend spiritual warrior! We are all in the same boat of conflict and confusion. Everyone is doing their best from their own level of consciousness. This weekend, let’s raise our vibrational level and shine our brightest light, elevating everyone and everything around us. We can live life from two vantage points: We can point … Continue reading Awakening Your Cosmic Energy Weekend Meditation
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Source in which we reflect on embracing the wholeness of life, beginning with reflection on a line from Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem“: There is a crack in everything… That’s how the light gets in. Our lives are full of ups and downs, happiness and sadness, fear and courage. This process … Continue reading There is a crack in everything… That’s how the light gets in.
Only one thing is more frightening than speaking your truth, and that is not speaking it. -Naomi Wolf Hello sweet Meditators!!!! And welcome to this week’s edition of The Source in which we empower ourselves to find our voice. I’ve been teaching all weekend with my very special friend and soul brother, James Van Praagh, … Continue reading 7 Steps to Finding Your Voice
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Source!!! This week we touch on one of the fundamental steps toward living a stress-free life. The first step to destressifying is the mastery of our needs – identifying, prioritizing, and meeting our vast needs with greater regularity. Virtually all of the stress we experience each day is … Continue reading destressifying by Mastering Your Needs
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Source – coming to you from 1440 Multiversity in Northern California where I’m teaching the inaugural Step into Your Power workshop!!! I shot this week’s video in the woods surrounded by gorgeous, giant redwood trees. Awareness is the fully present attention on a particular aspect of existence. Our … Continue reading What Connects You to Source?
Follow me on Instagram @davidjimeditation #wanderwithdavidji Hello Spiritual Warrior!!! I hope this edition of The Source finds you thriving! I’ve just returned from a week in Whistler, British Columbia – and all I can say is OMcanada!!! I’m still rippling from the experience. I was invited to teach at the Wanderlust Festival, which attracts some … Continue reading How do you choose to see the world?
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Source in which we explore various moral codes people live by, including the 10 “commandments” of Osho. What set of codes do you live by? Maybe it’s the Ten Commandments or the Four Agreements or the Seven Spiritual Laws. Or perhaps you live by the Golden Rule or … Continue reading The 10 Commandments of Osho – What codes do you live by?
Welcome Spiritual Warrior, to this week’s edition of The Source in which we explore parts of our lives we may not have recognized as deserving of gratitude!!! How do we cultivate an attitude of gratitude? How does it work? Every morning I begin my meditation practice with a few minutes of gratitude. It happens the moment I … Continue reading Cultivating an Attitude of Gratitude
Share this holiday blessing with your friends! Good tidings spiritual warrior!! Do you know how beautiful you are? I think not my dear… But I can feel your courage right here in the sweetspot as you step into your power thousands of miles away I can hear your mighty voice expressing your tender heart with divine whispers … Continue reading A Holiday Blessing to You
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen Excuses, excuses! We have a million of them; a million reasons why we haven’t started that project, why we haven’t made that commitment, why we’re waiting for the right moment. … Continue reading Embracing the Wholeness of Life
Mantra: Om jyoti ritam Merging ourselves with the divine – the divine light – is our perfection. Opening our heart just a little bit more, is our perfection. If there aren’t cracks, slivers, weaknesses, sadnesses, and moments of disappointment how can the light get in? Your perfection is in your growth, in your evolution and allowing … Continue reading Divine Light Weekend Meditation
Hello Spiritual Warriors! And welcome to another transformational week of learning to resist less so we can receive more! As the Seventh Dalai Lama wrote: “All things found in the world and beyond are illusions created by one’s own concepts. Grasping at them but further distorts perception. Give up grasping and see things as they … Continue reading Learning to Resist Less So You Can Receive More
You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too. – Shrii Shrii Anandamurti Mantra: Sattwa Happy Weekend Spiritual Warriors! Join me in making a personal commitment to carry the essence of sattwa (purity) this weekend – steady, calm, & peaceful. You are what we think because with your thoughts you … Continue reading Sattwa Weekend Meditation
Hello Spiritual Warriors!!! and welcome to another week of self reflection in The Source. This week we’ve been diving into the power of listening. Listening to the world around you and listening to your Self. But, it’s really hard to listen when the noise around you and the noise inside of you is really loud. It … Continue reading Moving Through Life’s Challenges with Greater Ease
Welcome, Spiritual Warriors to this week’s edition of The Source on rumination versus reflection. Rumination is a compulsion to repetitively think about the causes, decisions and potential consequences of an experience that’s creating anxiety, pain, or distress in our life. While self-reflection is healthy, and helps us make more conscious choices in the future, such … Continue reading Overcoming Rumination: Take a 16 Second Time-in
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Source! Let’s dive deep into recovering from a setback. Right after we experience a setback, the first thought that pops into our head is “NO!” And the second thought that usually follows is, “If I could just turn back the clock… if I could go back in time … Continue reading Recovering from a Setback
Photo Credit: motiqua via Compfight cc Mantra: Om ah hum Sometimes we feel as if we’ll always be trapped. As if the place we find ourselves in feels like quicksand. But really, this feeling of being stuck is merely a pause… a rest… before we launch into our dreams, into where we want to be!! Download … Continue reading Getting Unstuck in Your Life Weekend Meditation
Hello spiritual warriors!! Let’s get ready to let go of limiting beliefs and poverty consciousness, and bring more abundance into our lives. When we plant seeds that come from a poverty consciousness, a lack mentality, or a constricted viewpoint then our whole physiology and emotional energy reflects our limiting beliefs. the things in your life … Continue reading Are you limiting yourself and you don’t even know it?
Mantra: Sat chit ananda All that we are arises from our thoughts, with our thoughts we create the world. Meditation is that key. Each of us is holding onto something from our past that keeps us awake at night, and is standing in the way of deeper fulfillment or peace of mind. Healing is when … Continue reading Making Peace with Your Past Weekend Meditation
“Don’t be afraid, just play the music.” – Charlie Parker Hello Spiritual Warriors! And welcome to another transformational week of learning to resist less so we can receive more! Like the daily practice of meditation – the process of lessening our resistance includes surrendering, accepting, detaching, and then trusting that this moment is THE moment … Continue reading Resist Less So We Can Receive More
Hello Spiritual Warriors! Welcome to another issue of The Source – an opportunity for us to take some timeless wisdom & weave it into the fabric of our life. This week, we’re exploring coincidence, which is often defined as a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances that doesn’t have an apparent causal connection. In his … Continue reading It’s a Coincidence!
Greetings Spiritual Warriors! And welcome to another edition of The Source. This week, we continue the journey of making peace with our past – a process that impacts all of us – because each of us is holding onto some aspect of the past that prevents us from moving forward. Are you holding onto something … Continue reading 6 Steps for Healing the Past
Hello Spiritual Warriors!!! And welcome to a week of moving through change! Are you going through some changes? Do you find yourself resisting? Change is the continuous constant in this kooky swirl of life of ours & we all respond differently to it. Some of us are naturally more flexible than others and handle change … Continue reading Moving Through Change Meditation Video
“In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.” – Eleanore Roosevelt Hello Spiritual Warriors! And welcome to the last week of 2014 and the first week of 2015 all rolled into one! Endings & … Continue reading You Have A Choice Meditation Video
“Follow your bliss… And the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” – Joseph Campbell Mantra: Om Ritam Namah Hello Spiritual Warriors! All beings, nature, you, and me are all connected by the energy of the universe. In this meditation, you will awaken your awareness to the energy that flows through every fiber … Continue reading Feel the Energy of the Universe Weekend Meditation
“Each one of us can be an oasis of peace.” – Desmond Tutu Welcome to Week 3 in our fusion of don Miguel Ruiz’s Four Agreements & Secrets of Meditation!! We’ve gone deep into BEING IMPECCABLE with our word, not TAKING ANYTHING PERSONALLY, and now it’s time to embrace the third agreement: Don’t Make Assumptions! … Continue reading February Week 3 – Don’t Make Assumptions
It’s not personal; it’s just someone else’s dream “Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” – Don Miguel Ruiz Yet day … Continue reading February Week 2 – Don’t Take Anything Personally
