Bliss. Oneness. Nirvana. Heaven.
We have all experienced samadhi (union with the Divine) whether consciously or subconsciously. Sometimes it lasts only a second and other times, when we are truly fortunate, it lasts a few breaths. Many things can bring us to this euphoric state… Hiking to peak and being awestruck by god’s beauty, meditating after a rigorous yoga class, or looking into a loved one’s eyes feeling your heart open and knowing everything is as it should be. In this fleeting moment, we experience our true nature.
So what happens the rest of the time? We lose sight of who we truly are and get caught up in the illusions.
Through yoga, mediation and other spiritual practices I have been blessed to experience different levels of samadhi. It is like nothing I’ve experienced before. To be immersed in cosmic consciousness is indescribable. I know what our true nature is… I have experienced it in the core of my soul.. So how is it I forget it so easily?
This is my current struggle. I feel myself getting caught up in the “stuff”. I know it’s petty and its illusion is creating more samskaras, but I still give it the power to take me away from what is real.
When I feel myself slipping into these unhealthy patterns I’ve started a new practice. I try to remember
the other states of consciousness I have experienced to remind myself… There’s more than this. This is simply form… formlessness is who and what we really are. I do not try to recreate the sensations of samadhi, as it is different each time, but I use those experiences as a reference point.
This is the practice… Every day, every hour, every minute and second of our lives… To re-member these precious moments when we feel at One with the Universe/Divine/God.
Only when we recognize and live in recognition of our own true nature, can we truly begin to serve.
So what happens the rest of the time? We lose sight of who we truly are and get caught up in the illusions.
Through yoga, mediation and other spiritual practices I have been blessed to experience different levels of samadhi. It is like nothing I’ve experienced before. To be immersed in cosmic consciousness is indescribable. I know what our true nature is… I have experienced it in the core of my soul.. So how is it I forget it so easily?
This is my current struggle. I feel myself getting caught up in the “stuff”. I know it’s petty and its illusion is creating more samskaras, but I still give it the power to take me away from what is real.
When I feel myself slipping into these unhealthy patterns I’ve started a new practice. I try to remember
the other states of consciousness I have experienced to remind myself… There’s more than this. This is simply form… formlessness is who and what we really are. I do not try to recreate the sensations of samadhi, as it is different each time, but I use those experiences as a reference point.This is the practice… Every day, every hour, every minute and second of our lives… To re-member these precious moments when we feel at One with the Universe/Divine/God.
Only when we recognize and live in recognition of our own true nature, can we truly begin to serve.
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