I have a section on Chi and Energy Body in my new book on Reality... Edgar
On Aug 28, 2013, at 6:00 AM, Merle Lester wrote: > > > thanks for sharing..good advice...am ill at the moment... lung > infection...merle > > FEELING THE INNER BODY > > Although body identification is one of the most basic forms of ego, > the good news is that it is also the one that you can most easily go > beyond. > > This is done not by trying to convince yourself that you are not your > body, but by shifting your attention from the external form of your > body and from thoughts about your body – beautiful, ugly, strong, > weak, too fat, too thin – to the feeling of aliveness inside it. > > No matter what your body's appearance is on the outer level, beyond > the outer form it is an intensely alive energy field. > > If you are not familiar with “inner body” awareness, close your eyes > for a moment and find out if there is life inside your hands. > > Don't ask your mind. It will say, “ I can't feel anything.” Probably > it will also say, “Give me something more interesting to think about.” > > So instead of asking your mind, go to the hands directly. > > By this I mean become aware of the subtle feeling of aliveness inside > them. It is there. You just have to go there with your attention to > notice it. > > you may get a slight tingling sensation at first, then a feeling of > energy or aliveness. > > If you hold your attention in your hands for a while, the sense of > aliveness will intensify. > > Some people won't even have to close their eyes. They will be able to > feel their “inner hands” at the same times as they read this. > > Then go to your feet, keep your attention there for a minute or so, > and begin to feel your hands and feet at the same time. > > Then incorporate other parts of the body – legs, arms, abdomen, chest, > and so on – > into that feeling until you are aware of the inner body as a global > sense of aliveness. > > > What I call the “inner body” isn't really the body anymore but life > energy, the bridge between form and formlessness. > > Make it a habit to feel the inner body as often as you can. > > After a while, you won't need to close your eyes anymore to feel it. > > For example, see if you can feel the inner body whenever you listen to > someone. > > It almost seems like a paradox: When you are in touch with the inner > body, you are not identified with your body anymore, nor are you > identified with your mind. > > This is to say, you are no longer identified with form but moving away > from form identification toward formlessness, which we may also call > Being. > > It is your essence identity. > > Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a > doorway out of the prison that is the ego. > > It also strengthens the immune system and the body's ability to heal itself. > > ECKHART TOLLE > > -- > Thanks and best regards > J.Suresh > New No.3, Old No.7, > Chamiers road - 1st Lane, > Alwarpet, > Chennai - 600018 > Ph: 044 42030947 > Mobile: 91 9884071738 > > > ------------------------------------ > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >
