edgar...are you thinking of sending me a get well and birthday present combined?...23rd sept...would make a nice surprise...thank you in advance...cheers merle
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 > > > > > > > >
