Refine and Dance with the Sublime!
In the next two sections you will learn two simple techniques that will enable you to refine your practice and deepen your experience of the sublime in every aspect of your life.
Keep in mind however, that if you only practice what you learned in Lesson One for the rest of your life, it would be enough to sustain you. More does not equate with better or deeper or richer in any way. In this course I have emphasized that less is always more.
If you decide to only add on what you learned in Lesson Two and go no farther but continue practicing in a regular and steady fashion what you gained in the first two parts of this course for the rest of your life, I promise you that you will have enough to deepen and sustain your practice until the end of your days.
More is not more.
Less is more.
I know that I have given you a lot more material and techniques than you need or might even use, and you might ask why.
Here’s the thing….
When I began dabbling in meditation in my twenties, I didn’t know enough about it and had to go about my way trying to learn and try things out without any sense of direction. Was I doing this or that in the right way? How could I know? I also equated meditation with prayer; (and though related that is a topic for another time and place) I found that teachers stuck to their own traditions, never exploring, or venturing beyond their designated parameters, teaching what they knew, which wasn’t always helpful.
I was curious and drawn to meditation in other traditions outside of my own and was especially fascinated by how they intersected. I loved discovering how some practices were similar in several traditions.
There is a part of me that has always looked for the unity in all things. It speaks very deeply to me.
I spent years and years reading everything I could get my hands on, practicing different things but with no sense of direction or ability to know if I was doing things the right way. The other frustrating part was so many techniques were secret and I was dependent on others deciding whether I had progressed or not, and I very intensely resented that. Who were they to judge or decide on something so personal?
I can’t tell you how many times I walked away from a lineage or tradition I had been part of because of this. I did not like others telling me what to do, how to do it, for how long – prying into my life – and then telling me I had to wait to be revealed further secrets.
And why should there be secrets? If there were so many benefits to meditation, why not make these techniques available to all?
This did not seem right to me at all, and the last time I walked away from a particular tradition I decided I had had enough. I would no longer give up my power and instead I decided to follow my intuition from that point on.
What happened is, I became freer. My meditation became mine. I followed my heart. And, my heart guided me precisely where I needed to go. Every single time. I trusted my intuition.
And guess what? It has not disappointed.
Meditation is not about adding more, or at least, it shouldn’t be. Yes, there are benefits to practicing many techniques over the course of a lifetime, but it is not necessary or even possible for most people who already have enough to deal with in their lives.
After all, how many young, professional women with families have a lot of disposable time to go on the search that took me decades?
I’ve studied many techniques and practiced in many different traditions over the span of several decades and I have benefited from all of them. But many of the techniques I’ve practiced are complex and not accessible for most people because of the time and commitment it took to learn them.
In this course I have sought to simplify and distill the essence of what I’ve learned in a way that is simple, useful, manageable, and practical.
What you choose to implement is always your choice, based on the three rules. You alone can judge what is best for you, and how quickly or slowly you want to progress through these lessons.
You can choose to stay at the first step explained in Lesson One indefinitely, slowly progressing to Lesson Two, and eventually on to Lesson Three – or you can learn everything, all at once, and then take the time to experience, embody, and assimilate the lessons for the rest of your life if that is what you want to do.
Just continue practicing. Everything in your life will come into greater alignment!
If you are ready, proceed to the last few sections and enjoy!
Reflection/Journaling Questions:
Have you run into roadblocks when you have wanted to learn something very badly? Did it take more time than was necessary?
What do you wish someone had explained or taught you earlier or in a simpler fashion?
Is there knowledge or a discipline you pursued that proved to be a disappointment?
NEXT
In the next two sections you will learn two simple techniques that will enable you to refine your practice and deepen your experience of the sublime in every aspect of your life.
Keep in mind however, that if you only practice what you learned in Lesson One for the rest of your life, it would be enough to sustain you. More does not equate with better or deeper or richer in any way. In this course I have emphasized that less is always more.
If you decide to only add on what you learned in Lesson Two and go no farther but continue practicing in a regular and steady fashion what you gained in the first two parts of this course for the rest of your life, I promise you that you will have enough to deepen and sustain your practice until the end of your days.
More is not more.
Less is more.
I know that I have given you a lot more material and techniques than you need or might even use, and you might ask why.
Here’s the thing….
When I began dabbling in meditation in my twenties, I didn’t know enough about it and had to go about my way trying to learn and try things out without any sense of direction. Was I doing this or that in the right way? How could I know? I also equated meditation with prayer; (and though related that is a topic for another time and place) I found that teachers stuck to their own traditions, never exploring, or venturing beyond their designated parameters, teaching what they knew, which wasn’t always helpful.
I was curious and drawn to meditation in other traditions outside of my own and was especially fascinated by how they intersected. I loved discovering how some practices were similar in several traditions.
There is a part of me that has always looked for the unity in all things. It speaks very deeply to me.
I spent years and years reading everything I could get my hands on, practicing different things but with no sense of direction or ability to know if I was doing things the right way. The other frustrating part was so many techniques were secret and I was dependent on others deciding whether I had progressed or not, and I very intensely resented that. Who were they to judge or decide on something so personal?
I can’t tell you how many times I walked away from a lineage or tradition I had been part of because of this. I did not like others telling me what to do, how to do it, for how long – prying into my life – and then telling me I had to wait to be revealed further secrets.
And why should there be secrets? If there were so many benefits to meditation, why not make these techniques available to all?
This did not seem right to me at all, and the last time I walked away from a particular tradition I decided I had had enough. I would no longer give up my power and instead I decided to follow my intuition from that point on.
What happened is, I became freer. My meditation became mine. I followed my heart. And, my heart guided me precisely where I needed to go. Every single time. I trusted my intuition.
And guess what? It has not disappointed.
Meditation is not about adding more, or at least, it shouldn’t be. Yes, there are benefits to practicing many techniques over the course of a lifetime, but it is not necessary or even possible for most people who already have enough to deal with in their lives.
After all, how many young, professional women with families have a lot of disposable time to go on the search that took me decades?
I’ve studied many techniques and practiced in many different traditions over the span of several decades and I have benefited from all of them. But many of the techniques I’ve practiced are complex and not accessible for most people because of the time and commitment it took to learn them.
In this course I have sought to simplify and distill the essence of what I’ve learned in a way that is simple, useful, manageable, and practical.
What you choose to implement is always your choice, based on the three rules. You alone can judge what is best for you, and how quickly or slowly you want to progress through these lessons.
You can choose to stay at the first step explained in Lesson One indefinitely, slowly progressing to Lesson Two, and eventually on to Lesson Three – or you can learn everything, all at once, and then take the time to experience, embody, and assimilate the lessons for the rest of your life if that is what you want to do.
Just continue practicing. Everything in your life will come into greater alignment!
If you are ready, proceed to the last few sections and enjoy!
Reflection/Journaling Questions:
Have you run into roadblocks when you have wanted to learn something very badly? Did it take more time than was necessary?
What do you wish someone had explained or taught you earlier or in a simpler fashion?
Is there knowledge or a discipline you pursued that proved to be a disappointment?
NEXT