DAY 14: Oprah & Deepak’s 21-day meditation challenge! Please COMMENT BELOW… “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” Rumi. What does this make you think? SHARE in the COMMENT BOX BELOW…
— Today’s centering thought: “I see through the eyes of my soul.”
When I see through the eyes of my ego, I want two things:
1) approval
and
2) to be right!
I don’t say this to myself consciously but this is what it comes down to…
“When we relate to each other from the soul, we open ourselves up to miracles.” Deepak Chopra
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase “each other” doesn’t make any sense.”
Rumi
Mindful moment homework:
Today, instead of seeing everything through my ego (e.g. wanting approval and / or to be right), I’ll be (unbeknownst to the other person) greeting people with the greeting namaste – the spirit in me honors the spirit in you…
It’s a huge shift in the way I interact because there is nothing they can do that is “wrong” because they are perfect. And even if I don’t like their behavior, I can still love & honor them. Their spirit (which is timeless and beautiful).
Give this challenge a try! https://chopracentermeditation.com
It’s easy, it’s free and you don’t need to “know anything about meditation” to do it!
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FROM Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey: #ChopraCenter
***Day 14
Miraculous Divinity
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” —Dalai Lama
Congratulations on completing two weeks of our challenge! By taking time each day in the inner quiet of meditation, you are cultivating the space for your relationships to flourish.
Today our meditation focuses on seeing with eyes of love. While each of us appears to be a separate individual, we are all inextricably connected at the soul level. We are all expressions of the infinite field of pure potentiality, also known as spirit, God, the universe, source, or whatever name most resonates with you. When we relate to each other from the level of ego or personality, it is easy to get caught up in the struggle for control and approval and the need to be right. But when we relate to each other from the soul level, we experience the expansion of love, joy, compassion, and harmony.
Mindful Moment
Today send everyone you encounter a silent blessing. You may want to silently repeat the greeting of namasté: the spirit in me honors the spirit in you. Consider dedicating today to living the true spirit of namasté—giving yourself permission to internally bow to each and every person that crosses your path as you witness, honor and acknowledge the divine spirit that they are.
I’m here rooting for you!