As many of you know, I am a positive thinker. Sure, I acknowledge it when the shit hits the fan and also don't consider myself too kosher to jump right in and clean it up. Yet when it comes to the outlook, my focus zooms immediately into the blue sky no matter whether it is raining or cloudy at the moment. That's what my spiritual journey has taught me. Get a blank piece of paper, sketch out a world you want to live in and it is in your will-power to get the job done - as long as you are willing to pay the price.
Some of you may also know that the lyrics of songs on the radio talk to me. So frequently when either the tune of a song or its lyrics didn't quite feel right, I used to flip channels until I found a better one. However, one fine day my six year old son remarked while we were driving, "Papa, you are switching the songs too often." Wow, these words hit me like a sledge hammer. Sure, I will still switch when the tune of a song doesn't talk to me, but I am now thinking twice before I change a song only because its message is an inconvenient one. After a conversation with my friend Su Zhen I understood what was going on: you can be a positive thinker as much as you want, but unless you acknowledge the negative sentiments that are floating inside of you, the Tao will have to remind you of what's really going on.
Today was an example in that direction. When I left for school with the boys, Miley Cyrus's Wrecking Ball was playing. Normally I would always switch this song even though its tune immediately caught me. To see that beautiful woman sitting naked on a wrecking ball, crashing into walls is just a little too much for me. Yet, immediately when I turned on the car, my son started singing along so there was little I could do about it. After I had dropped off the kids at school the song was playing again and guess what, I turned up the volume and just accepted whatever sentiment there was in me. Get the frictio
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Enjoy the Blue Sky
There is a deep silence inside of you which is your true
nature. However, most of us can not feel it because we are too busy running
around. We are probably always on the move because we want to drown out
all the noise in our head. In fact, we spend most of our time running away from
ourselves. It is a like we are too busy chasing after things so we don't have
any idea what we have at home anymore. We don't remember what we have in our
pantry room, nor what we have in our fridge.
You probably remember many occasions when you were so deeply buried in thoughts that you just gobbled down your food without even being aware of what you were eating, or an evening when you were having sex while all of your day's problems were still spinning in your head. The point is that only when you manage to experience the stillness inside of you do you manage to enjoy life's precious moments. The way you live right now doesn't allow you to truly appreciate how special you are, nor are you able to enjoy the many presents the To has lined up for to spoil you today.
This deep silence is just like the sky, it is always there. Sometimes it is hidden though behind the clouds. Yet, this deep silence never changes, it is eternal, it never comes and it never goes. The divine silence defines you, but often you lose track of who you really are just because there is too much background noise.
It is so easy to be carried away by the voices in your head, the emotions, the stuff you want to get out of life and all the physical distractions. We forget our true nature as we identify with something that we are experiencing. We are so fascinated by temporary cloud formations that we forget all about the blue sky in the background. We forget that we are the consciousness; instead we think that we are our thoughts and emotions. We are carried away by life and often become confused and lost in life's eternal ups and downs.
The good news is if you truly want to connect with your eternal silence you can do something about it. If you are tired of the many cloudy winter days living in the Mid-West, move to San Diego instead with its eternal blue sky, or at least spend a long vacation there. The point is that you very much can quiet down the endless chatter in your head with meditation, yoga, mindful living, sports, a creative outlet and a meaningful employment. If you truly want to know, the Tao will tell you how to get you there. Every moment becomes an opportunity to reposition yourself, a new way of experiencing all your emotions fully, a new start at work to synchronize your professional and your spiritual aspirations, a new attempt to live each moment in the now. See for yourself how as you follow the Tao's lead, the voices in your head are fading into the background until all that is left is your eternal silence, the real you. Enjoy the blue sky ahead.
By Chrisian and Su Zhen
You probably remember many occasions when you were so deeply buried in thoughts that you just gobbled down your food without even being aware of what you were eating, or an evening when you were having sex while all of your day's problems were still spinning in your head. The point is that only when you manage to experience the stillness inside of you do you manage to enjoy life's precious moments. The way you live right now doesn't allow you to truly appreciate how special you are, nor are you able to enjoy the many presents the To has lined up for to spoil you today.
This deep silence is just like the sky, it is always there. Sometimes it is hidden though behind the clouds. Yet, this deep silence never changes, it is eternal, it never comes and it never goes. The divine silence defines you, but often you lose track of who you really are just because there is too much background noise.
It is so easy to be carried away by the voices in your head, the emotions, the stuff you want to get out of life and all the physical distractions. We forget our true nature as we identify with something that we are experiencing. We are so fascinated by temporary cloud formations that we forget all about the blue sky in the background. We forget that we are the consciousness; instead we think that we are our thoughts and emotions. We are carried away by life and often become confused and lost in life's eternal ups and downs.
The good news is if you truly want to connect with your eternal silence you can do something about it. If you are tired of the many cloudy winter days living in the Mid-West, move to San Diego instead with its eternal blue sky, or at least spend a long vacation there. The point is that you very much can quiet down the endless chatter in your head with meditation, yoga, mindful living, sports, a creative outlet and a meaningful employment. If you truly want to know, the Tao will tell you how to get you there. Every moment becomes an opportunity to reposition yourself, a new way of experiencing all your emotions fully, a new start at work to synchronize your professional and your spiritual aspirations, a new attempt to live each moment in the now. See for yourself how as you follow the Tao's lead, the voices in your head are fading into the background until all that is left is your eternal silence, the real you. Enjoy the blue sky ahead.
By Chrisian and Su Zhen
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