Evening Program Part Two
Reverend Michael Bernard Beckwith
Abundance is here, but it is suppressed, just like electricity, it is here, but it needs an instrument, otherwise it stays invisible.
Ecstasy of Surrender - Dr. Judith Orloff
Links of spiritual, emotional, mental and intuition work together!
Michael Bernard Beckwith interviews Dr. Judith Orloff get out of the head, and trust the intuition.
BIRDS OF THE MIND
A Poem by Jeff Foster
Thoughts are not the truth, and ultimately they are not even yours. They are only voices, sounds, suggestions, opinions of the mind, coming and going all the time, like a flock of birds singing, every bird singing a different tune; a different opinion, suggestion, perspective.
You are not the birds; you are the wide open space in which the birds can sing, the awareness that holds the birds, the silence underneath and in between.
Do not try to silence the birds (for that makes them sing even louder) or destroy them (for they are only parts of yourself longing for love) but allow them to sing, and fly, for that is your power, and your freedom.
The "I am a failure" bird can sing, and the "I am a waste of space" bird can sing, and the "I am the most wonderful bird" bird can sing, and all their in between friends can sing, and you are a giant nest of awareness, a bird sanctuary, never defined by the chorus of opinions, nor at war with it, the great I AM, undefinable.
Jon Kabat-Zinn at Google
Jon Kabat-Zinn, is an MIT-trained scientist who's been practicing mindfulness for 47 years. Back in 1979, he started teaching mindfulness through meditation to people suffering from chronic pain and illness. That program is now used in more than 700 hospitals worldwide.
"It's the nature of the mind to drift away. The mind is like the Pacific Ocean, it waves. And mindfulness has been shown to drop underneath the waves. If you drop underneath the agitation in the mind, into your breath deep enough calmness, gentle undulations". Jon Kabat-Zinn
60 Minutes and Jon Kabot-Zinn
Watch how mindfulness and the heart interacts with modern day technology and cooperations. Anderson Cooper reports on what it's like to try to achieve "mindfulness," a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today's world of digital distractions.
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Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers
This is a 5 part PBS special.
The first 45 minutes of Healing From Within features Jon's MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction)classes at the UMass Medical Center. It was produced and aired for the first time in 1993. Since then, over 40 million viewers have seen it.
DALAI LAMA 18 RULES FOR EXPANDED LIVING
This article describes in depth the importance of non-harm in action both to oneself as well as to others. The Dalai Lama offers peaceful reassurance that doing good will often later result in more harmonious and abundant energy!
8 HUGS PER DAY
Science has now researched the powerful impact of physical touch through hugs. Read here and understand 10 reasons why we need at least 8 hugs a Day!
Bill Moyers special is an interesting and honest journey — it was interesting to learn about all of the different emotions of each of the participants. It was great to see the cultivation of meditation with so many individuals that thought they had barriers to meditation. P