Spending a moment in awareness
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Thu, 07/12/2007 - 23:21
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nadya
Join Date: 2005-01-24 Forum Posts: 641 |
I decided to do an awareness practice just for a little coz I haven't done it lately.I started looking outside the window watching and trying to feel the trees,the wind, how the branches moved,the air and everything.Then I felt something different. I felt God through the nature and God was everywhere and in everything.I felt so alive and the feeling made my eyes watered.A thought crossed my mind that I don't want this feeling to finish but to last a lot longer.After some time an yearning appeared within to feel and be with God. I don't know why but I began to cry without a reason and I don't cry when I am in awareness.I could feel a lot of love in my heart chakra and I kept looking outside and my tears kept running down.The love increased and after I stopped crying I felt more free but still somehow sad.But the crying feeling still hits me suddenly from time to time.This made me wonder could your soul cry because of the yearning to connect? |
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Join Date: 2003-08-23
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I think tears can often signify deep strength and understanding.
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It is possible to cry consciously, usually for reasons like how you termed it a "yearning to connect" - perhaps the sort of realization that we are nothing at all without God.
As with all these experiences, we just need to watch our centres to be sure they are clear of egos, so that if in fact we cry, then it is truly from the consciousness.
Yes, sometimes awareness can be so beautiful that we never want the feeling to end. Let's work hard so that some day the feeling never will end :)
All the strength!
ML
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It was good reading this thread. Its true such experiences are happening when we realise divine within us and around us, almost everywhere.
Cheers,
Juliana
Join Date: 2004-02-17
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Does anyone else think that we are helped in such moments to be aware, but egos in the form of feelings and emotions rush in to replace that awareness? Not saying that it is always like that, but I have felt that I let egos deceive that moment from me. Being in the moment is the moment of that connection with divine.
I think dreams can guide us better to know if our consciousness is fed or deceived by egos in such moments. See if divine mother is strengthened or if is she angry/weak in our dreams.
best wishes,
Manpreet
Join Date: 2003-08-23
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They like drama.
If you're watching closely though its easy to see when those start coming in!
Join Date: 2004-09-08
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That was interesting to read. With tears and consciousness, I've noticed that for me the more aware I am it is easier to spontaneously feel my eyes full of tears. Whether it is because of regret about an ego/action, when praying etc.
There are though, some egos that sometimes (try to) take advantage. Exactly what you mention, Ahona, trying to make it "greater" and "bigger".
I think it was mentioned in the Flight of the Feathered Serpent" that tears purify the blood, but I'm not sure where exactly. Have you noticed, though, how it feels different after some tears?
Hope we all manage to maintain that constant effort needed to stay in awareness.
P.S. Hey Brent, good to see you. :)
Good luck!
Join Date: 2005-01-24
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Thank you for all the replies! :)
Nadya
Join Date: 2004-11-30
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I think that the problem is that egos are always looking to find the ways to manifest and when we feel ourselves great, it is easy to lower the guard and let them to take advantage over the experience.
Night comes after day, it takes efforts to keep up this fire and to have light all 24 hours. It takes even more intelligently applied efforts to keep this fire day after day, in any weather...
Yeah, me too, I am very emotional and I cry sometimes but I have so much pride that I am ashamed that somebody can see my tears and think that I am weak. Well, I am weak.
Join Date: 2005-01-26
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In those moments of awareness, I found a strange peace. There is really no emotion, no nothing. Just awareness. It's strange because it's difficult to describe, but it feels like nothing in the world could bother you. I don't think I could cry during it. It's just so far from my mind then, you realize anything could happen and it doesn't bother you.
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