A Day or A Lifetime

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Body and Soul Health

The Secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, nor to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

“Present moment,” because that is the only moment for us to live. If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life.  Buddha said life is available only in the present moment. “Wonderful moment,” that is life that you touch. Suddenly happiness becomes possible.

Spiritual awakening starts by questioning our life’s purpose. Who am I? Why am I am here? There has to be more but what? What is this all about? Why am I being pulled into this search for myself? A spiritual alarm clock is going off that YOU can no longer ignore. It is time to watch for synchronicities and listening carefully to your intuition and your heart.

There is something wonderful that happens when we are connected with the universal flow of life. All the clues over a period of time, in and of themselves mean little. At the point of realization, quantum awakening happens and everything you have experienced makes complete sense with an utter clarity that you are forever changed.

Body and Emotions

The body itself is a dynamic system that reflects our thoughts, emotions and feelings and can be correlated to physical discomforts, illnesses and diseases. Our emotions have a direct correlation to all of life’s experiences. Starting as children we learn through experiences the various behaviors which program us with feelings and emotions. Psychologists have determined that early childhood is a pivotal time for emotional development and that we learn very early in our lives how to cope with our surroundings and adapt in some form the reactionary attitudes of our parents. These behaviors carry through childhood into adulthood. We shall analyze behaviors in the following Wisdoms.

Our emotions are one of the greatest sources of personal power and energy. Emotional states are based upon the stimuli that we perceive at any given moment. We react to others in ways we associate with previous emotional responses. If we can be aware of our emotions and understand how we came to feel that, we will understand more of our true selves and not an old out-dated perceived notion of who we think we are. We can take great strides in our spiritual development by understanding our emotions. But what of the body’s reactions to these emotions?

The body remembers emotions and traumas even though we may not consciously be aware of it. We may develop subconscious and psychosomatic illnesses when specific situations arise. Perhaps one may harbor a deep emotional trauma that is connected to a shoulder, knee, or other body area and cause pain when the subconscious aspect is triggered. In some circumstances, the physical body may be suffering from past-life physical and emotional traumas harbored as a karmic ailment for various reasons. In other situations, the body reacts as a learned response as in blood pressure rising, head aches, becoming nauseous, fainting, rashes and hives.

Thoughts are truly amazing energy packets. If thoughts and emotions create illnesses, then thoughts and emotions can create wellness and harmony. One of the numerous and most notable study was conducted by Dr. Davidson who studied the effects of Buddhist practices and the brain. He found within the brain’s neurological circuits in those that meditated were better equipped to handle emotions and behaviors to make them happier and calmer people.

The links between emotional states and well-being to physical attributes and wellness is ever increasing by modern studies.

“Science has discovered startling new possibilities regarding how we think, feel, love, heal and find meaning in our life…research suggests that the heart thinks, cells remember and that both of these processes are related to an as yet mysterious, extremely powerful, but very subtle energy. Science may be taking the first steps to understanding more about the ancient shamans/healers/leaders – the energy of the human spirit and the coded information that is the human soul.”