Natural Being
Consciously directed thought is important to this system, because what you put forward into the universe in thought and action will develop and find resonance. Consciously directed thought is a tool that you are learning to harness and benefit from, but it is not all there is to our state. There is a deeper state that is not part of conscious thought, and it is most certainly not part of ego. It is your state of Natural Being that has been alluded to throughout this system. This state is our natural and most restful and regenerative state and it is in natural resonance with affluence as it is of the generative life-force of the universe. It is powerful and enjoyable, and you are ready to find this state in your life more often.
If you have ever worked out too hard, you know the debilitating feeling of having sore muscles. If you have ever watched a marathon race, you have likely seen those terribly fatigued souls who have pushed so very hard for so very long that they are near exhaustion, their legs wobbling beneath them as they cross the finish line. Everyone knows that they are going to be so sore the next day! Muscles are made to be flexed and built, but they need rest to do so healthily. There is a cycle of stressing work then appropriate rest and nutrition before doing it again when building muscle. This is the cycle athletes use to train and build their bodies. The amazing thing is that it is no different for our brains, yet in most people the consciousness and particularly the ego part of consciousness is turned up full blast, rallying at full tilt, all the time. There really is little quality rest for the brain in the lives of many. Without quality rest in our muscles, there is breakdown. Is it any different for our brains? Why do so many not know the simplest ways to rest? How has the great collective of humanity seemed to lose these important skills? I honestly don’t know, but I do know that there are simple ways to take appropriate rest that will allow the brain to gain a nourishing respite and thereby grow in a healthy and balanced manner.
The healthy and balanced way to establish a rested brain is found in the state of Natural Being. In this state the conscious mind is stilled, and the brain and the Whole Self are able to get true and vitalizing rest. It takes only moments spent in this precious state to gain potent benefits.
Natural Being is that state where there is no thought. No thought at all. It is the presence of simply being and it peaks ever so slightly and ever so gently over the edge of consciousness but goes no further. This is what is represented by the circle and small ellipse rising from the top of the circle in the Whole Self diagram at the end of chapter four. The state of simply ‘being’ can happen for a brief moment or for an enjoyable length of time, and the conditions of health and happiness are most affected by this state, as at our source in our natural state of being we are healthy and we are abundantly happy. The wonderful thing is that everyone can achieve this state enough daily to improve the condition of life; obviously, it is worth learning how.
Here are a few exercises to help you find this state, and when you get to know how it feels you will find it more often, through your own means. You will discover that it is amazingly liberating to engage these simple tasks with some frequency; they will help you to immediately and naturally increase health and happiness in your life. This collection of activities constitutes Action Tool #3: (i) now and then focus on your breath. Breathe deeply and focus on inhalation and exhalation for only a moment or two when you are waiting for something or someone, or have a spare minute. That is all. Focus on breath and let all thought go away. You will gain precious moments of being; (ii) watch thoughts as an observer. Let them go. Find them interesting but do not attach to them. Remove your ‘attach to’ side of the Velcro equation and let thoughts float in and out of your consciousness; (iii) lean back and look up. Don’t do this when driving. J When you have an appropriate moment and you are sitting down, lean slightly back in your chair, pull your shoulders back, breath easily, close your eyes, and look up into your forehead. You won’t see anything, but you will momentarily stop conscious thought and achieve a positive state. Do so for a moment or two. These techniques take only moments, but they are precious moments; (iv) still yourself and feel the energy in your body. This is an extremely invigorating exercise. Slow everything down and focus thought first on your hands, then your legs, then your arms, and the core of your body. Each time you focus, feel the vibration of energy in your being. When you get this right, you will be amazed by the resonant power flowing through your body; (v) react to and peacefully engage anything at all that you find positive in your present moment. If someone looks pleasant, pleasantly say hello with a positive intention – if they do not say hello back or notice your efforts it is of no matter as your intention is purely resonant and purely directed. If you see a beautiful scene before you, notice it and bring it fully into your minds and your state of being. Take the time to notice, engage, and foster positive in your life; (vi) when negativity comes your way, say “really?” or “is that so?” inside your head. Do not attach, simply observe. Be the contented bubble of you in a sea of bubbles. You can act and do what you need to do in all moments, but you do not need to attach to the thoughts and conditions and experiences of those moments. They just are what they are and nothing else. Learn to see that all experience is only what it is and nothing else – there is nothing additional to anything except what you add to it in reactive thought. So, don’t react in any way except those ways that benefit your survival and ultimately your affluent state of being; (vii) do not play shave and a haircut with anyone. Do you know this? Tum tum ta tum tum… tum tum. The old shave and a hair cut rhythm is one where the “tum tum ta tum tum” stimulus is put forth by one person, a space of time is achieved, and the other person answers with “tum tum.” People do this all day with actions and reactions, guarding and maintaining ego. Have you ever been baited or had your buttons pushed? Don’t play anymore. When you are simply being, you won’t want to play and you will be so contented that you will become able to notice the stimulus and then just be. Very liberating; (viii) notice your thoughts, and if it they are not directed to positive and generative purposes, cease them. Allow only constructive, positive and generative thought. Allow the kind of thinking you use to plan and build and realize your desires, and when these thoughts have served their purpose, again cease thinking.
Lean back in your chair, concentrate on breath…. Enjoy.
