Tuesday, February 23, 2010

You have a body, but you are not your body...

My three day retreat was great; perfect sunny weather. I spent hours kayaking on sparkling blue-green water. I thought a lot about the challenge of remembering we are a soul having a bodily experience, not the other way around. I want to always remember...

My meditations now include dis-identification: 'I have a body, but I am not my body; I have emotions but I am not my emotions; I have a mind but I am not my mind; I am a centre of pure self-consciousness' (not 'embarrassed' self consciousness, but aware of spiritual self).

I am also realizing that the stronger my link is to the spiritual world, the less shocked I will be when my time comes to cross over. It will seem completely natural, like walking from one room to another. 'Death' really is that simple.

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