Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul Part 8 of 9: Saying No to No
January 6, 2010 by dr. lam
Chopra talks about how we condition ourselves into absolutes and how we condition ourselves into negative thinking. We are rigid in that we do not allow ourselves for change; we permit the thinking of habits impede us from change; and we condemn ourselves for our urges.
He talks about how all of us can reach an epiphany in our life where all of a sudden our worries start to melt away; our own judgment of ourselves begins to fall from us; and we no longer condemn ourselves for one behavior for another. That epiphany can come any time in our life, whether it is propelled or compelled by a cataclysmic event or not.
He talks about this as one of the breakthroughs of getting closer to our soul. He likens it to our breathing. For most of our life, we are not even aware of our breath, but our breath is constantly present or we would not be alive. However, during times of deep meditation and concentration, we become acutely aware of our breath. That connection is like the connection that we have with our soul.
When we shed our limitations, our negative thinking, our urges, our condemnation of ourselves, we begin to be more in contact with the unlimited potential of who we can be. We release ourselves from the terrible power of no, and we open ourselves to the power of yes.
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Great thoughts!
I love this blog!!! I think that it is not an event that propels someone into that state. I think someone can enter that state because of environmental factors and also awareness. I think someone can come out of that if his/her self-awareness was based on environmental factors alone and not awareness. Just my take…lol
I think this state of epiphany is when someone is in alignment with what they desire and want; they are in tune with themselves and thus, that confidence and power propels them to new heights. If a person is not in alignment with themselves, there is always that constant fighting or negative force that handicaps that person from reaching his/her full potential. It really handicaps that person from living. I think shedding limitations, negative thinking, condemnation of ourselves, a bad self-image, etc, and building confidence is stepping towards alignment with ourselves, where we are in tune and content with who we are and satisfied, leading us to improve and reach a higher potential without constantly fighting ourselves. Again, just my take…lol Hey, if no one else understand what the heck I’m talking about half the time, at least I do…lol Hey, stop laughing!
nice!