Spiritual Preparedness - simple practices and meditations to increase self-awareness

Bumping for spiritual awareness

I am going to post simple, practical suggestions of how to maintain (or be able to keep returning to) spiritual awareness amidst the chaos of the everyday tasks and challenges of modern day life. I will endeavour to post 2 or 3 practical tips per week, so new readers be sure to read earlier posts.

We know a lot about being human and the physical aspects that go along with that, but how much do we really know about 'being'? How often are we actually living the present moment, right here and now and not trapped in traumas/joys of the past or fantasies/concerns of the future?

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The simple technique for today is to take some moments to become aware of where you think the energy of 'you' sits within your body. When you communicate with another person, where is it you 'tune in' to when you speak with them? When you look at a pet, where does your attention go?

Many say they feel themselves to be in the heart region of the body or the solar plexus and of course there is energy in those areas too, but when we really become aware of where 'I' reside, it is behind the eyes, centre forehead and this is where we look when we communicate with each other. This is where we look at a pet when we spend time with it too. Oftentimes we put our foreheads together with loved ones and favoured pets. This is where consciousness sits and from that point emotions and energy spread throughout the physical body.

Building awareness of this and coming back to 'being' that energy right here and right now looking out from the eyes is a really good place to start. When communicating with others, notice how their energy and personality comes from their head and eye area.

The pineal gland sits directly centre of the head - sometimes this is referred to as 'the seat of the Soul'. The 'third eye' is another term you have probably come across. The eyes are said to be the windows of the soul. The brain is not consciousness, it is more like a state of the art computer - the pineal gland is where consciousness sits, where soul meets matter - the control room.

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Please feel free to share your own experiences here too. :)

I'm hoping no trolls but just in case - abusive or overly negative posts will be removed.

I like this thread!

Your story made me think of this.... [link to youtu.be] Adyashanti is someone I like to listen to when I need a little encouragement or inspiration to continue waking up.

Wow, thanks for sharing Zephyr2, I haven't come across Adyashanti before - he is so soothing and an inspiration to listen to.

Spiritual bump.

Thanks for the reminder. I remember reading these posts when they were first put up.

OP, this is good stuff.

Do you have a website or blog?

Good karma

Thanks for commenting and the green thumb.

No blog or website at the moment, I enjoy being incognito, it adds to the freedom of authenticity. Also I do not wish to 'sell' anything or profit from these sharings, other than to inspire others to be pro-active in their own awakening processes.

The bolded part strongly resonates with my own intentions and experience. As we live more deeply into who we are, others can't help but notice.



Good karma from me, too.

"Oftentimes we put our foreheads together with loved ones and favoured pets." -Sorry I don't know how to quote. I don't ever post, just always looking for more enlightenment and occasional laughs at doom. Anyway, that really touched me, what you said about putting your forehead together with a cherished pet. I would lay in bed at random times here and there with my cat and would always hold her up above me and lower her head down to my forehead. I loved that cat so much. She taught me the purest and most sincere form of love in life. Sometimes I thought we just understood each other, on a different level. I like to think that her life was taken from me because my lesson in what real love in life had been taught and it was time for her to teach someone else. She used to visit me in my dreams often, I haven't seen her in a while.