The world of silence. It’s a place to explore who you truly are, to create, and to connect to the universe. In the silence, you connect to love. In the silence, you access the power of the universe. It clears your mind and gives you extraordinary ideas, allowing success to flow freely.
The silence is within that part of yourself that No One Knows, where you may encounter the true purpose of your life and what you need do to achieve it. In the silence, you recharge your batteries, remove tension and anxiety, reduce stress and fatigue, eliminate doubt and depression, and remove enculturation programming. It gives you a sense of belonging. You become one with the universe and all of humanity, and you know peace.
When you are separated from the silence, you see doubts, your see problems, and you feel the negative surround you. There are no problems, doubts or negative in the silence. It moves you away from this outer world and all its perceived troubles, connecting you back to your original source of spirit.
This silence is located in the space between your thoughts. To reach it, you must quiet your thoughts. You must quiet your mind and know stillness. Then, you merge with it.
The gateway to silence, this space between your thoughts, is meditation, of which there are many forms. Some people believe that meditation is only a form of worship in Buddhism, but even Christianity has a practiced form of meditation — members of the Roman Catholic Church pray the Rosary, and prayer, itself, is a form of meditation.
The important thing is to quiet your mind, be at peace, and connect.
Take a walk in the woods or a quiet park. Listen to the sounds of nature. Breathe deeply of the fresh air. Hear the birds chirping, the leaves rustling under foot, and the sound and smell of the breeze as it brushes past your face. Walk barefoot in the grass. Stretch your arms out wide and slowly turn, feeling the freedom. Feel the different textures of nature — the bark of a tree, the silky feel of a flower petal, the soft fur of a kitten, the bristles from the blades of grass against you palm, and all that nature offers your senses. As you focus on hearing and feeling nature, you will find peace.
While you’re alone, speak to the universe — in your mind through your thoughts or out loud, depending upon your comfort level. Speak as if you’re speaking to a friend. Tell this friend your problems and desires. Then, let the universe take care of them.
Singing or playing an instrument during this time may bring you closer to your source, depending upon the music produced.Patricia plays the Native American flute (NAF). It’s a 23½-inch long, cedar, hand-carved flute in the key of G. She can use sheet music, but the NAF is created to play from the music that comes from within her. Patricia just plays from her soul and spirit. This particular flute produces a low, soulful, almost haunting sound. If anyone passes by, she never knows it — they usually just quietly sit and listen. Regardless of where she’s at, playing the NAF definitely brings Patricia closer to the universe, as well as anyone in listening distance. It’s healing and uplifting.
You should plan to commune with nature on a regular basis. Put it in your schedule. At least one full day a month should be devoted to it. You could combine this day with the “being good to yourself” day, discussed earlier.
Another meditation form is to mentally review in your mind something that is unresolved or causing you problems three-to-five minutes before falling to sleep. Imagine the situation being resolved in a positive manner, and ask your subconscious (the universe) to resolve the issue, with you knowing what to do upon waking. Write in your journal the next morning, before leaving your bed. Continue to write until you see a response to your request.
To really see results faster use a more formal, deeper method of meditation, one that you practice on a daily basis.Deep Meditation Technique
There are several methods of deep meditation. Here’s the one that always has works well for beginners:
1. Set aside time in a quiet place, where you will not be disturbed. Place your journal and a pen/pencil close at hand. When you first begin meditating, you may prefer a darkened room, using a candle to keep your focus. Some people envision a bright star in their minds, but this is a bit more difficult to hold constant.
2. You may wish to add music to “jump start” your meditation in order to elevate your connection to the universe and control your thoughts. With practice, train your mind to continue meditating at the higher level, after the music stops. We suggest any music CD by R. Carlos Nakai (a uniquely-talented Native American flutist), any of the “Celtic Twilight” music CDs (several different volumes are available on Amazon.com), any other similar music. You even may prefer to use one piece of music (with or without words) that immediately connects you to the universe at the level of your soul and spirit. You’ll know if it does this, because it will bring tears to your eyes and a swelling in your chest; yet once you connect to your source, you are awash with happiness and peace like you’ve never before felt. Two such songs that do this for a colleague are: “I Want to Know” (long version), by Foreigner, and “Yeshua Ha Mashiach” (translated means Jesus the Messiah), by Scott Wesley Brown (from “The Scott Wesley Brown Collection”). Both may be found on Amazon.com.
3. Set comfortably but alertly in a comfortable chair or on a pillow on the floor. You may lie in bed in the morning after waking or at night before sleeping; but it’s very easy to fall asleep.
4. Focus on the candle flame, empty your mind, and still your body. At first, you will find your mind taking control and wondering all over the place. This is normal. When you realize that your mind is wondering out of control, just refocus on the candle flame and empty your mind again. It takes practice over time to be able to keep your mind blank for any length of time. Focus until you’re no longer aware of your physical body.
5. Once you have your focus, you have many choices of what to do next:a. Be still and let God). Just allow the universe to merge with you, letting you feel its presence. You may do an entire meditation like this, if you wish.
b. Use a mantra, especially helpful at first. It keeps your attention on your source, controlling your wandering thoughts. Some individuals and religions believe a mantra connects with evil or pagan spirits, but this is not true. We suggest two mantras, if you so choose to use one:
i. Repeat the word, “Om”. Om and the use of mantras originate from Vedic Hinduism, later adopted by Buddhists and Jains. In the Bible, John 1:1 states, “In the beginning was the Word: the Word was with God and the Word was God.” In Vedic Hinduism, Om is that “Word”, the vibration that set the creation of the world in motion. Chanting Om is said to correspond to that original vibration, connecting you back to your source. Om is pronounced A – U – M, accenting each syllable. Here’s how it connects you: “A” is where you are current in a waking state; “U” takes you to a state similar to the dream state, and “M” to the state similar to deep sleep. The silence between the syllables is the state of perfect bliss — your connection to the universe — and is achieved by the repetition of Om. With practice, this mantra takes you to your source, the silence between the syllables, the space between your thoughts.
ii. Another mantra method is used in Japa Meditation, where the name of God is repeated while focusing on your intentions. It works well, especially if you are having a difficult time shutting out the day-to-day thoughts that dominate your mind. There are many names for God in the Bible; and you can research all of the Hebrew names (as well as in other faiths) for God and choose one of them — whichever name for God that has meaning for you.
c. Conversing with the universe within your mind is another choice. Don’t ask for things or pass along information here. The universe already knows the needs and desires of yourself and everyone else in the world.
This is the time to turn over your problems and concerns to the universe, then make an affirmation statement. For example:Problem: “I am concerned about meeting my financial responsibilities”.
d. Then, be still in the silence and listen for the response. As to what type of response you receive will depend upon your proficiency in meditation. You may hear a voice (thoughts that aren’t your own) in your mind that speaks to you, or you may see pictures/video (visions) in your mind.
On the last day of a religious workshop, a participant stated that he had prayed the Rosary daily for many years. All he ever asked for was to hear the voice of God. It was evident during his explanation that this was very upsetting for him. The priest giving the workshop didn’t have an answer for him, nor did anyone else. When the class had ended, Howard (another participant) went to the man, who was still sitting, and knelt next to him. Some people held back to see what Howard would say, expecting to possibly join him in praying with the distraught man.
Instead, Howard asked him, “When you pray the Rosary, what do you see in your mind?”Surprised at the question, the man answered, “The face of the Virgin Mary. She’s always smiling.”
“And do you have a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary?”
“Yes, I do. Why?” asked the man, who now was curious.
Howard broke into a wide smile and said, “This is God’s way of saying ‘hello’ to you!”
The man broke down in tears, as did many around him.
After he composed himself, Howard explained that it takes truly knowing yourself inside and out to be able to differentiate your thought patterns from the “voice” of God. Therefore, God usually begins speaking to you in pictures. For this man, God used something very special to him to let him know He was there and listening.
Once you have this first awareness that the universe is responding to you, you’ll begin to get many more pictures (visions). So, pay attention to what you “see” within your mind during your meditation. Sometimes, the visions move so fast and there are so many that you can’t remember them all after the meditation, but let them flow. Once you begin trying to remember, you engage your brain and the visions stop. Just pay close attention to what you “see”.
e. Be sure to thank your source, not only for this time/response but also for all it provides to you.After the meditation is over, immediately write down any experiences you had in your journal. Don’t worry if you didn’t feel that you had a “good” meditation — there is no such thing as a bad one. Something is accomplished at all meditations, whether you are aware of it or not. Just keep at it and observe all the mental pictures and “chatter”; then, write everything you remember in your journal. Eventually, you’ll see responses and/or patterns emerge.
Keep your experiences to yourself, especially in the beginning. Otherwise, you may find yourself having to explain and defend ideas and insights you were given. Then, the ego has entered and manifesting (the universe-driven process) stops.
Begin doing a meditation daily, using the deep technique outlined previously. With at least 20 minutes a day, continue meditating for at least two months. Once you are comfortable meditating, begin to focus it on your chosen success.
Exercise #10 — Additional ConnectionsChose one other method of connecting to the universe (presented before the deep meditation technique) to do at least once monthly, though weekly provides you a continual sense of peace. Write these experiences in your journal.
