| Anyway, as I have said over and over, one of the | | | | extreme to another and to pay attention to flows of |
| major keys to living the life of your dreams is... | | | | feeling that trigger all of it; the awareness of feeling |
| Recognizing and Getting Off Of Auto-Pilot! | | | | flow is key to knowing when you are slipping into old |
| Remember, most people are walking around IN | | | | patterns of behavior and is also key to designing in |
| TRANCE. And even more importantly, the trances | | | | NEW ones! |
| they walk around in...trances of fear..of limitation...of | | | | How To Use Breath And Energy To Immediately Set |
| doubt of lack.... | | | | You Free! |
| Really Do Not Serve Them! | | | | Does this make sense? Now, here is the next |
| Actually, these trances DO serve someone. They | | | | exercise to do: As you know, I talk alot about a spot |
| serve the "power structure" that profits and feeds off | | | | on the body located about 2-3 inches below the navel, |
| of a society of weak, programmed, obedient and | | | | between the navel and the public bone. If you've |
| fearful robots, who will look to the "authorities" on how | | | | studied any martial arts, occult or "esoteric" disciplines, |
| to live an "ok" life. | | | | this spot is called different names: the kanda, the |
| Getting Off Of Autopilot..Now..Today! | | | | t'ant'ien, the hara, etc. Without getting into intricate |
| One of the big pieces of getting off of autopilot and | | | | explanations, you just need to view it as a major |
| having real choice, is becoming aware of your fixed | | | | power center in the body and a major awareness |
| patterns of perception, response, action, etc. | | | | center as well. So....stand upright. Feet planted about 2 |
| To develop this "meta" awareness is a powerful tool | | | | feet apart. Take a deep inhale, and as you do, imagine |
| to peel away old, trapped ways of thinking, acting and | | | | the breath is moving in a soft line of energy feeling |
| responding and believing. It makes it MUCH easier to | | | | down the front of your body and swirling in the t'an |
| move up ANY learning curve for any skill set. | | | | t'ien. It doesn't matter if it is clockwise or |
| You see, technical skill IS important. But many people | | | | counter-clockwise. Find out which works best for you. |
| offer fairly good models for technical skill (how to sell, | | | | Exhale by pulling your belly toward your spine and as |
| how to seduce, how to get fit, etc) in different areas | | | | you do, send strong line of energy from the small of |
| of life, yet few people get real changes or the huge | | | | your back up the center of your spine, out through the |
| leaps they want from following this advice. | | | | top of your head. |
| But just as often, even with good "advice" and good | | | | Do this breath about ten times. Now..as you go through |
| model for new technical skills, the person trying to | | | | your day, whenever you talk to people, focus on that |
| follow this advice has a bigger problem: they want to | | | | inhale going to the hara, and put your focus and |
| really change an area of life that has been deeply | | | | awareness there as you feel the energy swirl. You |
| emotionally challenging, evoking lots of fear, self-doubt, | | | | don't need to work about the exhale, except when |
| personal limits etc. | | | | you are alone, doing the ten breaths. |
| What can often happen is that the new advice, new | | | | Out in the world, just focus on your awareness and |
| skills, new ways of thinking, feeling, acting and believing | | | | breath in the hara. Notice how it changes your |
| are filtered THROUGH the old emotions, experiences, | | | | awareness and perception of people. Don't change |
| beliefs, etc | | | | anything else in your behavior. Just notice what you |
| This means that people seldom consistently will act out | | | | notice: |
| the new skills from the right frame of mind. They will | | | | What patterns of response/behavior do you notice in |
| be fighting themselves, their old habits, tendencies, etc. | | | | yourself? What patterns of response/behavior can |
| This is doubly necessary when the new ways are | | | | you notice in yourself, BEFORE they actually get |
| very different from the old ways and require major | | | | manifested in your behavior...can you catch some |
| shifts. Remember, the further something stands from | | | | "auto-pilots" that are now just considerations that you |
| how you are used to acting, thinking, feeling and | | | | can actually put aside? Don't try to MAKE this |
| believing, the greater the chance for HUGE leaps. Also, | | | | happen..just notice if it does? |
| the greater the chance for old ways to leap back up, | | | | What patterns of response/behavior do you notice in |
| unless you have a practice and discipline to deal with | | | | other people? What specifically do you notice about |
| them. | | | | how they respond to authority/power and how they |
| I'll say that again: practice and discipline. Onward... | | | | exert authority/power with others? Can you notice |
| Anything you do to bring your habitual patterns into | | | | which of their behaviors are"auto-pilot" and which |
| your awareness (without anger, fear or reaction) is | | | | appear more freely chosen? |
| useful. This is why I am challenging you to go from one | | | | |