I am figuring out how to embed the video. Until then please click this link and watch this beautiful dance of giant bubbles…
Bubbles over Stinson Beach, music by Incompetech.com
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 Michael Bernard Beckwith & Agape This writing is inspired by the sermon that Marianne Williamson gave at the Agape International Spiritual Center this morning. This is the Spiritual Center of Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith; from the movie The Secret, Oprah, Larry King Live, on the world stage. You can see his Sunday service online at www.agapelive.com. It is more than just an uplifting experience. Marianne Williamson, www.marianne.com gave an incredible talk, inspired and practical; mind and heart enhancing. [For people who are not familiar with some terms. 'Go to level' means to meditate while staying focused. Beta mind refers to your experience of the world as you know it with your eyes open and fully engaged with your senses.] One reason to go to level frequently, at a minimum daily, is to wash away the stresses from yesterday in order to keep yourself from going stress-psychotic and reacting to this world of form in destructive ways through destructive thinking. Let us take a short journey through the limited world of being normal. Our five physical senses do a great job at showing us ‘what is’, what is in our life now, the problems, the judgments, the pains, the world news, etc. The world detected by this and our emotions is a world that already exists. And in this outer world, some may call the ego world, we only have the mortal thoughts with which to handle it. These mortal thoughts and reactions will keep this outer world doing what it knows how to do since, in this mind state, all thoughts and ideas come from your collected database of knowledge of ‘what is’ and ‘what has been’ and are experienced by and stored through your beta mind into the left hemisphere. We know this well; it is the origin of any problems we may experience. And it keeps building and we get more stressed and we react more so out of self righteousness and indignation, qualities of our limited ego mind that thinks it is separate from us and from everyone else. We get to be right. The price of being right is illness, negativity, doubt, misguided deeds, separation, feelings of inadequacy, etc. The ultimate price of being right is living a disconnected existence, living small and not doing what and not being who we came here to do and be. Let us take a journey through the unlimited world of BEING. By going to level you are entering into a meditative state, a prayerful state, a place from which you operate from your centered being where you are connected to the infinite intelligence through your intuition. It is as if you left the apparent world of form with all its baggage, walked through a hallway and emerged into the majestical Theater of All. The first benefit is that outside world experience begins to fade away as you turn your attention to your inner self and its world of possibilities. Any built up stress begins to immediately drain from your body. Any built up negative thinking begins to immediately drain from your mind. If that is not enough of a reason then… The second benefit is you plug into increased intelligence, to commune with the infinite creativity using your intuition. By entering this world of cause daily you are choosing to empower that infinite potential self within. You are choosing to dis-empower that limited self that lives without; without the saving grace of new and creative thoughts that lead to an expanded life. The third benefit is that once you have disconnected from ‘what is’ and connected to ‘what can be’ you can now generate ‘what shall be’ from your unlimited, loving, compassionate, expansive, inspiring, awesome, vision-driven, infinite and authentic self. Let us now call upon our divinely-given skill of Free Will and make a choice. What have you chosen? What do you choose now? Imagine making this choice every day. Imagine making this choice with eagerness. Imagine facing each day born anew and feeling unencumbered by the past. Imagine intuiting empowering thoughts from your unlimited potential. Imagine witnessing your own transformation as they become the majority of your thoughts. Imagine, as a direct result, feeling empowered and transformative feelings. Imagine allowing your perfect life to unfold from within driven by your Highest Vision and Purpose. Imagine Living as an expanded BEing. Imagine Living in an expanded World. Imagine It. Be It. Live It. And, So It Shall Be. And, So It Is. Meditative Thought from Michael Bernard Beckwith How do we become authentically, totally free? Is it even possible in the three dimensional realm? My personal conclusion is that we cannot find absolute freedom in the external world. We have to go beyond the five senses of the outer world and enter the fourth dimensional inner realm where we use our sixth sense, intuition, to directly contact the authentic self. The authentic self is formless-no description on Facebook or Twitter can describe the authentic self, It is made of pure consciousness. The more deeply we move towards actualizing this awareness the more we infuse our outer lives with its beauty and freedom has tremendous beauty. A few of us went downtown Austin for the 4th of July Fireworks and the Austin Symphony Orchestra. It was fun to be along Town Lake and it was a good show. As I was laying back and staring at the sky I wondered what Freedom means to me. There are the standard concepts… A founding principle of this nation in our Bill of Rights is freedom. Our troops help us maintain our freedom. I think of an eagle, fireworks, sparklers. Then I began to wonder: What does Freedom Mean to People on a very personal level? When someone thinks or says ‘freedom’ what is it that is going on inside. I first think about our Free Will, a quality of our thought process that we are born with and I cherish very dearly. This assures me that my thoughts are ultimately my choice. I get to choose them… And knowing as much as we know about how Thoughts Create Reality then there is always room for hope. We can always change our lives by first changing our thoughts. This is one thing about the Silva Method classes that is generally not spoken about; it teaches you how to think differently giving you management privileges and skills for your thought processes. Very empowering. Then I considered those great feelings I have experienced many times in life; a visceral sense of freedom that comes when a set of old stale patterns/beliefs/thoughts melt away. That sense of freedom that comes when somehow, some way I feel as though the mental walls of my life’s possibilities has rapidly expanded. This usually can occur in classes that focus on personal experience. [I am working to bring back a transformational weekend experience I used to do; it was titled Creating Real Magic. This class was an environment for people to let go of their old walls and to imagine going beyond them.] Then I wondered about how many times my own limiting and personally oppressive thinking has held me back. The joyous part of that realization is to then feel the personal freedom I just reclaimed for my living. I now get to use my imagination and think more expansive thoughts that will lead me to a more expansive life. Freedom is an aspect in the environment of life in which I have the Free Will to choose the direction of my life. This, to me, is a new opportunity to feel greater joy and love about my life. The sense that the intent of life is leading us on an upward spiral and providing us with what we desire is reassuring. “The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.” Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind
New Horizons Computer Learning Center presents VETERAN’S CAREER DAY, SATURDAY JUNE 12TH 10 AM – 4 PMThis event was scheduled for Veterans only. They phoned me and said invite anyone who wants to attend. Includes lunch. Sign up at http://register.nhcomputerlearning.com/events/. Held at 300 E. Highland Mall Blvd in the 2 story Wells Fargo Bank Bldg. This event is on my site at http://www.mindtechnology.com/html/events.html. 10:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks – includes coffee and pastries TELL ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO WOULD LIKE THESE SKILLS AND THIS OPPORTUNITY. Mondays 7-8 pm Announcing a new meditation group on Monday evenings from 7-8 pm in south Austin. I am a Science of Mind-trained Practitioner. Three of us Practitioners have come together to begin this meditation group to offer regular meditations on Monday evenings. We will be alternating the lead of this group and will be varying the meditation styles. Location is close to William Cannon Dr at Brodie Ln in South Austin just off Mopac. Since this is held at a private residence I won’t post the address here. Just contact me and I’ll get you the info. You can join the Google Group: Austin Masterful Monday Meditations “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.” – William Somerset Maugham
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” – Richard Bach
Bless your friends. Tell them how you feel.
Richard Bach is the author of a book that is on my Most-Recommended, Must-Read books short list. If you have not read this please pick it up and spend the few hours it takes to read the whole book. It is all about personal freedom and self-created limiting beliefs we hold about our self. Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
 What matters most? “Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” – Richard Bach Bless your friends. Tell them how you feel. Richard Bach is the author of a book that is on my Most-Recommended, Must-Read books short list. If you have not read this please pick it up and spend the few hours it takes to read the whole book. It is all about personal freedom and self-created limiting beliefs we hold about our self. Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull  Kirtan Kriya Sa Ta Na Ma Practice & Current Brain Scan Research Did you know that current brain scan research proves increased frontal lobe brain activity after just 8 weeks of a simple practice done 12 minutes a day? Improved activity in this area of the brain indicates increased ability to maintain clear, focused attention upon a task.The practice is from Kirtan Kriya Yoga: the Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation; it sounds like a great and easy practice to do. I found this website with an easy description and pictures. This is in the bestselling book How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist. I am bringing in Mark Robert Waldman, co-author to Austin April 30, May 1 and 2 for a variety of individual events. He and his research partner Andrew Newberg, M.D. have been declared the world’s leading experts in spirituality and the brain by Time, Newsweek and the Washington Post. They currently conduct research on the neurological correlates of beliefs, morality, compassion, meditation, religious experiences, and spiritual practices. The events with Mark are designed so that you can come for pieces of it or save money, learn some fascinating new findings about our brains and attend it all. The events are listed here. Read about it, visit Mark’s website and consider joining us: http://www.mindtechnology.com/html/events.html Have a great April, Lamar  Who created the map you live by? Whose
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