Wisdom Heart

Family Karma This Wisdom Heart teaching is excerpted from a longer program originally offered to the Wisdom Heart Community. Don’t miss the sacred opportunity of this life. In every moment of your daily life work, relationship, money, family the grace of awakening is there, calling you to grow in wisdom and live in love.... Enjoy a free Meditation Course: 7-Days of Clarity www.wisdomheart.com Take a free Spiritual Practice Assessment and receive curated teachings based on your individual score: https://www.wisdomheart.com/survey Instagram: @wisdom.heart Facebook: wisdomheart Youtube: wisdomhearttv #wisdomheart #meditationpractice #meditationhabit #vasudeva #kriyayoga #kriyalineage #kriya #kriyaflame #kriyameditation #karma #dharma #opentoradiance #radiantwholeness #ritualofawakening #inneralchemy #lovingawareness #continuityofconsciousness #lifeasteacher #faceofglory #suncenter #liveyourdharma #stillness #thirdeye #bhagavadgita #mantra #mantrameditation #ericklein

Is meditation a way of escaping reality? A reader sent this question: Is meditation a way of escaping reality? It can be. But, it depends on your intention. Here’s why . . . ... Intention exists on a continuum. On one end of the continuum is the intention of getting relief. On the other end is the intention of healing. If your intention is primarily relief, it’s likely that you’re using spiritual practice to escape from pain and suffering. Which can be just right . . . for now. Sometimes relief is exactly what you need. If you’ve been working too hard for too long getting some relief, rest, and renewal is wisdom. If you’re caught up in an emotional, overwhelming situation relief can be a good first step. Get out of the house, office, or the relationship. Breathe. Get relief. But as you get relief, there’s something to remember. Remember: relief can’t free you from suffering. That’s not what it’s for. Relief gives temporary . . . um . . . relief. This includes seeking relief through spiritual practice. Imagine you’re deep in a yoga pose or a mantra or the breath. When attention isn’t on what’s bothering you, the weight of suffering is lifted. The mind thinks, It would be so good to stay here . . . forever. But that won’t happen. Why? Because relief, by its very nature, is short-lived. And, when the effects of relief wear off, here you are again nose-to-nose with those confusing thoughts and emotions again. Why do those thoughts and emotions keep showing up? Because they need more than relief. They are crying out for healing attention; They long for the loving awareness that can be with suffering without identification. It is this unique combination of being fully present and at the same time non-identified - that opens a conduit through which loving awareness can touch the roots of our suffering with grace. To shift from temporary relief to deep healing is a shift of intention. It’s a soul deep choice that calls us to expose the knots of our tangled thoughts and painful emotions to the light of loving awareness. Sometimes the karmic knots just untangle. But, they don’t always. Sometimes they recoil from the light of love, tightening up, hunkering down. Even ranting and raving. In the early stages, this may throw you back into seeking relief. But with practice, you’ll develop the capacity to witness and experience the whole karmic display of the inner life without reactivity. You'll stay present while loving awareness does the deep healing work. Which brings us back to the original question. Is meditation a way of escaping reality? Here’s the real answer: there’s really no escaping reality. Even when you run and hide, you’re always one with Reality. Because that’s your true Nature. You are life. Awakening to this truth is the greatest relief AND healing of all.

Arise and Awaken - Guided Meditation with Devi Bliss. Devi Bliss has been teaching meditation for over 40 years. She is an ordained teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition.... To learn more go to www.wisdomheart.com #wisdomheart #meditationpractice #meditationhabit #vasudeva #kriyayoga #kriyalineage #kriya #kriyaflame #kriyameditation #karma #opentoradiance #radiantwholeness #ritualofawakening #inneralchemy #lovingawareness #continuityofconsciousness #lifeasteacher #faceofglory #suncenter #dharma #liveyourdharma #stillness #thirdeye #bhagavadgita #mantra #mantrameditation #breatheyourkriya #innerguru #devi #devimeditation #ericklein

An Open Heart is Free This Wisdom Heart teaching is excerpted from a longer program originally offered to the Wisdom Heart Community. Don’t miss the sacred opportunity of this life. In every moment of your daily life work, relationship, money, family the grace of awakening is there, calling you to grow in wisdom and live in love.... Enjoy a free Meditation Course: 7-Days of Clarity www.wisdomheart.com Take a free Spiritual Practice Assessment and receive curated teachings based on your individual score: https://www.wisdomheart.com/survey Instagram: @wisdom.heart Facebook: wisdomheart Youtube: wisdomhearttv #wisdomheart #meditationpractice #meditationhabit #vasudeva #kriyayoga #kriyalineage #kriya #kriyaflame #kriyameditation #karma #dharma #opentoradiance #radiantwholeness #ritualofawakening #inneralchemy #lovingawareness #continuityofconsciousness #lifeasteacher #faceofglory #suncenter #liveyourdharma #stillness #thirdeye #bhagavadgita #mantra #mantrameditation #ericklein