“To see things in the seed, that is genius.” – Lao Tzu

Hello Spiritual Warriors!! Throughout the month, our attention has been on Setting Your Course for 2014. We’ve let go of what no longer serves us. Nature abhors a vacuum – so releasing non-nourishing thoughts, words, and behaviors has made a sweet open space for us to fill with more nourishing aspects of life. Then we gained clarity looking at our dreams through the lens of the Five Realms – our physical, emotional, material, relationship, and spiritual unfoldings as we move through the world.

And now it’s time to plant the seeds of our evolution. Our intentions are those seeds, which determine the vibration of our existence – the fabric of our lives. So what seeds shall we plant? Now that we have gained clarity, the act of seed-planting is that step that puts our dreams out into the universe. When we plant seeds that come from our heart…then our manifesting will flow love into the world…uplift our soul and raise our vibration. When we plant seeds that come from a poverty consciousness, a lack mentality, or a constricted viewpoint then our whole physiology and emotional energy reflects our limiting beliefs. It’s easier to see it in others – often we are too close to the situation or caught up in years of conditioning and we don’t realize WE are the constriction. When our attention is on the “what ifs” of life rather than the bigger picture, our thinking becomes petty; our view becomes narrowed; and we start to “play small.”

When we truly believe that the best is yet to come and we are willing to embrace uncertainty, then we open the door to the unknown where the magnificence of the universe supports our BIG dreams.

My dear friend, the Dutch yogi and Vedic teacher Rosalinda Weel has written extensively about the process of manifesting our dreams; she has taught thousands to dream big and accept that there is a gentle unfolding as we GROW INTO our dreams. We often think we want to have all the abundance of the universe RIGHT NOW!! Today!! But realistically, we aren’t prepared for cataclysmic change all at once. If we dream big and then purposefully step into our dreams as we grow, then we open our selves to new, rich, fresh unfoldings as we fill our dreams with grace and ease.

This is why planting seeds is so important. There is an incubation stage where all the millions of pieces of our dream need to come together – this allows a stronger foundation to develop slowly, so that blossoming can occur on firm footing. It serves nothing in the universe to plant your seeds and have them grow into giant trees over night. We need to experience that moment where the sprout breaks the soil, gently unfolds, rises to the sun, and begins to strengthen. That is the magnificence of planting seeds…as they grow, we grow; as they evolve, we evolve, and in so doing, we develop new dreams, new directions, new visions, and ultimately new dreams – which we can slowly grow into as well.

Let’s plant seeds from a place of abundance; let’s dream big and grow into our dreams; let’s have the patience as Lao Tzu said, “to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear. Till the right action arises by itself.”

Planting seeds is all about knowing what you are planting and giving the universe permission to unfold your dreams with grace and ease. Join me this week on Hay House Radio at 3p PST/6p EST and we will plant some amazing seeds together. I’ll see you in the gap!! Peace. -davidji

PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE THE VIDEO LOADS

Join me for one of my upcoming events!

Set Your Course for 2014!
January 23-26

Masters of Wisdom and Meditation Teacher Training
March 17-23

Discovering Your Dharma
April 3-6

Secret’s of Meditation Healing Immersion
May 8-11

“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.” -Rumi

Hello beloved meditators!!! What a magnificent week this is!!!!  We will spend this month Setting our Course for 2014 using a time-tested practice I have been teaching for more than a decade. The five steps in this process are:

1) Letting go of what no longer serves you

2) Gaining clarity on what it is that you do want

3) Setting your intentions & planting seeds

4) Leaning in the direction of your dreams and desires

5) Manifesting a magnificent life RIGHT NOW…and for many years to come.

Tune into hayhouseradio.com today at 3p PST/6p EST!

My beloved friend and mentor –David Simon MD – spent much of his life helping his patients release non-nourishing behaviors. He shared many of the nuances and techniques with me so I could help my students move forward in their lives with grace and ease.  I am also a student of the Hoffman Quadrinity Process and I have personally experienced deep fulfillment using the fusion of these various teachings to successfully manifest MY dreams and desires; I will be dedicating my November Hay House Radio Shows to sharing these techniques with you in greater detail.

The easiest place to start is observing our behaviors because we can see them as they unfold in our words and actions, reflect on them after-the-fact, and then make the decision to evolve them if they no longer serve us. And that is the key – identifying behaviors that don’t serve us. So essentially, first we have to live it to determine if it feels good…if it resonates…if it adds value in your life.

So upon finding yourself saying something or doing something that doesn’t add value to your life, ask yourself “How is holding onto this belief, thought, word, or behavior serving me?” “Does it make me happy?” “Do I feel good as it is occurring?” “Do I feel better afterwards?” “Have I left behind ojas? (pronounced OH-JAS) which is Sanskrit for sweet vital nectar; or have I left behind ama? (pronounced AH-MA), which is Sanskrit for toxic residue.

Then ask, “What need was being fulfilled?” “What was I trying to accomplish?” Once you identify the need that is being filled, the next question to ask is, “How else can I fulfill this need in a way that will ultimately be more nourishing and life-affirming for me.”

After you have identified the conditioned behavior (and this can be a way of thinking, a pattern of speaking or acting, a limiting belief, or a perspective), and you have decided that your life will be better without it, you need to give yourself permission to do so. To activate the process, write down how your life will be different AND better once you make the shift. Then dedicate some time to a specific releasing ritual that affirms to yourself and to the world that you are letting go of whatever it is you’ve been holding on to.

Take some time to journal your feelings and thoughts about the behavior, and make a commitment to do something different – even the slightest shift is a big step. Then hold a ceremony – alone or with a close friend or loved one – where you distill the non-nourishing behavior down to one word and perform a ritual such as writing that down on a piece of paper and burning it or Sharpee-ing it onto a rock and throwing it off a cliff, into a body of water, or into a hole. GET RID OF IT! Then celebrate your release by treating yourself to some special event that commemorates your new direction – cook yourself something you love, or do something that makes you feel really good. The process takes dedication – but – YOU ARE WORTH THE INVESTMENT!

Remember the words of Lao Tzu: When I let go of who I am, I become who I might BE! Let’s spend the week letting go of what no longer serves us. In the meantime, I’ll see you in the gap! Peace. -davidji

PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE THE VIDEO LOADS

Join me for one of my upcoming events!

Set Your Course for 2014!
January 23-26

Masters of Wisdom and Meditation Teacher Training
March 17-23

Discovering Your Dharma
April 3-6

Secret’s of Meditation Healing Immersion
May 8-11