Day of Ascension
So I found people that Ascend out here. Last weekend I went out to Jackson (the home of the Republican Party) and met 3 other Ascenders. Our teacher for the day was Orion, Sata could not make it because she had the flu.
The day consisted of Ascending for 4 hours, a brief discussion and 4 more hours of Ascending. So here is what we talked about.
Proper Ascension
When we close our eyes, we can closely watch the mind at work. We can think on and on, and we can follow those thoughts, kinda like a daydream. We can also realize that we are thinking. This realization, that it is the mind that is thinking, is a very important one. For it is when we realize that we are thinking, that we detach ourselves from thinking. It is at that point when we can try and stop the mind from thinking at all.
Exercise #1
To realize that you can watch your mind think try counting your thoughts for one minute. When you close your eyes, sit and wait for your mind to think something, then say one.... keep going for a minute. This is the first step to detaching from your thoughts.
The Quiet Mind
Now that the mind is quiet we can introduce the Ascension Attitude. Without quieting the mind first Ascension is not nearly as effective. Imagine throwing a rock into a stormy sea, you may hardly notice a splash. Now imagine dropping a tiny pebble in a still pond, the ripples will spread far and wide. The same is true for the mind. The attitude will be far less effective if we do not first calm the mind.
Another trap we can get into is the baseball approach. We can quiet the mind so that we can see a thoughts coming slowly, one at a time. When the thought comes, we hit it away by using the attitude. A more effective approach is to acknowledge the thought, release it, then introduce the attitude.
The Space a Thing Takes Up
The final thing we talked about was recognizing the space a thing takes up. Orion placed a small pumpkin on the floor in the middle of the ground. He told us to focus our awareness on the space that, that pumpkin took up. The key here is to just do it. Do not think about it. To me this was a brand new concept. It was something I have never done before. The most important thing he said was to do it, and do not allow your mind to doubt that you are doing it right. Since the instructions were vague, there is no real way of knowing the right way. That was also part of the exercise, there was no right or wrong way to do it, you just do.
A time to practice this exercise is before eating. Orion said that it is a very powerful way of saying grace. He talked about a new type of video camera that captures the energetic make up of objects. One video made was of two people eating meals. One meal was an organically grown salad, the other was a McDonald's hamburger. Now, to begin the energy field surrounding the salad was pretty big, however, the energy around the hamburger was pretty much non-existent. The person eating the salad just started eating. The person eating the burger started to pray, as they did, the energy around the burger began to grow to the point that it surpassed the field around the salad. Orion said, "I am not saying that McDonald's Hamburgers are good for you" but he did stress the importance of saying grace, or praying for your food.
So that was about it for the weekend. I was glad I met everyone and look forward to seeing all of them again.
The day consisted of Ascending for 4 hours, a brief discussion and 4 more hours of Ascending. So here is what we talked about.
Proper Ascension
When we close our eyes, we can closely watch the mind at work. We can think on and on, and we can follow those thoughts, kinda like a daydream. We can also realize that we are thinking. This realization, that it is the mind that is thinking, is a very important one. For it is when we realize that we are thinking, that we detach ourselves from thinking. It is at that point when we can try and stop the mind from thinking at all.
Exercise #1
To realize that you can watch your mind think try counting your thoughts for one minute. When you close your eyes, sit and wait for your mind to think something, then say one.... keep going for a minute. This is the first step to detaching from your thoughts.
The Quiet Mind
Now that the mind is quiet we can introduce the Ascension Attitude. Without quieting the mind first Ascension is not nearly as effective. Imagine throwing a rock into a stormy sea, you may hardly notice a splash. Now imagine dropping a tiny pebble in a still pond, the ripples will spread far and wide. The same is true for the mind. The attitude will be far less effective if we do not first calm the mind.
Another trap we can get into is the baseball approach. We can quiet the mind so that we can see a thoughts coming slowly, one at a time. When the thought comes, we hit it away by using the attitude. A more effective approach is to acknowledge the thought, release it, then introduce the attitude.
The Space a Thing Takes Up
The final thing we talked about was recognizing the space a thing takes up. Orion placed a small pumpkin on the floor in the middle of the ground. He told us to focus our awareness on the space that, that pumpkin took up. The key here is to just do it. Do not think about it. To me this was a brand new concept. It was something I have never done before. The most important thing he said was to do it, and do not allow your mind to doubt that you are doing it right. Since the instructions were vague, there is no real way of knowing the right way. That was also part of the exercise, there was no right or wrong way to do it, you just do.
A time to practice this exercise is before eating. Orion said that it is a very powerful way of saying grace. He talked about a new type of video camera that captures the energetic make up of objects. One video made was of two people eating meals. One meal was an organically grown salad, the other was a McDonald's hamburger. Now, to begin the energy field surrounding the salad was pretty big, however, the energy around the hamburger was pretty much non-existent. The person eating the salad just started eating. The person eating the burger started to pray, as they did, the energy around the burger began to grow to the point that it surpassed the field around the salad. Orion said, "I am not saying that McDonald's Hamburgers are good for you" but he did stress the importance of saying grace, or praying for your food.
So that was about it for the weekend. I was glad I met everyone and look forward to seeing all of them again.
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