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Have you heard of Eckhart Tolle? He has two best sellers: “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life Purpose” I read both books and have the CDs which I play from time to time in the car while driving in Southern California crazy traffic. Eckhart is a genius and probably one of the greatest mystics of our time. Why do I recommend his books? Because he helped me understand why humans have a tendency to think “negative” thoughts and how we can overcome these behaviors by recognizing what drives them to our heads. http://www.eckharttolle.com/eckharttolle

I am also an avid reader of scientific-based biological and quantum physics articles and books, and what I have found is beyond fascinating. Our left brain is responsible for most of the chatter we have inside our head. This chatter are our THOUGHTS which never seem to stop in our heads. However, our Creator gave us a wonderful right brain that allows us to go to that special place where creativity, peace and love are generated, this brain is our direct communication with the Universe, with God or that higher existence we are. When people practice meditation, prayer, chanting, or some other contemplative exercise, we allow our brains to switch from the left (task- focused, external world-focused) to the right brain (higher SELF, internal, spiritual, but connected with a higher energy frequency).

We are physical bodies (matter) but also energy (thoughts). It is important to develop habits that allow our bodies to function on the right energy frequency. There is scientific evidence now that supports the connection of energy frequency and the thought process.

We are humans first, and our sensorial ability makes us experience things through the senses. Our thoughts of past experiences are stored memories that no longer exist but are now hidden fears, apprehensions, traumatic events that will repeat over and over again through these annoying “negativity” of thoughts. You sabotage your own well-being by allowing them to upset you. Thoughts are going to happen because your left brain is working around the clock. And unless you develop habits that help your right brain take over for a few minutes or hours, your brain chatter will continue and play tricks on you.

What do you do then when you are having fun and these negative thoughts surface? Accept them as such. Welcome them and face them as what they are: “just thoughts”. For example, you are dancing and enjoying the music and suddenly you remember you have this deadline to meet at work. Your heart beat speeds up (not because of the dancing) but the fear of missing the deadline. Take a deep breath, do not stop dancing, just have a small talk with your left brain and tell it: “Left brain, you are awesome, always keeping me on track with important tasks I must do, but I am busy now surrendering to the rhythm of this beautiful song and this hunk dancing with me, I want to stay here in the moment right now” Self talk is great! I do it all the time and most of the time with great results. Not easy always, I must admit. But I have got into a meditation routine that allows my right brain to take me to a place where I experience the higher ME.

Here is a link to a presentation by Jill Bolte a Neuroanatomist who recounts her experience of her own brain stroke and found the relationship betweent the two brains within us. http://www.ted.com/index.php/speakers/jill_bolte_taylor.html

December 18, 2008 - 10:59pm

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