The Magical Path. Marc Allen

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СКАЧАТЬ he heard a phrase from a Buddhist sutra being chanted inside the room. He understood that phrase, and was immediately enlightened.

      That’s all it took — one phrase. That’s all it might take for you, just one phrase in all these words. Maybe it’s this phrase:

      The truth is within you.

      It is the intention of this course

      to help develop a peaceful army of visionaries,

      artists, entrepreneurs, businesspeople,

      teachers, and leaders

      who are transforming not only their own lives

      but the whole world as well,

      creating a world that works for all,

      in an easy and relaxed, healthy and positive way,

      in its own perfect time,

      for the highest good of all.

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       DREAM, IMAGINE, CREATE — THE POWER OF THE WORLDS WITHIN US

      Be at least as interested in what goes on

      inside you as what happens outside.

      If you get the inside right,

      the outside will fall into place.

      Primary reality is within, secondary reality without.

      — ECKHART TOLLE, The Power of Now

Dreams Are Essential

      It all begins with a dream. It all begins with a little, ephemeral, vulnerable wish that flits through your mind. Of course — where else can it begin? Everything anyone has ever created first began with a dream.

      It begins with an act of courage. Most people lead unsatisfactory lives because they don’t dare to dream of an expansive, fulfilled, creative life. Why don’t we dare to dream, and why don’t we dare to do whatever we can to fulfill those dreams?

      The answer is simple: Most of us are filled with fears, and our fears and anxieties overwhelm our vulnerable little dreams. Most of us fear failure so much that it keeps us from doing the things that we really want to do, the things that make us happy, excited, filled with life.

      Every successful person in every field will tell you this: Don’t fear failure! Don’t let your fears overwhelm your dreams. Go for it. You’ll never regret it. Yes, you may fail along the way — in fact you probably will. Yet life goes on. Once you fail a few times, you naturally come to realize there’s nothing to fear in failure. So you failed — so what? What are you up to now? That’s the important thing. This moment is all we have, and we can, in this moment, create some seriously effective magic, if we wish — if we dare to dream.

The Inner World of Imagination

      Understanding the power of magic enough so that we can put it to use in our lives doesn’t have to be all that complex and difficult. We don’t have to join some kind of mystical group and work our way to the thirty-third level of something or other before we can gain a mastery of magic.

      It’s all very simple, when we think about it:

      Everything that has ever been created

      was first created in someone’s — or something’s — mind.

      All creation begins with a thought.

      That’s obvious, right? The act of creation starts with a thought, a vague idea, a dream. Where else can it start? It all begins in our imagination.

      We have a vibrant world within us. A world of shimmering light, the light of our Presence, our Being (thank you, Eckhart Tolle, for giving us those words). When we explore this world, we discover a world of magical creation. It is where all creation starts: in the inner worlds of spirit and mind.

      A lot has been written and said about this. But all those words — and these words — are not that important: It’s what you do with the words that affects your life. So let’s take a moment right here at the beginning of the course to awaken our imagination, to explore our inner mind, and see what happens. We can begin our journey with the little exercise that, for me, opened up the vistas of my inner imagination.

      Closing the Gates

      This little meditation exercise is purely optional. If you have done any amount of meditation, you probably don’t need to do it. I had done very little meditation the first time I did this, and it had a powerful effect on me.

      It’s good to start with what is sometimes called the Three-Breath Entry:

THREE-BREATH ENTRY

      Sit or lie down comfortably, relax….

      Take a deep breath; as you exhale, relax your body….

      Take a second deep breath, and as you exhale, relax

      your mind, let all thought go….

      Take a third deep breath, and as you exhale, let it all go….

      Deeply relax for a moment….

      Feel your Presence…your Being….

      Bathe in the light of the life energy within….

CLOSING THE GATES

      Lift up your hands and spread your fingers. Now, gently and carefully, put your thumbs in your ears, blocking out as much sound as you can….

      Then lay your index fingers over your eyes, lightly, without pressing….

      Then take a deep breath, and press your third finger into the side of your nose, blocking your breathing….

      Put your ring finger and little finger over your mouth, closing off your breathing there as well….

      Sit as long as comfortable, without straining. When you need to breathe, relax your third, fourth, and fifth fingers and breathe through your nose. Keep your eyes and ears closed for a while longer….

      There are inner worlds of light within you….

      Bathe in the vast shimmering light of the life energy within….

      That’s it. Maybe it’ll have no effect on you at all; maybe you already have access to inner worlds, and it comes as no surprise to look within. When I first did it, I had a stirring experience I’ll never forget. I became aware of whole worlds I never knew existed, only because I’d never thought of them before — worlds СКАЧАТЬ