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TheFlyingMan · 12-06-2006, 11:01 AM

There's a great book called The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self Confidence by dr. Robert Anthony. In it, he goes into a great deal of stuff that I've never seen in my many books on self improvement, including the Law of Attraction, etc.

I'm trying the Meditation exercise. In it, he mentions three steps. The first step is to relax your body, and clear your mind. The second step is asking what he calls the superintelligence or the subconscious (whatever you want to call it) the question you are worried about. And wait for an intuition which is the answer you have to follow. The third step is to visualise the action you feel compelled to take.

I think I have got the first step down. I've been doing the Power of Now and similar things for a few weeks now, so I think I am clear.

First Q) What does a total clear head feel like? I actually feel my heartbeat stronger, and hear and sense more things. I feel peaceful, but sometimes thoughts still come in. Which I can stop thinking. Is it the right state, or do I have to let go some more? The troubles that I have are not plaguing me in that state though.

Second Q) This is for the second step. Assuming I've reached the right state of mind in Step one, I am supposed to briefly state my troubles (in my case, my relationship trouble), and then receptively listen for any intuitive feelings that will tell me what to do. I don't actually get any, however. I just feel at peace and at love.

Third Q) This is a bit unrelated, but I was just reminded of it. Eckhart Tolle says that when you are in the Now, that is when true love and bliss stems. I've been to a couple of philosophy classes, and we have to do similar exercises. where we just turn off the mind, and feel our body, feel our senses. I don't feel this intense bliss. I feel very peaceful and relaxed despite my troubles. Is there something I am lacking to feel this true bliss? Or is this peaceful feeling and heightened senses (which was also described by fellow students in the class, so I'm not the only one) what he is talking about?

Is practice the only way to reach that state of bliss? I am aware of the mind, I can observe my mind, but still no major well spring of love and bliss as he mentions.

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TheFlyingMan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 168	Meditation question, suggestions please? (also power of now) There's a great book called The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self Confidence by dr. Robert Anthony. In it, he goes into a great deal of stuff that I've never seen in my many books on self improvement, including the Law of Attraction, etc. I'm trying the Meditation exercise. In it, he mentions three steps. The first step is to relax your body, and clear your mind. The second step is asking what he calls the superintelligence or the subconscious (whatever you want to call it) the question you are worried about. And wait for an intuition which is the answer you have to follow. The third step is to visualise the action you feel compelled to take. I think I have got the first step down. I've been doing the Power of Now and similar things for a few weeks now, so I think I am clear. First Q) What does a total clear head feel like? I actually feel my heartbeat stronger, and hear and sense more things. I feel peaceful, but sometimes thoughts still come in. Which I can stop thinking. Is it the right state, or do I have to let go some more? The troubles that I have are not plaguing me in that state though. Second Q) This is for the second step. Assuming I've reached the right state of mind in Step one, I am supposed to briefly state my troubles (in my case, my relationship trouble), and then receptively listen for any intuitive feelings that will tell me what to do. I don't actually get any, however. I just feel at peace and at love. Third Q) This is a bit unrelated, but I was just reminded of it. Eckhart Tolle says that when you are in the Now, that is when true love and bliss stems. I've been to a couple of philosophy classes, and we have to do similar exercises. where we just turn off the mind, and feel our body, feel our senses. I don't feel this intense bliss. I feel very peaceful and relaxed despite my troubles. Is there something I am lacking to feel this true bliss? Or is this peaceful feeling and heightened senses (which was also described by fellow students in the class, so I'm not the only one) what he is talking about? Is practice the only way to reach that state of bliss? I am aware of the mind, I can observe my mind, but still no major well spring of love and bliss as he mentions.