Still Now - Improving Mental & Emotional Health Through Meditation & Spiritual Practice

The term Spiritual Bypassing can mean many things so in this episode I discuss a few of the definitions, my take on things and how I would advise you approach the phenomena.

I will say this up front, don't let anyone put you off your spiritual path by accusing you of bypassing, miserable people cannot stand to see people happy, and the 'bypassing' accusation is a deeply insidious method low-consciousness entities will attempt to use to control you.

"The cure for pain is in the pain" - Rumi

On the spiritual path it is common to hit some turbulence when emotional pain surfaces. It can interrupt our practice and interfere with our peace. With some intuition, patience and understanding it is even possible to use this pain to deepen presence and insight.

Pain does not have to be a hindrance to awakening, in fact, it is the very signal that something is amiss that prompted our seeking in the first place. If there was never any pain, would you have started this journey at all?

It is common to worry about the effect that staying fully present will have on friendships and social interactions. If we are fully present how can we continue to have conversations and interact with people? Can we continue as we once were with our friends?

Most find that ultimately all friendships and social interaction is improved and deepened, a sense of connectedness and love replaces the usual sense of neediness and desperate need to be in proximity to others.

As your intuition deepens and becomes clearer, one might realise that there are people in your life you previously spent time with that you begin to realise may not be so loving and friendly after all. You may also become aware of people you previously took for granted now becoming a deeper and closer connection.

The friendship group may grow smaller, but you will find you have more Friends.

Waking at night doesn't have to be an ordeal, utilising the calm and serene space to do some deep relaxation and breathing can actually result in a healthier and more restful time than sleep itself.

Come join me by the fire and let's relax until we feel ready to sleep again.

My Sincere apologies for the ads on my guided meditations, I havn't monetised the channel it's just the way things are at the moment - I'll soon be publishing my Complete Collection with 30 of my guided meditations audio remastered for ad-free listening. Watch this space!

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Ego-death is the goal if you are aiming for full enlightenment. To the Ego this holds the same level of threat as bodily death, and so carries the same weight of fear. This is a sign you are doing something right on the spiritual journey, notice that your intuition here changes, the waves of existential terror have a different quality to them now, and no matter the emotion that rises, you intuit that ultimately you are safe.

It gets so very tough, and you feel so very awful at times, my heart goes out to you and I want to say thank you for persevering through this, you are doing the world a huge service by seeing this task through to it's end.

Have courage and don't turn back now, look after yourself and hold strong.

It's always darkest before the dawn.

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Understanding the mechanism by which the mind perceives the world is a crucial step in finding inner peace. In the same way that somebody eating a cardboard menu won't be full, trying to experience life through measurement and analysis will bring no fulfilment or joy.

Do not confuse the menu for the meal and find the fullness of life is all around you always.

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Understanding the mechanism by which the mind percieves the world is a crucial step in finding inner peace. In the same way that somebody eating a cardboard menu won't be full, trying to experience life through measurement and analysis will bring no fulfilment or joy.

Do not confuse the menu for the meal and find the fullness of life is all around you always.

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To drop into the body and allow yourself to feel anxiety instead of attempting to resist it goes a long way to recovering. Without fear of the fear itself we are left with a raw sensation, uncomfortable and unpleasant, but not dangerous.

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To drop into the body and allow yourself to feel anxiety instead of attempting to resist it goes a long way to recovering. Without fear of the fear itself we are left with a raw sensation, uncomfortable and unpleasant, but not dangerous.

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Physical pain and sickness (and the fear of it) is a challenge for everyone.

On the spiritual journey pain presents the issue of how to overcome the suffering generated by something that is so dreadfully uncomfortable and causes so much negative emotion.

Does pain make spirituality harder? Could pain perhaps even be a blessing in disguise? What is the spiritual approach to pain and why do we have to feel it in the first place?

To answer all these questions and more we begin by exploring what even is our experience of the body, could it be possible to change the way we experience the body itself? And therefore transcend the problem of pain?

Let's find out!