MONEY SHAMAN BLOG

THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE ~ online launch

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:39:00 +0000

It is now time to release my new book, The Guiding Principle into the world. Writing the book felt like an act of love - gratitude for this human life. Gratitude for the seeing of this life as a miracle, and gratitude for being gifted the words to share the possibility of such wonder with others. My only wish for the book is that upon reading it you will be open to looking at your experience of life from a new and beautiful viewpoint, and the constant hum of fear and tension which sits in background of our human experience of life will gently dissolve.

www.theguidingprinciple.com

TRUE POWER

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:27:00 +0000

Those with true power have no power. Yes it sounds like a complete contradiction, but let me explain.

How can we walk this world with true power, not the sorry excuse for power that we are sold by governments and the media?

Power is found when you connect with your own true nature: living with truth and passion right by your side. Living with the possibility of failure and disappointment right by your side.

True power is when you have nothing to hide, when nothing is your enemy because you see clearly that everything that appears in this world is in fact inviting you to recognise your greatest truth. This doesn’t mean that you are undefended; instead it means that you are in fact invincible. Living your truth in each moment with an open heart – the willingness to venture into the shadows with an open heart – is the true meaning of power.

But here’s the thing… to walk this world with true power means that you know - not intellectually - but you know, from the deepest part of your being, that you possess no power of your own. You have surrendered all your perceived power to the Great Mystery of life – to Nature. You know that your nature and everything that appears in your experience is granted life through ‘Grace’.

When you have no power – when you have surrendered your power over to the good of all – you step into the wonderful paradox: you become powerful. You see that there is never anything to lose or gain in this manifest world. You fall in love with this world with all its sadness and pain. You fall in love with those who appear to want to destroy you. And you fall in love with your own death. You die to the old separate self and live immersed in the miraculous connection of all.

To live this way is a deep meditation. I’m not for one second saying it’s easy. It is life lived as a meditation. There will be good days and bad days. You have to want to be free of all that isn’t true. This is the first step: to desire to be free of what is not true for you. Next comes the desire for all humans to be free of what isn’t true.

And yet, once you have tasted the delicious possibility of freedom, there is no longer any choice. Surrender into the flow of the unknown, the unknowable is the only thing you can do.

Step by step we move on. There is no rush: we have the rest of eternity :)

Blessings

Davide

Thank you

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:39:00 +0000

As we approach the end of 2009, I wanted to get in early and take the opportunity to say thank you so much for being part of my life.

I know for many 2009, has been a very challenging year. It seems as if the forces attracting us towards our greatest truth are definitely increasing. And as we travel into the unknown and face each challenge we also become ripe to receive the gifts and insights they contain.

However it’s often difficult to see how our transformations will unfold. We may feel that we are shrinking in wisdom when in fact we are growing. New possibilities mysteriously emerge from what on the surface appear to be terrible mistakes. And new levels of spiritual integration and joy blossom out of times of bleak despair and doubt. As we continue on our path, the one thing that we can be sure of is that we are mostly unsure. Also we come to realise that life doesn’t wait until we’re ready before moving us forward.

This has also been a very challenging time for me. Even with all the years (over 20!!) of studying shamanism, healing, personal development and countless transformational practices, the past year has brought tremendous tests. At times I couldn’t see the way ahead and wondered what on earth I was doing. On several occasions I’ve questioned whether I’ve actually learnt anything of value for all my efforts.

There is a certain arrogance is claiming to know anything and put oneself forward as a teacher. However, the good thing about offering insights and wisdom is that the Universe has a great sense of humour. At some point – normally sooner rather than later - any teacher claiming to offer something worth knowing will be tested. As a result of these tests, I have come to understand that humility, not recognition or money, is in fact the true gift and purpose of teaching.

I realise how many amazing things I learn from all the people I come into contact with. I see more clearly than ever just how miraculous and courageous we all are – no matter what our circumstances and beliefs. I would like to give deep blessings and gratitude to everyone who has connected with me this last year – be it reading my daily mantras, listening to audios, or attending talks, workshops and programs. Thank you for your contribution and valuable sharings!

May 2010 bring you a deeper sense of wonder and possibility. And may all the gifts in your challenges be fully revealed.

Fortunately my challenges of the past year or so have now become a radiant gift in the form of a new book I’ve just finished called, ‘The Guiding Principle ~ one simple truth that reveals the miracle of your life’. This whole book adventure started quite innocently at a talk I gave a few months ago, where I shared what had transpired as a result of navigating through difficulties and despair. I’m immensely grateful to all the people that have encouraged me to share this material. I would like to thank everyone that’s worked with the ideas I’ve formulated and given me such valuable feedback as to what really works. Because of your generosity, I know this material will make a difference to many more people.

As I write this broadcast, I have the first printers proof sitting next to me. I’m waiting for the Audio CD to arrive any day now. This is a very significant celebration for me and I feel deeply blessed to have the opportunity to share it with you. I’ll keep you posted and let you know as soon as they are released. I’m already putting together a program of talks, workshops and retreats for 2010, based on these new insights and ways of opening people to the miraculous quality of life. I hope our paths cross on one of these events.

Transform the Energy of Money

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Last Thursday I was interviewed on Damien Senn's superb online radio show, People You Should Meet. The interview was called 'Transform the Energy of Money'.

It turned out to be the most listened to show ever and a subject that stirred deep emotions in people.

In the interview I shared how to bring about a radical transformation in how you can create money and how you can transform every single penny that comes your way into a powerful energy pattern for love and true abundance.

If you didn't get a chance to tune in on the night you can now listen to a recording of the interview by clicking the link below. Please let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment.

Click here to listen to the recording

The Brilliant Flame of Truth - spontaneous words

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Everything is in service of the realisation of yourself.

When things get tough it’s easy to see the Universe as vindictive. But when we question that assumption it can become clear that everything is our teacher.

We discover that the Universe is corrective: it loves us so much that it is always offering us the chance to awaken to our own wonder.

Every experience and every situation is a sacred path to our own discovery… if we allow it to be of course.

We are rarely thankful for wisdom that points to our own radiance. This is because focusing on ‘who we are not’ is very attractive to the mind – very enticing.

And yet a clear mind – a mind focused on it’s own freedom - can accommodate any idea. It is so spacious that it can allow anything inside.

But because its only function is freedom, it’s willing to throw everything into the fire of truth. And the only truth is love.

A clear mind is wiling to watch any belief perish.

A clear mind is even willing to throw itself into the brilliant flame of truth because it knows that there is only love.

How do we clear our mind?

It’s good to remember that there is no price for the sacrifice of ignorance and misconceptions. There is no price for ending the suffering of confusion. We can give it all back to love because love accepts everything.

In this moment, what would you throw into the flame of truth for the sake of your own freedom?

There is one simple way to ignite the flame of truth and end conflict.

Whatever comes your way – no matter what – say, THANK YOU.

Blessings

Davide

The Magic Candle

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:16:00 +0000

Nature is the greatest teacher.

The beautiful Heath next to where I live is my trusted advisor. Devoid of a language than names and separates it simply creates in the most joyful and natural way – it gives its gifts unconditionally. There is no confusion and there are no mistakes and there is no need for rules or preconditions.

It nourishes me and shows me that to seek for anything outside of my own natural mind is a stressful way to live. It shows me that when I am disconnected from the natural flow of life I carry a harsh, unforgiving and fearful world around in my head wherever I go. It shows me that this fearful world is never real outside of my thoughts.

When this is seen then suddenly our minds become a space that can contain any idea. We discover that we can live and create with the same ease and joy as a flower opening to catch sunlight.

Open to life being something amazing and mysterious.

A few months ago my wife’s nephews, Herbie, Harvey and Zac came to stay with us. They are aged between 8-10. They are really great kids and still open to life being something amazing and mysterious.

I’ve often spoken to them about how the Heath is a great teacher - how when we stay open and allow the creative spirit of nature to flow though us, we are given wonderful gifts and insights into life.

Ask the Heath a question and receive an answer.

They asked me if we could ask the Heath a question and receive an answer. I told them that of course we could and they sat down with furrowed brows thinking of a question. And after some deliberation they agreed that we would ask the Heath,

“What is the most important thing in the world?”

I thought it was an absolutely brilliant question and I’d played no part in coming up with it. It was something that I wanted to know too!

Just to add to the excitement, they wanted to go onto the Heath really early when it was still dark. So after my wife, Esther finally got them to bed all we could hear was chatting about the pending adventure.

They woke me up at 5.30am: a time I very rarely see. I must admit I had imagined a little later but who am I to get in the way of a quest of such importance?

The Heath was veiled in a shimmering mist.

We quickly got dressed in warm clothes and headed out into the silent morning. The Heath was veiled in a shimmering mist and looked more akin to something out of King Arthur’s magical realm.

It was cold and muddy and the smell of vegetation was pungent. The mist drifted like a beautiful flowing geometry – free yet infinitely precise.

As we trekked deeper the kids diligently scanned for any evidence of an answer to our question. I had no idea what would transpire and I love being in this space of creative openness.

We spotted something strange.

Then, as we approached a small clutch of ponds we spotted something strange. It appeared as if there was a small glowing light in the middle of one of the ponds.

It was so peaceful and so deserted. I had a clear feeling that this was just fine. But I checked in with the kids to see if they were cool to go and investigate. A stupid question, they were jumping up and down with excitement.

We walked as close as we could get.

We walked as close as we could get to the edge of the pond. It was surrounded by thick mud. Close up we saw that the pond was only a few inches deep, more like a Giant puddle.

But to our amazement right in the dead centre of this circle of muddy water was a pure white candle burning brightly!

It looked as if it had just emerged from the mud and just been lit. We looked around to see if anyone was around and there were just birds and trees.

I tried to work out how anyone could have put the candle right in the middle without sinking up to their thighs in mud. And yet there were no footprints to suggest that anyone had put the candle there.

Therefore we all concluded that it had simply appeared to answer our question, “What is the most important thing in the world?”

So I asked the kids what they thought the answer was as they stared amazed at the burning candle.

Eventually, after a long silence, Zac said, “Light is the most important thing in the world.” And this seemed like the perfect answer.

We made our way back home where Esther had mugs of hot tea waiting for us and I must admit that even I had to go and think this one through.

Our natural creativity is always present.

The excitement and wonder of opening to our natural creativity is always present: it is always available. And when we allow ourselves to connect with the world in this way we get extraordinary results.

Importantly, we discover that we can create things that we never thought possible – that indeed weren’t possible from a limited way of thinking.

In the spirit of this creative adventure…

If you are in the process of creating a business…

If you are already running a business but looking for a new injection of inspiration…

If you would love to get an idea out into the world so that your gifts can work their magic…

I invite you to join myself and my co-creator of intuitive business and marketing, Damien Senn on our ‘Dream Your Marketing’ monthly creative surgeries.

The first one kicks off Saturday April 4th in central London.

In a space of open creative adventure you will learn how to market your business and ideas in a radically different way.

You will discover how it’s possible to generate amazing energy around what you’re doing without needing to engage with the stress and fear-based methods that most people think are needed to create success.

You will learn how to flow your ideas like nature so that they stir hearts and minds in a positive and imaginative way.

Most importantly, you will discover that marketing your business and ideas is in fact brilliant fun.

Click here to secure your place now

The Miracle Formulas

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:43:00 +0000

Would you like to know how to connect to the miraculous nature of your life? Yes of course you would - who wouldn't?
And yet the way life is set up for most people means that it's almost impossible to see anything other than endless problems with just a few snap-shots of pleasure once in a while.

I absolutely know that it doesn't have to be this way. We are here to experience the miracle of life and each and every person can know this and live it!

I've dedicated my life to exploring what it means to live fully alive, be fully expressed and touch the wonder and the miracles that sit on the other side of fear.

Over the coming months I will be sharing the amazing things I've discovered about how to strip away this veil of fear and negativity to reveal the miracle of your life that's always present - always radiant and at ease.

Understanding how to effortlessly unplug from the world of fear and negativity will have a phenomenal impact on all areas of your life. See your business ideas flourish, your body grow strong and healthy, your mind become clear and sharp, and notice the energy of love and gratitude appear as a tangible force in your relationships.

If you would like to start this truly powerful transformation in your life and if you are anywhere near the beautiful city of Bath in Somerset UK, please join me for a talk called, 'The Miracle Formulas' this Sunday 29th March at the 'Love Life! Roadshow.

Click here to secure your place now

DREAM YOUR MARKETING - Creative Surgery starts April 4th in central London

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:41:00 +0000

Are you in the early stages of creating your own business or perhaps ready to launch a book, a product, a new idea or service? Or maybe you've had your business up and running for a while now and are looking for a fresh injection of new ideas and innovation?

If you said yes to either of the questions above I'd like to firstly congratulate you for the energy and focus it's taken you to get your ideas to this point. The reality is, many people have ideas but very few ever take the action steps necessary to bring them to fruition.

Now you may be wondering what it's going to take to move your business ideas to the next level?

We are currently witnessing a quantum shift in the way business is conducted. We are moving away from the old fear-driven business practices towards a more holistic, creative and intuitive way of working that's based on truth, sharing and above all, love.

If you are curious about how to share your ideas in this exciting new world, I invite you to come along to the first 'Dream Your Marketing' monthly creative surgery, that I am co-facilitating with my good friend Damien Senn on Saturday 4th April in central London.

The surgeries are designed to be a highly creative and expressive environment where you will learn how to communicate your ideas so people take notice. You will learn how to attract clients and opportunities in a truly fun and exciting way. And you will also have the opportunity to connect with an inspirational peer group that will help you to make your dreams a reality.

Click here to secure your place now

Powerful Transitions workshop - Sunday 22nd February

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:52:00 +0000

We live in uncertain and turbulent times. These words have become so overused and yet the tremendous fear and trepidation so many people feel about life seems very real. Yet it’s important to realise that we have all been taught to be afraid. I don’t believe that suffering is a prerequisite of our human condition. We can become liberated from the habitual patterns that keep us trapped in a realm of anxiety. We can flow through the different facets of life with a spirit of excitement and adventure – embracing the nature of our existence in all it’s varied shapes and forms. Fear is not who we are.

Your life has already taken you through many transitions. You have passed from childhood to adolescence. You have passed from adolescence to adulthood and as an adult you will experience change in many areas of your life, in your relationships and your career particularly.

Even though you have already been through many transitions it may not make it any easier. Transition does not have to be a process that causes you to suffer. It can be a way to clear away limiting beliefs and habitual patterns that have held you back from expressing your truth. It can be a time to become very clear about what's most important in your life. It can be a time to reclaim your aliveness, direction and passion for life.

Without the tools to deal with transitions you can become stuck in a loop of uncertainty, fear and even chaos. You may fear endings because you have no clear vision of what’s next, but at the same time any new ventures or opportunities can seem equally as daunting.

Playing safe in life is seldom the best strategy if you want to experience the best that life has to offer. And ironically in uncertain times - as the old fear-based systems begin to crumble - playing safe is actually the most unsafe strategy! What you think of as safe is in fact riddled with uncertainties and hidden risks.

There is a miraculous quality to boldness and in following your heart’s desire. This highly experiential workshop will help you turn transitions that are either just ahead of you or happening now into something amazing and empowering.

Click here to book your place now!

Because so many people are experiencing fear about the financial arena in particular myself and my good friend and co-facilitator Steve Nobel are re-running our Powerful Transitions workshop this coming Sunday. You can book in advance or turn up on the day.

Click here to book your place now!

The Credit Crunch is a Lie

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:33:00 +0000

The Comedian, Bill Hicks once said that believing the media is like putting black spray paint over your third eye.

We are literally bombarded with fear and misery every single day and it's easy to believe that the world is a terrifying and hostile place.

It's easy to believe that we cannot create a life of inspiration, contribution and ultimately love. And it's easy to believe that it's simply not worth sharing our special gifts and creativity with the world.

But if you are ready to join the growing number of people who are no longer prepared to live this way, and if you are ready to create what you want and be the change you most want to see, do whatever you can to be on a very powerful teleseminar I'm hosting tonight, Tuesday 3rd Feb, with my good friend Damien Senn, called:

"The Credit Crunch is a Lie."

To find out more click here

Our most precious gift.

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:09:00 +0000

My Grandfather was a very wise and joyful man. Dire experiences early in his life had opened a portal to a deeper way of seeing the world.

At the tender age of seventeen, he had joined many of his friends in volunteering for service in the First World War. He was too young to be accepted, with the minimum age being eighteen. However, so desperate were they for men to fight that the recruiting officer looked him knowingly in the eye and signed him up.

He was sent directly to fight in the Battle of the Somme, one of the most horrendous and bloody battles in history.

He was left for dead.

During his time in the trenches, he was shot, burnt and poisoned with mustard gas. He witnessed every single member of his regiment slaughtered as they went over the edge of the trench. In desperate hand-to hand fighting he was forced to take another man's life. And at one time he was left for dead, waking up in a bomb crater behind enemy lines. Miraculously he managed to survive.

Upon returning home he began to tell people about the pointless waste of life and became a passionate advocate of peaceful resolution.

From the other side of seeing the unspeakable.

The reason I'm telling you this is because from his perspective - from the other side of seeing the unspeakable - he understood that beneath the surface of all suffering and all misery there is love. Before he died he told me how in the midst of such suffering he had somehow peered through into the beauty of life. He told me how that simple seeing had shaped everything he did from then on.

We are manipulated to be afraid.

He then lived through another World War and many harsh times. He saw recessions come and go. He saw the cycle of boom n' bust play itself out many times. He saw how we are manipulated to be afraid. He saw how we are taught to focus on the negative. And yet he never lost sight of the miracle of life and the fact that we can choose a different path from the one we are all prescribed.

He always told me that our ability to choose where we place our attention is our most precious gift.

The Golden Keys to Confidence - workshop

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:43:00 +0000

Have you ever considered the fact that you are the only person on earth who can use your ability? You are the only person on this Earth who can give the gifts that are contained within your being.

If you're someone who is holding back from sharing your special gifts and if you are someone who would love to make a difference, I invite you to give yourself something very special first. I invite you to give yourself the gift of 'unlocking your confidence'. I invite you to claim your self-belief and use it to live the life you have always dreamed of living.

To help you with this amazing process of connecting to your true power and living it fully, I'm running a very creative and powerful workshop in central London with my wife Esther De Angelis, a highly experienced Presentation Coach.

The workshop is called 'The Golden Keys to Confidence'.

Date: Saturday, January 31st 2009
Time: 10.30 - 5.30pm
Venue: The October Gallery
Address: 24 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AL

Price: £97 (£70 concessions)

And as part of our commitment to helping you step into your power and discover your confidence, Esther and I have prepared a special FREE gift for you.

We've created a powerful audio called, 'Unlocking your Confidence'.

In this audio we guide you through seven 'Key' principles to help you unlock your confidence.

You will learn how it's possible to create powerful new possibilities for yourself and overcome limiting beliefs in a creative and highly enjoyable way.

Click here to listen to your free audio

DREAM YOUR YEAR - workshop

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:44:00 +0000

I'm running a very dynamic and experiential a one-day workshop in Central London on November 22nd 2008, called, 'Dream Your Year'. The workshop is specifically designed to set you on the path to creating something magical and inspiring in the coming year.

On the workshop you will explore how you can create your life from the perspective of freedom and literally abandon the old, stressful and tiring methods of goal-setting and resolutions that have never really worked for you.

You will learn how to turn your dreams into powerful attracting forces that guide you and propel you into inspired action.

Date: Saturday November 22nd 2008
Time: 10.30 - 5.30pm
Venue: Maria Assumpta Centre
Address: 23 Kensington Square, London W8.
Price: £97

Click here to secure your place now

How to Connect with Your Freedom and Disconnect from the World of Limitations

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:28:00 +0000

Freedom is a very loaded word. What does it actually mean to live from the perspective of 'Freedom' - to no longer be restricted by thoughts of limitation - to touch the very core of our being and discover what is waiting to be expressed? In this Interview Audio, Steve Nobel asks me about 'Freedom' and here is what transpired...

Click here to listen the recording

Have Fun....

For more insights and ideas on living with passion and abundance visit:

http://www.themoneyshaman.com

How to create amazing results in your life – Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:12:00 +0000

We are moving into an era where the most creative will flourish – the tide is turning and there’s no time to waste on undervaluing yourself – nothing is impossible. Begin the process of thinking and directing your attention towards what’s most amazing for you - open your imagination so that you can flow beyond what you think is possible.

Here's a powerful principle to begin working with...

Those with the most abundant and compelling inner lives will naturally experience the most abundant and compelling outer lives. So work from the inside out.

Imagination is the workshop of your mind, and it miraculously transforms mind-energy into physical things. Its vast unexplored scope may yet contain all the infinite possibilities in reality. Imagination is a super-complex virtual reality machine in which to create. There are many descriptions.

Primarily imagination gives us the ability to place a fully sentient representation of ourselves into possible events that have not yet taken root in physical space and time – and within this we are able to experiment – to explore and importantly simulate outcomes. The term imagination comes from the latin verb imaginari, meaning "to picture oneself." In our imagination we can tell our self a story and take part in it at the same time.

However if the imagination is not stimulated the inner worlds of experience are considerably less vibrant than the outer world. When the inner potency is missing we find it difficult to make things happen. And the things that we do manifest can seem lifeless and disappointing. Even creating money and riches without the inner richness will seem empty.

Our culture tends to relegate the non-physical inner experience to a secondary position when in fact the inner realms are the fountains from which all physical reality emanates. The greater our ability to simulate desired outcomes in intense detail – intense sensual detail the higher the probability becomes of us creating what we most want. In short as we bring this simulation to life – embody it and feel it as part of our identity, our actions appear to arise from a far wiser and deeper aspect of our being – we literally feel guided – inspired to take actions that move us towards what we experience in our mind.

The more you hone your ability to super-simulate the things you most want the more mind energy will start to transform into physical energy. Often as you craft a new inner representation of yourself people begin to notice a tangible difference - a heightened energy around you – a different physicality. To me it can seem like creating a sacred blueprint for a new incarnation – a new life ready to be entered and lived with greater zest than the old life.

For more insights and ideas on living with passion and abundance visit:

http://www.themoneyshaman.com

Stepping out of fear into the wonder of life.

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:36:00 +0000

From my travelling diaries (2002).... I asked Aduviri a Peruvian Shaman aged 87 why there is so much fear and here is his reply - translated as close as possible into English... I think it is beautiful.

Enjoy :)

"The very simple knowing that you exist – that awareness of something – anything - does not belong to you – you’re not the owner of that basic awareness – it’s not something brought into existence by you or me or anyone else. Very often the slight shift from not seeing this – to seeing it – seeing that we are the stuff that comes out of the wall instead of believing that we are only the machine powered by what comes out of the wall - is labeled as some sort of realisation. But actually this small shift is the end of anyone claiming ownership of anything to do with a separate individual that can move the furniture or self observe and get a result from the apparent doing.

There's no ownership of the seeing – and as a result there is no longer anyone to have that realisation or awakening – consciousness meeting consciousness and seeing only consciousness – and then we are back to death before dying – and nothing happening... nothing-happening. What we understand as the perceiver perceives directly out of the divine – there is no middleman broking the deal of aliveness.

The human wiring has evolved to interpret reality in a particular way –along the way we’ve been all sorts of other things with different wiring and different ways to experience the world. But as it stands we are wired to have a particular experience of reality – even with all the unique human interpretations – we are all still part of the human collective. And in this way we are for the most part only aware of what doesn’t get filtered out from the immensity of reality bombarding us all the time.

So when I talk of the seeing without eyes and hearing without ears – it’s as if everything is directly perceived through the sense organ of the divine or aliveness. Suddenly we’re not in the picture trying to control it all. We’ve all had this – the dropping away of our human shell and suddenly there is just everything – and maybe for the briefest moment all the deal-making ceases to be – everything resting in stillness - cracks open.

We’ve learnt to join all the gaps together – we can no longer see what’s going on in the gaps between things. But sometimes the body and mind just relaxes – drops its guard and bang – there is the vastness – light - shinning through the gap. You can see it so clearly when people are absorbed in music or movement or just sitting sometimes there is no time and no one.

The problem is that we cannot control this – because we are not the controllers of reality – we want to have control of this but it happens when we are not looking – when we’ve popped out. And all that’s ever going on is the search for this absence that is so complete and so utterly miraculous. Everything we do – trying to become rich, a better lover, a more complete person is the acting out of this search. But that stillness and that absence is the core characteristic of everything.

Countless lives spent searching for the answer in things when all the time it’s just sitting right there - the emptiness in which everything appears and disappears. Countless lives searching for meaning in a hall of mirrors – a trick of the light. Even science is now concentrating on the space between particles instead of the particles.

But we don’t need to extend our senses to know this emptiness – the beginning is to notice the mind’s compulsion towards completion – having the explanation – thinking it can find completeness in form – in concepts.

Know that the mind exists in total freedom but total freedom is in no way dependent on the mind – so the reunion – the opening to a non personal aliveness has no need for mind, as we understand it. Mind is utterly dependent on emptiness but emptiness – consciousness – is what mind arises in and therefore is not in any way dependent on anything that arises in it. Yet mind and searching for unity is what goes on – conditioning – memories and the construction of a self from all the fragments – that’s just what goes on in consciousness and any seeing – any notion of anything beyond, or any notion about life doesn’t stop life unfolding.

People get scared when they think that they are not the director of their life – when they think that they have no choice they get scared – we all get scared – we’ve been taught to be scared of chaos or randomness. We hate living on shifting sands. But there is only shifting sands.

The fear of loosing control – or never being in control - is more to do with how today's culture has come to see freewill as the most important thing – but other ways of knowing saw freedom as never having to choose – to be free in each moment to express what came naturally was freedom – to the modern mind it is always having to have a say in what’s going to happen. That’s how we feel more solid – the tiny particles and patterns that appear to be us appear more solid when we think we are in the driving seat. But we don’t even know what our next thought is going to be. We think that because we have quantum physics and communication satellites that this way of knowing is superior to times when they had only words and nature. Of course neither way is right or wrong... (laughter)

In a way, the only thing that can shift is the ownership of what’s happening – ownership of anxiety – of needing life to pan out in a predictable way – and in this shift the mind will still be the mind – a human mind – but the shift relinquishes ownership of all the static in mind – the nonsense is just left to be nonsense – the chaos of imagination is not seen as something that needs organising – and therefore in the dream of a separate life – the dream of all this stuff going on around us - has nothing to form around – and so this may reflect in the characteristic or it may not – anything can happen.

But the fact always remains that no matter what happens – no matter what arises or seems not to arise in any moment, consciousness – vastness – unity is all we are anyway. So everyone we meet and everything we encounter is only consciousness at play – aliveness is consciousness at play – and all the things that we thought were somehow right or wrong – good or bad – all our judgments and all our striving has no destination because it cannot move outside of what is always the case - we are consciousness at play - freedom – that’s all there is. Or put another way there is not a single being that is not meditating – there is only meditation no matter what arises. All noise is just silence so whatever you think you hear is just silence and whatever you think you see is just emptiness so what we think of as the ultimate in meditation is already the case for everyone regardless of how angry or how unstill they may appear to be."

May these words bring you closer to the core of wonder... Davide

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A new path to 'Success' - easy and fun

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:06:00 +0000

The first thing we look at is how to define success so that it works for you and then we use this foundation to explore ten basic principles. Now although I take time to explain each principle thoroughly they are all very simple and importantly easy to put into practice. You will likely encounter things that you know – things that are obvious, but you’ve ignored up until now. Don’t worry we all have a tendency to look for short cuts or search for tricks and in the process miss what’s right there in front of us – it’s human nature. So really the first secret is that there are no secrets everything is open – they only appear to be hidden but in the end we discover they are open secrets. They are there for no other reason than to help us create extraordinary lives – that’s actually why everything is here – there is no other reason – all our circumstances – the situations – the people we encounter are there to help us find our deepest truth and live it…

The idea is to have fun – to play – to flow as you peel away layers of ideas – thoughts that no longer serve you and move towards a new and version of who you are – the life that’s in tune with your true spirit.

The world is awash with opportunities to experience extraordinary things – it’s awash with money and with people that can help us achieve what we want. And yet why do we struggle so much and why do so many people return to providence with their gifts still intact – unexplored - never given?

The answer is startlingly simple and a little shocking. Basically we’ve been taught to look in the wrong places and we’ve never been properly instructed on how to create the conditions – the environments - that naturally attract the best that life has to offer. Also we’ve never been told that even seemingly dire situations can be cracked open to reveal miracles when we know how to stay present and ask the right questions.

Yes – I know it seems too good to be true – but I invite you put that thought to one side for the time we’re about to spend together. And as you begin to integrate the principles that I’m about to share, you may discover that hovering doubt no longer has anywhere to make itself comfortable inside your being.

In a moment I’m going to offer up a clear definition of what ‘Success’ actually is so that you can immediately begin working with something charged with vitality and feel it’s presence in your life. This definition is designed to bring you directly into contact with your own personal power and creativity – with you own sense of intelligence and vision. However I leave it open for you to experiment with until the presence – the stream of success energy speaks directly to you.

Most importantly establishing a positive, dynamic and clear definition of success will give you the fertile soil in which to plant your dreams and delight in their growth. Defining success so that it ignites the power of your thoughts and feelings to create meaningful and joyful actions is the first step because although we’re bombarded by so-called success from all angles, the success we’re served up is actually a recipe for punishment and disconnection from our true self. Punishment because of the ways in which we’ve been taught to obtain it, such as relentless hard work, self judgement and obsessive focus on the external - disconnection because of the obsession with the future and the limitation of experiences that truly nourish our existence. Under these conditions success is an alien force that takes possession of our soul and feeds on the beauty that naturally flows through our being. That’s why reaching so many of these pre rendered or imposed definitions of success can often feel more like loosing than winning. They have nothing to do with the shape our soul wishes to express. And as we explore the deepest truth of success we will see this doesn’t mean that things such as wealth and possessions are not part of the equation – but instead they manifest as the by-products of success not the end result. With clarity we stop searching for love and validation in things that have no capacity to love or nurture us. You will discover that as soon as these demands are released you will have a greater abundance of energy and the ability to sharpen you focus.

In our culture most people spend their entire lives trying to achieve someone else’s idea of success. If left un investigated we can remain trapped in a set of beliefs that constantly place our attention on fear, struggle and a sense of lack and self-deprecation. And yet when we take the time to investigate it’s often shocking to discover that what we’ve been trying to achieve has little or nothing to do with our own being – our own soul. It can be a painful realisation. Trying to achieve someone else’s ideas of success is normally a path of confusion, conflict and stress. And it’s also why arriving at a level of so-called success can feel more like losing than winning.

It’s important to understand that whenever you are focused on something that isn’t true for you, struggle and fear - both internally and externally – will always be present.

The word ‘Success’ is so misused. And yet it only takes a small shift to infuse it with magic. It only takes a little creative movement to drain away all the fear and stress.

Here’s a powerful way to make that shift…

Success is a verb rather than a description. Let’s say that success is actually a holistic process – an unfolding – a fluidity - that peels away layer upon layer of discomfort, punishment and illusion. Success in its most radiant form is a process of action, healing, inspiration and integration, leading directly to wonder. Wonder for the simple reason that a life lived without ever touching wonder is hard and unforgiving.

When success becomes the path home something magical happens: we increasingly experience life as a blessing. We suddenly drop the conditions that punish us and allow the miracles contained in every situation to be revealed. We can then use what’s revealed to experience more of life – more of who you naturally are. This may include money or status or bringing inspiring ideas to life. It may include sharing or working from a very self-contained perspective. But most importantly it’s your pathway to wonder, self-love and healing. Wealth and possessions are always seen as the by-products of success not the destination therefore as you journey ever deeper into wonder there is no limit to what you may attract.

Using this definition as the source - the fountain from which your success flows – it’s seen that every so-called problem, every setback and every obstacle is sacred because they carry the seeds of your greatness.

When we understand that success is something living, something flexible and something rhythmical a whole new realm of adventure and possibility becomes available.

There is no more waiting for the right moment to arrive. Approaching life from this perspective is actually the true definition of creativity because creativity is imagination, and imagination is hardwired into the very core of our humanity.

As we look at success from this perspective we come to understand that success is first and foremost an energetic game. The right moment for your success is now – it always has been!

I love this ancient saying...

noreply@blogger.com (The Money Shaman) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:56:00 +0000

God Sleeps in the Stone

God Dreams in the Plant

God moves in the Animals

And God Awakens in Us