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If I could do one thing in a day it would be to experience the act of being with each breath. It is infinitely simple yet amazingly complex. The mind in its search for the ineffable is constantly confusing us with its over activity. When it becomes quiet, when our body sensations are allowed to mingle with the mind. When mind and body truly become co-mingled, we enter Being. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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All the things that make your mind go into overactivity show you where your resistance is. This is what we then process — the resistance. Some people call them fears, or things that make you doubt yourself or others. They are simply opportunities to process. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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The Tao te Ching number 10 says: “Can you coax your mind from its wanderings and keep to the original oneness?” When our mind is quiet we are at ease, life flows in a natural rhythm. Experiencing our body sensations allows this to naturally flow through us and we find that Being is what is there. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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We are always talking about feeling. Of course everyone feels. Some people assign more value to their feelings while others push them away. We all realize that we are feeling beings and when the feelings are pushed away often conflict arises within us. Take the time to experience the sensations within your feelings. Allow them to arise within you and travel through your body. In this way the mind begins to get the feedback that the body naturally produces to complete itself, this is the beginning of truly Being. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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#51 of the Tao te Ching says:
Every being in the universe is an expression of the Tao. It springs into existence, unconsious, perfect, free…. The act of Being allows us to experience this type of freedom. As mind and body blend, the experience is quite simply there. The only effort required to experience this is to allow feeling to have an equal part in our lives. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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Can you coax your mind from its wandering and keep the original oneness?….. (Tao te Ching #10). There are so many views on oneness and what it means to be present. This particular stanza for us means: will you allow yourself to simply experience you and let the mind relax? Reduce the mind’s focus, let the harmonious side of you come to the forefront and simply BE. Feeling is what takes you there and will always support you. ~Alain & Jody Herriott.
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The Tao te Ching in the first section says “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao”. It goes on and on about the desire to know and the willingness to enter the mystery explaining that both arise for the same source… the unknown. If we think of feeling as the connection that opens us to the mysterious and over active mind that keeps us caught in the drama of life, we begin notice a pattern. Sensation allows us to experience an open ended life, one filled with the mysterious. The over active mind keeps us caught in the continual mind story, the drama that never ends. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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When the mind is quiet enough to allow a sense of emptiness to exist, motion fills the vacuum. We are, by default, filled with this subtle movement, a gentle hum of vibration. It is always present within us and its presence can be used in any way we want. Enjoy the journey. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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The mind wants to solve problems. That is an excellent thing to do if the thing you are solving is something logical. However the feelings within us are not based in logic, they are feelings. They are not something you “reason with”, they are sensations. Let them be sensations and allow yourself to simply feel gently and allow the issue to unwind. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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The mind’s default is “on”, a constant pressure or seeking if you will. Accompanying this is a critical appraisal of all it encounters. The pressure this creates within us is seldom released or even allowed to open at all. Over time this creates even more pressure. The art of feeling, of allowing experiences to evolve without being judged, is part of the art of the Wonder Method. It is about learning to BE without constantly adding more pressure. We learn to be part of the ever-expanding experience of sensation and knowledge. This knowledge is there when we are no longer in conflict with ourselves. Experience your sensations, it is always worth it. ~Alain & Jody Herriott
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