Love Breathing

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A wellspring of Gods joy resides in ever yone. Loving God with anopen heart releases this wondrous joy into ones life. Doesnt it makesense then to practice loving God, so His joy becomes a natural partof the day?

How, though, does one practice loving God?

Love Breathing is one method that helps habitualize loving God to

every breath. With a sincere, regular, loving God practice, enjoying di-vine communion becomes a natural and common experience; as natu-

ral and common as breathing.

Love Breathing is a sweet and practical guide to practicing the presence of God, yet takingit a step further, to the practice of loving God, in every moment of daily life. Finding God isactually simple. It is we who make it so complicated. [here] youll nd a guide to the spiritualsimplicity of suer the little children to come unto me, for such is the kingdom of God.

Nayaswami Kriyananda, author and founderof the Ananda Self-Realization Communities

is book springs from the heart of actual experience and for that reason has unique powerboth to inspire and guide. It is simple, creative, and eective.

Nayaswami Asha Praver, author and Spiritual Director

I love this book it is so easy to keep God in your mind when you practice love breathing

during a hectic day there is always time to breathe and focus. ank you, this added another

blessing to my life. DH

LoveBreathing

Experience Divine Joy with

Every Breath You Breathe

Eric Munro

LOVE

BRE

ATHING

EM

Spirituality / Self-help


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Additional comments forLove Breathing

Lve Beathg is very inspiring ... a beautiul and practical guide toward

loving God moment to moment. I joyul living is your goal, then keep this

little volume handy. Both practical and wise, it ofers an inspiring array o

techniques to bridge the divide between the mundane and the divine, tech-

niques that help whisk away distractions o daily lie with every breath. Te

daily practice o love breathing will transorm your lie or the better.

Helen Purcell, det Lvg Wsdm Shl

Tis little pamphlet on love breathing is ull o very practical suggestions on

how one might bring an awareness o God into every moment o the day. Te

simple line drawings tell the whole story in a ew words with illustrations

that go right to the point. From this booklet, you will learn how to quiet your

mind, how to expand your love or God, and how to see God in everything

around you. Tis is great, simple, and deep reading that will bring you closer

to God, one breath at a time.

BL, Femt, CA

Te patally blssmed, patally bdded yellw se the ve sym-

blzes a heat statg t pe t Gd. Te e bdded pt s stll

lsed ad hast mpletely gve tsel ve t Gd. Te te petals

have peed t bth eeve ad adate Gds lve.

Te hld-edly mptezed dawgs ae meat t mmate

the see smplty eeded by bth adlts ad hlde t stegthe

the mm wth Gd.


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Experience Divxperience Divine Joy withne Joy withEvery Breath You Breathevery Breath You Breathe

Eric Munro

Eric Munro

LoveoveBreathingreathing


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Fst ptg 2013Cpyght 2011, 2013 by E M

All ghts eseved.

ISBN: 978-0-9888694-0-0

Any and all profits the author derives from this book will

go toward promoting the practice of loving God.

Printed in the United States of America

OpeningHeart Publishers

Palo Alto, CA

The author can be reached at:

[email protected]

www.howtoloveGod.org

www.lovebreathing.org


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... open yourself to

His Love completely,

inviting it into all the

dusty corners of your heart,

and sweeping them clean.

Nayaswami Kriyananda

First Things FirstFirst Things FirstMay tmes, peple seekg pesal sptal gwth

wll s t mh et mpvg themselves. Te dea

takes hld that they mst fx a lady lst the alts be-

e they a expeee ay dve mm.

Its as they ae sde the hse the w be-

g ad tyg t lea t p bee they vte Gd sde.

Bt Gd s tsde the hse bagg the ds ad

wdws, askg t be let . He dest ae hw dty t s

sde. He jst wats t me . I we let Hm, He wll help

lea p the mess wth s. Ts s gracelettg Gd t

y heat, ad He the hages y.

Hw d we pe the d t hse ad heat t

Gd? Its atally qte smple. Pate the geatest m-

madmet: Love God with all your heart ...

Gd s wldly lve wth y. He at esst ay lve

y gve Hm, ad He es whe y ge Hm. I y

wat Gd by y sde, sed Hm a lttle lve. He at esst

t. Hes lke a hld wth sel-tl beg eed a ady.

Oe lve eg m y ad Gd wll mmedately met y sde.


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Finally I canhelp cleanup this mess!

God weeps when we close Himout of our hearts and homes.

Please letme in!Judg

ement

Laziness

Craving

Worry

Anger

Loving God opens the windows anddoors and lets Him in to help cleanthe house of our Soul.

Finally Ican helpclean upthis mess!


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Gd s fte ssess, fte blss. Lve s the

geat etg e. Aythg y lve wll be dawlse t y. Te aswe t: why pate lvg Gd? s

vey smple. Pate s y wll be daw lse t fte

blss. Sped me tme patg lvg fty, less tme

lvg fteess.

Pate lvg Gd evey day. Make t a te pat

y le. Daly dedate sme fxed amt tme wheey ly pate lvg Gd wth eelg y heat.

Sped 80% y sptal ets lvg Gd ad 20%

fxg ysel. I y d ths, mm wth the dve

wll beme a daly jy, ad gae wll stat leag y -

e hse.

The love of God is the solution to life.

Paramhansa Yogananda


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By feeling the love of God

and following the love of Godyou will come to love everything

and everyone.


Through selfless work,

love of God grows in the heart.

Ramakrishna

Loving andLoving andServing OthersServing OthersOe ealy eade ths bk meted that the teh-

qes desbed seemed selfsh, as they ly addess e

atvtes t aheve dve blessgs. Ts bks lmted spe

ly sggests tehqes t help e lve Gd, etaly t

t pelde the eessty lvg ad sevg thes, as allthe geat sptes mple. Havg Gds lve y heat

makes t ease t lve thes. I at, wth dve lve y

heat, t s mpssble t t lve thes!

Whe my w heat has bee tbled ad Ive ted

t pate lvg thes, I kw my attempts, whle valat,

wee etly peeved as ly beg a aade, t ge-e. Nw bee teatg wth thes, I eel t s my dty

fst t pate lvg Gd s dve lve a be me eely

shaed.


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When we return Gods love

our capacity to receive

His love expands.


EstablishingEstablishinga Practicea PracticeLvg Gd s the astest, ad ly, path t Gd.

Shldt we the pate lvg Gd? Shldt t be a

daly patea she, depess jy?

May elgs emmed spedg devtal tme

wth Gd eah day, tme whee y jst lve Gd. Maytehqes ae emmeded t help ths: paye, med-

tat, templat, hatg, sgg ... Lve beathg

s athe tehqe that a be added adapted t es

exstg devtal pate. O t a be sed t establsh a

ew lvg Gd pate.

As Gd s fte, thee ae a fte mbe qeways t expess lve t Gd. Leag hw t lve Gd

w dvdal way a be a wds path sp-

tal dsvey. Te me we seely lve Gd, the lse we

me t the heat Gds estasy.

Whe develpg y w lvg Gd pate, pay

tell Gd:Gd, help me fd the best, mst eetve ways


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t pate lvg Y my daly le.

Stat eah mg by sayg:Gd mg, Ld, hw a I lve Y tday?

Evey day, expemet ad ty deet methds. Gd lves

t whe y ty. Te vey at tyg shws y lve.

I y dede t se the lve beathg tehqes, make

a mmtmet t pate seely evey day. It dest take

a lg mmtmet. Spedg jst 10 mtes a day wll pte fmly a path wds ldmet. Te teh-

qes ae desged t habtalze lvg Gd t the hythm

y beath. S as y pate, y wll stat atmatally

lvg Gd thght the day wheeve y beathe!

It wld be mpssble t pate seely lvg Gd

jst 10 mtes a day , say, a ete yea. Oes heatwld stat t pe p, ad the jy shg thgh wld

beme s etg that e wld ease the pate

tme. Oe wld als be sped t take the atvtes

addt t lve beathg t help deepe the mm.

Atvtes lke lvg thes, sevg thes, medtat, et.

Hweve, stead ldmet, e ld gve p e-tely ad smply stp patg. S a smple see 10-m-

te-a-day mmtmet a lead t a wds ldmet,

t a be gtte. Cmmt ysel t the pate

lvg Gd, y wll ed p jyl mm.

A spark of this divine love exists inmost hearts in the beginning

of life, but is usually lost,

because man does not

know how to cultivate it.



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Your breath is a sacred clock, my dear

why not use it to keep time with GodsName?

And if your feet are ever mobile

upon this ancient drum, the earth,

O do not let your precious movements come

to naught.Let your steps dance silently to the rhythm

of the Beloveds Name!

Hafiz

Basic Love BreathingBasic Love BreathingTechniqueTechnique

St stad staght wth the hest slghtly pshed t.

Wth eyes pe, beathe deeply wtht sta. O the

beath, hale lve ad eegy t y heat ete. O

the t beath, eel deep lve Gd gg t m y

sptal eye ete ad sletly hat Gd. Te sptal

eye ete s the pt betwee y eyebws (the eye

be sgle). Feel lke y ae shag lve detly wth Gd

the t beath. Y ae lvg Gd, Gd s lvg y,

y bth ae lvg eah the at the same mmet, dg

exhalat.

Fs the geatest testy eelg lve ad devt

t the pt whee the exhalat s mplete ad yve jst

mpleted hatg Gd. Ts sets p a hythm tese

lve mmets at the ed eah beath. Wth pate, ths

a beme a me atal pat eveyday beathg. May

tmes dg the day, whe Ive gtte abt lvg Gd,

Ill fd mysel ssly lve beathg ad hatg

Gd. Te I emembe aga. Wth ths pate at a -


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mal beathg ate, Gd ad y a lve eah the abt

10 tmes a mte!Beg able t geeate a eelg lve y heat at

wll s al ths pate. F sme, whe statg t,

ths s amla. It bemes qte atal, thgh, wth a

lttle pate. stat , e a thk a lved e, eel

lve y heat ths pes, ad tesy ths eelg

lve them. Te stp thkg abt the pes bt keepthe eelg lve ad edet t t Gd.

A me physal methd t eegze the heat ete s

t pt bth hads ve the hest. Te ght at ll hala-

t, wth a qk jlt, fmly pess y hads t the hest

jst a be mmet, the exhale. D ths seveal tmes,

syhzed t the beaths ll halat.

Always bear in mind

Gods Name is

He Himself.

Anandamayi Ma


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LOVE BREATH

Inhale

Mind focuses on energizing heart

Chest anddiaphramexpand

Love in,energizingheart

LOVE BREATH

Exhale

Mind focuses on loving God

Chest anddiaphramcontract

Love out

to God

God!


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...Christ be with me.Christ before me.

Christ after me.Christ in me.

Christ under me.Christ over me.

Christ on my right hand.Christ on my left hand.

Christ on this side.Christ on that side.Christ at my back.

Christ in the head of everyone to whom I speak.Christ in the mouth of every person who speaks to me.

Christ in the eye of every person who looks at me.Christ in the ear of every person who hears me today.

Saint Patrick

Focus Space for GodFocus Space for GodHave a s spae whee y eel Gd s ad whee

y det y lve. Se Gd s fte, He has lalzed

Hmsel eveywhee. Usally, I eel Gd sde me slghtly

set t my ght sde ad as a bbble ad me.

It s vey helpl t have a al spae Gd athe

tha jst tyg t eel Hm eveywhee. Whe Ive ted t

eel Gd eveywhee, t takes my mplete s, ad I a

ly hld the eelg a mmet, wheeas fg Gd

t a fxed spae s ease ad allws me t me easly pate

lvg Gd thght a ete day. It als eates a sese

pesal tmay betwee y ad Gd.


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No one can keep us from carrying Godwherever we go.

No one can rob His Name from our hearts

as we try to relinquish our fears and at laststand victorious.

We do not have to leave Him in the mosque orchurch alone at night.

We do not have to be jealous of tales of

saints, those intoxicated souls who canmake outrageous love with the Friend.

Our yearning eyes, our warm-needing bodies,can all be drenched in contentment andLight.

No one anywhere can keep us from carrying

the Beloved wherever we go.No one can rob His precious Name from the

rhythm of my heart, steps and breath.

Hafiz

Gods Local Presence

Focus on God in His localized presence next to you. Itdevelops intimacy. How do you carry God around with

you, throughout the day?

God


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God! God! God!From the depths of slumber,As I ascend the spiral stairways of wakefulness,I will whisper:God! God! God!

Thou art the food, and when I break my fastOf nightly separation from Thee,I will taste Thee, and mentally say:God! God! God!

No matter where I go, the spotlight of my mindWill every keep turning on Thee;And in the battle din of activity, my silent war-cry will be:God! God! God!

When boisterous storms of trials shriek,

And when worries howl at me,I will drown their clamor, loudly chanting:God! God! God!

When my mind weaves dreamsWith threads of memories,Then on the magic cloth will I emboss:God! God! God!Every night, in time of deepest sleep,My peace dreams and calls, Joy! Joy! Joy!And my joy comes singing evermore:

God! God! God!In waking, eating, working, dreaming, sleeping,Serving, meditating, chanting, divinely loving,My soul will constantly hum, unheard by any:God! God! God!


Chanting GodChanting GodSletly hatg Gd jst the t beath helps

make lve beathg a habt. Whe I ted hatg Gd

bth the ad t beaths, t was t dstatg. My

md had t s s mh sayg Gd that I ddt

have egh s let t lve Gd as well.

Als, the wd Gd has wked best me. Its a sm-

ple e-syllable, thee-lette wd. It dest take t mhs t wadly hat t; ths leaves me s jst lv-

g. Smetmes thgh, vaety, I se the wds, sh as

Maste, Chst, et.


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Silent japa (mantra repetition)

should be engaged in at all times.One must not waste breath uselessly;

whenever one has nothing special to do,

one should silently practice japa

in rhythm with ones breathing.

In fact, this exercise should go on

continually until doing japa has become

as natural as breathing.

Anandamayi Ma

People breathe about 12 times a minute.

God and I

get to love

each other 12

times a minute!


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Sitting ExerciseSitting ExerciseWhle sttg, pate lve beathg fve mtes

me. Pk a lat t st whee y a lk ad:

ph, pat, dek, bakyad, pak, sde a mall, paked a,

lvg m, et. Keep y md sed lvg Gd

wth eah beath; ty t t thk abt aythg else. Y

md ad eg wll esst wth adm thghts dstatg

y. Let y eyes am ad ad lk at thgs. Ts helpsalm y md s t dest g adm thght tas

ad allws y t etate y thghts jst lvg

Gd. As y get me deeply t lvg Gd, stat lkg

ad less ad less. Oe y a g deeply, t s best t jst

lk at e pt. Lkg p abt 30 degees wth y

eyes, whle keepg y head level.

This whole world

is a song God singsjust to be close to us.


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Before I fell asleep last nightI laid awake and wondered:

What did I achieve this day

Just roaming around calling His name?

So I brought before my minds eye all

who I had been kind to,And it turned out to be

All things that I had seen.

Id call that a productive day!

Mirabai

Coaxing the MindCoaxing the Mindtoward Godtoward GodIt s d lt t take y md m a state daly a-

tvty ad e t t mmedately beme stll ad jst lve

Gd.

y these expemets fve mtes eah:

1. Whe daly atve md-set, st dw staght, m-

pletely stll, head level, lk p at a fxed pt, ad pate

lve beathg. Keep mpletely stll, lkg at the same

pt the ete fve mtes.

2. St dw, bak staght, let y gaze am, let y bdy

k slghtly, ad pate lve beathg. Keep y gazeamg the ete fve mtes.

3. St dw, bak staght, tally let y eyes am whle

patg lve beathg. Rk slghtly at the begg

desed. Te as y g me deeply t lvg Gd, ede

the amt y gaze amg s that by the ed the


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fve mtes, y ae mpletely stll, lkg p at a fxed

pt.

My expeee dg these thee expemets lde the

llwg:

1. My md ad bdy esly esst ths. It takes a hge

amt wllpwe t d ths. Whe I fst stated my daly

lvg Gd pate, I ted dg t ths way. Bt t was t

had, s I gave p, ldg that lve beathg dest

wk whle sttg. It wast tl a yea late that I ted

aga whle sttg ad d t des wk de slghtly

deetly.

2. Hee, the tal gazg atvty pes plaates the

md, makg t ease t esst adm thghts. S tallyI eel the mm wth Gd gwg. Hweve, ate a

whle, the adm gazg pves t be a dstat m lv-

g Gd. S I keep gazg ad, I fd my md beg

take away adm thght tas, ad I get abt

lvg Gd.

3. As mbe 2, I eel the mm wth Gd gw. As

the mm gws t s ease t be me stll ad s

lvg Gd me ad me deeply. As lg as I keep p

the s lvg Gd ad I slwly ede the amt

gazg atvty t slghtly lead my e stlless level, I fd,

a sht ew mtes, Im a wdel, lvg mm-

wth Gd.

It stll amazes me that I tally lded that pa-

tg lvg Gd was t d lt whe sttg. All t tk

t make t wk was t getly ax the md ad bdy t

geate stlless, athe tha tyg t e t all at e t

stat stlless.


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Good luck quieting this mind down

instantaneously!

restless mind to start loving God.

Judgment

Judge

Envy 1

Sad

Angry 1

Angry 2

Greed

Upset 1

Love God

Worry 1

Worry 2

Desire

Envy 2

Upset 2

Rather than force your mind to stillness,keep it busy in an outward activity thatoccupies your mind but doesnt take

too much conscious thought. This helps

thought trains.

Love God

Worry

Desire

Strolling, walking, gazing, knitting,

some calming activity


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As the heart and mind still, reduce the

amount of outward activity. This frees

extra mind capacity to focus more onloving God.

Love God

Desire

Slowly strolling, slowly walking,

slowly gazing, ...

When still enough, ceasing outwardactivity can help lead into a deeploving communion/ meditation.

Love God

Desire

Sitting, standing, looking at


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Love is a skill, a precious skill that can

be learned. There are many other skills

that are useful, even necessary, but in the

end, nothing less than learning to love will

satisfy us. ... Love grows by practice; thereis no other way.

Eknath Easwaran

The Sweet SpotThe Sweet SpotTee s a sweet spt betwee ttal stlless ad ttal

atvty that allws y md t best s lvg Gd.

Y wat y ss thghts, ght m the begg

a dedated lvg Gd exese, t be etely lvg

Gd. Bt the md wll ebel. S sme atvty at fst helps

keep the md bsy sbssly s y ss md

a me easly s lvg Gd.A estless md wats t dat abt ad thk abt

may thgs; t s easly aght p adm thght tas

that statly ssss y ssess. Atvtes that

eqe ss metal pessg se p sme es

metal apaty. Ts makes t less lkely that y md wll

jmp a adm thght ta. It helps keep es -ss s jst lvg Gd.

Sme gd atvtes almg the md ae gazg

ad, walkg, kttg, ddlg, peple wathg, et.

Tese atvtes take a lt metal pessg pwe bt

dt eqe mh ss thght. S y ss -

s a be lvg Gd.


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As y beme alme, the sweet spt wll mve twad

less twad atvty ad me stlless. Y beme me

mm wth Gd, s t s less lkely y wll hp a

adm thght ta that wld beak the mm.

F a dedated lvg Gd exese, y wat t keep

ysel a sweet spt as y g deepe; ths axes y

md t geate mm. Y ede the amt

exteal atvty as y g deepe. Hw ast y ede y

atvty s smewhat a at. Oe a develp a gd -

tt t by expemetg deet stats: hw

mh t psh es md t geate s ad stlless wth-

t pshg s had that y eg ebels, thwatg y e-

ts.

OutwardActivityLevel

LovingGod

FocusAbility

Low

High

Verystill

Veryactive

Foragivenstateofrestle

ssness,thereisan

optimal

outwar

dactivityleveltha

thelpsonepracticelovingGod.

Activityisjustenoughto

engageand

calma

restlessmindwhileleaving

mentalfocuscapactiyfo

rlovingGod.

Mindtotallyfocusedonthe

activityortechnique,not

abletofocusonlovingGod.

Mindisoverly

forcedintobeing

still.Inrebellion,

restlessthoughts

consumeit.

mountainbiking,talking,

playingtennis,

juggling,

playingchess,etc.

Sittinga

ndgazingaround,

walking

,knitting,andother

simplerepetitiveactivities.

sitting,eyesfxated

ononesp

ot


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God expects but one thing of you,

that you should come out of yourself ...

and let God be God in you.

Meister Eckhart

Outward

ActivityLevel

LovingGod

FocusAbility

Low

High

Verystill

VeryactiveA

sthemindstills,theoptim

alactivitylevelals

ostills.

W

ithsincere,unconditio

nalpractice,goingfro

mrestless

ac

tivitytojoyfulstillnesscantakejustafewm

inutes.

Restle

ssM

in

dCalm

erMin

d

Very

Still

Min

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God yearns for our love what is God

longing for? Our love. Our attention.

He has made it very difficult for Himself,

because He gave man free will to seek

Him or reject Him. He says, I am pursu-

ing every heart, waiting for My children tospurn My creation and turn toward Me.

unless we choose to go to Him willingly He

cannot free us or Himself from suffering.


Dedicating TimeDedicating TimeDedate tmes eah day t ly lvg Gd. Wthsee pate, these dedated tmes a lead t tese,

thllg eelgs lvg mm wth Gd. It s gd

t set seveal sht dedated pate tmes t y da-

ly te. Fve mtes eah tme s egh.

F mysel, I take a daly 30-mte devtal walk

whle patg a vaat lve beathg. Als, whe Idve smewhee, bee gettg t the a, Ill st fve

mtes ad pate lve beathg.

Te lge devtal walk es a me tese m-

m, whle the sht tespesed pates help keep a

mm alve thght the day.

Ideed, these lvg Gd pates, eve the fve-m-te es, ae mh me mptat tha ay ead task

beg de. Lvg Gd s mst mptat task le

make tme t.


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God weeps for our love.

Envy

Desire

TroublePrid

e

Want

Greed

Ups

et

AngerTask

Gods Child

When will my

child love me?I miss her

so much.

God

For any love we send Him,

God rejoices ecstatically.

Env

y

Desire

Trouble Pride

Want

Greed

Ups

et

AngerTask

My child sent

me one lovebreath today.

Shes on her

way back!

Ego

Isolation

Bubble


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Good Activities forGood Activities forLove BreathingLove BreathingAtvtes that led themselves well t lve beathg ae

atvtes that eqe ss thght ad whse atv-

ty level a be mdlated dw as eeded.

Shppg:

Ive d by walkg slwly thgh shppg asles whle

lve beathg, I a keep a mm gg. It dest

slw dw the shppg ethe, se whe ths mm-

, I sally fd whats eeded me eadly ad almly.

Stadg watg le:

Ts s a geat tme t pate lve beathg. I sally gaze

at the peple ad me ad eel lve them ad Gd

evey t beath.

Sttg a pak:

Hee, aga, t s e t gaze at peple whle lve beath-

g, als eelg lve them. I peple ae ad, gaze

at the seey fst ad the ed p lkg p (wth head

level) t the ble sky.

Many opportunities exist for 5-minute or longerlove breathing exercises. Interspersing a fewthroughout the day becomes heart melting.

She visits

Me a fewtimes

every day!

Midnight

6 a.m.6 p.m.

Noon

prayer &meditation

riding bus

or train

sitting in

parked car

walking

shopping

waiting

washing

dishes

knitting,

painting,...

prayer &

meditation


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deep. Bt e a stp ad stad mtless a mmet,

lve Gd, ad the te washg. Stadg mtless

evey w ad the dg a atvty a help keep a m-

m gg.

Exteded pak exese:

A wdel way t sped seveal hs at a pak s t alte-

ate betwee lve beathg ad medtat. G t a pak

whee y a fd a beh stable medtat. Patelve beathg whle walkg ad a lttle, the pate

sttg. Ate y g deep, stat medtatg. Te y lse

s medtat, jst pe y eyes aga, gaze ad,

ad pate lve beathg. I desed, stll ad aga.

By alteatg ths way betwee stllg, lve beathg, st-

tg, ad medtat, y a keep a deep e etgg a lg tme.

I mg eveg medtats, I sally eed t

exet a a amt wllpwe t stay sed. Hweve

whe patg a pak, I dt exet as mh. Istead, I

jst allw mysel t stp medtatg ad the stat gazg

ad whle lve beathg. I fd ths alteat allwsme t g mh deepe tha whe I jst ty t wll mysel

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Devotional WalkingDevotional WalkingWalkg whle lve beathg has a speal eet. Walk-

g atally atvates the eegy the spe ad helps es

eegy se. Walkg s the ma atvty whee I pate

lvg Gd. F the fst yea my explat, t was the

ly methd sed. I had deded t ptmze lvg Gd

a 30-mte walk. S the tehqe I se s qte spef

ad ths t eessaly the best pate thes, as eah

pes has the w qe dspst, as Hs Hless

the Dala Lama ees t t.

Hees a smple smmay devtal walkg. It des

shw that e a get qte detaled e wats t devel-

pg a pesal pate.

* Stad staght wth hest ped t.* Head s level, ad eyes lk p at 30 degees.

* Smle a lttlee e eessay.

* Walk a staght le bak ad th at least 200 yads

lg.

* Pate lve beathg, hatg Gd the exhale.

* F appxmately the fst 10 mtes, I ay Gd

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ad besde me.

* F the est the tme, I pt Gd t me, a

ew eet p whee Im gazg. Ad I mdy the lve

beathg. O the hale, I eel Gd sedg/pshg

lve t my heat. O the exhale, I sed the lve m

my sptal eye ete ad heat ete t Gd. S

Gd ad I ae beathg lve bak ad th t eah

the.

* I addt t lve, I als pate beathg delght

bak ad th. O the exhale, I delght Gd. O the

hale, Gd delghts me. Als d ths wth a eelg

lgg.

Ts walkg tehqe s deet m stllg. Whe

stllg, I keep Gd besde me the whle tme, ad we lve

eah the the exhale. Dg walkg, Gd s t

me, my gaze s fxed, ad we ae beathg lve bak ad

th t eah the. Te devtal walkg takes me s.

I estmate that ly e fve beaths d I keep a ttal

s lvg Gd. Bt ths s egh t ete a deep m-

m.

Othes:

Tee ae tless atvtes that led themselves t a lvg

Gd pate. Usally, the me epettve ad bg, the

bette!

Devotional Walking

In this variation of love breathing, one breathes out love

from the spiritual eye and heart. Then God breathes love

with love, not you pulling it in.

God!Feel God

in frontof you.Gaze up

about 30

degrees.

Silently chant

Smile

Chest

out.Stand andwalk straight.

to God.

Inhale lovefrom God.

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69

When you realize

How perfect everything is

You will tilt your head back

And laugh at the sky!

the Buddha

Start-up ExercisesStart-up ExercisesHees a qk exese thats helpl t d whe

statg. Wth y ams dw ad palms ag wad, tlt

y head bak ad hest p as a as y a. Yll the be

lkg staght p. Beathe deeply t y hest, expad-

g t. Say, Gd! Gd! Gd! Dw me y lve! Te

staghte y head ad stat lve beathg. Use ay phase

that speaks t y w heat.

Athe stat-p exese s t pt y ght had ve

y heat ete (t the physal heat, bt the mddle

the lg eg). Have y had lghtly th y bdy.

Keep y ght elbw thg y sde stablty. Stat

lve beathg. O the t beath, mve y had t by

ly mvg the wst. Feel lve gg t t Gd. O the

hale, bg y had bak t y heat. Feel y had

pttg Gds lve t y heat. Smetmes Ill d ths

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Daily Bookends

A sweet way to start and end the dayis to lie face-up in bed with your handover your heart and practice

love breathing to God.

When Bliss comes,

all else goes.


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People do not know what theName of God can do.

Those who repeat it constantlyalone know its power.

It can purify our mind completely ...

The Name can take us tothe summit of spiritual experience.

Swami Ramdas

Warm-up TimeWarm-up TimeTe Ida sat S Aadamay Ma mmeted that

epeatg Gds ame s lke pg ht wate dw a sake

pt. All the sakes me wthg t the sae whe y d

ths.

Ts happes whe statg a lve beathg exese. Atfst, the eg pts p a lt esstae, ad t a take awhle

the eg sakes t lea t ad leave y alm egh

t ejy the exese. Ts tal wam-p tme wll vay. Ive

d that a devtal walk, t takes 10 t 15 mtes

t wk thgh t. F jst sttg a beh a a, t

takes less tha fve mtes.Gettg ve ths wam-p sake pt hdle s pb-

ably e the bggest bstales t a sessl lvg Gd

pate. Oe y ealze ad expeee gettg ve the

hdle a ew tmes, e destads t s jst pat the p-

ess.

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Tobacc

o

Smokes

Love

Filters

Which brand would

you want to inhale?

Instead of taking a cigarette break,

take a love breathing break.

Slowing the BreathSlowing the BreathWhe lve beathg, the beath wll atally slw

dw. Ts s OK ad helpl. Whe sttg stadg ad

lve beathg, Ill beathe thgh the se ad ppsely

slw the exhale whle sletly hatg Gd. Ts helps g

qke ad deepe t mm. Dt leave ysel

sht beath, thgh. Whe walkg, I dt ppsely

slw dw the beath se exta a s physally eqed,

ad Ill sally beathe thgh the mth.

Havg bee a asal smke egla ga-

ettes, Ive bee asated by the smlaty ad tast

betwee smkg ad lve beathg! Bth ae mtvated

by a dese t eel bette. Bth slw dw the beath ad

s attet the beath eteg ad leavg the

lg/heat aea. Bth aet ad alm the md. Hw-

eve, gaettes sap y vtalty ad ease depess,

wheeas lve beathg eases y vtalty ad jy.

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g

77

If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring

it back to the point quite gently and re-place it tenderly in its Masters presence.

And even if you did nothing during the

whole of your hour but bring your heart

back and place it again in Our Lords

presence, though it went away every time

you brought it back, your hour would be

very well employed.

Saint Francis de Sales

CompartmentalizationCompartmentalizationIt s gd t tell y md whe statg a lvg Gd

exese hw lg t wll be , whethe ts a 30-mte walk

a 5-mte st. Ts allws y eg t elax smewhat. A

5- t 30-mte exese s smethg y eg mght t

get t pset wth. Hweve, y tell ysel, Im gg

t lve Gd tesely all day, y eg mght ebel ad make

t qte d lt y.

Als, at the begg a exese, I tell mysel that

the ext X mtes, my ly ppse le s t lve

Gd. Te I ty t peted that ly Gd ad I exst that

tme ped. May tmes, ate the 5 30 mtes s p,

yll fd y wat t te gg lge.

Athe aspet mpatmetalzat s that dg

the exese tme, get eveythg else y le. Leave all

y wes a sepaate mpatmet that yll pk p

aga ate ye de. ell y md, OK, the ext 30

mtes, ts jst lvg Gd. Ill stat wyg aga ate

ths 30 mtes abt the kds, jb, et.

Ts a als be vey helpl y ae a state pset

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whe statg. Oe dg a psettg stat wth my

spse, I was a dwtw ty aea ad let he at a evet

ad eeded t pk he p ate 90 mtes. Whle watg, I

walked the ty steets, patg lve beathg. my geat

spse ad jy, t stll wked, eve thgh I was a sy

ty ad pset. It dd, thgh, take a ll hal h t get t

the jyl spae. Utately, the pset ddt magally

evapate; stead, t was a teestg eelg beg jy-

l whle, at the same tme, havg a pset mpatmet

sde me.

O se, we wat t lve Gd all the tme lve

the pesee Gd, as Nayaswam Kyaada states t. It

s helpl, thgh, t have seveal sht mpatmetalzed

pate sesss tespesed thght the day. It geatly

helps keepg a et wth Gd dg the tmes.

Endurance is one of the most difficult

disciplines, but it is the one who endures

that the final victory comes.

the Buddha


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30-Second30-SecondInterval TrainingInterval TrainingWhe lve beathg, t a be easy t get t a jyl

spae ad the jst stay thee ad t g hghe deepe.

help shake esel e these jy plateas, e a

make a sht tese et t lve Gd wth mplete s.

ell ysel, F the ext 30 seds, I am gg t lve

Gd wth all the testy I a mste. By lmtg t t 30seds, y eg wt ebel t mh agast ths exta e-

t. Usally, hweve, ate the 30-sed teval, y wll

be a me jyl state ad wll wat t te the exta

et. Exta et dest mea stag. Y msles e-

ma elaxed whle y heat, md, ad beath s e-

tely Gd.

Joy

!

When you focus on loving God,He sends a helping hand.

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Just these two words He spokeChanged my life

Enjoy Me.

What a burden I thought I was to carryA crucifix, as did He.

Love once said to me I know a song,Would you like to hear it?

And laughter came from every brick in thestreet

And from every pore in the sky.

After a night of prayer, He

Changed my life whenHe sangEnjoy Me.

Saint Teresa of Avila

Mindful DelightMindful DelightMay atvtes eqe s mh twad s that lve

beathg bemes d lt mpssble. Examples lde

skg, mta bkg, ay mpettve spts, talkg, et.

F these tese etat atvtes, t s t

pate Gd wkg thgh y a spt mdl

delght. F example, whe mta bkg, Ill eel Gd

sde me the same as whe lve beathg, bt Ill eel that

Gd ad I ae shag ths bdy ad ejyg the de wth

mplete twad s ad delght. Ts s smla t the

Bddhst pate mdless, bt addg Gd as a pat-

e the atvty.

Jst , y a mdlate hw mh Gd vess

hw mh y ae the bdy. Oe mmly emmed-

ed pate s t eel that Gd s tllg y bdy 100

peet. He s dg eveythg. Y a play wth ths pe-

etage: what des t eel lke Gd t be dg ly 10

peet, 50 peet, 80 peet? Pesally, I fd the easest

ad mst sstaable pate s t eel that Gd ad I ae

50-50 pates shag ths bdy. It s ease me t ay

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Gd ad wth me all day wth ths shaed pateshp

eelg.

Whe dg a mally pleasat task, t a be t

g t 100 peet mdl delght mde, lettg Gd take

ve 100 peet y bdy. I tell Gd, Well, se Y

ejy expeeg le thgh me, ths bathm washg

he s Y!

Iteestgly, the mst bg ad epettve atvtes

a geeate the mst e jy ad blss. Te mst twad-

attet-eedg atvtes a be ejyable ad delghtl,

bt theye sally t tesely blssl.

F atvtes that all the mddle, y a sllate

betwee patg lve beathg ad patg mdl

delght wth Gd. Wth egh s, e a d bth at

the same tme. I ejy ths bt sally at hld t vey

lg.

... there is a gold mine in you,

when you find it

the wonderment of the earths gifts

you will lay aside as naturally

as does a child a doll.

Rumi

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How long can the moth flirt

Near the mouth of the flame before their lipstouch

And the moths soul

Becomes like a sun.

...

How long do you thinkYou can just flirt with Him before you

Dissolve in ecstasy?

...

Meister Eckhart

Pretend Fantasy?Pretend Fantasy?Whe patg lve beathg, mdl delght, ay

the m patg the pesee Gd, the llwg

thghts a ase:

Is ths jst a atasy? Am I deldg mysel thkg

ths s eal? Am I gg sae? Is ths jst lke the me-

tally halleged peple y see talkg t themselves the

steets?

My w pesal aswe s that se ths pate eg-

laly eslts a jy me blssl tha aythg else Ive

expeeed, wth bad sde eets, t mst be ealme

eal tha aythg else. It pvdes jyl mmets me

thllg tha ay aee sess, mey aqst, sexal

ete.

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Birds initially had no desire to fly,what really happened was this:

God once sat close to them playing music.

When He left they missed Him so much

their great longing sprouted wings,

needing to search the sky.

... nothing evolves us like love.

Hafiz

Overcoming SpiritualOvercoming SpiritualFrustrationFrustrationGd a be a bg tease Hs ets t mtvate s

wad. He wll gve s dve expeees beyd -

et state awaeess t shw s what jy awats we keep

mvg lse t Hm.

Whle these dve expeees spe, they a als be

the se mh stat. May tmes, whle a de-

vtal walk, Id be stated that I wast eelg as blssl

as sme pevs walk. F a lg tme, my tehqe t

mbat ths stat was jst t edble my ets t

s ly lvg Gd dtally. Ts wked OK.

Bt a mh bette methd, w emplyed, s t lve Gd

wth gattde whateve lve ad jy I have elt le.

Lvg Gd wth gattde bgs exta sweetess t

the pate. It als makes t mh ease ad aste t tas-

t m a state dstat stat t a state

sweet, lvg mm.

Gd s estat ad deeply gatel ay lve we gve

Hm, matte hw lttle sht. Lkewse, we shld be

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deeply gatel t Gd ay lve ad jy we have elt.

y a mpas:

Pate lve beathg wth y md als sed

hw mh jy y wat ad expet t eeve m Gd.

Te pate lve beathg wth gattde ay lve

jy yve eve elt.

Whh wks bette?Even

After

All this time

The sun never says to the earth,

You owe me.

Look

What happensWith a love like that

It lights the whole

World.

Hafiz


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Loving God Conditionally

She only

loves Me forMy gifts.

love

youGod, loveyou

God,

loveyouGod,

loveyouGod,lovey

ouG

od

,

letme

win sendm

oney

make

mehap

py

betterjobplease

hea

lme

Loving God Unconditionally

My

childscomehome

God, thank Youfor Your love.Anything Youwant, this life is

Yours.


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MeditationMeditationF 16 yeas, Id pated medtat bee statg a

daly lvg Gd pate. As s as I stated lve beathg,

my medtats beame ease ad mh deepe. I thght,

Hw ld I have mssed ths lvg Gd thg the

past 16 yeas. Hw edbly dese! Its s smple, ad t

wks s well!

Ad as a expemet e, a ew days, I stpped

medtatg ad ly pated lve beathg. Whle I ld

stll eel jy whle lve beathg, t was teably dm-

shed.

Y ld pate lve beathg sttg stll wth y

eyes lsed as a type medtat. Hweve, thee ae mh

bette medtat pates. A smple e pated at my

hh s alled Hg-Sa whh taslates ghly t I am

e wth the Spt. Whle t s bette t lea pes,

hee s a smplfed despt.

St p staght, hest ped t a lttle, eyes lsed. Pte

glde eegy that s Gds lve at the base y spe.

Be still, and know that I am God

The Lord of hosts is with us.

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Lve beathg s meat t be a devtal tehqe

pated wth pe eyes. Ealy my explat t fd a

way t lve Gd, I ted patg Hg-Sa whle walk-g. Ts pved eetve. It was t mplated. Walk-

g takes a a amt ba apaty. Addg Hg-Sa

wth walkg, meat my md eeded t almst ttally -

s the tehqe. I ldt s lvg Gd. Hw-

eve, Hg-Sa whle sttg stll wth eyes lsed had jst

the ght amt metal atvty wtht vedg t, tmake t a eetve medtat tehqe.

Athe devtal tehqe I ted was eelg lve

g bak ad th m jst my heat, ehead haka

vlved. Ts als was eetve as t amted t tyg

t lve Gd wth ly the eegy the heat. I y leave

the eegy jst y heat haka, t bemes ease eg passs t pll the eegy dw t lwe egs.

Hweve, by eegzg the ehead ad ths als lvg

Gd wth y md, the eegy bemes plted. Ts

tp deseves a bette detaled dsss. Utately,

ths ath des t have me telletal sght t the

sptal physlgy vlved. Hweve, by tyg vas

mbats lvg Gd tehqes, e a expeee

the deees themselves.

Whe teahg lve beathg t medtats, Ive -

ted they sttally lse the eyes ad pate t lke

a medtat. Te pblem wth ths s that t s t a vey

gd medtat tehqe, s these peple the lde

the tehqe s t eetve. My deepest sptal expe-

ees have me m whe I pated lve beathg egh tme t eel spat (wth pe eyes) ad the

lsed my eyes ad ge t a mal medtat. Rghly,

the te ssts patg devt, the patg

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Christ Jesus

Images of SaintsImages of SaintsImages sats ae sed by may t help vke sp-

tal devt. Lkg at a pte state a sptal

maste wh was deeply devted t Gd a help e vba-

tally awake devt the w heats the dve.

Pesally, I have d ths vey helpl whle pa-

tg lve beathg whle sttg my lvg m. Sme

pates stt e t lk lg peds tme at a

sptal mage. Whe I have expemeted what wks

best mysel, I fd jst glag mmetaly evey w

ad the at the mage wks bette. I wll lk at the mage,

eel devt t the Maste, ad the lk admly ad

the m, all whle lve beathg. As I g deep, I wll ed p

jst lkg p at a blak spae the wall elg. Te

I wll alteate shttg my eyes a lvg medtat ad

peg them aga I stat t lse s.

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There is no need for temples,

No need for complicated philosophies.

My brain and my heart are temples;

My philosophy is kindness.

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Heart Chakra, Mind ChakraHeart Chakra, Mind ChakraLove the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy mind ...

Jess Chst (Mak 12)

Pevsly, I had pated the pesee Gd by tak-

g walks ad hatg Gd, whle sg eegy the

pt betwee the eyebws. Whle ths pate dd ase

my eegy ad spts, I d that ate a ew mtes, my

md wld get aght by adm thghts ( a adm

thght ta), ad Id get abt Gd. My eegy wld

the ash way dw. Ate a whle, I ted Id gtte.

Te sg wllpwe, Id ase my eegy p aga t the

pt betwee the eyebws ad stat hatg Gd aga.

Ts yle wld eqetly epeat. I d ths pate t

statg ad ldt wll mysel t te t.

Lve beathg whle walkg, hweve, pvded a vey

teestg tast. Hee, whle sg the heat haka

ad hatg Gd, the md haka wld atmatally

beme eegzedeve me eegzed tha whe I had

ly sed the md haka.

Als, whe my md beame dstated, my heat wld

stat t eel paed. It wld sgal me fgatvely, sayg,

Hey, ths hts. Please g bak t lvg Gd. Ts wld

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happe bee my eegy had ashed. Te, by sg

the heat aga, the eegy wld easly se bak p.

Te heat tes mh se tha the md y ae sewhh s athe way sayg, Lste t y

heat, t jst y head. Talking with GodTalking with GodGd s fte, s Hes teested evey ftesmal

evet y le. Cvesats wth Gd ae me sp-

g y lve Gd ad ltvate a wam eelg y

heat fst. Swthg bak ad th betwee lve beathg

ad talkg wth Gd wks espeally well whe vlved

wth daly hes.

Oe the hadest tasks I fd dg a day s t stp

thkg abt Gd ad t stead talk detly t Gd

jst lve Hm wtht wds. Tkg abt Gd s alm-

g, talkg t Hm s pltg, bt lvg Hm detly s

thllg.

Smetmes whe I ath mysel thkg abt Gd

jst thkg sme adm daly thghts, Ill stp, ewd

the thghts, ad jst hage them t a det vesa-

t wth Gd. Hees a smple example: ye thkg, I

eed t g by mlk bee gg hme, ewd ad ethk

ths as Gd, we eed t g by mlk bee gg hme.

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In the market, in the cloisteronly God I saw.In the valley and on the mountainonly God I saw.

Him I have seen beside me oft in tribulation;

In favor and in fortuneonly God I saw.In prayer and fasting, in praise and contemplation,In the religion of the Prophetonly God I saw.

Neither soul nor body, accident nor substance,Qualities nor causesonly God I saw.

I oped mine eyes and by the light of his facearound me

In all the eye discoveredonly God I saw.

Like a candle I was melting in his fire:Amidst the flames outflashingonly God I saw.

Myself with mine own eyes I saw most clearly,But when I looked with Gods eyes

only God I saw.I passed away into nothingness, I vanished,And lo, I was the All-livingonly God I saw.

Baba Kuhi of Shiraz

Loving God inLoving God inEveryday ItemsEveryday ItemsTs a be a methd t help awake a lvg m-

m wth Gd thght the day.

Se Gd s eveythg ad eveythg, pte Gd

as sme day tem, lke y avte p. Feel Gds -

fty ad lve y p. Als, eel Gd as jst havg a

wdel, delghtl tme beg y p. Te shae a ew

lve beaths wth Gd as y p. Beathe eegy, ad

the t beath, eel y ad Gd as the p ae playlly

lvg eah the wth testy.

Ts s als a gd exese t d a ew mtes at the

stat a devtal walk, whe the md s estless. See a

bjet t ya tee, a we, a pes, a mta,

a pee tash, a pee gm sqashed the sdewalk, a

leaaythg. Te shae a lve beath tw wth Gd

as that bjet. Te mve t athe bjet. Y a als

mage bjets t t y, bt bjets that ae

y eveyday le. Examples lde y sks, shes, a,

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k, sp, tthbsh, dkb, et. Feel Gd as all these

bjets spptg y.

Pate lvg Gd as evey bjet y th. Let theeelg lead t a deep gattde Gd.

Te smple hes washg dshes ad ldg la-

dy have, me, bee ttally tasmed thgh ths pa-

te. Tey sed t be dll hes; w they ae jyl, playl

tmes wth Gd. It s vey spg t pate lvg Gd

qkly evey dsh pee lthg y pk p ad ptdw.

Whle patg ths, y mght fd that at expeted

tmes, yll be lkg at a bjet, ad all a sdde, Gd

s smlg bak at y m that bjet!

Y a d ths wth the peple als. See Gd as the

ssess smee y kw smee passg y the steet. Shae a ew lve beaths. Y a als see Gd

as y w ssess ad shae sme lve beaths.

Someone beside me stood unseen

And whispered to me, cool and clear:

Hello, playmate! I am here!

Paramhansa YoganandaFeel God in everything. Treateverything with reverence and youwill experience divinity everywhere.

God

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God came to my house

and asked for charity,

And I fell on my knees andCried, Beloved.

What may I give?

Just love, He said,

Just love.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Sending Love,Sending Love,Sharing LoveSharing LoveWhe statg a lvg Gd pate, sme, t mght

be sel jst t sed lve t Gd. Te ve tme, sht the

s t shag lve wth Gd. Bee I fst stated a daly

lvg Gd pate, my seah dve jy had bee ge-

eally selfsh. I wated t eel jy, t eel peae, t be healthy,

t be pspesall easable deses. Bt the s was

me ad what I wated. S at fst, jst sg

sedg Gd lve helped me beak t ths sptal sel-

shess. Ate a ew mths jst sedg lve t Gd,

ttvely, t the elt ght t swth my pate t bth

gvg ad eevg, shag, lve wth Gd.

Whe sedg lve t Gd, t a be sel t peted

He s sad t as blssl wtht y lve. Te eel Gd

gettg happe whe y gve Hm y dtal lve.

See, y emst dty s t make Gd happe by gvg

Hm y lve.

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I remember how my mother would hold me.I would look up at her sometimes and see her

weep.I understand now what was happening.Love so strong a force

It broke the cage,And she disappeared from everything

For a blessed moment.

Unable to live on earth,Mira ventured out alone in the sky,

I write of that journey of becoming asFree as God.

Dont forget Love;It will bring all the madness you need

To unfurl yourself acrossThe universe.

Mirabai

Loving God through TrialsLoving God through TrialsWhe patg lvg Gd, set p y pate st-

ats t make t as easy as pssble ysel. Y wat

t get t the pt whee y a eel Gds jy sde

a egla bass, eve t s ly deal stats: takg a

walk, sttg a pak, qetly paked y a, hh,

at a temple, et.

Pate whe t s easy s that y a the lve Gd

ad eel Hs spptve mm dg tmes sta-

t, hadshps, ad eve tagedes.

O Sl despeately wats t be eted wth Gd. S

we ly t t Gd dg hadshps, w Sl may

eate hadshps s! Aythg t help s ete. Dt let

the pa tals be the ly mtvatg e tg y t

Gd. Let Dve Jy be the sweetess that plls y twad

Gd; let t be the sweetess that mtvates y t pate

daly lvg mm.

Whe le des gve s stats, se these tmes t

help stegthe y lve Gd. A smple example hap-

peed e whe I msplaed a bjet eeded wk.

I pevs yeas, I wld have beme qte tated whle

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lkg t. Istead, thgh, whle eelg stated, I

kew ths was jst Gd beg my sptal tae. Hes gv-

g me a hallege t lve Hm the ae stat. S ve hal a day, I systematally seahed the ete hse

whle patg lve beathg. It was pgat, eelg lve

ad a delyg jy whle, at the same tme, beg s-

tated. I was glad that I ddt fd the bjet ght away, I

wld have mssed ths exteded lvg beathg sess

wth Gd. Ad I was als glad, whe I late d the bjet my a.

Lvg Gd the mdst tagedy s qely spt-

ally tasmg. Whe I was yg, my athe passed .

Dg ths tme, I lsed dw emtally. Bt my mthe,

despte beg deep ge, kept he heat pe t Gd. I

vvdly emembe vstg he e he m dg thstme. She had bee yg, bt he eyes ad whle aa she

wth a tasedet dvty. Yeas late, dg a dsss,

she emaked that t was a vey sal tme. I haged

may tmes m eelg deep ge t eelg dvely jyl.

It was as I ld see ths all wast eal ad eel Gd.

Dt let ge hade y heat; keep lvg Gd. Letge b a hle y heat whee Gds lve a w

thgh t all.

If you let your mind dwell on ghosts,

youll become a ghost yourself.

If you fix your mind on God,

your life will be filled with God.

Sri Ramakrishna

Everyone can learn to love

and urgently needs to learn to love.

...

If you do not learn how to love

everywhere you go you are going to suffer.

Eknath Easwaran

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WhyAre there

So few in the courtOf a perfect

Saint?

BecauseEvery time you are near Him

You have to leave piecesOf your

EgoWith

The hatcheckGirl

Who wont give them

Back--

OOOUCH

Hafiz

Lover, BewareLover, BewareWhe patg lvg Gd, d take at. It has -

teded seqees! Opeg y heat t Gd allwsGd t y e hse, ad He wll sst helpg

y lea p ay mess thee, eve es y wat t keep.

It wld be extemely d lt, pbably mpssble, t

keep a see lvg Gd pate gg whle als ejetg

the eed t make pstve hages y le. Ethe y

lvg Gd pate wll ade away, yll stat tyg tmake pstve hages y le. F example, hw ld

e keep seely lvg Gd whle, at the same tme, -

te heatg peple? Ove tme, e the the wll ade

away.

Makg pstve hages whle Gd has y bak s

mh ease tha tyg t d t ale wth jst y wwllpwe. Bt t des take wllpwe. Ad whe y d

make pstve hages, t ees y lvg Gd pa-

te. S lvg Gd whle leag p y e hse be-

mes sel-eg, a vts yle.

Oe last aveat: Smetmes peple expeee sdde

pltmets whe fst embakg a see, dedated

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p p y , y g y

dess: hage aees, mve, hage elatshps, et. It

mght be bette t gd esel a whle es spt-al pate bee makg dast hages. Y wat t make

se y ae beg gded by te tt, t a eg de-

se t avd a d lt stat.

Whe I fst dedated mysel t a sptal path, I had

a tese dese t qt my hgh-stess, hgh-teh aee ad

payed elease. Lkly, thgh, mm sese pevaled.Bt 15 yeas late, t dd eel ght t mve , whh I dd.

Ts led t a mh deepe elatshp wth Gd.

Egoic SeparationEgoic SeparationAll eg-elated mplses ad deses ase m the pa

sepaat m Gd. I de t mask ve ths pa ad

make selves eel bette, we egage a edless vaety

eg-pmpg thghts ad satsyg eg-dve deses.

Utately, whle these atvtes pvde sme tempay

ele, they ee sese sepaat m the dve.

Whe we pmp p eg by jdgg thes thkg

selves bette, t ees the thght that we ae de-

et, sepaate m thes. Idlgg physal deses e-

es the thght Jy mes m ths sepaate bdy. A

dwwad yle sepaat eses.

Mst peple have a lt expeee tzg

themselves hashly eg mplses. Utately, ths

sel-jdgmet als ees sese sepaat m

Gd.

Rathe tha gettg pdtvely pset wth eg

alts, we a se them as makes the path t sptal e-

fat. Whe I ath mysel a ta eg thghts

deses, Ill stp ad ty t eel the delyg pa

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p g g p

t Gd, Ld, I am sk ad ted ths sepaat. Satsy

me wth y lve ght now!Please. Te Ill s veytetly Gd lvg me whle lve beathg.

Smetmes w whe a eg tedey ases, stead

despag, I fd t ase t eje. Te thght mes,

Gd, jst thk hw mh me jyl well bth be whe

ths lttle pee eg s tasmted! Its a habge me

jy t me!

LonelinessLonelinessand Depressionand DepressionWhe eelg lely depessed, whe Gds jy s t

eah, lve Gd wth a sese lgg.

Leless s the pa elt whe we ae awae

delsal sepaat m Gd. Sepaat ased the a-

mlat eg thghts, ats, ad eelgs. Lel-

ess ad depess sap the wllpwe, makg t had t takepstve at. Istead, may tmes, peple t t eatg,

wathg V, dkg, smkg sme the atvty t

esape the pa. Tese types atvty wll dll the pa

a whle, bt tately, they ease the sese sepaa-

t, s the pa eases late.

Leless ad depess pvde a peg theheat, a peg t lve ad eet wth Gd. Whe

ths state, ts t sally pssble t lve Gd wth a sese

delght, jy, eve gattde. Bt sally, we a always lve

Gd wth a sese lgg, a lgg Gd t me ad

eleve pa.

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l, Ill sally jst st the lvg m h ad pate

lve beathg whle lgg Gd. Fdg a mt-able, mtg ha h s mst helpl. Ive ted

sttg ttally pght my medtat ha bee whe

a state sw, bt whle t was sel, t seems a me

getle appah wth esel mght be bette. akg a slw

devtal walk whle lgg Gd s vey mtg.

Ideed, whe I fst stated takg daly devtal walks,may them sed ly lgg Gd.

Ne ths s meat t date that smply sttg a

h ad patg lve beathg wll e e depes-

s! Bt whe we a st wth leless ad pe

heats t Gd, t s qely tasmatve. It a pvde

the spgbad eeded t se. Obvsly, vemg sese slat m Gd s a lelg path. Atve seve

t thes s als al. We eed t help ad seve thes

de t eah beyd w slatg sel-eteedess.

Why complain about life if you are looking forgood fish and have followed some idiotinto the middle of the copper market?

Why go crazy if you are looking for fine silkand you keep rubbing your hands againstburlap and hemp sacks?

Why complain if you are looking to quenchyour spirits longing and have followed arat into a desert?

Hafiz

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All you who labor,All you who sorrow,

Know that the SaviorAwaits but your love.

Sing Out with Joy

Its in your heart

the songs of joy resoundYoull hear but echoes

in the world around.

Come Gather Round

Songs by Nayaswami Kriyananda

Let GodLet GodGuide YouGuide YouDve jy spakles behd the see daly le ev-

eywhee, evey stat. It a beme easly aessble

wth see et. Sped tme eah day patg lvg

Gd. Gd wll gde y y pate. y sme the

tehqes dsssed bt stay pe t Gds ttve gd-

ae. He wll det y what s best y. Whe fststatg, fd the easest way ysel. Whe ale, pk

a tme ad a lat that easly tegate t y mal

day. Oe y lea t mme wth Gd whe t s easy,

the expad y pate t me hallegg tmes ad

stats.

I y pate bemes stale, let t hage ad evlve.Dt beme fxated wth a stat tehqe. I a thght,

a tsde sggest, a tt pesets tsel t ty

smethg deet, d t! Wth a daly pate, y have

plety tme ad pptty t ty deet methds.

Whe tyg smethg ew, gve t tme t wkdt

jst ty smethg e ad lde that ddt wk. It

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Gd wll als gde y fdg the best tsde sp-

pt y sptal aspats: maybe deepeg ymmtmet wth y et hh, a sptal bk t

ead, a ew sptal gp t j, ew ways y a seve

thes, et.

Mst the vaats lvg Gd I ted ddt wk

t me. Bt ate epeated daly expemetg, a w-

del, sstetly jyl, thllg pate evlved ad -tes t evlve.

Fd ad pate y w way t make lve t Gd.

I know the voice of depression still calls to you.

I know those habits that can ruin your life stillsend their invitations.

But you are with the Friend now and look somuch stronger.

You can stay that way and even bloom!

Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins thatmay buy you just a moment of pleasure, butthen drag you for days behind a fartingcamel!

Hafiz

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When you commune with Him, you willknow what you should do about any prob-lems, and you can truly say: I understandthe will of my Father, or I can see the loveof my Father behind all that happens tome.


Ultimately, the only important thingyou can do in life is love God.

...When your love for Him

is effortless and complete,you will have Him.


Joy EverywhereJoy EverywhereFeel Gds jyl, lvg pesee eveywhee, evey-

thg ad eveybdy.Ts wdel adve s gve may ms ad

may sptal tadts. F mysel, thgh, I have had

t pate fst by sg Gd as a lalzed pesee.

Feelg Gd as eveywhee was t d lt me t ss-

ta. Hweve, w, tw yeas ate fst statg a daly lve

beathg pate, ths has haged. Nw mh the tmewhe I pate lve beathg whle walkg sttg, I

s ad eel Gd as blss eveywhee.

Aye daw t ths type pate a see what s

ease them: Gd as a lal pesee fte. G wth

whheve bgs the mst sstaable jy. Let the pate

evlve, the te hagg t bgs me jy.

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y s t the deet peple y teat wth thgh-

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Bearing WitnessBearing WitnessHee s athe vaat t lve beathg that ame

whe attedg a weeklg sptal eewal eteat, ghlytw yeas ate fst statg ths pate.

Fsg lvg Gd helps dmsh the eg; hw-

eve, eve whe eelg a jyl mm wth Gd, the

eg thght a stll ase: Ist ths wdel, I (eg

I) a eel sh jy wth Gd. Ts vey thght ees

sepaat ad ts dw es jy. I the pate lyvlves y ad Gd, a sese slat a eep .

g lve beathg t a m paye thes

a teat ths ad helps dmsh the eg the.

Whe lve beathg, stead shag lve betwee

Gd ad y, eel Gd lvg smee else. As bee,

beathe lve ad eegy t y heat ad metallyhat Gd the exhale. Bt the exhale, stead eel-

g y ad Gd lvg eah the, eel that Gd ad ths

the pess sl ae lvg eah the. Sese Gds ed-

ble jy Hs lve ths pess sl.

Y a pk e pes ad the, thght the day,

jst s y pate that e pes. O y a sht

t the day. Als, whe a gp peple, y a lve

beathe whle sesg Gd lvg the ete gp.Ts pate st pjetg y lve t t thes

eve tyg t pjet Gds lve t t thes. Rathe, t s

me lke beg a bseve beag wtess t Gds

fte lve athe.

Whe I fst ealzed ths lve beathg thes

shld beme my ma pate, I elt sad ad smewhatemsel. Ate tw yeas jst patg Gd ad me

lvg eah the detly, I was t gve ths p ad mstly be

a bseve! Well, the emse lasted abt hal a day tl I

fst pated ths eaest. What jy! What a edble

sese ty mes whe sesg Gd lvg thes, lvg

s all.

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Feel the love of God;

then in every person you will seethe face of the Father,

the light of Love which is in all.

You will find a magic, living relationship

uniting the trees, the sky, the stars,

all people, and all living things;and you will feel a oneness with them.

This is the code of divine love.


Master InsideMaster InsideMay sptal wtgs ee t Gd y, Chst,

the Maste y. Sat eesa wtes:I sed t lab wth all my mght t mage Jess Chst,

Gd ad Ld, peset wth me. Ad ths was the

way I payed.

May pates m my w hh emmeded eelg

the Maste sde y. wkg thgh y. Te pate

desbed the hapte Mdl Delght was my attempt

t pate the Maste wth. Hweve, my attempts at ths

always had a spefal eelg t them. Tey wee me

a md magat tha a wad expeee. Whle at-

temptg these md magats was sel, as ay sp-

tal et s, they dd leave me eelg lke I was mssg the

pt, mssg the te expeee.

Reetly, a lttle ve a yea ate wtg the hapte

Beag Wtess, eelg the Maste wth has beme

me eal.

F the pevs thee yeas, my ma s was sha-

g lve wth Gd detly ad eelg Gd lvg thes.

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Jesus Christ

Blessed Virgin Mary

AdorationAdorationAte expeeg the wdel pltmet m pa-

tg lvg Gd thgh lve beathg, I lked t thedevtal pates. Ehast Adat esated stgly

wth me ate eadg abt t. S eve thgh Im t a

Cathl, bt deftely a lve Chst, I wet t seveal

Ehast Adats at lal Cathl hhes.

It was wdel. Dg a Pepetal Ehast Ada-

t at a mastey wth lsteed s, I sat pght ve tw hs, eelg Chsts lve me t my heat

evey beath; evey t beath, I elt lve gg t

m my eyes ad ehead t Chst, ad I sletly hated

Chst evey t beath. Tee was sh a stg sp-

tal pesee at ths mastey.

Sme peple mght fd that addg the lve beathgelemets t the adat pate helps deepe the expe-

ee.

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God!Im back!

Ego

Isolation

Bubble

Celebrate withGod each

breath you

remember to

turn back and

love Him.

Handling FailureHandling FailureI e attempts t lve Gd wth evey beath, gg,

epettve ale wll be a stat mpa!Eve the geat Sat eesa Avla, wh dssses as-

g a pes m the dead he atbgaphy, wtes:

O Ld sad t me e, slg me, that I was t t

dstess mysel, ths He sad mst lvgly, bease

ths le we ld t te the same state. At e tme

I shld be evet, at athe t; w dsqeted, ad aga

at peae, ad tempted ...

Whle et ad s ae eessay, e eeds t avd

sel-demat, whe es ets dt lve p t ex-

petats. Sel-demat ly eases dels

sepaat m Gd.

Dealg sttvely wth sel-tsm s vtal the

sptal path. Sel-tsm hampeed me deades adstll eqes gg vglae t pevet debltatg elaps-

es.

Oe methd I fd sel wheeve I ath mysel

adm thghts, whe I wat t be lvg Gd, s t step

tsde my eg the ext beath ad jst lve Gd aga.

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Ill tell mysel, Ts eg dest eed t be fxed eted.

I am jst a lve Gd, wh gt sdetaked. Bak t lvg

Gd elebates ad ejes wheeve we lve Hm. He

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j , g g

Gd.I te essese, we all ae lves Gd wh jst

eed t stat dg t aga. Nthg else mattes, espeally

t past algs.

I we tly lve Gd evey mmet, whateve we d

wll be ght ad wll be deted by Gd.

Athe methd t deal wth eg dstats s t

egze that they d eegze ad egage s. S they a

be sel. Whe we ath selves, we an simply take that

eg-sped eegy ad edet t twad lvg Gd. We

a eve thak the eg gettg s gg.

Te best methd Ive sed t help veme debltatg

sel-egatvty was sped m a pate at Lvg Ws-

dm Shl, the elemetay shl whee I vltee, alled

Rks the Basket. Wheeve a hld shws gee kd-

ess, pts t pstve eegy, makes a gd et the

shlwk, the teahe asks them t pt a k a bas-ket. Whe the basket s ll, the lass has a elebat day.

Sklled ad pstve teahes ae eeded t mplemet ths

etly. Its desged t t pmte mpett t be

gd. Rathe, t helps all the hlde the lass lea that

they geely eel bette themselves whe they ae kd ad

make gd ets.

j y

pdgal s sty the Bble expesses the Fathes ve-whelmg jy whe Hs s ts hs lve bak t Hm.

S athe tha get pset wheeve I ath mysel ds-

tated away m Gd, Ill s stead ejg wth

Gd that, wth a ew beath, Ive stated lvg Hm aga.

Gve the dstatl ate ths hma md, I get

t elebate wth Gd may, may tmes a day my et tHm!

When disappointed in yourself,

which path do you take?

God

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Why did I do that?

Why didnt I do that?I should have ...I shouldnt have ...

I failed again.

Middle Path

I will do better!

I visualize myselfdoing right! I am

strong! I am good!

Well ... it is an

upward path.

God!

I just love

You. Help mewalk where

you inspire.

Empty Ego

Bubble

Low Path

I am so stupid!

I am so weak!

Others are so much

better and stronger!

Please

come

out!

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... ultimately the motivation behindwishing to follow a spiritual path is to

attain supreme happiness ...

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Willpower and HabitWillpower and HabitIt has bee asatg t elate the lteate ad e-

seah wllpwe, habts, ad behav mdfat tthe develpmet my w lve beathg pate ve the

last thee yeas. Te wat mtvat s smple: t kw

Gd, t expeee dtal jy, a jy that eeds

eas exstg. Oe ths wat vedes all the deses,

the wllpwe ad path t llw emege.

I the fst yea my pate, I ld ly eally d tdg a 30-mte walk a qet esdetal steet. Eve

walkg beatl pe spae paks pved t dstat-

gI wld jst stat ejyg ate ad get abt lv-

g Gd!

Ate a yea, I stated patg t my a: fst whle

sttg paked, the als whle dvg. Ts pvded a stgtgge the pate. As tme wet , the pate beame

mh ease. Im se the eal habt pathways have -

ted t develp ad stegthe.

Te tgges my pate lde, de ee-

tveess, sttg a a, walkg, ad beathg. Nw I

eve fd mysel a dstated dstessed state, I a take

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a walk ad eestablsh a alm, jyl mm. O eve

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mtes.Te s the ehead pbably has setf bass

as t atvates the tal tex/lbe. Hpelly, eseahes

wll als stat t s the heat ete as mh as they

have sed the ba.

Whe statg t, t s tal t make t as easy as pssble ysel. Pk a qete plae eaby whee y sally

sped pat y day. Y dt wat t have t tavel exta

de t pate. As tme ges ad y eel the jys

ewad, yll be able t pate t me dstatg s-

dgs.

Reseah has shw, t takes a ew weeks t establsh aew habt, that the ba wll esst ay hage at fst, bt

tw t weeks patg, the ba wll adapt ad stat

t help t. S whe statg a ew devtal pate that

y eel esates wth y, stk wth t at least a ew weeks

bee dedg t ty smethg else.

Repeatg a mst al elemet; elebate wth Gday et y make ad get abt ay sel-peeved

shtmgs y pate. We ae all tyg t mve

m fteess t fty; gve t tme.

I once had a thousand desires,

but in my one desire to know You

all else melted away.

Rumi

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y,

I can stand onand reach for

God!

Medit

ati

on

&P

raye

r

Devotion

SpiritualCommunity

Spiritual StabilitySpiritual StabilityTs bk has dsssed e aspet sptal pate,

wad devt lvg Gd. Bt a stable sptal pa-te eeds me. Ive te pted my w sptal le as a

thee-legged stl, wth the legs as the key sptal pates

the llwg:

1. Devt lvg Gd

2. Seless seve t thes

3. Paye ad medtatTe seat the stl s sptal mmty hh.

All these ae eessay t have a stable sptal le.

I my w qest, I stated t my ealy 20s sg ly

medtat. Whle tyg may deet methds, I was

able t ath glmpses dvty. Mstly, thgh, I -

deed. I my 30s, I ealzed the eed t be pat a stgsptal gp t make the kd pgess I despeately

desed. S I wet lkg ad hse a hh whee the

peple had the kd lght the eyes ad lve the

heats that I wated.

Qkly, I added the pate seless seve, gvg

tme ad dats as eses allwed. Te the ext 15

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yeas, I sed ly the tw legs medtat ad se-

ve. Devt was jst a ept I ageed wth ad thght


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I had. Dg ths tme, I aght me eetg glmpses dvty. My pate was stable, eelg the dve w

peds tme ad stll deg the est the tme.

It wast tl I stated atvely patg lvg Gd

evey day wth the eegy the heat that my sptal le

stablzed ad eelg jyl mm beame a daly -

ee.

Opening HeartOpening HeartWhe patg gle as a paye athe pe-

s, a spat ame t stead beathg the s-

eg, t eel that Gd s peg p sde the heat

ad sl fllg them wth Hs jys peet, whe I

beathe . Te, whe beathg t, I eel Gd adate

them m the tsde wth Hs fte lve ad mpass

whle I stll sletly hat Gd, ad eegze my sptal

eye haka. Ts methd seems well sted t pate whledvg medtat.

My egla lve beathg pate has ted t

evlve, espeally m sme the Metta Stta ees.

Nw e way I pate lve beathg s: the beath, I

eel my heat beg eegzed wth lve m all the wld.

O the t beath, I sletly hat Gd whle eelg Gd,Maste, ad mysel lvg eveythg m the sptal eye.

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G d G d G d!


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God, God, God!God, God, God!Itegate t y le a daly pate lvg Gd.

y lts deet methds: sgg, hatg, jal-

g, adat, lve beathg, devtal walks, et. Let

y pate evlvelet Gd spe y. Devte ysel

t Gd, the Ifte Oe. Let g devts t tempayfteess.

Eah heat has a qe lve aa wth Gd. Fd a

way t mae Gd: a way t gte the fes Blss wth

the Oe wh ly wats y lve.

If you knew how much

God loves you,

you would die for joy!

Saint Jean Vianney

Love BreathingWhere do you want to live,

during your next breath?


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Love is Here

Judgement

Judge

Envy 1

Sad

Pride

Angry

Greed

Upset 1

help meGod

Worry

1

Worry 2

D

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ire

Envy

2

Upset 2

God!

Aboutthe Author


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Eric Munro wked the

elets dsty ve 20 yeas

Sl Valley. He eeved a BS

m the Massahsetts Isttte

ehlgy ad a MBA m the

Ades Shl Maagemet at

UCLA. Cetly, he speds hs tme

vlteeg at the Lvg Wsdm

Shl ad at Aada Pal Alt, addt t helpg ase hs tw teeage ss. He a be tated at:

[email protected].

Cedts

Watel patgs by Matadev LCe, http://expadgats.m.

Patg Jess Chst at 33 by Heh Hma.

Pht Paamhasa Ygaada, Last Smle, take at the Bltme Htel,1952.

Patgs Smlg Jess Chst ad the Blessed Vg May by Szae

Reylds, http://www.satsbyszae.m.

Cve desg, bk layt, ad mptezed llstats by E M.


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