11.29.06

Standing on the Shoulder’s of Giants

Posted in Music, Happiness at 4:14 pm by Administrator

Last night our Led Zep tribute band recorded some demos at the Blues Alley Recording Studio in Morgantown, WV.

After we recorded “The Immigrant Song”, which is one of the best rock songs of all time, and I listened to the play back, I realized that my role in this life is not to copy the achievements of others, but to enrich the consciousness of our planet with my own unique contribution.

I’d always been afraid of doing this, because I didn’t “think” I could do it right. Last night it occurred to me the Bhagavad Gita is correct when it says that it is better to do one’s own work than to try to do another’s work.

We were listening to the play back of one of my guitar solos and our drummer, Dave said something to me like, “Do you hear the time change”? I then asked if I was following it correctly to which he replied something to the effect of, “You’ve got a good sense of direction, you can do what you want, and you’ll be fine.” That was a liberating statement even though I don’t think I took it the way he intended it. So as with my previous studies in spirituality, it feels like it is also time to let go of my musical limitations and begin stepping out on my own into my own creativity. I mean really, Led Zeppelin didn’t just redo Elvis tunes, they put forth their own genius and talents and changed the landscape of music, not only inspiring more musicians than I care to count, but they also provided a great example for people to give their best no matter what the critics will say!

This brings me to another sentence that came to me partly yesterday and today.

8) Joy is your magnetic creative force that guides the creation of your destiny.

11.28.06

The Power of Thought Force

Posted in Spirituality, Thoughts at 3:06 pm by Administrator

After seven years of consistent daily Kriya yoga meditation practice, exploration of numerous healing modalities, thousands of pages on philosophy, spirituality and psychology I’ve realized that knowing God and living the good life is a lot easier than most people make it.

I’m not sure why this is the case just yet, and I’ve wondered why I used to make it so difficult as well. I suppose the why doesn’t matter that much. What matters is living fully from my present understanding while remaining open to new insights about the process of life.More...

Over the last couple of days insights have been coming into my awareness in the form of single sentences. They are concise directional markers that, I feel, convey the essence of how to express our full potential as humans. The main thrust is on mastery of the shaper of our experience, thought force, which could possibly be exchanged for the term “mind”.

Here they are:

1) Thought force creates the structure that directs the expression of life.

2) Thought force gives power to all belief systems.

3) The effects of causes are dependant on the strength of thought Force.

4) Thought force is harnessed through intention, imagination and faith.

5) Thought force imbued with natural inner joy always produces results.

6) In the current age, mastery and application of these concepts is to be realized fully.

7) The universe and all experiences within it are the echo of your spirit.

I have a feeling more of these are on the way.  As time permits, I plan on elaborating on what exactly these sentences mean based on my experiences.