09 Going Beyond

Going Beyond We are constantly being exposed to influences.

Influences from people and situations that shape the way we think,

Speak and act.

Even the changes that happen in our own bodies affect our mood.

Going Beyond is a practice that enables us to go inwards and upwards,

Taking ourselves beyond these influences into a realm of deep inner silence.

As we rise above influences,

This brings a feeling of deep inner stability and personal power.

Take a few moments to relax yourself wherever you are sitting.

Become aware of your breathing,

The gentle flow in and out,

Releasing tension in the body.

Now,

Slowly begin to withdraw your awareness from what's happening around you.

Back inside,

Just as a tortoise withdraws its limbs and returns inwards.

Now is the time where I allow myself to detach from my surroundings and become introverted.

As I go inside,

I start to feel a separation between who I am and the costume I live in.

I become self-aware as a living energy that's giving life to this body,

An energy that is distinct from matter.

I start to become aware of myself behind these eyes as a living flame sitting in the temple of this body.

I am separate from this body.

I am the living energy,

The soul.

And as I regain my seat behind these eyes,

I become an observer of life.

My eyes are the windows of the soul.

Slowly,

As I go deeper into myself,

I become a silent witness of what is happening around me.

I see but don't see.

I hear but don't hear.

I am no longer engaged with what is happening around me.

I am still.

And as I go deeper inside,

I allow myself to go beyond into silence.

All images fade away and dissolve.

And I,

The soul,

Remain deeply absorbed in silence.

Sweet silence holds me,

Nourishes me,

Rejuvenates me.

I am in the world of silence.

I am beyond.