I feel that Dyer’s book for October, The Power of Intention, was a mere introduction to this book, There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem, by the same author.  I hope I don’t discourage anyone by saying that this book, for me at least, was a much more difficult read.  Not that Dr. Dyer is confusing – quite the contrary.  He is very clear with a lot of information to consider.  Nor is it a large book but that’s not really the way to measure content.  It is much like January’s book, The Places That Scare You (which took me until September to finish) – you read for a bit and then it’s time to put it down, perhaps do you own investigation into a concept that Dr. Dyer (or Pema Chöndrön) has proposed and see if it “fits” in your life.  That is not to say that you will agree or disagree in all or in part of the selection Dr. Dyer presents.  It also makes a great book to hang onto over the holidays with family coming and going – you can read a bit when you need a break and then let it percolate for an hour, a day, a week. Maybe we should discuss this one in March!

 

Dr. Dyer not only explains that the problems we face are our own reflection, he also offers ways to deal with this constructively.  One of which, I had practiced years ago; his CD of “Meditations for Manifestation”- the Japa Meditation.  He mentions the speaking to one’s body to heal very much in the same manner as Myrtle and Charles Fillmore.  He presents the theories and easy diagnostic methodology to determine which things in life are beneficial to you and those that are not espoused by David R. Hawkins, MD.  Dr. Hawkins has researched and documented evidence that the body knows and responds to any stimuli within nanoseconds.  Just as quickly it then signals its response which can be tested with kinesiology.  Dr. Dyer puts these and many other methods down in black and white for you to judge for you.

 

“Mindfulness is a form of mental activity that trains the mind to become aware of awareness itself and to pay attention to one’s own intention,” is how Bernie Siegel, MD defines the practice that Dr. Dyer recommends we use to avoid “problems” and/or to alleviate the suffering we cause ourselves when we allow problems to surface in our lives.  It is Dr. Dyer’s treatise that problems manifest when we allow ourselves the illusion of separation from Source and our energies become slower and lower in vibrational frequencies.

 

To allow whatever method we choose to work, to “do its magic” for us, we must keep ourselves mindful.  For when we allow ourselves to slip into lower energy fields we are opening ourselves up to potential problems.  Whether battling a health or a legal issue, this is no time to lose one’s focus by allowing one to slide into the “lower energies”, as Dr. Dyer calls it or the “dark side of the force” according to Luke Skywalker.

 

When we meditate we must be aware of when our minds wander from the nothingness into thinking and gently correct it, bringing it back to one’s focus.  Dr. Dyer proposes that we be mindful at all times.  To be aware of when we slide into judgments and gently correct, into thoughts of limitations and lovingly correct, into thoughts of lack to redirect to thoughts of abundance, into the future to worry, bring it back to the knowing that God is with us, or into the past in regret, guilt, or shame - correct to knowing we are loved, just as we are.  These are low-energy thoughts are killers, spiritually, and will quite literally kill our bodies if not attended to and redirected.  

 

December 25th, or on New Year’s Day January 1st

You may remember Dr. Sharone Rosen from our Interfaith  service in September, where she sang as Cantor.  She will be joining us on Sunday, December 18th, to share about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on

December 20th.

 

 

Hi everyone!

Wondering how you can make Christmas shopping a part of your spiritual practice?

It's as simple as being present to the Presence while you buy your presents, (sorry I couldn't resist), and keeping a few thoughtful questions in mind while you shop. This list comes from a website called care2.com. While these  questions are meant to use when shopping for oneself, they can easily be adapted when buying gifts for others.

 

1. Is this purchase something I need?

2. Do I already own something that will serve the same purpose?

3. Can I borrow one instead of buying new?

4. Can I make something that will serve the same purpose?

5. Can I buy a used one?

5. Would someone be willing to split the cost and share this with me?

6. Can I buy or commission one made locally?

7. Can I buy one that was made with environmentally responsible materials?

8. Can I buy one that serves more than one purpose?

9. Can I get something human powered instead of gas or electric?

10. Can I compost or recycle it when I’m done with it?

11. What is the impact on the environment of the full life cycle of it?

12. Does the manufacture or disposal of it damage the environment?

Happy Holidays!

Love & Twinkle Lights,

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