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@Diane Your mother could benefit from the Sedona Method if she is open to it. Do you know about this method? It's a method that helps people release resistance they accumulated to things they don't like, can't face up to (and much more). There is some information online, some youtube videos about it and some good books. (And a forum dedicated to this method aswell.) It can help your mother to have a look at it. The method is easy to learn and she can get help on the forum. You could even co-process with her the Sedona Process. I do it from time to time with friends when they're stucked in something. Also the book could help you understand the mechanics of resistance and what it does to people that they isolate themselves from their environment and goals. Kind regards, Chris

@Diane You're welcome, Diane. Talking to your mother about your brother will give you her view on things and how she is desparate about it. Don't forget that she looks at things from her own perspective, with her own expectations and "should be's" and "shouldn't be's". Don't let your own perspective be blurred by the pain of others. If possible meet your brother alone, otherwise he may get the feeling that he is being worked on. But he needs someone he can open himself to. The best thing to help him do it is to accept him as he is. That's what we all want: being free to be ourselves. Give him a hug. Kind regards, Chris

@Lorcan Think of happiness as a way of being, not a destination. There is no inherent meaning to life. It is all in the realm of your assignment and your definition. Only you can know what will really fullfill you. Meditation and other spiritual practices can help you raise your way of being, how you approach or react to things, people, events, projects and how you handle your desires. It's a means to "re-set" yourself. To zero in and come in tune with your spiritual essence. Self-development on the other hand has to do with development. You see, you work on yourself, you develope who you want to be, what role you want to take on, in what circumstances you want to manifest yourself in at al. Self-development is very tiresome if you're not, at least to some degree, self-realized (i.e. didn't realize who you are and what you really want). Happiness is just a desireable state of being. It's not the goal of life. Any toddler can be happy for no apparent reason. If it doesn't resonate with you that "the best use of time is to meditate", than it is not the best use of time for you. Or not always the best use of time. If Leo would meditate all the time, no videos from Leo would be uploaded anymore, but I am sure that since that video he uploaded a lot of them. Right? So above all, find your purpose. Find what you want to express and what you would like to experience. And go for it. Meditation can help you get there. ~Chris

@Diane It's not easy to give a good advice from a distance, but from what I read, the problem with your brother is only the surface result of a broader situation. The best bet would be, to instead of wanting to "improve" your brother to really, honestly look what is interesting him. It may be that he is in a state of failed dreams (like having a nice family environment, or some personal things that he didn't achieve) and now his mood is fixed on boredom or below. Don't treat him as a problem. Ask him instead what it is that his attention is fixed in (if applicable) or take him on a trip somewhere where you know he would enjoy. Tell him you understand the situation he is stucked in (when you do). Do the same with your mother. It may be your mother does not understand why teenagers behave like this nowadays. She has a cultural shock in the culture she lives in. It sounds paradox, but the world changes on such a speed that it really is a different culture than one generation before. Help her make some sense of it. Good luck, Chris

I guess your only way to meet one is to work on the guy in the mirror.

It's nothing unusual. There are many answeres to your question, but it may be something totally different for you. Why don't you ask your voice where it comes from and what its purpose is? Kind regards, Chris

Hi @Skenderberg. Sorry for my late respond, I was away for Easter Days. Now, since you share a scrap of knowledge, it would be cool if you named the source. It's an interesting piece. Why wouldn't you share the source if it could be of some help and support for others? Kind regards, Chris

@Skenderberg please, can you post a source of this chart? Kind regards, Chris

(bold mine) I can absolutely follow where you're coming from. Congratulations. Now that you found your contradictory mindset, look how you can optimise your guiding belief in this area of your life. I wish you good luck in your endavours. ~Chris

@abrakamowse Here is a read that can help you to overcome some of your limiting beliefs. You will need to get familiar with some of the shamanic words used in the article, but you can easily find them defined on the site. Have a good read: http://qentiwasi.com/2016/01/20/spirituality-and-money-dont-confuse-ayni-and-challay/ (Anyway, you should still use the process posted before. This article I give you so you have a new perspective on money.) Kind regards, Chris

No, from my perspective money is energy. You have as much money as you are capable of generating. There is nothing inherently good or bad when it comes to energy. But, as I said, philosophising and intelectual debate will not help you to overcome the actual limiting beliefs. By looking at the consequences of having a set belief, you unburden yourself from the accumulated charge connected with the belief. It's here where you can very easily let go or change it. Kind regards, Chris

Thanks David, that's a good point Yes, but then again, this too sounds like a limiting belif: "I'm focusing too much on money." What are the consequences of having such a thought? ~Chris

Very good, you can actually run the process on one of those thoughts/beliefs. Let me know if you need any help or guidance with it. You can PM me. ~Chris

@abrakamowse The first thing to change a limiting belief is to really name it. What is the limiting belief? - money is bad - I don't deserve money - money makes people arrogant - spiritual people can let go of the need of money - you can't serve two masters (god/mammon) - with money I could become capricious - my friends/family wouldn't approve of me being a well-to-do - my family never had much - all I earn is lost/spent upfront - ...something other... Here is a little process you can run on yourself. This process works really well, but it's important to really name the thing you want to run out and then really run it. (It's not an intelectual thing, but you will see how well it works when you actually do it). Make sure you look at the consequences you have from having this belief. Get all of them or as much as you can until you feel relief. Many insights can come to view aswell. You can make a list of beliefs connected to an area (in your case obviously money) and then look which of the things on the list draws the most attention. Take this first, run it and go back to your list. If you have more questions, let me know. Cheers, Chris

I literally know people who run their lives as dictated by some kind of lyrics. Real low counciousness. We also need to realize that many artists just write what they feel without paying to much attention what effect it will have on the audience. Some music nowadays seems even to be designed to instill low level counciousness and behaviour. If you want to make real progress, check and update your playlist! My 2 cents, for what it's worth. ~Chris

@Delite Welcome. Have you worked with the Sedona Releasing Methode already? From what I read this is the technique that could help you on some of the issues you mention. Check google: Sedona Methode. The book is about 20 € in Germany, should be approx. the same in NL. All best, Chris

Thank you for letting me know. The video itself was not to scare the f*ck out of you :-D But I understand, when one does not feel well, all symptoms that are mentioned somewhere tend to be interpreted in a self-centred way. Get well soon, mate. ~Chris

@shouldnt Did you contact the chiropractor again? The neck is not a thing to play around with. It may very well be that all your depression is stemming from a physical inbalance caused in your neck region. There are blood vessels and nerves that can be sqeezed and if they are, you can have a lot of the symptoms you talk about. Please see this video: You should go to your chiropractor and handle the issue. If he does not want to, look for another one who is competent. Use google or any search engine to find one near you with good reputation. It's important to get your issue handled first before even considering a psycho therapy. Kind regards, Chris

I stopped drinking coffee 20 days ago. I drank for over 20 years coffee. Before I stopped I would drink 4-6 cups a day (big cups). I feel better now. More balanced physically. Too much coffee is bad for blood pressure. And if this question is really serious, you can google serious research instead of asking people what they think. ~Chris

My take is very easy: is it condusive? Beneficial? or is it incodusive and detrimental? In general when you walk the earth you look around and that's your compass. Groups and societies, through tradition and convention, have declared what' good and what's evil. That's morality. It's in place in order to keep the group or society alive, help it survive. What they decide is condusive is called good, what is detrimental is called evil. The problem with this is, that some seemingly evil situation can trigger people into unpredictable reactions where the situation maybe was not evil at all. People are killed because they have different beliefs, There is nothing really inherently evil in having different beliefs, but from the standpoint of the group it may be that they decided it is detrimental to their survival. So, there you have morality. It's a group thing. On a personal level you can have different conclusions but can't express your views. There you go: group-think, group-pressure, morality. For your own safty it is sometimes good to know what the groups morality is like. But it shouldn't stop you to have your own views on things. Forget about labels like good and evil when you look into things for yourself. Is it condusive and contributing from your own point of view? Or is it harmful and detrimental? Transcend good vs. evil and get free from environmental conditioning. ~Chris

Experience and express are the two basic processes ("doings") of spiritual presences. :-) That's all there is to existence, actually. Meta-physics has not so much to do with truth seeking. It's just a subtler level of experience and expression (beyond physical manifestations). The physical universe (if such thing even exists beyond our agreed upon definitions of "reality") is only in place to give us the feeling of separation (from each other) and a playground with specific laws where our creations (expressions) can be shown, exchanged and experienced. We truly are spiritual presences having a physical experience. Nothing bad about it, except when we come to the conclusion (and are thaught in schools) that we come from mud. Cheers ~Chris

@Philip How do you define Meta-Physics? It's etymological meaning is "beyond physics" (see full etymology here), hence, any experience you had was a meta-physical experience. The "physical" organs that deliver the signals to you (who is non-physical in nature) culminate in a meta-physical experience. ~Chris

@Philip Thanks for your honesty!

@Philip I see where you are coming from, but metaphysical truth are still only then good if they are practical. No? Something like Absolute Truth is indebatable. As @d1ajax said, Truth is dependend from the viewer. It's expandable. Scientific "truths" are the agreed upon, practical truth. Very variable. Coming back to Absolute Truth, if you see something exactly as it is, it vanishes. Truth makes free. But of course there are levels of insights. Truth is that which is not. It's non-existent. Ungraspable. It can be experienced, but not taken with you into the next moment. What follows are waves of cognitions. The more Truth revealed, the more the non-truth is gotten rid of. You can see it in societies (the more non-truth in education, the worse and more depressed the society) and in individuals. Knowledge and science tries to approximate truth. Meditation and Spiritual Practice is only as good as it leads to Truth (accompanied with a better mood, more clarity in perception etc.). Something like objective Truth (2 or more people seeing exactly the same thing) does not exist. 2 viewpoints can only be approximated, they will never match entirely. Truths and illusions are very personal things. Kind regards, Chris

Haven't read the book. But visualizations do work very good. What actually helps is journaling. You write about your scenario and visualize additionally what scenario you would like to manifest. Daily journaling is best in the morning and at night, before you go to sleep you can make your plans for the next day and the near future. (Doing it before sleep is better than in the morning). There are many ways to visualize. Many processes. Journaling helps you to first connect with your current scenario (get a real feel of where you are at) and from there it's easier to make your desired changes. ~Chris