HI Edwin,
I read the post you directed me to - very intersting - thank you.
Hi Bhavya and Keith - thank you also.
My comments came more from self frustration than anything else.
I don't think any of us know if the path(s) we choose will lead to enlightenment, or maybe they are all heading in that direction, just on different courses.
I have been chanting for about 5 years now from a buddhist religiuos perspective, before that I used to meditate. I found more and more, especialy since I moved from UK to Thailand to work, that I wanted revisit meditation which is how I eventually got involved with Lifeflow.
I have been through periods of reasonably consistent use of Lifelow and have felt benefits.
My work is quite long hours, 6 days per week and some eveings taking care of customers. Juggling this and my social life was stressing me out so I was looking for more and more ways to be less stressed, more productive, and search for enlightenment. - In fact this was making more stressed as I could not see the "wood for the trees".
So I decided I had to concentrate my self development in not more than 2 areas, and see where this takes me.
THis is a big decision for me as to "shelve" a religiuos practice where you have friends who practice it consistently out and are always encouraging me to do the same, there is a definite "PULL".
I tried marrying the chanting with Lifeflow, but then felt I was not being true to the chanting, or getting the intended benefits from Lifeflow, all the time trying to still release with Sedona Method and/or Release technique.
(Blimey, I sound a bit screwed up!!)
Then the other night, something came to mind that was in the free 4 part meditation course where Michael (well I think it's his voice?) relates the story of a woodcutter, striving harder and harder to achieve his goal and never taking time to sharpen his axe - this rang very true to me. I was the woodcutter and I was pushing myself harder and harder to chop down trees with my blunt axe!!
I see lifeflow as a great way to sharpen my axe and releasing as a great way to free myself from the feelings that stop the tree from falling (or make me want to chop down the wrong tree!)
Even typing this I still feel the pull from Chanting, but I know if it is right for me, I will pick it up later.
Hope this helps anyone who reads it.
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