Essential Life Skills

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#2 THE MYSTIC GAZE

A Classic Technique

This classic technique is one of the mystic’s greatest treasures.

It is designed to stimulate your mystical faculties and begin the process of spiritual awakening.

With the Mystic Gaze enjoy the developing sense of clarity, coordination and attunement with life in all you do.

Sit calmly and relax your eyes
Gaze slightly upwards 20-30 degrees
Look into space 20 feet or more
Gaze, don’t stare or strain your eyes
Simply observe and appreciate your awareness of space
Enjoy the dawning wholeness for several minutes
Gear down and go about your day

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#7 EXPANSION THROUGH ATTITUDE AND GOOD WILL

Change Your Heart

Your practice of good will cultivates the heart’s truest, deepest feeling: love.

These good will practices are a boon to mystical study.

The goal of good will practice is the change of the heart.

When your heart naturally and spontaneously radiates forth a palpable good will, then you are a changed person.

Consciously direct your thoughts and feelings toward an attitude of good will
Bring a person to mind
Or place your awareness on a person closest to you
Direct good will toward this person
Feel free to add specific well-wishes like health, love, courage, etc.
Allow your heart to expand, to change

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#6 EXPANSION LEVEL ONE

Quality of Life

Mystics break out of body bondage through numerous expansions of the heart — of the sense of self.

Your feeling of self-awareness imprisons or frees you.

Happily, you can do something powerfully liberating about the state of your heart and the quality of your life.

Sit comfortably for 15 minutes
Choose a person you know
Imagine you’re walking in his/her shoes
Feel you’re inside this person
Say “If I were (name), I’d feel and think…”
Have fun with it and let your heart expand

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#5 THE HEART AND ITS LIBERATION

Your Sense of Self

Mystics break out of mind and body bondage through expansions, expansions of consciousness.

Your “Heart” is your sense of self, your feeling about who you are.

Who are you as a distinct person from everyone else? This is your core individuality, your mystical heart.

Focus on your mystic heart
It is located in the right-central chest or inside the spine behind the heart
Practice The Radiance or The Mist:
Feel that your mystic heart…
Radiates love, light and energy, or
Generates a white mist flowing outward

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#4 THE MYSTIC BREATH

Your Window

Your breath is the key to the mystery of your life. The Mystic Breath is conscious use of this key.

Our individual natures will require different windows — different energy centers — from which to view the life force.

Allow the mystic breath to reveal your personal window.

Stretch and then sit comfortably
Take 5 to 7 deep breaths
Focus on the center of your upper lip
Witness the breath come and go
Let your mind move to a natural center
Watch your breath and the life force from this “window”

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The Essence of Your Life

We begin meditation on the Infinite by focusing our awareness on Spirit, the life essence within us.

How can we do something so seemingly abstract? It’s easy. Spirit empowers your breath night and day.

Let the life force reveal itself to you. Sense the higher power which flows through you.

You’ll feel more alive.

Stretch and relax your body
Sit comfortably
Take 5 to 7 deep breaths
Focus on your nostril rims
Witness the breath come and go
Enjoy for 10 to 12 minutes
Inhale deeply and stretch

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#0 THE MYSTIC SELF

Our True Nature

In the view of mystics, the major problem in life for most of us is ignorance of our true natures.

The Mysteries reveal many ways that you can actually contact your mystic self — and the Infinite Consciousness.

Do you, can you, contact your Mystic Self? Yes, indeed!

Practice this anytime you like
Probably your mind wanders quite often
At times during the day, look at your mind and notice when it’s wandering
Then, turn your attention to that part of your consciousness which observes that your mind is wandering
That special overseeing awareness is part of your marvelous mystic self

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#1 MYSTIC AWAKENING

Benefits

Stimulate your mystical awakening.

When you wake up from a dream you realize you were only dreaming.

Consider too that this normal state of awareness in which you live may be a kind of sleep also.

As you do this technique you’ll find the world becomes more beautiful and enjoyable.

Try this many times a day
Whisper to yourself, “Wake up!”
Mentally say, “Wake up!”
Increase your attention, appreciation and feeling of love
Just cheerfully exhort yourself
Wake up!

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How to Succeed

As you may know, we do not charge for our courses. All Yoga World content is free and available to you with our blessings. However, we do have a simple, but important request that’s key to the transformations necessary to succeed on the path.

We ask you to commit two hours a week to selfless service. This service can be anything you choose ranging from helping a family member or neighbor to volunteering at a nonprofit organization.

This commitment is solely between you and your inner self.

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Essential Life Skills

#2 THE MYSTIC GAZE

A Classic Technique

#7 EXPANSION THROUGH ATTITUDE AND GOOD WILL

Change Your Heart

#6 EXPANSION LEVEL ONE

Quality of Life

#5 THE HEART AND ITS LIBERATION

Your Sense of Self

#4 THE MYSTIC BREATH

Your Window

#3 THE ASCENT

The Essence of Your Life

#0 THE MYSTIC SELF

Our True Nature

#1 MYSTIC AWAKENING

Benefits

How to Succeed

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