Bathroom Epiphany

Had a real [experiential] (almost life altering) epiphany the other day.

All i did was add a prefix to every thing i thought about touched, felt experienced

the prefix was ‘divine’

and my divine-hand divinely-touched the divine-touch brush … etc… this almost joking play continued for a few minutes, and then it dawned on me, and i was stuck naked, in divine awe of; the divine i was in - the divine i am - the divine created illusion that we are journeying in and i both cried and laughed at the same time – the light was blinding.

Like a rabbit in front of oncoming headlights, I froze, grateful, humbled, unable to move, aware of being in the presence of the divine, that every moment a huge amount of energy was being provided to recreate every moment, a huge amount of love and patience. But that the divine, was not out there somewhere in some alternate (higher) consciousness, but right here, right now.

This was not like my previous ‘mystical’ experiences of loosing myself in the ONE, or the dissolving of self in the oneness of the universe. Here I was stuck in self but realising that everything, including my ‘self’ was actually divine.

This post was written by Urban Guru on October 31, 2008

Whats Life All About?

If you’re alive and if you’ve ever taken a moment to think about the big questions, then you’ll probably admit that life is a little bit crazy.
After years of pondering this and other important questions, i’ve had one or two fairly cheesy but profound realisations:

Each and everyone of us has to activate a feeling of love within us and in every moment in life we are given new and different opportunities to love.

To love the people in our lives, including ourselves, to love the beings in our lives, to love the stuff in our lives and to love our lives.

The kind of love that I’m talking about isn’t theoretical or a general ‘isn’t everybody lovely’ fluffy feeling. What I’m referring to is a real, deep love, that is the kind of love we have for a child, or a sibling or a parent or a spouse.

Obviously all of those types of love are slightly different, but the feeling, the feeling of love is the same. I’m suggesting that we foster and nurture that feeling of love within ourselves and that we actively allow that energy to flow to the world and people around us.

Thus we transform ourselves and we transform the world.

In a place were there is love all are happy and at peace.

This post was written by Urban Guru on October 2, 2008

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Loosing Weight With Love

My mum’s doctor has told her she needs to lose at least 3st, but when it comes to diets, she doesn’t stay motivated. I’m worried for her health - how can I encourage her to take action?

Trying to motivate someone else is a difficult thing, I’ve got lots of experience doing that, and the old saying is still true, “You can lead the horse to water, but you can’t make it drink”. This is especially true for parents, who have spent many years of their life telling you, what you should and should not be doing. Ultimately it’s her life and no amount of pushing is going to work long-term.

What I would suggest (and I know it might sound a little ‘left field’) is spend a little each day thinking about her. Imagine her 3st lighter, imagine her happier and fitter, focus on how much you love her and how much she loves you. You see, I believe, that a little bit of real heart-felt love, has a really powerful effect to change and transform the people that we love.

Maybe it’s because of some way-out spiritual connection we have with them, or maybe it’s because, if you spend time feeling real love (and acceptance) for your mum, she’ll see it and feel it in the little things you do and say.

And without any nagging or ‘motivational’ bullying, she will start to feel the love that you have for her, in her own heart, and will make the changes she needs to make, because she feels loved and because she wants to. And also because she’s got a fantastic daughter who loves her and who she wants to be around for, for as long as possible.

I’d also suggest that if she wants to and has some spare cash, she signs up for the Soulmate Lifestyle makeover programme, which makes dieting and loosing weight a no-brainer. See www.soulmatelifestyle.com for more info.

This post was written by Urban Guru on September 22, 2008

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Unity & Camaraderie ‘v’ Pious Religious Observance

Loose an argument and win a friend

Many millennium ago in the lands of just east of the Nile and west of the Euphrates there happened to be two very different generations, their differences recorded by the ancient Kabbalists describe one generation as being very religious and pious and the other much less pious and very much more friendly.

The generation of King Saul was very religious and pious, but for some reason even though they were so very correct and right, fortune never shined on them in battle and despite their undoubted spirituality and righteousness, nonetheless they were cosmic losers.

In contrast the generation of Achav was not particularly religious and not particularly pious, in fact they would quiet often find them serving local idols and getting involved in lots of exciting but forbidden activities nonetheless for some strange reason fortune smiled on this bunch and they were successful in every single battle and the story goes that they never lost one of their soldiers.

Now the difference between the outlook of these two generations was quite different and quite profound the first lot were very religious and pious, and quite anal about the religious observance of their fellow man, they where as a result of their religious devotion quite serious and unforgiving.

They would reprimand each other and argue about what was right and what was wrong, and although they were ultimately very pious, it seems that God wasn’t too please with them after all.

The generation of Achav was quite different, they didn’t care much for the accoutrement of religious life, yes they believed in God alright but they also wanted to have a good time, life was for the living, it was about family about good friends about having a great time, it was about caring for your mates, getting drunk together, having fun together, and yes at times that lead to being in the wrong place at the wrong time and doing thing that you might later regret but they were more easygoing, and forgiving.

If their friend did them wrong, they’d have it out but almost always get over it and forgive them, mainly because they loved each other like brothers and sisters. And guess what? Fortune smiled upon this merry bunch of fun loving disreputable bunch and they won every single one of their battles.

The moral of the story is quite clear – God doesn’t want piety at the expense of you being a fun-lovingly good person and friend, if you’ve found that religion has made you a pain in the ass then you’re going in the wrong direction.

Love life, love your friends and family, love the world and the world will love you straight back.

This post was written by Urban Guru on September 12, 2008

Sleeping Giants

We are sleeping giants,

Formed from dust by the great sky,

Our souls are more powerful than angels,

Our bodies shine brighter than the sun,

Our dreams now our destiny!

This post was written by Urban Guru on September 7, 2008

Poolside Confidence, for people who haven’t been working out

Confidence, for people who haven’t been working out - still; feel great even though you’re not in the greatest of shape.

So you haven’t been working out, you’ve not been eating much more healthily in the run up to that all important summer ‘social catwalk’ by the pool, you haven’t got around to doing what you kept on promising yourself you’d do, but now it’s probably all too late and there’s not much point trying to kid yourself that by drinking a diet-Coke is going to make any difference what-so-ever to your now ever so slightly bulging belly. So what are you going to do?

Breathe in, and think and feel gorgeous! No seriously, loathing your body isn’t going to do you any justice, it’s not going to help you feel sexy and it’s not going to help you find any summer romance. The Answer is to embrace you booty! Take possession of your whole body and accept it as it is, right now! Say to yourself, I am gorgeous and sexy just as I am.

This post was written by Urban Guru on April 23, 2008

Feel the sunshine on the inside all year round

It’s grey and rainy most of the year round in the UK, so make a point of capturing a little bit of holiday sun and inspiration to carry with you throughout the year. If you do get a chance to go on holiday, make a point of creating a few moments of blissful calm, tranquillity and inspiration, so whether it’s by the pool or walking down a country lane, on standing on top of a mountain, take breathe deeply and turn on your minds video recorder.

Crystallise the experience in your mind and body, be aware of all of your senses, the feeling of the sun warming your face, the cool breeze, the view, the smell, remember this moment and save it to your inner hard-drive, by holding your thumb and forefinger together, so that when you’re waiting for a busy in the cold and bitter rain, you can automatically bring back that stunning summer experience and feel the sunshine on the inside. It may not stop the rain from falling but it might just take the edge off.

This post was written by Urban Guru on April 23, 2008

Peace and Blessings

Blessings are metered by OUR ability to receive, not the Universes ability to give. It’s almost like, the Universe would like to give us everything but it is us that says no.

In some sense, as a friend suggested, sometimes it’s our ‘personality’ which gets in the way of blessings. And that sometimes we need to let go of our selves, put our sense of ‘Self’ to one side to simply allow God’s blessings into our lives.

Some say that we have to make a “vessel” a way and a path, for the Universe to bless us. But I believe, more important than the creation of a mere ‘vessel’ or conduit of divine blessing, we ourselves, must become spiritually able and willing to receive blessing into our hearts and into our lives.

The questions we are forced to ask are; are we open enough, receptive enough, willing enough to allow the divine to give us everything and more? Are we ready to accept bliss into our every moment of our lives?!!!?

Say to yourself; “I’m sorry for having previously been a barrier to receiving blessings, I forgive you for the past, I now allow you to accept all blessings into your heart with joy and love. I allow the source of all blessings to flow through me, so that peace is my very being and the abundance of blessing my inheritance!”

This post was written by Urban Guru on March 30, 2008

Emotional Healing and Spiritual Enlightenment 101

One of the first and most important steps on the path to personal enlightenment or as I like to say creating a personal utopia, is becoming free of emotional blockages.

The reason why I’d suggest that this is the most important of journeys is that, in order to experience any idea, any profound and life altering notion or concept your heart must be open to feeling and experiencing whatever idea as being real.

Your mind and heart are like two wings of a bird, each of them needs to be functioning well and working together in order to help you fly upwards, towards those illustrious spiritual heights.

So getting to it, this I what you need to do:

Because we’ve all been hurt one way or other over the years, write a list of people that you may have unfinished emotional business with.

Then think about each of them and write them a letter, telling them exactly what happened from your perspective and exactly how you feel. It may not be a lovely letter but it has to be honest.

Of course you’re not meant to send the letter, but rather take each one put it in an envelope and in your minds eye imagine yourself putting the address on it, sticking a stamp on and putting it in the post.

I would recommend that you shred the actual letter and put the shredding in the recycling, as you do so say to yourself, I’m letting this go, I’m allowing the Universe to take care of this business, I’m moving on with my life, My heart is freer. Do this for each letter until you have no more unresolved emotional business to deal with. Obviously this could take a while.

Once you’ve done that, think about each person you’ve written your letter to and forgive them, even pray for them, ask that they be granted peace. Obviously this could take a while (especially if you’ve not really done the letter writing stuff all that convincingly).

Let people know what you feel! Once you’ve done all that emotional healing, you might find that you feel much more alive, more able to express yourself. You might even find that you don’t let the same situations happen again, you’ll deal with them before they become things that you might one day regret.
So, do express your feelings, tell people what you feel, be in touch with your feelings, and allow yourself to be more of an emotional person.

Whatever happens you’ll become a richer and more whole person, even if it does get you into some short-term trouble, with people that can’t deal with emotions.

Remember, to be kind to yourself and others, life is a lesson in love and compassion, for yourself, the people in your life and the entire world.

This post was written by Urban Guru on December 16, 2007

The Guru asks “Do they know it’s Christmas? Do they? Really? Well why are they still playing that damn song?”

It’s so easy to get caught up in the rhetoric and sentimentality of the current fashionable good cause, whether it’s recycling, CO2 emissions, feeding the starving in Africa or eating more fruit and veg. But the real question is, even if you are a dedicated bandwagon devotee; does that make you a significantly better person?

Haven’t you ever noticed, that, for all their clear skin, the staff in your local Health Food Shop or Environmentally Super Deli seem absolutely miserable and struggle to smile? Don’t you sometimes leave thinking, why do they want to save the world when they’re so miserable? And it’s not just because you’ve driven up in your shinny new car and are wearing a suit. That’s not the reason why they look like they’ve been sucking organic lemons, No!

Their faces seem to say ‘Oh bugger! The end of the world is nigh! Anyone for lentils?’

On reflection, they don’t really care about the world as much as they profess, just as nobody really cares if starving people in Africa know whether it’s Christmas or not.

We love the sentimentality of it, the feeling of being right, doing good when everyone else is wrong and some people just like being miserable.

The proof is, that, if we really loved and cared for the world, then we would start to love and care for the small Universe we inhabit, which we each called ‘My Life’.

So if you want to save the world, start loving and looking after yourself. Discover deep and meaningful happiness, spend time finding balance and actively feel and express real love for your family and friends and all the people in your life!

When you live in balance and love your self, you won’t need slogans or campaigns, you’ll instinctively look after and cherish your environment, the people in your community, your city, county, region, country and in fact the whole world.

Simply choose to live the life you love, and love the life you live.

This post was written by Urban Guru on October 1, 2007

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Things to say to yourself and those around you

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This post was written by Urban Guru on September 5, 2007

Love:

These feelings, they are enough, tender and soft petals, warmed by the fires of my ebbing heart.

This post was written by Urban Guru on September 5, 2007

There is indeed gold in them there hills!

Stop! Just wait a moment, there is a little lie that you believe; that you are somehow completely separate from the universe, from the whole. That you are just a little furry monkey trying desperately to hold on to this tiny spinning planet, in some forgotten Wild West Corral at the edge of this dusty galaxy, but that’s not the case.

You are actually an integral part of a responsive and intelligent, feeling universe. You are made of the very same substance as the Big Bang and the very same stuff as whatever preceded Space and Time. You are a little bit of God! (I’m a Guru I’m allowed to say that).

The problem is that you believe that the Gold/God/Wealth and Happiness are found ‘Out There’ in those them there hills, but the truth of the matter is that the source of all of the wealth and bliss in your life is not found outside of yourself, but deeply within.

If you are to discover and claim the material wealth in the world outside of you, you must first discover the mountains of ‘gold’ that you already contain.

You must claim wealth, prosperity and spiritual happiness as your birthright and become a gold-digger in the mines of your heart, and uncover the infinite that you have within you.

If you intend it with all of your internal power, if you begin to imagine it, to feel it, then it must come into being. Even if this means that your cosmic soul has to travel back in time, to the beginning of the Universe and form the very gold that you are about to find in the hills and mountains of the open market.

It is you and your intention, your divine will to manifest your infinite potential in any way you choose. You are a creator of the life you are living; you manifest and create wealth and success in your life.

You are the goose that lays the golden eggs!

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This was first published in the Sep 2007 edition of EN Magazine

This post was written by Urban Guru on September 4, 2007

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The Guru goes postal with a machine-gun full of ambition, grenades of talent and a bazooka full of spirit.

I’m not sure if I’ve told you but the ‘Urban Guru’ is simply a myth, it is a realm of enlightened tranquillity and transparent awareness that exists in a state of potential within each and every urban dweller. It just happens to be that the Urban Guru in me has become manifest that I use the honourable title.

But you, also have the ability to create a serene personal utopia, within your current life, to become your own Urban Guru, to travel within the city without moving, to swim in an ocean of pure cosmic intelligence, to realise the divine nature of your very being with every single moment, with every single breathe.

But there is a bloody war on; it is a spiritual war to free or keep captive, the Urban Guru within you. To allow yourself to become all that you are destined to be, or to remain in a state of dull, stressed, mediocrity.

This battle has been prophesised by many cultures and it has been given different names; Holy War, Jihad, Shamhhala, Amalek, Armageddon, but ultimately all the mystical traditions explain that the great battle is a personal spiritual war.

One of these noble traditions explains that in order to create your personal utopia, the campaign you must wage is for the annihilation of your own internal cynicism.

Internal cynicism is the only thing stopping you truly living the life of your dreams, of becoming extremely successful, of living in your own version of heaven on earth.

To annihilate cynicism, you must become a something of a Jedi Knight, Sámi-Warrior and Buddhist monk, finding peace and stillness within, trusting the unfolding of life, armed with a powerfully loving heart and protected by a potent psychic shield.

Learn to relax, give yourself permission to trust and believe in yourself completely. Give yourself the opportunity to be open to the unknown within you, to all that is good and innocent in you.

When you reach that place you will realise that; You are the Urban Guru!

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This was first published in the Aug 2007 edition of EN Magazine

This post was written by Urban Guru on August 2, 2007

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Wishes of peace

PEACE

Conflict or anykind cannot be resolved by more conflict,

Anti-war marchs just increase war,

Boycots just add spritual fuel to the problem

I’d just learn to focus

To breathe,

to spend time developing a mediative practice

even if it’s for a few mins a day

Breathing in and out

saying words like, Love, Peace, Relax, Calm, Bliss, Happiness, God, Divine, Tranquility, etc…

to yourself quietly.

Imagine a bright white healing light entering your lungs, filling your entire being with love and bliss,

see yourself as a being of calm healing light

a supernova of divine energy

smile inwardly to yourself,

say I allow myself the chance to be free, to be truly free,

happiness is my birthright, etc…

become the sourse of love, peace and blessings in your own life

don’t worry about office conflicts

if you can rediscover peace within yourself - the entire world will stop fighting

within you is the divine, the power to change, the power to create, to influence, to manifest your dreams

make sure your dreams are hopefilled and love filled.

wishing you much love
the Urban Guru

This post was written by Urban Guru on July 16, 2007

This is not my …

First up:

This is not my…” don’t ask me why it’s called that, in fact I’m not entirely convinced they know either. And word on the line is that they’re gonna be changing the name anyways. “Who knows what…?” - might be a good idea.

This is not my... website

This bunch of humorous, down-to-earth, slightly eccentric real-life eco-warriors are a breath of fresh air -check them out to see what I mean.

This is not my… way to butter-up cool sites in exchange for a recipricol link.

This post was written by Urban Guru on July 10, 2007

I want you to imagine:

You are the wealthiest person in the world
You are the most successful person in the world
You are the most affluent person in the world
You are the most prosperous person in the world

You are the most accomplished person in the world
You are the most talented person in the world
You are the most gifted person in the world
You are the most intelligent person in the world
You are the most balanced person in the world
You are the most well adjusted person in the world
You are the most harmonious person in the world

You are the most powerful person in the world
You are the most influential person in the world
You are the most potent person in the world
You are the most vital person in the world
You are the most important person in the world
You are the most determined person in the world
You are the most resolute person in the world

You are the most protected person in the world
You are the most privileged person in the world
You are the luckiest person in the world
You are the most fortunate person in the world
You are the most blessed person in the world

You are the most delightful person in the world
You are the most charming person in the world
You are the most charismatic person in the world
You are the most magnetic person in the world
You are the most enigmatic person in the world
You are the most captivating person in the world
You are the most enchanting person in the world

You are the most intoxicating person in the world
You are the most stimulating person in the world
You are the most alluring person in the world
You are the sexiest person in the world
You are the most delicious person in the world
You are the most attractive person in the world
You are the most beautiful person in the world
You are the most gorgeous person in the world
You are the loveliest person in the world
You are the most loveable person in the world
You are the most loved person in the world

You are the most content person in the world
You are the most satisfied person in the world
You are the most fulfilled person in the world
You are the most comfortable person in the world
You are the most secure person in the world
You are the most perfect person in the world
You are the most complete person in the world
You are the most whole person in the world
You are the most wholesome person in the world

You are the healthiest person in the world

You are the happiest person in the world
You are the friendliest person in the world
You are the most approachable person in the world
You are the most decent person in the world
You are the most sociable person in the world
You are the most responsive person in the world
You are the most welcoming person in the world
You are the most approachable person in the world
You are the most encouraging person in the world
You are the most helpful person in the world
You are the most enjoyable person to be with in the world
You are the most accommodating person in the world
You are the most accepting person in the world

You are the most cheerful person in the world
You are the most positive person in the world
You are the most joyful person in the world
You are the most grateful person in the world
You are the most gracious person in the world
You are the most pleasant person in the world

You are the calmest person in the world
You are the most relaxed person in the world
You are the most chilled person in the world
You are the smoothest person in the world
You are the most flexible person in the world
You are the most adaptable person in the world
You are the most tranquil person in the world

You are the most enlightened person in the world
You are the most blissful person in the world
You are the most inspired person in the world
You are the most inspiring person in the world
You are the most inspirational person in the world

You are the most aware person in the world
You are the most conscious person in the world
You are the most mindful person in the world
You are the most humble person in the world
You are the most gracious person in the world
You are the most at ease person in the world
You are the most serene person in the world
You are the most effortless person in the world
You are the most confident person in the world
You are the most restful person in the world
You are the most peaceful person in the world

You are the most wonderful person in the world
You are the brightest person in the world
You are the most brilliant person in the world
You are the most luminous person in the world
You are the most radiant person in the world
You are the most dazzling person in the world
You are the most stunning person in the world
You are the most resplendent person in the world
You are the most glorious person in the world
You are the most magnificent person in the world

You are a tidal wave of change
You are a catalyst for positivity
You are the axis on which the universe spins
You are the creator of your own existence
You are who you want to be

This post was written by Urban Guru on July 4, 2007

One - Jedi - Buddhahood Coming Up!

I’ve been looking for ‘that book’ - you know the one - that’ll teach you how to instantly attain a Jedi-like-Buddhahood, the one that effortlessly reminds you of what you already know deep down. And I’ve looked in the Mind/Body/Spirit section of the bookshop - also the Popular Science section - for cool Urban-Warrior-style book about Quantum Physics.

And I’ve even tried searches on the internet – for phrases like ‘Buddha-in-the-hood’ or ‘Jedi-Buddhahood’- but nothing apart from a Star Wars role-playing book for $179!! which (by-the-way) I saw about three years ago in another bookshop for about £40! - (so much for my prude investment intuition) anyways - I don’t want to play-act being a Jedi - or read a load of Buddhist or Tao airy fairy stuff half mixed with loads of Indian ‘Words’ and lingo just to feel ‘spiritual’.

I just want a plain talking - selfless - down-to-earth guide, I want to actually Be - to feel and experience that inner-peace altered state of Higher Consciousness

And then it came to me – Flash! – Smack! - Boom!!!! - like an old ‘friend’ - who I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to bump into again - and it asked me:

‘Why are you looking outside of yourself - for the answers and solutions that lye within yourself?

Write your own bloody book!’ it said –

‘Discover the inner-Buddha in you -

uncover the Jedi Knight - hiding in your dressing gown.

Behold the Uber Mench - Behold the Urban Guru!’

This post was written by Urban Guru on July 4, 2007

The Best Mom in the World

Abbie & Jacob

Abbie is the best Mom in the world - She’s the mother of my child and my wise and lovely partner in crime. I love her to bits!

She’s my No. 1! This is also a great way to find out if she actually does read my blog as she claims she does. But more than that, without her there would be no Urban Guru.

Abbie is my main day-to-day Life Coach and Urban Guru, she embodies the wisdom I only dream about.

And I just wanted to share that with the world!

This post was written by Urban Guru on April 8, 2007

Listening to your body

Listen to your body, it is very wise.

Wiser than you conscious mind, wiser than the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Einstein, Steven Hawkins, wiser than your Gran, wiser than the Biggest super computer in the world, wiser than you’ll ever know and than you’ll probably ever give it credit for.

Your body is wiser than you, yet most of us don’t listen to it nearly as diligently enough. Listen deeply to your body and hear what it is saying.

What is it saying right now?

It tells you when to eat, when to sleep, when to move, when to hold on and when to let go.

But more than just being wise it’s also a very good listener. It listens to you, to your conscious mind, that part of you that creates and mediates your life and your reality.

Whatever reality it creates, your body listens, prepares for and adjusts and responds accordingly.

The reason why your body listens to the less wise conscious mind between your ears, is because, you conscious mind has the power to create, to transmit and to change the nature of the reality around it.

So if your mind believes something is so, even though it may not have been so originally, your body prepares for the reality you are creating.

So your thoughts, your conscious thoughts are really important. They have an impact on you body. Your unconscious thoughts also greatly impact on you body.

Now take all of your conscious though and put them to one side.

Now take all your conscious thoughts and put them to the other side.

Now clean a space within yourself, a silent space, a clear and tranquil place within yourself that just listens.

Listen to your inner deep.

This is the knowledge that your belly knows, the truth that your guts are aware of.

What I want you to listen to is your gut instinct.

It is more than just reactionary ‘gut instinct’. Most people think of a time when they knew something in their guts, there might have been a twinge in their belly that told them something very strong, and that was probably their gut instinct. But your guts are telling you so much more subtle information all the time, not just life and death shouting, but an encyclopaedia of life altering information at most of the time we are completely oblivious to.

[Your belly is actually a form of brain a seemingly more basic brain, but nonetheless a communicator of intelligent information.]

So take time to listen to your belly, listen to your body, learn to become aware of what it is really saying.

Listening means and implies a certain level of real care for that or who you are listening to.

So care and love your belly, care for and love your body and listen to them.

Feed them good food, let them out to see the world, and get moving and have fun.

If you listen you’ll find out that your body actually really enjoys moderate exercise and your belly enjoys tasty healthy food in moderation.

This post was written by Urban Guru on March 12, 2007

Meditation Manchester

Your life can sometimes seem a little meaningless, a little grey, dull and mundane.

But if you think about it, what do you do in your day that would ever make it otherwise?

What do you do to actively make you life more meaningful?

Do you make sure to do a good deed everyday?

Do you spend quality time with your children or the person you love in your life?

Do you actively help others at least once a week?

Do you pray? Or Meditate?

Do you do yoga or chant?

Do you make sure your eat organic fruit and veg everyday?

Do you buy fair-trade?

“What have you done today to make yourself feel right?”

The pace of life can often take whatever you had out of you, running around chasing meaningless stuff, not eating properly, not looking after yourself and you wonder why you’ve felt better.

This is the remedy, you may not like it, and you may have heard this before from someone else but spend twenty mins each day meditating.

It can be on anything calming, relaxing, positive or meaningful, but spend time focusing, stilling your mind, breathing and getting in touch with yourself.

If you’ve never done ‘meditation’ before don’t worry. It’s very easy!

All it means is concentrating and focusing on one thing at one time.

You’ve probably done it without being aware of it, in the past while you were writing a letter, or figuring out how to put some IKEA furniture together.

The point is – just do it – create a holy time and space in your day and in your life. Give it to yourself as a present.

You can use this time to repeat positive affirmations to yourself like:

‘I am loved and I am safe’

or just repeating inspiring words like, Calm, Relax, Peace, Love, Happiness, Joy, One, God, Space etc…

Twenty mins a day for three months and I guarantee that you’ll become your own Urban Guru in no time at all!

If not I’ll give you a spiritual life coaching session for free!

This post was written by Urban Guru on February 26, 2007

Listen to your heart

Everyday, if you listen closely, the Universe within yourself is telling you something.

If you listen you will hear, that small and quite voice, that knowing feeling that dwells behind your heart, it is urging you to love.

To do what you love, to be what you love, to live the life you love.

But you’ll only hear it if you spend time and energy learning to listen, learning to quiet your mind, to sit still for a moment, to let go of everything you are trying to hold on to.

If you are able to create room within yourself, to create time within your day, to make space in your life to listen, then you will hear the compelling gush of your soul, forward towards that passion in your life, the goodness in you heart, the loving sparkle in you eyes.

If you could just learn to breathe, gently, to listen to your breathing, to focus on your breathing, to feel the sensation of your breath passing slowing and easily in and out of your lungs, if you could allow it to make a space within you that is open and receptive then you will hear.

This voice, this drum, this tidal wave of subtle joy that wants to engulf your whole being with every beat of your heart.

So begin to relax, allow yourself to just be, let yourself be comfortable in your own skin and learn to love the you that you are.

If you spend time listening, your heart to sing you its secret song, of longing and laughter of love and joy and you’ll discover that it’s the same song you have been singing your whole life silently, the song that you knew when you were a child and running in the fields, the song which your heart is drumming to is your life.

So let today be one of song, let it fill you with joy, let the rhythm within travel without.

And start to hear the love for all existence that is always singing if you’d only listen.

This post was written by Urban Guru on February 23, 2007

Your karmic contract

I found this great little Karmic Contract in a lovely (although at times strange) little book called ‘A Litle Book of Prosperity Magic’ by Cynthia Killion.

It’s a contract you can use to help change your life, to help you realise how attached you can be to suffering and saying this aloud help you to change your internal priorities. You can adjust this contract as much as you like so it works for you. 

 

“I, …………………………., am now willing to release all previous vows of poverty, sacrifice, unhappiness, loneliness, sickness, and struggle. Furthermore, I also give up any attachment to suffering or fear of success. I affirm that none of these are qualities of my natural state.

I, …………………………., now claim my natural right to health, love, happiness, and wealth. I declare that I am now manifesting all my heart’s desires, easily and effortlessly, without struggle. I no longer feel the need to create suffering for my