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Exploring Consciousness

by Melanie ChongBuddhism, Consciousness May 6, 2014October 9, 2016One Comment

The Abhidhamma has been referenced in a number of previous writings and it resurfaced again in a recent study group as we were exploring ?Consciousness.? I invite you to enter into a body of knowledge that lies within it that I have found of great value over the years, the 52 Mental Factors of Consciousness. …

Where Are You, Signs of Spring?

by Melanie ChongSpirit March 4, 2014March 4, 2014Comments are Disabled

With snow on the ground and temperatures keeping us bundled in winter gear, we may be feeling ?enough already.? According to the calendar, we still have three weeks to go for it to be official ? so where are you in your inner readiness for Spring? We still have time to have our seed(s) ready, …

The Gravity of Love

by Melanie ChongKabbulah, Reiki January 29, 2014Comments are Disabled

This article by David Cooper caught my attention as it speaks to?”the power of Love.” The “electro-magnetic” force Rabbi Cooper writes about is a tangible conscious?experience for those of us who study any of the energetic healing modalities such as Reiki. A simple exercise of feeling the unseen energy between the palms of the hand …

Spring Is Coming

by Melanie ChongSpirit January 24, 2014Comments are Disabled

When the season for planting comes, do you know what seed(s) you will be putting into the soil of your 2014 living?

Consult the teaching of Bear (Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson) and see what wisdom it holds for you.

?In the cave, Bear seeks answers while he/she is dreaming or hibernating. Bear is then reborn in the spring, like the opening of spring flowers.?
?Journey with Bear to the quietness of your cave and hibernate in silence. Dream your dreams and own them. Then in strength you will be ready to discover the honey waiting in the Tree of Life.?

Melanie

“Etched”

by Melanie ChongKabbulah, Spirit January 22, 2014January 22, 2014Comments are Disabled

In a study with Kathy this past Saturday, Aivanhov (Angels and Other Mysteries of The Tree of Life) closes Chapter 11 (?The Body of Adam Kadmon?), with the following sentence: ?You may have to come back thousands of times before the ten sephiroth that are etched into your being begin to vibrate, and your inner …

Uni – Verse: One Composition

by Melanie ChongKabbulah, Spirit January 19, 2014Comments are Disabled

This morning, as I am attending the school of the inner, I am asked to inquire further into the word universe. First, I see two words, uni and verse. (I did consult the dictionary to learn uni is a prefix and verse is a noun). I think most know that the prefix uni means ?one.? …

What Is Moral Memory?

by Melanie ChongSpirit December 10, 2013December 14, 2023Comments are Disabled

In his Meditations on the Tarot, Valentin Tomberg makes a distinction between automatic memory, logical memory and moral memory (Arcanum XX, The Judgement, page 563). Of moral memory, he says, “In old age moral memory more and more replaces logical memory, and the force of memory then depends on moral force – on the intensity …

Back To Joy

by Melanie ChongBuddhism December 2, 2013Comments are Disabled

In Lama Anagarika Govinda?s The Psychological Attitude of Early Buddhist Philosophy, there is a pearl of understanding on page 63 entitled, ?Importance of Joy and Suffering according to the Abhidhamma.? The excerpt that I would like to share is: ?In other words: out of the 121 classes of consciousness which are discussed in Buddhist psychology, …

Two Invitations

by Melanie ChongCreativity November 27, 2013Comments are Disabled

An Invitation from the Creative Field of Possibilities Some first steps, perhaps: a luminous mind and warm heart; a willingness to break the shell of what sounds like “it is not possible”; find your mental and heart muscles; exercise to develop strength; determine your environment of activity; check your tool box of your already-acquired gifts …

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