{"id":29814,"date":"2018-04-07T01:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T07:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/?p=29814"},"modified":"2018-04-02T09:28:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:28:24","slug":"tips-from-regina-day-74-nti-luke-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awakening-together.org\/dev2\/tips-from-regina-day-74-nti-luke-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips from Regina ~ Day 74, NTI Luke 11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s reading is full of helpful pointers.<\/p>\n

Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prayer is typically defined as a request for something or an expression of gratitude for something. NTI says that prayer is the unceasing act of thought. In other words, through our thinking we are constantly asking for things or expressing gratitude for things. (And remember, what we are grateful for increases.)<\/p>\n

As an example, let\u2019s pretend that I worry about money a lot. Worry is a low vibrational option. By focusing on a low vibration (worry), I am praying for a low vibration experience.<\/p>\n

As far as experience goes, it would be much better to trust that all is well, regardless of the current appearance.<\/p>\n

However, today\u2019s teaching in NTI reaches even higher than that. Today\u2019s teaching says that with each thought I am praying for nothing or everything. NTI would define any experience that reinforces the idea that I am a person as \u201cnothing,\u201d because it reinforces the untrue.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s reading recommends praying for everything by laying personal thinking aside and contemplating the Holy Spirit\u2019s thoughts. The Holy Spirit\u2019s thoughts are really ways of being<\/em>. Specifically, those ways of being are:<\/p>\n

Forgiveness<\/em> \u2013 Watching one\u2019s self to notice the current vibration of thought. Letting go of low vibration thinking.<\/p>\n

Love<\/em> \u2013 In this case, love is a childlike trust and innocence (opposite of the I-know mind), coupled with following intuitive guidance unquestionably.<\/p>\n

Acceptance<\/em> \u2013 Content with what is as it is without seeking more or different.<\/p>\n

Gratitude<\/em> \u2013 Specifically, gratitude for being. Paying attention to awareness because one wants to pay attention to awareness is an example of gratitude.<\/p>\n

Rejoicing<\/em> \u2013 Causeless happiness, happiness for being. This is the pinnacle of acceptance and gratitude.<\/p>\n

The Extension of Love<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s reading says, \u201cYour Father is the extension of Love.\u201d In this context, love is defined as life-awareness, which is the First Principle of God. When NTI says that our Father is the extension of Love, it means that life-awareness is the only present reality.<\/p>\n

We are asked to see anything that isn\u2019t love (life-awareness) as meaningless and valueless. Since everything is life-awareness in reality, what isn\u2019t life-awareness?<\/p>\n

Mental interpretation isn\u2019t life-awareness. We are to see mental interpretation as meaningless and valueless.<\/p>\n

In other words, ego-judgment is meaningless and valueless. Worry is meaningless and valueless. Desire (seeking more) is meaningless and valueless. Condemning one\u2019s self is meaningless and valueless. Regretting the past is meaningless and valueless. Jealousy and envy are meaningless and valueless. And etcetera.<\/p>\n

Resistance<\/strong><\/p>\n

NTI defines resistance as \u201cnothing more than your desire to keep things the same.\u201d Resistance is the attraction to one\u2019s current vibrational level, whatever that vibration level is. It comes from the mental idea<\/em> that the known is safer than the unknown.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s reading will list ways that we unknowingly listen to resistance and maintain our current vibrational level. Pay close attention to that list. It might be helpful to take notes as you read the list. Write down specific examples of how you\u2019ve listened to resistance recently without realizing it. For example, when you read, \u201c[Resistance] gives you things to do that must be done if you are to be seen as worthy by the outside world,\u201d a person might write a list of things s\/he does in order to avoid being judged by others.<\/p>\n

Taking the time to make this list specific to you is helpful, because it will help you see all the ways you are maintaining your current vibrational level. After making the list, it\u2019s helpful to ask inner intuition, \u201cWhat do you want to say to me now that I\u2019ve seen this?\u201d<\/p>\n

Safety and Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone desires safety and security. No reasonable and loving spiritual teacher would ever encourage anyone to take an action that would put him\/her at risk. (Unfortunately, \u201cmagical\u201d spiritual thinking does put people at risk. A good spiritual teacher will discourage \u201cmagical\u201d spiritual thinking. Examples of magical spiritual thinking include not going to the doctor when something appears wrong with the body, driving the car with one\u2019s eyes closed, not taking wise precautions with wildlife, and etcetera.)<\/p>\n

At the same time, the vast majority of thinking about safety and security is ego, and its only real purpose is to maintain the ego. One who listens to ego\u2019s thinking about safety and security may manage a temporary sense of security through listening to that thinking, but since the ego is a problem-solution mechanism, that sense of security will not last. Even if one attains great financial wealth, which was the ego\u2019s plan for safety and security, one will worry about maintaining that wealth or will start to worry about other types of security such as health, beauty, power, popularity or belonging.<\/p>\n

There is no lasting security with the ego. The only way to reach a permanent sense of security is awakening to reality.<\/p>\n

What is it for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s reading encourages us to ask, \u201cWhat is it for?\u201d whenever we use time for anything. The question is a tool for discernment, not self-condemnation. We may ask, \u201cWhat is it for?\u201d and find an egoic reason driving what we are doing. Then, we might change what we are doing or we might simply adjust our reasoning.<\/p>\n

For example, I just got back from 5 days alone in La Veta. Let\u2019s imagine I got there in my little cabin and then asked, \u201cWhat is this for?\u201d Let\u2019s imagine that I noticed I wanted to escape my busy lifestyle. I sensed a judgment and a need for things to be different in my desire to escape. I realized ego brought me to the cabin.<\/p>\n

After seeing this, I could then ask, \u201cWhat do I really want?\u201d That question will realign my intention with my heart. I would realize that I want to embrace my life as it is and let go of thinking that judges my life as unsatisfactory. However, that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean I need to leave the cabin. With clarity, I then ask for current moment guidance, and I follow that, whatever it is.<\/p>\n

Sometimes we may be guided to change what we are doing if ego drove us to do it. Other times, we may be guided to change the reason for doing what we are doing. If one asks for clarity and guidance with self-honesty and with awakening as his\/her purpose, one can trust the outcome of asking, \u201cWhat is this for?\u201d and \u201cWhat do I want?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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