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The Psychology of Happiness Concepts for a Happier more Harmonious life Published every 7th and 21st of the month March 21, 2002 Circulation 1100 Issue # 11 Focus - Contemporary Parables This ezine is a work of love. May you enjoy it and benefit from it This our second mailing with a new software. Let us know of any problems. *********************************************************** *May this issue find you well and happy on all levels of your being.* If you are not yet a member become one (FREE) at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com & ** Benefit from over 600 FREE articles, ebooks, ** * Discounts on books and cassettes * * and our Life Clarification Process.* KNOW SOMEONE who would benefit from this important information? Forward or Print it for them. ************************************************************ ******* ATTENTION ******* You can view this and previous issues with greater ease by clicking here http://www.holisticharmony.com/clarity/ *********************************************************** Unsubscribe instructions are at the end of this newsletter. * If you are receiving in duplicate, please let us know. ************************************************************ * Forward this ezine or a particular article to a friend. * ** He or she may be * very grateful * to you. ** ************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE - Focus on Contemporary Parables ************************************************************ => Editorial - An Image is Worth a 1000 Words ************************************************************ => 1. Laser Power Mind ************************************************************ => 2. The Lion Cub ************************************************************ => 3. The Blind Village and the Elephant ************************************************************ => 4. Spiritual Weight Lifting ************************************************************ => 5. Hidden Problematic Communication ************************************************************ => 6. Purifying Gold - Love ************************************************************ => 7. Ice ? Water ? Steam = Body ? Mind ? Spirit ************************************************************ => 8. Subscribe/Unsubscribe information ************************************************************ => Editorial - An Image is Worth a 1000 Words ************************************************************ *** An Image is Worth a 1000 Words *** The "Contemporary Parables included in this issue are simple, pleasant and yet, deep and penetrating ways to understand ordinarily complex life issues. The power of these "parables" is that they conjure up images which enable us to understand subtle and intangible concepts in a concrete images. Although it is actually impossible to understand these highest truths with our limited minds, we can gain a certain amount of perspective on our lives through these approximate mental conceptions. You can download many more of these "Parables" or models from: http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/members/download/books/parables/ (For members only - Membership is Free) ************************************************************ => 1. Laser Power Mind ************************************************************ *** Laser Power Mind *** Robert Elias Najemy The common mind is like a 60 watt light bulb which gives off a pleasant, not very powerful light, able to light up a small room, so that we can see well enough to function. Its light is confined to the small room and does not penetrate the walls to light up what is behind them. Nor can it sufficiently light up a larger room. Our mind in the same way is pretty much confined to the small room called our superficial, personal, conscious reality. It does not have the power to penetrate to the depths of realities, beyond social preconceptions and misconceptions. It is limited by childhood programming and automatic emotional mechanisms, which keep it limited the surface of things - superficial. The light of the ordinary light bulb is scattered in many directions and radiates at many different wavelengths and frequencies. If we could take this 60 watts and direct all the energy in the same direction and make all the rays move at the same frequency, we would have a laser, which could burn a hole through the wall (of illusion) and expose the reality behind it. That is the same energy when synchronized and focused in only one direction becomes much more penetrating. This is true of light and also of our mind. Meditation is the process by which we can turn our 60-watt ordinary mind into a laser mind, which will then be able to penetrate to the source of problems and solve them easily. It will be able to burn through the veil of childhood programming and help us to see the truth about ourselves, others and the world around us. Twenty minutes a day is not much of an investment for obtaining a laser mind, whose clarity and power can offer us a happier, more fulfilling life, as well as spiritual evolution and finally enlightenment. It's our choice. Even if we had all the money in the world we could not buy such a laser, nor can we steal it. Nor can anyone else build it for us. Only we can build it in our own mind. (Adapted from the forthcoming "Contemporary Parables" by Robert Elias Najemy. His book "The Psychology of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/holisticharmo-20 and http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html. His writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com where you can also download FREE articles and e-books. ************************************************************ *** The Psychology of Happiness *** ** This book has enhanced over 20,000 lives ** *** EVEN MORE Testimonials about this book *** "My life has changed radically. I was lost in my daily problems and responsibilities. I see my life more clearly. I now better understand myself and others. Now problems are no longer problems, but rather opportunities for inner development, growth and service." Victoria Fanti, Pediatrician You have so much to gain by ordering this book with a 30% DISCOUNT from Amazon by clicking here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971011605/holisticharmo-20 Or here for a 40% DISCOUNT by clicking here: http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html Or ask your local bookstore to order it with ISBN number 0-9710116-0-5 ************************************************************ ========================== Balance. Success. Joy. They're yours when you subscribe to the New Leaf. It's like having a free personal coach in your in box. Subscribe in seconds at http://www.mollygordon.com ========================== 4/9 ************************************************************ ==> 2. The Lion Cub ************************************************************ *** The Lion Cub *** The story about the lion cub more graphically describes this process. Once there was a great lioness that went hunting with her newborn cub. While chasing and attacking a flock of sheep, the she-lion made a wrong move, fell off a cliff and died. The cub was left without a mother and grew up in the midst of the sheep. As the years passed, the cub became a full-grown lion, but it was instinctually conditioned to behave as a sheep. It ate grass, made a bleating sound, and just like the sheep, developed a fear of all other animals. One day, another lion attacked the flock, and in the chase, was shocked to see the ridiculous sight of a full grown lion running away with the sheep bleating "bah bah" in fear. He caught up to the sheepish lion, and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you acting in this ridiculous way? You a great, powerful lion acting like a lowly powerless sheep? What has come over you? You should be ashamed of yourself." The sheepish lion explained that he was a sheep, and that the flock had taught him to fear and bleat and run in horror from the powerful lions. The adult lion took the sheepish lion down to the river and asked him to look at the reflection of his own face. He saw that he was like the lion and not like the sheep. The lion then woke up from its ignorance and discovered its previously ignored inner courage, strength and majesty. We are like the sheepish lion. The sheep represent our human nature, our personality, which moans, fears, complains and worries. The Lion is the spiritual aspect of our being, which is a source of great power, wisdom, creativity, goodness and love. Great spiritual teachers have appeared throughout history with the same message of our "LION NATURE", the untapped spiritual power and greatness that dwells within us.. ************************************************************ => 3. The Blind Village and the Elephant ************************************************************ *** The Blind Village and the Elephant *** Robert Elias Najemy Many of you will know this story and of course it is not mine, but it is worth remembering during these days of fear and fanaticism. "Once there was a village of blind people (that is us). In this village lived a blind king, five blind wise men and the rest of the villagers who also could not see. "One day an elephant came stumping heavily into the village, and stood in the village square. All the villagers were quite alarmed and anxious to find out what was this thunderous entity which had entered their village. The king ordered the five wise men to investigate the phenomenon and to report their findings. Each of the five wise men approached the elephant from a different angle. The first came up the elephant's side, and, after feeling it, reported that it was a huge walking, pulsating wall which had come into the village. The second wise man got hold of one of its legs and said it was not a wall but a walking tree trunk, which had come to visit them. The third came upon the tail and rejected the first two opinions, announcing that the truth was that it was a snake. The fourth having grabbed the ear, stated that previous observations were wrong and that the truth was that it was a large walking leaf. The fifth who happened to catch hold of the trunk claimed that the others were wrong and that the reality was that it was a large moving hose. The wise men and their respective followers came into intense conflict concerning the reality of what had walked into their village. The blind village represents the present state of spiritual blindness affecting all of humanity. The five wise men represent the various major religions, who, approaching the unseen God from various angles, have experienced God in different ways. In our blind state, we argue about what the reality of God is, when there is ONLY ONE GOD, which is in reality the essence of all beings and things which exist. Why then do we need to fight and argue between ourselves? Each religion is a valid path to the same One God. All are correct. All need to be respected. Each individual may choose the religious path which suits him and move efficiently forward, with love for God and all beings in his heart. Let us not be blind to the truth of Godıs omnipresence even in those who have differing beliefs. Let us open our eyes and see the oneness of all beings. (Adapted from the forthcoming "The Art of Meditation" by Robert Elias Najemy. His book "The Psychology of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/holisticharmo-20 and http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html. His writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com where you can also download FREE articles and e-books. *********************************************************** ***** MEMBER INTERACTION ***** Share with us your ways of understanding life. *********************************************************** => 4. Spiritual Weight Lifting ************************************************************ *** Spiritual Weight Lifting *** Robert Elias Najemy When we want to strengthen our muscles we lift weights. During this process our muscles become stronger in response to the need to cope with the strain, which is put on them. However, if we increase the weight or the number of repetitions abruptly, we not only will not strengthen our muscles but we might seriously damage them. One the other hand, if we do not lift any objects at all, our muscles will atrophy. If we lift the same weight everyday, they will remain at their present strength without any improvement. The same holds true for our emotional, mental and spiritual muscles. If we continually avoid facing problems by hiding from them, or ignoring them, or by seeking external and superficial solutions such as tranquilizers, drugs or other external "security blankets", then our emotional, mental and spiritual muscles will atrophy daily. We will become weak, fearful and dependent with a poor self-image. This leads to an ever-accelerating vicious circle of weakness, fear and dependency. On the other hand, if we suddenly try to throw away every external support, we may fail so painfully that we shall fear trying again. This may then support our basic belief that we cannot make it on our own, that we are not strong enough. Of course this is not true. That would be like saying that, because we fell the first time we tried to walk, we would never be able to walk. The solution, then, is to choose our weights correctly. We must continuously choose new goals of greater self-sufficiency, developing our inner strength gradually. Life itself offers us from moment to moment the opportunities, which we need in order to grow. We need only to respond to these opportunities. We do not need to look for problems or difficulties. We can, however, examine our lives to check for problems which we have been hiding or avoiding. We can start working on these. Also very important for weight lifting is regular practice. In our case this means daily exercise of the body, breath and mind. So you might want to choose a challenge that you want do deal with more consciously and create a plan for meeting it. Answering the following Questions will help: 1. Make a list of your present life challenges such as problems, goals etc. (Consider health, family, profession, economics and social and spiritual life) 2. Chose the one you want to work with this week. 3. What will be the first step you need to make? 4. Are there any inner obstacles (fears, procrastination) which have obstructed your progress in the past? 5. If yes, what are they? 6. If yes, What will you do to overcome these obstacles? 7. What will be your first step this week towards that growth and change which you desire? Daily positive projection, prayer, meditation, self analysis, and other mind strengthening techniques, are an absolute for those who would like to eventually lift the heavier weights on our evolutionary path. Practice, Patience and Perseverance (Adapted from the forthcoming "Contemporary Parables" by Robert Elias Najemy. His book "The Psychology of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/holisticharmo-20 and http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html. His writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com where you can also download FREE articles and e-books.. *********************************************************** ==> Article no. 5 Hidden Problematic Communication ************************************************************ *** Hidden Problematic Communication *** Robert Elias Najemy Connected Containers Communication between people with close emotional contact such as lovers, parents, children or members of the same family, is very much like the flow of water in two containers connected on their lower half. When the water level in one container is pressured downwards, it will naturally rise in the other container. Thus when emotionally close persons suppress their emotions or needs, these feelings generally are increased in the others, without either of them discussing or otherwise communicating about this openly. When one suppresses fear, the other feels more fear. When one suppresses desires, the desire level in the other becomes accentuated. When one suppresses anger, or resentment, then the other finds himself or herself expressing anger and resentment for both of them. For example, a woman who suppresses her anger may find herself receiving even more aggressive behavior from her husband, because he is receiving her suppressed anger on the subconscious levels. She may feel like an abused victim, but in fact it is her own suppressed negativity, which is coming back to her through him. This is why it is so important for us to express our feelings and needs clearly and openly, so that we can openly discussed them and find solutions. When emotions are communicated in nonverbal and unconscious ways, through these "connected containers", then little can be done to find solutions. You may at times try to avoid problems by not expressing your feelings or needs. You are in fact, however, creating many more problems, which can never be solved, because there is no means of real communication. Your feelings will be passed on to the other whether you express them with words or not. It is much better to express them with words and actions as clearly and as lovingly is possible. (Adapted from the forthcoming "Contemporary Parables" by Robert Elias Najemy. His book "The Psychology of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/holisticharmo-20 and http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html. His writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com where you can also download FREE articles and e-books. ************************************************************ ==> Article 6: Purifying Gold - Love ************************************************************ *** Purifying Gold - Love *** Love is a word used in many contexts. It can mean anything from lust, desire or attachment to romantic love or the highest Spiritual Love. The purity of our love can be measured by the happiness it brings us. When we suffer because of our so called ĞLoveğ this means that it is not yet pure. It is mixed with ignorance, need, attachment, fear, lust, expectation, dependency or other mental states. These are always the real causes of our suffering when we Ğloveğ. Love then is like the gold ore, which is dug up from the earth. It is mixed with other minerals. We need to heat it up and melt it so that we can separate it from the other unwanted substances. Our relationships with people close to us are the fires, which help us to purify our love. Every time we feel hurt, anger, fear, resentment, bitterness, hate, jealousy, disillusionment or any other negative feeling, it is because our love is mixed with expectation, dependency, need, attachment or fear. The negative feelings, which are generated, are an excellent incentive for us to analyze ourselves and discover what our attachment is and get free from it. Then we can love a little more purely. Our gold is now a little purer. When our love is pure and there is spiritual awareness of our true selves, there can be no suffering. This is the purpose of life; purifying and perfecting our love. ====================================Robert is the author of over 600 articles, 400 lecture cassettes on Human Harmony and 20 books, which have sold over 95,000 copies. He is the founder and director of the Center for Harmonious Living in Greece with 3700 members. *********************************************************** ==> article 7. Ice - Water - Steam = Body - Mind - Spirit ************************************************************ *** Ice ? Water ? Steam = Body ? Mind ? Spirit *** Robert Elias Najemy An iron ball is heated until it begins to shine a bright red color. The heat is evenly distributed throughout the ball and cannot be distinguished from the ball itself. The heat has taken the shape of the ball, but has changed the nature, quality and appearance of the ball. The iron ball is the body. The heat is the spiritual consciousness, which enters into it upon its manifestation in the physical world. This consciousness is found throughout the body. It temporarily takes the shape of the body and seems to be limited by the body. It changes the quality and nature of the body. When the heat leaves the iron ball, the ball ceases to shine, and appears again as the ordinary dark black matter that it always was. When consciousness leaves the body, the body starts to decompose and decay. The body was just the temporary association of atoms and molecules used by that consciousness - an immortal soul - for its earthly expressions. Let us not confuse the heat with the iron ball, or the soul with the body. Their relationship is admittedly intimate, but definitely temporary. (Adapted from the forthcoming "Contemporary Parables" by Robert Elias Najemy. His book "The Psychology of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/holisticharmo-20 and http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html. His writings can be viewed at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com where you can also download FREE articles and e-books. *********************************************************** ***** - SPECIAL OFFER - ***** A 40% DISCOUNT "The Psychology of Happiness" by Robert Elias Najemy *** THE BOOK THAT HAS CHANGE 20,000 LIVES *** Click here http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/psychofhappiness.html Thus you will be receiving the book at your home for only $ 10.80 plus $ 5 shipping = $ 15.80 or from Amazon.com at 30% discount http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0971011605/holisticharmo-20 *********************************************************** The Psychology of Happiness by Robert Elias Najemy The Psychology of Happiness penetrates to the heart of the subject of human happiness in a deep and yet simple, clear and understandable manner. It offers a variety of techniques, questionnaires and guidelines for creating happiness. It covers many subjects including: Psychology of Evolution, Managing Emotions, Overcoming Fear, Loving Ourselves, Facing Loneliness, Stages of Love, Reconciling Inner Conflicts, Healing Our Inner Child, Forgiveness and Freedom, Coping with the Death of Loved Ones. Included are 23 case histories - real life situations and the possible lessons, which we can learn from such and similar situations. ************************************************************ Over 100,000 of Robert E. Najemy's 19 books have been sold in Greek, an impressive number considering the small population and reading tendencies of the Greek public. 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If you would like to organize a seminar in your area communicate with us at ren@holisticharmony.com ************************************************************ Visit us at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com or subscribe: * You are receiving this biweekly newsletter because you have become a member of the Holistic Harmony Network or you or a friend have requested a subscription for you. to subscribe click: subscribe@holisticharmony.com to unsubscribe click: unsubscribe@holisticharmony.com Those of you who are being confronted with serious Life Issues at this time are encouraged to try out our Life Clarification Process at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com ************************************************************ Articles in this and previous issues can be viewed at http://www.holisticharmony.com/clarity/ *********************************************************** Articles to look forward to in forthcoming issues: 1. What is Selflessness? 2. What is Real Love? 3. Forgiving Ourselves 4. DEALING POSITIVELY WITH THE LOSS OF LOVE ONES 5. ANXIETY ABOUT GRADES 6. Creating Harmony in our Hormones 7. Dealing With Criticism and Difference in Opinion 8. Positive Thought Forms - Beliefs Concerning Self-Worth 9. Breathe Freely by Removing Excess Mucus from the Body 10. Keeping the Vision Alive 11. WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE 12. Create Happiness with a Positive Life Outlook *********************************************************** Again we wish for you to be well and hope that you will care for yourself and your loved ones. May you be well on all levels of your Being. |
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