You probably know me as Lynne. You may know me by my Spiritual Name, Samadhi. Names matter, sometimes. Samadhi is a name that was assigned to me simply because it reminds you of your destiny. Samadhi is silence. Samadhi is the entry into illumined awareness.

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JANUARY
BOOKS OF THE MONTH

MATRIX ENERGETICS: The Science and Art of Transformaiton: A Hands on guid to Subtle Energy and Radical Changes by Richard Bartlett, D.C., N.D.

ONE BREATH AT A TIME: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps by Keven Griffin

JANUARY TASK
Find the "blue pearl". Where is it?

Mystics say that in the stillness of meditation when the storm of thoughts stop a blue light radiates from the center of their skull. This is the ultimate union with eternity, and the goal of every seeker.

A Tibetan monk agreed to an experiment. He allowed scienctist to monitor his brain while he was meditating. His mind was so quiet that the red and yellow flashes of a normal thinking brain disappeared. On the monitor the scientists could see a small blue pearl of light.

The ancient wisdom of the sages which described the moments of Samadhi, of enlighenment, as the "blue pearl" was seen on the brain scan monitor. Pretty Cool!

2008 Book List:
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
by /Dabuek H, Pink

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

My Grandfather's Blessings by Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao by Wayne Dyer

Suggestions for 2008

Task for October (woops missed a quarter in time. Summer Break!!)
Let's change-up your sitting meditation practice.
Do at least 5 minutes of Qi Gong, Movement Yoga, or Martial Arts BEFORE "sitting".
When you sit, in your mind create a peaceful image in nature by a body of glassy water where there is no wind. Use that as your yantra for stillness.
When you meditate use chanting. Find a good simple chant on CD that uses ancient tones, such as ommm. or a chant that uses an enlightened beings name, such as Sri Rama, Jai Rama.
After you meditation create a perfect mind set for your day, and create a daily jingle, such as "change your thoughts, change your life." Bow and thank eternity.
During the day, notice negative thoughts and replace them with your jingle!

Task for June
It is SUMMER! Spend time outside in the sunshine. Play at the shoreline. Swim! Laugh! Be grateful as you play in this incredible San Diego Paradise. Add a movement Yoga to your practice. I am adding Qi Gong. Remember, Yoga is Union, it is a way to get out of duality and into the highest formless Union.

Task for May
Listen to yourself talk. When you notice that your conversation is about YOU being RIGHT, stop talking!

Task for April
On Gossip. Don't! IF you must talk about anyone, at least be positive, or Don't talk about them!

Task for March
2008 is your year. Let your dark places burn away. Let the emotions that hold you hostage burn away. You are human, and you have emotions, thank God. Imagine life without emotions! However, you and I have stored our emotions in dark places. We hold grudges, we hold on to negative emotions, and we let our thoughts recycle those dark shadows again and again. Stop!
Let those negative emotions burn until they extinguish. Push away with great vigor those thoughts that hold onto those dark shadows. Do this, and you will experience a shift in perception. Instead of judging people and seeing their faults, you will see their light.

Task for February
2008 is a year of energy, prepare to catch the ultimate wave! Sit in meditation, and cry to the universe for purity, humility and wisdom. Don't be surprised if your life is filled with challenges, both situational and emotional. Let the negative emotions rise and consume you, let them burn through, they will. Don't stuff them, or deny their existence. Once you can take the pain no longer, or the heat no longer, ask eternity to help you let it go. She will!

Task for January
Pick a time for morning meditation, and consistently sit at that time. Until you sit in Samadhi each time you meditate, apply this technique: train your mind, disicpline where it resides while you meditate.

It is unlikely that you will just 'sit in silence'. While you wait for that level of advanced practice to happen, you focus on powerful, bright points. Your chakras, an enlightened teacher, an island of light and enlightenment. When thoughts slip into your mind, which they will do every 3 minutes or so, you replace all and any thoughts with your point of focus. IF YOUR point of focus is a chakra breath deeply into that chakra, pulling it deeply into your spine on the exhale.

2007 Suggestions

Task for December
Tis the Season to be jolly, and thankful. Contemplate this Question: Which person would you like to thank? Some person is the 'one' who has given you so much, given you the most. Write a note of thanks to that person, and take the time to find a nice gift to give him/her for the Holidays.

.Task for November
Release stress in your body. Choose an exercise and do it daily. The Vegas nerve releases stress when you breathe deeply. Breathe deeply any time you feel stress during the day. Wet your lips with your tongue and breathe deeply until your lips are dry. Each time you have negative thoughts, which are generally useless, breathe deeply four times and imagine that you are centering your mind, body, spirit.

Task for September
Remind yourself that you are not who you 'were'. You are not your old fears, old beliefs, old concepts of your 'self'. Friends and family will try to hold you in the familiar and comfortable you from the past. Remember that you are here, now. Stop defining yourself in past definitions and patterns. Live in the moment, and shed the limits of the old selves! THAT is liberation!

Task for August
Pay attention to your body. Correct your posture in meditation, when sitting, driving, walking and working. Each time you correct your posture take a full deep breath and be thankful for (you fill in the blank). There are so many things in your life that deserve a thank you. Be grateful!

Task for July
Make your Bed impeccably. Clean your kitchen in the same zen mind. Why? It sets the stage for creating an uncluttered environment, physically and in your mind. When making your bed and cleaning your kitchen each day, stay focused and stay on task. If you want to experience still mind in your meditation you must pay attention to developing a disciplined mind. Zen mind and Zazen (sitting meditation) must be partnered if you are to experience the magic of the diamond mind. One is no more important than the other. One without the other lacks the power you need to move into silence.