As we previously discussed in Part 1 – “Where do you put your Energy?” of The Free to Be Blog (energy series), our existence is potentially made up of energy constituting four distinct and inseparable aspects of our lives: Body, Mind, Spirit, Passion and posited how do we know where to put our attention and focus to fully manifest buddha nature as it arises? In Part 4 – Spirit (fire) Energy, we will discuss this most active manifestation of energy in our lives. As we previously discussed,
The Fire element represent Spiritual (Spirit) energy – exhibits kindling. The desire, passion, outgoing and energetic creative principle of action. Spiritual (Spirit) energy symbolizes the original impulse, the authority, the power allowing the constructive development in any endeavor. The spirit mirrors consciousness and provides insight into the core of who and what is – both internal and external.
Being that the Spirit is the gateway to creativity and action, the energy associated with our spiritual lives has a profound impact on our ability to act appropriately and authentically within our daily experiences. That being the case, I believe we can train our spirit energy to align more accurately with the lives we are experiencing by engaging in two simple activities:
Authentic and Appropriate Action Visualization (past) – As an adjunct to the Meditation exercise in Part 3 – Mental (mind) Energy, visualize a situation in your life where you have taken action and the outcome of that action was not aligned with your intention. Take 5 minutes to reflect on the situation from the perspective of Body, Mind and Spirit Energy. Did you assess the situation as it presented itself, or did you assess the situation through the lens of a pre-conceived idea of the situation? How would you have changed your actions based on reflection?
Authentic and Appropriate Action Visualization (future) – As an adjunct to the Meditation exercise in Part 3 – Mental (mind) Energy, visualize a situation in your life where you are going to take action. Take 5 minutes to reflect on the situation from the perspective of Body, Mind and Spirit Energy. How does the situation make your Body Feel, felt sense? How are you thinking about the situation? Do you see the situation as a fixed entity in your mind or as a fluid, changing matrix of relationships? What are those relationships? When you contemplate action, does that action come from your head or your heart? Are you creatively trying to find the right action based on balancing Body, Mind and Spirit Energy? How can balancing these energies influence your action to be authentic and appropriate?
These questions will lead to many others and potentially begin to free us from habitual ways of thinking about things and our automatic responses to situations. If we take the time to slow down and authentically reflect on the different aspects of our Spirit Energy, we can begin the process of balancing this energy in relation to creative action as well as beginning to integrate and unify all the energies of our lives.
Thoughts? Comments?
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