{"id":8649,"date":"2020-12-19T00:06:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T00:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?p=8649"},"modified":"2020-12-19T00:06:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T00:06:40","slug":"tools-for-opening-ourselves-to-our-deeper-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/blog\/tools-for-opening-ourselves-to-our-deeper-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools for Opening Ourselves to Our Deeper Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few months ago, I found when getting up from the table that I could no longer walk. A meniscus had ruptured and wedged itself against my knee joint. It was very painful, but luckily, thanks to my friends, I was able to get an MRI that same day and be operated on the following day. For the operation, whether I liked it or not, I had to submit to a general anesthesia, and I remained unconscious a little less than two hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unexpectedly, when I woke up, I had a very enriching experience. I had the impression of not being completely there. I was in a light and luminous state of mind. My first thoughts went toward my spiri- tual teachers. For a good hour, their presence illuminated my mental landscape. I experienced a state of bliss, of devotion, and unalloyed trust. I was alone in my room, and I began softly to chant verses that reminded me of my teacher. My thoughts also went to other people who are dear to me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I said to myself that if things go this well at the time of death, it won\u2019t be too bad! Could anesthesia be a kind of dress rehearsal for dying? Could such a moment show us what is present in the profoundest depths of our mind when the thought processes that clutter the field of consciousness have been silenced? All in all, I was very glad to have gone through this anesthesia experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, I wondered if such experiences could be revealing about our basic nature. This feeling of lightness and bliss could perhaps result from not immediately reifying the world around us when waking up from the anesthesia. At that moment the mind is not yet distorted by myriad conceptual constructs. This is the antithesis of dwelling on thoughts; it is perfect simplicity. I felt like a young child discovering the beauty of life with a fresh and transparent mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014 Matthieu Ricard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toolbox for Opening Ourselves to Our Deeper Nature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MATTHIEU RICARD:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Keep your mind open<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Experience the key moments in life with an open mind, welcoming the range of constructive possibilities for oneself and others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Discriminate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Let what really counts come to the surface from the profoundest depths of consciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Be confident<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. No matter what happens, you will find a way to utilize adverse circumstances as catalysts for making progress on the spiritual path and for manifesting greater compassion toward those around you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Inhabit the space of interdependence. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resituate the events that affect you in the much larger context of the interdependence of all beings and all things, who like you, experience countless joys and sorrows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ALEXANDRE JOLLIEN:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Contemplate the little persona that you play all day long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Look at the labels, the functions you use to define yourself. Examine the outfit that you dress up in from morning till night so that you can go naked to meet your deeper nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Be aware of the heavy weight of education<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, of the mass of prejudices, of the heap of illusions that have ended up as an overlay on reality. Just identify this factitious layer so that you can take in daily life as it is without the intervention of ego, of concepts, and of the thousand expectations that shape your <a href=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/terry-tempest-williams-finding-beauty-in-a-broken-world\/\">world<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Discover the deep personal aspirations that inhabit you<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. What do you expect out of life? What is it that you are running after so avidly?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Accept losing your grip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ego defends its territory tooth and nail. It sets up boundaries, busies itself delimiting its world. In its folly, it isolates us, confines us to solitude, to distance. Opening your heart, going beyond the bounds of narrow individuality, means facing the experience of leaping into the void, of swimming in the open sea of freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CHRISTOPHE ANDR\u00c9:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Discover your inner resources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The deeper nature we have been talking about is not just a theoretical matter, but a very practical one. We should do our best never to forget all the strengths and resources we have within us. They are not an illusion. Our mindset is such that we quite often underestimate our personal capacity to deal with adversity. And then there are the strengths and resources all around us, the help and inspiration that others can supply us. We are better equipped than we think. To access these resources within us and outside us, the best thing is not to shrink back into ourselves and dwell on our fears and bitterness or on our certainties, positive or negative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What if nothing happens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? What if no tangible sign of the existence or emergence of our deeper nature comes along? Well, it\u2019s not that serious! In any case, it\u2019s there. Let\u2019s just not forget to live, act, love, work, and enjoy ourselves; to help others the best we can; and to continue to be open to this profound and universal aspect of ourselves that we all have within us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is excerpted from the newest book from Matthieu Ricard, Christophe Andr\u00e9, and Alexandre Jollien, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom For All Of Us: A Monk, A Philosopher, and a Psychiatrist on Finding Inner Freedom.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8651 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copy-of-MatthieuRicard-AlexandreJollien-ChristopheAndre\u0301\u00a9PhilippeDanais2017-1.jpg\" alt=\"MatthieuRicard-AlexandreJollien-ChristopheAndre\u0301\" width=\"797\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copy-of-MatthieuRicard-AlexandreJollien-ChristopheAndre\u0301\u00a9PhilippeDanais2017-1.jpg 797w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copy-of-MatthieuRicard-AlexandreJollien-ChristopheAndre\u0301\u00a9PhilippeDanais2017-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Copy-of-MatthieuRicard-AlexandreJollien-ChristopheAndre\u0301\u00a9PhilippeDanais2017-1-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Matthieu Ricard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Buddhist monk, a photographer, and a molecular geneticist who has served as an interpreter for the Dalai Lama.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Christophe Andr\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a psychiatrist and one of the primary French specialists in the psychology of emotions and feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Alexandre Jollien<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a philosopher and a writer whose work has been attracting an ever-growing readership. Together, they are the authors of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Search of Wisdom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Freedom For All of Us.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8521 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-BK05931-Freedom-for-All-of-Us-3D-cover-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-BK05931-Freedom-for-All-of-Us-3D-cover-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-BK05931-Freedom-for-All-of-Us-3D-cover-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-BK05931-Freedom-for-All-of-Us-3D-cover-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Copy-of-BK05931-Freedom-for-All-of-Us-3D-cover-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Learn More<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/products\/freedom-for-all-of-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sounds True<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freedom-All-Us-Philosopher-Psychiatrist\/dp\/1683644824\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/freedom-for-all-of-us-matthieu-ricard\/1136012553\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/books\/freedom-for-all-of-us-a-monk-a-philosopher-and-a-psychiatrist-on-finding-inner-peace\/9781683644828\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bookshop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781683644828\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IndieBound<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few months ago, I found when getting up from the table that I could no longer walk. 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