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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
It takes courage to eliminate the non-essential in our lives. It takes courage to throw away a sweater that has holes in it, and it takes courage to donate these 12 pairs of jeans you’ve not worn in years.
To eliminate often has a connotation of loss. We don’t want to lose anything, loss is painful. And so, it takes courage to eliminate what is not essential to our lives, to our joy, happiness, to our eudaimonia.
But still, it is something that we must do, every day, or we might lose it altogether — indeed if you don’t learn to face your fears and false limiting beliefs, and start eliminating non-essentials right away (starting with time and energy-consuming non-essentials), you are consuming your life away.
Time is all we really have, and time is something that, even the richest man on earth cannot buy more of. Time is finite. Today might be our last day on earth, and as Marcus Aurelius points out “This task could be your last”.
Think of it that way. This task, what you are doing right now, might be the last thing you ever do. Ever.
“This task could be your last” — Marcus Aurelius
Nevermind the fact that you are what you consistently do, you are the sum of your choices and decisions. Choose what you do wisely, because the world might freeze over, and you might be remembered for your last task at hand.
I know that it seems simple to say: act wisely. Choose what you do wisely. That is so vague, and so hard to follow.
So let’s try something else:
Use courage to eliminate the non-essential, and do only what is the most important thing to do at that moment.
Remember that courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act in the face of fear.
Courage comes from the word heart (cœur in french = heart).
You need to act with your heart, in the face of fear, to do what is RIGHT for you to do, and you need to do this, no matter the consequences.
This is the basics of what we learn when we study Stoic Philosophy — we act with our core, cardinal virtues (justice, temperament, wisdom, and courage) no matter what situation we are in, no matter what vice we might face, and no matter the consequences and repercussions. Our minds, our conscious will always be safe when we act with virtue.
And so, to eliminate the non-essential in your life takes courage. Use that courage. Practice courage every day by making decisions that are synchronized to your virtues and values.
Acting in the face of fear creates strength. It creates wisdom, and it creates even more courage to continue going further on our quest to Eudaimonia.
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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Hi dear meditators!
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Welcome to a new guided meditation for transcendence, with our usual vibrations for a deep and powerful meditation.
These meditations were designed to go beyond our current states of consciousness, into a transcendental state of consciousness, bypassing our egos, our intelligence and our concepts of time and space. We anchor our thoughts on the vibration that is proposed to us, thus being fully present in the here and now.
These meditations were specially designed for his podcast and for the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/raphaelreiter). They are vibrational meditations for transcendence.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
“Only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.” Greg McKeown — Essentialism
Have you ever been so busy, that you forget what really matters in your life?
I know you have, and I have to.
I often ask myself, what is the point of life, if we live without purpose. That’s a stupid, meaningless question, haha. There is no point. We NEED purpose to thrive.
How can we possibly live with purpose, when we are taught to “take every opportunity”, because “we never know, maybe sometime in the distant future, this could be a good thing”.
We need to do a little bit of editing in our lives, so that we can live with purpose, on purpose.
We read about it all the time, it’s logical, and it makes great sense. So then why? Why do we often to make ourselves so busy that we forget to live with purpose?
That busyness, is not only a form of procrastination: if we feel we are busy, it means, by definition, that we are doing a lot of things, tricking our brains to think that we are not procrastinating.
But it is actually worst than that.
We say yes to every opportunity, every meeting, every social event, because we are unconsciously trying to numb our minds so that it cannot realise that we are scared to give ourselves permission to make our highest contribution.
We are scared to live with purpose, for a multitude of reasons, mainly false and limiting beliefs, such as:
Being scared to fail when we do what really matters, because it might hurt much more than failing doing what doesn’t matter.
Being scared to succeed (yes this is really a thing) because we don’t want our peers to be jealous or judge us.
Having impostor syndrome, where we have a little voice in our head that tells us: “Who the hell do you think you are to be engaging in this important task?”
There might be many more reasons to why you are not doing your best work, and living on purpose. Living with purpose is a subject that I talk a lot about in my life coaching practice.
Here is something that I have found, that I had not thought about before:
When people come to me asking how they can find their passion, how their can find their purpose, 60% of the time, they have found it, and it is very clear to them what that purpose is.
The challenge is that they have not yet let go of limiting “inner-myths” which are keeping them from giving themselves the permission to pursue their purpose, their passion, and their highest contribution to the world.
Let go, give yourself permission. You have only one life, and it can end at any time.
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Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
This meditation was broadcast live on March 28th 2021 - to participate in weekly live meditations for free, you can simply visit my youtube page here
In today's live meditation, we are going to be doing a zen meditation for beginners. It is a little bit different from what we usually do, in meditations for transcendence.
These last few days, I have been immersing myself in Zen philosophy, and I have tried to incorporate that level of mindfulness in my everyday life.
Today, I would love to guide you through one of the meditations I currently practice, and before we start, I will read you a very short passage from the Art of Peace, by the founder of Aikido: Morihei Ueshiba.
He has very sound advice to give us so that we can, together, go on that journey of peace, through meditation, and being more aware and mindful, every day, every moment.
We will practice meditation by focusing on our breath, and realizing that we are always in the present moment. Even when we have thoughts about the past or thoughts about the future, these thoughts always happen in the now.
There is indeed nothing else, than the here and now.
And so, we surrender to that fact, and set ourselves, in our center, to harmonize our life, past and future, ups and downs, inner and outer world. I hope you enjoy this zen meditation, and we will do many more in the close future.
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SOUL HUGS
RAPHAEL
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Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Hi everyone!
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Welcome to a new guided meditation for transcendence, with a vibration for a deep and powerful meditation.
These meditations were designed to go beyond our current states of consciousness, into a transcendental state of consciousness, bypassing our egos, our intelligence and our concepts of time and space. We anchor our thoughts on the vibration that is proposed to us, thus being fully present in the here and now.
These meditations were specially designed for his podcast and for the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/raphaelreiter). They are vibrational meditations for transcendence.
Remember that in order to enter a state of transcendence, you will have to let go of any expectations you might have, prior to entering this meditation. Whatever happens happens, there is no bad meditation. Don't judge your meditation. Simply sit, and meditate. Meditation is not difficult, it is not complicated. You must simply do it.
If you have any questions, you may contact me via my website: https://www.raphaelreiter.com or via my socials:TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/raphaelreiterINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raphael.reiter
I am looking forward to connect with you all! SOUL HUGS
RAPHAEL PS: If you enjoy this podcast, please do not hesitate to rate it on apple podcasts! It helps immensely in people looking for our types of meditation and life philosophy :)
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
Sunday Mar 28, 2021
"Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging" Marcus Aurelius
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"Dig deep within yourself, for there is a fountain of goodness ever ready to flow if you will keep digging" Marcus Aurelius
The easiest way to suffer is to just wait for good things to happen to us. Being a constant optimist, or believing that your destiny is already shaped, whatever you do, is defeatist. We need to, as Marcus says, dig deep within ourselves. This is where good things happen. This is when the magic happens. This is where we build pride, and happiness, and self-confidence.
We must never wait for anything to happen in order for us to feel a certain way. ie: I will be happy when I am rich, or when I quit this shitty job. This is putting too much importance on life events, which are out of our control. Now you might interject: I am working hard to become rich, so I am taking control of the situation. That is incorrect. You are working hard, that is true. That is in your control.
The process, every action you take consistently with a goal in mind is indeed in your control. However, things happen, good and bad, and that is life. The outcome of the process, is, 99% of the time, outside of our control. So no, even if we work hard to change a life situation, we do not have control over the change. Therefore, we should not be expecting anything, or we will suffer. We stay focused on the path, on each action to take, and we do, consistently, the best we can, for that is indeed within our power.
I would like to go a little bit further still, in preventing suffering by retiring myself from any negative outcome that might come my way: even our actions -- our hard work, the practice of our duties-- often fall outside of our control. Indeed, if you want to become a pianist, you must practice the piano. What will happen then, if you have an accident and you cannot practice nor play anymore? This is something we need to be prepared. One of the basic principles of stoicism, is indeed to always expect many different outcomes and situations. Remember [[Seneca]] who says: "Nothing should never be unexpected by us."
In order to truly live our philosophy then, we must actively practice preparation in the way that "bad surprises" do not affect us.
To come back to the example of the pianist who loses his fingers, here are the facts. He cannot control how good he will become. He cannot control how much applause he will get. What he can control, is the practice that he will put in each day. His ability to practice though, can be taken away from him by an exterior event or stimulus that he has no control over. (Accident, family events, etc)
The conclusion to this episode is this: there is a lot that we cannot control. There is little that we can indeed control. And that is, ultimately, the way we react and handle events that are out of our control.
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Saturday Mar 27, 2021
Hi Meditators!
This guided meditation is brought to you for FREE
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Welcome to a new guided meditation for transcendence, with our usual vibrations for a deep and powerful meditation. We will now call them vibrational meditations.
These meditations were designed to go beyond our current states of consciousness, into a transcendental state of consciousness, bypassing our egos, our intelligence and our concepts of time and space. We anchor our thoughts on the vibration that is proposed to us, thus being fully present in the here and now.
These meditations were specially designed for his podcast and for the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/raphaelreiter). They are vibrational meditations for transcendence.
If you have any questions, you may contact me via my website: https://www.raphaelreiter.com or via my socials:TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/raphaelreiterINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raphael.reiter
I am looking forward to connect with you all! SOUL HUGS
RAPHAEL PS: If you enjoy this podcast, please do not hesitate to rate it on apple podcasts! It helps immensely in people looking for our types of meditation and life philosophy :)
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Hi Meditators!
This guided meditation for transcendence is brought to you for FREE.
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MORE VIDEOS ON TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION:
Is transcendental meditation a SCAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUu1iFOIs-E&t=1295s
Guided Meditation 31 days CHALLENGE for Transcendence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-VVJeh3LA&t=44s
Why is the Mantra secret in Transcendental Meditation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgge1XWX7vg&t=82s
Transcendental Meditation instruction: My personal experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FGBs...
More meditations: Meditation for healing (GUIDED): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj8jh...
Meditation for body mindfulness (GUIDED) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiTXJ...
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Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation by Bob Roth https://amzn.to/2s2hy2M
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As you guys know I am not allowed to teach you transcendental meditation because when I have tried, the TM organization tried to sue me! BUT here is another kind of meditation that I have conceptualized for this youtube channel. It will bring you the same benefits as transcendental meditation, and you are allowed to share this meditation with your friends and family. We use a sound instead of a mantra, and following this sound will help you lose track of time, space, and ultimately, this meditation will get you into trans, or transcendence.
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Hi everyone!
This guided meditation is brought to you fo FREE
If you enjoy them and would like to support the channel, you may hop on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/raph or make a direct donation via PayPal at this email address: raphaelreiter1987@gmail.com Thanks so much for your support and generosity!
Welcome to a new guided meditation for transcendence, with our usual vibrations for a deep and powerful meditation.
These meditations were designed to go beyond our current states of consciousness, into a transcendental state of consciousness, bypassing our egos, our intelligence and our concepts of time and space. We anchor our thoughts on the vibration that is proposed to us, thus being fully present in the here and now.
These meditations were specially designed for his podcast and for the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/raphaelreiter). They are vibrational meditations for transcendence.
If you have any questions, you may contact me via my website: https://www.raphaelreiter.com or via my socials:TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/raphaelreiterINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raphael.reiter
I am looking forward to connect with you all! SOUL HUGS
RAPHAEL PS: If you enjoy this podcast, please do not hesitate to rate it on apple podcasts! It helps immensely in people looking for our types of meditation and life philosophy :)
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Hi everyone!
This guided meditation is brought to you fo FREE
If you enjoy them and would like to support the channel, you may hop on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/raph or make a direct donation via PayPal at this email address: raphaelreiter1987@gmail.com Thanks so much for your support and generosity!
Welcome to a new guided meditation for transcendence, with our usual vibrations for a deep and powerful meditation.
These meditations were designed to go beyond our current states of consciousness, into a transcendental state of consciousness, bypassing our egos, our intelligence and our concepts of time and space. We anchor our thoughts on the vibration that is proposed to us, thus being fully present in the here and now.
These meditations were specially designed for his podcast and for the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/raphaelreiter). They are vibrational meditations for transcendence.
If you have any questions, you may contact me via my website: https://www.raphaelreiter.com or via my socials:TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/raphaelreiterINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raphael.reiter
I am looking forward to connect with you all! SOUL HUGS
RAPHAEL PS: If you enjoy this podcast, please do not hesitate to rate it on apple podcasts! It helps immensely in people looking for our types of meditation and life philosophy :)