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• January 31 2012

  Life Purpose

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  During almost all my teenage and adult life,( I am 26 now,) I’ve had what I call a professional identity crisis. I have tried several career paths and I can't find something that I feel passionate about. What I’m ultimately looking for is that one thing that I came to this world for, my Dharma. I don't want to end up working in something just for the money. It is a probability that a professional career may not be the best place to fulfill that calling, but in the end my goal is to look for that one thing i came to do in this world.
   
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  • Deepak, this is so depressing!! i am 25 and this question describes me EXACTLY!! The thought of working 9-5 (8 hours of my day!!) for 50 weeks a year and disliking it, meanwhile enjoying the rest of my life sounds like a death sentence!!

    StephanieR // 2012-01-31 12:48:38 // 11 Like(s) // Like

  • Good thoughts!

    Ian Brown, ND // 2012-01-31 10:31:39 // 8 Like(s) // Like

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• January 30 2012

  Grief in Meditation

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  Something weird happened to me today. I was meditating like I normally do, but all of the sudden, while I was repeating mantras I started crying but without tears like sort of sobbing but not quite (sorry for the poor explanation), I started feeling a lot of angst and sadness...which was weird because i wasn't thinking anything related to emotions like those. I was meditating very deep. Then they went away, and i calmed down a bit. After I left the place, as i was going home, I started yawning and burping heavily!! Why do you think that is? Is it normal? I feel a little bit scared now to continue meditating. Please help me Deepak, I don't want to be afraid!
   
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  • Hoje quando estava meditando,creio que descobri a minha verdadeira missão na terra.Sempre quis fazer algo para ajudar as pessoas e já passei por várias oportunidades de ajuda e as realizei. Mas hoje foi diferente, senti que a minha missão e dedicar alguns minutos, horas, não sei bem quanto tempo em meditação de solicitação de ajuda,de paz, de amor ao mundo e aos seres que o habitam. Me senti muito bem fazendo isto tanto em meu beneficio como provavelmente aos outros seres.Gostaria de desenvolver um trabalho físico(real) as pessoas, mas acredito que fazendo este trabalho em meditação, também possa estar ajudando da mesma forma. Muita Paz, obrigado.(Eduardo Quinteiro - Brazil)

    Missão // 2012-02-02 13:39:50 // 0 Like(s) // Like

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• January 29 2012

  Self-destructive Behavior

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  I know everything is always as it should be and perfect in every moment when we are aware etc. I help many people to discover their hearts desire and 'dharma' so to speak but yet for myself i am on a secret self-destructive path that i just can’t seem to stop and its silly because i know my soul chose to come here but it surely wasn’t to help others while slowly killing myself in secret with eating problems etc!
  
  I have had bulimic behavior for past 10 yrs. and it’s like a shield for me when it all gets too much i just don’t know how to stop. I know my heart won’t last much longer physically if i keep it up but the weird part is a part of me doesn’t care it’s like i want to go back to wherever i came from. I used to sing, dance, act, travel, and had all this dreams to make inspirational movies, books, music and run retreats and have a huge vegetarian restaurant world music cafe filled with arts, creativity etc! but now i feel nothing. i don’t see anything for me to visualize or do. I don’t feel an inner nudge or pull in any direction and its weird for me as i have always listened closely to my intuition but now i feel nothing. I just don’t want to be here. its like I’ve given up. I just don’t know what to do as there is so many things i could do but don’t know where to start and don’t know how to make myself do it.
  
  Also do you think it’s necessary to leave the environment/town that brings up a lot of past hurt and memories so that maybe will help? To start again and be free? Even though i know and understand the saying 'wherever you go there you are!' I just mean is it easier if you are physically not in the environment that triggers past memories etc?
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  • Great answer and good for her for reaching out from this crippling disorder so deeply rooted.

    kimberlytoday // 2012-01-29 16:37:34 // 15 Like(s) // Like

  • This post touched me. It takes courage, even in cyberspace to talk about something so stigmatized. The advice about not needing to leave town is valid, however I myself have found myself hopping all over the world to be far from the place that holds so much trauma for me. I realized that although I learned a lot about myself from these experiences, grew as a person and understood how the world works in greater depth, the root of my pain was always with me. I am currently miles away by land but in my mind, I am still in the middle of it all. Learning that even though the pain I encountered was not my responsibility, yet the suffering that came as a result is all mine has been the hardest truth to accept. We are all works in progress. Good luck to you.

    Cali // 2012-01-29 17:02:18 // 14 Like(s) // Like

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• January 27 2012

  Faces in Meditation

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   Dear Deepak Firstly may I thank you for being such an inspiration. My question relates to experiences which I do not understand since I've been meditating (for the past year). I sometimes close my eyes and see different faces - none of whom I recognize. This can also happen if I just close my eyes whilst not meditating. I would be very grateful for your thoughts on the above.
  
  
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  • -Hi Deepak, thank you for your response. @Jewelj, I have also been recently been told that seeing faces could be contact with the spirit world. I meditate for at least half an hour in the morning and evening every day. These experiences have only started happening in the last 6mths. I bring my attention back to my breath but obviously have been curious about seeing random faces of people I do not know....

    Marie // 2012-01-27 14:41:13 // 3 Like(s) // Like

  • I experience the same thing, usually at night when I close my eyes. They are faces I do not recognize. Is there something more to these faces? Can`t say I see them when meditating.

    jewelj // 2012-01-27 08:51:29 // 1 Like(s) // Like

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• January 26 2012

  Meditation Schedule

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  I read lot about meditation but I am in a profession wherein I need to entertain people in an atmosphere of drinks and smoking, and late nights etc. Is there a way I can still meditate? If so how? .. Also is it necessary to get up early and meditate please suggest an easy way to meditate.
   
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  • Good tips. Simple, straightforward and allows me not to feel guilty for not getting up at 5am. Thanks!

    LaLicenciada // 2012-01-26 13:19:02 // 5 Like(s) // Like

  • Yes please. Take care of yourself Mr. Chopra. My desktop picture of the buddha says: You yourself as much as anyone in the universe, deserve your love and affection. Buddha... Trust God and take a break. Lol

    Christina Kook // 2012-01-26 12:57:01 // 2 Like(s) // Like

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