Christina's Daily Inspiration- Contemplative Meditations

Reflections on the Power of Contemplative MeditationWhen the mind is controlled by concentration and one comes to see the self as the SELF, the yogi experiences infinite bliss. To purify the intellect is to transcend the senses, and to transcend the senses is to remain in bliss-consciousness permanently.  The Bhagavad Gita ~ Krishnalinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive  

He who says he knows, knows not. He who truly knows, says nothing at all. For the good of the world, correct this confusion and unite all things as one whole. The Tao Te Ching ~ Lao ~Tzulinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

“At the end of their lives, people assess how they've done not in terms of their income but in terms of their spirit, and I beg you to do the same, even if those who came before sometimes failed to do so.”– Anna Quindlenlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”– Ralph Waldo Emersonlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”Oscar Wildelinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

Much of the world is overwhelmed by worldly problems~Material consciousnessThe solution is to rise above that consciousness to higher understanding~Spiritual consciousnessIf we find ourselves with anxiety, depression, lack of hope, and fearwe must remember to turn withinso that we may remember who and what we REALLY are... so that the Truth, as well as solutions, may be revealed. ~ Morning Meditation Christina Bauerlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

The wise man has no need of anything, so he is able to give his full attention to others. He feels compassion equally for those who are concerned about others, and those who are not. ~ Lao Tzu ~ The Tao Te Chinglinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

Imbued with Truth, the mind is no longer a human mind. It is Spiritual consciousness. The human mind has died, died to its illusion, died to the fabric of hypnotism. (To its perceptions and judgments) Now it looks out and does not see the hypnotic picture. (Now it may see Reality) "I shall be satisfied when I awake, with thy likeness". When you awaken you will see the person (or circumstance)as he, she or it is, and you will be satisfied with that likeness. You will not try to change him, her or it or reform him, her or it or improve them. You will see it as it is.Inspired by Joel Goldsmith ~Spiritual Discernmentlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

The way you see people is the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.~Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe linktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. ~ Buddhalinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive 

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. ~Audrey Hepburn 

Spiritual Truth does not require belief in a specific religion or even a deity because it is an innate knowing from within and is instinctual. When we hear statements of Truth, it can awaken in us an inner knowing. This is not a conceptual knowing. It is not known because of our beliefs, but by an unexplainable intuition which carries with it an unshakable certainty. One could say then that Truth is comprehensible solely by the Soul facilities. The Truth of our Being. WE are where this begins. Soul recognition is inner-directed. It is a deeply personal inner experience. It requires going within and honing our ability to hear the silence and the still small voice. Limited concepts hold us in bondage to suffering. This is due to our own ignorance. Ignorance is simply ignoring the Truth.~ Christina Bauer  The Power of Our Unshakable Presence releasing next monthlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

On Love When love beckons to you, follow him Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him,Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.And when he speaks to you believe in him,Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earthLike sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.     He threshes you to make you naked.     He sifts you to free you from your husks.     He grinds you to whiteness.     He kneads you until you are pliant;     And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God’s sacred feast. All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment o

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. – Jiddu Krishnamurtilinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

Spread love everywhere you go.   Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. ~ Mother Teresalinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive 

Keep your face always towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. Happiness, not in another place, but this place, not for another hour, but this hour.What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the print I have ever read in my life.~Walt Whitmanlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

Have you ever noticed how Real Love is Silent? Have you ever noticed when you look into another's eyes the silence that is there? Or holding the hand of another, or running your hands across the back of someone you love? Or simply breathing in the night air, the beauty of a sunset, the pure joy of a child~Love has no past and no future ~ LOVE is Silent   ~ Christina Bauer  Gift of Today's Meditationlinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive

There are many pains that we carry and inherit in the worldAnd not necessarily because you’ve done anything wrongEach one must have a certain thing to carry~ a certain weightSomething that will help you to dig deep to find and to wake up your own discerning powerWe need some friction for that. Life provides that for you~ for your own growthActually, it is a form of LOVEBut we are too immature to see and appreciate itEverything that has come in our lives has been served b love~Even painful thingsThat you may growThat you may transcendThe minute you begin to say thank you for them then you are released from them.You have no natural enemy in the universe except your own thinking.   ~Moojilinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive 

The Truth of SufferingWe may have heard the quote, “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”This human life brings all the ups and downs of life. Circumstances come our way that challenge us. The Dalai Lama is known for sharing a Tibetan saying  'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful the experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance.”We do not have a choice about pain arising but we do have a choice of how we will respond to it. If we are witness and watching, we will notice the arising of pain, then if we continue to watch, we will see it dissolve. If we engage in the pain and identify with it, we will suffer and prolong the suffering. In this, we may lose hope, faith, or even a desire to live. Freedom lies in allowing ourselves to be the witness, to be present and to choose not to identify with the stories around the painful circumstances and the pain as it arises. If we knew tha

What is conventionally called “love” is an ego strategy to avoid surrender. You are looking to someone to give you that which can only come to you in the state of surrender. The ego uses that person as a substitute to avoid having to surrender. The Spanish language is the most honest in this respect. It uses the same verb, te quiero, for “I love you” and “I want you.” To the ego, loving and wanting are the same, whereas true love has no wanting in it, no desire to possess or for your partner to change. The ego singles someone out and makes them special. It uses that person to cover up the constant underlying feeling of discontent, of “not enough,” of anger and hate, which are closely related. These are facets of an underlying deep seated feeling in human beings that is inseparable from the egoic state. Eckhart Tolle:Link to inspiring article:http://www.eckharttolletv.com/article/Relationships-True-Love-and-the-Transcendence-of-Dualitylinktr.ee/christinabauerintuitive