continuously for most people — you are not in your body.
The mind absorbs all your consciousness and transforms it
into mind stuff. You cannot stop thinking. Compulsive
thinking hasbecome acollective disease.Your wholesense
of who you are is then derived from mind activity. Your
identity, as it is no longer rooted in Being, becomes a
vulnerable and ever-needy mental construct, which creates
fear as the predominant underlying emotion. The one thing
that truly matters is then missingfrom your life: awareness
ofyourdeeperselfyourinvisibleandindestructiblereality.
To become conscious of Being, you need to reclaim
consciousness from the mind. This is one of the most
essential tasks on your spiritual journey. It will free vast
amounts of consciousness that previously had been trapped
inuselessandcompulsivethinking.Averyeffective wayof
doingthisissimplytotake thefocusofyourattentionaway
fromthinkinganddirectitintothebody,whereBeingcanbe
felt in the first instance as the invisible energy field that
giveslifetowhatyouperceiveasthephysicalbody.
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Pleasetryit now.Youmayfindithelpfultocloseyoureyes
for this practice. Later on, when "being in the body" has
become natural and easy, this will no longer be necessary.
Direct yourattentionintothebody.Feelitfromwithin.Is it
alive? Is therelifeinyour hands,arms, legs,andfeet —in
your abdomen, your chest? Can you feel the subtle energy
field that pervades the entire body and gives vibrant life to
everyorganandeverycell?Canyoufeelitsimultaneouslyin
all parts of the body as a single field of energy? Keep
focusing on the feeling of your inner body for a few
moments. Do not start to think about it. Feel it. The more
attentionyougiveit,theclearerandstrongerthisfeelingwill