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		By: maktoob		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Synchronicity!  I asked the Universe this same question last night... as I did the last cycle as well.  I am now comforted to learn that I am not alone.  And to confirm that I am not lacking.

with love to all,

mmk]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Synchronicity!  I asked the Universe this same question last night&#8230; as I did the last cycle as well.  I am now comforted to learn that I am not alone.  And to confirm that I am not lacking.</p>
<p>with love to all,</p>
<p>mmk</p>
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		By: Gyanama		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[To re-quote  Deepak- &quot;Your higher self is outside the control of your ego, trust that it is guiding the whole process perfectly&quot; 

 

As life unfolds within my being and I realize and even know for certain, and become more conscious and aware of my immortal being in eternal life, dark nights of the soul loose their attraction and are exposed as the erreneous mist before the dawn of day break.

 feeling so anguished  &quot;thinking&quot; I don&#039;t even want to exist anymore-yet I already know that is impossible, for life is ever existent, and I am that life, then it&#039;s not for long that I can stay to long attached to the passing dark clouds of thought-  Unconscious mind games begin to loose their hold as the consciousness of Truth expands, piercing the mist of clouded thought--The hide and seek game is over-the pretense is over-you can&#039;t fool me anymore-

What was I thinking?  It doesn&#039;t matter Now- I am not my thoughts-nor was I ever-

The mirage never did exist as a reality-why spend any more time trying to explain that which appeared but did not really exist as a reality- 


In the dawn of day break-
Love,
Gyanama]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To re-quote  Deepak- &#8220;Your higher self is outside the control of your ego, trust that it is guiding the whole process perfectly&#8221; </p>
<p>As life unfolds within my being and I realize and even know for certain, and become more conscious and aware of my immortal being in eternal life, dark nights of the soul loose their attraction and are exposed as the erreneous mist before the dawn of day break.</p>
<p> feeling so anguished  &#8220;thinking&#8221; I don&#8217;t even want to exist anymore-yet I already know that is impossible, for life is ever existent, and I am that life, then it&#8217;s not for long that I can stay to long attached to the passing dark clouds of thought-  Unconscious mind games begin to loose their hold as the consciousness of Truth expands, piercing the mist of clouded thought&#8211;The hide and seek game is over-the pretense is over-you can&#8217;t fool me anymore-</p>
<p>What was I thinking?  It doesn&#8217;t matter Now- I am not my thoughts-nor was I ever-</p>
<p>The mirage never did exist as a reality-why spend any more time trying to explain that which appeared but did not really exist as a reality- </p>
<p>In the dawn of day break-<br />
Love,<br />
Gyanama</p>
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		By: BH		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[i think alot of people will relate to your letter, more then will even say.
i do, and have like you been on the path for many years. i tend to 
look back at the length of study , the hard work, the summits i’ve stood on,
and the fresh air i’ve breathed and wonder how the hell can i still be
stuck sometimes, at the bottom of the barrel like an old bead.


so you already know how determined are your beliefs to keep you exactly
where they have control of you , and the ones that serve you least
are the ones that will launch themselves on you when you are down.

 there is an art to being down. and lets face it we can not be on the summit
every day.
we can not ‘ know ‘ every moment. because  the most powerful part
of our walk here is in our faith knowing that we are loved and that we are Love.
so we have to have that gap between known and uknown 
to either dangle in like a frayed hissing wire trying desperately to plug into something anything - 
or  we choose .
we choose to surrender  all we know, at that moment, all we’ve learned,
all we want... our future wants past, and the whole lot - our worries problems,
all of it, give it to God.   and be nameless. 


and you made such a good point,    that its as if part of you wouldn’t want to be ok.
and you already know , that part of you  does not want to be ok. that there is a part
of you , who does not give one iota about your well being, your connection with your Self and God, not one bit.  This part - and this is same with all of us,
is terrified that it will ‘ lose ‘. that it will be overthrown, ingored, not understood.. etc. etc.
and will pull out any worry in you it can, that keeps you attracted to it , versus 
you freely choosing .

when i am down, and feeling like crap 
one of the best ways to feel worse,
is for me to  do an accounting of all the downs i have felt
versus the good days.
then to look back at all the summits i had felt,
and then question why on earth i am still here in these bottom of barrel
places, when i have been there .  and even though, by now
i know this will make me feel worse, i still do it.

the light comes on. as soon as i get rid of comparisons of how i was yesterday,
or six months ago, or this morning as compared to now - 
as i lose the fear of where i am.....the light comes on.

if i don’t fight it, all of a sudden without even realising it i will start
thinking of a song, or a little picture i want to draw, or something
will just naturally beckon me  from the space  i’ve just allowed by not worrying.

but you are so right.
when you are there - at the place of  mental spew  and drawl and who gives a shit 
its hard to want to stop being that way.

this is literally 
one of the greatest opportunities for movement and growth that there is.
as you stand at that place  going through what ever emotions or feelings your fear
self will throw up   in order to keep you there,
you have to simply choose whether you want to hold
the hand of fear , or the hand of Love.
and you do not do this alone.
request Backup i don’t know why people are not doing this .
Call on God to come and be with you .
pretty much as soon as you do that
the battle is won
for that day.

 and then is the next day and the next.
its a hard slog, and the closer you get to removing a fear
the tighter it will hold and the more sneaky its devices..
if you are determined not to let fear control you , and so sick of 
the endless rotations of this circle and that one, that you 
want to just sit and stare out a window  
don’t stare out the window. haul your butt
out of where every your sitting,  and completely open yourself
out to God. no matter how revolting or boring or ugly or what ever mood,
Choose and let Him come and be with you in that moment.
not to work anything out. or solve a problem. just to be with you .
thats is All.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think alot of people will relate to your letter, more then will even say.<br />
i do, and have like you been on the path for many years. i tend to<br />
look back at the length of study , the hard work, the summits i’ve stood on,<br />
and the fresh air i’ve breathed and wonder how the hell can i still be<br />
stuck sometimes, at the bottom of the barrel like an old bead.</p>
<p>so you already know how determined are your beliefs to keep you exactly<br />
where they have control of you , and the ones that serve you least<br />
are the ones that will launch themselves on you when you are down.</p>
<p> there is an art to being down. and lets face it we can not be on the summit<br />
every day.<br />
we can not ‘ know ‘ every moment. because  the most powerful part<br />
of our walk here is in our faith knowing that we are loved and that we are Love.<br />
so we have to have that gap between known and uknown<br />
to either dangle in like a frayed hissing wire trying desperately to plug into something anything &#8211;<br />
or  we choose .<br />
we choose to surrender  all we know, at that moment, all we’ve learned,<br />
all we want&#8230; our future wants past, and the whole lot &#8211; our worries problems,<br />
all of it, give it to God.   and be nameless. </p>
<p>and you made such a good point,    that its as if part of you wouldn’t want to be ok.<br />
and you already know , that part of you  does not want to be ok. that there is a part<br />
of you , who does not give one iota about your well being, your connection with your Self and God, not one bit.  This part &#8211; and this is same with all of us,<br />
is terrified that it will ‘ lose ‘. that it will be overthrown, ingored, not understood.. etc. etc.<br />
and will pull out any worry in you it can, that keeps you attracted to it , versus<br />
you freely choosing .</p>
<p>when i am down, and feeling like crap<br />
one of the best ways to feel worse,<br />
is for me to  do an accounting of all the downs i have felt<br />
versus the good days.<br />
then to look back at all the summits i had felt,<br />
and then question why on earth i am still here in these bottom of barrel<br />
places, when i have been there .  and even though, by now<br />
i know this will make me feel worse, i still do it.</p>
<p>the light comes on. as soon as i get rid of comparisons of how i was yesterday,<br />
or six months ago, or this morning as compared to now &#8211;<br />
as i lose the fear of where i am&#8230;..the light comes on.</p>
<p>if i don’t fight it, all of a sudden without even realising it i will start<br />
thinking of a song, or a little picture i want to draw, or something<br />
will just naturally beckon me  from the space  i’ve just allowed by not worrying.</p>
<p>but you are so right.<br />
when you are there &#8211; at the place of  mental spew  and drawl and who gives a shit<br />
its hard to want to stop being that way.</p>
<p>this is literally<br />
one of the greatest opportunities for movement and growth that there is.<br />
as you stand at that place  going through what ever emotions or feelings your fear<br />
self will throw up   in order to keep you there,<br />
you have to simply choose whether you want to hold<br />
the hand of fear , or the hand of Love.<br />
and you do not do this alone.<br />
request Backup i don’t know why people are not doing this .<br />
Call on God to come and be with you .<br />
pretty much as soon as you do that<br />
the battle is won<br />
for that day.</p>
<p> and then is the next day and the next.<br />
its a hard slog, and the closer you get to removing a fear<br />
the tighter it will hold and the more sneaky its devices..<br />
if you are determined not to let fear control you , and so sick of<br />
the endless rotations of this circle and that one, that you<br />
want to just sit and stare out a window<br />
don’t stare out the window. haul your butt<br />
out of where every your sitting,  and completely open yourself<br />
out to God. no matter how revolting or boring or ugly or what ever mood,<br />
Choose and let Him come and be with you in that moment.<br />
not to work anything out. or solve a problem. just to be with you .<br />
thats is All.</p>
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		By: Cyndy		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I too asked the question of why I could not stay in the periods of grace and peace for long periods of time and now believe I will take great leaps and bounds spiritually but then it takes time for my physical body to catch up. Then my physical body catches up and I hold it longer. And then I&#039;m off to new leaps and bounds. I believe physicality can evolve so I will eventually hold &quot;it&quot; by BEING it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I too asked the question of why I could not stay in the periods of grace and peace for long periods of time and now believe I will take great leaps and bounds spiritually but then it takes time for my physical body to catch up. Then my physical body catches up and I hold it longer. And then I&#8217;m off to new leaps and bounds. I believe physicality can evolve so I will eventually hold &#8220;it&#8221; by BEING it.</p>
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		By: Veronica D		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As if I made the question myself...

Thanks so much. Love.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As if I made the question myself&#8230;</p>
<p>Thanks so much. Love.</p>
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		By: RockyMtHi		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I empathize with all of you....one more factor to take into consideration with respect to the ups and downs on our spiritual path is interference from spiritual warfare.  This is a human condition.  Philo said in 10BC, &quot;Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.&quot;   What Philo knew then, also applies to now...everyone all over the planet is experiencing this spiritual/galactic warfare over us, our souls, our spirits, our minds and who gets to control it.  There is biochemical interference, alien technology, frequency and psycho-spiritual  mind control of all sorts.  There are implants placed into our etheric bodies that do sputter from time to time.  So when looking at one&#039;s Whole-istic overall health, it is good to cover all bodies, biological, mental, emotional, spiritual, etheric, causal body and oversoul, aka Higher Self.  

Yes, Higher Self directs it all, but we are here to learn to become &#039;conscious&#039; of everything, so it&#039;s important not to suppress what is happening to all in a covert way, and that is alien interference over our minds, bodies and spirits.  Sometimes implants are placed in the etheric body to prevent us from connecting to our higher selves because it serves this alien force by &#039;using&#039; our energy and diverting it to them.  When we become aware of this interference, we need more than just mediation, we need intervention from the Lords of Light.  Christ, Vishnu, Durga,  Buddha, etc, whomever you align with.  They love us, and they need us to pray for help and help arrives.  One day, all these galactic shenanigans will all be revealed.

May the forces of loving light be with you all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I empathize with all of you&#8230;.one more factor to take into consideration with respect to the ups and downs on our spiritual path is interference from spiritual warfare.  This is a human condition.  Philo said in 10BC, &#8220;Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.&#8221;   What Philo knew then, also applies to now&#8230;everyone all over the planet is experiencing this spiritual/galactic warfare over us, our souls, our spirits, our minds and who gets to control it.  There is biochemical interference, alien technology, frequency and psycho-spiritual  mind control of all sorts.  There are implants placed into our etheric bodies that do sputter from time to time.  So when looking at one&#8217;s Whole-istic overall health, it is good to cover all bodies, biological, mental, emotional, spiritual, etheric, causal body and oversoul, aka Higher Self.  </p>
<p>Yes, Higher Self directs it all, but we are here to learn to become &#8216;conscious&#8217; of everything, so it&#8217;s important not to suppress what is happening to all in a covert way, and that is alien interference over our minds, bodies and spirits.  Sometimes implants are placed in the etheric body to prevent us from connecting to our higher selves because it serves this alien force by &#8216;using&#8217; our energy and diverting it to them.  When we become aware of this interference, we need more than just mediation, we need intervention from the Lords of Light.  Christ, Vishnu, Durga,  Buddha, etc, whomever you align with.  They love us, and they need us to pray for help and help arrives.  One day, all these galactic shenanigans will all be revealed.</p>
<p>May the forces of loving light be with you all.</p>
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		By: liz		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deepak,
Do you have an inspiration for all of us woman who find that our monthly cycle interferes with our spiritual awakening?  I am now peri-menopausal and realized that pms has had a huge part of in my adult life and interfered with many relationships.  I am now trying to embrace this phase of my life and use the &quot;many&quot; feelings that arise when I am pre-menstrual as an opportunity to listen to my body, acknowledge the negative feelings that arise and then let them go. Some days it is much harder than others to do this and this past month I had an incident of rage toward someone. 
Would greatly appreciate your help if you have time.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deepak,<br />
Do you have an inspiration for all of us woman who find that our monthly cycle interferes with our spiritual awakening?  I am now peri-menopausal and realized that pms has had a huge part of in my adult life and interfered with many relationships.  I am now trying to embrace this phase of my life and use the &#8220;many&#8221; feelings that arise when I am pre-menstrual as an opportunity to listen to my body, acknowledge the negative feelings that arise and then let them go. Some days it is much harder than others to do this and this past month I had an incident of rage toward someone.<br />
Would greatly appreciate your help if you have time.</p>
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		By: Jeff		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I know it may not be a popular belief system for your spiritual path, but don&#039;t look past the possibility of an actual biological disorder.  This happened to me.  I have spent the last 15 years following teachers such as Deepak, Wayne Dyer and many others.  In fact, I dedicated my medical school graduation to Dr. Dyer and had the ceremonial book signed by him.  The first 10 years of my spiritual path were up and down as you describe.  However, when I finally realized that I had a mild form of Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar, Type II) and underlying comorbid ADHD, I was able to get on low doses of medication which have kept me relatively stable.  Now I am able to follow a path on a more consistent level.  My biological symptoms were not enough to cause major impairments as I was dedicated to compensating for them, but they did throw me off course.  There shouldn’t be such a split between Biological/Psychological/Social/Spiritual.  They are all integrated to create our everyday experience.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know it may not be a popular belief system for your spiritual path, but don&#8217;t look past the possibility of an actual biological disorder.  This happened to me.  I have spent the last 15 years following teachers such as Deepak, Wayne Dyer and many others.  In fact, I dedicated my medical school graduation to Dr. Dyer and had the ceremonial book signed by him.  The first 10 years of my spiritual path were up and down as you describe.  However, when I finally realized that I had a mild form of Bipolar Disorder (Bipolar, Type II) and underlying comorbid ADHD, I was able to get on low doses of medication which have kept me relatively stable.  Now I am able to follow a path on a more consistent level.  My biological symptoms were not enough to cause major impairments as I was dedicated to compensating for them, but they did throw me off course.  There shouldn’t be such a split between Biological/Psychological/Social/Spiritual.  They are all integrated to create our everyday experience.</p>
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		By: Carmen		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 02:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Namaste
I have being on the same process just like you. You are not alone dear. All of us are; those who request you to be or behave a certain way know nothing. As Deepak says that higher self is always guiding us and we just need to embrace, trust it is all just right, the way it should be. We don&#039;t see the end of the movie yet but higher self does. 
I encounter many spiritual groups and the pushing need to reach enlightment. hurry hurry if you are not enlightened you don&#039;t belong. Hello! we all need love and compassion, we all are in a journey and learning not to mention evolving.
With love...Carmen.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Namaste<br />
I have being on the same process just like you. You are not alone dear. All of us are; those who request you to be or behave a certain way know nothing. As Deepak says that higher self is always guiding us and we just need to embrace, trust it is all just right, the way it should be. We don&#8217;t see the end of the movie yet but higher self does.<br />
I encounter many spiritual groups and the pushing need to reach enlightment. hurry hurry if you are not enlightened you don&#8217;t belong. Hello! we all need love and compassion, we all are in a journey and learning not to mention evolving.<br />
With love&#8230;Carmen.</p>
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