07 August 2007

Giving

Energetic connexion is just another way of stating the universal law that if you give (in the right way) then you automatically and instantaneously receive (in the right way). If your giving is a relaxed and joyful opening then your energy will naturally extend into whatever you connect with – physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. You will then also receive from whatever you connect with – immediately. It is a natural law of energy. It cannot happen any other way. If it doesn't happen then your giving is not unconditional – you are still tense – still holding something back for yourself. It has nothing to do with the quality or state of the entities you connect with. In one sense it feels that your opening totally encloses the other, or permeates the entirety of the other, and the boundaries between you melt – you become one, at least energetically. This oneness is clearly palpable and not just theoretical.

In the park recently, during a morning Tai Chi class of Nitsan's, we were practising an exercise with a partner (Nitsan's work is all partner work). The exercise required us to relax into each other. I was having real problems. My legs were in agony and my stability was non-existent. My partner was having a great time. I asked Nitsan what was wrong. He watched thoughtfully for about 30 seconds, and then said "You are giving yourself physically to the other person, but not emotionally." It was one of those rare instructions that changed my life forever.

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Anonymous said...

today i was reflecting on a young friend who's stuck in a dead-end job and is full of woe. i decided she needed to go to Venice to see that life can be spectacular & improbable - that one can walk on water, even build a city on water -
i decided it would cost about £150 for 3 nights in a cheapish hotel for her, air fare being almost negligible. i wondered if i had enough money to pay for her.

About two hours later, i checked my bank account to find £155 had been paid in, i still don't know who by. i'm guessing it's unemployment benefit that i'm owed from last year, and had totally given up on & forgotten about.