subject: Perception and Happiness [print this page] Perception and Happiness Perception and Happiness
Are you really the person you think you are? Or would another perception make you a different person? When you begin observing how you perceive it becomes clear that you just ARE; you exist. This existence is open, undefined and transpersonal. By paying attention to 'being' this open perception filters through in all your activities, thoughts and feelings and a happy and fulfilled life arise.
In 'being' there are no problems, no yes or no, no opposites, you just 'are'. It is a very peaceful and open state in which all impulses, thoughts, feelings and desiresarise. As soon as your attention flows into the things you perceive, your identity shifts from BEING into BECOMING and you become what you perceive. When you for instance give attention to an angry thought, more angry thoughts and feelings arise and you become angry. This is a natural process and part of living and the key to experience a more fulfilled and joyful life.
Identity shifts happen all day long and in such short instant that we normally are not aware of it. There are however a lot of consequences to it. When you would go somewhere being angry people react and treat you differently and it may even escalate into aggression. When you would be in love that same world would be totally different and you could have some joy with the same people that otherwise annoy you. The same world can be perceived in very different ways. Happiness and well-being therefore is not a matter of finding the truth but about managing your perception.
In Shuem Healing all rituals, healing and meditation make use of this shift in identity.It makes use of shamanic techniques that let your attention shift from 'becoming' into 'being'. By paying attention to being, your perception automatically changes. Thoughts and emotions come to rest andmore relative and you don't get dragged away that much anymore. Regularly sharing inthis wider state of perceptionis very healthy, diminishes stress, gives a feeling of 'coming home' and one starts to flow more easily with life.This creates inner freedom and a more harmonious and fulfilled life arises.
