Practising Affirmations: How to Receive Creative Inspiration at Will

By Swami Kriyananda's

Practising Affirmations: How to Receive Creative Inspiration at Will

The famous American scientist of the early twentieth century, George Washington Carver, was trying to make sandpaper, but he wasn't having much success.

Carver fell asleep and dreamed that he was in a wagon shop, where a man was working silently on a wheel. Carver asked the wheelwright if he knew how to make sandpaper. The workman said, ÒYes,Ó then continued working in silence.

Carver said with enthusiasm, ÒThis is how I would do it,Ó and described the sandpaper-making process he'd been using. ÒYou did all right,Ó the workman said. ÒBut you need to boil the sand.Ó Carver woke up and immediately went to his laboratory and boiled the sand. His sandpaper was perfect.

Just as Carver received an answer after generating high energy himself, we can draw inspiration from the superconscious if we express our requests with will power and receptivity.

The following exercise will help you receive superconscious, intuitive insights:

1.    Form a clear idea of a question for which you urgently need an answer. Then stand, inhale slowly, and tense your body until it vibrates. Hold the tension and fill your body with energy. Then exhale and slowly relax. Repeat five times.

2.    Ask for God's blessings and guidance. Pray for perfect openness to His will.

3.    Repeat a devotional affirmation, such as, ÒI am Thine, be Thou Mine.Ó Say it with deep concentration and feeling, loudly at first, then quietly.

4.    Inhale deeply, and feel that you are drawing energy to the point between the eyebrows, the seat of superconscious awareness in the body. Hold breath and awareness there for as long as is comfortable, then exhale. Repeat several times.

5.    Ask for inspiration. Present your request at the spiritual eye. Mentally and with love, demand that the inspiration be given to you.

6.    Listen in your heart for the response. When it feels right, record your insights.

(Based on Swami Kriyananda's course, Material Success Through Yoga Principles, www.materialsuccess.com )

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(See also: Practising Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)